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And now a word from Usher…uhhh, I mean Ed Lover… Read more…

“Good to Great” gives us a glimpse into Jeff Staple’s foundations and work ethic from his early design career at Rawkus Records in the mid 90′s to his becoming one of the most influential people in street culture today.

In addition to being the founder and the Creative Director of Staple Design (Reed Space, Nike, LVMH, Levi’s, Sony, Kia Soul) since 1997, Jeff Staple is also the owner of the Reed Space shops which can be found in New York and Tokyo.  In this conversation, Staple manages to inspire through his wisdom and attention to detail while not coming off as being preachy.  It’s all about the small details! Read more…

Check out Usher’s new video off of his latest release Raymond vs Raymond, “OMG” featuring Will.I.Am. Read more…

Ok, so I know we’ve been sleepin’ on the EF model of the month…I know this.  There is another model we had all picked out for this month, but we couldn’t find any video footage that shows her personality and not just her @ss on her.  So, we talked about who was the “prototype” of models that we like to see, who has the brains, body, personality and sophistication to make you want to wife her…and in unison we said – Melyssa Ford!!!  Read more…

In the last episode you got a peek, now Young Democrat a.k.a. InTYnational sits down and breaks down what the Young Democrat’s movement is about and what to expect in the future. Read more…

Creative Control give us a glimpse into the lives of Sam Sneed and The Chad in the FULL installment of ”The Gatekeepers”. This is a really interesting topic that hits home for me, because my brother was a club doorman while he was in undergrad.  The position of doorman often doesn’t get the respect it deserves, plus the stories he told me are similar to those talked about in this series. Both Sneed and Chad sit down for a chat and speak on the politics of the club scene and all the happenings, issues, do’s, don’ts and pet peeves of the club experience.  Read more…

Kid Cudi was featured within A Bathing Ape’s new catalog for the 2010 Summer season. Shown are a collection of images from the shoot along with an interview you can read here. The photography was shot by Guy Aroch. It’s definitely been busy times for the multi-faceted Scott Mescudi. Enjoy!  Read more…

Ski Beatz and Dame Dash sit down with YRB to talk about the story behind 24 Hour Karate School, the past and why Curren$y might be the next Jay-Z. Read more…

Two of Hip Hop’s pioneering DJ legends, Dj Premier and Pete Rock, will take to the stage in a battle of all battles on May 2nd, 2010. The event is in tandem and sponsored by Manhattan Records in Tokyo who will be celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. Below is a trailer of the upcoming event which will take place at the Ebisu Liquid Room. Read more…

Primitive unveils its Spring/Summer Collection for 2010 through a lookbook and behind-the-scenes video. Read more…