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Music March 22, 2018
By Samia Grand Pierre
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Azealia Banks Releases Free Flowing ‘Soda’ Visual

Azealia Banks Soda

March 22, 2018. Leave a Comment

Singer/rapper Azealia Banks blesses her fans with a video for “Soda,” a visual shot against a desert backdrop. Directed by Jahvel Brown, Banks is clad in a gold flowing gown paired with rugged boots. The single was included on her 2014 debut album, Broke with Expensive Taste.

Banks provided a lengthy explanation for the words lyrics on her Intagram account, writing, “This song is about my time in 2012. Everything in the world was going well for me but I was just so sad. Earlier in the year I broke up with someone I thought I’d be with forever and was finding it hard to cope with the loneliness. The guy served many roles in my life including being the very first father figure I’d ever had. When we broke up many pieces of what I considered to be my life and family fell apart….”

In February 2918, Banks announced she had signed a $1 million deal with Entertainment One Music, funding that will come in handy as she works on “Fantasea II: The Second Wave” a follow up to her 2012 mixtape “Fantasea.”

Enjoy a look at “Soda” below.

“Soda” inspiration

This song is about my time in 2012. Everything in the world was going well for me but I was just so sad. Earlier in the year I broke up with someone I thought I’d be with forever and was finding it hard to cope with the loneliness. The guy served many roles in my life including being the very first father figure I’d ever had. When we broke up many pieces of what I considered to be my life and family fell apart. After the fallout I looked to hip-hop to replace my former father figure but that made it harder to deal with considering how adamant the men in hiphop were about constantly disrespecting me and my craft. To them I was a joke but inside I felt abandoned… I felt worthless, And it showed. I began lashing out at everything and everyone without any ability to control the storm that was brewing inside of me. The public could tell that something was eating me up – but I was too proud to admit that my heart was breaking in more ways than one. Once the physical effects of anxiety and depression became too hard to bear (I had this permanent knot in my throat that I just couldn’t get rid of… you know the kind when you feel you are about to cry) I started experimenting with self-medication.. you name it … i tried it. I had been signed to polydor for a year by this point and was having a hard time simply getting out of bed and an even harder time getting to the studio. After building a tolerance to everything, I decided to go to a psychiatrist and get a prescription for anti-depressants. The first drugs given to me were Lexapro and Lamictal. Lexapro made me fat and lamictal made me feel as though I was in a chemical straight jacket, so I was switched to Wellbutrin which made me feel really paranoid and irritable. Underneath it all was still this aching loneliness and impending sense of doom. I spent most of my days rolling around in bed crying, or staring blankly at the wall, deep in the grasp of whatever combination of shit I had in my system. There was a time when my dresser counter was cluttered with empty prescription bottles, half smoked joints, empty wine bottles and take-out receipts …. which is when I wrote the first words to this song… Link In Bio.

A post shared by Azealia Banks (@azealiabanks) on Mar 21, 2018 at 1:32am PDT

Music Video Soda

Puma and New York-based fashion brand LaQuan Smith Puma and New York-based fashion brand LaQuan Smith are back with their second collaboration, this time inspired by the glitz and grit of the boxing ring. 

The campaign stars Ming Lee Simmons, dressed in satin-finished boxing shorts, cropped jackets, and tear-away pants with luxe details.

The capsule also includes two Speedcat silhouettes, including the Speedcat Mid, a high-ankle boxing sneaker. 

Priced between $80-$100, the Puma x LaQuan Smith collection launches on March 15 on puma.com, the Puma NYC and Las Vegas flagship stores, and select retailers including Foot Locker and Shoe Palace.
Artist Sue Tsai brought her signature whimsical de Artist Sue Tsai brought her signature whimsical designs to a capsule collection of earrings in collaboration with New York jeweler Greg Yüna. The statement earrings are now on display at Greg Yüna's Soho boutique and  now available on gregyuna.com.

The pair previously dropped a perfect match necklace set in 2021 that was 🔥. 

#gregyuna
#suetsai
For fall winter 2025 KNWLS opted to forego a runwa For fall winter 2025 KNWLS opted to forego a runway show and present their collection in a styled lookbook.

Taking inspiration from a feminine Y2K aesthetic, the collection embodies designers Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault’s ability to balance sexy and cool. 

In an interview with Vogue, the pair shared that they are currently working on a new design director role in Europe and have several other projects in the pipeline, including another denim project, a collaboration with a jewelry brand, and a menswear capsule for an e-commerce site.

Commenting on the lookbook styling, they shared, "Obviously in the lookbooks it's styled in a quite extreme way, but if you break it down into individual pieces, we've been thinking about merchandising and the customer more than ever before," said Arsenault. "We've seen the team in the studio wearing the pieces differently too, and we've taken that into account. It's a nice challenge to say: 'Okay, we want to make a sweatshirt, but it still has this silhouette or wash or rib detail that makes it feel really Knwls."

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Reason a million why Rihanna has her own tab on s Reason a million why Rihanna has her own tab on  snobette.com: Her effortless ability to find humor during her J'adore Dior audio rehearsal video. 

Rihanna was appointed as J'Adore Dior fragrance ambassador in 2024, replacing Charlize Theron, who held the role for 20 years. She has a long-standing relationship with the brand, having been named as their first Black brand ambassador in 2015. 

#rihanna
Atlanta-based Pluto and YK Niece released Whim Wha Atlanta-based Pluto and YK Niece released Whim Whamiee single a few weeks ago, and the track is now trending on TikTok as the "Lululemon Song". 

Rapper JT shared that she's hooked on the song, especially the "Lulu" verse.

To witness an athletic apparel brand being name-dropped in hip-hop by emerging women rappers highlights how much women love their fitness/athleisure wear but also the fact that there is a flex that comes with wearing Lululemon in certain circles.

 Male rappers Jbeezy.Lfg and Lil Scoom89
respectively dropped singles titled Lululemon last year referencing women wearing the brand. 

Whim Whamiee by is now streaming on all DSPs. 

Thoughts? 

#lululemon 
#lululemonsong
Alessandro's Michele's latest Valentino runway col Alessandro's Michele's latest Valentino runway collection for fall 2025 featured a  collaboration with  none other than Vans.

Stay tuned for more updates!

#vans
#valentino 
#valentinoxvans
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