Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Legendary singer Teena Marie passes away – was supposed to perform for NYE this Friday in Miami
Legendary singer Teena Marie has passed away at the age of 54. You may remember her for songs like “Square Biz” and her relationship with Rick James. She died in her sleep yesterday December 26, 2010 in her home and was discovered by her 19 year old daughter. This comes after they spent a very joyous Christmas holiday together, so its a bit of a shock.
Not only that, but Teena was supposed to perform in Miami this Friday with Maze featuring Frankie Beverly at the James L. Knight Center. No word on the status of the concert.
Condolences to the family and those who knew her personally.
New Miami based clothing line called “livinbasic”
Here’s a new clothing company called livinbasic, spearheaded by local artist and designer As1. Its a dope line influenced by music in general and the music of yesteryear. That’s evident with the vintage imagery and design choices. Click below to purchase. And to see more of their products, you can click on the thumbnails below as well.
Monday, December 27, 2010
2011 will be a great year for sneakers
The Air Jordan III “Black Cement”. Not only have the Air Jordan XI Concords been confirmed, but these little things right above this text have been confirmed for Holiday Season 2011 as well. Oh yeah. Officially copped. Stay tuned for more info as we get it.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
AVAILABLE NOW :: Nike Air Force 1 High Workboot “Black”
Lauryn Hill to perform in Miami again, along with Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Jazmine Sulivan
The 6th Annual “Jazz In The Gardens” lineup has been announced. And if you missed Lauryn Hill’s performance at the University Of Miami last month, well…you’re in luck. Jazz In The Gardens is set to hit SunLife Stadium on March 19th and March 20th at SunLife Stadium. Having been voted the best festival of 2010 best festival of 2010 by Miami New Times, the two-day music festival returns to Miami Gardens for another year of exhilarating performances.
Beginning Saturday, March 19, 2011, “Jazz in the Gardens” attendees will be treated to electrifying performances by Lauryn Hill, Charlie Wilson, Al Jarreau, Jazmine Sullivan, Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick “The Ruler”.
Then on Sunday, March 20, 2011, the line up will feature R&B legends Gladys Knight, EnVogue, El DeBarge, Lalah Hathaway and Branford Marsalis performing their classic hits. Joining the star-studded cast, and adding his unique and internationally renowned mixing skills, is Miami’s own bright star, D.J. Irie, the official DJ for The Miami Heat and now “Jazz in the Gardens”.
Tickets go on sale Friday December 10th at 10:00a.m.at www.jazzinthegardens.com, Ticketmaster locations and online, and at the SunLife Stadium Box Office.
For more information about the 6th Annual “Jazz in the Gardens,” please call the general hotline at (877)-640-5299 or visit www.jazzinthegardens.com.
FASHION :: New colorways of Last Rights’ “YES” shirt now available
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
FASHION :: The ‘Money equals Power” shirt by Purple Heart Clothing
Miami based Purple Heart Clothing have definitely impressed me since coming out strong earlier this year. And the above shirt is no exception. I’m not sure when this shirt came out, but its dope. I might just buy it right now actually. And you can do the same. Click below…
Saturday, November 27, 2010
VIDEO of DJ Khaled’s birthday bash last night at King Of Diamonds with Don King, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Diddy, Wiz Khalifa and more
FASHION :: Enstrumental’s “Rap Lies” shirt
This shirt has been around for a few years now, but I just ran into it again and its still available for purchase. For $30 even. Its a classic shirt for sure. Click below to purchase.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Foamposite Nike Air Force 1 New Photos
The Metallic Silver Foamposite Nike Air Force 1, a sneaker that released this past summer, received both positive and negative reviews from sneaker enthusiasts. However, it seems as if most people like the Black Foamposite Nike Air Force 1 more. Although the shoe is set to release in the latter part of November, it is already starting to hit overseas retailers now. The glossy, black foamposite shell contrasts very nicely with the icy, translucent sole. Also, additional black features appear in the form of the suede midfoot, the ankle strap and the black shoelaces. View detailed photos below.
