Tidligere i år udkom filmen om Notorious B.I.G.. Den fik aldrig premiere i biograferne herhjemme, så danske Biggie-fans og rap-interesserede generelt kan nu nyde dvd-udgaven. Historien om Christopher Wallace, der kommer fra trange kår, går meget igennem og bliver til rap-fænomenet The Notorious B.I.G., adskiller sig fra biopics som Walk The Line og La Bamba ved at portrættere personer, der for de flestes vedkommende stadig er lyslevende og en del af mediebilledet. Det er således lidt mærkværdigt at se Puff Daddy, Lil’ Kim eller Tupac i helt andre skikkelser, end man er vant til, og det går ud over filmens illusion.
Skuespillerne og særligt Jamal Woorlard, der spiller rollen som Biggie Smalls, leverer habile præstationer, men filmen lider under, at man har valgt at lade ”Biggie” selv fortælle historien via en række voiceovers, og det virker underligt klodset, ligesom de mange citat-venlige punchlines er en kende karikerede. Ej heller den MTV-agtige og poppede klipning af filmen er for heldig, og man kunne godt ønske sig, at projektet var præget af større seriøsitet, end tilfældet er.
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Nike has teamed up with New York graffiti artist and fashion designer CLAW Money for a limited release Blazer sneaker, to be released this summer at select retail accounts. The style will feature an eyelet pattern that is feminine, graphic, and subtly incorporates CLAW’s three taloned “mark”. Colorways will include Zest/White and Pink Fire, Flame Red/White and Ice Blue, and Black on Black with Anthracite.
This unique partnership between Nike and CLAW Money creates the next level of dialogue between Nike’s product and the very culture that has embraced it. “Nike and street art, have been teaming up since day one”, says Jesse Leyva, designer for Nike. “The worlds of sports and street are close, but what for me was very interesting about this project with CLAW was a female eye towards the iconic Blazer”
The Blazer collaboration with CLAW Money is the first in a two-part series. Next, Nike and CLAW Money team up to launch a limited edition of the Vandal Hi debuting in October.
