Longtime Air Jordan/Nike patron and shoelebrity within the sneaker culture, Spike Lee aka Mars Blackmon from yesteryear has now released the Nike Blazer Hi at select Nike accounts nationwide. The Blazer features white/black/red-green hints that exemplify the film directors strong cultural heritage and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks color splice.

The white perforated leather upper features a set of his signature frames on the tongue tab that may also help you see yourself better in these spectactular Blazers. As stated before, these have already hit select Nike accounts so contact your local merchandiser for availability near you.

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X-Ecutioners member and legendary turntablist Grand Master Roc Raida died this morning representatives of the DJ confirmed with AllHipHop.com.

“The legendary Grand Master Roc Raida has passed away this morning,” a representative for the DJ told AllHipHop.com. “Family and friends will miss him dearly. Please give the family their privacy.”

The source refused to give details of his illness or injury, or even the cause of Roc Raida’s death, but did state that previous reports of an injury during karate class or a car accident were inaccurate.

The rep confirmed that Roc Raida was hospitalized last week, but would only state that the DJ’s death was totally “unexpected.”

Grand Master Roc Raida started DJ’ing at the age of 10, after being inspired by his father, who was a member of Sugar Hill Records group, Mean Machine.
Roc Raida was an original member of the X-Men turntable crew, who later became The X-Ecutioners, a DJ collective that helped innovate the art form of turntablism.

He became internationally known, after taking home the DMC World DJ Championship in 1995.

Grand Master Roc Raida released 12 albums total as a solo artist and as member of The X-Ecutioners.

Roc Raida, born Anthony Williams, also produced tracks, crafting song or worked with artists like Smif-N-Wessun, Fat Joe, Ghostface, Black Thought, Pink, Linkin Park and others.

His scratching can also be heard on O.C.’s timeless Hip-Hop track “Time’s Up.” Additionally, Grand Master Roc Raida served as Busta Rhymes’ official tour DJ.

Rhymes expressed his condolences today, via his Twitter page, after Roc Raida’s death became a trending topic on the popular micro-blogging site.

“I just wanna thank everyone 4 ur love and support and ur prayers,” Busta Rhymes Tweeted. “We will never let ur name die Roc…We love u and will 4ever miss u…RIP…I was told 2day, We r loosing [sic] all of these great people this year as a result of God calling his army because something is about 2 go down!”

Grand Master Roc Raida was also the creator of the popular Gong DJ Battle.

The next event was scheduled for September 30, in San Diego, California.

Here’s the Nike SB quickstrike releases for September 2009. Up for grabs this month is the Sub Pop Records Nike SB Blazer Elite as well as the Sport Red P-Rod III. Both sneakers are now available at Premier, and other Nike SB dealers. Call your local Nike SB shops for price info and availability.

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During the Fall season Jordan Brand will release an NBA inspired pack of their new Sixty Plus (60 +) model. This black/royal blue colorway reps the Detroit Pistons. Other teams include Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Atlanta Hawks. Speaking of the Pistons, the Air Jordan 6 that we leaked last week is also a Detroit Pistons inspired colorway. We were suppose to keep that info on the low, but we made a minor boo-boo, so now the cat is out of the bag. Back to the Jordan 60+ NBA Pack, look for the releases to drop sometime this Fall.

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We told you Jordan Brand had plans to release the Air Jordan 8 Fusion a while back, and the first image has surfaced. As they say, seeing is believing. Here’s the Air Jordan 8 Fusion in everyone’s favorite Air Jordan 8 colorway, Aqua. It’s actually kinda hard to hate on the AJF8 seeing that they look just like the Aqua Air Jordan 8, but with an Air Force 1 sole. Although these may not be your cup of tea, we know the fusion heads are going to eat them up when they hit retail. via Sneakerfiles

This Air Jordan 8 Fusion is set to hit Jordan Brand accounts March 2010 for $140. The official colorway is black, varsity purple and aquatone.

Today is Fusion Tuesday here on TheShoeGame, so deal with it. Someone tell the white/black Air Jordan 13 Fusion to move over and make room for the black/red version. Images of the black/red AJF13 have finally hit the web, so if you have something you want to get off your chest, hit the jump comments section. Oh yeah, the black/red AJF13 will drop in December. via FCT

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Here’s the pictures you’ve all been beasting waiting for, the white/red Air Jordan 12 retro. We broke the news about the return of the white/red AJ12 as well as the Flu Game AJ12, and now we’ll let the pics speak for themselves. Unlike the ‘09 bred 12’s, looks as if Jordan Brand stayed true to the original make-up of the white/red Air Jordan 12. With that said, there isn’t much for Jordan heads to complain about.

Feel free to rejoice or rant in the comments section.

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By Nolan Strong

Harlem, New York rapper Max B. was sentenced to 75 years in prison today (September 3) for his role in a botched robbery that led to a double murder in a Fort Lee, New Jersey hotel.

Max B., born Charly Wingate, appeared in a Hackensack, New Jersey court today with co-defendant Kevin Leerdam.

Max B. and Leerdam were convicted on charges of felony murder, kidnapping and armed robbery for planning and robbing Allan Plowden and David Taylor at a Holiday Inn in September of 2006.

Taylor was shot and killed during the robbery, which was planned with Max B.’s ex-girl friend Gina Conway, who testified against the pair during their June trial.

Max B. was not happy with the situation and fired his attorney Gerald Saluti, just before the 75-year sentenced was handed down.

Leerdam received a life sentence, plus 35 years for his role in the murder, while Conway is facing an 18-year sentence today.

More collaborative works are bubbling in the next installment in Mountain Dew’s Green Label Artist Series campaign. Capping off this years series are Pushead x WeSC headphones, Claw Money on a New Era cap, Jeff McMillan from Zoo York, Nathan Cabrera on an adidas Superstar (seen above) and UPSO on a G-Shock DW-6900. The artist designed bottles will be released to select US retailers for 8 weeks. What’s your favorite item? Release dates are unknown at this point but dont leave your thoughts all bottled up.

When pictures first leaked of the next Jordan Spiz’ike colorway courtesy of Eddie Cruz, opinions were in favor of the next installment and now for your viewing pleasure, detailed shots are now available. The black/red/cement grey colorway is inspired by the Air Jordan IV, much like the initial release. February is still the confirmed launch date with a $175 price point.

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