Air Jordan 13 UNC PE
Right now is a good time to play for the University of North Carolina, as Michael Jordan has been providing the team with gear since he retired. Featured here is the Air Jordan 13 in a custom UNC colorway. The upper is mostly white with powder blue suede on the ankle collar and on the midsole. Special detailing includes a North Carolina logo on the medial side. They are available now on eBay.
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- Air Jordan 13 UNC PE
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- Air Jordan 13 UNC PE
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- Air Jordan 13 UNC PE
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- Air Jordan 13 UNC PE
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- Air Jordan 13 UNC PE
Custom Kicks – Halo Nike Dunk Low
ST!ZO has outdone himself this time around, transforming Microsoft’s cult classic video game, HALO, into a Nike Dunk Low. Done for a professional HALO gamer for his upcoming Vegas competition, the custom kicks were designed by ST!ZO using a light draft from the owner. Inspired by the battle armor worn by Master Chief, the shoes use Military Green all over the upper, with Charcoal and Gold accents seen throughout. With a mix of wrinkled and smooth leather, the shoes maintain the traditional Nike branding alongside the NYC tongue tag, seen in Bright Orange.
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- Custom Kicks – Halo Nike Dunk Low
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- Custom Kicks – Halo Nike Dunk Low
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- Custom Kicks – Halo Nike Dunk Low
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- Custom Kicks – Halo Nike Dunk Low
Click here to find out more! Free Nike LeBron 8 – South Beach (KicksOnFire x Footaction)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Rolling Stone Gives Kanye West's New CD 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' A 5 Star Classic Rating.
Kanye West has made a masterpiece with his 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' album.
Rolling Stone writer Reb Sheffield has given the album the highest rating of 5 stars. Check out his review below.
When Kanye West sings about "jerk-offs that’ll never take work off," you’d best believe he means himself. Being crazy is this guy’s job, and judging from the sound of his music, business is booming. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is his most maniacally inspired music yet, coasting on heroic levels of dementia, pimping on top of Mount Olympus. Yeezy goes for the grandeur of stadium rock, the all-devouring sonics of hip-hop, the erotic gloss of disco, and he goes for all of it, all the time. Nobody halfway sane could have made this album.
Last time, Kanye went minimal for the electro melancholia of 808s & Heartbreak. But on Fantasy, he gets ridiculously maximal, blowing past all the rules of hip-hop and pop, even though, for the past half-decade, he’s been the one inventing the rules. There are hip-hop epics, R&B ballads, alien electronics, prog-rock samples, surprise guests from Bon Iver to Fergie to Chris Rock, even a freaking Elton John piano solo. It’s his best album, but it’s more than that — it’s also a rock-star manifesto for a downsizing world. At a time when we all get hectored about lowering our expectations, surrendering our attention spans, settling for less, West wants us to demand more.
Nobody else is making music this daring and weird, from the spooky space funk of "Gorgeous" to the King Crimson-biting "Power" to the paranoid staccato strings of "Monster." Nearly six minutes into "Runaway," long after the song has already sealed itself in your brain, the sound cuts out and you think it’s over. Then there’s a plinking piano, the feedback of an electric guitar plugging in, some "Strawberry Fields"-style cellos and Yeezy himself singing a poignant Robert Fripp-style solo through his vocoder. There’s no way it should work, but it keeps rolling for three more minutes without breaking the spell.
Coming off a string of much-publicized emotional meltdowns, Yeezy is taking a deeper look inside the dark corners of his twisted psyche. He has sex and romance on his mind, but he comes clean about his male angst like never before. In confessions like "Runaway" and "Blame Game," he honestly struggles to figure out why he has to be such a d********. Yet the songs are also his funniest ever, with Kanye showing off lethal wit on the mic: In "Dark Fantasy," he rhymes "mercy, mercy me, that Murcielago" with "diablo," "bravado" and "My chick in that new Phoebe Philo/So much head, I woke up in Sleepy Hollow."
