SZA released her debut project on Tuesday and it was a standout. Now the record is available for for your listening pleasure below. The project from the Top Dawg Entertainment signee follows the release of her first EP, S, which dropped when she was still unsigned. Listen to the project below which features Kendrick Lamar, Isaiah Rashad, and Chance The Rapper.
Get your copy via iTunes now and stream it in full below.
Nike creates this new version of the Free Trainer 5.0 NRG “as a tribute to the NFL’s greatest wide receiver Jerry Rice. The shoe comes with a mix of white red and gold along with black accents, and a red and white Free 5.0 sole with gum rubber tread. The sneaker also features a special printed insole detailing the accomplishments of the Hall of Fame receiver. Look for the Nike Free Trainer 5.0 NRG “Jerry Rice” edition at Nike’s online store when it launches today.
“I’m hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That’s what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that’s from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.”
– Jay Z
If you have a smartphone, then you have undoubtedly had the experience of your phone needing juice while on the go. Scotty Loveless, a former Apple Store Genius Bar employee, has had the same experience and made it his mission to find out why this happens and what to do about it with a post on his blog Overthought.com.
Here are his steps to saving your battery life:
Step 1: Disable Location and Background App Refresh for Facebook
Head over to Settings > General > Background app refresh and turn off Facebook. Disabling this will save your battery.
Step 2: Disable Background App Refresh for Apps You Don’t Care About
Same steps as Facebook above. Go to Settings > General > Background Refresh and turn off the apps you don’t care about.
Step 3: Stop Quitting Your Apps in Multitasking
Step 4: Disable Push Email Temporarily
Step 5: Disable Push Notifications for Apps That Annoy You
Step 6: Turn Off Battery Percentage
You can find this setting in Settings > General > Usage, right above where your battery times are listed.
Step 7: Go to an Apple Retail Store
Step 8: Enable Airplane Mode in Areas of Poor Cellular Service
One major reason your battery could be draining too quickly is poor cellular service. When the iPhone detects that you are in a place of low signal, it will increase the power to the antenna in order to stay connected enough to receive calls (primarily) and maintain a data connection.
This will destroy your battery life if you are constantly in a location with 1 bar or no service at all. The unfortunate thing is that this can happen in more places than you expect — any building with metal studs in the walls, aluminum buildings, buildings with dense concrete walls, heavily populated city areas, and downtown areas with with lots of tall buildings.
You can read his entire comprehensive guide here.
From the post:
I made it my mission to discover the specific reasons for iOS battery drainage. This article is a product of my years of research and anecdotal evidence I gathered in the hundreds of Genius Bar appointments I took during my time as a Genius and iOS technician, as well as testing on my personal devices and the devices of my friends.
When a truly remarkable breakthrough presents itself, an HTM expression starts to take form. Hinting at what is soon to come, HTM is an ongoing design collaboration among NIKE, Inc. President and CEO Mark Parker, Fragment Design Founder Hiroshi Fujiwara and Nike Innovation Leader Tinker Hatfield. The latest in the HTM series celebrates the potential of Nike Flyknit technology to transform basketball. Launching in four distinct colorways starting April 8, the KOBE 9 Elite Low HTM showcases pinnacle basketball innovation.
The key mission of HTM remains the same: highlight new technologies and hint at future applications by expanding innovation beyond current constraints. While acknowledging how culture adopts performance innovation beyond its original intent, Parker, Fujiwara and Hatfield gather around a table to envision how the latest performance innovation can further transcend sport and culture by responding to the intuitive needs of the human body. Working to stretch and apply the newest innovations, the results elevate existing technology to a brave new concept.
Nike Lunarlon, Flywire and Nike Flyknit come together in the lightweight, incredibly strong KOBE 9 Elite Low HTM. Dynamic Flywire cables loosen and tighten with the natural motion of the foot. Lightweight threads link to an ultrathin web outsole, which is printed with a pressure map of Kobe Bryant’s foot in a nod to the shoe’s athlete-insight-led design. Stripped of the original proprioceptive collar, the KOBE 9 Elite Low HTM offers a lifestyle celebration of performance-born innovation.
