Level Up: Rappers in High-Fashion Ad Campaigns

Designer labels and rapper-swag unite.

Travi$ Scott x Alexander Wang - What happens when you combine designer labels with rapper swag? Click on to find out! By Jazmine A. OrtizAlexander Wang welcomes the rapper into his #WangGang for his Spring/Summer 2016 campaign. The ads feature a few other familiar faces, like Vic Mensa, and they are packaged as a series of Instagram-inspired shots.(Photo: Alexander Wang)

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Travi$ Scott x Alexander Wang - What happens when you combine designer labels with rapper swag? Click on to find out! By Jazmine A. OrtizAlexander Wang welcomes the rapper into his #WangGang for his Spring/Summer 2016 campaign. The ads feature a few other familiar faces, like Vic Mensa, and they are packaged as a series of Instagram-inspired shots.(Photo: Alexander Wang)

Vic Mensa x Alexander Wang - #WangGang alert! The Roc Nation artist hams it up with model Anna Ewers in this colorful shot. (Photo: Alexander Wang)

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Vic Mensa x Alexander Wang - #WangGang alert! The Roc Nation artist hams it up with model Anna Ewers in this colorful shot. (Photo: Alexander Wang)

Azealia Banks x Alexander Wang - The Harlem femcee was tapped to be the face of Alexander Wang’s T Fall 2012 campaign. She did that!(Photo: Alexander Wang)

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Azealia Banks x Alexander Wang - The Harlem femcee was tapped to be the face of Alexander Wang’s T Fall 2012 campaign. She did that!(Photo: Alexander Wang)

Travis Scott x Riccardo Tisci x NikeLab - Damn Travi$, back at it again with the designer ads! This time the rapper gets his model on with Joan Smalls in this fashion-forward mash-up for Vogue.(Photo: Epic Records, Steven Klein)

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Travis Scott x Riccardo Tisci x NikeLab - Damn Travi$, back at it again with the designer ads! This time the rapper gets his model on with Joan Smalls in this fashion-forward mash-up for Vogue.(Photo: Epic Records, Steven Klein)

Jaden Smith x Calvin Klein - The 17-year-old was recently named the face of Louis Vuitton Womenswear. He does have a very unique sense of personal style, and he loves a good skirt — like the one he wears in the campaign.(Photo: Louis Vuitton)

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Jaden Smith x Calvin Klein - The 17-year-old was recently named the face of Louis Vuitton Womenswear. He does have a very unique sense of personal style, and he loves a good skirt — like the one he wears in the campaign.(Photo: Louis Vuitton)

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Fetty Wap x Clavin Klein - The brand's latest campaign asks celebrities to fill in the phrase “I _____ in my Calvins.” Fetty's a star... what are you?(Photo: Calvin Klein)

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Fetty Wap x Clavin Klein - The brand's latest campaign asks celebrities to fill in the phrase “I _____ in my Calvins.” Fetty's a star... what are you?(Photo: Calvin Klein)

Kendrick Lamar x Calvin Klein - The Compton rapper joined the CK's catchy campaign, too. He stays focused in a denim 'fit from the brand.(Photo: Calvin Klein)

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Kendrick Lamar x Calvin Klein - The Compton rapper joined the CK's catchy campaign, too. He stays focused in a denim 'fit from the brand.(Photo: Calvin Klein)

Joey Bada$ x Calvin Klein - Sporting head-to-toe denim, the young rapper hits a prayer pose for the brand's ad. Can we agree that the Calvin campaign rocks?(Photo: Calvin Klein)

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Joey Bada$ x Calvin Klein - Sporting head-to-toe denim, the young rapper hits a prayer pose for the brand's ad. Can we agree that the Calvin campaign rocks?(Photo: Calvin Klein)

Nicki Minaj x Roberto Cavalli - Holding it down for the ladies is The Pinkprint rapper slaying for Roberto Cavalli. The designer is also a favorite of her "Feeling Myself" partner-in-crime, Beyoncé.(Photo: Roberto Cavalli)

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Nicki Minaj x Roberto Cavalli - Holding it down for the ladies is The Pinkprint rapper slaying for Roberto Cavalli. The designer is also a favorite of her "Feeling Myself" partner-in-crime, Beyoncé.(Photo: Roberto Cavalli)

A$AP Rocky x Guess - Take a trip back to the '90s with the rapper in his Guess ads. The label's capsule collection includes denim jackets, overalls, long-sleeved striped tees, distressed denim and more for men and women.(Photo: Guess)

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A$AP Rocky x Guess - Take a trip back to the '90s with the rapper in his Guess ads. The label's capsule collection includes denim jackets, overalls, long-sleeved striped tees, distressed denim and more for men and women.(Photo: Guess)