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Shayeann Day-Wilson and her teammates didn’t know each other very well when she arrived at Duke University midway through the 2021-22 preseason. After all, Shayeann had found her way to Duke to play for former WNBA All-Star Kara Lawson at the very last minute after having to decommit to Syracuse University due to a coaching scandal. Then, […]
Pusha-T has put himself amongst good company in his personal ranking, but he says coke rap still gets a bad reputation. “I don’t know when it became cool for people to slight the cornerstone of rap,” he says, dipping one hand out of the water bowl and giving it to the manicurist for clipping. “It’s […]
What does the host of Hip-Hop Evolution think of First Nations rappers Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ rise? Shad conducted copious research and interviews for the Peabody award-winning documentary series to chronicle the history of artists that “took hip-hop, which was born in New York, and authentically incorporated it with their local culture. And also, obviously, had something […]
Philadelphia’s sports fans have always had a bit of a bad reputation. From infamous snowball throwing incidents that happened decades ago to boo’ing underperforming players on their own teams relentlessly until they inevitably get traded away, the city’s fanbase is synonymous with negativity for many people. It’s led to the city being an undesirable place to […]
It’s the eve of Youngs Teflon’s launch party for All Eyes On Me Against The World, and Storm Eunice is raging outside the Just Hype store on London’s Carnaby Street, where it is being held. Luckily for Youngs, Eunice’s tantrum didn’t stop it from being a successful night—one filled with good vibes and even greater music—and the room got to properly […]
Allan Rayman holds things close to the vest: “I don’t want to give too much away,” he says. It’s a sentiment that has persisted throughout his career, and it’s something he notes more than once throughout our conversation. It’s not necessarily because he’s determined to keep up living up to his oft-referred to label as the most […]
On a random Tuesday afternoon, a friend of mine messaged our group chat and asked if everyone was finally ready to go skydiving. Almost immediately, everyone in the group shot him down, myself very much included. I barely liked flying Delta from New York to Chicago, why on earth would I jump out of a […]
Jenna Ortega put her foot on the gas and hasn’t slowed down. We’re only three months into 2022, and the actress has already starred in Scream—one of the biggest movies of the year so far—is set to star as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton’s upcoming show Wednesday, and is now gearing up for the upcoming release of […]
How certain are the designers at MSCHF, the trolling Brooklyn art collective whose previous footwear includes the Jesus Shoe custom and the hysteria-inducing Satan Shoe sequel, that their latest sneaker will not earn them another lawsuit from Nike? MSCHF chief creative officer Kevin Wiesner recalls that they’d internally cleared the Satan Shoe collaboration with Lil […]
As professional sports leagues are concerned, brand partnerships are a long-standing tradition—think everything from Coca-Cola and the Olympics to Michael Jordan and Nike. But when it comes to esports, traditional brands have so far mostly stayed away, and we haven’t seen many splashy, big-name collaborations between top brands and professional gamers. But as the 2022 […]
