Baller Alert Its A Lifestyle
Eight years ago today, rapper Kid Cudi released his debut album, ‘Man on the Moon: The End of Day’. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ In collaboration with Kanye West’s GOOD Music, Dream On, and Universal Motown, Cudi’s album was a unique body of work, with an alternative, yet hip-hop, sound that remains unmatched. …
Read More »That’s Baller: Mercedes Reveals $2.8 Million Supercar
After a long wait, Mercedes-AMG has finally unveiled Project One, a $2.8 million hypercar, featuring super technology that makes the new vehicle a force to be reckoned with when it comes to motorsports. Their first ever hypercar was revealed this week at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. While …
Read More »That’s Baller: $128 Ice Cream Cone That’s Literally Dripping in Diamonds and Gold
We all love ice cream, especially the high end kind, but would you say the same if a soft-serve cone cost you $128 each? Food Network reports that Snowflake Luxury Gelato, an ice-cream boutique inside a London department store, serves a special cone called “The Billionaire” that is unlike any …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Today in Hip-Hop: Ol’ Dirty Bastard Releases ‘N**** Please’
On September 14, 1999, Russell Tyrone Jones, better known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard, released his second and final solo album, ‘N**** Please’. Within the first week of its release, the album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 charts with 93,000 copies sold. After only three months, the album …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Today in Hip-Hop: 21st Anniversary of the Death of Tupac Shakur
21 years ago today, the world lost the rap icon Tupac Shakur. Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York. ⠀⠀⠀ He got his start at a young age as a background dancer for Digital Underground, before starting his own rap career in …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Today in Hip-Hop: Notorious B.I.G Releases Debut Album ‘Ready to Die’ ⠀
On this exact day, 23 years ago, Notorious B.I.G released his debut album ‘Ready to Die’. Not only was this the album to launch the iconic emcee’s career, but it also catapulted the reputation of Bad Boy Records, as the first album to release on the label. ⠀⠀⠀ Whether it …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Today in Hip-Hop: ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ Reaches #1 on Billboard 200
19 years ago today, Lauryn Hill’s debut album ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, debuted at #1 on the #Billboard200 charts, only confirming how iconic this body of work was. The album, which gave us the classic hit ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ and earned Ms. Hill five Grammys (including Album …
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