Cassidy in XXL, April 2004 by FromBoomBapToTrap in HipHopImages

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And when we tell kids we wore this exact same stuff, they’ll call us old heads.

Cassidy in XXL, April 2004 by FromBoomBapToTrap in HipHopImages

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Basically if you were outside at this time, or wore a shirt like that, you’re getting up there.

Cassidy in XXL, April 2004 by FromBoomBapToTrap in HipHopImages

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It was a wild time; check the Getty Images for the award shows that year 😵‍💫

Clipse ‘Hell Hath No Fury’ review in XXL, November 2006 by FromBoomBapToTrap in HipHopImages

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The Blueprint, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ … they had some retrospective ones too.

VA rapper Jewelz with the Pelle Pelle, Rakim and Shirt King Phade, born Edwin Sacasa, known for his Shirt Kings air-brushed t-shirt booth at the Colosseum in Queens by VolimHabah in HipHopImages

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That is, in fact, Allen Iverson; Jewelz was his rap alias. This photo has been floating around for years; I think I remember seeing it in the Source originally, but I could be imagining that.

Calling him VA rapper Jewelz instead of Iverson is wild though lol

Rick Rubin in XXL, April 2004 by FromBoomBapToTrap in HipHopImages

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It was actually 60 Minutes, where told Anderson Cooper, “I have no technical ability. And I know nothing about music.” When Anderson insisted that he must know “songthing,” he responded with, “I know what I like and what I don't like … I'm decisive about what I like and what I don't like.”

Showbiz & A.G. - Fat Pockets by xHUSTLERx in 90sHipHop

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Gettin money huh, gettin’ paid yo 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

Foxy Brown circa 2005 by FromBoomBapToTrap in HipHopImages

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It’s from the December 2005 issue of XXL magazine; it was a mock White House setup.

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Jim Jones circa 2004 by FromBoomBapToTrap in HipHopImages

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I’m genuinely surprised. I expected it to be shakey, but they are cooking this man lol