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Photos of the latest news in Hip-Hop culture: music, sports, streetwear, and more.
R&B is a genre that ordinarily caters to love, sensuality, and all of the other things one experiences when in a relationship. But there’s another side to these emotional, lovey dovey tunes that selected artists have made there bread and butter.
A crew of 19 firefighters perished battling an Arizona blaze Sunday (June 30). The men used a protective tarp to try and shield themselves from the fast-moving wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz., roughly 90 miles northwest of Phoenix.
Award shows mean red carpets, which mean beautiful people and gorgeous outfits. It also means there will be those who show out in the worst possible way via struggle outfits and bad taste. Last night’s BET Awards were no different.
Tonight marked the 2013 BET Awards, and like always, the annual presentation donned a bevy of memorable moments. Among those were show stealing performances by some of Hip-Hop and R&B’s top acts, including artists like Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Justin Timberlake, J. Cole and more.
Olympian Lolo Jones took to Twitter yesterday to make a joke about a key witness in the Trayvon Martin murder case, and was instantly attacked for the attempt. Jones made fun of Rachel Jeantel, the last person to speak with the slain teen before his death. She probably should not have done that.
Music was in a pretty good place this week by our standards. The Internets received new material from some of Hip-Hop’s biggest artist and most talked about up-and-comers alike.
It’s been quite a week for Wale. The D.C. native saw the release of his third album, The Gifted, and hosted a special “black tie” event in his hometown to celebrate the affair on Wednesday (June 26) night. Kicking off the six-city “Moët Rosé Lounge” event series, the “Bad” rapper greeted fans and media alike.
ASCAP brought together a community of recording artists, songwriters, and music industry leaders for its 26th annual Rhythm & Soul Awards Thursday (June 27). Kendrick Lamar, and Usher received top honors at the Beverly Hills ceremony.
The murder case of Aaron Hernandez has been unfolding rapidly, with the now former New England Patriots tight end charged with murder after his arrest on Wednesday (June 26). With Hernandez’s promising NFL career all but finished, details about the case are slowly being revealed to the media.
Today, Nike revealed NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s sixth signature shoe, the KD VI. With it came a new marketing campaign, affectionately titled the #SUMMERISSERIOUS. The hilarious one minute spot is reminiscent to some of the classic commercials to come out of the house the Phil Knight built and legendary advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy’s think tank.