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Last Friday (August 30), global doughnut and coffee company Dunkin’ Donuts found itself under heavy criticism after a model in blackface was featured in an advertising campaign. A human rights group deemed the ad racist and raised a stir, thus prompting the company to pull and apologize for the advertisement.
The Budweiser Made In America festival is going down and plenty of stars held and are holding fort at Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Jay Z is the founder and curator of the event so he was on hand to personally take in acts like A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz and more.
After a bit of a delay, Lil Wayne lets loose his Dedication 5 mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama, of course.
In 1987, EPMD (credited as EPEE MD) debuted with their groundbreaking 12” “It’s My Thing/You’re A Customer” on Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records. While it was just one of numerous classic singles to drop that year it would have even more impact the following summer when both songs were on the 10 song opus Strictly Business.
Two would be robbers had the tables turned on them and caught a vicious beating from their intended targets, a pair of college students. It all went down on August 27 in Charlotteville, VA, home of the University of Virginia.
Pusha T‘s G.O.O.D. Music debut, My Name Is My Name, has experienced some delays on its way to stores. The release of the project’s album artwork should infuse confidence in fans who may be skeptical of its current October release date.
With director Tate Taylor getting the green light for his James Brown biopic, we take a look at some other big-screen life stories that are a must-see.
It’s clearly Drake‘s time. As fans anxiously await his third album, Nothing Was The Same, Billboard magazine unveils their fall preview issue cover featuring the OVO founder.
If you mess with the bull, you’ll get the the horns. The proverbial bull in this case is Young Scrappy’s girlfriend Bambi Johnson, who also happens to be our latest Bangin Candy.
The adidas Stan Smith is back. Technically the shoe didn’t really leave, but its last retro was way back in 2011. But this September, it will make a return in limited quantities for New York Fashion Week.
Hip-Hop fans may want to save their pence, because The Smokers Club tour is coming to a town near you this fall.
Any bars that Roc Marciano spits are flames. This trend continues with “Sh*t Hard,” produced by Frank The Butcher and Paul Mighty.