Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Detroit Griot on X: Rappers Eric B. and Rakim famously wore Dapper Dan Gucci outfits for their 1987 album Paid in Full. The album went platinum, and is one of hip hop's

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Dapper Dan on Creating Style, Logomania and Working With Gucci - The New York Times

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim followed up their 1987 Pain in Full album cover up with their 1988 album Follow the Leader in Dapper Dan Gucci jackets. It was

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Detroit Griot on X: Rakim was one of Dapper Dan's best customers. Here he is posing by the Brooklyn Bridge in this Gucci jacket. / X

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Detroit Griot on X: Loyal Dapper Dan clients Eric B. & Rakim in 1987. Eric B., had on a Louis Vuitton jacket made by Dapper Dan. / X

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Dapper Dan on Creating Style, Logomania and Working With Gucci - The New York Times

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Dapper Dan on Creating Style, Logomania and Working With Gucci - The New York Times

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Dapper Dan on Creating Style, Logomania and Working With Gucci - The New York Times

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Detroit Griot on X: European fashion brands didn't cater to black people then, so Dapper Dan was the source for Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, & MCM outfits. He even pimped out this

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Harlem Chic The New Yorker

Detroit Griot on X: Eric B. & Rakim wearing Dapper Dan Gucci outfits  posing in front of a Bentley and Mercedes-Benz. This was for the 1988  Follow The Leader photo shoot.  /

Dapper Dan: Harlem's Hip Hop Tailor