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Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, Also Known By His Stage Name Kid Cudi, Is An American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actor, And Fashion Designer. Born And Raised In Cleveland, Cudi Moved To New York City In Pursuit Of A Musical Career, Where He First Gained Recognition For His Song "Day 'n' Nite". Explore The Rise Of Kid Cudi Merchandise, Where Unique Designs And High-profile Collaborations Have Turned His Apparel Into Collectible Art Forms. Discover How Kid Cudi's Distinctive Style And Emotional Connection With Fans Have Made His Merchandise A Symbol Of Individuality And Artistic Expression. Buy Kid Cudi Merch Here!

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TRAP (2024)

Starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill, Jonathan Langdon, Mark Bacolcol, Marnie McPhail, Kid Cudi, Russ, Marcia Bennett, Vanessa Smythe, Lochlan Miller, Steve Boyle, David D'Lancy Wilson, James Gomez, Nadine Hyatt, Michael Brown, Hailey Summer, Olivia Barrett, Allison Ference and M. Night Shyamalan.

Screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13.

It’s been a long time since anyone expected anything even approaching realism in a film by M. Night Shyamalan, but even for him, his latest film Trap rides upon a head-scratching number of coincidences and unrealistic plot points.

Even the basic premise of the film makes little sense. The FBI picks up on the fact that a vicious serial killer known as the Butcher will be going to a pop concert by a huge new teen superstar, and they decide to use the show – with its thousands of innocent bystanders, mostly young girls and their mothers – as a trap to capture the guy. Once the show starts, no one can leave the venue until they are interrogated by the law.

First things first – how do they know that this killer, who they have no name for or description of – will be at this show? (Towards the end of the film, the film does sort of explain away why they believe this, but honestly it kind of feels like a scriptwriter’s cop out.)

However, if they do truly believe he will be there, how is this trap supposed to work? There are about 3,000 adult men in the concert. They have no idea what he looks like, who he is, why he is there. All they know for sure is that he is very good at appearing normal and avoiding capture. Are they really planning on having in-depth interrogations of all the guys in the place before allowing anyone to leave? That would take hours or days. And even if they did that, how would they really know who was the murderer?

Then, when the actual killer recognizes the increased police presence, in another extremely unlikely plot point, he is able to get a stranger who he has just met – perhaps the most indiscreet merchandise worker in the world, to tell him exactly what the police plan is. Hell, the guy even gives him the secret password for employees to be able to move around the venue undisturbed by police. Now is that good luck, or just lazy writing?

That is not even touching on the super whopper of a coincidence in which a character (played by Shyamalan himself) essentially gives the killer the opportunity to possibly escape from the supposedly “unescapable” trap.

So, let’s face it, Trap will strain your credibility mercilessly. You won’t buy most of what it is selling. Which is not to say it’s necessarily a bad film. It does have some very good parts mixed in and a truly fantastic performance by Josh Hartnett as the normal goofy suburban father who is hiding the heart of a killer.

You just really won’t buy the story for a second. But, okay, allowing Shyamalan his premise, what does work?

Well, as noted before, Harnett continues his stealthy comeback with a terrific performance in the lead role. Hartnett is onscreen almost the entire running time of Trap, and even when what his character is saying or doing doesn’t make total sense, he sells it.

Also surprisingly good is the director’s daughter, Saleka Shyamalan, as pop star Lady Raven. When you hear of the casting it reeks of nepo-baby casting, particularly so quickly after he co-produced her sister’s debut film The Watchers. In the early scenes, it feels like Lady Raven is going to be a one-note character observed from afar, but as things move on and she becomes more integral to the plot, Saleka does surprisingly well. Even the music, which was written and performed by the actress, is better than you may expect.

The film also has a strong claustrophobic vibe, taking place almost entirely in one stadium.

Also, while you can see the ending coming from a mile away, for a change M. Night Shyamalan doesn’t try to leave things off with one last huge twist that makes the things that happened before even more ridiculous than they could be. The ability to finally let an ending happen organically may be Shyamalan’s biggest filmmaking Improvement in Trap.

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IT’S LIT: Celebrating Travis Scott’s 33rd Birthday With All Of His Top 10 Billboard 100 Hits

Written byDavonta Herring

Published onApril 30, 2024

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One of the biggest artists and popular culture figures of this generation turned 33 today. Click inside to celebrate his legacy with a gallery of all of his Top 10 hits!

Jacques Bermon Webster II was born in Houston, Texas. Webster lived with his grandmother in South Park, Houston from ages one through six. He then moved to Missouri City to live with his parents. Due to the fact that Webster’s father is a soul musician and his grandfather was a jazz composer, music was already embedded in him. While attending Elkins High School, which he graduated from at 17, he participated in musical theater. During his second year at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Webster dropped out to fully pursue his music career.

One he left college, Scott moved to New York City. He slept on his friend’s floor and spent most of his time at Just Blaze’s studio. Unfortunately for him, progress didn’t come fast enough. He moved to Los Angeles after only living in NYC for four months. After falling on tough times in LA, Scott moved back to Houston but was eventually kicked out of his parent’s home. When he moved back to Los Angeles, he began to sleep on the couch of a friend who studied at University of Southern California. Around the time, Grand Hustle Records rapper and owner T.I. heard one of Scott’s productions. One of T.I.’s representatives invited Scott to a studio for a meeting. During the meeting, T.I. rapped over one of Scott’s productions, laying the groundwork for Scott to sign with Grand Hustle.

After several delays, Scott’s first solo full-length project, Owl Pharoah was released on May 21st, 2013. The following year, he released Days Before Rodeo, his second mixtape and the prelude to his debut studio album Rodeo. The highly-anticipated album was released on September 4th, 2015. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart and catapulted him to a household name. Since then, Travis has released three more solo albums (Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, Astroworld, Utopia) with all three reaching number one of the US Billboard 200, a collaborative album (Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho) with Quavo and a compilation album (Jackboys) with the rappers signed to Scott’s Cactus Jack imprint.

