Teezo Touchdown Rocks Finger Waves at Billboard Hip-Hop Awards – Essence

Fashion Week is greater than just fashion shows. As evidenced by the celebrities who were invited to greater than just the star-studded front rows — hint: Rihanna’s Unexpected Appearance in Alaïa — but to present awards and appreciate their role in our communities.

One of them is a rapper and winner of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year award. Teezo Landingwhose hairstyle stole the show at this yr’s Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players Awards.

Known for his experimental moments of beauty, he first took to the stage with hair decorated with nails late last yr — Touchdown’s latest haircut harkens back to Josephine Baker’s Twenties style with kiss curls and gelled waves. His bob-length hair was parted in half, with the smoothed sides moving forwards and backwards in big finger waves. Five O-shaped curls, peaking at the bottom of the part, were glued to his brow in an homage to Old Hollywood style.

But this isn’t the primary time we’ve seen the rapper rock the look. In June, he showed up at the Hermès SS25 show at the Palais d’Iena in Paris with a more wavy version of the look. Back then, he paired his full waves with polished lips, grills, and French suggestions with bloodspray. Now, Touchdown is leaning more toward the curly details, swapping out his wavy sideburns for curls.

As this yr’s award-winning newcomer, the artist expresses himself through fashion and hair, allowing him to face out within the R&B/Hip-Hop industry — a nod to defying traditionally hyper-masculine spaces. Alongside other power players like NLE Choppa and Megan Thee Stallion, Touchdown has proven to be a promising series value expecting various reasons — we won’t wait to see what the long run holds.