#lo-lifes

[fuforthought]

Thirstin Howl III, Rack Lo and the Lo-Life Crew.

[northernpsalm]

[hiphopheadspodcast]

THIRSTIN HOWL THE 3RD ft. STICKY FINGAZ x RICHIE BALANCE - CRIME LORDS (video)

THIRSTIN HOWL THE 3RD ft. STICKY FINGAZ x RICHIE BALANCE – CRIME LORDS (video)

We got a Thirstin episode coming and hell I just dropped one, might as well hit you off with this new video featuring Richie Balance and Sticky FINGAZ, this one’s produced by Will Tell and it’s a heater.

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[weeklyrapgods-blog]

Hold Your Head Cause Rack-Lo Will "Snatch a Crown" with the Quickness (Music)

Hold Your Head Cause Rack-Lo Will “Snatch a Crown” with the Quickness (Music)

If you dont know about the legendary New York Lo-Lifes, I’m going to bring you up to speed real quick. Lo-Lifes are known as the gang that brought fashion to hip hop. A Brooklyn collective of boosters & robbers that stole and robbed to either rock or sell whatever apparel they acquired. The crew formed during the 80s. The Lo-Lifesconsist of two Brooklyn crews that came together, but it wasn’t…

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[infectedworldmind]

"They frolic and preen, their swagger propped up by the satisfaction of a double theft: not only have they cheated the system by not paying for the clothes, but these clothes weren’t intended for them in the first place. What we wear is our most visible projection of desire into the world. There’s something delightfully free, then, about the juxtaposition of Ralph Lauren’s upscale Americana and all these defiant black and brown faces." -Hua Hsu, on Thirstin Howl III and Tom Gould's Bury Me With the Lo On, a visual and anecdote driven history of the famous Lo Life crew. http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-brooklyn-street-crews-who-boosted-ralph-lauren-and-invented-their-own-style Image: Thirstin and Jesus deJesus, photo by Tom Gould.

[noisyboydc]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-SkVLv3XOA)

[safari-black]

LO-LIFES &THIRSTIN HOWL THE 3RD -POLO RICAN

[messtrader]

this building is also a polo shirt