T-Pain is milking this auto-tune thing for all it is worth. The Tallahassee entertainer popularized the obvious use of auto-tune late last decade when he hit the scene with the summer jam, “I’m Sprung”, in 2005. The 26-year old who is celebrating his birthday today has another reason to toast now that his I Am T-Pain toy microphone is in stores, following his 2009 iPhone app of the same name.
As cliché as it sounds for a Hip-Hop artist to endorse anything related to the back end of a woman, Diddy discovers a way to make it artistic. The music mogul is teaming up with photographer Raphael Mazzucco and Jimmy Lovine for 248-pages of Culo-Italian for “buttocks” and also the name of the image-filled composition.
The site explains that “Culo” is “an art, fashion and pop culture movement. No matter if you were raised to call it derriere, tush, rear end, or booty, culo is the new epicenter of female sexuality, desire and empowerment.”
“Fashion needs fewer women who look like boys and more women with some ‘Boom Boom Pow,’” Lovine adds.
Head to the website for a video preview of the book’s images. Join in on the appreciation when the book is released on November 22 for $65.
On September 11, 2001, hearts were shattered and tears pierced the cheeks of American faces, as we witnessed the devastation of terrorist attacks that turned the American dream into a nightmare. Roughly 2,800 lost their lives in the tragedy, clouding our blue skies. Ten years later, as we try to ease our nation’s pain instead of forgetting our past, we remember…with a Tribute In Light.
A team of 30 lighting specialists have been working around the clock to ensure the art installation is ready for tomorrow, when it will be switched on from dusk until dawn. Shooting high into the night, the Twin Towers rise above New York again as sparkling pillars of light, organized by the Municipal Art Society. The memorial is set in the footprints of the original twin towers among a small forest of oak trees in an eight-acre plaza.
Look below for pictures of the spectacle to take place on Sunday…
Kicks on Fire caught up with super-producer Swizz Beatz to discuss his line of shoes with Reebok (Kamikaze III). It’s impressive and inspirational to see Swizz’s brand come full circle.
Watch the interview below…
(June 23, 2011) Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West attended the Louis Vuitton 2012 S/S menswear show in Paris. ‘Ye has a line of shoes with the luxurious brand, which he sported while sitting front-row at the show. During most of the show, Kanye’s face was filled with gloom; when he meet up with good friend Marc Jacobs, things changed.
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NBA star for the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade, shows us he can score on and off the court when he stepped up his sense of style at the DSquared 2 Runway Show in Milan earlier in the week.
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Kanye West’s fifth studio album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy“, boasts some of the best music of last year. “All of the Lights”, the fourth single from the album set the bar high for Hip-Hop. A Chicago-based duo takes the cut even higher mixing it with Ellie Goulding’s “Lights”.
After causing immediate controversy when he titled his upcoming album I’m Gay, Lil’ B changes the name slightly and unveils the album cover.
You may be familiar with the artwork - part of it is “Sugar Shack” by Ernie Barnes. The iconic painting was featured during the credits of Good Times and serves as the cover of Marvin Gaye’s 1976 album I Want You. His graphic designer has changed the banners to “Slavery,” “Mental Slavery?” and “Mental Freedom?.” Apparently Lil’ B didn’t research the background story of the painting because that doesn’t translate what Ernie was evoking.
Kanye West has created a series of shirts with visual artist George Condo, which features his artwork from ‘Ye’s acclaimed album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. First unveiled at Coachella 2011, the shirts will be made available on Karmaloop.
Check outt other designs below…
Music producer and artist Pharrell Williams has designed a glass sculpture for the Glastress show at the Berengo Centre for Contemporary Art and Glass in Murano, Italy. His piece is called “Inside Out” and features a transparent skeleton with angel wings.
When explaining the design, Pharrell says:
“Since I was a little boy my wonderous curiosities were based on fictional things that television offered. My mind was crammed pack with creatures fit for a child that were often funny, designed for youth, and usually a profitable franchise like cartoons. Even still, I couldn’t stop thinking about angels.”
Rap-Up says the handmade artwork was a collaborative effort with Berengo Studio. It consists of two angel skeltons - one hovering at over 6-feet tall with a smaller one flying behind it.
View pictures of the interesting pieces below…
In an attempt to bring the brand back to the forefront, Reebok has enlisted Grammy-winning producer Swizz Beatz as their new Creative Director. Last month during a limited release, Swizz’s kicks sold out in ten minutes.
To support his movement, Swizzy has remixed popular Maybach Music Group’s “Tupac Back” into “Reebok Back.” Check out the track featuring Meek Mill and Rick Ross below…
Chris Brown and Bow Wow were spotted at the “Art in the Streets” exhibition at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contmprary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles. As we know, Brown is a collector and creator of art, and apparently he’s trying to bring Bow into the circle.
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Fashionable rapper Kanye West can be spotted front row at nearly all fashion shows. Also, he is already responsible for the success of two shoe lines - Nike Air Yeezys and a line of Louis Vuitton sneakers.
Now, the emcee will commission a line of scarves with Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag of the design collective M/M Paris. The five limited-edition designs - Power, Phoenix, Face, Priest and Ballerina - will go on sale on Monday. There will be 100 of each scarf printed based on paintings done by George Condo, the artist responsible for Kanye’s controversial My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album cover.
Oh yea, the scarves will be sold exclusibel through M/M (Paris)’s website and at French boutique Colette for 250€ ($364). Go below to view the pricey scarves.
Popular hat company New Era has announced their new flagbearers (spokespersons) are N*E*R*D*. Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shae Haley are collectively the three musicians-slash-producers-slash-singers-slash-songwriters to collaborate with New Era.
After shooting hoops with Vogue’s Hamish Bowles, New York Knicks golden basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire talked about his passion for fashion.
“When you put your fashion on—you know, your tailor-made suits or bow ties and fedoras—you feel like you’re swagger,” Amar’e says. “You feel elegant and rich.”
