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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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Adidas Originals by Originals Jeremy Scott JS Wings 2.0 Leather




Adidas Originals presents the JS Wings 2.0, a design based on the Conductor – a late ‘80s hi-top basketball sibling of the Attitude. Full of b-boy/girl flair, those laced wings on the medial/lateral sides, full-leather black and white upper, lace jewels, and signature tongue/sockliner ensure Jeremy’s vision reaches new heights. Look for these to release August 10th, 2010 through adidas Originals retail accounts.

Dos Equis x KAWS Preview


Coming off a great exhibition opening that gives us some direction of KAWS’ upcoming projects, the New Yorker reveals another development for 2010, a collaboration with beer brand Dos Equis. Seemingly a perfect fit, considering Dos Equis means “Two X’s” in Spanish, the project should make for quite another interesting initiative from KAWS. Stay tuned for further details.

source: hypebeast

J. Cole Gives Album Release Date… Sorta (Video)



During a recent sit down with Jenny Boom Boom, J. Cole says that Jay-Z is impressed with his debut album; which he hopes to be out by October 26th (or sooner).

KiD CuDi feat. Kanye West - Erase Me (Radio Rip)



DOWNLOAD: KiD CuDi feat. Kanye West - Erase Me (Radio Rip)| Mediafire

Kid Cudi’s Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager will be out on September 14th.

Kanye West - Power (Single Artwork)


The King is dead. Long live the King.

Ye’s single officially drops tomorrow on iTunes.

Video: Rick Ross feat. Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa - Super High (Sativa Remix) [Behind The Scenes]


Behind the scenes at the SpiffTV-helmed video shoot.

Rick Ross – Super High (Sativa Remix) (feat. Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Ne-Yo)



DOWNLOAD: Rick Ross – Super High (Sativa Remix) (feat. Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Ne-Yo)

MTV’s Hottest Breakthrough MCs: Curren$y



Spitta sits down with MTV and speaks on the state of the game and the different lanes people have, who make it possible for artists like him to get shine. You can vote for Curren$y as Hottest Breakthrough MC now, alongside artists such as Big Sean, Yelawolf, Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, Vado, Waka Flocka, Diggy Simmons, Jay Electronica, Pac Div, J. Cole and more.

Eminem’s Recovery Album Sales are in!



Eminem lands his sixth straight No. 1 album; selling 741,000 copies in the first week of Recovery’s release. Em’s album also had the second-biggest digital week in history (255k); only behind Coldplay’s Viva La Vida (288k).

SOURCE: Billboard

This is nutss

In this clip you will see three of the tallest buildings in Chicago get struck by lightning at the same time. Willis Tower (Tallest), Trump International Hotel and Tower (2nd Tallest) and the John Hancock Building(4th tallest).

Lloyd Says He Told Chris Brown To Cry During BET Awards Performance!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Big Sean x MTV (Video)



Apparently the house of Viacom is doing this “Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010″ contest and have named Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hussle and Pill so far. That list sounds awfully familiar…

Wiz Khalifa – D2S Interview (Video)



Zig-Zags, Bongs, edibles....Bongs and edible are tied. Bowls, no blunts. (lol)

Catching Up With J. Cole (Video)

Catch-Up With J. Cole from illRoots.com on Vimeo.



'We caught up with J. Cole in Chicago for the Heineken Inspire show at The Ravenswood Event Center. The young and buzzing rapper speaks on the reasoning behind his one-shot video for ‘Who Dat’, capturing a fans emotion through live show, his upcoming album due out later this year and what he hopes listeners will take from it. He also performs ‘Dollar And A Dream’ and ‘Who Dat’." – illRoots

Consequence x Big Sean x Kanye West x KiD CuDi




Wow are all these albums really gonna drop on the same day?

Big Boi – Tangerine f. T.I. [Full/CDQ]


Another track that hit iTunes tonight. Off Big Boi’s Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, dropping July 6th.



DOWNLOAD: Big Boi – Tangerine f. T.I. [Full/CDQ]

Curren$y – The Hangover f. Mikey Rocks


his just hit iTunes. New single off that Pilot Talk, dropping on July 13th!

DOWNLOAD: Curren$y – The Hangover f. Mikey Rocks

Folks looking to support (like myself), do so here.

Casio x atmos 10th Anniversary G-SHOCK



Japanese retailer atmos continues its 10th Anniversary with this special watch, created in conjunction with Casio’s G-SHOCK. An official release is scheduled for next month, but a pre-order is now in effect through the atmos webstore.

Green Label Art Shop Series Commercial featuring Paul Rodriguez

Bet x J.Cole Interview

Nicki’s cover of Black Men Magazine.

DJ Khaled feat. VA - All I Do Is Win (Remix)

Half the ppl on here should be cutt

Jim Jones Teaches His Music Business Class @ Grand Street Campus High School

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Billionaire Boys Club 2010 Fall/Winter Lookbook


Billionaire Boys Club hits us with the new fall/winter lookbook. Below I posted a few of my favorites from the collection. Go over to hypebeast to check out the rest of the collection.





A Bathing Ape US Anniversary Tee


A Bathing Ape produce this special shirt in commemoration of their US webstore anniversary. The shirt comes in a white colorway and highlights the brand’s mascot, Baby Milo, in jumbo, pixelated form. An official drop is set for Monday, June 28th (12 Noon EST), exclusive through Us.Bape.com. Sizes small through xx-large will be made available.

Kanye opens the BET Awards with “Power”


On Kanye’s blog, he posted photos of his huge pendent and ring (not sure if it was made by Verbal’s company Ambush)…he called it “The Horace Chain,” which is either a reference to (or typo for) Horus, the Egyptian God of Sky.


Diamond Supply Co. Fall 2010 Collection


Diamond Supply Co. presents their Fall ’10 line up. Hitting stores this Fall is a solid collection of graphic tees that are accompanied by the release of crewnecks, sweaters, button-ups, varsity jackets, windbreakers, pants and accessories. Some of the highlights include signature shirts for professional skaters, the Un-Polo Varsity, Mined Denim, and an assortment of other products. Get a first look at the rest of the Diamond Fall collection here.









J.Cole Performs At The 2010 BET Awards

Entourage Season 7 Episode 1

Young Jeezy – Lose My Mind (rmx) f. Drake


You just saw them perform this track on the BET Awards, now you get the CDQ (fast, right?) courtesy of LowKey.


DOWNLOAD: Young Jeezy – Lose My Mind (rmx) f. Drake

HUF Downtown Throwaway

Downtown throwaway from HUF on Vimeo.

A BATHING APE 2010 Fall Lookbook featuring NIGO


A BATHING APE welcomes the 2010 Fall season with an introduction into the upcoming line by head honcho NIGO. Offering its lookbook for an online viewership, the collection instantly encompasses a wide assortment of looks, further proving BAPE’s versatility in not only streetwear but fashion as a whole.The complete lookbook can be seen below, while item descriptions are available through BAPE.com.












Chocolate x etnies Devine Mid


Devine Calloway brings etnies and Chocolate together for its first joint venture as we see the unveiling of a new colorway in Calloway’s signature Devine Mid. The shoes feature inspiration from the band Parliament, with a color scheme and font design influenced by Parliament’s logo. Along with the shoes, Chocolate produced a matching skate deck to complete the set. Look for these now through finer skate shops and etnies stockists.