There’s a famous story about Queen making "Bohemian Rhapsody": Whenever the band thought the song was finished, Freddie Mercury would say, "I’ve added a few more ‘Galileos’ here, dear." But nobody can out-Galileo Kanye. With Fantasy, he makes everybody else on the radio sound laughably meek, but he’s also throwing down a challenge to the audience. Kanye West thinks you’re a moron if you settle for artists who don’t push as hard as he does. And that means pretty much everybody.
Monday, November 8, 2010
“Foamposite” Jordan 6 Rings – Black Metallic
Foamposite strikes again and an unlikely candidate is renovated along the way. The last Jordan 6 Rings release was the 3M version and that was definitely a walk on the wild side but this time the sneaker given a Foamposite like make over.
This Foamposite Jordan 6 Rings features a Black Metallic mudguard that gives the sneaker a very interesting look. The rest of the sneakers construction is built up in black suede and there is an iced outsole along the shoes bottom that works well in the overall theme. Specific release information is still pending but we will keep you posted. Via marqueesole
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- “Foamposite” Jordan 6 Rings – Black Metallic
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- “Foamposite” Jordan 6 Rings – Black Metallic
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- “Foamposite” Jordan 6 Rings – Black Metallic
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- “Foamposite” Jordan 6 Rings – Black Metallic
Kanye West Speaks His Mind: On The Media, Michael Jackson, George Bush & Being "Cheated" From Winning At Award Shows!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Kanye West - All Of The Lights (Feat. John Legend, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Alicia Keys, Fergie, KiD CuDi, Rihanna, Elton John, Tony Williams, Charlie Wilson & Elly Jackson)
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Lil Wayne Prepares Comeback, Writing "Furiously"
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne is writing furiously in anticipation of his post-prison return to Hip-Hop, family and the free world.
“He hasn’t written out rhymes since the Hot Boys,” Birdman told Rolling Stone in the November edition of the magazine. “There’s a different swagger coming from Wayne, different things to talk about.”
Lil Wayne has served eight months in Rikers Island in New York on weapons charges. The rapper recently was banished to solitary confinement after guards found an mp3 chargers and headphones in his cell, forbidden items considered contraband.
Manager Cortez Bryant said that the new material focus largely on his time incarcerated, life and success.
“He’s had time to take everything in from the years leading up to this to going in,” Bryant said. "He's finally been able to put things in perspective."
When he is released, Birdman aka Baby said Wayne will go straight to the studio to record his new material. Wayne is expected to release Tha Carter IV in early 2011.
“He’s our super superstar, he’s our Michael Jackson.” Birdman said. “We did great while he was gone, and I know we’re going to do even better when he comes home.”
Lil Wayne is set to leave Rikers on Nov. 4. He is expected to spend time with his immediate family and then have a party in Miami.
Shoe Gallery’s Friendly Response to the UNDFTD Statement Tee
Los Angeles based UNDEFEATED retail store and brand released a Lakers themed shirt that was a clear swipe at the Miami Heat (click here to see it).
Well, Miami’s Shoe Gallery decided to put together a friendly response by releasing a shirt of their own. Available this Friday October 29th (The Heat’s home opening day), the shirt will be available at limited quantities exclusively at Shoe Gallery. So stop by early in the morning because these will SURELY sell out.
OFFICIALLY COPPED :: Jordan XII “Altitude” gets December 4th release date
Set to drop on December 4th for $160, they will join both the “Flints” and the “Cool Greys” for the last month of the year. Via KicksOnFire
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Lil Wayne Hits Number One On Billboard
When Lil Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being was released digitally on September 27th, it debuted at number two on the Charts and a week later, dropped to number 16. But since its retail release last Tuesday, Weezy grabs Billboard’s spot this week after moving 125K copies. Even in Rikers, Dwayne’s out of this world.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
FLUD Watches new model – “The Order”
