Pelle Pelle and Avirex Are Back: Here’s How Hip-Hop Popularized Leather Jackets

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  • Leather jackets by Vanson, Pelle Pelle, Fubu and Karl Kani from Monica Morrow’s closet. (Image via Complex Original/Photography by David Cabrera)

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  • Omaur “O Fresh” Bah with Avirex jackets at his store O Fresh. (Image via Complex Original/Photography by David Cabrera)

  • Two attendees show off their vintage Pelle Pelle jackets at Pelle Pelle Day in Chicago. (Image via @Ratchet_Professor)

Best New Music This Week: King Von, Joey Badass, Pusha-T, NIGO, and More

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  • King Von, “War” 


  • Pusha-T & NIGO, “Hear Me Clearly”


  • Joey Badass, “Head High”


  • DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again, “Head Off” 


  • Morray f/ Cordae, “Still Here” 


  • Blxst & Zacari, “Sometimes”

A Timeline of Drake’s History With Nike

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    OVO x Jordan Brand

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    OVO x Jordan Brand (The Exclusives)

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    Stripes Over Checks?

  • ‘The Story of Adidon’


  • Drake Shows Off Custom OVO x Nike ‘Scorpion’ Jerseys

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    Nike Air Max Plus ‘For Stage Use’

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    Nike Zoom Vomero 5

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    Air Jordan 4 ‘Raptors’

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    Nike 2020 Forum


  • ‘Only You Freestyle’


  • ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’

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    Nike ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Merch

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    NOCTA

  • Drake’s triple-white Nocta Hot Step releases on March 3. Image via Nocta

    Nike NOCTA Hot Step

7 Revelations From the Final Part of Kanye West’s ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Documentary

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  • Kanye said he started “acting” and “playing a role” after ‘The College Dropout’

  • Kanye wants people to learn from his “overconfidence”

  • The bigger Kanye got, the more he wanted Donda around

  • Donda West’s passing affected Kanye deeply

  • Kanye and Cudi bonded over the mental health themes they rapped about on ‘Kids See Ghosts’

  • The documentary gives an up-close look at Kanye’s own relationship with his mental health

  • Kanye was in close contact with family and old friends during his presidential run

Everything You Need to Know About Yeat

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    He came up with his name while he was high


  • “Gët Busy” blew up on TikTok because of a bell


  • He’s been releasing music since 2016


  • He made up his own lingo

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    He’s Romanian and Mexican


  • He’s a leader of a new ‘SoundCloud 2.0’ wave


  • He says his style doesn’t fit in one category


  • Cole Bennett says Yeat is ‘the breakout artist of the year’


  • Yeat says he doesn’t have a music process

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    He thinks dropping acid helped influence him to rap


  • “Sorry Bout That” was a breakout moment for him

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    He listened to a lot of T-Pain growing up (and was inspired by Young Thug and Future)

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    His dad is a musician, too


  • LAPD shut down his concert due to overcrowding


  • Yeat has received love from Drake, the Weeknd, Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Vert, Gunna, Young Thug, and more


  • He’s been described as a “visionary artist”

Best New Music This Week: Kanye West, Conway the Machine, EarthGang, & More

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  • Kanye West f/ Baby Keem & Migos, “We Did It Kid”


  • Conway the Machine f/ Wallo267, “Stressed” 


  • EarthGang, JID, & J. Cole, “WATERBOYZ” 


  • Doja Cat & Tyga, “Freaky Deaky”


  • Kehlani, “Little Story” 


  • Flo Milli, “PBC” 


  • Denzel Curry f/ slowthai, “Zatoichi” 


  • Kodak Black, “I Wish”