Shit That Rappers Like

I figured I'd showcase a couple of designers that seem to be hip hop favorites...here's Balmain (head designer: Olivier Rousteing/rapper fan: Kanye West):

Balmain Spring 2012 RTW

Maison Martin Margiela (head designer: Martin Margiela/rapper fan: Jay-Z):

Yves Saint Laurent (head designer: Stefano Pilati/rapper fan: Nicki Minaj):

Marc Jacobs (head designer: Marc Jacobs/rapper fan: Rick Ross...I'm actually just assuming this one since he says he can call the designer personally to make a pair):

Givenchy (head designer: Riccardo Tisci/rapper fan: Lil Wayne...I actually could have thrown anything up and credited it to Lil Wayne. I can't even keep up anymore.)

KW by Kanye West Spring/Summer 2012

Again, by no means am I qualified to be a fashion critic so I'll leave that up to the pros, but here's a look at the line from the more charismatic half of The Throne which debuted tonight at the Lycee Henri IV venue during Paris Fashion Week.

During a rare moment of humility, West was quoted as saying,  "I'm so scared, I'm so nervous. The biggest conversation I hope I can end tonight is whole 'celebrity designer' thing. That's the biggest hurdle when you want to get amazing people to work for you."

 More pics after the jump>>>>>