Back in the Days Order from the powerHouse Arena Shop Photographs by: Jamel Shabazz Introduction by: Fab 5 Freddy Essay by: Ernie Paniccioli Hip Hop / Fashion / Photography 7.25 x 9.75 inches 80 four-color and black-and-white photographs ISBN: 978-1-57687-106-5Photographs by: Jamel Shabazz Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player. Back in the Days documents the emerging Hip Hop scene from 1980-1989—before it became what is today’s multi-million-dollar multinational industry. Back in the days, gangs would battle not with guns, but by breakdancing. Back in the days, the streets—not corporate planning—set the standards for style. Back in the days, Jamel Shabazz was on the scene, photographing everyday people hangin’ in Harlem, kickin’ it in Queens, and cold chillin’ in Brooklyn. Street styling with an attitude not seen in fashion for another twenty years to come, Shabazz’s subjects strike poses that put supermodels to shame—showing off Kangol caps and Gazelle glasses, shell-top Adidas and suede Pumas with fat laces, shearling coats and leather jackets, gold rope chains, door-knocker earrings, name belts, boom boxes, and other designer finery.
For anyone who wants to know what “keepin’ it real” means, Back in the Days is the book of your dreams. More from Jamel ShabazzA Facebook post criticizing Urban Outfitter’s $16 Bamboo Hoop Earrings has gone viral. Jackson said she was compelled to share it online “because it was that ridiculous.” “I looked at the price and was like, ‘No way… Not these’,” she said. “I’ve worn them, my friends have worn them, since middle school. You can get these for a dollar at any hair store.” She also explained that you can get the earrings personalized with your name for no more than $5 — still making them cheaper than Urban Outfitters. The sentiment has really struck a chord. Jackson’s post has even been picked up and posted to other social media outlets. Other people say they think the Urban Outfitters price is an unreasonably high markup. come on urban outfitters now you know these earrings are $15 cheaper at the hair store 😒
Cultural appropriation only hurts white ppl, cause black girls know beauty supply always got these for $2.99 Urban Outfitters charging y'all $16 dollars for bamboo earrings when you can go to a hair shop and get them for $2 at the most i saw bamboo earrings at urban outfitters for $17 and laughed involuntarily. h — OXTAIL GAWD (@ThatDudeMCFLY) Jackson explained that she actually enjoys shopping at Urban Outfitters, but she’s frustrated they, and others, don’t care to understand the “stigmas” of appropriating cultures. She said there are a few commenters on her Facebook post that have disagreed with her and posed the commonly heard question “Different races of people wear these earrings — what makes you think you own them?” She wanted to clarify that she doesn’t think anyone “owns anything,” but she has an issue with taking fragments of a culture for fashion without understanding the culture. “What happens is some people — not just white people— have the tendency to discover something, take it, and they say it’s new, it’s hot and it’s trendy,” Jackson said.
“It’s a fashion statement — they don’t want to know about the culture, they just want the look,” she added. BuzzFeed News has reached out to Urban Outfitters for comment.There are a few things you can try: Try using the handy search box above, to find what you're looking for.. Go to MyNameNecklace's Home Page Maybe you were looking for one of these popular products:There may be no pop song on earth that lit my fire more than when L.L. Cool J sang his ode to the "around the way" girl:“I want a girl with extensions in her hair -- bamboo earrings, at least 2 pair. A Fendi bag and a bad attitude? That’s all I need to get me in a good mood.” "Around the Way Girl" by L.L. Cool J, from the amazing album "Mama Said Knock You Out".Of course I still have this record! (Even though I no longer own an actual record player.)You know how people say something was from God’s mouth to their ears? Well, this song was that for me. It took me a good long while to save my babysitting money for a Fendi bag, but I somehow talked my mom into the fake gold doorknocker earrings almost instantly.
I wear them both regularly to this very day:I went through a short phase where I was afraid that "Sex and the City" had ruined the Fendi Baguette for life, but now I’m pretty confident that it’s a classic, especially in the original brown monogram pattern. I mean, CRISIS AVERTED, right? I can’t explain how bad I used to wish my name was Lisa, Angela, Pamela or Renee. My definition of an "around the way" girl is a neighborhood babe who looks just as hot in a pair of sneakers as some girls do in stilettos. A girl who can hold her own with the dudes, who has street smarts and sass galore. That girl is POISON! Who wouldn’t wanna be her? "Around the way" girls also have a personal style that’s fierce, colorful, totally boss and includes copious amounts of GOLD.A pair of huge-ass gold earrings are the cornerstone of the "around the way" girl look, and the bigger, the better:Goldtone bamboo hoop earrings, $1.99. (No, that's not a typo!)Goldtone shrimp hoop earrings, $8.99.GIANT 3"x3" vintage goldtone doorknocker earrings, $14.99.Then there's the mother of all gold earrings, ZODIAC HOOPS!
Taurus goldtone hoop earrings, $7.99. (All zodiac signs available!)I realize that there are some insane doorknocker/bamboo earring options out there made out of REAL ACTUAL 14K GOLD, but since Wells Fargo recently let some crook drain my checking account dry via my debit card, I CAN'T AFFORD THE REAL ONES RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE. (Do a little research into the amount of fraud linked to debit card use: you'll be terrified and cut yours up just like I did.)All these years later, someone has made a T-shirt quoting my favorite line from the "Around the Way Girl" track:"Around the Way Girls" T-shirt, $24.00.Wild prints are another hallmark of "around the way" chick style. I'm such a sucker for an insane print.Blue floral print dress, $26.00I so badly wanna hate on the crazy 80s leggings craze that just won't die, but I am inexplicably drawn to them due to some insane invisible 80s nostalgia force that is way beyond my control. They complete the "around the way" girl vibe so perfectly -- the crazy splash of color is exactly what the look needs:Don't sweat the leggings if you hate 'em -- because splashy accessories are really the heart and soul of the "around the way" girl vibe.
Flashy trinkets with mad personality can help everyone affect a bit of "around the way" fashion. That's what the whole look is about, really: colorful, edgy style that's not afraid to make a splash and talk all loud."That girl is Poison" acrylic earrings, $34.00.M.I.A. "Bad Girls" USB necklace, $50.00.The Reebok Freestyle is the original "around the way" girl shoe. The Reeboks of my high school career only came in one color: puffy white moonboot.The recent re-issues of the classic Reebok Freestyle kicks are acid-trip freaky cool:Melody Ehsani X Reebok collab sneaker, $170.00.You can also custom design a pair of Freestyles ANY WAY YOU WANT on the Reebok website. (I designed this special pair exclusively for xoJane readers -- pink and turquoise is my style signature!)Custom xoJane Reeboks designed by moi! $.Fun factoid: The Reebok Freestyle was nicknamed the "54.11" because they almost always retailed for $49.99 and with tax, it came to $54.11. (I learned this in Vibe magazine back in the day, where I've gleaned all my important life lessons.)