Sneakerheads have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on a pair of Drake's Air Jordan 12 Retro 'OVO' White sneakers. It looks like the wait is almost over.
Sneaker News reports they will be released on July 30. Obviously that could change, but that date would coincide with Drake's seventh annual OVO Fest, which will run from July 29 to August 1.
The white kicks are trimmed in gold, have the OVO logo on the bottom and will feature stingray leather on the mudguard.
Pricing has not been revealed yet.
Check them out below and let us know what you think and if you plan on copping.
Kanye West has rolled out the official trailer for "Only One," the video game inspired by his late mother, Donda West.
West initially announced the game during his Yeezy 3 event at Madison Square Garden in February.
"The idea of the game is my mom traveling through the gates of heaven," Yeezy explained at the time. "I just wanna bring as much beauty to the world as possible."
Lil Wayne's private jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Nebraska after he had a seizure and lost consciousness.
TMZ reports that paramedics attempted to treat the rapper, but he refused help and hopped back on his jet. While in the air the "Lollipop" hit maker suffered a second seizure.
The plane made another emergency landing in Omaha. Medics boarded to treat Wayne, who was not conscious. He is now being transported by ambulance to a hospital.
Wayne has a history of seizures, having suffered several in 2012 and 2013, one of them near fatal.
During a November 2012 interview with MTV the rapper said he was taking medication for the medical condition.
“Please let them know that I have an air unit, but because of the sound, they don’t want the air on, so it’s super hot in here,” Wayne said. “I don’t want y’all to think I’m on nothing, man. I’m on seizure medicine, man, that’s all.”
The following year he revealed that he is epileptic.
“The thing is, man, the bad news is, I’m an epileptic, so I’m prone to seizures,” he told radio station Power 106 in March 2013.. “This isn’t my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure. I’ve had a bunch of seizures; y’all just never hear about it. This time it got real bad because I got three of ’em in a row, and on the third one, my heart rate went down to, like, 30 percent. Basically, I could’ve died soon. That’s why it was so serious. The reason being for the seizures is just plain stress, no rest and overworking myself. That’s typical me, though."
It's Marathon Mondays time again for Nipsey Hussle. He recruits The Doggfather a.k.a. Snoop Dogg for his latest release titled "Question #1." Produced by Myguymars and Mike & Keys.
A beef between former friends turned extremely bitter in April after one of them filmed a disrespectful music video that may have went too far.
DMV rapper OG ManMan recorded a diss record aimed at rival Big Flock. The song uses the same music and title as Gucci Mane's 2013 diss to Jeezy titled "Truth."
In the video accompanying the song, which was released on April 2, 2016, ManMan, real name Antonio Leach, flashes guns and goes to the grave site of Flock's dead friend Lil Chris a.k.a. C-Diddy, where he burns a photo of enemy.
"Rest in piss to Lil Chris, yeah I know they still miss him / Don't trip, his whole squad gon' lay there with him," ManMan raps.
Chris Smith died in 2013
Chris, full name, Chris Smith, died in 2013 at age 19 when he fell from a bridge in Richmond, Virginia during a fight, according to WTVR.
ManMan claims the beef with Flock started after he slept with a couple of his women. Flock responded by dissing ManMan on wax.
OG ManMan
"Once you disrespect me or disrespect my name ... I don't give a fuck about you, your dead man, your mother, your father, your grandmother, none of that," ManMan said in an April interview with Cutthroat TV. Explaining why his video was so extreme.
On Sunday, June 12, just a little over two months after releasing"Truth,"the 23-year old was found on a Washington, D.C. street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according toWUSA9.
ManMan was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The rapper claimed to be all about that street life, so there could by many reasons why he was killed.
At the end of the day it's another young black man that lost his life as a result of the constant cycle of violence in the inner cities.
Rae Sremmurd release an official music video for their new single, "Look Alive." The Mike Will Made-It-produced song is off of the duo's forthcoming album titled "Sremmlife 2," out June 24. You can pre0order it now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sremmlife-2-deluxe/id1104588126
New Haven CT's Ryan B Hyeeze drops His 1st single 'The Best Lie Ever'" Off his "Chasing Sin" Album Currently Available on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1116302862?ls=1&app=itunes Stay tuned for more from Ryan B Hyeeze as he continues to release upcoming visuals from the project through his Shut Your Mouth Entertainment Label backed by Mikey T The Movie Star this visual was Edited by CMQ Productions. https://youtu.be/u4v-x9bjbwQ
25-year old Amanda Alvear was inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando Sunday morning, June 12, when Omar Mir Seddique Mateen opened fire.
Alvear captured the moment while on Snapchat. Like most of the patrons inside the venue, she doesn't immediately run for cover. She stands in place for a few seconds and appears to be puzzled by the sound of gunshots, before the video ends.
Unfortunately, Alvear and her close friend, Mercedez Marisol Flores, were among the 49 people killed.
"People got caught in her wake," her brother,Brian Alvear, told theOrlando Sentinel. "Whatever she was doing, that's what they were going to do and have fun doing it. She wouldn't want anyone to spread hate for her. She'd rather they spread more love, keep friends and family close, and have a good time doing it."
