Tickets for Kendrick Lamar’s Juneteenth The Pop Out – Ken & Friends concert in LA sold out almost as quickly as they went on sale, leaving literally hundreds of thousands of local fans disappointed — to say nothing of those who don’t even live in LA. The last part is tragic enough — but stay away, please, we’re definitely full — but to also miss out on even the opportunity to attend the city’s hottest ticket on June 19? Yikes.

However, there’s good news for all you out-of-towners (and locals who got boxed way the hell out of the paint): The show will be livestreamed via the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and Amazon Prime Video, so you can still enjoy it from the comfort of your own home without all the hassle of finding parking at the Forum.

The show will mark Kendrick’s return to the Forum, where he last performed in September 2022 on his Big Steppers Tour. Since then, he’s been a busy guy, even without having any new music to promote. He won a Grammy for his 2022 album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, then teamed up with his cousin Baby Keem to take the world by storm with the mega-hyped single, “The Hillbillies,” before performing at Tyler The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival.

But this year, all hell broke loose when Kendrick threw down the gauntlet on Metro Boomin’s new album with Future, We Don’t Like You. On the track “Like That,” Kendrick called out Drake and J. Cole for including him in their “Big 3” while subtly deriding him as beneath them, prompting a tumultuous back and forth with Drake after Cole bowed out early. The contempt with which K Dot has regarded Drake for the past few years resulted in two No. 1 singles for the Compton native, and Drake seemingly waving the flag. Throwing a hometown concert that half the city tried to get into seems like the best victory lap imaginable. Nip would be proud.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from GloRilla, Flo Milli, and Megan Thee Stallion.

The above-mentioned trio linked up to show solidarity with sisterhood of rhyme on the remix of “Wanna Be.”

Denzel Curry, TiaCorine, and ASAP Ferg teamed up to drop the throwback Memphis trap track “Hot One.”

And BIA took a break from her beef with Cardi B to drop off the uplifting Bad Boys soundtrack cut “Lights Out” with JID.

Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending June 7, 2024.

Albums/EPs/Mixtapes

The Game — Time

Say what you want about the Compton stalwart, he’s been as productive as ever, even after multiple retirements. Here, he teams up with a nascent street label, Secure The Bag Entertainment, to lend his still somewhat-weighty co-sign to its signees C Stunna, CHLLER, and Woodboy Gee. The last one is the star here, and I could see him picking up steam sometime in the near future.

Saint Levant — Deira

Following Belly’s 96 Miles From Bethlehem last week (on which he had a guest verse), Palestinian rapper Saint Levant takes his own swing at dropping a project dedicated to bringing awareness to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as well as empathy for embattled Palestinian civilians who have borne the brunt of Israel’s attacks on “terrorists.” Levant impressed at Coachella earlier this year; he continues to do so here.

Ski Mask The Slump God — 11th Dimension

Ski Mask fans have waited three years for a new full-length release from the Florida native, who delivers 21 new tracks of his signature machine-gun thrash rap alongside features like ATL Jacob, Future, and Skillibeng. But a pair of appearances from some of Slump’s closest friends from the SoundCloud rap explosion, Juice WRLD and XXXTentacion, turn out to be the most poignant parts of the album, for obvious reasons.

Yelawolf — War Story

You know who is an absolutely underrated pioneer? Yelawolf. The Tennessee rapper was one of the first of his class to make the change over to country and took a bit of a walloping over it, but now, it’s fairly commonplace. In fact, his fellow Antioch native Jelly Roll — who makes an appearance here — has blown as a result of his own country crossover. That being said, on this double album (25 tracks in all), Yela mostly maintains the same tightly wound rap attack we’ve known him for, with a few gritty pop plays sprinkled in.

Singles/Videos

Cash Cobain — “Rump Punch”

With a title that looks like a typo (but isn’t), and a lyric video made up of female fans’ lip sync posts, Cash Cobain’s latest bid to push his “slizzy” agenda is a mellow, hypnotic take on his “sexy drill” concept. It’s also a proof of concept that shows just how appealing the idea of drill music geared toward making love instead of war really is.

JasonMartin & DJ Quik — “Since I Was Lil” Feat. Curren$y, Bun B & Jay Worthy

Put the seat all the way back for Problem and Quik’s latest Chupacabra single, which wisely makes use of some of the most laid-back rappers in the business over its slinky bassline.

