NFL Players Banned From Wearing Yeezy Cleats
Just a week after Adidas introduced the Yeezy Boost cleat, they have been banned from the NFL. The league announced that the cleats violated their dress policy, citing a rule that cleats must be "one dominant base color". They then sent DeAndre Hopkins a $6,000 fine for wearing a pair in the Texans week 1 win over the Bears. This controversy has drawn plenty of comparison to the infamous "banned" black and red Jordan 1s.
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This couldn't be better PR for Kanye West, especially after DeAndre Hopkins announced he would wear the Yeezy cleats again "if Kanye agrees to pay the fine". For West, $6,000 is a steal for this kind of exposure compared to traditional advertising. Adrian Peterson and Von Miller also received their own pairs of Yeezy cleats which they shared on twitter, but opted not to wear them during their games. Kanye could also just release them in a solid color, making them perfectly legal. Baseball will be the next sport to get Yeezy cleats, the Pittsburgh Pirates Andrew McCutchen has already expressed his desire for a pair.
Officially released on September 15th, the Yeezy "Turtle Dove" 350 cleats retail for $250, and sold out immediately.
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Vic Mensa performs private show for Summer of Collaboration
Summer of Collaboration presented by AT&T partnered with Vic Mensa for a private show at Chicago's AT&T Michigan Ave store with street photographer Vivian Maier’s.
Maier was street photography’s best kept secret. Maier worked as a nanny in the Chicago suburb North Shore in the late 1990’s. That's where while working she took what would become some of the best street photography.
Maier’s work almost never saw the light of day if it wasn’t for Chicago artist John Maloof. Maloof purchased Maier’s extensive work at an auction. He found an extensive amount of film, negatives, and prints of hundred rolls of film, home movies, and audio tape interviews that all belonged to Maier.
Maloof hosted a presentation going over Maier’s mysterious life and talking about her work and the impact surrounding it. Described as a Mary Poppin’s type, this introverted photographer opened her subjects up in the most beautiful way.
Chicago rapper Vic Mensa when up on stage admired Maloof’s courage and passion for being bold and fearless. Mensa was set to perform only three songs but added an additional for go measure. He performed: 16 Shots, Shades of Blue, There’s Alot Going On, and U Mad.
We recently caught Vic Mensa at The Vic Theater while on his "There’s Alot Going On" Tour. While at the Summer of Collaboration event we witnessed a side of Mensa that most music fans don’t. Pegged as a south side rapper and Kanye West pupil, Mensa is keeping busy with work outside the studio.
Vic Mensa has been politically active when it’s come to personal issues. Vic Mensa participated in the Laquan McDonald demonstrations. He also volunteered at Flint, Michigan during their water crisis. Vic urges young voters to register to vote by offering his latest EP “There’s ALot Going On” for free when they registered to vote.
Vic Mensa made sure his personal efforts were made clear as the Roc Nation rapper treated fans to a stadium caliber performance. With so few attending the private event, from seeing the incredible photographs from Maloof and seeing one of best in the city with Vic Mensa, the Summer of Collaboration was one of the purest ways to end the summer off right.
View our photo gallery of Vic Mensa’s Summer of Collaboration event below!
Kanye West announces the Saint Pablo tour with 2 dates in Chicago
Kanye West announced the dates for his highly anticipated Saint Pablo tour today via Tidal. The tour will begin August 25 in Indianapolis, and conclude Oct. 29 in Las Vegas, hitting almost 40 major cities across North America. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, with a special preorder period for American Express cardholders today at 10 a.m., and another preorder period for Tidal subscribers beginning Thursday at 10 a.m.
The Life of Pablo set several records for Tidal upon its release on Feb. 14. For the first 10 days of its release, the album surpassed 250 million streams and reportedly doubled the streaming service’s subscriber base from one million to 2.5 million. After a short window of exclusivity for Tidal, the album was released on other platforms like Apple Music and Spotify, increasing its dominance in the music streaming market even more.
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Drake blesses us with new album 'Views'
Formerly known when first announce as VIEWS from the 6, back in July 2014, Drake has dropped his latest album VIEWS.
Earlier this week Drake announced his 20 song track list from the album also giving a shutout to the producers behind VIEWS. Features on the album include Future, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Rihanna to name a few. The release of VIEWS came after Drake sat down with Zane Lowe for a special episode of OVO Sound Radio where he talked the work behind the long awaited album.
A follow up from Nothing Was the Same (2013) Drake has dropped two mixtapes since then. The massively successful If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and his team up mixtape with Future What a Time to Be Alive, respectfully.