2016 XXL Freshman Lil Dicky was in London recently and decided to stop by Tim Westwood's show. Check it out as he rips a freestyle over Drake's"Hype" instrumental.
Omar Mir Seddique Mateen was given "Donkey of the Day" for Monday, June 13, by Charlamagne Tha God. Mateen is the gunman who opened fire inside a gay club in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, killing 49 innocent people and injuring 53.
Artists who made the cut include G Herbo, Kodak Black, Desiigner, Dave East, Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, Lil Dicky, Denzel Curry, Lil Uzi Vert and Anderson .Paak.
T.I. is expanding his business portfolio by opening a new gentleman's club in Atlanta. The multi-platinum selling artist and his business partner, Damon Cobbs, held a job fair for club V-Live over the weekend.
1600women vying for 100 spots showed up to put their assets on display.
This will be the first V-Live opened in Georgia. There are other locations in Houston, Dallas and New Orleans.
Roc Nation artist Vic Mensa was on the West Coast recently and stopped by radio station Power 106 to visit the Los Angeles Leakers. Check out hjs "Save Money Summer" freestyle over Schoolboy Q's"That Part" instrumental.
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(Orlando Sentinel) There are 50 dead and 53 more injured in the Orlando nightclub shooting, and Florida is under a state of emergency after Sunday morning's terrorism attack.
This is the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. in at least 30 years.
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, confirmed the gunman's identity as 29-year-old Omar Mateen of Port St. Lucie, calling the attack a "hate crime" because the shooting happened at a gay club.
Omar Mateen identified as shooter in Orlando club massacre
A gunman took scores of people hostage overnight inside the nightclub between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.; about 42 people were taken to area hospitals, Mina said.
Officers killed the gunman, who has not been identified, in a shoot out and referred to him as a "lone wolf." He was carrying an assault rifle, a handgun and was possibly wearing an explosive "device." The Orange County Sheriff's Office hazardous device team is now searching the area.
About 30 people were "saved during the rescue," Mina said. About 320 people were in the club when the hostage situation unfolded.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation. Agent Ron Hopper said they cannot rule this out as an act of domestic terrorism and that the suspect, who is not from Orlando, may have leanings toward extreme Islamic ideologies.
Gov. Rick Scott is on his way to Orlando, his office said this morning. Scott has been in touch with local law enforcement and the FBI about the shootings.
"Tonight our community witnessed or experienced a very horrific crime," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer told media near the scene Sunday morning. "Many lives were lost, and many more individuals were impacted by witnessing the crime."
Our community experienced a horrific crime today. Our hearts & prayers are with the victims and their families.
Authorities said there is no indication of future attacks in Florida or across the nation.
Mina said the situation is not related to a separate shooting Friday inside The Plaza Live theater in Orlando, where a man opened fire, killing former NBC's "The Voice" contestant Christina Grimmie and himself.
Some victims of the mass shooting were transported to Orlando Health, which established a family information center early this morning, asking family members to go to at 52 West Underwood St.
Several family members stood outside the North entrance of ORMC awaiting news and trying to find people still missing.
Kenneth Melendez and his friends were at the club when the shooting happened. Four of his friends were shot and were at ORMC, he said.
"It's just something that you see in the movies but never think would happen to you," he said.
"At first, when I heard the shots I thought it was part of the music, but then we realized it was really happening. I started running and saw someone bleeding from the arm and I was like wow this is really happening and I kept running."
He said he went to Pulse often because it was a "safe environment where you could express yourself ... Not anymore."
Some family members standing outside ORMC said that certain floors were on lockdown and only immediate families of shooting victims could get in.
Florida Hospital wouldn't confirm if any patients have been transported there this morning, but said they can check on names for families.
In the early morning, dozens of emergency vehicles surrounded the chaotic scene at the club at 1912 S. Orange Ave. after the 2 a.m. shooting and rescue squads were transporting multiple victims to area hospitals.
Witnesses said they heard at least 40 shots fired inside the club.
At 5 a.m. authorities used an explosive device to distract the gunman, then authorities plowed through the club with a vehicle.
Police reported just before 6 a.m. that the shooter inside the club was dead. Mina said his officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect in two shootings. Nine officers were involved in the shooting and one sustained an injury to his head and was saved by his helmet.
Afterward, the Orlando Fire Department called for its bomb squad and hazardous material team to the scene after 3 a.m. Police K-9 dogs are searching the area around nearby Orlando Regional Medical Center with an armed deputy in head-to-toe military gear.
On Sunday morning, media footage showed a robotic device appearing to search nearby cars.
Pulse Orlando's posted a note to its own page that said, "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running." The popular gay bar was full of people at the time of the incident.
As soon as we have any information we will update everyone. Please keep everyone in your prayers as we work...
Emotional witnesses and family members of those who were in the club surrounded the area after shots rang out. One witness said the shooting lasted the duration of an entire song.
