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When hip-hop publicist, event promoter, and DMC USA CEO Christie Z-Pabon moved to New York in 1996 from in Perryopolis, Pa, she had one goal: attend as many hip-hop shows as she could.

“I think the most unattractive thing is a man in ill-fitting clothes.”

“Sorry if I can’t afford the $2000 version.”

"The spirit of Brooklyn is in my DNA."

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“They are more empowering than anything I’ve read in fashion magazines.”

"Every single style online within hours of the show."

"I loved all the people and I knew I belonged"

"I mean they were criminals, but they were also charming."

"We’d all like to live free of historical context, but that’s not the case"