September 2009

Since our announcement of J. Cole being the official Jimmy Jazz model for our "Fresh for Fall" campaign, the Roc Nation MC has been buzzing heavy! The featured rapper on Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3, will now be joining Hov on tour this Fall.... along with Wale and N.E.R.D!

In addition, Fayetteville, NC's own was interviewed by ABC News and had a crazy performance at  the VH1 Hip Hop Honors pre-party. Check out the performance below.

Major props to the St. Johns University graduate! A Star is certainly born!

Cop what J. Cole is rockin':

Rocawear Stripe Button Down

While surfing the web we came across some dope kicks spotted on some of our favorite celeb's. Here's a couple of shots we spotted over at Concrete Loop:

Keri Hilson sports a fresh pair of Nike Greco:

Cedric the Entertainer hit's the streets in his adidas Superstar II:

Nelly stunts with Air Jordan Force Four:

Major props to Concrete Loop for all the hot celeb photos!

If you pep Fat Joe's latest music video, "Aloha" (featuring Pleasure P & Rico Love) you may have noticed a ton of great product features for one of our best sellers, Coogi. In addition, your #1 destination for the latest in urban fashion got some SERIOUS love from Joey Crack... yup, Jimmy Jazz snatch up a feature in "Aloha". Pep the video for our music video debut!

Fat Joe's 9th  album Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) is scheduled to release on October 6th!

Shop Coogi at Jimmy Jazz & JimmyJazz.com:

Coogi Sweater Satchel Bag

Coogi Knit Dress

Coogi Authentic Vinyl Bag

The man that landed on Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak, singing the track "Welcome to Heartbreak", and helping with songwriting on "Heartless" and "Paranoid," Scott Mescudi is now set to tackle is own mission. Better recognized as Kid Cudi, this rapper-singer explores his inner thoughts with dark, edgy, and futuristic melodies in Man On The Moon: The End of Day. 

Cudi’s sound does stand alone from other hip-hop stars. The debut single “Day n’ Night,” introduces his vision. But collectively, it works. The Cleveland native can give thanks to acts like Andre 3000’s Love Below, and Ye’ for opening that door. The duo, along with lyric legend Common, makes a hit on latest single “Make Her Say.” Originally titled “I Poke Her Face,” but changed for radio play.  The song also contains a vocal sample of “Poker Face,” by pop phenomenon, Lady Gaga.

The opening “In My Dreams,” is an eye-opener into the world, according to Cudi.  It follows with “Soundtrack 2 My Life,” where his life stories began to unfold. "Cudder" tells aspiring dreams to horrific nightmares. His imagination may be difficult to grasp but worth exploring the journey and figuring it out.  

Favorite tracks: "Soundtrack 2 My Life", "Sky Might Fall, and Alive (Nightmare)" 

By: Jonathan White

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Fall is here and Jimmy Jazz wants you looking your best! In addition to cool shopping and smart savings, we want to add a bit more swag to your look by hooking you up with great prizes from some of the hottest music releases of the year, courtesy of Atlantic Records! Click HERE to see what you can win from Trey Songz, Sean Paul, Pleasure P, Maino, Laura Izibor and from your friends at JimmyJazz.com!

Also, here's a look at some of the talented artists on Atlantic Records. Hit the cover to make a purchase for each release!

TREY SONGZ - READY

SEAN PAUL - IMPERIAL BLAZE

PLEASURE P - THE INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER

MAINO - IF TOMORROW COMES

LAURA IZIBOR - LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD

Jimmy Jazz, your favorite fashion retailer, is very proud to announce that rising hip-hop sensation J. Cole, who is signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label, is our featured model for our "Fresh for Fall" campaign! Cole was outfitted in some of the hottest brands for the Fall season.

J. Cole, who recently performed a sold-out show at New York University (NYU), is widely known in the music world for his well-received mixtape, The Warm Up, which received rave reviews from key media outlets such as XXL, Complex, Rap Radar and several others. The Fayetteville, NC native can also be heard on Jay-Z’s 11th chart-topping album, The Blueprint 3 (“A Star Is Born”). 

J. Cole- The Warm Up (Trailer)

The campaign will run in all of our Jimmy Jazz stores and here at JimmyJazz.com so be on the look out! For more information on Roc Nation’s J. Cole, please visit www.JColeMusic.com! Also Make sure to hit up our Music Room for some J. Cole tracks. And if you need more J. Cole, support the St. Johns University graduate by downloading his mixtape, The Warm Up, here.

More photos and a interview with J. Cole coming soon!!

As reported this week, on Sunday during MTV's Video Music Awards (VMA's), Lil Mama jumped-up on stage unwelcomely during Jay-Z's closing performance for "Empire State of Mind", which features Songress, Alicia Keys. Viewers at home and at the awards where puzzled by the appearance. Check out the video interview below with America's Best Dance Crew judge, Lil Mama, talking to Tim Kash about her publicized, failed apperance at the VMA's.

Above all, can you blame her? She's was just trying to show respect to one of the greats. What do you guys think? Here's the original performance footage from Sunday night:

Last night will be one of the most talked about MTV Video Music Awards in network history. From Lady Gaga's outlandish wardrobe to Lil Mama's not-so-cool stage appearance during Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" performance with NYC's very own, Alicia Keys. But, by far the highlight of the evening had to be when Kanye West interrupted Country/ Pop megasgtar, Taylor Swift speech while she was receiving her Moon Man for "Best Female Video". Here's the clip from his VERY rude interruption. 

Above all, things managed to work out for Taylor. While Beyonce was on stage receiving her accolade for "Video of the Year" for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)", she invited the 19 year-old on stage to finish her "Best Female Video" speech. 

For a complete list of winners from MTV's VMA's, hit up Rolling Stone.

Video Source: NahRight.com

Photo Source: MTV.com