Blackmon had a hairstyle in the mid 1980s that was the forerunner to the hi-top Fade, with the tall square flat top but with slightly longer sides and back.
In fact, the hi-top fade could qualify as a variation on the.
This trend continued until 1994 when urban hair style simplified into low-cut fade hair cuts and hairstyles.
As for the braided style of hi-top fades, it characterized an era of of hip hop and embracing the rap culture.
There are numerous examples of rappers referring to the hairstyle as a "cameo cut" between 1987 and 1990, the most notable being in the song "Give The Drummer Some" from 1988 where , who had a hi-top fade at the time, says ".
This hairstyle was also a fashion trend of new jack swing era.