Hip Hop, Fashion, and Ancient Wisdom

     

  Tyga's clothing line, "The Last Kings" is fashion with a higher intent.  His line is "inspired by a love of Ancient Egyptian culture and the belief that we can all be kings, spreading knowledge and building a positive future." The clothes reflect an afro-futuristic vibe, merging an African past with an urban, Hip Hop future.

The Last Kings is a collection of T-shirts, hoodies, and hats that feature ancient symbols such as the falcon, pharaoh bust, and pyramid.

      Ancient metaphors also appear in Tyga's tattoos. His extraordinary abdominal tattoo expresses how Kemetic mysticism laid the foundation for Christianity. His back motif features a set of pharaohs appearing as his regal spirit guides. Our generation is definitely not afraid to connect to our ancestors.

Look out for a Queens line sometime in the near future!

Check out www.lastkingsdesigns.net to view the collection.

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A$AP Rocky Brings Music and Awareness to the Dominican Republic

A$AP Rocky became a hip-hop sociologist in his hot video, “Wild for the Night”. His new album Long.Live.A$ap is at the top of the charts and is sure to please hip-hop heads.

Reminiscent of the movie “City of God”, A$ap’s cinematic video exposed the dark reality of being poor and Black in Latin America. These wonderfully captured scenes unearth the social and economic issues in the DR.

In 2005, I visited the Dominican Republic with my mother for vacation. What I saw was exactly what this video reveals. During my trip, many Dominicans were listening to rappers such as 50 cent and identified strongly to hip-hop culture.

Unfortunately “the darker you are the poorer you are” is the case in many Latin American cities today. A$ap ingeniously used his music for cultural exchange and social awareness.

Have you ever been to Latin America? What were your experiences?

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