Attention holiday shoppers. Jay-Z has partnered with Barneys for a limited edition line. Featuring collaborations from Lanvin, Balenciaga, Balmain, Proenza Schouler, Rick Owens and Moncler; the collection will be available from November 20th through January 2, 2014. A quarter of the proceeds will benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.
Caught up in the rapture of—no love? Today, Rihanna posted a video mocking Teyana Taylor’s video from a few weeks ago. After catching wind of the clip, Ms. Taylor responded via Twitter:
Chance The Rapper is packing up his lab and taking it on the road beginning October 25 in Champaign, IL. Tickets are currently on sale at ChanceRaps. Peep the 30 stops in the flyer above.
Marshall revisits where it all began on the cover art of his next album. MMLP2 drops November 5.
Pardon their backs. With a combined total of $78 million from May 2011 to May 2012, Bey ($40 million) and Jay ($38 million) tops the Forbes list as the highest paid celebrity couple.
Jill Scott is in town this week to promote her new film, Baggage Claim (September 27th). She kicked it with Cipha and Rosenberg for nearly an hour and discussed her career, The Roots, Peedi Crakk, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, and a bunch of stuff in between.
Well it ain’t B.Dot, it’s Young Dro. And with his album High Times occupying shelves on October 15, the Grand Hustler freshens up with a Cuban for its front cover.
From popping tags to popping plaques. Five months after hitting the ‘net, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ single “Thrift Shop” has gone platinum. The song is currently number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Congrats! Check out my PSA from our YouTube sit-down after the jump. UPDATE: The song is now double triple quadruple quintuple sextuple septuple platinum. chartnews
Freeway and The Jacka hit the road for their collaborative effort, Highway Robbery. Album drops November 12th. Tracklist below.
Still out in Cabo, Game and Tiffney take advantage of their romantic vacation by trying to make their relationship work. Will you marry her already? Previously: Ep. 6 & 7
This one still holds up as a smooth, R&B-leaning Drake cut — the vocal melody is what sticks with me most. It also got me thinking about how short music clips travel now: a single photo can become a whole dance moment. I recently tried Dime Dime Baby AI Video Generator, which turns one photo into a 15-second vertical dance video with the original music for TikTok and Reels (https://dime-dime-baby-ai.video/). Fun way to give an old favorite a new visual life.