Esteemed hip-hop producer 9th Wonder takes Jay-Z’s 2007 album American Gangster and applies his unique touch — remixing in a bunch of musical inspiration from artists of the 1970s. As 9th Wonder produced tracks off the original album, it’s fitting that he gives it a new spin, adding in a list of great artists including […]

Los Angeles fashion label Hellz Bellz pays tribute to the fabulous Comme des Garcons’ designer, Junya Watanabe, in winter beanie form. They’ve embroidered “Junya Mafia” across the beanie’s flipped lip, paying homage to both Watanabe and the Notorious BIG’s posse all in one fell swoop. The 100% wool beanies come in both black and magenta, […]

Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained is, in a single word, brutal. Unflinchingly, gorily, misanthropically, even gleefully brutal, to a point that a couple scenes were so ruthless they will churn your guts. Now I survived Irreversible, so that’s saying a lot. This observation is neither a complaint nor praise, but rather a (obvious?) comment on a […]

The Greatest Sneaker Of All Time is being re-released by Nike this January. Jordan Brand’s Air Jordan 1 Retro High will be once again made available out of the box in its iconic White/Red/Black colorway, packaged in a similar fashion to the original. Of course the leather high-tops will feature the throwback Jordan logo with wings, […]

Alexander McQueen kicks through the brisk winter season with these pair of hand embossed leather sneakers. A pull loop at the heel collar and an interior zip closure make it easy to keep out the cold. Contrasting the sneakers’ pitch-black tone are burgundy rubber soles and nude beige leather lining. Other details included: an embossed […]

It is a thing of rare beauty when the giant robot playing nerd of my youth is able to sit down and break bread with the Japan-thread obsessed nerd of of my current life, but such is the case today. Perhaps the most famous giant robot collection of all, Gundam, has released a collaborative robot […]

Who says the Wu don’t give a F? The Chef Raekwon certainly does — everyone’s favorite chipmunk rapper has teamed up with Affinity Cycles to auction a mini collection of bicycles benefitting those struck by Hurricane Sandy. Each of the 3 bikes is named after an area struck by the infamous deluge: New York City (above), Rockaway […]

If you’re looking for some quality gloves for winter and want to keep it simple, head over to Carhartt WIP who release these elegant but functional genuine cowhide leather gloves for the holiday season. A classic of Carhartt’s American division (WIP being its European leg), the WIP version pads the glove with Thinsulate 3M technology […]