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If you didn’t know, Bun B’s sneaker game is at an...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:52:16 -0400

If you didn’t know, Bun B’s sneaker game is at an elite level. The UGK rap legend stunted on Twitter Instagram by showing off his pair of Nike Air Foamposite Pros in the Metallic Silver/Bright Crimson colorway. The all new color scheme of the ubiquitous Foamposite doesn’t drop until September.

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The works of Ny based graffiti artist Maria “TooFly”...

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:17:05 -0400

The works of Ny based graffiti artist Maria “TooFly” Castillo

Congratulations to the English Premier League club Manchester...

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:23:42 -0400

Congratulations to the English Premier League club Manchester City for winning the league title!

10 Great Quotes by Jobs, to Keep us on Our Jobs

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:12:00 -0400

Here’s 10 quotes that we’ve chosen by one of the best innovators ever to inspire and remind you what it takes to be the best. Read, rest, and apply!

“I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over by a bus, Apple would be in trouble.’ And, you know, I think it wouldn’t be a party, but there are really capable people at Apple. My job is to make the whole executive team good enough to be successors, so that’s what I try to do.” – CNNMoney

“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.” - Fortune, Nov. 9, 1998

“It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” – Businessweek, 1998

“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” – Fortune

“That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works” – New York Times, The Guts of a New Machine, 2003

“My job is not to be easy on people. My jobs is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” – All About Steve Jobs

“The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don’t mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don’t think of original ideas, and they don’t bring much culture into their products.” – YouTube

“Bill Gates‘d be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.” – The New York Times, Creating Jobs, 1997

“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.” – via

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” – Wikiquote, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal (Summer 1993).

Vintage Madonna Shoot by Francesco Scavullo.1984.

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:15:00 -0400

Vintage Madonna Shoot by Francesco Scavullo.1984.

Street artist Kai is showing some of Hip-Hop’s biggest ...

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:13:12 -0400

Street artist Kai is showing some of Hip-Hop’s biggest names in a whole new light. The acclaimed painter unveiled his new exhibit Now Royalty at the Guetta Gallery in Los Angeles last week. The 26-piece collection depicts rappers as noblemen, and poets of society.

Diddy, Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West are just some of the MCs rocking armor, robes and a few swords for the exhibit.

nternational fast fashion retailer H&M has rolled out their...

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:01:31 -0400

nternational fast fashion retailer H&M has rolled out their summer campaign for 2012.Rocking the looks are well tanned and super taut Brazilian models that look as if they were born in a bikini. The collection is fairly diverse, offering tons of prints and bikinis, monokinis and even a surfer-style color-blocked wetsuit. While this mega-store hasn’t rolled out an American e-commerce site as yet, you can see the entire swimwear line up close, in detail and marvel at their too-good to be real prices here. Starting at just $4.95 a piece for bikini tops and tops and $14.95 for a monokini, you may never have to repeat a swimsuit again.

On the intro to Ghostface Killah’s (happy born day, sir)...

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:51:39 -0400

On the intro to Ghostface Killah’s (happy born day, sir) third album, Bulletproof Wallets, Raekwon’s voice is actually heard first saying, “What I tell you about wearing the wrong New Balance, man?”

The Chef was right. There are certain New Balance you should stay clear of if you are rocking them strictly for fashion purposes instead of say running a marathon. However, a few models out now or dropping soon that Rae would surely approve of include the Ronnie Fieg designed 999 “Steel Blue” (itself a homage to the 1984 New Balance 1300CL) as well as 998s and 1300s in an ill “Blue Denim” colorway.

The 1300s will set you back $140 and the 998s will run you $130 and are both available at KITH. As for the 999s, they will be available to the first 50 people that line up for them at its SoHo and Brooklyn locations, on June 15th.

Jay-Z is adding Cognac to his endorsement portfolio. The Life...

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:46:10 -0400

Jay-Z is adding Cognac to his endorsement portfolio. The Life Files reports that Hova was on hand at a private event in NYC last night to introduce D’ussé, a new VSOP Cognac being launched by Bacardi.

D’ussé (pronounced ‘dew-say’) is being presented and situated as a competitor to Hennessy. Bacardi’s new Cognac doesn’t launch until next month and will be available stateside in September. D’ussé Cognac will cost you $45 for a 750mL bottle. Bacardi is targeting a younger audience to compete with brands like Rémy Martin and Courvoisier, making picking up the super influential Jay-Z as a co-signer a no brainer.

In the past the rapper/mogul has endorsed Reebok and HP computers, and currently pushes Armand de Brignac aka Ace of Spade champagne. So why not have another spirit on the top shelf?

As with the Cazal 607 and Cazal 616, the model 623 was also...

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:21:53 -0400

As with the Cazal 607 and Cazal 616, the model 623 was also popular within the US Hiphop-scene of the 80’s. Still, the most famous Cazal 623-user was Darren “Buffy” Robinson – the human beat box – of the “Fat Boys”. He wore his Cazal 623 during many concerts and also on several album covers.

Initially produced in 1982, the Cazal 607 glasses soon became an...

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:19:42 -0400

Initially produced in 1982, the Cazal 607 glasses soon became an integral part of the US HipHop-scene. The US HipHop Band Run DMC made the 607 so famous, that the Cazal company, 25 years after its first release, decided to reissue the 607 model. The 607-reproductions (made in Germany) have by now almost attained the same cult-status as the 607 originals (made in W.Germany) from the 80’s.

Allen Iverson may be persona non grata in the NBA, but his...

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:11:24 -0400

Allen Iverson may be persona non grata in the NBA, but his sneakers are still highly coveted by fans. Especially A.I. ‘s first signature shoe, the Reebok Question Mid, which is getting a retro release on May 25th. The shoes first dropped in 1996, featured Hexalite cushioning and thanks to a white leather upper and a pearlized red leather to were an aesthetic winner.

Yes, these are the same kicks the non-practicing NBA great wore when he gave Air Jordan the drugs at the top of the key. Bubba Chuck was actually rocking the white & blue colorway, but those are on the way at a later date too (see Swizz Beatz Instagram pic below for the evidence). Getting a fresh pair of the white & red version on May 25th will cost you $120.

In Gay Marriage Reversal, President Obama Faces Risk on All Sides

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:24:45 -0400

Barack Obama never did much to hide the fact that he was wobbly on his opposition to gay marriage. As far back as 2006, he wrote in the book that would be a blueprint for his presidential campaign that “as a christian” he would have to “remain open to the possibility that my unwillingness to support gay marriage is misguided.” More recently he had settled on an odd construction for a politician: He said he was “evolving” on the issue, suggesting an inevitable change in the works that was inexplicably not arriving.

For many of Obama’s most committed supporters, this looked a lot like political expediency, that characteristic that’s as natural to politicians as their insistence that such calculations don’t take place. When Obama’s Vice President Joe Biden went off script on Sunday and admitted what many already assumed to be the President’s position, a comfort and acceptance of gay and lesbian unions, the political cost of maintaining his position went up. Suddenly, he faced an entire campaign season of questions, from reporters, if not in debates, in which he would have had to explain his differences with his own running mate. Each of his answers would have highlighted a characteristic he wants to distance himself from in this election year. If there is one thing that the Obama campaign has made clear in recent months, it is their determination to tar Mitt Romney as the politically expedient candidate.

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