That model kind of looks like the guy from Twilight. My cousin A$AP Nast had the khakis, and I went and got them. I wanna say in '09, around the time they did the collab with Uniqlo. I actually know about Jil Sander, but got put on to it pretty late. It inspired us to call up the fashion-forward rapper and get his take on the wildest looks from Paris and Milan. I have a voice that speaks for a whole other market-not just black people, but high fashion urban people. I'm not going to do it in a corny matter. "I'm going to be a fashion icon in a minute. "If I'm wearing Rick Owens and all that other shit, are not used to that," Rocky says. And on the song, he delivers a quintessential lyric: "Clothes get weirder."
In the video for his song, " Wassup"-between scenes of barking Rottweilers and writhing g-stringed women-A$AP's decked out in a couture holy trinity: Comme des Garçons, Y-3, and Raf. Take this lyric from his breakout hit, " Peso": "Raf Simons, Rick Owens, usually what I'm dressed in / Blowin' blunts, rollin' doobies up, smokin' sections." These are highbrow, avant-garde designers, and A$AP goes nuts for 'em. The 23-year-old Harlem MC is obsessed with purple kush, purple drank, and, fittingly, high fashion. Headliners include Young Thug, SZA, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Roddy Ricch, Toro y Moi, Lil Baby, and more.Menswear and A$AP Rocky have a special connection.
For this year, Scott must have said I want range! Because he posted the full lineup this week featuring a star-studded list of performers from various genres. Travis Scott’s Astroworld 2021 Lineup Is Stackedĭespite all the festivals Travis Scott regularly headlines, he continues to give them all a run for their money with his third annual Astroworld Festival taking place on November 5-6th in Houston, Texas.
Suddenly I’m inspired to be a futuristic librarian or a pink scientist for Halloween. It’s giving fashion editorial meets music video with Aalegra wearing one chic outfit after another. She released the music video this week for her song “Neon Peach” featuring Tyler, the Creator, living up to the song’s name it’s full of colorful visuals. Snoh Aalegra’s recent album Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies is the gift that keeps on giving. Snoh Aalegra and Tyler, the Creator share “Neon Peach” Video The show is taking place on November 21 at 8 pm ET. Other nominees include Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Giveon, Drake, and BTS. The Weeknd fans can save their tears because he’s right behind the pop-punk princess with six nominations. Good 4 u Rodrigo! I bet she wasn’t Sour waking up to that news. Olivia Rodrigo & The Weeknd Lead 2021 American Music Awards NominationsĪMA nominations came out this week and Olivia Rodrigo leads with seven nominations for her first year at the AMAs. Lauryn Hill, CeeLo Green, Koffee, and more. Other artists on the soundtrack include Ms. Jay-Z, Jadakiss, and Conway delivered hard-hitting verses for “King Kong Riddim” that’ll likely pair well with an action scene. In “Guns Go Bang” Jay-Z and Kid Cudi touch on revenge and violence, appropriately themed for the Westen film.
Jay-Z Enlists Kid Cudi & Jadakiss For ‘The Harder They Fall’ SoundtrackĪhead of Netflix’s western movie The Harder They Fall release, the soundtrack was released this week featuring highly-anticipated Jay-Z collaborations with Kid Cudi, Jadakiss, and Conway The Machine. Welcome back A$AP, I know you’ve been busy with Rihanna but please drop the new album I promise I’ll be All Smiles when it’s released. The re-release also includes tracks “Wassup” and “Brand New Guy” with ScHoolboy Q that were previously never available to commercially stream. Produced by Kelvin Krash and Clams Casino (the same producer behind many of the mixtape’s original songs) “Sandman” fits perfectly with the original mixtape’s cloud rap sound. To celebrate the mixtapes anniversary (October 31st) it’s finally being released on streaming platforms with a brand new song “Sandman.” The new song was recently recorded with A$AP rapping about his longevity and the death of his collaborator and friend A$AP Yams. It’s been 10 years since A$AP Rocky released his debut mixtape $AP that sent the internet into a frenzy and started his reign as one of hip-hop’s influential voices. A$AP Rocky re-released his debut mixtape with a new song, Olivia Rodrigo leads AMA nominations, and Snoh Aalegra drops a colorful “Neon Peach” video-this is what you missed this week.Ī$AP Rocky Drops ‘$AP’ On Streaming Platforms & Bonus Track Sandman Think of it like the “saved” feature on Instagram but for news instead of aesthetically pleasing photos. So at the end of each week, we’re rounding up all the buzziest, news-worthy headlines you might have missed. If you’re anything like us, we see an interesting headline during our daily scroll-pause to read it-but then keep scrolling without reading the actual story.