Cactus Jack Records, which was founded in 2017, is just another venture Travis has dived into. He started the annual music festival Astroworld in 2018. Over the years, Scott has collaborated with countless clothing and sneaker brands including Been Trill, Diamond Supply Co., A Bathing Ape, Nike, Helmut Lang and Jordan, just to name a few. The ‘Pick Up The Phone’ artist has teamed up with the likes of Fortnite, McDonald’s and even PlayStation to promote special merchandise, meals and so many other things. He made his theatrical in the 2021 film Gully. Later in the year, he signed a movie production deal with A24.

Travis Scott has left an undeniable mark on this generation. Although he is involved in so many things, the world initially came to love him based on his music prowess. To celebrate his legacy and his birthday, check out our gallery of all of his Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits. HAPPY 33RD TRAVIS!

1. Drake ft. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland

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2. Stargazing

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3. Sicko Mode ft. Drake

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4. Lil Wayne ft. Travis Scott – Let It Fly

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5. Kodak Black ft. Travis Scott & Offset – ZEZE

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6. Post Malone ft. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott – Take What You Want

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7. Highest In The Room

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8. Travis Scott & Kid Cudi – The Scotts

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9. Franchise ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.

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10. Drake ft. Travis Scott – Fair Trade

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11. Drake ft. Travis Scott – Pussy & Millions

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12. Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd – K-POP

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13. Travis Scott ft. Drake – MELTDOWN

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14. Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – FE!N

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15. 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Metro Boomin – née-nah

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16. Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti – Type Shit

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17. Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott – Cinderella

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Kanye Merch: Ghostly Style - Unleash Your Supernatural Side with the Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie"

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The name Kanye West merch conveys images of creativity and invention. He is well-known for his top-charting songs, but he has also made an imprint on the fashion industry with his exquisite Kanye merch. Kanye West's clothing collection, including hoodies, T-shirts, and the captivating "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie," is proof of his creative vision and capacity to create movements.

This blog will go deeply into the realm of Kanye merchandise and shine a light on the mysterious appeal of the "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie."

 Kanye West: A Pioneer in Music and Fashion

In addition to transforming the music business, Kanye West has also given the world of fashion a new point of view. He has made an amazing transition from being a well-known rapper and producer to a respected stylist and businessman.

Kanye merchandise, or merch Kanye as it is usually known, is more than simply apparel; it is a declaration. Each item, from Kanye West hoodie to accessories, demonstrates the rapper's dedication to originality and high quality. Kanye's merchandise is an outgrowth of his artistic vision and gives followers a special opportunity to engage with it.

 The Enigmatic "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie"

The "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie" is one of the many outstanding items in Kanye's merchandise collection that stands out as a masterpiece. This hoodie is a portal to the paranormal, not simply another piece of clothing in your closet. It's a look that perfectly captures Kanye's creative growth, notably in the "KIDS SEE GHOSTS" collaboration with Kid Cudi.

The "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie" seems as though you've entered another world when wearing it. Its style, which was formed by the album's cover art, blends ominous graphics with eerie aesthetics. Fans can relate to the music and the surreal ambiance it produces since it acts as a physical representation of the record.

 Kanye Merch: A Window to Kanye's World

Kanye West sweatshirts and other merchandise provide a special look into the artist's life. Every item, include hoodies, T-shirts, hats, and accessories, serves as a canvas for his artistic expression. Kanye West supporters may figuratively wear their adoration for his work and style on their sleeves.

The "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie" is the ideal illustration of this idea. When you wear it, you're showing more than just your appreciation for Kanye's music; you're also embracing the eerie and enigmatic aspect of his creativity. It's a chance to become fully immersed in his universe and have a greater awareness of the music.

 The Allure of Kanye West Hoodies

Kanye West hoodies are become a common piece of clothing. It offers a fusion of ease, style, and a bit of Kanye's own style. His hoodies come in a variety of patterns, each of which tells a unique tale and enables users to express themselves in a specific manner.

The Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie is a prime example of why Kanye West hoodies are so desirable. It's more than simply apparel; it's a topic of conversation. It draws notice and draws inquiring gaze with its unsettling design. When you wear it, you're expressing your admiration for Kanye's ability to blend fashion with art and enigma as well as your love of his music.

 Kanye West Hoodies: Versatile and Stylish

The flexibility of Kanye West hoodies is one of their outstanding characteristics. They are the ideal complement to any clothing because they can be worn up or down. Kanye West hoodies have you covered whether you're seeking for a more laid-back appearance or something more fashionable.

No exception applies to the Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie. It's a flexible item of apparel that may be used for a variety of settings. Dress it up with Kanye West pants for a more professional appearance or down with jeans for a more casual approach. There are so many options that it is crucial to have it in your wardrobe.

 The Ghostly Appeal of the "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie"

The Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie is not just popular because Kanye West is associated with it; it is also popular because of the eerie appeal it adds to your clothing. Fans who enjoy the odd and dark connect with the hoodie's eerie aesthetic.

This piece of Kanye merchandise is a call to embrace your spiritual aspect rather than simply being some clothes. It serves as an entry to the mysterious realm of "KIDS SEE GHOSTS." Wearing this hoodie is more than wearing clothes; it's entering a mysterious and artistic world.

 Where to Find Kanye West Hoodies

Hoodies by Kanye West, such as the Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie are highly sought for and frequently go out of stock. Watch for official product releases on Kanye's website or during his shows if you want to get your hands on one. Also, you can come across approved merchants that sell a few pieces from his collection.

The uniqueness and scarcity of Kanye West sweatshirts only increase their appeal. Once you do, it becomes more than simply a piece of clothing; it represents your devotion to the artist and your admiration for his distinctive style of fashion.

In Conclusion capacity to design fashion statements in along with music has captivated the globe. Each item of Kanye West merchandise, especially his hoodies, is an opportunity to interact more deeply with his art and serves as an expression of his talent.

The Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie is a shining example of Kanye's talent for incorporating art and mysticism into his clothes. It's an invitation to accept the paranormal and plunge blindly into the unknown. Kanye West's mysterious universe is accessible through his clothing line, which is more than simply apparel.

