Pusha T is one of those artists who is so laid back and cool, you sometimes forget how talented and influential he is in the music industry. Thank god for his hip-hop angels Kanye West and Pharrell, who have no problem speaking on his behalf, letting the world know about the prodigy that is King Push. This […]

Last week at the 2014 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Kanye West had a meeting of the minds with businessmen Steve Stoute and Ben Horowitz, where the three actually talked about a lot more than just #theworldsmosttalkedaboutcouple’s most-liked picture on Instagram that Annie Lebovitz was (or was not?) supposed to photograph for their wedding day. That photo saga was, however, […]

We caught up with some of hip-pop’s major heavyweights during the red carpet premiere of The Tanning Of America to discuss how hip-hop changed them. Nas, Steve Stoute and Gail King all weighed in and trust us, you’ve got to see this one. The Tanning Of America is a four-part documentary series based on the book The Tanning of […]

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Diddy says it best in VH1’s upcoming Rock Doc The Tanning of America, based on the 2011 book by visionary Steve Stoute: “Hip-hop is responsible for breaking down the racial barriers that were up.” The Tanning of America is the story of how hip-hop transformed a nation. With commentary from those who know this best: Steve […]

HOUSE OF LIES premieres Sunday, January 8 on Showtime. The series stars Marty Kaan (Don Cheadle), Jeanie Van Der Hooven (Kristen Bell), Clyde Oberholt (Ben Schwartz), Doug Guggenheim (Josh Lawson), Monica Talbot (Dawn Olivieri), Roscoe Kaan (Donis Leonard Jr.) and Jeremia Kaan (Glynn Turman). In the series, Marty Kaan and his team of MBA-toting management consultants […]

Jay-Z‘s Rocawear has been a staple in urban fashion since its inception in 1999. The geniuses over at Rocawear take their role in the fashion world seriously and have created a webisode featuring huge names in the marketing and style world. The video features superstar stylist June Ambrose, marketing genius Steve Stoute, rapper Kendrick Lamar […]

The powerhouse that is Steve Stoute is taking the book industry by storm, releasing his book The Tanning of America last Thursday. The entrepreneur has rubbed elbows with the best of the best for quite some time and has so many titles under his belt we can’t even keep up. Steve Stoute Takes Run DMC’s […]

Steve Stoute’s book The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy came out last week and not surprisingly, it sold out everywhere. Steve Stoute is a marketing, branding and advertising genius who has the support of industry heavyweights like Russell Simmons, Diddy, Jay-Z, Jimmy Iovine, Swizz […]

Steve Stoute is it, take notes. The Queens-bred brand-marketing guru will win you over with his New York accent combined with his self-made mogul intelligence. He’s turned his days of working as a road manager for Kid ‘n Play into running a music empire before becoming the CEO of Translation, a next generation marketing, advertising […]

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It’s spring!! We know you can’t tell by the cold rain and all, but trust us, spring is here! How can we tell? Baseball! Get all the facts and stats on past and present games, teams and players with an MLB-made app. While on your way to a baseball game, read more articles on our […]

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Spring is in full swing and it’s time to get your mating ritual on!  The birds are doing it, you can tell by their annoying whistles when you walk your tired ass to the morning train. The cats are doing it, wakin’ up the dead with their love making near your garbage cans at night. […]