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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

DID U SEE: 11 YEAR OLD Taylor Hatala "Anaconda" Routine FT. Laurence Kaiwai



APPARENTLY THIS AWESOMENESS TOOK PLACE BACK IN SEPT. AND WE'RE JUST NOW SEE'N IT!

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RUMOR: KANYE WEST CALLING IT QUITS... LEAVING HIP HOP FOR FASHION?!?!

Rumors are swirling that Kanye West is considering leaving the music industry to focus on fashion. A source told Page Six: "After his next [collaboration] with Paul McCartney comes out, he’s going to step away from music and concentrate on clothing." 
Kanye allegedly received a $15 million signing bonus for his upcoming adidas collaborationbut the source added that "his line has been pushed back four times because he hasn’t had enough time to work on it." While any of this news has yet to be confirmed, it wouldn't be a surprise if the rapper really spent more time working on design. Kanye is a known fashion-obsessive who has worked with brands, like Nike and A.P.C., interned with Fendi, and released a full womenswear collection in 2011. Just this past October, photos of Kanye working on clothing at his home surfaced online. 
SOURCE: COMPLEX

JUST 4 KIX: JORDAN BRAND ADDS MORE SIZES TO GS SIZE CHART... 9.5 (MENS)





The cut-off for fellas interested in copping grade school Air Jordans for themselves has just been bumped up to a size 9.5. That's right—Jordan Brand announced today that select GScolorways will now be offered up to a women's size 11 after size 7 had been the standard for so many years.
The update comes after some intensive market research where Jordan Brand determined that girls simply outgrew grade school sizes by the time they reached age 12.
"We kept hearing feedback that, despite the desire for it, girls couldn’t fit into our products," Jordan Brand VP of footwear David Schechter said. "12-year-olds would find a grade school version of a shoe they liked, only to find out they were already two sizes too big.”
To kick off the new initiative, which begins next spring, Jordan Brand will be releasing special GS-only colorways of the Air Jordan 1, IV, VII, and Future.


SOURCE: COMPLEX

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

DID U HEAR: LA THE DARKMAN / AMG SIGNS WITH SONY


Nov. 3, 2014 - ATLANTA -- Lason Jackson, popularly known as La the Darkman, has signed a new label deal for AMG, distributed by Sony Music Music. L.A.D will be recording & executive producing new music under his own enterprise Aphilliates Music Group. The deal was inked on 11th of September this year.

L.A.D is a longstanding musician, having ventured into various businesses over the years. L.A.D is well known for his affiliation to the Wu­Tang clan, ranked No.1 greatest Hip Hop group of all time by about.com in 2008. Drake, a well­ known rapper and songwriter, named L.A.D as the best upcoming new artist to MTV news.

Speaking on the occasion, L.A.D. said,” I feel that I have become a mature, a more complete artist now. I will continue to represent the same principles and convictions that I always have. My primary aim is to continue to help Hip­ Hop grow while entertaining, pushing the importance of strength, creativity and financial independence.”According to the sources, the announcement was already met with favorable reactions from all quarters of the state and people are anticipating a high profile return of the rapper.L.A.D considers RZA being his mentor since he has been in the music game; he is showing the strength and influence of Wu­Tang. He will be releasing a series of EP albums starting October 31 under his new deal AMG and Sony Music titled "La Paraphernalia" then "La Familia" "La Luminati". His first album Heist of the Century was placed 37 on Billboard's "R&B/Hip­Hop Albums" selling over 350K units independently.

About La the Darkman
La the Darkman, is a Wu­Tang Clan affiliated rapper and MC from Brooklyn. He is a longtime hip hop collaborator, having appeared in the several of the titles released under the Gangsta Grillz brand, including Gangsta Grillz 17, Snoop Dogg’s The City Is In Good Hands, Fabolous’s No Competition, Lil’ Wayne’s Dedication 3 among others. He is also the president and CEO of the Aphilliates Music Group, Embassy Entertainment and Aphilliates Management.

SOURCE: WUTANG INTERNATIONAL