THE OG's

The Original Gangsters in the industry...

AFRIKA BAMBAATTAA: THE FORFATHER OF RAP

Photo by Rodolfo Martinez

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Bringing together old-school funk, new wave and club culture, and adding heavy doses of street art and Black Power, the South Bronx native transformed the then-unnamed genre of rap into a phenomenon. To this day, his 1982 track "Planet Rock" is a roof-raising testament to his genius.

Personal OGs: The X Clan with Professor X, Paradise, Doug E Fresh, Immortal Technique, a young lady out of Georgia named Sa-Roc.

RUPAUL

Photo by Mathu Andersen

Ever since the pronoun-fluid powerhouse hollered "Sashay, shante!" on the 1992 club hit "Supermodel (You Better Work)," Ru has been a household name, a powerful voice for equality and the embodiment of Meryl Streep realness.

                                                            Personal OG: Judge Judy.

BETHANN HARDISON

Portrait by Diggy Lloyd

With her Black Girls Coalition, launched in 1988 with Naomi Campbell and Iman, Bethann Hardison -- a former model herself, as well as the founder of a modeling agency and an inveterate activist -- continues to monitor diversity in the modeling industry, whether in advertising or editorial or on the runway, to ensure that fashion is inclusive and looks like the world we live in.

Personal OGs:  Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Sojourner Truth, Gloria Steinem.

NYFW After Party Celebrity Photos

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I heard Rihanna partied with Donatella Versace and Miley went topless at Alexander Wang's Bushwick rave. 

Kendall and Ciara at the RALPH LAUREN present POLO For Woman

Ja Rule performed at the Essential Homme Party

Frank151 x DKNY Bash

Rihanna at the Versace After Party

Alexander Wang's-Secret After Party with Miley Cyrus

And last but not least Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora at the CK Reveal Launch

EBONY Magazine October 2014 Issue

Taraji P. Henson