Today Golf Wang’s latest sneaker collaboration with Vans released to the public. The boisterous sneaker will be released at both Blades locations in New York and is limited to only one color way out of the collection per customer. The purchase of the Van (which according to Baller Status is Tyler the Creator’s favorite thus far) will be first come, first serve. Although the sneaker was also recently available at Tyler’s gift shop/news outlet/apparel site, they are currently ALL sold out. Until the van comes back for restock, you can check out the rest of the latest threads of the Golf collection, tour dates for Tyler, and even sign up for a subscription of Golf Media at www.golfwang.com

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In a recent interview with MTV Australia, Earl Sweatshirt revealed that Doris, his debut album, is coming in late July, whatever that means. No specific date was given, but something’s better than nothing. Watch him and Tyler play around below.

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The year isn’t even half-way done, but we’ve already seen some very memorable artwork for singles, albums, and mix-tapes. Below is a compilation of ten of our favorites.  While music is their primary medium, these artists clearly understand that strong acoustics are only strengthened by strong visuals.  We doubt that any of these artists would willingly say, “Yeezy taught me,” but in terms of the quality of these covers, Kanye‘s go-to artist  George Condo definitely comes to mind.

 10. The cover art for Harry Fraud‘s Adrift is a beautiful picture of a pier that evokes alienation by contrasting the grey sky with the ocean and emphasizing the distance between the pier and the beach.

9. Thelonious Martin’s From Me to You –artwork has many layers to it. In addition to its dark background, if you look closer you can see some writing that resembles newsprint. Somehow, probably with a meticulous attention to detail, the artist was able to give the viewer the sense that light is coming out of the piece itself.

8.  Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge  know how to go old school with 12 Reasons to Die. This cover is straight out of the blaxploitation thriller playbook.

7. “Creepy” doesn’t even begin to describe Azealia Banks‘ artwork for “Yung Rapunzel “. The cover is brutally nightmarish and the track is just as dark. Notice the similarity between the cover and Rene Magritte’s painting, “The Rape.”

6. Quasimoto – Yessir Whatever – The concept for this art work is innovative and intriguing. Using a sticker that creates an illusion of movement, the art has multiple layers, just like a Madlib beat.

5. Tyler, The creator  artwork for Wolf  shows us a fun portrait of Tyler as a child. This work is admirable due to it’s high attention to details. If you look at the tree you’ll notice a subtle eye; in the bottom right you can see a random doll head on top of a little trunk; and at the bottom left what looks like a chipmunk dressed in a traditional Irish outfit. This art work is fun and a little ridiculous, much like the artist himself.

4. Big K.R.I.T‘s cover for  King Remembered in Time is reminiscent of an ancient Greek vase. The gold color in contrast with the dark-purple galactic background works very well.

3. The art work for ANTHM‘s latest project,  produced by Blu as GODleeBarnes, features a very harmonious fusion of writing and image.

2. Chance The Rapper embraces his weird side , using a combination of psychedelic and galactic imagery to evoke his uniqueness. The intriguing thing is that this uniqueness is contrasted by the trees and the home at the bottom. It’s the perfect combination of being down-to-Earth and out of this world.

1. Finally, the victory goes to Mobb Deep’s Prodigy and The Alchemist artwork for their joint LP, Albert Einstein. This art cover is a piece of art that can stand on its own without the music.The artist’s ability to re-create the well-known portrait of Einstein with originality  and adaptability to contemporary times is beyond admirable.

Let us know who you like best!

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In honor of the special edition Tyler, the Creator cover of RESPECT. that will be appearing soon, the boss himself Elliott Wilson will be taking to the airwaves tomorrow, July 1st. East Village Radio has the preview:

Two weeks ago, we tossed RapRadar.com‘s main man, Elliott Wilson behind the mic to host 2 hours of EVR Special Programming during the Friday afternoon slot, and as expected, he pretty much killed it. You can listen to the archive here. With another end-of-the-work week timestamp to fill, EW gets his turn again, and this time, he’s hosting an all-Odd Future edition of Respect the Jux, thanks to Tyler the Creator being the cover boy for the new issue of RESPECT. Magazine. Listen live at 2pm ET this Friday, July 1.

Get your fourth of July weekend started right with the Wolf Gang and the man behind the magazine, and keep your eyes peeled for the beautiful new cover right here!

Via East Village Radio

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This extremely limited edition of our current issue will be available soon. Stay tuned for details.

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