Just want to buy a pair of AMA’s The Ultimate History of Hip-Hop right now? AMA’s The Ultimate History of Hip-Hop.

Source: #AMAs The Ultimate History of Hip Hop[SOJONES INFOGRAPHIC]

Since the time that hip-hop was introduced, it has influenced both the people and culture that surround it. For many, hip-hop is a form of art while it’s being looked up as a music genre that brings every beat a unique representation.

The American Music Awards recently announced and crowned Taylor Swift to be this year’s winner beating up contenders Adele, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry. In this connection, SoJones brought up a timely reminder about hip-hop and how far it has gone, it’s roots, and the progress it went through will all those years of ever-changing music hits.

Here are some trivia about hip-hop that you must learn:

– Did you know that the first breakdancing moves started in 1925 when Earl “Snake Hips” Tucker rumbled the stage with his groundbreaking slides, waves, and other moves that became the foundation of breakdance?

– The first hip-hop single to hit the Billboard charts was released in 1979 entitled, “Rapper’s Delight” by the legendary Sugarhill Gang.

– Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” was the first rap single to go #1 on the chart in 1990.

– It was in 1985 that the first hip-hop video appeared on MTV.

– In 1996 Jay-Z exploded his debut album entitled, “Reasonable Doubt” that reached number 23 on the Billboard 200, and was well-received by critics.

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We are four days away from one of the biggest retro releases of 2011 in the form of the Black/Cement Air Jordan 3. Originally released in 1988, the Air Jordan 3 Black/Cement has retroed three times (1994, 2001, 2008), and the fourth retro release will take place on Black Friday. Although it is pretty much the same shoe as the 2008 Countdown Pack version, there are a few minute differences our Nice Kicks staff noticed after examining the two closely. Take a look at our 11 Differences Between the 2008 & 2011 Black/Cement Air Jordan 3s feature, and let us know which pair interests you the most.

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Perforations

Air Jordan 3 "Black Cement" 2008 (left) vs Air Jordan 3 "Black Cement" 2011 (right) – Perforation

If you examine the tongue closely, you will see that the 2008 version of the “Black Cement” Air Jordan 3 possesses smaller perforations than those seen on the upcoming 2011 pair. The perforations are more compacted and closer to one another, whereas on the 2011 version, the perforations are noticeably bigger and spaced out.

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Just want to buy a pair of Supra Hot Pack right now? Supra Hot Pack.

If there is anyone in the skateboard sneaker industry that we have to give our respect to for being able to create an amazing amount of success in a short amount of time besides Nike that it would have to be Supra. We do still remember just a few years ago when Supra was not even anywhere close to being on the map as far skateboard sneaker companies go although today they are right up there at the top. This is due to a lot of great models as well as a lot of really great sneaker packs like the one we are going to be seeing today this, is the new Supra Hot Pack.

This pack will feature the Supra Cuttler as well as the Supra Vaider high and Supra Vaider Low. Each will feature a red canvas upper with black eyelets and black and yellow branding with a white midsole and black outsole.

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Just want to buy a pair of Vans Authentic 10 Oz Canvas Pack right now? Vans Authentic 10 Oz Canvas Pack.

As the seasons change we often see different types of sneakers coming for different purposes. When the weather is warm we often see lots of low top and light colored sneakers that are great for showing off the beach or just for a simply going out and about. When the weather gets a little colder though and the conditions are not quite as good to see the colors of the sneakers that are releasing turn a bit darker to sort of adjust with what is going on outside. They’re a lot more high tops available when it’s cold but there still enough Lo Tops available as well. Today we are going to look at example of that with the new Vans Authentic 10 Oz Canvas Pack.

There’ll be a few different colorways available here and each one of them will feature rounded boot laces to give them a little bit of extra flair.

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Just want to buy a pair of Adidas adiZero Rose 2.5 Low right now? Adidas adiZero Rose 2.5 Low.

Adidas have been putting out a whole lot of great shoes lately and is one of the biggest things to help them with the amount of success they have gained in a couple years or so. One of the other things as help them a lot is all the different shoes that are coming from their signature lineups of which there are many in a lot of great colorways. Today we’re going to be looking at a shoe hat goes along with one of the other trends that we’ve been observing in the sneaker world as of late, which would be the low top basketball shoe. This is the new Adidas adiZero Rose 2.5 Low.

While this one isn’t scheduled to release until early next year it is still great and we are going to see a preview now so we know to expect. Take a look at all the colorways and tell us which one is your favorite.

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Just want to buy a pair of Nike LunarEclipse+ 2 right now? Nike LunarEclipse+ 2.

Sometimes we find it funny when we hear people asking why we think that Nike is the top speaker company out there right now. The reason that we think it is funny is because there are literally so many reasons that Nike is the top-secret company out there and there really aren’t any reasons why they shouldn’t be. One of the biggest reasons would have to be their advancements in technology through all the different lines and sneaker world and how much time and money they spend on research and development of these technologies. Today we’re going to look distinctly at one of the latest technologies, this is the new Nike LunarEclipse+ 2.

This shoe’s predecessor was extremely well received in the sneaker world so we have only reason to believe that this version will be very highly praised by fans. One thing we know it’ll definitely be superlight and super comfortable.

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