Wyclef Jean will announce his bid for the President of Haiti, a source has confirmed with AllHipHop.com exclusively. Sources close to Wyclef confirmed that the rapper will announce his bid for the country’s highest office next Thursday, on August 5th. The 37-year-old was born in Haiti, but immigrated to the United States at the age of 9-years-old, when he landed in Brooklyn, before settling in South Orange, New Jersey.

As a member of The Fugees and as a solo artist, Wyclef has sold millions of records, in addition to collaborating with artists like Paul Simon, Gloria Estefen, Destiny’s Child, Carlos Santana and others. According to sources, the rapper will make his official announcement just two days prior to the country’s August 7th deadline to submit his plan for running for President. Analysts are predicting that Wyclef Jean will easily win the race with his financial connections, influence among the Haitian youth and his political connections around the world.

For the fall 2010 season, New Balance Lifestyle is reintroducing the popular heritage Pro Court in both high top and low top styles.

Both the men’s Pro Court and Pro Court High add significant comfort and “feel” for on and off court play. They provide relief to the wear and tear of court play and for the price it’s in another league. (more…)

Hurley’s )( Space presents an exhibition of a continuous mural on canvas by artist James Marshall aka “Dalek”.

The artist focuses the piece on an 8-foot high, 37-foot long continuous wall mural comprised of hyper-abundance color and planes of space painted canvas from 75 pantone colors. The painting will be offered for sale by the foot and cut out and framed on demand during the opening. (more…)

In conjunction with the World Basketball Festival, Nike Sportswear is connecting the Five Boroughs of New York City in a celebration of its iconic Air Force 1 sneaker. Nike Sportswear has chosen five ambassadors from each of the five boroughs to participate in a program that includes original pieces of online content, a basketball tournament, and a Manhattan block party takeover.

The Five Borough ambassadors include rapper, songwriter and producer Theophillus London from Brooklyn; up and coming rapper Miss Banks from Harlem; Rapper and Young Money record artist Corey Gunz from the Bronx; Format, a BMX lifestyle store and crew led by Nigel Sylvester, from Queens; and from Staten Island— host of the longest running show on WSIA in New York, Emilio Sparks. Each ambassador will document his or her memories of growing up in each borough in unique pieces of content.

This Saturday (7/31), Nike is shutting down the streets of lower Manhattan to host the Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer Street block takeover for “1 Love” all borough block party.  This all ages event from 6pm-8pm is FREE, open to the public and features live performances, giveaways and food from Hill Country BBQ.

A key part of Arizona’s immigration law was temporarily blocked by a federal judge Wednesday. For now, police won’t be able to question people about their immigration status. For many businesses, the damage from the controversy is already done. Reduced spending in restaurants, grocery and retail stores has triggered a domino effect among businesses in the metro Phoenix business community and throughout Arizona.

Anecdotal evidence from business owners, real estate agents and community leaders indicates the mere specter of the bill has created a culture of fear among Hispanics in Arizona that’s slowly paralyzing sectors of the economy.

In addition, economic boycotts adopted by other states and cities have hit Arizona’s meeting and convention business. Since groups nationwide began announcing boycotts of the state because of SB 1070, at least 40 meetings have been canceled, which resulted in the loss of $12 million in lodging alone, according to Kristen Jarnagin, spokeswoman for the Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association.

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Here’s the second of Chromeo’s videos from the Bushmills “Since Way Back” series, this time featuring a behind-the-scenes look at pals Dave 1 and P-Thugg in ‘Who Ya Gonna Call?’.

These videos are being released in conjunction with Bushmills Irish Whiskey’s latest initiative that captures the close friendship and camaraderie between individuals and their social circles in New York. Two videos featuring A-Trak, Nick Catchdubs, and Dust La Rock of Fool’s Gold were the first to be released, along with upcoming shorts from Kai Regan, DFA, and No Mas.

Over the last 24hrs, Kanye West has found a way to manhandle the internet, from doing impromptu performances at the Facebook and Twitter headquarters (sorry Myspace), then creating a Twitter account and gaining over 200,000 followers in one day. Not surprised at all with Mr. West. I expect these beyond abstract actions and now with word that Marco Brambilla will direct the highly anticipated “Power” video from Ye’s next album.

Brambilla, is the genius behind ‘Civilization’ that can be viewed at The Standard Hotel here in NYC. ‘Civilization’ is a video mural of hundreds of movie footage and original clips to depict heaven and hell.

Read the article here and Q&A with Marco Brambilla on his installation.

Tommy Hilfiger is pleased to present The Ultimate Tailgate, his global ad campaign for the Fall 2010 season. The campaign was photographed by Craig McDean and directed by Laird + Partners, who collaborated with the talented stylist Karl Templer. The Hilfigers is a series featuring eclectic characters who make up an unconventional all-American family. (more…)

In honor of John Lennon’s 70th birthday on Saturday, October 9, 2010, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and BoxofVision LLC will create three authorized time capsules of John Lennon’s post-Beatles recordings and fan contributions submitted via www.BoxOfVision.com/TimeCapsule, to carry his legacy of peace and love to future generations.

With the cooperation of Yoko Ono Lennon, the time capsules will be preserved and stored until they are opened in a ceremonial presentation on October 9, 2040. They will be stored at the Rock Hall and two additional world locations that have significance to John Lennon’s legacy. (more…)