Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Erchieve - Alicia Keys: Hip Hop Celebrities?

Alicia Keys Lands $25 Million Dollar Contract
Alicia Keys is following in the footsteps of 50 Cent as the new face of Vitamin Water. And she's getting a pretty paycheck for her pretty little face. $25 million to be exact...
Alicia Keys bound for Perth
Alicia Keys News - Sun Aug 10, 2008
Singer Alicia Keys will return to Perth in December to headline An Evening on the Green.
C4 Presents: Alicia Keys
Tony's world is a strange one. Isolated, alone, he is desperate to find the way back to himself.
Alicia Keys' belching performance
Alicia Keys couldn't stop belching after she ate just before going on stage. The 'No One' singer - who was recently named the new face of Vitamin Water - admits she learned her lesson from the incident and now ...
50 Cent Slams Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys has been getting a lot of heat for making negative about rap during an interview with Blender Magazine. She said, "Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other."
Alicia Keys in Y: The Last Man?
UGO reports that film producer JC Spink wants singer Alicia Keys to play Agent 355 in Y: The Last Man , the film adaptation of the comic book series that details the exploits of the last guy on earth.
Alicia Keys snubs out cigarette company's branding from concert
NEW 6:55 a.m. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Philip Morris International has pulled down billboards and posters promoting an Alicia Keys concert Thursday in Indonesia's capital after the singer protested the cigarette ...
Alicia Keys and Jack White Record Theme for "Quantum of Solace"
Alicia Keys and Jack White Record Theme for "Quantum of Solace" Alicia Keys and Jack White Record Theme for "Quantum of Solace" 30-Jul-2008 Written by: Justin Zaremba Rhythm and blues ..
Superstar Keys coming to UA's Centennial Hall
R&B superstar Alicia Keys is set to play Centennial Hall on Sept. 28. The pianist and singer has sold more than 40 million albums and singles worldwide since her 2001 debut, "Songs in A Minor." She's also an ..
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Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme tune for the new James Bond film.
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys News - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 21 hours ago
By Kevin C. Johnson Alicia Keys made more headlines for the sick days she took from her "As I Am" tour last week than for the fact the tour actually ...
Concert Rewiew Alicia keys Generic concert
Alicia Keys News - Columbus Dispatch, OH - Apr 27, 2008
By Margaret Quamme Alicia Keys slows down her show and shows off her voice during a concert at Value City Arena. At first, it seemed that... - Apr 25, 2008
Alicia Keys cancels concert in Cleveland
Alicia Keys News - The Associated Press - Apr 24, 2008
CLEVELAND (AP) ? Alicia Keys has scrapped a concert in Cleveland after canceling her show in Pittsburgh earlier this week. A message posted on...- Apr 24, 2008
Keys cancels two concerts on tour
Alicia Keys News - BBC News, UK - Apr 24, 2008
Singer Alicia Keys has cancelled two shows on her North American tour because of swollen vocal cords, her record label has confirmed. ... - Apr 25, 2008
50 Cent Blasts Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys News - MTV.uk, UK - Apr 23, 2008
Alicia Keys explained that her comments which were published in Blender magazine
Sparks battling sore throat, leaves Keys tour
Alicia Keys News - Calgary Herald, Canada - Apr 22, 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jordin Sparks is battling an acute vocal cord hemorrhage, and has dropped off the just-launched Alicia Keys tour while she... - Apr 21, 2008
Fiddy Feuds with Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys News - E! Online - Apr 21, 2008
And living up to his hardheaded rep, the former drug dealer stirs things up once again?this time with Alicia Keys. Alicia recently defended her gansta rap ... - Apr 21, 2008
Alicia Keys cancels two shows
Alicia Keys News - Ticket News, CT - Apr 25, 2008
By Jane Cohen & Bob Grossweiner Right on the heels of Jordin Sparks having to cancel a handful of shows on Alicia Keys's As I am tour, including the opening ... - Apr 25, 2008
Alicia Keys Concert still a go
Alicia Keys News - Columbus Dispatch, OH - Apr 25, 2008
Swollen vocal cords forced Alicia Keys to cancel concerts Tuesday in Pittsburgh and last night in Cleveland. Ticket holders from Cleveland can exchange .. - Apr 25, 2008
Alicia Keys on Concert Tour
Alicia Keys News - Culturekiosque, CA - Apr 24, 2008
Alicia Keys is often compared to the soulful likes of Roberta Flack and Aretha Franklin, bringing classical training and old-school sensibility and R&B to ...BoshNEW PARENTS HAPPY TO THE MAXNew York Post, NY - 15 hours ago


The truth is that hip hop celebrities always generate money. Russell Simmons, a hip hop mogul, instantly understood that the equation is simple when it comes to hip hop: clothes + hip hop = money. Therefore, he started manufacturing hip hop clothing lines like Phat Farm, Baby Phat or FUBU. But he didn’t stop at this. He hired celebrities like LL Cool J or Alicia Keys to be these clothing lines images.

But what exactly does hip hop style mean? What items one has to wear to be immediately recognised as wearing hip hop clothes?

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