Once you have your product made, nothing is more exciting than getting your first purchase order. Compared to department stores, boutiques and small retailers are generally easier to work with, as long as you set the payment terms up front. In most cases stores pay “net 30” but in some cases (especially if it is
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Continue reading »In anticipation of the award show, the Grammys spotlight rapper Kendrick Lamar who has seven nods this year, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year. Surprisingly, he initially had some hesitance repping his hometown of Compton but staying true to his roots has clearly worked out in his favor. Kendrick’s music speaks for
Continue reading »For the second time in two years, the Miami Heat took a field trip to the White House in celebration of their latest NBA title. Obama proved that he can kick it with Lebron James and D-Wade. The POTUS welcomed the champions by joking that “nothing brings people together like the Miami Heat.” He also displaying good humor by cracking
Continue reading »When multi-platinum hiphop artist Nas was growing up in the housing projects in Queensbridge, New York, he probably wouldn’t have guessed Harvard would ask to create a hiphop fellowship in his name 30 years later. But it’s happening. So how do you design a home for hiphop at Harvard?
Continue reading »You likely wear a t-shirt during most of the week. You always will. A t-shirt will never go out of style. Have you thought about where it comes from? No, not the store you bought it from, before that. Before the brand got it and before a factory mass produced blanks. NPR decided to document
Continue reading »“Love and Hip Hop New York” season 4’s Tara Wallace joins Shade 45 to clarify the rumors on Peter Gunz and Amina’s marriage to avoid deportation. Check the video below.
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Yo Gotti, Memphis rap’s most popular rapper and visible ambassador (pop star Juicy J notwithstanding), has been working for almost two decades, enduring market shifts from actual tapes to out-the-trunk CDs then monetized Vevo players like the sly small businessman whose main street store stubbornly refuses to go under. Speaking about some of the
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