About Alvin aqua Blanco

Alvin aqua Blanco is the Director of Content in the Men's Division for iOne Digital, steering Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. Representing the Bronx, he was nurtured by a steady diet of Hip-Hop culture and music. He graduated from the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology. His prior work has appeared in XXL, The Source, Vibe, The Village Voice, and other notable print and online publications. Other stops in his over 15-year journalism career include BET, MTV News, and AllHipHop.com. Alvin joined iOne in 2017 and continues to always make sure the culture—be it music, business, fashion, sports, sneakers, and everything in between—is thoroughly and accurately documented.

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  The untimely passing of De La Soul’s Trugoy The Dove is still reverberating throughout the Hip-Hop community. To honor their dear friend and co-founder’s charmed life, De La’s Pos and Mase have announced The DA.I.S.Y. Experience, which will go down in New York City at Webster Hall on Thursday, March 2.

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Everything they say about Ted Lasso is true. On Monday (Feb. 27), Apple TV+ shared the trailer for the Emmy Award-winning show’s highly-anticipated third season.

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Coi Leray has partnered with SNIPES to promote its new apparel collection from SNIPES. The “Players” rapper will be the face of the streetwear and retailer’s first quarter apparel campaign.

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The passing of Dave aka Trugoy The Dove was a gut punch to fans of De La Soul. Fellow group members and “brothers” Posdnous and Maseo took to social media to express how much Plug Two meant to their global following and themselves personally.

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If you said this was on your bingo card for 2023, we’re calling cap. Rapper Da Brat revealed that she is pregnant and expecting her first child with her wife Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart.

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On Feb. 9 in Miami Beach, DJ Khaled announced partnerships for his We The Best company that include ventures with Def Jam, SNIPES and more.

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Sales of Beyoncé’s Ivy Park clothing line, which is in partnership with adidas, are reportedly down 50%. The news certainly raises eyebrows since anything affiliated with Queen Bey is easy money, right?

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Migos rapper Offset is disputing a report from TMZ that he got into an altercation with Quavo at the Grammys.

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BMF actor Lil Meech aka Demetrius Flenory, Jr. won't be getting hit with gun charges in Florida because it's a case of mixed-up luggage.

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A Harlem team was beaten unconscious and to add insult to injury, was robbed of his Air Jordans on the corner of 145th Street and Broadway.

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Some good Hip-Hop news at the top of 2023. De La Soul’s catalog of classic music, most of which has been missing from streaming services for years, will finally be available in March.