The Weeknd fans are eating today, November 27: The Weeknd just announced the release date of Hurry Up Tomorrow, which is set for January 24, 2025. Shortly after, The Weeknd shared some more news: He announced a one-night-only concert at Pasadena, California’s Rose Bowl Stadium set for the day after the album drops, on January 25, 2025.
The show is set to feature “never-before-seen production” that includes a stage that “will take over the entire floor of the stadium, for a must-see in-the-round experience,” per a press release.
Tickets will be available starting December 2 at 10 a.m. PT via The Weeknd’s website. There are no currently announced presales, but Cash App Visa Card holders will have access to “a select number” of “premium tickets,” which will also grant access to “a 20% instant discount on all official merch purchased on-site with Cash App Visa Card at the One-Night-Only In-The-Round Rose Bowl show.”
Meanwhile, The Weeknd recently released a new song called “Open Hearts,” exclusively Apple Immersive Video available on Apple Vision Pro, which was described as “a remarkable storytelling format that leverages 3D video recorded in 8K with a 180-degree field of view and Spatial Audio to transport viewers to the center of the action.”
College campuses are often celebrated for crafting some of the brightest minds of the future. But that’s not restricted to purely academic pursuits. Many of today’s most notable entertainers paid their dues by finding and honing their voices at the local college level.
When it comes to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the bonds of community can keep alumni connected to their alma maters deep into their successful careers. Comedians like Roy Wood Jr.,Brandi Denise, and Melanie Mitchell, for example, are known to represent and give back to the community whenever possible. And the community greatly appreciates their efforts.
“The HBCU community offers support. They want you to win and want you in spaces where they can help you win,” said Jasmin Leigh, a fellow FAMU alumna and comedian. “HBCU culture, specifically FAMU, my HBCU, wants you to succeed, and it brings them joy to be the one to help you.”
Performing at HBCUs also allows comedians to gain valuable experience with the intersection of Black audiences and younger audiences, who are often directly responsible for determining whether or not someone has staying power in music, comedy, fashion, and other areas. Leigh even argues that a college-educated Black audience is “the hardest to get to laugh; low-hanging fruit does not work, so you have to make sure your jokes mean something.”
In other words, if you can make it in a room of HBCU students, you can make it anywhere. This is why it’s critically important to create and maintain spaces where comedians, both established and those just starting, can experience that intersection for themselves. Thankfully, events like the Howard Homecoming Comedy Jam, which occurred for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic this past October, offer these opportunities.
Del Sterling, a Howard University alumnus himself, played a significant role in bringing the show back to his alma mater to kick off the school’s centennial homecoming celebration.
“The experience of going to a comedy show live” was Sterling’s first thought when asked about the benefits of bringing the show back to campus. “A number of students said that they have never been to a comedy show.”
This is different than Sterling’s time at Howard, affectionately called “The Mecca” by alumni, who remembers watching Katt Williams’ breakout The Pimp Chronicles Part 1 premiering on campus and witnessing a young Anthony Anderson take his own comedy seriously before the world even knew who he was.
This year’s event was slightly different than usual, though, with a game show format featuring only performers with an HBCU affiliation. Sterling plans on bringing a similar show back to Howard for Spring Fest 2025 and again for next year’s Homecoming with hopes of touring to different HBCU campuses in the future.
Staying connected to their HBCU roots can also help comedians recharge their creative batteries if they’re ever in a rut or need some added inspiration.
“Recently, I went to homecoming, and after being in a creative funk for almost a year, I felt refreshed strutting through FAMU’s campus,” Leigh said. “Seeing my FAMUly, being encouraged and celebrated by the things I have already accomplished, I just don’t hear the same experiences from friends who went to PWIs.”
For the uninitiated, PWI is a term that stands for “predominantly white institutions,” which is mainly used when they’re juxtaposed against HBCUs. To be fair, performers from a wide variety of backgrounds find their footing at PWIs, but HBCU alumni generally wear their alma mater as a badge of honor and carry it in all that they do.
