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Celebrity July 14, 2017
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Jay-Z Releases Visual For ‘4:44,’ A Statement On Love In Black America

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July 14, 2017. Leave a Comment

Brooklyn-born artist Jay-Z has released the video for “4:44,” his most personal single from his album of the same. Reflecting Sean Carter’s love of conversation-generating contradictions, the visual is a mash up of of clips, highlighting the over-worldly amazing, the funny and the horror of black American life in the 21st century.

Entertainers shown in the video include Eartha Kitt, Nina Simone, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Al Green plus Beyoncé and Jay performing together (over Green’s song “Judy”). As well, there is video of two dancers, a black man and woman, performing an interpretive dance, plus an array of viral news clips like the heart-warming one covering an alleged leprechaun sighting in a predominately black neighborhood in Mobile, Alabama.

The visual closes with an adorable clip of Carter’s first-born daughter, Blue Ivy, which says so much about where things begin and end in terms of priorities for the Brooklyn-born rapper.

Jay-Z has also released the visual for “The Story of O.J.,” which you can also watch below.

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“The Story of O.J.”

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When asked about her absence on Nov. 20th, Mulkey said, "You always have to deal with locker room issues. That’s just part of coaching. In 40 years, I can never think of a time where I didn’t have to deal with issues. That’s what coaches do. Sometimes y’all know about it and sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you want to know more than you’re entitled to know." 

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Jerry Lorenzo has unveiled a look at #FearOfGodAth Jerry Lorenzo has unveiled a look at #FearOfGodAthletics.

The long awaited capsule made in collaboration with #Adidas will be available at 751 South Mission Street in Los Angeles on Nov. 30th through Dec. 3rd from 11AM-6PM

The collection will launch online on Dec 3rd on fearofgod.com.
Design icon Dapper Dan and Gap are baaaack for the Design icon Dapper Dan and Gap are baaaack for the holidays with an 18-piece DAP capsule featuring a hoodies in three colorways, sweatpants, a tote, a baseball cap, socks and an ascot. 

Priced from $25-$128 and available from 2T to XXXL sizing, the capsule will launch on gap.com and 13 Gap stores on Dec. 5th at 12 PM EST. It will go live early at Gap Outlet in Harlem on Dec. 4th at 9:30 AM.

Shot by Joshua Kissi, the campaign features a multigenerational cast of Harlem legends and the next generation of changemakers, including Melba Wilson and her son Sa Cisse, The Lost Poets’ founder Felipe Luciano, The Brotherhood Sister Sol founders Khary Lazarre-White and Jason Warwin, model Giannina Oteto, content creator Starr Williams, stylist Grey Iona, model Alberth Johnson and his son Adonis, poet Alberth Johnson, poet Gabriela Lopez Catillo, Communion founder Chaz Anthony and model Malaye Diakhate. 

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London-based Nigerian fashion designer Mowalola Og London-based Nigerian fashion designer Mowalola Ogunlesi has provided her first official interview since since presenting her spring 2024 Mowalola collection in London in September. In the exchange with @dazed, Ogunlesi revealed the presentation almost didn't happen because of lack of funding, until Ye aka Kanye West stepped in and covered the cost of the show. (Image shot by @BrentMcKeever for Dazed with styling by @ellaluciaa)

The spring 2024 runway stirred controversy because it included a mini skirt adorned with the flag of Saudia Arabia, which features the Shahada, an Islamic oath. Strict observers of the faith descended on the label's social media feeds where they excoriated the designer for printing the the holy oath on clothing, which has been banned by the Saudi Ministry of Commerce for commercial purposes since 2022. Ogunlesi initially brushed off the criticism but then apologized and took down images of the skirt. 

Ogunlesi was also asked to address Ye's more controversial views, which include a whole host of antisemetic and bigoted statements. "You don’t have to agree with everyone but he’s also been, apart from my parents and my sister and my community, the only person who’s supported me in this business," she explained. "He’s helped me see my dreams come true, and I appreciate that. If not for him, I would lowkey be dead in the water."

The Central Saint Martins graduate also spoke on the ongoing challenges of keeping a small label funded along with her wish to work for a larger label. Highlighting a lead creative role at Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Givenchy and Vivienne Westwood as goal worthy, Ogunlesi pointed out that the industry might not be ready to hire a Black woman to lead a major label. "I’ve never seen any Black woman at the head of any house, and I keep seeing all these diagrams of the history of fashion houses and it’s all white people.

"It feels like it’s already decided that it isn’t a space for a Black woman, you know? I feel like they’re only just testing out the Black man now. The Black woman doesn’t even cross their minds," she said.
U.S.-born stylist and editor Gabriella Karefa-John U.S.-born stylist and editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson has announced she has stepped down from her role as Vogue global contributing editor. She made the news official on Business of Fashion‘s podcast where she stated, “The truth of the matter is we grow and sometimes our containers don’t grow with us. And so I am excited to build a new container for all of these ideas and this energy.” 

Karefa-Johnson’s resignation comes in the midst of layoffs at Condé Nast, which recently announced plans to cut about five percent of its workforce, impacting approximately 270 employees.

Rumors she was no longer with the publication began to circulate back in mid-October when she removed the title Vogue editor from her Instagram profile. During the same period, she took to Instagram Stories where she spoke out against the Israel-Hamas War, describing Israel as an “apartheid state,” adding its attacks on Palestine were the equivalent of “genocide.”

When Vogue was asked to provide feedback on her comments, a spokesperson told the NY Post, “Gabriella’s social media posts and opinions are her own and do not represent those of the company.” At the time, a second, unnamed Vogue source noted that Karefa-Johnson was not a full-time employee at the magazine, noting she was not asked by Vogue parent company Condé Nast to remove Vogue editor from her bio.

On the podcast, Karefa-Johnson seemingly pushed back on speculation she was forced out by Vogue for her stance on the Israel-Hamas war, stating, “I loved and learned so much at Vogue magazine. It’s my home. I grew up there, and I can’t wait to take those tools and apply them in ways that are really just true to who I am and serve me and serve people who look like me and people listen and follow me. It’s really about serving that community now.”

While at Vogue, Karefa-Johnson styled a series of high-profile covers including Paloma Elsesser, Kamala Harris, Serena Williams, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Beiber, among others.
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