Things Are Picking Up...Finally

OK, so more news.

Firstly, as previously mentioned, Lupe Fiasco is releasing 'Everywhere' from the LupEND trilogy in June. Well, apparently the second disc, 'Nowhere', will arrive sometime later this year too, near Christmas. Nice.

He also addressed CRS, (the collaboration between himself, Pharrell and Kanye, which has thus far spawned only 2 songs) implying that at the moment it's not really on the agenda, but could easily be kicked off again.

Another release date, this time for Lil' Wayne. 'The Carter 3: Rebirth' is coming in April, to be specific April 7th. Not sure whether this is going to be still called TC3: Rebirth, or just Rebirth, but either way it is going to be a 'rock' album with no remakes/same songs as The Carter 3. Apparently, the reason this isn't The Carter 4 is ''cause some people are not gonna like this. We want Carter IV to be what everybody wants it to be."

The first single is called 'Prom Queen' and is certainly different. It's decent, and will probably grow on me. Sceptical about 'Autotune Rock'? It seems to work to be honest, and it's definitely rock, not some half-baked r'n'b effort with a few guitars laced in there. For that reason, I can see this successfully reaching a whole new audience for Wayne.

Another Kanye-related news item: He recently announced plans for a collaborative sneaker range with Louis Vutton. They are due to be released in June, and a few images can be found below:

It's Been A Quiet 10 Days

So yeah, it's been a pretty dead week as far as the blog goes. With the exception of the return of Lost of course, there has not been much to discuss, so here's a couple of tidbits for you to enjoy.

Firstly, I came across another brand, CTRL, who get out some pretty unique stuff, which still mixes a lot of different styles together. Check out CTRL @ http://www.ctrlclothing.com/.

Secondly, Lupe Fiasco has officially announced that the first disc of LupENd, Everywhere, will be released in June of this year. Of course, with the delays that all artists seem to have, expect this around July/August.

Also, a new 'rap beef' has emerged in the last 2 weeks or so, that of Joe Budden and Saigon. It kicked off with Budden releasing a diss track called 'Letter To Saigon' (or so I believe that's where it was rooted, I may be wrong) and they've been going back and forth since on various tracks which I haven't got around to listening to yet.

Opinions?

Nike Air Yeezy's

I'm sure some of you will have heard about the upcoming Nike/Kanye West collaborative range over the last year, and there have been a few pictures of Kanye and Kid Cudi wearing them.

Well, a few days ago some concrete images of the sneaker range surfaced, and they look pretty good. The design (straps-based) is one which is now being adopted by a lot of manufacturers, so expect this to be a pretty big look in 2009.

No word on whether these will be a limited edition, where they will be released or when, but early indications are that they should be around Spring 2009.

Personally, I expect them to be limited, and probably only available online and in shops in the USA. They will probably retail at a pretty high price too. There are already fake versions of these popping up online, and people claiming to own them-not true.

Anyway, enjoy!

Too Late Watches

Evening. The picture across there <- is of a new line of watches from Too Late.

They come in a fairly wide range of colours, and only retail at 15 Euros a piece-I'm picking one up this week.

They're nice, solid coloured watches which look as casual as a wristband and still nice enough to wear out. They're also cheap enough to buy a couple!

You can buy them at the following link: http://store.too2late.com/index.php/watches

Gola/eBoy's New Sneaker Range

Check out the new collaboration from Gola and eBoy, in which they've got bags, shoes and t-shirts.

eBoy takes its influences from various sources such as pop culture, LEGO and computer games, to name a few.

The collection will be sold globally at some point this month. Click the pics for more detailed images.

Awesome Headphones!

How awesome are these!

These headphones are made of birch, and are moulded just like a skateboard.

I bet they're probably nice and light on the cranium.