Questlove may not be the first stop when discussing fashion in hip-hop, but if there’s one person who knows their history, it’s Questo.
In Vintage Frames’ latest installment of The History Of Eyewear in Hip-Hop, Questlove takes us on a journey through time – featuring eyewear throughout the early days of hip-hop and before his iconic afro.
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The Roots drummer and mainstay on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon discusses the history of the iconic eyewear brand Cazal and their place in past and current culture. Without a doubt, the large box-framed Cazals made famous by Run-DMC shaped the ’80s landscape of eyewear fashion and MC Hammer’s asymmetrical frames had their own impact – Quest was around for both.
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Check out Questlove’s eyewear nostalgia session, soundtracked by The Roots, ”The Seed (2.0)” in the video above.
