Kim Cooper

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Hip-hop meets skate couture at this men's and women's West Coast shop: Look for old-school sneakers, uniform pants, faux-preppy button down shirts, blaxploitation T-shirts, backpacks, stickers and watches. The back wall features copies of the Beasties' hard-to-find Grand Royal fanzine, featuring detailed reporting on campy and neglected topics. No one will snap if you chill and read for a bit. Upstairs you'll find the in-house women's line, X-Elle, and muted, clunky Royal Elastics sneakers. Also keep an eye out for X-Girl, a tailored, defiantly simple line for club kids, started by Sonic…