Hip Hop Awards 2022: Fifty Years Of Hip Hop - New York Group Style
New York City groups have always shown the diversity of style in hip hop.
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In the early days of hip hop many rappers started out as part of groups, or collectives. Groups allowed members to be a part of something large while also maintaining their individuality, especially when it came to style. Let’s take a look at some of the groups from NYC who put their mark on hip hop with both style and substance.
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The Sugar Hill Gang performs in suits and butterfly collars of the 70s
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A Tribe Called Quest posts up in NYC
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UTFO - represented Brooklyn, and the 80s, to the fullest in these ensembles
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The Diplomats are all oversized everything at the 2003 Source Hip Hop Awards
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