When we think of ’80s hip-hop, ... Run-D.M.C. has also been known to don the caps, but LL Cool J is credited with bringing the Kangol brand hats to popularity in the late 1980s.

Boston, ’80s hip-hop, ... a lot of fresh, brand-new sweat shirts with iron-on Old English lettering, the high-crown caps with the mesh backs, track suits, headbands.

This list is in no particular order, as all the hip-hop and rap artists here all heavily contributed to the larger culture at hand. Run-D.M.C.: Easily one of the most iconic rap groups of the 80s ...

On August 11, 1973, hip-hop was born, changing music and popular culture forever. But in each decade since, the genre has been distinct, with its own style, stars and sounds. In honor of hip-hop ...

He’s really known as the godfather of hip-hop. During the ‘80s, he was a mediator between practitioners of the culture — if there was a beef, they would go to him. Advertisement.