News reports have confirmed that Baby Blue from the millennial R&B group Pretty Ricky was granted an early release today (February 7) after spending exactly one year behind bars for fraud charges in connection to an alleged Payment Protection Program (PPP) scam. Blue, whose given name is Diamond Smith, was sentenced to 20 months for […]

According to several confirmed reports, Boom Pacino, the director and star of the Brooklyn-based web series Respect Life, has died. Pacino was 35 years old. His cause of death has not been confirmed. Rest in power to Boom Pacino! A staple in the bed stuy community who should be addressed as a legend and nothing […]

Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment and Converse join forces for another Chuck 70 collaboration, but it’s by you this time. Yep, you. Together with Converse By You, the brand’s customizable shoe program, fragment puts fans in the design seat — allowing them to personalize low and hip-top versions of the FRGMT Chuck Taylors. Starting on February 9, […]

Today, Metalface Records and Rhymesayers Entertainment present KMD’s sophomore album, Black Bastards, reintroduced on red vinyl LP with expanded gatefold packaging in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the album’s initial recording. The album will be available in stores March 31.  Following KMD’s debut, the early 90’s Hip-Hop group consisted of two partners – Subroc and his brother Zev Love X (better known today as MF DOOM). […]

Is the Nike Air Moc entering its renaissance era? It sure looks like it. The Oregon-based sportswear brand has quite a few Air Moc drops in the pipeline for 2023 — plus some collaborations. In prepping the Moc for its big return, the Swoosh tapped UNDERCOVER to give the lace-free shoe a proper welcome back. Following an […]

In the name of the Moon, Jimmy Choo presents a collaborative collection with the beloved manga series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. This year marks 30 years since the first Sailor Moon episode aired in 1991, followed by the adaptation Sailor Moon Crystal in 2014. Created by Naoko Takeuchi, the show would become a pop cultural […]

About last night: New York City raised a glass to the launch of Highsnobiety Beauty, our new digital vertical fronted by cover star Noen Eubanks, the first of many to come. Editors, influencers, and fashion folk (we spotted Evan Mock, Cora Emmanuel, and Clara Perlmutter, AKA Tiny Jewish Girl, among the crowd) packed into none other than Beauty Bar, the […]

Fresh off his 2023 GRAMMY awards performance, Grandmaster Flash talks the history of Jay-Z, the proficiency of Eminem and his discovery of Drake in Part 2 of his 10-part vignette series. Click below to watch now!

Despite what Offset says, it appears something did happen backstage between him and Quavo. A new video from Entertainment Tonight captured Cardi B yelling at two unidentified people. “Both of y’all wrong! Both of y’all! This is not right!” Cardi said. “No b*tch, shut the f*ck up ’cause you shouldn’t have been talking.” After the […]

Today, the illustrious and world famous DJ Kid Capri celebrates his 56th birthday! David Anthony Love Jr. aka Kid Capri has had one of the most successful careers in Hip-Hop history. As a pioneer in the mixtape game, Capri has inspired generations of rappers thus creating an imprint in the game that few can measure […]