10 Songs That’ll Upgrade Your Fashion Sense

Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" will have you buttoning up.

10 Songs That’ll Upgrade Your Fashion Sense - Need to upgrade your wardrobe? Upgrade your music first. "Suit & Tie," Justin Timberlake's new single — his first in six years — extols the virtues of formal menswear, and it got us thinking about how music and fashion impact each other. Fly music can inspire fly style. With that in mind, we've assembled these 10 songs that will upgrade your fashion sense just by listening to them. Press play, open your closet and get ready.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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10 Songs That’ll Upgrade Your Fashion Sense - Need to upgrade your wardrobe? Upgrade your music first. "Suit & Tie," Justin Timberlake's new single — his first in six years — extols the virtues of formal menswear, and it got us thinking about how music and fashion impact each other. Fly music can inspire fly style. With that in mind, we've assembled these 10 songs that will upgrade your fashion sense just by listening to them. Press play, open your closet and get ready.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Get Out Your Seat, Hov! - One of the best lines in "Suit & Tie" is when Justin Timberlake says, "Get out your seat, Hov." Even better was when Jay-Z got out of his seat at the Grammy Awards to rap his verse when Justin summoned him. Can't get better than that!   (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Jay-Z, "Change Clothes" - The perfect song for transforming from day to night, sartorially speaking. Jay-Z and the Neptunes' 2003 smash will inspire you to shed those work clothes and choose the perfect fit for that night's imminent debauchery. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Beyoncé, "Freakum Dress" - Listen to Beyoncé: Fashion is a weapon. With this 2009 single she shows the power of "pulling out the big guns" — also known as putting on a small, tight dress.    (Photo: AP Photo/Parkwood Entertainment, Robin Harper)

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Beyoncé, "Freakum Dress" - Listen to Beyoncé: Fashion is a weapon. With this 2009 single she shows the power of "pulling out the big guns" — also known as putting on a small, tight dress.  (Photo: AP Photo/Parkwood Entertainment, Robin Harper)

The One and Only - Jennifer Lopez won't let nothing hold her down. Here, the mom, mogul and performer captivates the crowd while on stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Jennifer Lopez, "Louboutins" - J.Lo knew the deal on this 2009 single: Red-bottomed Christian Louboutin heels will have you looking fabulous — even if you do hit the deck while onstage performing at the AMAs. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Kanye West, TBD - In 2013, Kanye West managed to take the No. 1 spot with 10 tracks, distorted sounds and no cover art. Now for his next feat, he's planning to release only eight songs. "It's just reducing down the amount of information that you need," he said. Will this be the Yeezus Part 2 the Rick Rubin hinted at or is 'Ye going someplace else?(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Kanye West, "Christian Dior Denim Flow" - Kanye West is 2013 rap's prime ambassador to the world of high fashion, and he not only dresses the part, he dates it: Before he wifed up Kim K, he'd been linked to Selita Ebanks, Chanel Iman and other top models. He professes his love for fashion's muses alongside John Legend, Ryan Leslie, Kid Cudi, Lloyd Banks and Pusha T on this 2010 track from the Good Friday series, which preceded his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Harlem's Hero - A$AP Rocky, looking right in bright white, performs his single "Goldie" while backed by the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon house band, the legendary Roots crew. The A$AP Mob group album Lords Never Worry is set for release on August 28.   (Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)

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A$AP Rocky, "Fashion Killa" - A$AP Rocky went high end on this song from his debut album Long.Live.A$AP, combining his love of clothes and his love of females by shouting out slept-on, super-exclusive brands like Vena Cana and Costume National. (Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)

Schoolly D, "Gucci Time" - A fly watch automatically takes any outfit to the next level. Philly gangsta rap pioneer Schooly D knew this early on, bigging up the joys of a choice timepiece on this 1985 classic.   (Photo: EMI Records)

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Schoolly D, "Gucci Time" - A fly watch automatically takes any outfit to the next level. Philly gangsta rap pioneer Schooly D knew this early on, bigging up the joys of a choice timepiece on this 1985 classic. (Photo: EMI Records)

Fabolous, "Throw It in the Bag" - Forget buying an outfit. When it's time to upgrade your entire wardrobe and dumb out Pretty Woman style, play this 2009 track from Fabolous, grab a credit card and get your spree on.  (Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

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Fabolous, "Throw It in the Bag" - Forget buying an outfit. When it's time to upgrade your entire wardrobe and dumb out Pretty Woman style, play this 2009 track from Fabolous, grab a credit card and get your spree on. (Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Thrift Shop" - Who said you need to put your black card in the red to floss? Use this unexpected 2012 smash from indie-rap Seattle duo (and BET Music Matters artist) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis as inspiration to hit up your closest thrift shop. Don't mind the mothball smell — there's gold in them there racks. (Photo: Macklemore LLC Records)

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Perform “Déjà Vu” (2006) - The 2006 BET Awards were off and running when Beyoncé and her silver lamé outfit hit the stage in a shower of fireworks to perform her hit “Déjà Vu.” Things hit a fever pitch when her then-boyfriend Jay-Z spit his verse, and the crowd was treated to a beautiful moment when he bowed to her before exiting, stage right.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z, "Upgrade U" - Sometimes it's not you who needs the upgrade, it's your boo. Arm candy isn't so sweet when he or she's got busted gear on. But no worries — Beyoncé and Jay-Z come to the rescue with this 2006 smash duet.   (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

B.G. feat. Big Tymers and Hot Bos, "Bling Bling" - Sometimes you need a little shine to give your outfit some eye-blinding pop. For that, you can't do any better than B.G. and Cash Money's 1999 smash "Bling Bling," which climbed the charts, took over clubs and popularized the titular term, landing it in the Shorter Oxford Dictionary just three years later.  (Photo: Universal Motown)

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B.G. feat. Big Tymers and Hot Bos, "Bling Bling" - Sometimes you need a little shine to give your outfit some eye-blinding pop. For that, you can't do any better than B.G. and Cash Money's 1999 smash "Bling Bling," which climbed the charts, took over clubs and popularized the titular term, landing it in the Shorter Oxford Dictionary just three years later. (Photo: Universal Motown)