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MTV sits down with rap’s new star, Drake, to talk about this rapping and singing balance.  If you still don’t know who he is, you will.  His highly anticipated debut LP, Thank Me Later, is being worked on as we speak.

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In MEN.STYLE.com’s feature, 10 Essentials, Kanye West opens up with his 10 product-based necessities.  Items include the Air Yeezy (black/pink), the Murakami designed LV Monogramouflage Keepall, Retro Super Future Flat-Top Sunglasses, Blacked-Out Rolex Submariner and a handful of Apple products.

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Inquiringmind sits down with Wings & Horns founder Craig Atkinson (ReigningChamp, W+H) and creative director Brian Mendoza (W+H) to talk about the brand and the quality they put into each piece.  Check it out here.

MTV News caught up with Mr. Hudson & Kanye West at a Beverly Hills Hotel, as they begin shooting the video for their song, which is the first single from the Mr. Hudson’s U.S. debut.    via Nahright

“What’s cool is, Kanye met my music before he met me,” Hudson said of their relationship. ” … I wouldn’t have gone up to Kanye in a club and said, ‘Here is my CD, you’ve gotta listen to it.’ That isn’t my style. I made my first album in London. It didn’t get released in the States, but somehow he got a copy, which meant that when Kanye was in London promoting Graduation, we were introduced briefly. A year later, I was in Paris on holiday. I got a call coming in to the office: ‘Here is a contract.’ ”

Last November, ‘Ye told Mixtape Monday that his new signee had the potential to be “bigger” than he is. Hudson appreciated the compliment but said it is a lot of pressure.

“Yeah, it’s really annoying, actually,” he smiled. “Now I got loads of work to do to try and live up to that.”

Check out the.LIFE’s interview with Kid Cudi at the Alife Rivington Club sneaker store in New York.   Just off his performances at the SXSW music conference, he discusses the success of hi mixtape “A Kid Named Cudi”, working with Kanye West & T-Pain in Hawaii, and the possibility of working on Jay-Z’s new album.  Good insight on the fresh new artist.

Satva, from Vimby, came through and did a studio tour of Benny Gold’s office and then hit the streets for a skate session. The video is a “day in his life” of a highly respected graphic designer/skater/bay area resident.