Larry June — “Dreams”

Larry June and a synthy, ’80s Quiet Storm-inspired beat go together like 100-spoke rims and whitewall tires. Good Job Larry continues his run of slick singles, which started about a month ago with “Imported Couches” and continued with “Meet Me In Napa.” It certainly looks like he’s building up to a summertime release — the perfect window to maximize his groovy sound.

Lupe Fiasco — “Cake”/h2>

Lupe’s second single from the upcoming Samurai is yet another display of lyrical gymnastics, in which he boasts, “This chemistry can it be, they Googling endlessly / Even computers losing memory, bending mentally / When they interface with the lyrical ability.” Rap nerds, rejoice.

MGK — “BMXXXing”

With so many of his fellow white rappers making bids for country radio approval, Colson swerves extremely hard right, right back into the boom-bap, mixtape-ready aesthetics that first put him on. His latest channels the “kick back” mentality of blog era faves like Mac Miller’s “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza.” Even the topic — which might be a little early for the 20-year nostalgia swing — does the job of reminding rap fans why MGK earned his spot, even if his antics overshadowed his talent at times.

Smino — “Polynesian”

Blessings on blessings on blessings. The St. Louis slick talker returns with a fittingly soulful new single, his first in six months. Whether this means a new album is on the way remains to be seen, but if it does, said compilation of new tunes can’t come soon enough.

Wynne — “Rug Burn”

The Portland native is back with another self-released single, an empowerment anthem in the vein of her latest handful of relationship-minded releases. Warning her girls to stay away from bugaboos and scrubs, Wynne admonishes them, “We’re not crying anymore / Girl, get up.”

Last month, Netflix attempted a new formula where the streamer premiered a new episode of John Mulaney’s Everybody’s In L.A. for five nights, breaking free of its “drop them all at once” or “drop them in two batches” model that’s been popular over the years.

Not only that, but the show was live, which is another relatively new thing for Netflix. Live TV can be somewhat of a gamble.

But the show was met with praise and features a slew of fun guest stars, it would be silly for them to not do another round next year, but Mulaney doesn’t seem too sold on the idea.

He said (via Deadline) that the show was originally going to be a lot different. “I wanted everyone to go make what they wanted and I will put it on. We can’t get renewed. We should actually be a variety show,” he said.

Mulaney then compared the gig to a summer job because it was straightforward and had a specific end date. “I liked that it was an assignment and that it had a start date and an end date like a summer job. I really liked the idea of that you can make it whatever you want,” he explained. If he really wants a summer job, surely he can become a lifeguard or something.

The comedian also revealed that he wanted some movie legends to appear in the special, but they turned him down. “David Lynch passed. He said ‘I don’t understand what this is. I’m working on new art and I have to keep my eye on the donut’, which was the best pass. Everyone did pass in a nice way. Werner Herzog passed. He said, ‘I have to keep away from the comedians’,” he said. Just another reason for Mulaney to renew his lifeguard certification and find a different summer job.

(Via Deadline)

Although Miley Cyrus isn’t talking to her father Billy Ray Cyrus, that didn’t stop him from sharing a reflective post recounting one of his “best memories” on Instagram. Perhaps he was feeling nostalgic with Father’s Day right around the corner (it’s on June 16, by the way), or maybe he’s just trying to make amends with his kids, but Billy Ray posted a picture of himself and Miley along with a poem he wrote alongside a heartfelt caption praising his eldest daughter as a “survivor and a true artist.”

“One of my best memories ever,” he wrote. “That’s @mileycyrus and me, surrounded by thousands of incredible fans at the fairgrounds. The next day, someone handed me this picture, and I wrote that poem right then on the bus. I’m incredibly proud of her. She’s a survivor and a true artist. She learned early on to love and appreciate the fans who make everything possible. We both cherish the connection we have with our fans and are grateful for every single one of you! Hope you all have a great Friday! Now rock the country!!!”