The "Lucky Me I See Ghosts Hoodie" should thus be added to your wardrobe whether you're a devoted fan or just seeking for something special. It is an invitation rather than merely attire. Read more hear

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Il Merchandising di Star Trek è in continua crescita anche con il rapper Kid Cudi

L'Artista hip hop Scott Mescudi, Kid Cudi, coinvolto nel nuovo progetto di Merchandising per Star Trek, denominato "Boldly Be" #StarTrek #StarTrekBoldlyBe #StarTrekUniverse #BoldlyBe

La crescita di Star Trek negli ultimi anni è sempre più in aumento, non solo per quel che concerne le serie TV, ma anche nell’ambito del Merchandising che racchiude videogame, gadget e giochi. Per celebrare lo Star Trek Day 2023, Paramount Global si lancia in un nuovo ramo del mercato per cercare di rendere il marchio Star Trek ancora più forte. Per farlo l’attore e artista hip hop Scott Mescudi,…

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Kid Cudi Merch Shop The Kid Cudi Merch Shop offers a diverse range of merchandise for fans, including apparel, accessories, and collectibles. Show your love for Cudi's music with stylish and exclusive items.

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Reps for West did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. His Instagram post elicited comments like, “no homeless dude buying $200 yeezys 💀” and “yes look to the homeless so we can sell middle class people $499 shoes.” Last week, the 45-year-old father of four explained that his “biggest inspiration for all design” was “the homeless.” Buddy looks like he’s about to sit down for a haircut in that T,” one social media user quipped, while another pointed out the irony of “fishing a $240 hoodie out of a garbage bag.” Fans are fuming over both the displays and the pricey merchandise. Others took issue with the collection itself, which features an array of bulky, dark gray sweatpants, sweatshirts and accessories that range in price from $40 ( keychain) to $340 ( T-cut parka). The 2018 Zebra Yeezys feature the same color scheme as the initial release overall. One person wrote, “This gotta be a social experiment,” while another joked, “Finally, something to satisfy my instinct to burrow.”Īnother upset fan claimed they saw the same type of Yeezy Gap display at a store in Houston, explaining, “I can say this would make me quit my job if I were still on the visuals team.” West feels that the “biggest inspiration for all design” is “the homeless.” GC Images The adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Zebra is the restocked version of the popular Zebra colorway that first released a year earlier. “They no longer see the plight of people, they don’t see humans that are suffering, they see opportunities to be ‘edgy’ and profit from it…it’s disgusting.” “It’s everything that is wrong with billionaires,” the dissenter argued. West allegedly “got mad when he saw they had on hangers” at a Gap store. Apart from the font, you can see how the letter 'C' is missed in front of the colors. The font is thicker and bolder on the fake model. The image sparked major backlash, with several critics slamming West’s “fetish” with using homeless people as “fashion muses.” Kanye West is selling his new clothing collection out of trash bags. Yeezy 350 V2 Zebra authentication might be done just from looking at the box. “They won’t help you find size,” they added, “you just have to just dig through everything.” “This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP,” a New-York based Twitter user captioned a photo showing disheveled merchandise stuffed into large black garbage bags on the floor of a Gap store.Īccording to the eyewitness, “The sales associate said Ye got mad when he saw they had on hangers” because “this is how he wanted it.” The rapper-turned-fashion designer is getting slammed online for selling his latest clothing collection out of trash bags. Kanye West’s fans have more than just their panties in a bunch. Kid Cudi had a stroke while in rehab in 2016

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Juice WRLD last known girlfriend was Instagram influencer Ally Lotti. He was frequently compared to rappers Travis Scott and Post Malone. As an artist, Juice WRLD was known for his genre-bending music. In addition to music sales, shows, features, and streaming platforms, he also sold merchandise ranging from hats to hoodies. His net worth was estimated at $4 million USD prior to his death. Juice WRLD was around 5ft 7in tall and he was of African-American descent. The rapper was pronounced dead at roughly 3:15 a.m. He was transferred and treated at the Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He suffered from a medical emergency upon landing at the Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois. His official cause of death was a seizure. Juice WRLD died on December 8, 2019, at the age of 21. Prior to his death, he was working on a joint tape with Ski Mask The Slump God called ‘Evil Twins.’ The album spawned the singles “Robbery” and “Hear Me Calling.” Juice WRLD’s 2019 songs include “Hate Me” with Ellie Goulding, “Graduation” with Benny Blanco, and “Bandit” with YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released by Grade A and Interscope. In February 2019, Juice WRLD and Nicki Minaj embarked on their ‘The Nicki Wrld Tour.’ His second studio album, Death Race for Love, dropped the following month. It charted at #2 on the Billboard with songs like “Fine China” and “No Issues.” Guest appearances were made by Young Scooter, Yung Bans, Gunna and others. The joint mixtape, Wrld on Drugs, with Future arrived in October 2018. The track-listing for Goodbye & Good Riddance also includes “Lean Wit Me”, “Scared Of Love”, “I’m Still” and “Used To.” The lead single “Lucid Dreams” became his highest-charting single, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album’s production was handled by Nick Mira, Benny Blanco, Cardo, and a few others. It sold 39,000 copies during the opening week. The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Canadian Albums chart. His debut studio album, Goodbye & Good Riddance, followed in May 2018. Juice WRLD inked a $3 million contract with Interscope Records in March 2018. A remixed version of Lucid Dreams featuring Lil Uzi Vert was released in 2018. Other notable tracks from ‘9 9 9’ include “Moonlight”, “Sticks & Stones” and “Eye Contact (Look Me In My Eyes).” Juice WRLD closed out 2017 with the 3-tracked EP, Nothings Different (2017). They were directed and edited by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade. The official videos for “All Girls Are The Same” and “Lucid Dreams” were released in February 2018 and May 2018 respectively. It was spearheaded by the singles “All Girls Are The Same” and “Lucid Dreams.” Those 2 tracks have been played 300+ million times collectively on SoundCloud. His debut mixtape, 9 9 9, was released in June 2017. Juice WRLD first signed with the ‘Internet Money’ collective. It was led by the singles “Too Smooth” and “Runnaway Freestyle.” In 2016, Juice WRLD dropped a number of songs including “Hold Me Down”, “Let Em Know” and “I Know One Thing.” The bulk of his songs were produced by Sidepce and Nick Mira. A sample of his early music included “Forever”, “Lost My Mind”, “Make It There”, “Mmmmm” and “Just Letting You Know.” His first project, Juiced Up The EP, was released in January 2016. His influences included rock music and artists like Chief Keef, Lil Durk, Kid Cudi and Travis Scott. In 2015, Higgins began posting songs on SoundCloud under the moniker JuiceTheKidd. He began writing and freestyling during his freshman year of high school. As a child, he learned the piano, guitar, and drums. Higgins grew up in a Christian home where he listened to very little rap music.

