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‘Positive Light, Positive Energy’: How Chase B Turned the Travis Scott Jordan CJ1 T-Rexx Into a Sneaker Built for the Night

Some sneakers feel like moments. Others feel like milestones. The Chase B x Jordan CJ1 T-Rexx somehow manages to be both. Travis Scott and Jordan Brand have spent the past few years redefining what a modern signature sneaker rollout looks like, new silhouettes, non-retro energy, culture-first storytelling. With the CJ1 T-Rexx, that momentum officially expands […]

Jam Master Jay Murder Case: Alleged Killer’s Conviction Overturned by Judge

A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday (Dec. 19) overturned the murder convictions of one of the two alleged killers of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, ruling the government’s decades-delayed case against him was “impermissibly speculative.” Nearly two years after a jury found Karl Jordan, Jr. guilty on two federal murder counts for the rap icon’s long-unsolved […]

Theodora, Mother of the New French Sound

In 2022, Lili Théodora Mbangayo Mujinga, her real name, gave herself one year to make a living, even modestly, from her art. Born in Switzerland and having spent time in Greece, of which she retains few memories, she was moved from city to city as her father resumed his studies later in life, pursuing his ambition […]

Grupo Firme & Lenin Ramírez’s ‘Ctrl + Z’ & More Best New Music Latin

New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Arcángel, “Hoy Se Guaya” (Rimas Entertainment) What seems to begin as an EDM track quickly gives way to a sensational merengue that invites you to dance and have fun […]