Wednesday Notes: Off-White, RIP Willis Reed and more

Fashion: Off-White Spring/Summer 2023 Campaign

On the heels of the Off-White Fall/Winter 2023 runway show, the brand releases its Spring/Summer 2023 advertising campaign. Conceived by Ibrahim Kamara, Off-WhiteTM Art&Image Director and shot by Thibaut Grevet, it was created in collaboration with Set Designer Ibby Njoya and Movement Director Nicolas Huchard.

Off-White Spring/Summer 2023 Campaign - Fucking Young!

The campaign is rooted in the conceptual threads that characterized the label’s seminal SS23 runway show “Celebration”, which served as both a celebration of life and of new beginnings, weaving together essential aspects of Virgil Abloh’s design legacy into future-forward creations.

Fucking Young!Adriano B.

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80 - New York Amsterdam News

Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday. He was 80.

New York Amsterdam NewsBRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

Lifestyle: How A Professional Football Player Manages Fasting During Ramadan

https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/hamza-choudhury-ramadan-watford-interview-football-23952368

Sports: Liverpool FC’s Next Collab Comes Courtesy of Converse

Liverpool FC’s Next Collab Comes Courtesy of Converse

Liverpool FC looks like a clear favorite over at the house of Swoosh. With an Air Max 1 and LeBron collection ticked off, Converse is next in line.

HighsnobietySam Cole

Music: Meshell Ndegeocello (feat. Brandee Younger & Julius Rodriguez), 'Virgo'

Meshell Ndegeocello doesn't conform to anybody else's idea of the celestial plane. When she sings of supernovas, she sounds like a witness.

Meshell Ndegeocello (feat. Brandee Younger & Julius Rodriguez), ‘Virgo’

Ndegeocello doesn’t conform to anybody else’s idea of the celestial plane. When she sings of supernovas, she sounds like a witness.

WRTINate Chinen

Film: Watch the Trailer for 'Gangs of Lagos,' Amazon's First African Movie

On Monday, the conglomerate announced that it would be releasing Gangs of Lagos, its first original African movie, on April 7th. The project, which is directed by renowned filmmaker Jáde Osiberu, features Nigerian stars like Tobi Bakare, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Chike Osebuka, Chioma Chukwuka, and Iyabo Ojo.

The movie will follow the lives of a group of friends as they navigate the bustling streets of Lagos.

Watch the Trailer for ‘Gangs of Lagos,’ Amazon’s First African Movie

Amazon’s Gangs of Lagos will premiere on April 7th.

OkayAfricaSughnen Yongo

Behind the Beat: How Heatmakerz & the Diplomats Reenergized “Gangsta Music” on “Dipset Anthem”

With “Dipset Anthem”, the Diplomats created an immortal song, which restored pride in Harlem’s rap scene after years of setbacks. For our latest Behind the Beat, the song’s producer, Rsonist (of The Heatmakerz), tells Thomas Hobbs why we’re still listening to that “gangsta music” 20 years later.

Behind The Heatmakerz’ & The Diplomats’ “Dipset Anthem” Beat

With “Dipset Anthem,” the Diplomats restored pride in Harlem’s rap scene. Rsonist (of The Heatmakerz), tells us why we’re still listening 20 years later.

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