Hip-hop started out in New York, adopting former funk and soul grooves styles and beats. ... Rap brought poetry to a new generation, as it called for lyrically skillful and colorful rhymes that paint pictures in peoples' minds. ... When hip-hop first popularized in New York, Adidas and Pro-keds among other brands clung to rappers as advertisement sources. In the 1980's, tracksuits, sheepskin and leather jackets, and name brand sneakers with oversized shoelaces became the style, and the Jheri curl was the typical hairstyle for a rapper. ... (Rose 2008) Although stories of street life...

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