Pharrell Williams sure knows how to flaunt his expensive taste! In 2005 he teamed up with Nigo of Bathing Ape to create a line of designer sunglasses that look like a million bucks. They stunner shades were inspired by the OG gangsta - Scarface! - and you may recognize them on Jay-Z’s mug on the cover of XXL Mag come December. That’s cuz Louis Vuitton has decided to reissue the designer shades for rich rappers. Check out the Louis Vuitton “Millionaires”: ([More →])

Kafani is destined to rule the town with his new album Money’s My Motivation, out now on Koch Records. Smooth, laid back hip hop beats and rich synthesizer bass lines are rolled into this bumpin hyphy soundtrack. I’ll admit, I’m homesick for hyphy. I lived in Oakland for a long time, only recently moved across the bridge to San Francisco. Hyphy still sounds like home to me. I smile whenever I hear it rattling trunks and turning leather seats into massage chairs. I haven’t had a chance to test the new Kafani CD in one of those cars yet, but I did the next best thing - I played it on the home audiophile’s version of boxes in the trunk: a pair of KRK Rokit 6’s with 12″ subwoofer. This system is very similar to what most boosted car systems sound like, so it was a good fit for a banging hyphy album. Here’s what I heard…
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