Billy Ray and Miley’s relationship has been described as “strained” ever since his divorce from Miley’s mother Tish. Meanwhile, the divorce has apparently also put a strain between Miley and younger sister Noah, as Tish recently remarried Noah’s old boyfriend, and Miley purportedly knew about them dating all along. Miley denied knowing, but as the various Cyruses took sides in the split (with Miley’s siblings Brandi and Trace seemingly siding with their mom, and Noah and Braison defending Billy Ray), the lines of communication appear to have frayed. According to Cosmopolitan, Miley apparently purposely snubbed her dad during her Grammy acceptance speech, and after discussing the differences between the sisters on Joe Rogan’s podcast (ugh), Noah called Miley out for the perceived “disrespect.”

In light of all this, some Miley fans think Billy Ray’s post is more of a pointed reminder to Miley that he is at least partly responsible for starting her career. They’re definitely not happy about it, posting impassioned rebukes of the country star on X.com (RIP, Twitter.com).

The Alan Ritchson you know and love (you know, that one) isn’t the man you think he is. On Reacher, he’s a jacked up man with bare arms. In real life, he looks roughly the same, but has a ton of tattoos. It really changes things.

In order to conceal his ink, Ritchson has a talented makeup artist cover them up, and he must spend a lot of time with her, considering the amount of tattoos he has. The actor took to Instagram to introduce the world to the miracle-working Kat Crisp, a.k.a. his makeup artist, who “makes all those big scary tattoos go bye bye when I have to film.”

He added:

This is us yesterday after she dipped me in a vat of acid to burn them off. I always say it hurts so bad, but she says it’s the only way. She travels with me to each project so she can keep zapping that evil ink away. It’s her favorite thing to do in life, so she tells me! I know she loves her job because she smiles a lot when I tell her I’m getting another. She also likes corners. She tells me she curls up and rocks herself in them all the time as soon as I leave. Especially right after I tell her I’m getting a new tattoo which is weird.

As if that wasn’t enough to put her through, Ritchson then admitted he would be getting another tatt this weekend. “Oh and guess what!? I’m getting another tattoo this weekend! A big one! When do you think we should tell @katvonpire ??” At this point, she probably already knows.

What do you think Ritchson will get for his next tattoo? If it’s anything like his others, he might need a new tube of concealer.

You can catch Ritchson without his tattoos on Reacher, which streams on Amazon Prime.

Glen Powell may be the headliner of Richard Linklater’s killer Netflix rom-com, Hit Man, but Adria Arjona is it’s secret weapon. While her co-star tries on caricatures like clothes, swapping wigs and accents, donning fake teeth and artificial scars to earn his “last great movie star” status (he does and is, by the way), she’s got the more difficult job. As Madison Masters, an alluring young woman trapped in an abusive marriage, Arjona slyly winks at that most recognizable of noir tropes: the femme fatale. She’s not the first bloodthirsty client to enlist the services of Powell’s Gary Johnson, a philosophy-teacher-turned-undercover-fake-hitman, but she is the most hopeless amongst the line-up, so sympathetic and morally grey that audiences will likely spend the near-two-hour film questioning her true motives.

“I wanted her to be this woman that you didn’t really know what she was going to do next,” Arjona tells UPROXX. “When we first meet her, she’s in this really dark place. She doesn’t really know where she stands or who she really is.”

It’s that ambiguity that makes Arjona’s scenes with Powell so electric. Well that, and the pair’s undeniable on-screen chemistry. Once Gary – who dons the suave exterior and deep V-necked uniform of a hit man named Ron for his first meeting with Maddy – convinces his mark to give up the murder-for-hire business and simply cut ties with her toxic ex, lines are quickly crossed. Meet-cutes turn into smoldering hook-up montages that singe the screen and bare-bodied bathtub soaks that double as romantic confessionals. Every seduction is tinged with deception, no one’s motives are completely pure. And yet, while it’s easy to root for Gary (and Gary-as-Ron) because the veil has already been pulled back on his id and ego, Maddy is a glaring unknown. She see-saws between desperation, terror, and a morbid curiosity about her new boyfriend’s chosen profession.

“She’s constantly reinventing herself and creating a fantasy, for herself and also for Ron,” Arjona explains. “She’s like, ‘I wonder what he likes.’ I think that makes her very unpredictable because that can shift, you know? When you read someone, you’re like, ‘Oh, he doesn’t like that, he likes this.’ It’s not stemming from a place of security, it’s very dependent on somebody else, and it just made it so much more fun to film as well.”