Gearing up for the road Drake along with Future will embark for the Summer Sixteen tour that will be including two Chicago stops the same week as Lollapalooza on July 26 and 27.
The 20 song roll out includes previously released songs “Summer Sixteen” and “Hotline Bling”. With added support from many Toronto based producers to Kanye West himself make sure to check back with us for our review.
Drake's fourth studio album Views is now available via. iTunes.
GOOD Monday Kanye releases No More Parties in L.A
The music Gods have been great to us this year so far. We got a sample of Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar new record last week when he dropped Real Friends. This morning Ye tweeted "Its Up" speaking about the new record "No More Parties in L.A".
Kanye West reales "Real Friends" feat. Ty Dolla $ign
Kanye West releases new song Real Friends feat. Ty Dolla $ign. This came after his wife Kim Kardashian took to twitter last night. We are happy to hear this beautiful body of work. He takes a soulful route this time opening up about his past relationships, family and even speaking on his son Saint West. If Ye starts dropping music every Friday could it be the return of G.O.O.D Fridays? We most certainly hope so!
Real friends, how many of us?
How many of us, how many jealous? Real friends
It's not many of us, we smile at each other
But how many honest? Trust issues
Switched up the number, I can't be bothered
I cannot blame you for havin' an angle
I ain't got no issues, I'm just doin' my thing
Hope you're doin' your thing too
I'm a deadbeat cousin, I hate family reunions
Fuck the church up, I'm drinkin' at the communion
Spillin' free wine, now my tux is ruined
In town for a day, what the fuck we doin'?
Who your real friends? We all came from the bottom
I'm always blamin' you, but what's sad, you're not the problem
Damn I forgot to call her, shit I thought it was Thursday
Why you wait a week to call my phone in the first place?
When was the last time I remembered a birthday?
When was the last time I wasn't in a hurry?
-Kanye West
[RH Photos] AAHH! FEST 2014 Recap
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Anyone who was at Common's AAHH! FEST experienced an amazing show yesterday at Union Park in Chicago, some even described it as epic. As many guessed, Kanye West performed as the Special Guest, highlighting the evening by performing smash hit after hit, and bringing the night to an energetic close. Outside of Kanye's smash performance, famous comedian Dave Chappelle graced the stage as the evenings host, providing a short stand up that was just as hilarious as expected. Of course, Common didn't miss a beat with his performance either, performing many of his old and new tracks. He even brought fellow rapper Vince Staples to stage to perform "Kingdom" from his latest album, Nobody's Smiling. I can't forget to mention he also performed hit track, "Get em High" with Kanye, exploding the energy of the crowd.
Outside of the headlining performers, the fest had a full line up of sets from varied artists including comedian Damon Williams, and musicians Jay Electronica, MC Lyte, Lil Mama, Lil Herb, De La Soul, Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco, Twista, and Crucial Conflict. Although not all the artists were from Chicago, the night was to definitely highlight the city's heavy musical influence, and included several interludes of local Dj's playing House classics that kept the crowd moving from start to end. On that note, Chicago's famously known Harold's Chicken even had a food truck on hand, which is always a plus to locals.
As the event was curated by Rhymefest, Aahh! Fest's deepest intention was to create a day of peace for Chicago, since the city is very widely known for it's crime and gang violence. With this, the event was put together with help from Donda's House, Inc., Common Ground Foundation, and Lupe Fiasco's Foundation. The vibe was indeed truly fun and peaceful in all aspects, bringing to attendance Chicago Bulls Center Joakim Noah, visual artist Hebru Brantly, members from the Farrakhan family, and many other artists including rappers GLC, Do Or Die. Amongst the crowd were even friends and family like JHud's adorable son and husband, Kim Kardashian, and much more.
Check out the following photos from the very live event, where you'll also find some behind-the-scenes photos from some of the more famously known attendees enjoying the Aahh! Fest 2014.
2014 Music Festivals Announcement Round Up
Music festivals in America and abroad are beginning to hit critical mass. It's our generation's sign of approval to any artist if they find themselves on a bevy of festival lineups come summer, they're doing something right. Perhaps the most prevalent "music for the people" approach in the industry, festivals allow acts both large and small great opportunities for exposure and listeners the chance to attempt to take it all in. The spring/summer of 2014 is shaping up to be one of the largest festival seasons in recent memory and event organizers have wasted no time announcing jam-packed lineups that look more like an iTunes playlist than a real concert experience. We gathered together lineups from festivals from coast to coast and even beyond to give you the most full, in-depth guide to diving into festival season, check them all out on the following pages.