“Although I love my school, I have to say that when I converse with others who went to an HBCU, they have a similar (never the same) experience,” said Leigh. “Being in a place where you can be yourself does something different for your self-esteem. Being celebrated in Black spaces is top tier; nothing compares.”
The fall school season is already in full swing, which means if you haven’t done a wardrobe refresh, you’re late bud. A new semester is always a great excuse to rock something fresh, and if you’re a freshman who is just starting your college career, now is a great time to rep your school colors (the same applies to seniors and graduate students, and anyone aspiring to attend, get in the spirit!).
This advice hits especially if you’re attending an HBCU because collegiate fashion has always been a thing, but nobody does fashion quite like an HBCU campus.
We’re not sure there is a bigger concentration of dope fits on the planet than an HBCU campus, and we’re not the only people who have noticed this, the big brands know it too, which is why all the best streetwear brands unveil dope HBCU-themed drops around this time of year every year. To help put the best of the best on your radar, we’re shouting out the dopest HBCU drops right now that’ll elevate your wardrobe and have you looking your best come 2025.
Let’s dive in.
Air Jordan 1 Howard
Nike
Why We Love It:
You can always count on Jordan to deliver the goods with an HBCU collab. The brand just knows how to handle college colors, and last month’s Jordan 1 Howard proves it. Donning the crimson, blue, and grey school colors of the famed Howard University, the AJ-1 Howard sports a premium full-grain leather upper and that iconic low-top Jordan 1 silhouette.
You don’t even have to be in college to rep this sneaker, totally divorced from its school ties, this is just a beautiful design. An all-time great Jordan 1 colorway.
LegacyHistoryPride is all about celebrating HBCU’s by offering tailor-made apparel that reflects the various HBCUs. If you attend an HBCU and want to rep your school while giving back (a portion of proceeds for every sale goes back to the college or university, as well as to the development of scholarship opportunities), then LegacyHistoryPride is your one-stop shop.
In addition to the brand’s various collections, it also partners with some pretty big entities, this year LHP is teaming up with NASCAR to highlight the ties between motorsports and HBCUs.
The collection is meant to highlight the impact of NASCAR’s commitment to HBCU’s (like Howard U’s NASCAR Campus Lab Program) and celebrate HBCU alumni in NASCAR like Rajah Caruth, John Cohen, and Brehanna Daniels. The collection features moto-inspired designs and jerseys emblazoned in HBCU colors and iconography.
The moto-aesthetic is really popping off in streetwear right now, so this collaboration is coming at an ideal time.
Shop the LegacyHistoryPride x NASCAR collection here.
Wales Bonner
Wales Bonner
Why We Love It:
One of the most exciting designers in modern streetwear is Grace Wales Bonner, the main force behind her eponymous London-based fashion label, Wales Bonner. A frequent collaborator of Howard University, this year Wales Bonner linked up with Howard once again for a new autumn and winter collection inspired by the Howard U collegiate experience, dubbed, Dream Study.
The Dream Study collection features a mix of high-end pieces and streetwear staples, including hoodies, knit vests, t-shirts, tank tops, hats, and jumpers. The standout from the collection is the Crew Jumper which was inspired by the school’s 1960’s rowing crew and features an classic ‘60s era silhouette with a contrasting polo collar, ribbed details, and two-tone Howard branding at the chest done in the school’s iconic colors.
Shop The Wales Bonner Dream Study collection here.
Dex Robinson x Nike Air Force 1
@DexRob
Why We Love It:
Remember when we said you can always count on Jordan to deliver dope HBCU collabs? Well, Nike as a whole is so committed that it has its a special annnual campaign, the Yardrunners, that has the sole task of highlighting HBCU students and alumni by partnering with HBCU trailblazers. The Nike Yardrunners label was started in 2020 and created by HBCU alumni working at Nike, so it’s a real passion project.
That’s reflected in its thoughtful collabs, like this year’s collaboration with Diallo co-founder and stylist Dex Robinson, who has designed a special Nike Air Force 1 that pays homage to his alma matters, Virginia Union University. The sneaker is inspired by the mighty Panther, VUU’s mascot, and features a shimmering pony hair upper with VUU emblems at the laces, and a stealthy all-black colorway with speckled red and black laces.