Arjona isn’t new to the expectations of Hollywood. She’s enjoyed the highs and lows that come with starring in everything from star-studded heist flicks – Triple Frontier and 6 Underground – to Marvel bombs (Morbius) and Star Wars success stories (Andor). She judges every potential project based on how nervous it leaves her. The more she questions if she can do a thing, the greater the possibility she’ll say yes. Whether it was a coffee meeting that went hours overlong or simply the thrill of working with one of her idols in Linklater, the actress was drawn to the questions the Netflix comedy mulls. Are our personalities set in stone? How well do you really know a person, or even, yourself? It’s something Arjona’s faced often, in her life and line of work. When she was younger, she traveled constantly with her dad, Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, growing up in Mexico and Miami, staying close to her mother’s Puerto Rican roots before moving to New York.

“You’re constantly sort of shifting,” she says. “When I go home to Puerto Rico, it’s very different than when I go home to Guatemala. It is a different accent. Your body moves differently. You do have to sort of mold yourself. I am so grateful that I had the childhood that I did. I think it’s the reason why I’m an actress. I got the gift of being able to meet and have memories and experiences with so many different people from all over the world, different social classes and economic backgrounds and different languages. That really helped me.”

Maddy is a bit of a chameleon as well, soft, meek, and scared one minute, urging her lover to gun-down her ex in the middle of the street the next. She’s flawed, maybe even a bit unhinged, and when Gary begins to suspect her ulterior motives, Arjona’s comedic timing is unleashed. Powell might ooze charisma, smoothly commanding the screen, but Arjona is a live-wire, constantly throwing curveballs with her facial expressions and physical mannerisms that hint at the wild animal caged behind the persona Maddie’s presenting – to Ron, to the police, and maybe even to herself. These two, as Twitter would tell you, match each other’s freak, an easy thing to do when you’re acting opposite Powell.

“You just want to watch him,” she says of her co-star. “He’s incredibly talented and charming. He’s a writer, he’s a producer, he’s smart, he’s intentional. He shape-shifts and creates different characters and they’re all believable. I think looking at him, people think, ‘Oh, this is who Glen Powell is,’ and everybody is so wrong. He could be just about anything. I really don’t think there’s anything Glen Powell can’t do.”

She quickly amends that statement though, pointing out a gag early in the film that pokes fun at his character’s fashion sense.

“I do know. Wear jean shorts. Not his thing”

Hit Man is streaming on Netflix now.

Like many athletes who make the jump from college to the pros, Caitlin Clark has gone through growing pains during her rookie campaign in the WNBA. After winning a ton of games and posting gigantic numbers during her time at the University of Iowa, Clark is still trying to find her way at the start of her career in the W with the Indiana Fever. And while she’s been at the center of attention for some time due to her collegiate success, Clark has seen that amplified as a professional, most notably after a hard foul by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter that eventually got upgraded by the league to a flagrant 1 and led to some pretty wide-reaching discourse about the foul itself, Clark, and the state of WNBA coverage.

Ahead of the Fever’s game against the Washington Mystics on Friday night, Clark got asked by Christine Brennan of the Washington Post about the “controversy and conversation” around that game against the Sky, and what she felt about the discourse surrounding that moment. And while she did discuss the incident with Carter, Clark took a step back and looked at the big picture, as well.

“I’m not on social media, so I don’t see a lot of it, but you would be surprised,” Clark said. “Like, I still have my TV on in my house, and I’m watching sports, like, you’re still aware of it and you still see it. Other than that, my focus is basketball. Sometimes it stinks how much the conversation is outside of basketball and not the product on the floor, and the amazing players that are on the floor, and how good they are for their teams, and how great this season has been for women’s basketball, going from college basketball to, now, the WNBA. Some of the crowds are unprecedented and had never been seen before. The viewership’s amazing.

“But, yeah, I try to block it out,” Clark continued. “I don’t have social media on my phone, I don’t go on it, I don’t see a lot of it. But I don’t really think it’s that different from when I was in college. Everybody’s gonna have their opinion, everybody’s entitled to their own opinion. That’s just what it is, and I think you just gotta be focused on what’s in your locker room, what’s in your organization, how your teammates feel, how your coaches feel. And for me, that’s my focus, but also, I have a job to do at the same time. So, that’s where my focus remains.”

