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Photos: DJ Skee/Skee.TV Launch Event 'Greatness Doesn't Ask Permission' (LA, CA)
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 09/27/2011
DJ Skee celebrated the launch of his new building/offices in Hollywood, as well as his new Skee.TV website, late last month with a shindig, in which friends and industry peers showed up to check out his new digs. During a warm summer evening, attendees enjoyed free drinks, food, music, and art at Skee's new offices. Artist Aaron Axelrod's works took over the Skee.tv offices, complete... |
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Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse Put On Private Show For Shady Records In NYC + Photos
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 09/21/2011
Shady Records was definitely in the building on Saturday (September 17), when Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse joined forces to perform a private concert for an invite-only crowd in New York's Brisk Bodega pop-up store. The space, located in Manhattan's West Village, was open during the day to fans of all ages and featured a one-time only exhibition of all things Shady Records. Memorabilia from Eminem's illustrious... |
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Photos: Smooth Magazine's 10-Year Anniversary In NYC (Hosted By 50 Cent)
Entertainment, Photos ♦ Posted 09/21/2011
Long-running men's magazaine, Smooth, celebrated its 10-year anniversary and latest issue last Thursday (September 15) in New York City with a star-studded red carpet event, hosted by 50 Cent. The event drew celebrities such as Maino, G-Unit's Tony Yayo, Cardi, Omarion, Basketball Wives' Jennifer Williams, Mashonda, models Tahiry and Dollicia Bryan, and the Flavor of Love's Bucky. Fif took the opportunity to promote his... |
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Exclusive Photoshoot With Waka Flocka Flame (Shot By Estevan Oriol)
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 09/11/2011
Waka Flocka Flame is a rap star who isn't with all the fakeness of the industry, as he's pointed out in recent months. In any city he visits, he can sniff out the fakes. So, when he hit L.A., he caught up with us at BallerStatus.com and our man, photographer Estevan Oriol ... for an afternoon around downtown L.A. During a sunny afternoon back in... |
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Photos: 2011 Rock The Bells New York (Nas, Erykah Badu & Lauryn Hill)
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 09/07/2011
The Rock The Bells Festival Series invaded New York's Governor's Island on Saturday (September 3), and it was quite a show. For the second year in a row, Guerilla Union enlisted some of hip-hop's most classic names to perform full album sets ... of their best known albums. From Nas performing Illmatic and Erykah Badu performing Baduizm, to Cypress Hill's Bad Sunday and Lauryn Hill's... |
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Photos: 2011 Rock The Bells Los Angeles (Lauryn Hill, Mobb Deep & More)
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 09/02/2011
Rock The Bells mania is in full effect. With the New York leg of the Festival Series hitting Governor's Island on Saturday (September 3), we drop a bunch of photos from the Los Angeles show a couple weeks ago. The 2011 Rock The Bells series is crazy. If you haven't caught one of the show, you better make sure you do! It boasts multiple stages,... |
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Photos: Bambu x Diamond Supply Co Collabo Release Party (L.A.)
Fashion, Photos ♦ Posted 08/18/2011
Last week, Los Angeles-based rapper Bambu dropped a collaborative package he teamed up with popular streetwear brand Diamond Supply Co. to created -- which consisted of a limited edition tee, a snapback hat, and a seven-song FreEP (produced by 6Fingers of Drums & Ammo). In celebration of its release, Bambu threw a party at L.A. Blu Monkey night club, where he performed and offered fans... |
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Photos: Group Art Show Inspired By 'Deus EX: Human Revolution' (NYC)
Photos, Tech & Gaming ♦ Posted 08/03/2011
Last week, on Thursday (July 28), industry tastemakers from New York City gathered at the Wooster Street Social Club for the opening of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, an exclusive art show inspired imagery from the upcoming video game. The upcoming game title a graphic journey depicting the future of a society,based on human augmentation and private companies running our lives based on this idea. The... |
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Photos: Listening Sess For Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame's 'Ferrari Boyz' Album
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 07/28/2011
Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame hosted a private listening session at Atlanta's PatchWerk Studios on Wednesday night (July 27) for their forthcoming new album, Ferrari Boyz, due out in August. The rappers played music off the album, while media and industry people listened, snapped photos, and chopped it up with the 1017 Bricksquad rap stars. Many of their peers came through to show support... |
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Photos: Wiz Khalifa Celebrates Gold Certification Of 'Rolling Papers' In NYC
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 07/26/2011
While Wiz Khalifa's breakout single, "Black and Yellow," was certified platinum some time ago, the rapper's major label debut, Rolling Papers, recently hit gold sales of 500,000 sold. The Pittsburgh rapper celebrated with a plaque presentation at Atlantic Records offices this week, where he popped champagne and took photos with label staff and media. The album boasts the smash single "Black and Yellow", which has... |
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Photos: Reebok Classics x Swizz Beatz 'Reethym of Light' Launch Party (NYC)
Fashion, Photos ♦ Posted 07/20/2011
Reebok Classics and Swizz Beatz hosted a launch party in New York City on Tuesday night (JUly 19), to roll out the new Reebok Classics "Reethym of Light" campaign and TV commercial. At Espace, a day before the global launch of the new Reebok Classics' new collaborative campaign with the producer, industry folk and celebrities checked out the numerous colorways of the shoe company's new... |
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Exclusive Photoshoot With Tech N9ne (Shot By Estevan Oriol)
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 07/01/2011
Last week, we dropped our exclusive interview with Tech N9ne, where he discusses his brand new album, All 6's and 7's; some specific tracks from the new LP, including his B.o.B collabo "Am I Psycho," in which he touches on the ATL rapper's beef with Odd Future; and being in the studio with Lil Wayne. As part of our interview with the Kansas City rap... |
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Photos: Guerilla Union's 2011 Spring Gathering (Cypress Hill, Snoop Dogg, Others)
Music, Photos ♦ Posted 06/22/2011
A couple of weeks ago, event organizers Guerilla Union threw their second annual Spring Gathering music festival/medical marijuana expo in San Bernardino, Calif., bringing out a slew of marijuana activists and hip-hop acts who support the movement for a day of fun, music, and marijuana education. Presented by Dr. Greenthumb, Tommy Chong and Snoop Dogg, the day and night were filled with performances by the... |
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Photo & Video Wrap-Up Of Cage Vs Cons #1 (Los Angeles, CA)
Photos, Sports, Videos ♦ Posted 05/23/2011
Over the weekend, the minds behind popular underground DVD fight series, Felony Fights, threw their very first MMA event, dubbed "Cage Vs. Cons" -- which also served as a music festival and tattoo expo. After the musical acts wrapped, the stage was set for the main attraction -- 10 MMA matches, pitting law enforcement and ex-military against ex-cons who have used MMA as a vessel... |
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