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Every sneakerhead knows the struggles of keeping their white-on-white Air Force 1s fresh and clean throughout the summer months, but now, Nike is trying to flip the script and are about to drop some white Air Force 1s that already come dirty and dogged.
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According to Sneaker News, the “new” triple white Air Force 1s will come “fresh” out the box looking like a pair of discarded 1s you’d find hanging from power lines on the street, but actually get whiter the more you wear them. While we’re not sure why Nike would go this route (seriously), they’re going to release these and there’s nothing we can do to stop them.
Per Sneaker News:
Indeed, in an inversion of typical “wear away” releases, this metatextual Air Force 1comes pre-distressed a la a Golden Goose or a Balenciaga. A sheer layer over top eventually reveals a regular pair of Uptowns with regular use. Notably, Nike is also acknowledging those who prefer to rip the bandage off as soon as they unbox any such shoes — a toothproof attachment with this shoe allows you to do the dirty work immediately.
The .SWOOSH enterprise has been defined in recent months by their “Low Poly” run of Air Max 1s, first spinning off the OG “Sport Red” with Kai Cenat before executing a nostalgia-fueled trip through video games of old. However, this does fit in well with the sub-brand’s cheeky register they were establishing before those AM1s.While this shoe diverges from pairs like the Air Force 1 “404 Error” given its certifiable offline quality, it still upholds the AF1 as the face of the imprint, already established well with the “TINAJ” series and “Our Force 1” further back.
Yeah, we’re not sure the “Dirty Triple White” Air Force 1s are going to help Nike’s stock numbers rebound as Trump’s tariffs continue to loom over the sneaker industry, with heads knowing prices are about to jump in the near future.
The “Dirty Triple White” Air Force 1s are set to release on May 7 at the tune of $130. While we’re pretty sure these will brick, we wouldn’t be surprised if you see some hipsters out in the wild rocking these joints with pride. Then again, they could just be regular Air Force 1s that they’ve dogged beyond recognition because we won’t be able to tell one from another.
Would you cop the “Dirty” white-on-white Air Force 1s? Let us know in the comments section below.
HipHopWired Featured Video
Source: Nike / NIke
Every sneakerhead knows the struggles of keeping their white-on-white Air Force 1s fresh and clean throughout the summer months, but now, Nike is trying to flip the script and are about to drop some white Air Force 1s that already come dirty and dogged.
Source: Nike / NIke
According to Sneaker News, the “new” triple white Air Force 1s will come “fresh” out the box looking like a pair of discarded 1s you’d find hanging from power lines on the street, but actually get whiter the more you wear them. While we’re not sure why Nike would go this route (seriously), they’re going to release these and there’s nothing we can do to stop them.
Per Sneaker News:
Indeed, in an inversion of typical “wear away” releases, this metatextual Air Force 1comes pre-distressed a la a Golden Goose or a Balenciaga. A sheer layer over top eventually reveals a regular pair of Uptowns with regular use. Notably, Nike is also acknowledging those who prefer to rip the bandage off as soon as they unbox any such shoes — a toothproof attachment with this shoe allows you to do the dirty work immediately.
The .SWOOSH enterprise has been defined in recent months by their “Low Poly” run of Air Max 1s, first spinning off the OG “Sport Red” with Kai Cenat before executing a nostalgia-fueled trip through video games of old. However, this does fit in well with the sub-brand’s cheeky register they were establishing before those AM1s.While this shoe diverges from pairs like the Air Force 1 “404 Error” given its certifiable offline quality, it still upholds the AF1 as the face of the imprint, already established well with the “TINAJ” series and “Our Force 1” further back.
Yeah, we’re not sure the “Dirty Triple White” Air Force 1s are going to help Nike’s stock numbers rebound as Trump’s tariffs continue to loom over the sneaker industry, with heads knowing prices are about to jump in the near future.
The “Dirty Triple White” Air Force 1s are set to release on May 7 at the tune of $130. While we’re pretty sure these will brick, we wouldn’t be surprised if you see some hipsters out in the wild rocking these joints with pride. Then again, they could just be regular Air Force 1s that they’ve dogged beyond recognition because we won’t be able to tell one from another.
Would you cop the “Dirty” white-on-white Air Force 1s? Let us know in the comments section below.
Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before. Billy Corgan‘s suburban Chicago tea shop, Madame Zuzu’s was hit by a car for the second time. Six months after a vehicle smashed through the front window of the Highland Park tea spot and injured Corgan’s mother-in-law, the shop revealed that it had been struck again.
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“Earlier today, there was an accident outside of Madame Zuzu’s involving a vehicle that struck the front of the café,” read a statement on Madame Zuzu’s Instagram page on Wednesday (April 30). “Thankfully, no one was injured. Thank you to everyone who checked in and offered support.”
According to WGN, Smashing Pumpkins leader Corgan’s wife, Chloe Mendel Corgan, said the crash was an “honest accident” and no one was hurt, but the building did suffer some “exterior damage.” The outlet posted a picture of the aftermath, which appeared to show some damage to the bricks on the facade of the building.
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Corgan also posted a picture of the damage on X on Tuesday (April 29), writing, “thankfully no one was injured. Just more damage to the exterior/interior but the shop is open for the rest of the day.
Back in October, Corgan posted a note from his wife in which she said that a car had jumped the curb and smashed into the front window of the shop that opened in its current location in Sept. 2020. “This afternoon at Madame Zuzu’s, a car (in circumstances which remain under investigation) drove over the curb and into Madame Zuzu’s and sadly injuring one person — my mother, Jenny; who was spending the day and lunching with my son Augustus,” wrote Chloe Mendel Corgan after the first crash. “Thankfully, he was able to leap out of the way and was not injured.”
The Corgans welcoming their third child in March. Daughter June Corgan joins their son Augustus Juppiter, 9 and daughter Philomena Clementine, 6. Corgan will launch his 16-date solo tour with his new band, the Machines of God, on June 7 in Baltimore. The outing will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and the 25th anniversary of the 2000 albums Machina/The Machines of God and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music.
Check out Madame Zuzu’s statement below.
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It seems Ice Spice is off the market. She has posted a selfie on Instagram with her rumored boyfriend Sauce Gardner.
As spotted on Complex Ice Spice broke several hearts this week with her newest post on social media. On Tuesday, April 29 she shared a collage of photos on Instagram. While the first visual clearly shows that she has gained her weight back in all the right places, the sixth slide features her standing next to Sauce Gardner in front of a bathroom mirror. Ice is positioned right in front of him while he snapped the photograph from his smartphone. While she didn’t write a caption to accompany the post it is widely understood in popular culture that posting your significant other on social media is a milestone moment in the relationship.
Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have been rumored to be an item for a couple of months now. The two high profile celebrities have been linked together since February after being spotted at shopping mall. An University of Cincinnati alumni, Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner was drafted to the New York Jets in 2022. Since joining the team he has become a premier cornerback in the league with being awarded “NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year,” Pro Bowl nominations and being selected to the First-team All-Pro twice.
You can see their photo below.
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Source: @icespice / Instagram
It seems Ice Spice is off the market. She has posted a selfie on Instagram with her rumored boyfriend Sauce Gardner.
As spotted on Complex Ice Spice broke several hearts this week with her newest post on social media. On Tuesday, April 29 she shared a collage of photos on Instagram. While the first visual clearly shows that she has gained her weight back in all the right places, the sixth slide features her standing next to Sauce Gardner in front of a bathroom mirror. Ice is positioned right in front of him while he snapped the photograph from his smartphone. While she didn’t write a caption to accompany the post it is widely understood in popular culture that posting your significant other on social media is a milestone moment in the relationship.
Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have been rumored to be an item for a couple of months now. The two high profile celebrities have been linked together since February after being spotted at shopping mall. An University of Cincinnati alumni, Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner was drafted to the New York Jets in 2022. Since joining the team he has become a premier cornerback in the league with being awarded “NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year,” Pro Bowl nominations and being selected to the First-team All-Pro twice.
You can see their photo below.
Past Grammy nominees Kassa Overall and Brandee Younger are among the six recipients of the 2025 Doris Duke Artist Awards. The award is the largest cash prize in the U.S. dedicated to individual performing artists, specifically those in theater, jazz, and dance.
How large? Each artist is awarded a life-changing $525,000 in unrestricted funds allocated over seven years and an incentive of up to $25,000 to save for retirement. Including the 2025 recipients, the foundation has the distributed a total of more than $40 million to nearly 150 artists through the Doris Duke Artist Awards program.
Overall, 42, was nominated for a Grammy four years ago for best jazz instrumental album as a member of Social Science for Waiting Game, a collab with Terri Lyne Carrington (who was a Doris Duke Award winner in 2019).