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BTS no hizo trampa para alcanzar el #1 en el Billboard Hot 100. Sólo vencieron a otros artistas en su propio juego.

Un artículo por Bryan Rolli para Forbes

BTS está otra vez en la cima del Billboard Hot 100 de esta semana con “Dynamite”, anotando su tercera semana en el número uno, y despejando un montón de metas en el proceso. “Dynamite” vendió una impactante cantidad de 153.000 descargas en su quinta semana. Sobrepasando la semana de mayores ventas para cualquier otra canción en este 2020. Es también la primera canción en permanecer por cinco semanas consecutivas en el top del chart de Ventas Digitales, desde “Old Town Road” de Lil Nas X. La canción también se ha elevado al puesto número uno en el nuevo chart, Billboard Global 200, convirtiendo a BTS en el primer acto en gobernar el Billboard Hot 100, Global 200 y Global 200 Excl. US, en simultáneo.

“Dynamite” es también la única canción puramente pop, del 2020, en llegar a la cima del Hot 100 por múltiples semanas, uniéndose a “The Box”, de Roddy Ricch, “Blinding Lights” de The Weeknd, “Rockstar” de DaBaby, y “WAP”, de Cardi B y Megan Thee Stallion. El hecho de que “Dynamite” haya estado por cinco semanas consecutivas en el Top 2 del Hot 100, en su mayoría gracias a sus ventas digitales, es un testamento en favor del tamaño, fervor y poder de compra de ARMY.  

Algunas personas se mostraron en desacuerdo con la estrategia que BTS utilizó para volver al Número 1 esta semana. Como mencionó la cuenta de Twitter de Billboard Charts, 52% de las ventas de esta semana (de “Dynamite”), emanaron de sus nuevos  “Bedroom,” “Midnight,” “Retro” y “Slow Jam” remixes, lanzados el 18 de setiembre. Miembros de otros fandoms de música usaron este hecho, para decir que BTS hizo “trampa”, en su camino al Número 1 de esta semana, o que su éxito en los charts no es legítimo. Los fans de BTS en respuesta, mencionaron lo absurdo de la crítica a la banda, por llegar al top del chart... vendiendo música.  

Estas malvadas acusaciones, son tristemente comunes en Stan Twitter, y a menudo dejan ver la memoria selectiva de los fandoms. Convenientemente, cada artista, menos sus favoritos, parece estar jugando con los charts en cada oportunidad que se presente. Mientras los críticos de BTS pueden no aprobar al grupo vendiendo múltiples remixes de “Dynamite”, para potenciar su desempeño en los charts, nunca pueden acusar al grupo de empacar descargas digitales con ediciones en físico que no se entregan por meses, o de hacer bundles con canciones y merchandise irrelevante, como pantalones deportivos, chupetines, y condones. (De verdad).

La verdad es, que BTS no hizo “trampa” para alcanzar su puesto Número 1, en el Hot 100 de esta semana. Sólo vencieron a otros artistas en su propio juego.  

No tienen que mirar muy lejos, para ver a otros artistas que han jugado este juego para sacar ventaja. Tomen a Harry Styles, quien le dio a un empuje a último momento, a su hit de lento desarrollo “Adore You”, para llegar al Número 1, al inicio de agosto, lanzando tres bundles digitales/físicos, dos nuevos videos musicales, y descuentos para las descargas a 69 centavos, durante la misma semana de seguimiento. O Travis Scott y Kid Cudi, quienes explotaron “The Scotts”, hacia un debut en el Número 1, con la ayuda de “15 configuraciones físicas”, de acuerdo a Billboard. (La canción cayó al puesto Número 12 en su segunda semana, prueba de que mantenerse en el Número 1, es una batalla muy diferente a la de alcanzar el #1).

Hablando de remixes: Quizás a los críticos de BTS, se les olvidó “Rain On Me” de Lady Gaga y Ariana Grande, la cual estaba disponible en varios puntos para escucharla y comprarla, en su forma original, como instrumental, y como remixes de Purple Disco Machine y Ralph Rosario. Y esto sin decir nada de “Say So”, de Doja Cat, y “Savage” de Megan Thee Stallion, ambas habiendo saltado al #1 gracias a sus remixes de alto perfil, junto a Nicki Minaj, y Beyoncé, respectivamente.  

La gente que ha acusado a BTS de lanzar demasiadas versiones de “Dynamite”, quizás también olvidó a Taylor Swift, quien lanzó 16 versiones deluxe físicas, y una variedad de bundles de mercancía de su último Número 1, el álbum “Folklore”. Swift también potenció su más reciente single #1, “Cardigan”, vendiendo vinilos de edición limitada, que incluían la grabación de voz original de la canción, y lanzando una versión de la canción, llamada “cabin in candlelight”, para comprar y streamear.  

Y por supuesto, ningún resumen de payasadas extravagantes respecto al Hot 100 estaría completo, sin un homenaje a Drake, quien según consta, reclutó a los bailarines e influencers de las redes sociales, Toosie, Ayo & Teo y Hiii Key, para que crearan pasos de baile para su canción “Toosie Slide”, y alardear de ellos en las plataformas de distintas redes sociales, creando un reto de baile viral, para una canción que aún no había sido lanzada.  

¿Han encontrado la tendencia ya? Virtualmente, todas las superestrellas se hunden en sus propias bolsas de trucos para escalar más alto en el Billboard Hot 100, y el Billboard 200. Es sólo la decisión de lanzar remixes, hacer bundles con diversa mercancía, o contratar influencers para ingeniar un challenge viral a nivel de redes sociales. Podrían discutir creíblemente, que los artistas y fans le asignan demasiada importancia al Número 1 de un álbum o single, y que la presión de la industria fuerza a los artistas a sacar ridículas artimañas para aumentar sus ventas, por consiguiente, disminuyendo la integridad de los charts. Pero si ese es el caso, no pueden elegir a cuáles artistas criticar y a cuáles no.  

