Nike‘s shares increased by 2 percent when the multinational finance company, Goldman Sachs, stated that the sportswear business will begin selling its products directly on Amazon. This would in turn raise the market competition between sporting goods retailers. Even though its sportswear products are already being sold on Amazon by third-party unlicensed dealers, Nike could […]
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For weeks, Jay Z has been dropping hints of a 4:44 project. Last week we got confirmation that it is some sort of Jay Z project, but now Hov officially announced that he is dropping an album. Apparently titled 4:44, the album will release on June 30 as an exclusive to postpaid and prepaid Sprint […]
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Chance The Rapper is no stranger to philanthropy, but his speech following the BET Humanitarian Award was nothing short of beautiful. During the speech, he pledged to become a “better man” and to continue his work helping people “all over the world”. “I want to be more involved outside just my community of Chicago. I […]
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In a video that aired at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony, President Barack Obama congratulates JAY Z for being the first-ever rap artist to be inducted. “I like to think Mr. Carter and I understand each other,” Obama shared. “Nobody who met us when we were younger men would have expected us to […]
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Before Kanye West started designing for adidas he had plans to start a Comedy Central show with friend and collaborator Rhymefest. They filmed a pilot for the show, titled Alligator Boots, but not much information about the show was known. Today, more footage appears from that episode as well as some more background history surrounding it. During the 2000s, […]
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Dolce & Gabbana has recently been in the news for their controversial support of the Trump family. Influencer and singer Raury arrived in Milan to prepare for the catwalk. He then discovered headlines showing the designers supposed support for Melania Trump by dressing her on a number of occasions. During the finale of the show, […]
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Years after the concept was brought into mainstream media and after thoughtful deliberation, the Hip Hop Hall of Fame has found a home in Harlem. According to reports, the Hip Hop Hall of Fame organization has won a bid to acquire a major building development on 125th Street and are seeking to raise about $150 million […]
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During the past decade, the evolution of culture has begun its turn. The growth of social media has created a platform for the youth where they can express and create new fads and trends for everyone to see. Given the opportunity, individuals can create very unique ideas that leak into our everyday lives. Urban culture […]
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During a recent show in Tampa, Chance brought in American Sign Language interpreters for a show to allow his hearing-impaired fans to enjoy the show just like anyone else. Chance The Rapper paid to have DEAFinitely Dope’s founder Matt Maxey and two other interpreters sign the Tampa show Wednesday night (June 14) as well as join […]
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Nous Culture had an exciting week on social media this week, giving away a pair of Pharrell x NMD sneakers to a winner in Greece! The hashtag #nousculture also had a great deal activity. We continue this week to promote the top 5 posts using the hashtag, this time around however was very sneaker heavy. […]
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After donating $1 million to the Chicago school system and setting up a contest for aspiring filmmakers to learn about the art from, Chance the Rapper is now using his Social Works non-profit to provide Chicago youth with music courses. The Grammy winner announced Social Works is teaming with LANDR to present audio mastering classes for 75 kids […]
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