Clark is averaging 15.6 points, 6.4 assists, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.3 steals a night for the Fever. While she has struggled to consistently find her shot and with turnovers, she leads the team in minutes, points, assists, and steals per game.

Nick Cannon’s penchant for proliferation is a popular butt of a great many jokes, but it looks like the former standup comic is turning his ultra-productive private parts into a joke of his own. According to TMZ, the father of 12 recently took out a $10 million insurance policy on his testes.

In a statement accompanying the announcement, Cannon said, “Haters say it’s time for me to stop having kids and put this super sperm to rest, but I’m doubling down on these valuable balls and my future kids.” The stunt appears to be a marketing ploy for an organic soap company called Dr. Squatch, which sponsored the insurance policy. In the promo part of his statement, Cannon joked, “Shoutout to Dr. Squatch for giving my balls the credit they deserve and hooking me up with the protection I need to keep this family tree rolling.”

Here’s the commercial, in which Cannon receives an award for “Most Valuable Balls”:

The jokes about Nick Cannon’s ever-growing collection of kids began in 2021, when he still had just seven of them, after Kevin Hart took out a bunch of billboards in Atlanta, LA, and New York giving out Nick’s phone number to call for “fatherhood advice.” The next year, Hart sent Cannon a vending machine full of condoms — which he apparently never used, because he had another three on the way by the end of that 2022.

His 11th child was born, fittingly enough, on November 11, 2022, while number 12 arrived in December, the 12th month. Cannon has since been asked about or remarked on his “super sperm” a number of times since then, even creating a fake game show to find the mother of lucky #13 (with Kevin Hart in tow, no less). Even Nick’s brother has joked around about having to Google his kids’ names (as the child of a parent with nine brothers and sisters, this disappoints me).

Cannon seems to be taking all the attention — and the ludicrous number of jokes at his expense — in stride, and as long he’s taking care of all those kids and not hurting anybody, it all seems in good fun. But still, he may want to consider Andy Cohen’s vasectomy suggestion — if only to keep the value on that insurance policy as high as it is.

There are two types of celebrity fast food meals. Some bring something genuinely new or interesting to the table, and then there are the blatant cash grabs. The former is always a welcome addition to the menu, especially because you don’t necessarily have to be a fan of the celebrity in question to enjoy said meal. The latter drives me up a wall. Fast food is getting greedy, and while there is an argument to be made that in some cases the scale and consistency of fast food can sometimes justify its rising price point, that argument rarely applies to celebrity meals.

These so-called celebrity meals usually consist of combinations of already existing foods, repackaged and sold with some promotional artwork and an inflated price. It’s not rocket science.

So when we heard Jack in the Box was launching a new Ice Cube-themed Munchie Meal, it gave us pause — mostly because of the price, $12. This year, more and more people are opting to eat at restaurants or higher-end fast-casual chains instead of the classic fast food chains because for a few dollars more you get more bang for your buck. So any fast food chain that has the audacity to sell us an expensive celebrity-themed meal better come bringing the goods.

While we’re skeptical, we’re cautiously optimistic considering we loved Jack in the Box’s Snoop Dogg Munchie Meal. The Snoop Dogg Munchie Meal was so well-thought-out that we named it the best fast food celebrity collab during last year’s annual Uproxx Golden Bag Awards. Will the Ice Cube Munchie Meal live up to its predecessor? We tasted it so you don’t have to. Here are our thoughts.

Ice Cube Munchie Meal

Like the Snoop Dogg Munchie Meal, this thing is huge, there is enough food to share with another person, you’ll just have to fight over who gets what. Inside you’ve got a Chick-N-Tater Melt, a Jack Taco, seasoned curly fries, Mini Churros, and a small Spite. Each meal is also supposed to come with an Ice Cube Emoji sticker — mine, unfortunately, did not.

What made the Snoop Dogg Munchie Meal work for me was its connection to the artist. Snoop Dogg is music’s biggest pothead, weed gives you the munchies; the meal came with a brownie, weed brownies are a thing — you see what I’m getting at here. The Munchie Meal felt like a tribute to Snoop Dogg before he even teamed up with Jack in the Box, so a meal with his co-sign just feels right. The Munchie Meal line’s connection to Ice Cube is a bit less elegant.