Cada estrella del pop está compitiendo por el mismo premio – un hit Número 1, y los artistas con más destreza, y mayores fanbases se llevan el oro a casa. Los fans elegirán cómo quieren gastar su dinero, no importa cuánto los críticos se quejen, y los números para “Dynamite”, hablan por sí sólos. BTS aprendió a jugar el juego – y hay muchísimas maneras mucho peores de ganar, que vendiendo su propia música, como ellos lo hacen.

Artículo Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2020/09/28/bts-didnt-cheat-their-way-to-no-1-on-the-hot-100-they-just-beat-other-artists-at-their-own-game/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Valerie/#34c999674bbb

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WE NEED MORE OF THIS !

Yesterday, an ASTRONOMICAL event went down, yes pun intended.

If you haven’t heard Travis Scott held a virtual concert within the popular video game, Fortnite. 

I’m sure you heard of it before, you or some kid in your family plays it for an ungodly amount of hours.

Seriously put it down for a bit!

Anyways, this concert carried on in true Laflame fashion. Flames everywhere, raging character models, and even new music w/ Kid Cudi (Goooo Cudi!).

After seeing this event take place, I instantly thought to myself “We need more of this”.

Here’s the thing though it can’t be corny and must feel organic.

I. WHY THE TRAVIS X FORTNITE CONCERT WORKED

Travis Scott and Fortnite worked because they’ve collaborated before. 

More so, Fortnite’s over the top world fits with the grandiose theme of Travis’ latest release Astroworld.

It was the perfect mix between two powerhouse brands.

Not to mention the timing was impeccable we are in a pandemic for crying out loud.

II.  THE FUTURE OF VIDEO GAME CONCERTS

I would like to see more virtual concerts but they must fit the artists.

Maybe someone can do a concert in Animal Crossing or even Grand Theft Auto.

Whatever the game is as long it’s an organic fit between the artists and the video game titles this could be a new frontier that can change concert attendance forever.

Monetization wouldn’t be a problem either. The event should be free but do as Travis Scott and release specific merchandise that is tailored to the concert experience. 

Make it limited and a surprise drop, you’ll have impulse shoppers and devoted advocates spending millions in no time. 

The gaming and music industry just hit it big!

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It was clear from the beginning what Shayne Oliver was trying to convey with Hood By Air, a brand he founded in 2006 with Raul Lopez that was originally named Elite Urban Brigade. At one of their first fashion shows, which took place at New York Fashion Week in 2007, Mobolaji Dawodu, The Fader’s former style editor-at-large, asked Oliver where he saw Hood By Air going. Oliver, then 18, who looks cherubic in the grainy clip, said he wanted to create a lifestyle brand for the new generation that appreciates what’s going on in the streets, but understands urban culture influences the mainstream.

In that moment, Oliver prophesized the impact his brand would have on an industry that spent years looking to Black communities for cues, but rarely exalted the culture, credited it, or brought people from it into the fold. But the 2010s changed that, and the generation Oliver spoke of 12 years ago became the designers private equity firms want to invest in, luxury brands want to partner with, and stores want to carry.

When something is happening, it’s hard to assess its influence, but as the decade comes to a close, it’s apparent that Hood By Air helped create the luxury streetwear category that’s been fueling fashion. You can’t think about the last 10 years without thinking about Hood By Air, which defined style and trends for almost half the decade. Oliver put his very Black, very queer, and very cool world on a pedestal and changed the way brands design, the way retailers merchandise their stores, they way companies approach casting, and, for many, the way they see themselves and their place in fashion.

“SHAYNE OLIVER’S EXISTENCE AND THE CULTURE THAT CREATED HOOD BY AIR, IN MY MIND, ARE VITAL TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY AS A MIXTURE OF FASHION AND SO-CALLED STREETWEAR.” - VIRGIL ABLOH

“Shayne Oliver’s existence and the culture that created Hood By Air in my mind are vital to what we have today as a mixture of fashion and so-called streetwear,” writes Virgil Abloh, founder of Off-White and artistic director of Louis Vuitton men’s, over email. “In one word, I would say HBA and Shayne’s vision showed the fashion system at large what the word freedom meant. From garments to runway shows, everything exudes freedom.”

Musician Ian Isiah, a longtime member of the Hood By Air collective, calls 2007 HBA’s official birth year. Urban fashion brands like Sean John, Baby Phat, and Rocawear hit a peak in the late ’90s and early 2000s, but lost their cachet—most of them expanded distribution to department stores like Macy’s. Isiah says there was a void of Black-led brands, and Hood By Air was an attempt to fill it. Dominican tailors made Hood By Air’s first T-shirts and they retailed around $200, which wasn’t typical at the time. The initial T-shirts, which were sold out of aNYThing, a now-closed streetwear brand and store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, were meant to transition from day to night, another new concept. HBA also became known for a plexiglass Hood By Air nameplate necklace that Kid Cudi wore and Kanye West purchased from Seven New York.

Isiah says although the brand was stocked in a couple of stores, their main priority was “selling it to culture and getting it on the right girls and in the right looks.” GHE20G0TH1K (pronounced “ghetto gothic”), a party series founded by Jazmin Soto, better known as Venus X, in 2009, embodied that culture. Oliver DJed on some nights for a crowd made up of streetwear kids, punks, and queer folks. They would all wear HBA. ASAP Rocky was also a part of that culture Isiah mentioned. Isiah says they met Rocky through Jabari Shelton, better known as ASAP Bari, who would bring his friends from Harlem downtown—members of the ASAP Mob appeared in one of HBA’s early lookbooks. Rocky, who would mix brands like Rick Owens and Hood By Air with Jeremy Scott’s Adidas sneakers and Supreme, adopted the line early on, which brought it greater visibility and hype. The brand went on a hiatus in 2009 and became almost a collector’s item for those in the know.

