Hip-hop fashion is a distinctive style of dress A feature of nearly all human societies is the wearing of clothing or clothes, a category encompassing a wide variety of materials that cover the body. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the elements. Clothes enhance safety during activity by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment. Clothing also originating with African-American American English · African American Vernacular English · minorities of Spanish · French · indigenous African languages, Caribbean-American and Latino youth in The 5 Boroughs New York ( /nuːˈjɔrk/ ) is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. As host of the United Nations, and later influenced by the hip-hop Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the early 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans. Hip hop's four main elements are MCing , DJing, writing, and breaking. Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and slang. Since first emerging in the Bronx, the lifestyle of hip hop culture has scenes of Los Angeles Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2) in Southern California. Additionally, the Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to, Galesburg, Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located southwest of Queens on the western tip of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings, Chicago Chicago ( ʃɨˈkɑːɡoʊ or /ʃɨˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with over 2.8 million people is the third largest city in the United States. Located on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago is the third-most densely populated major city in the U.S., and anchor to the world's 26th largest, Philadelphia Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States, East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) The East Bay is a region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and comprises both Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. It lies on the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The East Bay's principle cities include; Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Concord, Hayward, Fremont, Livermore and Antioch, Detroit Detroit (pronounced /dɪˈtrɔɪt/; from French: Détroit "strait", pronounced: [detʁwa] ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico") is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico is composed of an archipelago that includes the main, and The Dirty South The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, Down South, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. Because of the region's unique cultural and historic heritage, including Native Americans; early European settlements of Spanish, English and among others. Each city contributed various elements to its overall style seen worldwide today. Hip hop fashion Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage however, "fashion" describes the popular clothing style. Many fashions are popular in many cultures at any given time. Important is the idea that the course of design and fashion will change more rapidly than the culture as a whole. Fashion complements the expressions and attitudes of hip hop culture Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the early 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans. Hip hop's four main elements are MCing , DJing, writing, and breaking. Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and slang. Since first emerging in the Bronx, the lifestyle of hip hop culture has in general. Hip hop fashion has changed significantly during its history, and today it is a prominent part of popular fashion as a whole across the world and for all ethnicities.

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