We were talking about how the kids are wearing the pants way down on their body with the crotch at their knees. prison system and is now frequently claimed to have originated as a clothes-wearing style authored by imprisoned homosexuals intent upon advertising their interest in casual flings: Pants worn this way are kept up by constant hitching, an act that becomes an integral part of the walking style of the wearer. ( Totally Krossed Out, the 1992 debut album of Kriss Kross, shows the pair of 13-year-old rappers doing this.) By 1995 the style had seeped into mainstream teen culture - one no longer needed to be a wannabe “gangsta” to sling ’em low. Sagging can even be taken a step further by wearing the droopy breeches backwards.
It was adopted by a variety of rap artists, such as Ice-T and Too Short, which enhanced its perceived tough-guy cachet. The practice, which did begin in prisons, worked its way from the hoosegow into hip hop culture.
Although this sartorial fad is overwhelmingly favored by young males, it is not limited to them - young women have at times likewise indulged in the urge to sag. Sagging, the fashion of wearing pants with their waistbands around the hips (or lower) rather than snugged to the midriff, has been and continues to be a controversial style of dress.
