Rapper Rick Ross recently uploaded a picture to his instagram account. Rozay was rocking a pair of Air Jordan 10 “Chicago” sneakers. Classic hints of red make their way to a Jumpman on the heel, red-striped outsole and culminating amidst the checkered interior lining. A debossed tongue hit and a tonal nylon heel tab round out the iconic shoe. These sneakers pay tribute to MJ, when he played with the Chicago Bulls. God Forgives, I Don’t coming soon.

Air Jordan 10 “Chicago” pictures via Nice Kicks.

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In the latest issue of People magazine, singers Brandy and Monica talks about the death of their God-Mom Whitney Houston, relationships and working together again. The night before her death, Whitney Houston stopped by Brandy and Monica’s Pre-Grammy party rehearsal and gave the platinum-selling singers some advice. The twosome recently released their new single ”It All Belongs To Me”, which will be feature on both of their upcoming albums. During an interview with Jenny Boom Boom of Hot 93.7, Monica revealed that the two are currently working on an upcoming summer tour. Below are some excerpts:

On what happened when Whitney Houston stopped by their Pre-Grammy party rehearsal

Brandy: She was like our godmom. I kept asking, ‘Does it sound good?’ and she said, ‘It sounds great but turn the band down’

Monica: She was lively and she us to make her proud. I thank God for those last few moments with her.

On what it was like for them to work together again

Brandy: I’m honored. It doesn’t feel like work [tears up]

Monica: Don’t start. In the studio she’d have glassy eyes. I’m like ‘Brandy!’ She’s very emotional.

On how they both been affected by death

Monica: Death made me appreciate life. After burying my first love, I realized life was too short.

Brandy: I wish I had spoken to Monica after that terrible accident. It was a very hard time. My life had to be perfect; I didn’t want to show my mistakes. I learned the hard way you had to take responsibility.

On their relationships

Monica: I sing differently since I’ve met my husband. And he is so attentive to my kids [Rodney 6, and Romelo, 4 with rapper Rocko Hill].

Brandy: My daughter Syrai [9; dad is producer Robert Smith] loves Ryan, and he loves me for me. But I don’t have a ring.

Monica: Girl, I got you. I talked to Ryan. You’re good.

Brandy: You did? I told Ryan I’d marry him with a bubble-gum ring!

Spotted: Necole Bitchie via Brandy Net

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Rapper Fabolus began filming the visual for his single “Got That Work,” which is featured on his latest mixtape There Is No Competition: Death Comes In 3′s. The visual is being directed by Aristotle and features appearances from Tahiry, Mizz DR., Amber Priddy and Cyn Santana. On the set, Loso was wearing a $655 gold-plated “H” Hermes buckle belt. When you purchase the buckle, you must buy the strap too. If you just want the strap, it is possible to purchase it without the buckle, but you cannot just purchase the buckle. Peep the pictures below:

Photos via Nigel D &  MyFabolousLife.com

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Yesterday Wednesday (February 22), sure was a nice day in Beverly Hills and Ciara took advantage of the weather by doing some shopping at Barneys. I’m assuming Ci Ci was looking for some spring/summer 2012 trends. She worn a pair of daisy dukes, showing her long legs and thick thighs. The Atlanta naitve is in the studio recording her Epic Records debut album. Last year, L.A. Reid signed Ci Ci to Epic. Peep the pictures below:

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Trey Songz and Big Sean’s “The Anticipation 2our” recently stopped in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre. Big Sean tweeted a picture of himself and his assistant backstage, while Trey Songz tweeted a picture of himself, J. Cole and Big Sean. Sean was styling on them lames in a Billionaire Boys Club Desert Digi Camo Mountain Jacket, which is from the Spring/Summer 2010 Collection. This jacket is currently sold-out. Sean  plans to drop a 16-song mixtape prior to the release of his sophomore album this summer. He is also in the studio with Kanye West and the G.O.O.D. Music family working on their upcoming compilation album.

