but it made us feel, good connected everybody in the community together. welcome back. i m jermaine lee. you ve been watching msnbc special to the rise, fall, and revolution of hip of haitian. the film chronicles the evolution of hip-hop style, bold reflection of an emerging art form it is just like the music. remakes s existing trends, leaves a lasting impact on the broader fashion industry. now we head to three innovators featured in the film, who have the visual is that a he is known as the godfather of urban, where the founder of the clothing brand carl can i. he s also the brains behind one of the most iconic jean silhouette of the 1990s. april walker is the founder of one of the first street where brands, walker where. working with many heavy hitters in the industry, including tupac shakur and ll cool j. the keto back is a journalist and author that has published
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