It was Christopher Hansen's first visit to the club. The 32-year-old moved to Orlando about two months ago and went to meet someone for a "Latin night." He said he was near the front door of the bar when the shooting started.
"I just fell down and crawled out," he said. "People were trying to escape out the back of the club."
"I helped someone who was on the ground. I wasn't sure if he was dead or alive," he said. "I was like 'hey are you OK?'"
He remembered hearing more than 40 shots, and said the shooting continued as people ran from the bar. Police were yelling for him and others to get out.
He said he took off a bandanna that was wrapped around his head, tied it in a knot and stuck it in the bullet wound in the man's back.
Another witness, Rosie Feba, said she took her girlfriend to the club for the first time Saturday night. It was near closing time.
"She told me someone was shooting. Everyone was getting on the floor," Feba said. "I told her I didn't think it was real, I thought it was just part of the music, until I saw fire coming out of his gun."
Feba and her girlfriend ran out of the club. On the way out, they saw a man who had been shot.
Feba grabbed him. Others around her called 911. Some of the man's blood stained the sleeve of her striped T-shirt.
Both Feba and her girlfriend were unharmed, but shaken. They waited in a CVS parking lot for more information.
Victims experiencing emotional trauma related to the shooting can dial 2-1-1 for support, said Ashley Blasewitz of the Heart of Florida United Way.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman who shot and killed a singer who rose to fame after appearing on "The Voice" traveled to Orlando from another Florida city specifically to attack her and then fatally shot himself, authorities said Saturday.
Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a news conference that the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Kevin Loibl of St. Petersburg, Florida, didn't appear to know Christina Grimmie personally. Grimmie was shot to death after giving a concert in Orlando on Friday night. She died early Saturday.
"She was doing a meet-and-greet, just signing autographs and selling merchandise. This white male approached her and opened fire, striking her," Mina said. "We believe he came here to commit this crime."
The 22-year-old singer from New Jersey finished third during season six of NBC's "The Voice" in 2014, competing on the team of Maroon 5 star Adam Levine. She began amassing a following on YouTube as a teenager, gripping online viewers with her powerful renditions of hit songs. Her videos on YouTube have garnered millions of views.
In an earlier statement, police said Grimmie had performed with the band Before You Exit at The Plaza Live in Orlando. The concert ended around 10 p.m., and Grimmie was shot as she signed autographs for fans at a merchandise table in The Plaza Live concert venue.
Grimmie's brother, Marcus, immediately tackled the gunman, who then shot and killed himself during the struggle, police said. They credited the singer's brother with preventing the gunman from hurting others. Around 120 others were in The Plaza Live at the time.
"Very heroic actions by Marcus Grimmie to jump in and it definitely could have prevented further loss of life," Mina said.
After the concert, 17-year-old Kaitlin Martin was standing with a group of other fans outside The Plaza Live, waiting for members of Before You Exit to come out, when she heard several loud "pops."
"We thought at first they were balloons ... but then security started running all over the place yelling at people to get out because someone has a gun and someone is shooting. Everyone is just running all over the place," said Martin, who traveled to see to the concert from Brunswick, Georgia. "It was chaos."
Martin said she was unsettled knowing the suspect had watched the concert in the same audience she was in.
"This person was in the crowd with us, and while we were singing, having a great time, he was there with different intentions," she said.
Detectives were searching Loibl's cellphone and social media accounts looking for clues as to a motive, Mina said, but they weren't aware of any history of stalking of Grimmie by the suspect.
Horrified to hear the news about Christina Grimmie. Too young & too much talent to leave us this soon. Sending 2 her loved ones & fans.
At Loibl's home, in St. Petersburg, someone had left a note on the front door, expressing the "deepest sorrow" for the loss "to the family, friends & fans of the very talented, loving Christina Grimmie." The note said there would be no other comment. No one answered the door to the one-story house that had a rusted, metal animal trap in the yard.
Loibl had on him two handguns, two loaded magazines and a hunting knife, Mina said.
There were unarmed security guards at The Plaza Live and they checked bags and purses for contraband, but there were no metal detectors or pat-downs of people as they entered The Plaza Live, he said.
A spokeswoman said all events at The Plaza Live had been suspended until further notice.
Loibl had made travel arrangements to come to Orlando alone, as well as travel arrangements to go back home, but he didn't have a car, Mina said. The police chief wouldn't elaborate further.
Grimmie had posted a video of herself shortly before the concert was scheduled to begin, encouraging fans to come see her perform.
Levine posted a photo of himself with Grimmie on Instagram, commenting before her death was confirmed: "I'm sad, shocked and confused. We love you so much Grimmie. We are all praying hard that you can pull through this ... this just isn't fair."
Behati and I are absolutely devastated and heartbroken by Christina Grimmie’s death. Our hearts go out to her family pic.twitter.com/y4OMkm0uXu
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in 2014 that Grimmie moved to Los Angeles in 2012 after joining Selena Gomez on tour to focus on her singing career.
"I'm done being surprised by cool things she does. She's very talented and she's worked incredibly hard — it's a dangerous combination," her brother told the newspaper at the time.
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Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg contributed to this report.
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