Source: Xinyu Cui / Getty Kobe Bryant Teaches Us Some Italian Slang Kobe Bryant is a man of many talents, and beyond that, he’s a man of many languages–and he’s been gracious enough to let us in on the secret to some of his favorite Italian slang. The retired baller sat down with Vanity Fair and Flula Borg as they both test their knowledge of Italian and German slang. From “A fagiolio” and “bho” to “hackfresse” and “prost,” check out the video down below to see both of these amazing talents take you through some of their favorite Italian and German phrases.
Source: Victor VIRGILE / Getty Jennifer Lopez Wears Reimagined Versace Jungle Dress For the second time in history, JLo is buzzing all over the internet for wearing that iconic jungle dress that put her on Google. During Versace’s Milan fashion week show, Jennifer Lopez gave all of the supermodels a run for their money when she closed out the event in an even sexier version of her 2000’s Grammy red carpet dress. Meanwhile, JLo took to social media and celebrated the special event. “So this just happened.. @donatella_versace #jungledress @versace #stillgoingstrong #20yearanniversary #catwalk,” she wrote. Hit play to see JLo strut her stuff! So this just happened… @donatella_versace #jungledress @versace #stillgoingstrong #20yearanniversary #catwalk pic.twitter.com/OK2ajzfgRw — Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) September 21, 2019 The “Hustlers” star later walked out again with the legendary designer herself, Donatella Versace, to pose for photographs. They both received standing ovations. Source: Victor VIRGILE / Getty Good for JLo! Critics are also praising her for her acting in the new movie “Hustlers”. She’s having a great month. Go Jenny.
Source: Victor VIRGILE / Getty In November, the Red Bull Music Festival will be coming to two major U.S. cities. The music event will return to Chicago from November 17 to the 30th while an all new location is set for Atlanta from November 1 to the 15th. The major events will shine light on the unique culture each city has to offer. Over 50 artists across 15 curated events will take part in the festivities, which include world premieres, exhibitions, club nights, conversations and more. Meanwhile, some top tier talent will headline the show. The Atlanta festival will bring out such stars as Teyana Taylor and Ari Lennox , while trap music innovators Shawty Redd, Zaytoven and Lex Luger will discuss the genre in a panel. Rapper Denzel Curry ‘s alter ego, Zeltron, is even expected to go face to face with Joey Bada$$ in the wrestling ring. In Chicago, the city’s native Lupe Fiasco will perform his classic album Food & Liquor in full. Meanwhile, rapper extraordinaire Tierra Whack will headline her first Chicago show. Another Chicago native Jamila Woods will also strip down her Legacy! Legacy! album in a discussion. All these performances will be in addition to the musical and cultural experiences the cities have to offer. You can check out the full festival lineup for Atlanta here and for Chicago here .
Source: Victor Boyko / Getty Another Twenty88 Album Is Reportedly In The Works Big Sean and Jhene Aiko’s relationship is confusing, to say the least. The two have been collaborating on music for years now, but they released their first collaboration album under their name Twenty88 back in 2016. Though rumors were flowing before that, this is the same year they went public with their romantic relationship, as well. Things got so serious that Jhene got Sean’s face tattooed on her, but fans started to suspect that they broke up once she got it covered about a year later in 2018. Their break-up wasn’t confirmed by either of them until more recently, as Jhene released a freestyle about Sean titled, “Triggered” and Sean followed that up with a single aptly titled, “Single Again.” Though this is about as much confirmation as someone needs to know these two are broken up, things got even more confusing once fans realized Jhene was the one singing on her ex’s song about being single. This suggests that the two are still good friends post-break-up and want to put their personal feelings aside to keep their working relationship alive–which Sean seems to have confirmed on Friday. Once again causing some confusion on the status of their rollercoaster of a relationship, the two were seen having lunch together at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills on September 13. Though they reportedly dined together, they left separately, and paparazzi caught Sean as he was driving away. When The Hollywood Fix asks Sean if another Twenty88 album is coming, the rapper smiles and gives a big nod. See his confirmation of new music with Jhene for yourself:
Source: photo: WENN Dwight Howard clearly roots for the bad guys at the movies. He recently purchased a car in honor of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most celebrated villain. Complex is reporting that the all-star center recently copped a brand new Rolls Royce. Obviously it isn’t rare for NBA players to ball out with luxury vehicles he ordered his modern day chariot in purple. While the color in question could easily be perceived as an homage to his new Los Angeles Lakers team it is really a nod to Thanos. On a recent episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger he gave a tour of his 8.8 million dollar Atlanta estate. During a walk through of his garage he discussed the automobile and the inspiration behind it. “I got this purple car because of Thanos. He’s from Avengers and he’s my favorite character. He was able to understand that in order for him to complete his mission, he had to get rid of his emotions, and that’s the hardest thing that we all face” he explained. He further detailed his enthusiasm towards the character during a segment on FS1’s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy . He discussed how he had a rather big fanboy moment when he found himself on the plane with actor Josh Brolin. “I was sitting, like, two seats behind him, so I write him a letter, and I’m just telling him, ‘Thank you! Your character in this movie changed my life. It changed my thought process, and I really appreciate you for what you did” Dwight revealed. . @DwightHoward loves Thanos so much that he bought a purple car! Howard shares with @KristineLeahy the story of how he met Josh Brolin, the actor who played Thanos in @Avengers : pic.twitter.com/hlyirCbVRd — Fair Game (@FairGameonFS1) July 18, 2019 You can view the mansion tour below with the car talk starting at the 1:38 mark. Photo: WENN.com
