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Five Key Takeaways From the 2024 Maserati Granturismo Trofeo
Monterey Car Week is always a treat – something to look forward to if you can honestly call yourself a car enthusiast. Attending is one thing, but if you're driving – what do you show up in? For the uninitiated, Monterey Car Week is an extended weekend of car-centric events, activities, shows and parties that caters to everything automotive. From new car reveals and custom builds, to prize-winning, jaw-dropping, mint conditions being showcased under Concours d'Elegance exhibitions – it's automotive Elysium to be it loosely. And everyone arriving wants their cars to be noticed and photographed. So you would think that showing up in a bright green Lamborghini Huracan might be the answer, but in fact that might be just a drop in the ocean compared to what you're sharing the road with or pulli...
Hypeart Visits: How Dabin Ahn Turned Imperfection Into His Artistic Voice
Dabin Ahn often wonders what his career would have looked like if his studies hadn’t been halted to enlist in the Korean Air Force. Prior to his mandatory service, the Seoul born artist primarily focused on portraiture, a creative inclination subconsciously driven by his overly obsessed self image, he recounts. As the son of Ahn-Sung Ki, one of Korea’s most prolific actors, young Dabin, who also pursued deejaying, lived a luxurious lifestyle and featured as a model in a number of prominent publications.Two years of bootcamp, however, “is enough time to transform into someone else,” Ahn tells Hypeart, who couldn’t look at himself the same way after the military. "I used to spend like two hours every day trying to make myself look good. I was no longer interested in even looking at myself in...
Collectors: Luca Benini’s Archive of the Global Underground
Luca Benini had no real connections to the fashion industry. Surprising, given the impact the 62-year-old has had since starting his cult clothing store and fashion label Slam Jam back in 1989. “I come from a small town in the outskirts of Ferrara, literally in the middle of nowhere,” Benini tells Hypeart. “I have always been naturally interested in clothes and how people dress.” Like an invisible magnet drawing him from afar, music “played – and still plays – a major role” in Benini’s taste and curiosity — from disco and house to electronic and hip hop. For nearly 35 years now, Benini has in-turn become the magnet that now draws in customers and tastemakers from around the globe, as he continues to shape clothing with an “Attitude for the Global Underground,” as his brand’s motto goes.Sla...
Mastodon’s Leviathan Took Fans on a High Seas Metal Adventure
The metal band's sophomore album still stands out among an impressive discography. Mastodon’s Leviathan Took Fans on a High Seas Metal Adventure Michael Pementel and Spencer Kaufman
Song of the Week: Killer Mike’s El-P-Produced “Detonator” Doesn’t Have to Go So Hard
Killer Mike pivots away from his recent gospel-inspired projects for a more classic return to form on our latest song of the week pick. Song of the Week: Killer Mike’s El-P-Produced “Detonator” Doesn’t Have to Go So Hard Mary Siroky and Paolo Ragusa
Taylor Fritz Is Cool, Calm and Collected
Taylor Fritz is in New York for the month, but, even in the throes of the 2024 US Open, the rising star is an embodiment of his SoCal upbringing: tan, floppy-haired, laid-back and level-headed, yet quietly, fiercely competitive. Born in San Diego to tennis titans – father Guy Fritz is a sought-after private coach and mother Kathy May played professionally – the younger Fritz was on the tennis court from the time he could walk. Literally: he had a tennis court in the backyard of his childhood home.Fritz is currently slotted at No. 12 on the ATP Tour, making him the highest-ranked American man in the sport. As the tennis world continues to debate what many call the “next generation of tennis” – an evolving theory on the players poised to eventually fill the shoes of the Big Three (Roger Fede...
Heavy Song of the Week: Purest Form Unleash Caustic Industrial Rock on “Burn”
The Los Angeles trio taps into the old-school industrial aesthetic on its new single. Heavy Song of the Week: Purest Form Unleash Caustic Industrial Rock on “Burn” Jon Hadusek
Best New Tracks: A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Travis Scott and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by A$AP Rocky, Big Sean and Travis Scott, who each released the single "Tailor Swif" and the albums Better Me Than You and the Live From Atlanta/Chopped & Screwed versions of Days Before Rodeo, respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Montell Fish, Fireboy DML, Destroy Lonely, Oasis, Doechii, Tommy Richman and BNYX with Yeat.A$AP Rocky - "Tailor Swif"In a surprising move, A$AP Rocky officially releases the previously-leaked cut "Tailor Swif." Known earlier as "Wetty," the Hitkidd-produced track has no real connection with Taylor Swift but does offer a fun little play on her name in the chorus. The song was debuted ...
The Union Muddled Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg’s Chemistry With a Nonsense Gimmick
The star-powered spy movie sits at the top of the Netflix chart this week. Number One on Netflix: The Union Muddles Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg’s Chemistry with Nonsense Gimmick Liz Shannon Miller
J Balvin Reminiscnes His Early Beginnings in ‘Rayo’
Mexico City was graced with the thrilling news that, alongside Medellín, it would become the second city J Balvin chose to launch his new album, Rayo. This event captivated his fans, opening a window into the creative world that José and his team have crafted for this project.This album largely revolves around his first car, a symbol for all the unique experiences from his early performances, tours as well as moments with his loved ones. On Rayo’s launch, Hypebeast had the opportunity to chat with the artist to discuss everything from the concept to the creative process behind the new album.How did the concept for Rayo came about?JB: O 'Neill was my right-hand man in creating Rayo. The album wasn’t really planned and the concept was more or less the last thing we thought of. Normally, I’d ...
How Monterey Car Week Is Becoming the “Future” of Car Culture
"They're everywhere. Everyone wants to be Shmee." As we pull into the Inn at Spanish Bay after dinner, our media group couldn't help but notice the massive influx of young, phone-in-hand content creators and car enthusiasts hovering around the Koenigsegg Gemera parked outside, with its Dihedral synchro-helix doors firmly propped up. Most of us scoffed and sighed but eventually we realized that this shift in demo is actually a good thing.During our week at Monterey for the annual Monterey Car Week, we consistently saw this connection between the youth and the week's events and couldn't help but draw parallels to the car culture that we experience regularly. What is your run-of-the-mill cars & coffee at your local Starbucks parking lot has now evolved – for all intents and purposes – int...
Best New Tracks: Travis Scott, Cash Cobain, Mk.gee and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by albums coming from Travis Scott, Cash Cobain, and Mura Masa and singles from Doechii, Jessie Reyez x Lil Wayne, Jaylen Brown x A$AP Ferg, Trippie Redd x LAZER DIM 700 x VonOff1700, Central Cee and Coldplay x Little Simz x Burna Boy x Elyanna x TINI.Travis Scott – DAYS BEFORE RODEO (10th Anniversary)A decade after its initial release, Travis Scott’s pivotal DAYS BEFORE RODEO album has landed on streaming services. A move that many thought La Flame might never make, the rapper has put his sophomore mixtape – which first dropped for free on August 18, 2014 – on Spotify, Apple Music and all other major DSPs. The 12-track offering surfaces ...
