Looking back at the first hip-hop ambassadorship story and how that has contributed to the rise of the hip-hop genre and the popularity of streetwear.



In this episode, originally uploaded in November 2022 as part of the Leaders Sport Business Podcast feed, we explore the world of hip-hop, sportswear, streetwear, and where they overlap. How does sportswear and hip hop tie into the rise of the streetwear aesthetic? What role did ambassadorship deals play? And there any pitfalls of these deals for either party?

Throughout the episode, we seek to answer these questions with the help of three experts: To help us understand hip-hop culture and its history we spoke to Dr Todd Boyd aka Notorious PhD, the Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race & Popular Culture and Professor of Cinema and Media Studies in the USC School of Cinematic Arts; to explore the impact of well-selected ambassadorships we have Broderick Hicks, Senior VP and Head of EMEA at Wasserman; and to offer an informed perspective on fashion, streetwear, and how fashion executitives think, we spoke to we approached Minal Malik, Fashion Entrepreneur and Fashion Marketing Lecturer at London of College.

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