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A Boogie breaks down the change in New York City fashion trends and talks Summer Jam prep

The rapper also refuses to give the secret formula for his Summer Jam set.

May 31, 2019

Style may as well have been considered one of the original pillars of hip-hop. The relationship between fashion and the culture that was born out of Kool Herc's house party 45 years ago have continually fed into each other, leaving an open-ended conversation about which influenced which.

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Before his first Stadium Stage performance at Summer Jam this year. A Boogie chopped it up with Cey Adams in this final episode of the Pabst Blue Ribbon partnered Artist on Artist series. Cey provides some history on the OG Dapper Dan and his importance to setting trends. Boogie then mentions the contrast of fitted clothing now and the baggy jeans and big tees that dominated the '90s and '00s.

When Cey remembers the Instagram-worthy moment of Puff coming out with his Bad Boy family in 1997, Boogie comments that he can't give away all the surprises he has planned for his performance on June 2.

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Watch the full interview above.

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A Boogie breaks down the change in New York City fashion trends and talks Summer Jam prep