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Younger, 41, was nominated for best instrumental composition three years ago for “Beautiful Is Black.” She was the first Black woman to be nominated in that category, which dates to the first Grammy presentations in 1959.
Here’s a quick look at this year’s six Doris Duke Artist Award recipients:
Kassa Overall: Jazz drummer, producer, rapper and bandleader. He has released three studio albums – Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz, I Think I’m Good and Animals. He melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions.
Brandee Younger: American harpist who blends classical, jazz, soul, and funk influences into her music. Early in her career, Younger worked with a diverse range of artists, including Pharoah Sanders, Common, John Legend, The Roots, and Lauryn Hill. In April 2019, Younger’s original composition “Hortense” was featured Beyoncé’s Netflix concert documentary Homecoming. In 2024, she won the 2024 NAACP Image Award for outstanding jazz album for Brand New Life.
Trajal Harrell: American dancer and choreographer best known for a series entitled “Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning” at The Judson Church. He is considered one of the most important choreographers working in contemporary dance today.
Raja Feather Kelly: Brooklyn-based choreographer known for his surrealist productions. He’s worked on such shows as Fairview and A Strange Loop, and he serves as artistic director for The Feath3r Theory and the New Brooklyn Theatre.
Aya Ogawa: Brooklyn-based playwright, director, performer and translator. Their work explores cultural identity and the immigrant experience, challenging traditional notions of American aesthetics. They use a collaborative process and incorporate diverse perspectives and languages into their performances.
Kaneza Schaal: New York City-based artist working in theater, opera, and film. Her work Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now was The Met’s first live performance as an integral part of a major exhibition.
This year, the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF) is reaffirming its commitment to and investment in the performing arts with $6.2 million in grants to support the national Creative Labor, Creative Conditions campaign.
“We are so proud to announce the 2025 Artist Awards and to stand alongside these artists — and the broader arts community — in their fight for a future where artists have the resources and opportunities they need to live and work,” Ashley Ferro-Murray, arts program director at DDF, said in a statement. “DDF has long supported the performing arts. With Creative Labor, Creative Conditions, we’re building on that commitment — highlighting how artists fuel culture, community, and entire industries, even as their contributions are too often undervalued.”
Doris Duke was a billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. She died in 1993 at age 80.
Gold House has announced its 2025 A100 list, with honorees including Bruno Mars, Tyla and Billboard CEO Mike Van. On Thursday (May 1), Gold House unveiled its annual A100 list, which honors the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders across multiple industries. The A100 list also includes special Gold Legend honors for lifetime achievements and […]
Mike Van, who was appointed the first CEO at Billboard earlier this week, has been named to Gold House’s annual list of the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders, it was announced Thursday (May 1).
Van will be celebrated alongside the other honorees on this year’s list, known as The A100 List, during a slate of events taking place in New York on May 9 and May 10. Those include the A100 Celebratory Reception (co-hosted with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and East West Bank); the A100 Honorees Dinner presented by OpenTable, which will host past and present A100 honorees and judges; the Gold Gala, where A100 List honorees known as “A1s” — described as “the most impactful in their respective categories” — will be honored; and the Billboard x Gold House Founders Party, during which DJ Anderson .Paak is set to perform.
In celebration of the A100 and to kick off Asian Pacific Heritage Month, the Nasdaq stock market and Gold House partnered on a half-day Gold Power Summit on Wednesday (April 30) that culminated with Gold House CEO/co-founder Bing Chen and several A100 honorees, including Van, ringing the Nasdaq closing bell, an event broadcast across multiple financial networks. Van also served as a featured speaker on a Gold Power Summit panel on Wednesday.
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Others included on this year’s A100 list include Wicked director Jon M. Chu; Pachinko author Min Jin Lee; comedian and actor Ronny Chieng; K-pop group aespa; Goodwater Capital co-founder/managing partner Eric Kim; and multiple individuals listed under the banner “Los Angeles Wildfire Heroes.”
As part of the celebration of the A100 List and the Asian Pacific community, landmarks across North America will light up in gold lights. Participating cities and landmarks include: Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Chicago (Willis Tower), Honolulu (City Hall), Los Angeles (City Hall & Paramount Tower), Las Vegas (LV City Sign), Ontario (Niagara Falls), New York City (Empire State Building, Nasdaq Tower & The Edge), Seattle (Columbia Center Tower), Toronto (CN Tower), and Vancouver (BC Place & Olympic Cauldron).
