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- Hip-hop and fashion have a collaborative relationship - each influences the other.
- Lil' Kim solidified her place in rap and fashion history simultaneously.
- Nicki Minaj has rocked a host of daring looks throughout her career.
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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who passed away in 2002, wore a condom on her left eye in support of the group's safe-sex message. Later on in her career, she switched to a black line under her eye.
TLC's fashion was distinguished by their avant-garde, futuristic outfits, as seen here at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect/Getty Images
Left Eye in particular made bold statements with her up-dos and famous under-eye marking.
Lil' Kim rocked a jeweled head cage and beaded metallic high-low dress at the 1998 Lady of Soul Awards.Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images
Lil' Kim's sex-positive raps and daring outfits made her stand out even more in an industry dominated heavily by men.
Lil' Kim wore this sheer and sequined rendition of the LBD at a benefit in New York City in 1998.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Pictured here with Giorgio Armani, Lil' Kim and her fondness for risk-taking helped distinguish her place in fashion history forever.
One of the most iconic red carpet looks of all time, Lil' Kim's 1999 VMAs one-sleeved bodysuit was designed by Misa Hylton.Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images
That seashell nipple pastie was only adhered with eyelash glue and prayer.
Lil' Kim was the poster girl for "If you've got it, flaunt it" at the 1999 Source Hip Hop Awards.Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
This barely there bodysuit, complete with fur wrist warmers, a rhinestone thong, and Swarovski embellishments, was designed by Misa Hylton, who drew inspiration from designer Nija Battle's furs.
Lil' Kim looked regal in this matching bustier-skirt set at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in 1999.Anthony Harvey-PA Images/Getty Images
She presented Alexander McQueen with the fashion designer of the year award.
Rappers and the fashion elite are quite the pair. Nicki Minaj sported a blouse covered in arts and crafts-esque puff balls next to Vogue's Anna Wintour during New York Fashion Week in 2011.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage/Getty Images
Bonus points for Minaj's platinum blonde beehive that added an especially camp edge to her look.
Nicki Minaj was on Good Form as she arrived at the 2011 VMAs in a metallic corset-style Amato Couture dress.Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Complete with leg warmers and visually dizzying footwear, the face mask affirms this get-up was ahead of its time.
Cardi was an ethereal knockout at her first Met Gala in 2018.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Her custom Moschino gown featured a thigh-high slit, ornate beading, and a tufted floor-length train.
Cardi B stunned at the 2019 Met Gala in a custom-made blood red Thom Brown gown.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
The jaw-dropping garment's bodice was covered in real rubies and the rippled, tulle train required its own cortège.
Cardi B stunned in this 1995 Thierry Mugler dress at the 2019 Grammy Awards.Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Images
Mugler derived inspiration from Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" for this gown which has a structured nude foundation and mermaid style skirt that flares upward to resemble an oyster shell.
Cardi B shined in this deep-plunge sequined dress by Nicolas Jebran at the 2020 Pre-Grammy Gala.
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She's pictured here with husband Offset who is offering some additional support.
Cardi B stepped out in this Pierre Louis Auvray trick-of-the-eye dress that features a partially see-through outline of a woman's silhouette.iamKevinWong.com/MEGA/GC Images/Getty Images
The mock-neck dress featured structured paneling and paired well with the rapper's mask as she went shopping in Los Angeles in January of this year.
The queen of couture strikes again in Mugler during Paris Fashion Week 2021.Richard Bord/WireImage/Getty Images
The stunning gown featured a form-fitting bodice and feathered arching.
Saweetie's outfit for the 2019 PrettyLittleThing x Saweetie Show gave new meaning to the term crystal clear.Sean Drakes/Getty Images
The see-through mini-dress was coated in rhinestones.
Megan Thee Stallion dazzled in a partially sheer Natalia Fedner dress at the 2021 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue party.Aaron Davidson/Getty Images
The hip-high slit was garnished with 40 feet of vintage Swarovski silver chain.
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