Iconoclasts

I once entered a spelling bee, and the first word I got was style....and so I spelt it:


A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

Yepp, that's what passes as style nowadays. Swagger, steez, the way you see yourself through the eyes of the world. Your looking glass self. What you wear is only a small part of style, but a part of it nonetheless. So now, I present to you, the most stylish guys I know. Both living and dead, real and fictitious. If style is attitude then these three have it.

So then without further adieu, I give to you. The orinigal inductees, the highly heralded, the revered - Fresh Princes of Everyhwere:

Lupe Fiasco

What makes Lupe Fiasco a Fresh Prince of Everywhere? Thing is, where do I begin. Not only did "The Cool" go gold. Not only does his critical acclaim match his commercials success. Not only did Sean Carter refer to him as "A breath of fresh air." Not only does he run First and Fifteenth records. Not only does he head Righteous Kung Fu/ Trilly and Truly/ Fall of Rome. What really makes him an FPOE is the swagger and attitude he brings to the table. You hear people claiming to make being a loser cool. Well Lupe Fiasco really does that, video games are cool, nerdy glasses are cool, japanese manga. He brought it all back to the mainstream, and he did it with panache. It was done with a total disregard of public opinion, the only one that mattered was his own.

Barney Stinson

Now, just because he's not a real person doesn't mean he doesn't bring anything legitimate to the table. I know how some people feel about womanizers, but Barney Stinson is a different breed. Actually he might be the stereotypical womanizer. I find most mysoginists have their feelings deeply rooted within the pain of a broken heart. And such is the case of Barney Stinson; whom before becoming a suited beacon of awesome was a hippy humanitarian. I digress, what makes Barney so special is the way he holds himself together. He is the epitome of persistence and rejection has never once hindered him. On top of that you never see him sweat, unless a slap is about to occur, however even then you never see his suits wear him. He wears his clothes and it's never the other way around.

Kanye Omari West

Now there is one reason and one reason only Kanye is a part of this select group of individuals. It isn't because the way he dresses. Nor is it the Lv and Gucci and Hermes or the Marc Jacobs or the Chanel or the YSL or the BAPE. No. If there is one reason I respect Kanye west it's because of his attitude. Now you can hate him or love him for it. But think about it, even with all those people who hate his attitude to go on being the way he is without compromise? Now that is style. That merits a gold star. If you can believe what you believe in when you're the only one who believes it, well my hats off to you.

Be avant-guard in your actions and laissez-faire with your attitude.
I give to you, your 2008 inductees to the Wall of Fresh.