TAG: Mark Ronson

Oct27

Mark Ronson x Gucci Sneakers

Ronson lays down tracks and kicks for Italian Mega-Brand 

The Gucci Ronson sneakers will be sold through Gucci’s new launch of the GUCCI ICON-TEMPORARY sneaker stores. These temporary “pop-up” sneaker stores will travel the world and make fashionable but temporary tour stops in Miami for Art Basel, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, and Tokyo. The stores will be stocked with 16 men’s styles and 2 women’s styles, incorporating classic Gucci design signatures aswell as the Gucci Ronson styles.

“I spent many, many years as an avid sneaker collector, so I wanted to make sure these Gucci shoes were truly special from an aesthetic and collectable point of view,” said Ronson. The collectable sneakers ring up $500 to $600 a pair. Along with the purchase of the Gucci Ronson you get a Ronson produced 12-inch vinyl …

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Sep04

Wale and UCB Announced House Band @ VMAs

Wale and UCB will be the house band at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

“This is a monumental point in my career,” Wale said in a statement. “UCB and I will be adding an extra element to the VMA’s as we bring our signature sound of go-go music to the stage.”

The DC rapper was initially tapped for the 2007 VMAs for a performance with then-house band leader Mark Ronson, after which led to Wale getting singed to Ronson’s label, Allido Records.

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Aug28

Q-tip’s Michael Jackson Party

Q-tip is throwing a party tomorrow night in honor of Michael Jackson’s birthday, featuring Mark Ronson and DJ Spinna, at Nokia Theatre, in Times Square, NYC.

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Mar26

MP3: Daniel Merriweather x Wale – Change

Wale spits some hot fire on this joint. Oh yea, and dude’s got a pretty good voice too. J Records’ newest soul crooner drops his debut (produced by Mark Ronson) this summer.

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Feb25

Aaron LaCrate’s Club Crack is back

Aaron LaCrate, of Milkcrate Athletics & Milkcrate Records fame, was born and bred on the streets of Baltimore, and this upbringing continues at the core of every creative endeavor he undertakes today. Starting at the young age of 10, LaCrate grew up djing parties in Baltimore clubs, lofts, and back yards, and has been running wild writing on walls and t-shirts, producing records, and documenting the Baltimore streets with his photographs. Since the days of his youth, Aaron LaCrate has been consistently original and has grown into a talented entrepreneur, garnering world-wide recognition for his trademark brand and sound, as well as his cultural influence on music and fashion, where his projects often masterfully blend the lines of both. From touring the world with Gutter Music, remixing artists as diverse as Madonna, Souljah Boy, and Young Mc …

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Feb04

Kid Cudi’s Has A Bizlog

It’s hardly a surprise to find out that Kanye protege and GOOD Records artist Kid Cudi has been doing like Kanye does and keeping a blog of his very own. He likes CAPS and everything. So what did we learn from the Cleveland rapper’s writting thus far? He’s been down with 88-Keys for a minute. He rocks a Surface 2 Air leather jacket designed by Justice. He likes to party with Mark Ronson. And unlike master Kanye, when he posts a photo of a beautifu woman, they’re his ‘friend.’ You know we’ll be adding Cudi’s blog to our Google Reader. [Mysteriously directed by Hip-Hop DX]

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