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You Can Bid On Jay-Z's Autographed Carter #4 Brooklyn Nets Jerseys

You Can Bid On Jay-Z’s Autographed Carter #4 Brooklyn Nets Jerseys

10/21/2012  |  No Comments

10/21/2012 •

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Jay-Z wore his custom Carter #4 Brooklyn Nets jerseys for the Barclays Center opening concerts, earlier this month In Brooklyn, NY. Jay has autographed and posted 10 of the limited edition jerseys up for auction through NBA auctions. All proceeds of the auction will go to the Shawn Carter Foundation, which offers grants to high school seniors and college students across the country. The jerseys, which Hov designed in conjunction with adidas, become reminders of the bridge between all stages of the pursuit, the application and the support of "genius level talent." more

[CLAP FOR HIM] Jay-Z Launches 40/40 Club In Brooklyn

[CLAP FOR HIM] Jay-Z Launches 40/40 Club In Brooklyn

09/28/2012  |  No Comments

09/28/2012 •

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    Jay-Z's whirlwind through Brooklyn continues. In the same week that the Barclays Center opens to the public, Hov unlocked the doors to his brand new 40/40 Club for the first time on Thursday night.
    The new 40/40, located in the sprawling confines of the Barclays is a unique twist on the Manhattan flagship location. The ambiance is the same, but the new digs are tailor-made for the arena with the Brooklyn Nets hardwood in full view for club patrons.

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    "I walked around here earlier and I just seen everybody busy and at work trying to finish up and it was a great feeling," Jay-Z told gathering press as he entered the 40/40 for its grand opening. "A guy stopped me in the hallway and said, 'Man this is a great thing for New York City." And that's what the whole thing was about."
    Rihanna, Angie Martinez, QuestLove and Hov's close friends and family all attended the first party at the eye-popping club. The opening comes just a night before Jigga will christen the Barclays with an inaugural performance on Friday. The multiplatinum rap star will follow with seven more shows.
    The Barclays features 101 luxury suites, four bars and lounge destinations, three clubs and of course Jay-Z's 40/40 Club and Restaurant. There will be eight retail shops as well. In the coming months, the multi-billion dollar complex will not only house the Nets, but also open its doors to an array of artists like Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Green Day and Barbra Streisand. College basketball and boxing events will also bring fans through the door. Not since Ebbets Field, the Major League park which the Dodgers called home until they moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950's, has Brooklyn had an entertainment complex of this magnitude.
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Brooklyn Nets Cheerleaders Uniforms Unveiled: Inspired By “Street Fashion

Brooklyn Nets Cheerleaders Uniforms Unveiled: Inspired By “Street Fashion”

09/26/2012  |  No Comments

09/26/2012 •

    Forget colorful pompons and bright hair ribbons — black and “stretch leatherette” is the tough and sexy look for the Brooklynette dancers, who will perform during halftime at the Barclays Center to cheer on the Brooklyn Nets.
    “The uniforms are feminine and strong,” said the costumes’ designer, David Dalrymple, who has worked with fashion icon Patricia Field for decades, collaborating on costumes for “Sex and the City” and “The Devil Wears Prada.”
    Instead of hair scrunchies, the Brooklynettes have boots, studded fingerless gloves, zippers and latex.
    “This isn’t palm trees and sunshine. It’s New York City, and it’s Brooklyn. It’s a different sensibility. We go hard,” the designer said.
    Dalrymple, 45, had designed the red and blue costumes for the Nets dancers in New Jersey and was hired to give the outfits an edgy makeover to commemorate the team’s move to Brooklyn.
    “They had an empty closet we had to fill,” he said.
    The Brooklynettes collection consists of seven full costumes.
    “They have a jumpsuit, a neoprene scuba blazer with sequin leggings, a little cropped warm-up jacket, and painted sequin leggings,” Dalrymple said.
    The squad of 20 dancers will debut its wardrobe when the Nets preseason begins next month. The Nets regular-season opener, against the Knicks, is at the Barclays Center on Nov. 1.
    “I do a lot of clothes for people in music,” said Dalrymple, who has designed costumes for Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige as well as the famous nude diamond-adorned body suit Britney Spears wore on stage at the MTV Music Awards in 2000.
    “My look is very pop star, or for the person who feels like a pop star,” he said.
    “For these costumes, we needed things that these women can dance and move in, but we wanted to bring in street elements. We needed to find that bridge of street fashion that can actually work on the court.”
    Well alright!!! I'm not feeling these uniforms at all!! Good & Hood came to mind when I first saw the pictures. But hey it's a Brooklyn thing, it may take some getting use to!! Are You Feeling Them?
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