What year did nikkas start caring about hairlines?

[Mr Hate Coffee]

I was watching a documentary that took place in the 80s and I noticed no one had an edge up. What year did this become common place in the black community? and who started it?

I swear I made this same thread on SOHH

I was looking at an MLK pic and realized his hairline was kinda pushed back. shyt had me thinking

 

[Savvir]

I think crisp hairlines were regional fads that eventually took over nationwide...

NY was definitely one of the first ones on the wave...

it probably hit at different times depending on region

 

[Ces1ne?]

Whatever year they realize they have a 5-head instead of a forehead…..no1 cares till it happens to them

 

[bigde09]

late 80s

 

[Thurgood Thurston III]

I've seen some old 70s movie where a character had a shape up.

 

[YouMadd?]

I’m just glad fading was created because the 80’s Eddie Murphy / Carl Weathers even on all side shyt was horrible

 

[old pig]

I’m tempted to say mid-late 80s

that’s when I can remember joking dudes or dudes getting joked for not having a line-up/edge-up

 

[old pig]

Whatever year they realize they have a 5-head instead of a forehead…..no1 cares till it happens to them

*looks at avi*

nikka you’re excused from the conversation.

 

[Software]

*looks at avi*

nikka you’re excused from the conversation.

Wish it was always that easy to spot one on here

 

[Yehuda]

 

[TEH]

Shape ups were popular in the 80s. All of those gumby/box cuts were shaped up

That’s the late 80’s

 

[Neuromancer]

Late 80's.

 

[VegetasHairline]

I’m tempted to say mid-late 80s

that’s when I can remember joking dudes or dudes getting joked for not having a line-up/edge-up

 

[Rhyme n Tekniq]

The way I experienced it,

Puffy, Mase, and Nas had immaculate lineups and influenced alot of nikkas to adopt that extra crispy razor sharp line up

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

I was watching a documentary that took place in the 80s and I noticed no one had an edge up. What year did this become common place in the black community? and who started it?

Rappers in the 80s were lined up something fierce

In the 80s Black actors in Hollywood had trouble getting proper barbers on set so much so that the bigger names started bringing their own barbers if the budget allowed it.