In the latest edition of RESPECT., hip-hop artists/producers Ty Dolla $ign and B.o.B headline the ‘Young O.G.’ themed project. In their feature, the two go beyond the shades, mean mugs and turnt up catalogs to share their complex musical knowledge, talents and inspirations. North Carolina bred emcee Rapsody shares her thoughts of being featured on Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed To Pimp a Butterfly album, Too $hort remains all about the money, and Raekwon the Chef flexes in Nice Kicks while explaining why he gets better with time.

Also see Nick Cannon, Fetty Wap, Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood’s Sincere Show, Empire’s V. Bozeman, actress Reagan Gomez, and others sharing their perspective on hip-hop.

RESPECT. Issue #22 on sale May 12, 2015.

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In honor of SXSW, Civil teams up with Nice Kicks for a limited “South West Vibes” capsule collection. Combining Civil’s prominent logo with Nice Kicks branding and elements of the festivals host state of Texas, Civil’s newest capsule collection embodies the fashion forward imagery of both brands, while offering an homage of inclusion to the festival and state alike. Peep Funk Volume’s Dizzy Wright in the collection below.

Civil x Nice Kicks “South West Vibes” Capsule Collection Available Online – HERE 

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Last night, MMG/Atlantic’s own Stalley returned to his old stomping grounds at the Alife Rivington where he hosted a special listening of his upcoming project, Honest Cowboy. The Ohio native extended the invite to his biggest fans via Twitter because he wanted to treat listeners to a sneak peak of the all the cuts that made it onto the final Honest Cowboy track list.

Honest Cowboy drops August 8th, and Alife, along with Nice Kicks, hosted the celebration. Stalley previewed his fan’s favorite tracks. Joints like “Samson“, “Swangin“, “Nineteeneighty7“, and “Feel the Bass“, were some tracks that particularly showcased how the rapper’s talents have grown since signing with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music label. Honest Cowboy is Stalley’s 5th mixtape in six years and artists like Schoolboy Q, Scarface, and Crystal Torres threw down ill guest verses for the project. Beats were supplied by Block Beataz and Rashad, among others.

Also in the house last night were Atlantic Records up-and-comers Justine Skye & Dusty McFly, who showed up to support their label mate. The excited fans and A Life staff definitely turned the event into a party, proving that Stalley‘s Ohio sound is well-respected in NYC. Check out photos from the event in our slide show above and the album art below. We also have an interview with Stalley coming soon, so stay tuned.

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Budden is currently prepping his Loose Quarter mixtape, due out next week, but he took some time to invite us all into his closets. Nice Kicks‘ latest installment of “sneak peek” shows Budden’s collection of Jordans, Lebrons, and plenty of custom joints. For all the sneaker heads out there, consider this shoe porn.

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After performing at the Fader Fort at SXSW, Big K.R.I.T. met up with the guys from the Nice Kicks shop at the Hoop & Hang event.  While he wasn’t hooping — he’s a “baseball player” — K.R.I.T. gave the guys a run down on his shoe game.

In the interview, he talks about why he’s only performing in Jordan 11s and Spizikes from now on, among other things.

“I actually twisted my ankle in the Air Jordan 4s at the Fader Fort (SXSW) and decided that I’m only going to perform in 11s and Spizikes from here on out. I twisted my ankle in the 5s too, so, I’m going to stick with what works from now on.”

Head over to the Nice Kicks page to check the full interview.

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