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[HipHopWired.com] Lupe Fiasco Shares ’10 Essentials’ With GQ Including Camo Pants, Hot Dogs & Tokyo

Hate him or love him, we can all agree Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco in one talented and genuinely interesting artist. GQ Magazine caught up with the “Dumb It Down” MC to talk about his “10 essentials.” Some of them included… (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] NYC’s BESS Teams Up With Urban Outfitters For a Rough & Rugged Capsule Collection

Urban Outfitters has a knack for partnering up with stylish and super cool independent brands. For a taste of African print pin up dresses they hit up designer Maya Lake of Boxing Kitten. For laid back t-shirts and easy jersey separates they teamed up with Chrissie Miller of Sophomore NYC. (Read)

[24Wired.com] What $300K Buys You Now‘

With the economy improving slowly but mortgage rates holding to record lows, the housing market is showing signs of life again. Kiplinger is forecasting that sales of existing homes will rise about 3% this year. [Read]

[MadameNoire.com] 9 Pros And Cons Of Canceling Vs Cutting Up Your Credit Cards

A credit card can be both the angel and the devil on your shoulder; simultaneously a force of good and evil! Further, what’s the difference between canceling a card and just cutting it up? Depending on who you talk to, people will try to convince of all of the above. (Read)