*List is in Alphabetical Order 1. Action Bronson – One of the few bright spots for NYC Hip-Hop in 2011 was this Queens native’s Ghostface-meets-G-Rap delivery. He’s dropped a ton of dope material in less than a year and has collaborated with a wide range of artists and DJ’s to prove he’s as versatile as [...]
We’ve been following the countdown all month in both Takeover locations, here’s our take on this year’s list: 10: Wale Wale is a well-known sneakerhead which automatically makes him a favorite with the TKR$ crew, plus our girls all love “Lotus Flower Bomb” so that’s def an added bonus. Signing with MMG was huge for [...]
Check out Celebrity Designer / Adidas Collaborator Jeremy Scott and NYC’s hottest young rapper A$AP Rocky on the cover of this month’s Complex Magazine. Also, in case you forgot, TakeoverNJ was mad early on the A$AP Movement, we reviewed “LiveLoveA$AP” all the way back in November… http://takeovernj.com/main/2011/11/07/aap-rocky-liveloveaap/ -Angelo (Twitter: @Mr5thround)
If you have to rock some Red & White today, be REASONABLE about it! Metallic Red Foams, Raging Bull AJ5′s or Red-on-White Air Forces are all acceptable choices. Reebok 5411′s made to look like a chocolate covered strawberry are NOT! -Angelo (Twitter: @Mr5thround)
The TKR$ squad was too busy watching the Giants win the Super Bowl to realize Spitta dropped this free five-song EP during the game. ”Here” is only about 15 minutes long, but with the hottest NOLA MC not named “Dwayne Carter” spitting over classic instrumentals like Kanye’s “Drive Slow” and Jay-Z’s “Regrets” and dropping lines [...]
While Rebok’s Zig Tech models have been a huge hit with the general population, they have yet to really catch on in the Sneakerhead world. This is partially attributed to the the lack of high-level collaborations on the shoe (think how Nike links up with various boutiques and designers for high-end Air Max releases). Reebok [...]
In January of 1992 “Juice” hit theaters and in a about ninety minutes introduced the world-at-large to the acting talents of Tupac Shakur, established Ernest Dickerson as one of the most promising young filmmakers of his time, presented the grimy, pre-Giuliani “Rotten Apple” version of New York City to the rest of the country and [...]