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A couple of weeks ago, fashion brand Billionaire Boys Club released some new items, “Desert Digi Camo” collection. The pieces features a mountain jacket, desert flight jacket, trucker hat and backpack. If you are interested in buying any of the pieces from BBC’s “Desert Digi Camo” collection, visit their online shop. What are your thoughts on this collection?

Spotted: Hypebeast

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The Notorious K.I.M. is back and better than ever. Lately, Kim has been making her rounds. She was photo’d sitting front-row at The Blonds “Live Fast, Dye Blond” Fall 2012 Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Milk Studio, NYC, made an appearance at Expo Club , was a guest on Bravo’s hit show ‘Watch What Happens Live’ with Andy Cohen and released her new single “If You Love Me”. In her latest appearances, Kim was spotted partying at Tabu nightclub. She was all glammed-up, styling on them hoes. On March 9th (which marks the 15th year anniversary of Biggie Smalls death), Lil’ Kim is scheduled to appear on BET’s video countdown show 106 & Park. For audience tickets, e-mail audience106@BET.com (put “Lil’ Kim” in the subject line).

Pictures via AllTheParties

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Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West is currently enjoying London Fashion Week. Yeezy was spotted outside of Somerset House. He was styling on them lames in a white blazer layered over a white crewneck sweater, light denim jeans with a denim shirt wrapped around his waist, and some $545 light grey Balenciaga Arena sneakers. These  lace-up sneakers features a lambskin distressed leather, foam lining, and a rubber outsole and are from the Spring/Summer 2012 Collection.

During Paris Fashion Week on March 6, West will take a second shot at designing his new womenswear collection.

Source: Upscale Hype

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Rapper Fabolous sure is killin em when it comes to dropping racks on bottles. Money must not be a thing to Loso because over this past weekend, the Brooklyn rapper dropped $45,000 on 120 bottles of Rosé Moët at club Compound in Atlanta. Below is how TMZ is reporting the story:

“Rapper Fabolous got a record number of people wasted last weekend in Atlanta — dropping $45,000 on 120 BOTTLES of champagne at a nightclub … and it was all a favor for his good friend. Sources tell TMZ, Fab bought the bottles of Rosé Moët as a present for his buddy — who was celebrating his birthday at Club Compound in Atlanta last Saturday. The bottles were delivered in a golden bath-shaped litter by club personnel — you know, that wheelless carriage thing royalty travels in … usually carried on the shoulders of their half-naked royal subjects. According to sources, Fab was hosting the event — and decided to show everyone in the club a good time by comping the endless flow of booze.”

Source: TMZ

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Yesterday Tuesday (February 21), Tyga released his new album, entitled Careless World: Rise of the Last King. The disc has collaborations with Nas, Wale, Chris Richardson, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. The Compton native invited popular Hip-Hop site AllHipHop.com out to a private listening session last week in Santa Monica, California, where they got a chance to preview the album. Tyga chatted with AHH for a few minutes about being consistent, his new album and working with Nas. Below are some excerpts:

In 2008, there were a lot of other New West artists that had a nice buzz going, but it seemed like you just came out of nowhere at that time.

I’ve been consistent since then. Maybe a lot of fans who were more in to the commercial than underground, feel like I came out of nowhere with “Rack City.” My fanbase has been there, and I think that’s another reason why “Rack City” is so big. Everything I do now is more impactful, because I’ve built such a good fanbase.

Why did you chose Careless World for the album title? And what else do you have on the horizon?

I wanted to do a theme album – something that relates to the world in my own words. I have the Careless World tour starting on February 21. We are doing that for about two and a half months here in the States, and then we’re going to take it overseas.

You’ve got Nas on this record – a Hip-Hop legend! How did you land that feature?

I sent him a record about seven months prior to the “Kings and Queens” song. He never got back to me. One day, he just called me out of the blue and congratulated me on my success and asked if I had anything that he wanted to send to him. So I sent him the “Kings and Queens” song that night, and he sent it back the next day. Shout out to Nas – that sh*t is crazy.

Source: AllHipHop

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