by Michael Saponara
Pharrell has been named the next Men’s Head Designer at Louis Vuitton, a position similar to that once held by the late Virgil Abloh.
The French fashion house made the hire official on Tuesday (February 14), revealing that Skateboard P’s first Louis Vuitton collection will be unveiled next June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris.
“Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative universes expand from music to art, and to fashion – establishing himself as a cultural global icon over the past twenty years,” LV’s announcement read.
“The way in which he breaks boundaries across the......
by Michael Saponara
Fat Joe has called out Billboard and VIBE for leaving Big L off their Top 50 greatest rappers of all time list.
Joey Crack broke down the list in an Instagram Live session earlier this week when he wondered how his Diggin’ in the Crates brethren didn’t make the cut, while other rappers without any hits in their discography were selected.
“Because some of these guys on here don’t got no hits,” he stated. “I know they could rap, I know they could spit, but some of these guys on here don’t got no hits.
“So how do you judge who’s on the Top 50......
by Tai Saint-Louis
Royce Da 5’9″ has proclaimed that Tyler, The Creator is “one of the greatest” artists in his eyes, going beyond social media to tell the Odd Future founder in person.
In an Instagram post on Friday (February 3), Royce shared his opinion along with a photo of the moment where he gave Tyler his props directly.
“Me telling @feliciathegoat He’s officially one of the Greatest, in my humble opinion,” the Detroit native captioned the post.
While the two wordsmiths have never worked together, they do have a bit of history.
Shortly after the release of the 2014 release of Eminem and Shady......
by Tai Saint-Louis
Chris Brown has not taken his loss in the Best R&B Album category at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards well, hopping on social media to express disbelief at the Recording Academy’s decision.
The singer’s 10th studio album Breezy was nominated in the category, up against 2022 releases by Robert Glasper, Lucky Daye, Mary J. Blige and PJ Morton. Upon losing to Glasper’s Black Radio III, Brown took to his IG stories on Sunday evening (February 5) with a question that made it clear he was upset about the loss.
“Who the fuck is Robert Glasper,” he asked in a since-deleted post. The post......
by Tai Saint-Louis
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Kendrick Lamar has added to his collection of Grammy Awards, taking home trophies in three of the eight categories for which he was nominated at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
Two of the rapper’s wins were announced during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony, just ahead of the televised broadcast of the main show, which started at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (February 5).
“The Heart Part 5” took home the award for Best Rap Song, beating out tracks by DJ Khaled, Jack Harlow, Future and Gunna. The song also earned Kendrick the Best Rap Performance award, marking his sixth win in the......
by Andy Bustard
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JAY-Z put his stamp on the 2023 Grammy Awards by closing out the show with a star-studded performance of “God Did” alongside DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend and Fridayy.
Despite missing out on silverware inside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday night (February 5), the heavyweight group held court outside the venue where they brought their Grammy-nominated collaboration to life under purple street lights.
Joined by a live band and with Legend perched behind a piano, Rozay and Weezy kicked things off with their......
by Ruth Hawkins
D Smoke has made his first appearance on the latest episode of Mayor of Kingstown, which returned to Paramount+ for a second season earlier this month.
The show, which stars Jeremy Renner, Hugh Dillon and Dianne Wiest, follows the McLusky family — a team of power brokers — as they tackle themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of for-profit prisons is the only thriving industry.
According to IMDb, D Smoke was cast as Raphael in Episode 3 of the current season, but does not seem to currently have any other upcoming appearances on the show.
A promotional clip from the......
by Rebecca Aizin
For The Notorious B.I.G. hip-hop was all a dream — and now that dream is being memorialized in Air Jordan's newest shoes.
To commemorate hip-hop's 50th anniversary as a genre, Air Jordan collaborated with The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, an organization created in The Notorious B.I.G.'s honor — using his birth name — to empower inner-city youth through tools like education, to create a limited edition sneaker.
The legendary rapper, who died in 1997 at 24 years old, revolutionized hip-hop alongside other icons of the time, like Tupac Shakur. In honor of his legacy and the Jordan year, 23 pairs of Air Jordan's......
by Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
JAY-Z and Yo Gotti have dropped their lawsuit against Mississippi’s infamous Parchman Farm prison, citing “improved” conditions within the facility.
The update comes two years after Gotti, JAY-Z and Roc Nation’s philanthropic branch Team ROC filed multiple suits against the prison and its healthcare provider Centene, citing the facility’s high death toll and rampant neglect of inmates’ basic human needs.
Roc Nation’s social justice division finally started to see some results last April, when they secured legal representation for over 200 inmates housed at......