Which is to say, there is no connection. Ice Cube has a song called “Jack N The Box” with this gem of a line “Ice Cube/ Motherf*cking head so big they call him ‘Jack ’n the box.’” But whatever, we’re not mad at JiB for reaching out to Ice Cube over this throwaway line. If JiB wants to represent West Coast So-Cal rappers, who am I to stop them? As a fellow native of Los Angeles, I’m hardwired to like this stuff.

 

That said, ultimately all that matters is the food.

The centerpiece of the Ice Cube Munchie Meal is the Chick-N-Tater Melt. The sandwich consists of a fried chicken patty topped with shredded cheddar cheese, Swiss-style cheese, bacon, white cheddar sauce, ranch, and a hashbrown all stuffed into a croissant-style bun. I know this sandwich is a fan favorite, and it’s been over a year since the Chick-N-Tater melt was last on the menu, but… I’m not seeing the appeal here.

The sandwich is a medley of salty and buttery flavors, but it lacks balance. Its weakest aspect is the protein. The bacon is thin and lifeless, and the chicken patty is so heavily processed that at times I wondered if I was eating chicken at all. Luckily, there are aspects of this sandwich that work. The crunchy texture of the hashbrown and its buttery flavor pair well with the salty mix of cheeses, while the ranch provides a rich savory finish. But that’s not enough to make a sandwich work in my opinion, so while I wouldn’t go as far as calling this sandwich “bad,” I can’t call it “good” either.

In addition to the sandwich, you’ve got curly fries, which are always good and feature a wonderfully addictive flavor that combines onion powder, black pepper, and garlic. A Jack Taco, which isn’t going to win any blind taste tests, but it hits the spot when you’re under the influence. And for dessert, you’ve got Mini Churros, which taste like, well, you know, churros. I’m not mad at any of the sides in this dish, it’s the sandwich that failed to win me over.

The Bottom Line:

The Ice Cube Munchie Meal is… fine. As a Cube and West Coast hip hop fan I wanted it to be better, but for me, it failed to deliver and live up to last year’s Snoop Dogg Munchie Meal. If you’re already a super fan of Jack in the Box, particularly the Chick-N-Tater Melt, I’d say this is worth the pickup. But if you haven’t been to JiB in a while, the Ice Cube Munchie Meal isn’t a reason to go.

Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. June is off to a great start regarding sneaker drops, this week we’re just shy of the full list of 10. Now that we’re halfway through the year we can sit back and reflect on the year in sneakers and it’s been a strong one so far. Almost every week this year sneakerheads have been hit with some pretty hard decisions. There are just too many great drops to cop.

This week brings a couple of notable brand collaborations including Nike and Di’Orr Greenwood as well as Converse and Carhartt Wip. On the non-collab front we’ve got new Nike Air Force 1s, New Balance’s latest 990v4, new LeBrons and Kobes, and what is obviously the highlight of the week — the Air Jordan 6 Reverse Oreo.

There are a lot of great sneakers to get to, so let’s jump into the best drops of the week, and where to buy them.

Nike SB Dunk Hi Decon x Di’Orr Greenwood Turquoise Blue and Firewood Orange

Price: $145

Nike has linked up with Di’Orr Greenwood for rich and colorful take of the SB Dunk. Born and raised in the Diné Bikéyah Navajo Nation, Greenwood pays tribute to the artistic community of her upbringing with a sneaker that combines the rich colors and celestial interests of that community.

The sneaker features a plush suede upper with a colorblock design, custom insoles, and reflective celestial details across the Swoosh and toebox. With all its intricate details, it’s the sort of design that you can really get lost in.

The Nike SB Dunk Hi Decon x Di’Orr Greenwood Turquoise Blue and Firewood Orange is out now for a retail price of $145. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT.

Converse CONS x Carhartt WIP CTAS Pro

Price: $100
Converse as teamed up with Carhartt WIP for a workwear take on the classic Chuck Taylor All-Star Pro. The sneaker sports triple-stitched detailing for
added durability, a two-tone design, and suede paneling.

The durable rebuild is made with functionality in mind. Designed to handle all the abuse that comes with skateboarding along with the elastic tongue straps for a more secure fit, CX foam sockliner cushioning, and extra grippy CONS traction rubber outsole.

Rounding out the design are co-branded details throughout, and a classic Carhartt colorway.