Source: Annie Chen / A. Chen It’s been more than a decade and chance since Jay-Z and Nas battled for rap supremacy when they dropped some scathing diss tracks in “The Takeover” and “Ether,” and though they’ve since squashed the drama and moved on with their lives, OG rap aficionados still argue on who had the better record. Jay-Z for his part has no problem with fans concluding that Nas got the best of him when he called him a “tae-bo h*e” amongst other things on the rap battle classic “Ether.” Def Jam published an oral history about the making of the classic Jay-Z album, The Blueprint , and in it former Roc-A-Fella A&R Lenny “Lenny S” Santiago explained his frustration over how Hip-Hoppers were declaring Nas’ “Ether” the victor over Jay’s “Takeover.” From venting to Roc-A-Fella co-founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke to cursing out New York’s Hot 97 radio station, Lenny S had a hard time with fans leaning more towards the Queensbridge King than Hova the Gawd. It wasn’t until he got on the phone with Jay that Lenny S was able to see the bigger picture behind what had happened and accepted the end results. “So I literally call him from a pay phone. And here we are, Jay’s on the phone with me, convincing me that this has to happen in life. We have to go through ups and downs. We have take losses in order to get greater wins. We have to fall in order to get up. He just spent 15 minutes convincing me why this was necessary and that it’s alright. This man just took a loss. A public loss to a rival rapper. And he’s convincing me, a young A&R, and obviously his friend and his brother, of like why I need to be okay with this and let it go and not take it to heart. It just taught me as a man how to be a more mature adult. And to look at the glass as half full instead of half empty. Jay took the time when he could have been selfish, or pissed off, and took the time to school me. And that’s from The Blueprint.” To be fair, at the time Hot 97 held a contest for listeners to decide who had the better diss track between Nas’ “Ether” and Jay-Z’s “Super Ugly” in which Jay spit over Nas’ “Got Urself” instrumental and then revealed his relationship with Nas’ babymother over Dr. Dre ‘s “Bad Intentions” track. Apparently Jay didn’t go hard enough over Nas’ beat but went over the line on Dr. Dre’s joint. If we remember correctly, even Jay-Z’s family told him he didn’t have to bring Nas’ baby’s mother into the drama on the diss track. Either way New York listeners decided “Ether” was a better song than “Super Ugly.” It was. Had they actually pitted “Ether” against the original Nas diss cut “Takeover” then the results might’ve been different. Luckily both men were able to hash out their differences and are now continuing to cash in on life outside of rap. Gotta love Hip-Hop, b.
Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty Celebs & Fashionistas Packed The Kings Theater in Brooklyn For Pyer Moss’ Highly-Anticipated Collection Debut Pyer Moss’s third collection runway debut reveled in the beautiful struggle of the Black Experience at New York Fashion Week. Throngs of fashionistas packed the Kings Theater in Brooklyn Sunday night for the unveiling of the third installment of Pyer Moss’ “American, Also” collection, “Sister.” The brand, headed by creative director Kerby Jean-Raymond, turned the show into an almost spiritual experience: the evening began with a rousing speech telling guests to throw off the psychological shackles of slavery and oppression and declare themselves free. Source: Dominik Bindl / Getty Then a band, clad in all white, took the stage to accompany a full gospel choir, that sang everything from Donny Hathaway’s “Little Ghetto Boy,” to Anita Baker’s “Sweet Love” to Adina Howard’s “Freak Like Me” as the models hit the catwalk. Source: Fernanda Calfat / Getty The celebration of blackness was everywhere – and especially in the clothes. All of the models were black and brown and their outfits bore touches like Sankofa bird patterns, abstract prints of black life, and satin finishes and bell-bottom designs that were reminiscent of 1970s Blaxploitation movies. One standout was a billowing canary yellow satin gown with a deep v-neckline with cape-esque sleeves and an open back detail. Source: Fernanda Calfat / Getty Pyer Moss also collaborated on some of the looks with American designers including the black-owned Sean John and Richard Phillips. The fashion show brought out the likes of Karrueche Tran and Victor Cruz, Chris Bosh and his wife, Adrienne, Offset (in a lime green suit), Saweetie accompanied by an iced out Quavo, Terrence J and a white Du-Rag clad Jidenna. Singers Justine Skye and Normani Hamilton sat front row, while ASAP Ferg mugged for the cameras and a shirtless Slick Woods and Joey Badass shared a laugh. Source: Dominik Bindl / Getty After the show, Shannon Claremont and Mack Wilds were among the guests to hit the after-party, where the Hennessy cocktails flowed. Hit the flip for more pics from the show:
Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty Victor Cruz Chops It Up With Jacques Slade On Complex’s Restock Former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz stopped by Restock to talk about both his football career and his sense of style. During their discussion, Cruz shares his style inspirations, what his first grails were, and how his Puerto Rican heritage inspired that iconic victory dance. They also touch on Victor and his new commentating gig with ESPN as an NFL analyst, and he teaches the host how to nail a perfect salsa two-step. Check out the full interview down below:
Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty Victor Cruz Chops It Up With Jacques Slade On Complex’s Restock Former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz stopped by Restock to talk about both his football career and his sense of style. During their discussion, Cruz shares his style inspirations, what his first grails were, and how his Puerto Rican heritage inspired that iconic victory dance. They also touch on Victor and his new commentating gig with ESPN as an NFL analyst, and he teaches the host how to nail a perfect salsa two-step. Check out the full interview down below:
