I want a lady with extensions in her hair, bamboo earrings, no less than two pair. Rapper LL COOL J dropped that iconic bar in his 1990 hit “Across the Method Woman” and it was a time in hip hop tradition that many ladies rising up in New York Metropolis felt seen. It is no secret that NYC and rap music transcended trend in a method like no different. As we pay homage to the style’s fiftieth birthday, Simone Smith—the rapper’s spouse and unique round the way in which lady—alongside together with her shut pal and enterprise associate, the Mary J. Blige, are dropping a limited-edition jewellery assortment.
Each Smith and Blige grew up in New York Metropolis within the Nineteen Eighties, the epicenter of hip hop and “Fly Woman” fashion, and the gathering is a nod to basic rope and bamboo door tits, however modernized with an added nameplate—‘Fly Woman’ and ‘Hip-Hop’.
“Hip hop is so vital to me as a result of it gave me my identification, rising up within the inside metropolis and the initiatives. It was and nonetheless is a strong method for us to specific ourselves and perceive different artists and rappers who MC by way of their expertise,” Mary J. Blige shares. “Years in the past individuals thought this style can be extinct, however 50 years later it’s nonetheless right here and simply as huge as rock and roll.”
“We selected these earring kinds for Hip Hop 50 as a result of these are the earrings that have been the most well-liked—particularly the triangle hoops, that we name Tri-Bams—and those that each lady from the initiatives and feminine rappers wore,” she provides. “Hip hop tradition at all times influences the designs for Sister Love, advert these are the earrings we wore rising up and are nonetheless carrying at this time.”
Along with the particular earring drop, Smith has additionally created a number of accompanying items for the fellas. Along with her husband serving as one of many assortment’s fashions, males all over the place may showcase their jewellery fashion with a spread of bracelets, pendants and extra.