It just might be one of the greatest AF-1 colorways to drop all year!
A release date for the Dex Robinson AF-1 hasn’t been announced yet, but Robinson has confirmed on his Instagram that the shoe will be dropping around the holiday season of this year.
Megan Thee Stallion is about a month removed from the release of Megan: Act II, a reissue of June’s Megan that adds new tracks. Among them is the Flo Milli-featuring “Roc Steady,” for which Meg just unveiled a new video today (November 27).
Ahead of the video came a teaser that packed a lot of exposition into ten seconds. It started with newspaper headlines reading “Murders At RSH School,” “3 Students Found Dead,” “Mysterious Bite Marks,” and “No Suspects Found.” We then get some shorts of a “Hottie Homecoming” event in a school gymnasium, including some of Meg as a cheerleader. Indeed, that’s generally what’s going on in the full video.
Meg previously explained on X (formerly Twitter) of the song’s creation, “I called Flo milli to thee studio and she kicked me and the engineer out the room for like 45 min [laughing emoji] and when I came back in I was shooookkkk.” Flo responded, “lmaooo chill i was shy [laughing emojis] can’t let nobody see my crazy side [crying emoji] we got the job done tho.”
“Roc Steady” arrived after Meg and Flo worked together on a remix of Latto’s “Sunday Service.” Meanwhile, the new video isn’t Flo’s biggest reveal of the past few days, as she just announced she’s pregnant.
Megan Thee Stallion is about a month removed from the release of Megan: Act II, a reissue of June’s Megan that adds new tracks. Among them is the Flo Milli-featuring “Roc Steady,” for which Meg just unveiled a new video today (November 27).
Ahead of the video came a teaser that packed a lot of exposition into ten seconds. It started with newspaper headlines reading “Murders At RSH School,” “3 Students Found Dead,” “Mysterious Bite Marks,” and “No Suspects Found.” We then get some shorts of a “Hottie Homecoming” event in a school gymnasium, including some of Meg as a cheerleader. Indeed, that’s generally what’s going on in the full video.
Meg previously explained on X (formerly Twitter) of the song’s creation, “I called Flo milli to thee studio and she kicked me and the engineer out the room for like 45 min [laughing emoji] and when I came back in I was shooookkkk.” Flo responded, “lmaooo chill i was shy [laughing emojis] can’t let nobody see my crazy side [crying emoji] we got the job done tho.”
“Roc Steady” arrived after Meg and Flo worked together on a remix of Latto’s “Sunday Service.” Meanwhile, the new video isn’t Flo’s biggest reveal of the past few days, as she just announced she’s pregnant.
Megan Thee Stallion is about a month removed from the release of Megan: Act II, a reissue of June’s Megan that adds new tracks. Among them is the Flo Milli-featuring “Roc Steady,” for which Meg just unveiled a new video today (November 27).
Ahead of the video came a teaser that packed a lot of exposition into ten seconds. It started with newspaper headlines reading “Murders At RSH School,” “3 Students Found Dead,” “Mysterious Bite Marks,” and “No Suspects Found.” We then get some shorts of a “Hottie Homecoming” event in a school gymnasium, including some of Meg as a cheerleader. Indeed, that’s generally what’s going on in the full video.
Meg previously explained on X (formerly Twitter) of the song’s creation, “I called Flo milli to thee studio and she kicked me and the engineer out the room for like 45 min [laughing emoji] and when I came back in I was shooookkkk.” Flo responded, “lmaooo chill i was shy [laughing emojis] can’t let nobody see my crazy side [crying emoji] we got the job done tho.”
“Roc Steady” arrived after Meg and Flo worked together on a remix of Latto’s “Sunday Service.” Meanwhile, the new video isn’t Flo’s biggest reveal of the past few days, as she just announced she’s pregnant.
Megan Thee Stallion is about a month removed from the release of Megan: Act II, a reissue of June’s Megan that adds new tracks. Among them is the Flo Milli-featuring “Roc Steady,” for which Meg just unveiled a new video today (November 27).
