Fashion & Personality
As previously mentioned, Hopsin's trademark style is his white contacts that he wears in music videos, live shows, and interviews. It's his own way of freedom of expression. He only wear the contacts for his form of entertainment and to stand out from other black rappers. He mixes his traditional hip hop style of clothing with the traditional skater style of clothing, as shown on his Sag My Pants video. Also, I previously mentioned that he does wear jewelry, such as a chain and only 2 rings, but unlike the mainstream rappers such as Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, he doesn't talk about the jewelry in any of his songs.
In the reading of What Does it Mean to Be Cool?, being cool doesn't only show masculine display, but it's also a symptom of anomie, confusion, anxiety, self-gratification and escapism, since being cool can push individuals towards passivity more than towards an active fulfillment of life's potential. Although Hopsin showed some signs of confusion, anxiety, self-gratification, and escapism from his pre-Gazing at the Moonlight days, he managed to keep himself up to date with his style and his personality.
In the reading of What Does it Mean to Be Cool?, being cool doesn't only show masculine display, but it's also a symptom of anomie, confusion, anxiety, self-gratification and escapism, since being cool can push individuals towards passivity more than towards an active fulfillment of life's potential. Although Hopsin showed some signs of confusion, anxiety, self-gratification, and escapism from his pre-Gazing at the Moonlight days, he managed to keep himself up to date with his style and his personality.