The Converse CONS x Carhartt Wip CTAS Pro is out now for a retail price of $100. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Converse CONS x Carhartt WIP One Star Academy Pro

Price: $95
If you’re not feeling the Chuck Taylor, Converse’s second most popular sneaker, the One Star, is also getting the Carhartt treatment. Like the All-Star, this sneaker features triple-stitched detailing, co-branded logos, the same three-tone colorway, and a fit that has been optimized for street skating.

The Converse CONS x Carhartt WIP One Star Academy Pro is out now for a retail price of $95. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Air Force 1 Black

Price: $140

If you’re in the market for an all-black AF-1, now is your chance to cop a fresh pair. What sets this one apart from other AF-1s is the perforated leather upper. That should drop the weight of the sneaker just a bit, while providing an airier fit that is perfect for the rising temperatures of summer.

Rounding out the design are vibrant Royal Blue insoles.

The Nike Air Force 1 Black is out now for a retail price of $140. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike LeBron XXI Metallic Gold

Price: $210

LeBron and Nike linked up with The Shop for a special Metallic Gold take on the LeBron 21. The sneaker takes inspiration from the ripples and fabric of a velour durag with a brilliant shimmering Metallic Gold upper with black and white accents, with a zebra pattern outsole.

The sneaker rides on a Zoom Air unit for a bouncy fit. It’s an interesting design for a basketball sneaker, it looks elevated, refined, and luxurious, and yet you could play ball in a pair. That can’t help but remind us of the concept of the Air Jordan 2. Which is our way of saying, the Air Jordan 2 is still underrated and was ahead of its time!

The Nike LeBron XXI Metallic Gold is set to drop on June 7th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $210. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Kobe 4 Protro Girl Dad

Price: $190

This is, what, the sixth or seventh Kobe drop of the year? Keep ‘em coming Nike! As the name would suggest, this is a Kobe 4 for Girl Dads. The phrase is printed on the inner tongue and was inspired by the bond between the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi. It’s a bit bittersweet, like all of the Kobe releases this year.

The sneaker is dressed in a bicoastal green upper that matches the color of one of Kobe’s favorite meanies and sports a mix of premium materials across its build. Rounding out the design are chrome heel clips and an icy outsole.

The Nike Kobe 4 Protro Girl Dad is set to drop on June 7th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

Nike Zoom Vomero 5 Lime Green

Price: $160

If last week’s Royal Blue Vomero 5 wasn’t doing it for you, how are you feeling about Lime Green? The sneaker exudes summer vibes with its bright green mesh upper and synthetic black-to-white overlays. Over the tongue is a bright pink stripe and pink insoles, which are a nice touch and point of contrast against the upper.

Reflective details at the heel and toe are rounding out the design, for enhanced night visibility. Though let’s be honest, everything about this design enhances visibility, you couldn’t miss these sneakers if they tried!

The Nike Zoom Vomero 5 Lime Green is out now for a retail price of $160. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like Flight Club.

New Balance Made in USA 990v4 Hi Lite With Deep Ocean

Price: $209.99

Yo Nike, take note of what New Balance is doing. This is how you do lime green! This 990v4 comes out of NB’s Made in USA line and sports a white mesh upper with faded lime suede overlays, over an off white midsole with touches of black at the outsole and branding.

The Hi-Lite joins New Balance’s Summer 2024 Seasonal Collection, which as far as we’re concerned, may be the best collection of designs the brand has
dropped all year.

The New Balance Made in USA 990v4 Hi Lite with Deep Ocean is set to drop on June 7th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $209.99. Pick up a pair at New Balance.

Air Jordan 6 White and Black (Reverse Oreo)

Price: $200
I genuinely feel bad for all the sneakers dropping this week because no matter how cool a release, it’s not the Air Jordan 6 Reverse Oreo. This colorway is legendary. First released on the Air Jordan 4 in ’99, the sneaker has long been a coveted collector’s item, and now it’s coming to the Air Jordan 6!

Because this pair isn’t a collector’s item, you won’t feel any guilt about wearing them until they fall apart. Could you do the same if this was an actual Jordan 4 Reverse Oreo? I mean, I know what I would do! The sneaker sports a leather upper over a speckled midsole with a translucent outsole.

The Air Jordan 6 White and Black is set to drop on June 8th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

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