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Footwear powerhouse Adidas is set to relaunch their iconic Stan Smith models after several seasons. The shoe holds to be one of the most classic tennis shoe silhouettes the first to shoe to present an all-leather upper. The shoe was first created to as the adidas Robert Haillet before tennis legend Stan Smith signed on with the brand to be the face of the shoe...

In true lifestyle form Pharrell Williams entered this years VMA's along side Pro rider Nigel Sylvester with a team of BMX riders. Skateboard P always arriving in stylish fashion as the group rode down Dean St to the Barclay's Center on the red carpet where they were greeted by non other than hip-hop legend Sway...

Italian fashion house Versace delivers their 35th anniversary collection. The collection features a capsule of fourteen pieces part of a special tribute project for Fall. The capsule will consist of a series of limited edition designed: pins, sunglasses, down jackets, bombers and vest...

Pusha T has finally revealed the official cover artwork for My Name Is My Name. Kanye West posted on Twitter earlier today two versions—one for standard and the other deluxe. Currently, Pusha is set to feature Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Pharrell and many more. It i...

#FreeYoungScooter. The Atlanta MC is currently serving time in DeKalb County Jail. However, that doesn’t stop him from releasing new music. Hosted by DJ Swamp Izzo, Scooter gets guest appearances from Future, Wale, Gucci Mane and more. Unti...

D. Gainez documents Lil Durk’s journey from rags to riches in the first webisode of the mini-series. Earlier this year, the chiraq videographer released unseen footage following the Chief Keef journey. In the video, we follow Durk in his day-to-day, hanging out with friends, shooting hoops, and recording a music video. Lil ...

On this week's cover of Billboard Magazine, Drake is featured on the cover and in the issue's feature story offers his opinion on the Kendrick Lamar verse that every rapper in hip-hop is speaking on this month. "It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me...

Nancy "Mama" Jones, one of the stars of VH1's "Love And Hip-Hop," has signed a book deal with Wahida Clark Publishing to release a guidebook on dating and love. The non-fiction book, titled "Mama Jones: My Guide To Love & Romance," will be released October 18. ...

Labor Day weekend is in many ways the last gasp of summer. Unlike the 4th of July, a holiday filled with possibility and hope, Labor Day is a little more low-key, a little more downbeat. Sure, there are things to look forward to in the fall: football season, the changing of the leaves, the new 2 Chainz record...

After Kendrick finally spoke on the control ordeal dubbing Papoose's response as comical, Papoose once again has some words for K.Dot. Reaching out via twitter Pap now tells Kendrick that the "Jokes on you". You'll never be a real west coast artist like Easy E you a fck joke we laugh @ u like He He He #jokesonyou #MissionAccomplished — Papoose (@Papooseonline) August 29, 2013 Papoose's

Continuing his media assault the last couple of days, Kendrick Lamar appeared on comedian Chelsea Handler's talk show, Chelsea Lately, last night. On the show, he discussed his thoughts about appearing in Miley Cyrus' controversial VMA performance last Sunday.  Wh...

Sponsored Post   SMOKE Liqueur, the new coconut-pineapple vodka infused with a splash of moscato, has been burning up the clubs and become an instant hip-hop classic. Inspired by the Smoke x hip-hop connection, XXL presents a look at out favorite rap lyrics about smoke. ...