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DaBaby was arrested on Rodeo Drive on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, for alleged firearm possession. The 29-year-old rap star was arrested at around 5 p.m. in Beverly Hills after a security guard in a Gucci store noticed one man among a group was carrying a “handgun in his waistband.” A spokesperson for the Beverly Hills…

Gucci Mane and Jeezy’s Verzuz battle is featuring the type of pomp and circumstance befitting of rap royalty. The two hip-hop heavyweights are going to be posted up strong at arguably the most popular urban strip club in the nation, Magic City, in downtown Atlanta. And it will also feature dancers and included a star-studded…

Gucci Mane claims he is getting his own brand at Gucci. The 40-year-old rapper took to Twitter to announce that he has agreed to a deal with the Italian fashion house for a new brand, but the label has yet to confirm. He wrote: “It’s official I’m getting my own brand @gucci I hope they…

Shekinah Jo, a reality TV star and BFF of Tiny Harris, caught some serious blowback from Black Twitter for crying and wailing about a Gucci store that was pillaged by looters during the protests in Atlanta. But social media’s criticisms of Shekinah Jo Anderson, 35, paled in comparison to the monumental lambasting rapper Khia administered…

Italian luxury colossus Gucci has sparked conversation and debate after posting a risque ad to promote its underwear line for its 40 million Instagram followers. Some fashion enthusiasts found the ad spotlighting a Black man flossing the imprint of his private parts distasteful, debasing and contributing to the deleterious stereotype of African American males as…

In this week’s episode of Rolling Out Tonight, host Cassidy Sparks recommends checking out Gucci Mane’s new project Woptober II, Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in movie theaters, and Regina King’s new HBO series, “Watchmen.” Tune in each week as rolling out brings you the hottest new releases in music, movies, and TV.

Dapper Dan can be considered the godfather of hip-hop fashion. During the rise of hip-hop and rap during the 1980s, Dan became the go-to designer for top rappers at the time such as LL Cool J, Eric B & Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa, and Big Daddy Kane. His signature style of combining streetwear with high-end name brands…

Gucci is back at it again, insulting people of color’s cultures with their designs and calling it “fashion.” This time, the luxury Italian fashion house is getting roasted for its “Indy Full Turban” which is a Dastaar, a religiously significant Sikh headdress. The turban first sparked outrage in February 2018 after it was seen being…

Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, who helped usher in a pop culture revolution from the early to mid-1990s with his laid-back but menacing and profane brand of G-funk rap, is openly inquiring if the ban on Gucci is over. Snoop Dogg, 47, laughed sardonically when he profanely asked his 31M Instagram followers if the Gucci ban…

I’m not sure what is going on in the European fashion world lately — whether it’s ignorance, or a lack of diversity, or sheer disrespect the culture that has caused several designer brands to create collections that feature blackface and other racially discriminatory styles. What I do know is that as long as they continue…

T.I. became so bothered by Floyd Mayweather’s love for Gucci that he decided to create a song. Days after Mayweather gave his overwhelming support of Gucci during an interview with TMZ, T.I. released the lethal diss track, “F— N—-.” T.I. challenged Mayweather by saying that he’s greedy and does not help others with his wealth.…

Add another big name — and a very loud one at that — to the growing list of celebrities who are joining the boycott of Gucci clothes. Rap provocateur 50 Cent, who is famously petty, joined the likes of rapper T.I. and movie director Spike Lee in banishing the famous Italian fashion company from their…

After getting their hides peeled by high-profile critics for the past week, elite Italian fashion designer Gucci, finally broke its silence on the expensive sweater line that resembles blackface. Gucci’s creative director claims that the $900 sweater was meant to pay homage to a deceased entertainment icon and was not intended to resemble blackface or…

Gucci, perhaps one of the most recognizable names in high fashion, is in desperate damage control mode after a disastrous fail during Black History Month. At issue is a pullover sweater that features a cut out for the mouth with big red lips, making the wearer appear in blackface. However, when the images hit social…

When you flip through your closet, how many items can you say were designed by someone of color? Instead of supporting the Gucci and Prada brands that insult the Black consumer, we are here to encourage you to circulate the Black dollar among designers in our community. Below are 20 Black-owned fashion brands that you should support…

Rapper and reality star Waka Flocka dives deeper into the depths of the righteous indignation Blacks feel about the Prada and Gucci blackface scandal erupting this past week. Keep in mind, the Atlanta-based MC is well aware that older white people, at the highest levels of these clothing companies, are signing off on and endorsing…

T.I., Spike Lee and Soulja Boy have all called for the Black community to boycott Gucci following the clothing brand’s blackface controversy. The company faced criticism after selling a sweater that made the wearer appear to be in blackface. The company issued an apology, which T.I. chose to quickly reject. “As a seven figure a…

So far, 2019 has produced a plethora of negative imagery of racial animus across the United States. From a protest held in Washington, D.C., to images of prominent government officials wearing blackface. It would seem that companies would be cognizant of this fact and keep a wary eye out for issues. Apparently, all that failed…

Blake Martin constantly raises the bar for himself and although you might not know his name, you might be familiar with his work if you have attended one of his productions. While his career path was a bit unconventional, the entrepreneur has carved a niche in the fashion and event industry. Since founding Blake Martin…

In the first episode of “RO Street Kicks,” we explore street style and sneakers in Los Angeles.