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“It was sort of like this thing that everyone was still talking about but no one knew how to get it,” says Zachary Ching, Oliver’s longtime friend. “They didn’t have a website. There wasn’t even an Instagram. It was just like this mythical thing that you would see someone wearing once.”

Because of the buzz surrounding the brand, Ching called Oliver as soon as he was tasked with turning VFILES’ space on Mercer into a store, but Oliver, who was taking a break from the line to tour with GHE20G0TH1K, didn’t have any product. VFILES produced the pieces and purchased them from Oliver—Ching remembers ordering about 500 T-shirts across six styles—and on June 12, 2012, VFILES held an opening party for the shop that seconded as an HBA relaunch event. Oliver and Venus DJ’d, ASAP Rocky performed—most of the ASAP Mob came through—and on that night both HBA and VFILES were solidified as relevant movements in fashion. Following the party, the HBA pieces sold out within two days, and VFILES had to upgrade its payment systems to accommodate demand, which Ching describes as bananas.

“It was a pivotal moment in VFILES’ history,” says Julie Anne Quay, the founder of VFILES. “To physically see both the community come together, celebrate one of their peers, and shop it was really rewarding to me. It further galvanized me in my passion to really build VFILES into this community platform that was unlike the traditional fashion world at large and embraced a community that I thought was not only overlooked, but was disrespected.”

“IT WAS SORT OF LIKE THIS THING THAT EVERYONE WAS STILL TALKING ABOUT BUT NO ONE KNEW HOW TO GET IT.” - ZACHARY CHING

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Hood By Air helped set the tone for VFILES’ assortment, which eventually included Abloh’s Pyrex, which transitioned to Off-White, Been Trill, and Fear of God—this was before luxury department stores picked them up. Been Trill and Hood By Air even released a collaborative T-shirt in early 2013, which Oliver said started out as a brunch gift for friends and family but turned into something bigger without him knowing. Because celebrities like ASAP Rocky wore HBA and it had an aesthetic and name that resonated with the hood, Danielle Greco, who managed VFILES at the time, says the early consumers who lined up for the product—she describes them as “big, burly, tough men”—probably had no idea who Oliver was or what some of his messaging and graphics meant. Oliver said many of the logo placements for HBA were inspired by documentaries on gays in prison.

“Streetwear was very much a boys’ lane, and all of the brands that were trending at the time spoke to a very straight man’s world,” says Vashtie Kola, who met Oliver and Lopez in the early 2000s and hosted a Hood By Air TV series on her blog. “I remember they made a tank top with the term ‘Realness’ on it, which comes from the ball scene. And so I remember straight boys wearing tank tops that said realness or banjee. It was really nice to see.”

Because HBA was doing so well, VFILES and MADE helped Oliver secure an official spot on the New York Fashion Week calendar at Milk Studios in September 2013. It was Oliver’s big introduction to the industry and a chance to bring showgoers, who included Abloh, fashion editors, and longtime friends of the brand like Kola, into his world. The music was loud, the lights were dark, and the models weren’t A-typical. Boychild, a trans performance artist, jerked her body in a haunting way as she walked down the runway. This was followed by an appearance by ASAP Rocky, who closed the show wearing a neoprene Hood By Air Jacket. Kevin Amato, a photographer who had never worked on fashion shows until he met Oliver, handled the casting, which became a hallmark of HBA.

“The Hood By Air narrative for me was always just the underrepresented, really,” says Amato, who was casting from the streets. “And that’s what I tried to do with the casting. It was very organic. Rocky wanted to walk the show, but we didn’t just want a celebrity to walk the show. So we cast Boychild and had this contrast of different people and cultures colliding. It wasn’t meant to be hype. But I think after HBA and the casting, the whole fucking industry changed.” You now see this gender-fluid casting from luxury houses like Gucci and Balenciaga. The Yeezy Season 3 collection/Life of Pablo listening party at Madison Square Garden in 2016 featured a mix of professional models and real people, in 2017 Nike dedicated a campaign to voguing, and Victoria’s Secret recently cast its first transgender model, Valentina Sampaio.

In 2013, style was moving beyond the heritage #menswear look. The Watch the Throne Tour with JAY-Z and Kanye West had just ended, ushering a dark, goth aesthetic into streetwear with brands like En Noir and Black Scale. Riccardo Tisci’s Givenchy T-shirts and hoodies were popular—his rottweiler graphic was a hit—and Hedi Slimane’s pieces for Saint Laurent—skinny jeans, tailored coats, and flannel shirts—were selling well at retail.

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Most consumers had known HBA for its T-shirts, but after this show, it was clear HBA wasn’t operating in the same space as its peers. Oliver was playing with gender fluidity before it became a talking point and presenting new silhouettes that played on the familiar, but elevated it. Long-sleeve leather shirts with zipper closures right below the chest could be worn open or closed, depending on the situation; puffer jackets were recreated into capes; and collared shirts were covered in HBA logos. The New York Times’ Guy Trebay questioned if Alexander Wang and Tisci took notes from Hood By Air.

“It was definitely a reinvention. It wasn't a copy-and-paste, which is commonly seen these days,” says Kola. “Shayne understood the hood, but also had aspirations of creating his own unique look and vision. He merged those two worlds so effortlessly.”

Jennifer Williams, wife of Matthew Williams, who was part of Been Trill at the time, handled sales and started showing the line to buyers in Paris, which is where Wanda Colon, Barneys New York’s former vice president of menswear, discovered HBA. Colon says at the time, the luxury/contemporary category was dormant, and the brands Barneys was selling felt “safe and a bit staid.”

“I felt there was an opportunity to offer our customer a new point of view as it related to menswear beyond the brands that were being offered,” says Colon, who purchased the collection. “HBA filled a void in the industry that wasn't being addressed. The brand came to embody the mid-2000s zeitgeist of hybrid XXL silhouettes, deconstructed streetwear, couture fabrics, immaculate tailoring, genderless silhouettes, and big logos—Shayne was there first.”

The HBA merch plan included Hood By Air Classics, which made hood basics like tall T-shirts and sweatshirts, investment pieces, and the more progressive ready-to-wear line, which reconstructed and recontextualized American sportswear. Ching says this changed the way department stores looked.

