In Brooklyn’s Indie Hip-Hop Scene, Fashion and Music Converge Effortlessly

You have to experience Mecca up close to understand its appeal. The music series, which has been hosted in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, emanates a familial energy. Created by Marion B. Kelly II and Milton D. Dixon III, two stylists, DJs, and multi-hyphenates originally from the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Pompano Beach, Florida, this ongoing party series demands a level of eclecticism from attendees. The intentional ensembles that guests show up in at each Mecca look and feel like a living runway, as seen when designer Daveed Baptiste hosted a…