Rapper 2 Chainz do not play when it comes down to his money or his brand, especially when someone else is making bank on it. Multinational retail corporation Walmart is on the receiving end of 2 Chainz’ wrath, after the retailer was caught selling the rapper’s products without his consent. The Atlanta rapper took to Instagram to blast the retailer
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Is there anything Auntie Tracee can not do? Apparently not. When she isn’t winning awards for her role as Rainbow Johnson on ABC’s Tuesday nights hit Black-ish, she is living in her truth as Rapping Phenomena TMURDA on Instagram. The Golden Globes winning Actress can now add Designer to her resume, as she collaborates with JCPenney for a line coming
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Fashion Icon Alexander Wang steps down from his position of CEO of his namesake company, Alexander Wang INC. The 34 year- old designer announced the decision on Monday, October 2, after taking on the role in June 2016. Wang was the Creative director of the fashion empire Balenciaga for three years, before the announcement of his departure from the
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On August 31 in 1997, the tragic death of Princess Diana devastated the world, when she was killed in a car crash in Paris, France. As we remembered Princess Diana, so sweetly nicknamed, The People’s Princess, on the 20th anniversary of her passing, Diana continues to be praised for her distinctive and sophisticated fashion senses. A fashion icon that branched
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OFF-WHITE Founder and creative director Virgil Abloh can now add sneaker designer to his steadily growing Fashion CV, as he unveils his collaboration project with Sports wear Giant, Nike. Although Virgil helped with Kanye’s Nike Air Yeezys before Kanye moved on to Adidas, this is the first time that he is taking the wheel on his own sneaker venture.
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We never really know what is going on in the mind of Kanye West or even his plans until the moment it actually happens. That’s exactly what happened on Saturday when without any warning yeezysupply.com dropped the new Yeezy Waverunner 700 on its website. Retailed at $300, the latest Adidas/West sneaker in gray/chalk white/core black colorway features the Adidas boost
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So I was strolling on my timeline on twitter and came across a very interesting tweet, a tweet from a good friend of mines, Michael Monroe’s magazine Contrast twitter account. Contrast Magazine covers a lot of things from Music, Hollywood, Pop Culture and everything in between. Most recently, the magazine released an exclusive from stylist to the stars and
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So I was in the middle of writing another blog post about how hip-hop music and high-end fashion has co-existed in the industry for the last decade or so, and I started talking about Kanye West. And as I was making reference to his four-month internship with Fendi, I thought to myself, “This man needs a whole post to himself.
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Chicago’s own Chance The Rapper teams up with Fashion Designer JoeFreshGoods in a commemorative clothing line that pays tribute to the 44th president of the United States. JoeFreshGoods first launched the line on January 20, President Obama’s last day in office. The Chicago designer took to his website to describe what inspired him to create this line in honor of
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Influence is everything and there are people who will pay any amount of money to be able to influence the masses. When I think about rappers and just how much influence they have among their fan bases, collaborating with high-end fashion designers can (and has been proven to) be a good thing. When you think about how much influence hip
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