Made in four neutral palettes ranging from heather white/gum to black/marble, the KOBE 9 Elite Low HTM collection is complemented by carefully nuanced design details such as reflective flecked laces, anodized HTM aglets, embossed snake scales and reflective Swoosh trademarks. Translucent windows in the outsole are embedded with the remains of the Flyknit construction process, a reference to Flyknit technology’s sustainable properties. The signature HTM logo finishes off the design. In addition to the release of the KOBE 9 Elite Low HTM collection, Nike Basketball will introduce new versions of the KOBE 9 Elite Low in the near future.
The KOBE 9 Elite Low HTM collection will release exclusively at Nike Stadium Milano and Excelsior in Milan starting April 8.
The Air Jordan 11 Low “Concord” is making a comeback. The sneaker is a rarity and has one documented occurrence of being worn by by Michael Jordan during the Chicago Bulls’ championship parade back in 1996. Take a look at the detail photos below and look for these to release on May 3rd, 2014.
Source: Sneaker4Life
The Roots release the first single from their upcoming album ‘…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin’ titled “When The People Cheer.” The track comes featuring verses from Greg PORN as well as Roots stalwart Black Thought. Check it out below.
Future’s new track “I Won” featuring Kanye West will be available for purchase on iTunes at MIDNIGHT. You can listen to it above. Pre-order Future’s new album “Honest” and get “I Won” instantly.
Fat Joe enlists Rick Ross, French Montana and Tiara Thomas for this new single titled “Another Day.” Check it out above
Oh boy, Philly Freezer is back with some heat. Girl Talk and Freeway’s Broken Ankles EP arrives tomorrow but today we have a new track titled “I Can Hear Sweat” which also comes featuring Jadakiss. Listen to it above.
SZA’s drops a new single titled “Babylon” with the help of Kendrick Lamar. Reminder that SZA’s Z EP drops on iTunes at midnight.
Asaad is back on Twitter and Instagram! Follow him on Twitter at @YoungTwoSeven and on Instagram at Young Two Seven. Also make sure you check for Asaad on tour with Schoolboy Q during his Baltimore and Providence stops. Ticket info coming soon. This all follows the release of Asaad’s latest project Flowers II available for download here.
The Mad Decent Block Party is now a full fledged tour hitting multiple cities with Big names. This year, the party is even bigger with a huge line up featuring:
The first episode of HBO’s new show Silicon Valley is now available on Youtube for those without HBO. New episodes of Silicon Valley air Sundays at 10 only on HBO. You can watch it above
Coldplay release the video for their newest single “Magic”, which will be on their upcoming album Ghost Stories. The video is directed by Jonas Åkerlund, and stars Ziyi Zhang (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,The Grandmaster) as a magician, with Chris Martin doubling as both her nefarious husband and lovesick assistant. Ghost Stories is out on May 19 via Parlophone/Atlantic.
Dead Kennedys® is an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom.
Their eclectic music encompassed their trademark loud and fast hardcore, but also surf music, spaghetti western, psychedelic, garage rock and rockabilly. Jello Biafra’s biting lyrics tackled the sociopolitical concerns of the Reagan era with a distinct sense of morbid humor and satire.
This spring Supreme has come together with the Dead Kennedys® to present a small capsule collection. The group will consist of a Work Jacket, Pullover Hoodie, Sweat Shorts, Long Sleeve Tee and three graphic T-Shirts. All items have been designed using original artwork from the Dead Kennedys®. The group will be offered along with two new original graphic T-Shirts for the Spring Delivery.
Available in-store NY, LA, London and online April 10th.
Available in Japan on April 12th.
See Supreme for more information
Lil Boosie is back and he already has a new video featuring Webbie and Kiara. The track is titled “Show Da World” and is available below:
Pharrell Williams was the latest musical guest on Saturday Night Live and he didn’t disappoint. Pharrell celebrated his 41st birthday on the show while wearing trademark Vivienne Westwood “Buffalo” hat, and performing twice. Up first was a performance of “Happy” with a group of young dancers . The second performance was for “Marilyn Monroe” with an appearance with Hans Zimmer and a live orchestra. Watch Below: