Not the best pic but here you have a taste of the finale for Kanye West’s Autumn 2012 show. And thus far it looks like the models are able to walk in the footwear. Via Lovemag Twitter.
Editors for XXL visit radio station Hot 97 and explain some of the more controversial feedback resulting from the artists chosen for the magazines recent “Freshman 10″ cover. It’s been documented that Harlem rap artist ASAP Rocky opted out, but the Hot 97 DJs make the valid argument that it shouldn’t have been his choice and thus would have worked better as an article rather than a cover story. The editors also explain that Iggy Azalea–probably the most controversial of the 10 chosen, gained her spot through a reader vote.
We posted Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def’s “Niggas in Poorest” last week, seeing it as constructive criticism of Jay Z and Kanye West’s “Niggas in Paris.” Since then, there’s been a lot of chatter about it being a dis. Producer and longtime engineer for Jay-Z, Young Guru, thoughtfully explains in the video above, there is room in the world for both perspectives to exist without leading to antipathy between the artists. Via Hypetrak.