This piece was made by the talented “Anthony Burke”. It was inspired by a Jay-Z line from my fave Jigga record, Song Cry, “They say you can’t turn a bad girl good , But once a good girls gone bad she’s gone forever.” Marilyn Monroe is presented as something opposite of the good girl image which she is usually seen as. I’m about to save this piece and put it on my twitter background!
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We’re all too familiar with Dre Beats; it’s hard to look around your local downtown area without seeing someone rocking these high definition headphones.
Beats by Dre & the oh so fashionable Oscar De La Renta have decided to collaborate on creating a super fabulous earmuff/headphone. These headphones are lined with plum-hued Silver Fox fur & include: hands free calling, Monster’s ControlTalk, 1 year warranty, & travel case. All for a price of $695. Dr.Dre has already teamed up with Lady Gaga, HTC, HP, & Chrysler just to name a few.
They’re available on Oscar De La Renta’s e-commerce site for a limited time only!
Now this is something that’s definitely going on my Valentines Day wish-list!
The blonde bombshell rap chick is at it again. Iggy Azalea has dropped her third consecutive video from her mixtape “Ignorant Art”. Usually the audience is viewing a much more coarse Iggy(You know, rapping ’bout her pu$$y & what not) but in this song/video she’s showing a more vulnerable side rapping about a guy she knows is totally wrong for her.
The black & white photo shoot concept of this video paired up with her dope flow has me in awe.
She could so have a career as a model! Imagine that.. Model by day, badass rapper chick by night.
On Saturday January 7th Beyonce & Jay-Z welcomed their first child into the world by the name of Blue Ivy Carter. Allegedly the couple had the entire maternity wing of the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York city booked off just for family and close friends for a whopping $1.3 million dollars(Hows that for a grand entrance?).
Just a day and a half later Jay-Z released a track dedicated to his baby girl; She was even featured on it too(Towards the ending of the song you’ll hear Baby Blue’s first cry)!
The words are so genuine, so many different emotions can be felt. Jay even reveals that Beyonce had a miscarriage before becoming pregnant with Blue.
None the less despite all the crazy rumors out there, Congratulations are in order for the Carter family!
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1)Nike ACG 2)Timberland 3)Oliberte 4)Ransom by Adidas 5)Chippewa USA 6)Yueketen 7)Sorel X Colette
Winter time has come round far too quickly once again and the need to go out shopping for your perfect winter warming gear has come around. People gotta stop thinking its summer with their light jackets. Not that we really get to wear it very often in our Summer time anyway! Sneakers and sandals are no longer necessary, and boots for men are a must have!
Winter in Canada is usually awful, although this year the snow didn’t want to hurt us, the weather is always a hot topic over here, nowhere else in the world seems as bothered about the great outdoor weather as in the Canada. Rain, snow, sleet, hail and clouds are the norm over here at this time of year and no matter how many layers of clothing and socks you put on you will still be freezing! We have to take good care of our feet at this cold time of year, slippy ice on the floors and the cold winter air freezing your toes, the colour purple is all too common. We all need our feet to get us off to work or wherever we need to be, although we would all rather be snuggled up in front of the fire with a hot chocolate and your lover kissing on your neck! Having decent footwear is a necessity, one little hole in the heel and you will have wet feet all day and won’t be able to get warm.
The shoes above display a variety of different styled boots that many guys may like. Luckily, we managed to swap having to wear the dreaded winter footwear for an extra week of sun this winter, but sadly my feet are now back in three pairs of thick socks and a cold pair of boots. No doubt I will be wearing these up until around April this year and probably have to get back in them in August knowing our lovely weather!
Every year you get our your trusted pair of winter shoes and before you know it they are old, ruined and full of holes and even though you want to wear them as they are the comfiest you own you know you should really trade them in this year for a new pair! Do not worry though as you can get the perfect pair of shoes this year with a wide range of colours, leg heights, styles and even heel size if you are feeling daring, so you can still look as stylish as ever, even with your Rudolph red nose!
XXL Magazine has released their super long list of 2012 candidates. The list includes HKW favorites like A$AP Rocky, Smoke DZA, ScHoolboy Q, Neako, Chevy Woods, & French Montana. Some of these artists I wouldn’t dare put under the category “Freshman”; but I guess they have to start somewhere in the mainstream music world.
Voting ends January 1st 2012, Click Here to vote for your favorite rookie MC!
Personally I’m #TEAMA$AP.
Bach’s on Bach’s on Bach’s will be no more. Diamler has announced that Mercedes-Benz & Hip-Hop’s most popular luxury car is to be discontinued after 2012 due to it’s lack of sales.
From 2010-2011 under 200 cars were sold worldwide for just under $400k each. To make up for their loss, Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche plans on expanding the company’s now three Mercedes-Benz S-Class model to six in 2013.
Hip-Hop has already moved onto the next one by riding around in a Bugatti that has a price tag of more than $1 million dollars *Dr.Evil voice*
Hmm.. Maybe Rick Ross should think of renaming his clique?
We all know the legendary hip-hop line “Fuck Bitches, Get money”, but this is the first time I’ve heard it from another view point.
Plaitwrights head honcho Xylk Lorena raps: “Since I’m a rapper they expect me to say ‘Fuck Bitches, Get Money’.. All I do is make it rain, make it rain. Smoke weed, drink liquor everyday”.
I’m loving the realness to this song & video. There’s a lot of pressure on the hip-hop community to showcase their life in the fast lane accompanied by drugs, alcohol, & of course being known as heartless. It’s comforting to see someone who isn’t “Bout that life” entirely.
Directed by none other than Xylk Lorena himself!
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This is vital information, so I’m going to keep it very simple.
A$AP Rocky LIVE in Toronto on Friday January 27th 2012.
Tickets go on sale MONDAY DECEMBER 19th @ 10am.
Ticket Outlets:
Ticketmaster.com
STORES:
Play De Record: 357 Yonge Street Toronto. (416) 586-0380
Community54: 1275 Queen St. W, Toronto. (416) 901-4342
Soundscapes: 572 College Street Toronto. (416) 537-1620
Rotate This: 801 Queen Street West Toronto. (416) 504-8447