Here’s a recap of Rap photog extraordinaire Jonathan Mannion’s Reebok sponsored CLASSIC exhibit at Art Basel Miami this year. Also includes some footage of ASAP Rocky’s performance at the event.
Previously: Meek Mill Interview w/ Jonathan Mannion for Reebok Classics
Bronson and photog Terry Richardson break out the Volcano vape during a recent photo session, presumably their shoot for Happy Socks with ASAP Rocky.
Previously: Dinner With Action Bronson & Statik Selektah (Part 4)
Hov graces the cover of GQ’s Men of the Year Issue. Above and below we have some shots from the feature by Alex Pappademas, which you can read here in its entirety.
Images by Nathaniel Goldberg
Previously: Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – Talk That Talk (Full)
Scans of the first couple of pages of Rozay’s feature in the new issue of GQ courtesy of Def Jam.
Spotted: RR
Previously: Rick Ross Photoshoot for GQ
Some behind the scenes footage from P and Wiz’s Urban Ink cover shoots.
Game and 3 naked chicks cover this week’s edition of L.A. Weekly. Read the full cover story here and hit the jump for a behind the scenes look at the cover shoot.
Wayne covers the July/August issue of XXL and announces in the cover story that he plans on retiring soon, maybe even after Carter IV drops.
“I’m bowing out still on top,” he says. “I’ma make y’all want me when I retire. I’ma make y’all be like, ‘Nooo!’ I ain’t leaving out this bitch when y’all be like, ‘Yeah, it’s about time, dawg.’ Carter IV might be my last one. I’ma make y’all be like, ‘Fuck!’ Yeah, nigga, I’m gone.”
Wayne saying being a good father to his children would be the cause for an retirement. “Honestly, this is the real truth,” he says. “I honestly think it’s unfair to my kids. I’m super dedicated into what I do. Like, it’s no questions—it’s hands down, I do this. I live this. I don’t have a day out my week that I do something else. I do this every day of my life, and I’m not about to stop, ’cause that’s the only way you can succeed in this business, is to do it the way I do it. I want to succeed the way I want to succeed. You can succeed. You can put out a hit… But to do it the way I want to do it, to be comfortable to do what the fuck I want to do, you’ve got to work like no other. Like I said, it’s unfair to my kids. So about 30, 31, 32, I gotta get ready.
To which I say: bullshit. I think it’s a pretty safe bet that he’s not going anywhere, not for any significant amount of time anyway.
Previoulsy: Rick Ross ft. Lil Wayne – 9 Piece (Teaser)
Swizzy graces the cover of PAPER’s new Music Issue, on newsstands tomorrow:
Swiveling on a stool in the control room of Jungle City Studios, Swizz is playing me selections from his new album, Haute Living. At 32, he’s nearly twice as old as he was when he first started out in the business. He’s a family man, a new dad with a superstar wife; a creative consultant, collaborating with the luxury automobile company Aston Martin to create their first four-door model; a fashion designer, working with Reebok and Christian Louboutin; and Producer-in-Residence at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
“Man, I crossed bridges in the industry that should stop water,” he says. “Me coming from the South Bronx and partnering up with Christian Louboutin — we’re not supposed to be in that world!”
Read the rest of the cover story by the homie Jozen Cummings here and check out a couple of shots from the feature below.
Previously: Swizz Beatz on “Dear Anne” Leak
Some footage from Wiz’s shoot for Interview mag. Hit the jump to check out the results and hit Interview’s site to read the Q&A.
Previously: Nas, Wiz Khalifa, The Roots, J. Period @ The Roots Picnic
The Copper is photographed for an upcoming GQ spread.
Previoulsy: Rick Ross ft. Lil Wayne – 9 Piece
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