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“Because of Hood By Air, you go into Barneys and look at a designer section and it has hoodies and sweatpants,” says Ching. “Hood By Air was like a crazy statement jacket, but then you had amazing T-shirts and graphic hoodies to go along with it. And you didn’t feel like you were wearing a Stüssy hoodie.”

On a cultural level, Oliver was a designer who wasn’t typically touted in fashion—he was Black, gay, didn’t have a degree from Parsons or financial backing from his parents. He also represented a movement that was happening in the background. Robin Givhan, fashion critic at the Washington Post, remembers being struck by how he and his team had been able to grab the attention of the industry in an aggressive way with clothes that she says, initially, weren’t well made, but had a bigger story to tell.

“It felt like it was shaking up the industry out of its doldrums and pushing it on a different course,” says Givhan. “The industry needed something that speaks to a moment that was demanding diversity, questioning gender identity, questioning the path that the next generation of designers were going to take the industry on, and into that giant question mark stepped Shayne and Hood By Air.”

While Hood By Air’s star was rising, so was ASAP Rocky’s, and his influence on fashion started to take hold. But in his song “Multiply,” released in 2014, he called HBA weak, and said Been Trill “was booty like ‘Tip Drill.’” At first, Rocky told Complex in 2015 that he dissed both brands because he wasn’t getting the acknowledgement he felt he deserved from them. But he recently revealed he was upset because he asked for ownership in HBA and Oliver said no. "You don't ask Rick to put you on an official level if you wear Rick Owens. You're wearing Rick and that's it. Why is it not the same with us?" aksed Oliver in an interview with Kerwin Frost and Isiah. Years later, Rocky called up Oliver and apologized. But the fashion industry was still intrigued, and Oliver won the inaugural LVMH Prize in 2014 and the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Swarovski Award for Menswear in 2015.

Isiah says they were skeptical of the recognition, but happy about it, since it supported the idea of giving the underrepresented a seat at the table in fashion after years of going unrecognized. The awards were helpful, but not knowing how to deal with a new brand like HBA, the CFDA would suggest traditional business structures that weren’t in line with how HBA wanted to grow.

HBA had always been a collective, but it became more fully formed before and after the 2013 fashion show at Milk Studios. Leilah Weinraub, a filmmaker who was the acting chief executive officer; Isiah, HBA’s brand ambassador; and Amato, who continued to handle casting, remained on board. Newer additions included Ching, who left VFILES to join HBA full time as commercial director. He looked over T-shirts, jeans, hoodies, and graphic T-shirts so Oliver could focus on fashion pieces. Paul Cupo came on as design director to help elevate construction, and Akeem Smith joined as a stylist. Smith says that when he came on, HBA was going through a transitional phase and Oliver gave him free range “to add some more faggotry to the mix and add more chic elements to the brand.” By this time, HBA was showing about four times a year in New York and Paris. Oliver was the father of the house. He had the vision for HBA, and everyone brought their particular expertise to the table.

“It was almost like living in a nomadic community. Wherever it took us, we went and it just worked out. We were never starving, but I think any creative knows that money's not the motive. It was more about building,” says Amato.

Making money was not a primary concern for Oliver in the beginning. The brand was approached early on about investment, but Weinraub told the New Yorker she wanted to remain independent for as long as possible. HBA worked with Edison Chen for a little in Asia, where the brand was wildly popular—Chen brought it to Yo’Hood, a streetwear festival in China. Ching remembers K-pop stars coming to VFILES and buying up all the HBA, and walking through China and seeing the craziest HBA bootleg T-shirts with Hello Kitty on them. In 2014, Oliver partnered with the New Guards Group and moved HBA’s headquarters to Milan. The New Guards Group, the parent company of Off-White, Palm Angels, and Heron Preston, which was acquired by Farfetch earlier this year, handled HBA’s production, distribution, and sales. Everyone from HBA lived in a monastery, and during the day they worked out of a compound alongside Abloh, who produced graphics for HBA’s third major collection. "I was just like, 'Wait, who is this tall African man playing beats in the other room in this Italian studio?'" says Isiah.

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Isiah says he was hesitant about signing with the New Guards Group and that he and Oliver got into arguments about it, but he opened up to the idea. “Instead of working so hard and spending so much money to get 10 samples made in New York, we were now making 100 samples in Italy. It opened up our inventory,” he says.  

The shows also got more sophisticated and ideas were better executed. In January 2015, at Pitti Uomo 87, which was Hood By Air’s first show under the New Guards Group, they took over a villa in Tuscany but outfitted the space with strobe lights, smoke machines, a DJ, Venus X, and a neon HBA light logo. The show was dominated by tailored pieces with a Hood By Air spin.  Showing in Europe also helped some in the industry view Hood By Air as less of an underground group of misfits and more as a viable brand that presents new fashion concepts. At other shows, celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg, Rick Ross, Jaden Smith, and Naomi Campbell sat front row. Givhan says construction improved, but the show production, which compelled her to the brand, got increasingly tamer. She called it a smart decision to focus more on the clothes, but she did notice growing pains.

“I think they struggled, but I think that’s OK. Brands take a long time for full gestation,” says Givhan. “I think the industry is a bit like a voracious monster sometimes. And it has a tendency to gobble up new ideas and to elevate them sometimes before they are fully baked.”

By then, Amato had left the company due to a death in the family, but he observed HBA’s evolution from afar. Some things he liked, and some things he didn’t. He thought the casting, which was handled by his apprentice Walter Pearce, got more weird, less authentic. And he felt like other brands were trying to get next to HBA for attention.

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“Once business is popping and everything's crazy, it kind of loses some of the main vision, but that happens with every brand,” says Amato. “Instagram was new and it was just a way to strategically align yourself with a brand, and then, boom, all of a sudden, you're in the game. Like Been Trill was a movement, but was it a movement?” From the inside, Ching also noticed changes. Sales were going well and distribution got wider. Once HBA partnered with the New Guards Group, it had 250 stockists, up from 50 in less than three years. At the end of each season, they would assess what stores they would drop and how to edit down different stores’ orders.  

