Archive for November, 2009

Aqua Tower – The Tower That Jeanne Gang Built

Posted: November 30, 2009 by BlackWater in Hot Spots

  With its rippling facade and vast green roof, Chicago’s Aqua Tower is a revelation. It’s also the tallest building in the world to be designed by a woman. The Aqua Tower, rising up in a dance of ever-changing concrete forms, is very different from its neighbours. Seen from the sidewalk, it really does have [...]

Exclusive Game x Amber Rose – Amber Rose Tee

Posted: November 30, 2009 by BlackWater in Fashion

Amber Rose collaborated with custom clothing label, Exclusive Game, to create a special edition tee featuring a photograph of herself in a vampy red eyes. Exclusive Game is renowned in the industry for high quality custom jerseys that has a fan base in both the hip hop and sports industry. Lil Jon, P Diddy, Michael [...]

BLAKROC – BLAKROC 2010 Chevy Camaro

Posted: November 30, 2009 by BlackWater in Grown People Toys

BLAKROC is an interesting musical collaboration venture merging rock and hip hop by Ohio-based band, The Black Keys. For this collaborative album, the band sought out eleven of the biggest names in hip hop such as Q-Tip, Mos Def, Raekwon, Ludacris and RZA. The album was produced with the help of Damon Dash. a co-founder [...]

Lupe Fiasco – Enemy of the State: A Love Story Mixtape

Posted: November 27, 2009 by BlackWater in Music

Lupe Fiasco who has been releasing various music via the internet over the past few months has given his fans a Thanksgiving treat with his new highly anticipated mixtape, Enemy of the State: A Love Story, which features eleven new Lupe tracks, some of which use beats from today’s biggest hip-hop artists such as Lil [...]

Kanye West – I’m So Appalled

Posted: November 27, 2009 by BlackWater in Music

Kanye West has released a new track entitled, I’m So Appalled, which some are saying will be featured on Diddy’s next album, Last Train to Paris. This song was originally leaked on a DJ Big Mike mixtape not too long ago but now you can download the No DJ version. This is also one of [...]

Alejandro Ingelmo Spring/Summer 2010 Sneakers

Posted: November 27, 2009 by BlackWater in Sneakers

Designer Alejandro Ingelmo has made a name for himself in the high end sneaker market over the last couple of seasons. Most of his creations definitely come with a bit of a loud attitude, making use of a  lot of metallic colors and patent leathers. The Spring/Summer 2010 Collection is a little less bold, but [...]

BOTANIKA High-Cut Sneakers

Posted: November 23, 2009 by BlackWater in Sneakers

BOTANIKA release a new high-top sneaker this season. The two-tone sneaker’s main design point is long-extending Velcro strap that criss-crosses the tongue. The boot’s shape is reminiscent of some past Rick Owens offerings with its clunky shape and silhouette. Available through Rowgage.

Beyonce’s Dive Staged

Posted: November 21, 2009 by BlackWater in Videos

Reebok brought together the eighth most-prolific NBA scorer and NFL’s career rushing leader together in celebration of The Pump’s 20th Anniversary.  Legends of sport Dominique Wilkins and Emmitt Smith were on hand in New York Thursday night as RBK threw a party to commemorate the massive collaboration’s release this weekend.  They’re pictured above with Pump [...]