Your weekend playlist of the videos you should be watching.
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PUMA Drops the CELL Venom Fresh Pack
The 90’s sneaker makes a return.
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Mixtape Monday: WAVES. – Mixed by Thelonious Martin
Curated by Sean Wotherspoon.
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Mixtape Monday: Full Crate – Rock The Boat – 90’s Mixtape
A selection of throwback hip-hop and R&B joints.
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RECAP: Ruff, Rugged, and Raw
Hip-hop culture as we know has been growing from different areas in the United States.
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H&M Presents The Ace Tee X H&M Capsule Collection
Are you down with Ace Tee?
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Las Vegas Trade Shows 2017: Day 2
As per usual, the trade show’s previous Day 1 hustle and bustle atmosphere slowly dissipated on Day 2 due to the obvious effects of the Las Vegas nightlife. Nevertheless, the fashion trends continued to thrive and prevail.
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Weekend Visuals
Catch up on the trending visuals and music videos from this past week.
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VMA’s Hip-Hop Fashion Moments
Looking back at the best and worst from MTV’s biggest night of music and fashion.
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Peep This: Mack Wilds – Love in the 90z
Michael from The Wire is on to some buzz worthy projects as of late – better known as r&b singer Mack Wilds, he can be seen in Adele’s latest music video for her hit, “Hello,” and also on VH1’s The Breaks. Drawing inspiration from his time filming The Breaks, Mack presents us with a nostalgic trip […]
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RECAP: The LA Premier of the Stretch and Bobbito Documentary – “Radio that Changed Lives”
There was standing room only Monday night at the Regent Theater, the night hip-hop curators and ambassadors Bobbito and DJ Stretch Armstrong premiered “Radio that Changed Lives,” a documentary about the duo and their radio show that did indeed do just that. The film features interviews from Big L, Nas, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, Biggie, Eminem, The Fugees, […]
Read moreRSVP: Baby Girl Dance Party – Saturday 8/15
Whether she was singing right to you in your Sony Discman, mesmerizing you with her fly dance moves on the MTV Jams Countdown or simply breaking your neck as she walked down the street in her baggy overalls with the Tommy boxers peeking out, a Baby Girl is undeniable in relevance and impact. In honor […]
Read moreRocksmith and Diamond Supply Co. Collab on “Superior Sight & Sound”
You’ll often find certain streetwear brands collaborating together more than once. It simply makes sense when their fan base overlaps and the products are well designed. This collection marks the second collaboration from East Coast streetwear king, Rocksmith, and the West Coast equivalent, Diamond Supply Co. “Superior Sight & Sound” takes its cues from the […]
Read moreJust Kickin’ It: My Childhood, Told Through Sneakers
Check the mean mug/mischievous sneer. Peep the wild Gecko shorts and ill Maui & Sons tee. Behold the fly side part that reeks of relevance. The swagu was pourin’, son. But to complete the cypher, the heat did need to be on the feet – Jordan 5’s for the one time. And from then on, […]
Read moreThe 5th Element Magazine & TrakLife Radio Present: reFresh
Get ready to flip your mundane Thursday night from a swagless Steve Urkel status to a leveled up Stefan Urquelle situation by coming through to reFresh! In partnership with the fam over at TrakLife Radio we will be throwing the freshest 90’s themed party that’s guaranteed to have all in attendance catching the feels of […]
Read morereFRESH Mixtape By DJ MikeRawk
As you may already know, The 5th Element is collaborating with Los Angeles based Traklife Radio to bring you a party you don’t want to miss. We’re calling this one reFRESH, a 90’s throwback party that will pay homage to classic hip-hop and R&B music from the era, its fashion trends, and those unforgettably fly […]
Read moreEditor’s Note: For Nostalgia’s Sake
Flipping through channels, you find yourself easily opting to stay on one that’s showing re-runs of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The fact that anyone would need to ask why would automatically label their childhood as one that was deprived of the joy we all would feel as Will got into another mess with Carlton […]
Read moreThe Decades of Hip Hop Fashion – The Late 90’s to Early 2000’s
The 90’s: the decade when everything seemed so right, when our biggest issue was if our Tamagotchi was dead or not, when everything could be answered with a bucket of slime on Nickelodeon. Some of us were Saved by the Bell, but for hip hop and its fashion, the 90’s aspired to be the Freshest […]
Read more90’s Cartoon Characters Take On NYFW
Who would have ever thought that wind, water, earth, fire, and heart combined would have Captain Planet drippin’ steezy these days? Well, thanks to the folks at Swagger New York and Italian designer Michele Moricci, the Captain, along with other indelible cartoon characters from the 90’s, have been re-worked into their own fantasy New York […]
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