Ahead of the video came a teaser that packed a lot of exposition into ten seconds. It started with newspaper headlines reading “Murders At RSH School,” “3 Students Found Dead,” “Mysterious Bite Marks,” and “No Suspects Found.” We then get some shorts of a “Hottie Homecoming” event in a school gymnasium, including some of Meg as a cheerleader. Indeed, that’s generally what’s going on in the full video.
Meg previously explained on X (formerly Twitter) of the song’s creation, “I called Flo milli to thee studio and she kicked me and the engineer out the room for like 45 min [laughing emoji] and when I came back in I was shooookkkk.” Flo responded, “lmaooo chill i was shy [laughing emojis] can’t let nobody see my crazy side [crying emoji] we got the job done tho.”
“Roc Steady” arrived after Meg and Flo worked together on a remix of Latto’s “Sunday Service.” Meanwhile, the new video isn’t Flo’s biggest reveal of the past few days, as she just announced she’s pregnant.
Megan Thee Stallion is about a month removed from the release of Megan: Act II, a reissue of June’s Megan that adds new tracks. Among them is the Flo Milli-featuring “Roc Steady,” for which Meg just unveiled a new video today (November 27).
Ahead of the video came a teaser that packed a lot of exposition into ten seconds. It started with newspaper headlines reading “Murders At RSH School,” “3 Students Found Dead,” “Mysterious Bite Marks,” and “No Suspects Found.” We then get some shorts of a “Hottie Homecoming” event in a school gymnasium, including some of Meg as a cheerleader. Indeed, that’s generally what’s going on in the full video.
Meg previously explained on X (formerly Twitter) of the song’s creation, “I called Flo milli to thee studio and she kicked me and the engineer out the room for like 45 min [laughing emoji] and when I came back in I was shooookkkk.” Flo responded, “lmaooo chill i was shy [laughing emojis] can’t let nobody see my crazy side [crying emoji] we got the job done tho.”
“Roc Steady” arrived after Meg and Flo worked together on a remix of Latto’s “Sunday Service.” Meanwhile, the new video isn’t Flo’s biggest reveal of the past few days, as she just announced she’s pregnant.
Playboi Carti’s next album is either called Music or I Am Music — he can’t seem to decide which it actually is. Either way, though, fans attending his set at Rolling Loud in Miami on December 15 will be getting the first full listen to the album. On Rolling Loud’s Instagram, a new flyer promises “I AM MUSIC WILL B PLAYED,” although there’s not much information past that. He certainly appeared to be working toward a set built around the album at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival earlier this month, so it seems he certainly has a foundation for it.
Although Carti has been teasing the album for at least two years, but only recently began sharing official singles. In September, he dropped “All Red,” while in January, he unofficially released “Backr00ms” featuring Travis Scott — an unofficial follow-up to his and Travis’ previous collab “Fein,” which has become a fan favorite since its release last year.
Even though he didn’t share a bunch of his own new music, Carti seemed to become pop music’s go-to feature for Gen Z cool factor, teaming up with The Weeknd and Madonna on “Popular” and Camila Cabello on “I Luv It,” before reuniting with The Weeknd on his new single “Timeless.”
Playboi Carti’s next album is either called Music or I Am Music — he can’t seem to decide which it actually is. Either way, though, fans attending his set at Rolling Loud in Miami on December 15 will be getting the first full listen to the album. On Rolling Loud’s Instagram, a new flyer promises “I AM MUSIC WILL B PLAYED,” although there’s not much information past that. He certainly appeared to be working toward a set built around the album at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival earlier this month, so it seems he certainly has a foundation for it.
Although Carti has been teasing the album for at least two years, but only recently began sharing official singles. In September, he dropped “All Red,” while in January, he unofficially released “Backr00ms” featuring Travis Scott — an unofficial follow-up to his and Travis’ previous collab “Fein,” which has become a fan favorite since its release last year.
Even though he didn’t share a bunch of his own new music, Carti seemed to become pop music’s go-to feature for Gen Z cool factor, teaming up with The Weeknd and Madonna on “Popular” and Camila Cabello on “I Luv It,” before reuniting with The Weeknd on his new single “Timeless.”
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