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50 Cent Is Asking Fans To Vote For The Best Pop Smoke Album Cover on His IG Page

Source: Virgil Abloh / Instagram After Virgil Abloh unveiled arguably the strugglest Hip-Hop album cover off all-time (mixtape covers have been held to higher standards), 50 Cent was one of millions who voiced their displeasure with the final product and called for a do over. Though both Virgil and Pop Smoke’s label owner Steven Victor have confirmed that they’d be going back to the drawing board, 50’s decided to dedicate his Instagram page to possible Pop Smoke covers and is calling on fans to choose their favorite. Serving as executive producer for Pop Smoke’s posthumous album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, 50’s posted a up a gang of covers and asking his followers to rate each fan-made artwork on a scale from 1 to 10. We’re not gonna front, there’s a lot of dope pieces floating...

Virgil Abloh’s Controversial Pop Smoke Cover Scrapped, 50 Cent Was Not Impressed

Source: Virgil Abloh / Instagram Yesterday (June 28) Virgil Abloh unveiled his highly anticipated artwork for Pop Smoke’s posthumous album, Shoot For The Stars and to say that it was a dud would be a gross understatement. Social media immediately pounced on the revelation and took the famed fashion designer to the woodshed for decorating Pop Smoke’s album cover with the type of special effect features used in 1995’s Mortal Kombat film. Yes, it was that struggle. With fans of the Brooklyn rapper calling the design “lazy” and “disrespectful” amongst many other things, the head of Smoke’s lable Victor Victor Worldwide, Steven Victor, took to his Twitter feed to let the fans know changes are a-coming as he wants everyone to be happy with the end product. H E A R D YOU — Steven-San Victor ...

Virgil Abloh Talks How Michael Jordan Influenced Him As A Designer [Video]

Source: Jordan Brand / NIke As the culture continues to relish in the past thanks to The Last Dance it is clear MJ’s influence is undeniable. One fashion giant is putting heavy respect on His Airness.  As spotted on High Snobiety Virgil Abloh was recently profiled by ESPN. The creative was asked to detail Michael Jordan’s influence on him. While it is clear that the brain behind Off-White™ is a longtime fan of his iconic sneaker, he gives the world an in depth look at how deep the 23 runs in his DNA. As a youth growing up in The Windy City Abloh remembers the icon as “a superman figure.” “When you’re watching Jordan, you sort of believe anything’s possible,” he theorized. He also identifies which Jordan sneaker sparked his indelible admiration for hall of fa...

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