“It was always trying to control distribution, which I think towards the end got a little out of hand,” says Ching. “It was too easy to get it and shit was going on sale. It wasn't cute. It, like, really blew up, and then, you know, the market can only take so much.” While at the New Guards Group, Hood By Air was selling a lot of product, but not the product they thought best represented the brand. Oliver told Numéro there was miscommunication between the business side of things and the management and a lot of decisions were made in a "very panicky way." A clear business structure was never created for HBA within the group, so after a few seasons, HBA got out of the deal. In 2016, Oliver came back to New York wanting to position HBA as a conceptual fashion brand, not just a hype, of-the-moment line. Ching eventually left because he didn’t feel job security anymore, and in early 2017 HBA canceled its Paris show, which led to rumors that there were issues. In March, Helmut Lang announced Isabella Burley, Dazed magazine’s editor-in-chief, would be the brand’s editor-in-residence. She tapped Oliver to design a Helmut Lang capsule collection to show in September 2017. In April, Hood By Air released a statement that the brand would go on hiatus.

“THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO TITLE WITHOUT OFFENDING. SO, IT’S LIKE, ‘OH, HE’S IN FASHION? HE’S MAKING T-SHIRTS? THERE’S HIP-HOP INVOLVED? HE’S A HYPE DESIGNER.’”  - IAN ISIAH

“I was so excited,” says Isiah about Oliver putting things on pause. “We needed a break. It was mood board overload. The culture couldn’t even keep up. We’ve already created so many daughters in so many fields, so it was time for them to flourish and grow. It was time for Virgil to flourish and grow. It was time for Heron to flourish and grow. It was time for Alyx to be born and then flourish and grow. The empire had to go silent for everyone else to rise as their own empire.”

In the midst of HBA’s trajectory, the industry was reaping the rewards of a market they helped form. Demna Gvasalia of Vetements, which was positioned as a collective of designers who embraced streetwear sensibilities, was named the creative director of Balenciaga, a position previously held by New York designer Alexander Wang. Gvasalia also won the same LVMH award Oliver received a year prior. And eventually Louis Vuitton tapped Abloh as their artistic director of men’s. Oliver went on to design capsule collections for brands like Diesel and Helmut Lang, but people, including Kanye West, questioned why the Helmut Lang partnership wasn’t longer or why Oliver wasn’t being propped up for a bigger luxury brand.

“When I saw it coming, it read to me that you had become the creative director of Helmut Lang —and it read to other people that way, too,” West said while speaking with Oliver earlier this year for Interview Magazine. “And it felt right, and it felt deserved. The reason I’m on the phone with you right now is that, of our generation of designers, you are the strongest of all of us. Of this entire crew that came up around the same time, you are the most deserving of one of these positions.”  

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In a ShowStudio panel discussing the Spring/Summer 2018 collection for Helmut Lang Seen by Shayne Oliver, you get a better sense of how the industry views Oliver and Hood By Air. Olga Kuryshchuk, a Central Saint Martins graduate, founder, and editor-in-chief of 1Granary, a student magazine and showroom, says Oliver was chosen for his hype, not for his design skills. She later offered that no one would reference the collection because it wouldn’t present any new ideas—Oliver told Numéro that because it was only a capsule, it made sense to curate rather than produce something new. Towards the end, Georgina Evans, an editor at ShowStudio, makes a distinction of asking which graduates, not just designers, could take on the role after Oliver. Another panelists suggests that Helmut Lang should look to school in Europe and maybe not one in America or Britain—her logic was although Helmut Lang is identified as an American brand, Lang was Austrian. The video underscored the industry’s tendency to look towards the same funnels or type of person for talent.

“They don’t know how to actually title without offending,” says Isiah. “So it’s like, ‘Oh, Shayne’s a hype designer. Oh, he’s in fashion? He’s making T-shirts? There’s hip hop involved? They’re voguing? He’s a hype designer.’”

Givhan says the most accepted route to lead designer jobs at larger houses is usually graduating from design school, getting a job working for a larger designer, and then being considered for the job when someone retires or passes away. She believes it’s more challenging for designers of color to get into that pipeline and be considered for those positions, but she does think the industry is making progress. She references Abloh going to Louis Vuitton.

In 2019, Oliver announced the relaunch of Hood By Air. Plans around the reboot haven’t been explained in detail, but from different interviews, Oliver seems interested in developing a solid business structure, ensuring that HBA is seen as more than a T-shirt and hoodie brand, and providing a platform for youth to create and not be taken advantage of. Amato, who had dinner with Oliver in Los Angeles a couple of months ago, says he doesn’t want to make any sacrifices this time. “He said it has to be 500 percent or nothing, which I think is the best way to go. I mean, his vision is so strong that it’s hard to even explain half the shit he’s thinking,” says Amato.

The original collective is still cool, but they’ve moved on to other things. Isiah is traveling the world singing and sitting front row at fashion shows—he sang with Dev Hynes at Abloh’s second show for Louis Vuitton. Amato is doing less casting and more artistic directing on projects like Travis Scott’s Rodeo album. Smith is the fashion editor-at-large for Dazed magazine, Cupo is freelancing for different companies, and Weinraub’s film, Shakedown, was a part of the 2017 Whitney Biennial.

And Kola, who was voguing with Oliver and Lopez in her apartment just before the decade started, is no longer just a downtown sweetheart. She travels the world DJing, has her own Jordan, and is paid by brands for her influence—the same influence Oliver talked about at his first fashion show over 10 years ago. When asked what she thought when Oliver said HBA was taking a break, she can’t recall how she felt, exactly. She starts and stops her answer, trying to find the right words to describe her feelings around the hiatus. But when asked about his impending return, she perks up, knowing exactly what to say and how to say it.

“I’m all for it,” says Kola. “I feel like a lot of other brands and designers were birthed from his movement. So I feel like mutha needs to come back and take care of these children she birthed!”

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so I like Harry Potter and I should bring HP merch to Timmy as gift too? LMAO even if Timmy doesn't care? lol these fans are something else.... it's really weird. Fans should give to Timmy things HE likes, not things THEY like.

Considering their logic, yes (but he actually likes HP so you could do it ahahha).

A thing it's giving him Kid Cudi related gifts because when know he loves him, another is to showing up to his premiere with Harry Styles merchandise. It's just crossing the line.