Wednesday’s Gold Power Summit marked the second annual edition of the event, which first took place last May. Attendees at the inaugural summit included executives from Citibank, Netflix, McKinsey & Company and EMPIRE.
Davido floods the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart (dated May 3) with tracks from 5ive, his fifth and newest studio album. In total, 16 of the album’s songs populate this week’s 50-position chart, which ranks songs based a formula blending U.S. streaming and sales totals. Of those, 14 are debuts on the list, including collaborations with Chris Brown, Becky G and Victoria Monét.
5ive, released through DaVido/RCA Records, debuts at No. 2 on the World Albums chart with 7,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week of April 18-24, according to Luminate.
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“Offa Me,” featuring Monét, leads Davido’s parade on U.S. Afrobeats Songs with its No. 5 arrival. The collaboration was 5ive’s most-streamed track for the week, with 1.37 million U.S. official streams. Directly behind “Offa Me,” Davido’s “Titanium,” featuring Brown, opens at No. 6, as “With You,” featuring Omah Lay, begins at No. 7. The former registered 900,000 streams for the week, while the latter pulled 1 million. (Although streams contribute the majority share for both tracks, a stronger sales total for “Titanium” pushed it above “With You” for the final rankings.)
“Titanium,” notably, reunites Davido with Chris Brown after the pair’s hit “Sensational,” also with Nigerian singer-songwriter Lojay. “Sensational,” from Brown’s 11:11 album, reached No. 1 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in March 2024 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for best African music performance.
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In addition to the three new top 10s, three prior 5ive cuts have landed in the upper tier. “Awuke,” with YG Marley, reached No. 9 last November and spent 23 weeks on the list, “Funds,” featuring ODUMODUBLVCK and Chike achieved a No. 5 best last December and rebounds 18-16 on the current chart, while “Be There Still” rallies 22-10 this week, after having reached a No. 7 peak in March.
As Davido expands his collection, here’s a review of his nine songs to reach the top 10 in the three-year history of the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart:
Song Title, Artist, Peak Position, Peak Date“Stand Strong,” feat. Sunday Service Choir; No. 9, May 28, 2022“Over Dem,” No. 10, April 15, 2023“Unavailable,” feat. Musa Keys; No. 3, Aug. 26, 2023“Awuke,” with YG Marley; No. 9, Nov. 16, 2024“Funds,” feat. Odumodublvck & Chike; No. 5, Dec. 21, 2024“Be There Still,” No. 7, March 29, 2025“Offa Me,” feat. Victoria Monét; No. 5, May 3, 2025“Titanium,” feat. Chris Brown; No. 6, May 3, 2025“With You,” feat. Omah Lay; No. 7, May 3, 2025
Expanding beyond the top 10, Davido’s 16 simultaneous placements falls one short of his personal record, a 17-title week on the chart dated April 15, 2023 upon his Timeless album’s debut. Still, this week’s haul makes the Nigerian-American star only the second act with multiple weeks of 15 or more entries. He joins Burna Boy, who peaked with a record 23 spots on the July 23, 2022, chart and Wizkid, who set his best mark with a 17-song week on the Dec. 7, 2024, ranking.
Here’s a recap of Davido’s full set of placements on this week’s U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart:
No. 5, “Offa Me,” feat. Victoria MonétNo. 6, “Titanium,” feat. Chris BrownNo. 7, “With You,” feat. Omah LayNo. 10, “Be There Still”No. 11, “Anything”No. 13, “R&B,” feat. Shenseea & 450No. 15, “10 Kilo”No. 16, “Funds,” feat. ODUMODUBLVCK & ChikeNo. 17, “Tek,” feat. Becky GNo. 18, “CFMF”No. 19, “Holy Water,” feat. Victony & Musa KeysNo. 20, “Don’t Know”No. 21, “Lover Boy,” feat. Tayc & DadjuNo. 22, “Lately”No. 23, “Nuttin Dey”
Here’s the thing. It’s not Cardi B‘s fault that her long-in-the-works sophomore studio album hasn’t been released yet. At least that’s what Cardi said during an Instagram Live session with fans this week, in which the rapper claimed that the real hold-up is the feature verses she’s waiting on from her guests. “I really need […]
