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Nike Reveals Reptilian Design for Kanye West’s Air Yeezy II Shoes

By: Jake CratesCategory: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) It’s no secret that Kanye West loves to be fashionably relevant. From setting clothing trends worldwide, to partaking in Fashion Week events in Paris, France, West has embraced the fashion world with open arms.

His “kicks” game is apparently no exception, as Nike revealed the intricate design for his Air Yeezy II shoes, seeking to blend classic Nike court breakthroughs with the performance and aesthetic demand of West himself.

The shoes feature skived anaconda-textured, leather quarter panels, complimented with a debossed Vac-Tech Nike Swoosh.

The molded rear is sculpted with a reptilian inspired spike, while an engineered strap with scaled down spikes was developed to offer a greater sense of symmetry and lock down.

Nike sought to celebrate the iconic Nike cross-training silhouettes, with the addition of the molded forefoot strap.

Inspiration for the shoe came from the late 1980s basketball shoes and the original Nike Air Yeezy, and is built on the Nike Air Tech Challenge II tennis shoe outsole.

The foot-hugging tongue and plush collar were made with comfortable and breathability in mind, while both parties sought to make the shoe slimmer than the original by tailoring it to West’s foot, while lowering the collar.

Kanye and Nike’s obsessive approach to materials resulted in a luxurious mix of leather, rugged ballistic nylon, and soft nubuck.

The shoes are completed with hieroglyphics that spells out ‘YZY’ on the forefoot strap.

Each screw on lace aglet is obelisk shaped, and the anaconda texture is echoed on the eyelets and leather lace toggle that carries the Roman numeral ‘II.’

The Nike Air Yeezy II in the Platinum and Black editions will release June 9 at select global retailers in limited numbers.

Remember Bad Boy Records’ Cheri Dennis? She’s Got A New Name and New Song…and It’s Dope!

By: @KareemTaylorCategory: Alternatives

Remember Cheri Dennis? Of course you do. Formerly one (of many) very talented Bad Boy Records artists that just never seemed to get the push they deserved. In 2008, Cheri released her debut album In And Out of Love, with its Ryan Leslie-produced leading single, “I Love You”, featuring Yung Joc and Jim Jones, and then sort of faded to black.

Well – that’s behind her now. Cheri Coke (her new name) and Melo X just released her latest work, “The Garden of Eden”, a song that will appear on her upcoming project, X/Coke.

Slightly a different twist from what we’re used to hearing from Cheri, it’s perfect for R&B lovers who have swayed to the likes of newbies such as Frank Ocean and The Weeknd.

It’s not the same, though. Cheri’s coined it: “Nu Wave Trill Sex.”

Check out some behind-the-scenes footage of Cheri & Melo X working the new music:

X/COKE will be available for free download on Tuesday, June 19.

“Cashin Out” Producer DJ Spinz Talks Radio Success; Explains Term ‘Keisha’

By: Jake CratesCategory: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) Every summer, radio personnel and record label executives alike are looking for that breakthrough summer song to heat up the airwaves.

Early on, as this summer gets under way, radio stations nationwide are playing the Atlanta-born record, “Cashin Out” by rapper Cash Out, and produced by none other than DJ Spinz.

While Hip-Hop fans may still be getting used to Cash Out, they have already embraced the music of DJ Spinz over the last year, as Spinz has been responsible for the popular songs “Riot” by 2 Chainz and “Ring, Ring,” a Future and Rick Ross collaboration featured on Rick Ross’ Rich Forever mixtape.

AllHipHop.com caught up with the 23-year- old producer and radio DJ to find out the story behind the hit song, “Cashin Out”, and how the two came up with the hook and song.

“‘Keisha’ is another term for loud, as we would call it, or good weed. ‘Nina,’ you know, that’s a 9 millimeter, and ‘Cashin Out’ really speaks for itself. Me and Cash Out, we got in the studio in November, and we were going through a couple of records. He gave me the hook, I fit it around what he said, and it turned out to be crazy,” DJ Spinz told AllHipHop.com.

In popular Hip-Hop fashion, the remix was released last week and features Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Akon, and Yo Gotti – all artists that Cash Out and DJ Spinz hand-picked.

“We wanted to get each person for different reasons. We got Akon because he is a huge international artist, and Akon is one of my favorite artists of all time. Jeezy because he is a legend. Fab reached out and jumped on, and [Yo] Gotti, those were the best verses we heard, and I thought it would be a good balance because it’s not too heavy in one spectrum,” DJ Spinz explained.

While Spinz is new to the game in many people’s eyes, he actually has been working his hand in music for nearly a decade.

“I’ve been DJing since I was 14, and I got into radio back in Augusta, Georgia, my hometown, back when I was 16. So I started doing a music a while ago, and I really started making beats when I got to college,” DJ Spinz said.

Spinz has been busy on the heels of the “Cashin Out” success, as he has work with Big Sean, Waka Flocka, Travis Porter, Roscoe Dash, Future, 2 Chainz, and several others artists on the cusp of release.

“Me and Future did some more work, me and 2 Chainz, me and Waka Flocka did that “Rooster in my Rari” track and Rich Kids who just got a deal, work with Kid Ink, just continuing to make this quality sh*t. Also, me and Gucci got a record that features Fab as well; that’s co-produced by my homie, C4. That’s called “Makes No Sense”,” an excited DJ Spinz told AllHipHop.com

DJ Spinz, who was mentored by DJ Scream, can be heard on HoodRich Radio on Atlanta’s Hot 107.9 on Tuesdays and Fridays, as well as Sirius XM’s Hoodrich Radio with DJ Scream and Cory B.