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Jeff Hamilton is a fashion designer and entrepreneur who was born in Morocco and moved to LA in the 70's. Hamilton started his career by launching Guess Jeans for men. He then went on to design iconic leather jackets for celebrities including Micheal Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Mike Tyson, Bill Clinton and many more. He also had licenses to design jackets and merch for the NBA, NASCAR, The Weekend and more. Jeff Hamilton talks about his beginnings in the fashion business, how he started to make jackets for celebrities, his favorite pieces he ever designed, how he is able to make such unique pieces, what he learned from his journey and more. Make sure to follow Jeff Hamilton on Instagram! https://jeff-hamilton-2020.myshopify.com/ Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

After it's March show, Satwa 3000 has taken over D3 with an exhibition featuring great artists and creatives from the region. Satwa 3000 was born as an ode to the colorful Dubai neighborhood of Satwa. Celebrating the melting pot of cultures, sounds, flavors, and people from all over the world that gathered in the same spot and city. The exhibition featured graffiti from IPOT and POSER - graffiti and tattoo artist from the Philippines, Lebanese illustrator RAM AFIFI and TESSELAT. In the spirit of keeping things simple, they cast aside the color spectrum and any shades of gray leaving only black and white. By doing that, they brought cohesiveness to different styles while giving a raw street feel and bringing a focus on space, shape and line. All surfaces were painted in an immersive Black and White box. Dintage also joined the exhibition with a curated mix of pre-owned luxury items and surprising thrift digs, challenging the status quo. Visuals taken by: ANTIIMUSE. https://www.instagram.com/antiimuse/ follow Satwa 3000 on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/satwa3000/ Follow Dintage on Instgram at: https://www.instagram.com/dintage/?hl=en Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

Hosted by the legendary N.O.R.E and DJ EFN, Drink Champs is known as the most professional unprofessional podcast. The hosts sit down with some of the most legendary figures in Hip Hop culture to pay homage to them, share iconic stories and discuss pushing the culture forward. With a guest list that includes people like Pit-bull, Nas, Rick Ross, Fat Joe and much more, knowledge and gems are always being dropped in this show. With that being said, here 5 Drink Champs episodes that are guaranteed to motivate you. 1- Swizz Beats On this episode, the legendary Swizz beats pulled up to the Drink Champs podcast for Happy Hour with N.O.R.E., DJ EFN along special guest Angela Yee. The super producer was fresh off of the celebration a hit song with Lil Wayne and the completion of a Harvard course when he did the show. Therefore, Swizz came filled with big energy and motivation. He spoke about being underrated, his business moves, what we learned from his Harvard course, as well fatherhood and co-parenting and much more. This episode is sure to motivate you as Swizz breaks down how he keeps his life balanced in order to be able to progress and move ahead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNrf8EbztUo&t=6s 2-DJ Khaled In this 3 hour episode, the one and only DJ Khaled pulled up to Drink Champs and broke down his musical journey in detail for the first time. He shared stories from his underground radio days to co-hosting a radio show with Uncle Luke. He talks about his love for reggae and dance hall, and how grateful he is to Beyoncé and JAY-Z. Khaled also talked about his friendship with Drake, and his evolution as a producer to a hitmaker! DJ EFN and DJ Khaled even reminisce about the early days, coming up in Miami, recording freestyles for mixtapes, and deejaying clubs. This episode was filled with keys... Major Keys that is! And you do not want to miss it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWPpyzYQQi0 3-Akon In this episode, pop star Akon shared his story, from growing up in the rough streets of Jersey as a Senegalese immigrant and being locked up, to becoming a hit maker and signing Lady Gaga. He also spoke about being more financially responsible, shared some advice on investing, and also the economic influence of Africa. He talked about his initiatives in Africa, including bringing electricity to Africa, building his own city in Senegal and creating his own Crypto currency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNsMHAMPMLs 4-Dame Dash In this episode, Hip Hop mogul Dame Dash sits down with N.O.R.E and DJ E.F.N. The Rocafella co-founder brought his raw unfiltered energy and passion to the show as he talked about his history in the music business and well as his current projects and his feelings about stepping away from the music industry. N.O.R.E. and Dame Dash also discussed their long history of working together through music and films, as well as working together in the future. Dame Dash always makes sure to preach independence, empowerment and consciousness every time he is on a mic, this Drink Champs episode was no exception. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZs9iQ6LyPg 5-Daymond John Entrepreneur and Shark Tank host Daymond John hops on the Drink Champs podcast with N.O.R.E and DJ EFN in this almost 2 hour long special. He talked about how he started his entrepreneurial journey in the gritty streets of New York, his biggest boss moves, working with Obama and his future vision for FUBU. This episode was filled with gems as John shared his story of how he went from selling newspapers and looking for coins between the coach, to building a billion dollar brand, working with Obama and being a co-host in one of the biggest shows on TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZbTNM6yWw Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

With his recent appearance on SNL and the price fluctuations he has been causing in the crypto space, Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has become the poster child for billionaire entrepreneurs in 2021. With that being said, here are 20 Elon Musk quotes that will make you think about life. -" I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious." -"Focus on the impact of your dreams, not the odds." -"Money alone cannot create credibility, you need the right amount of expertise for that." -"Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up." -"You should know what is important to you. It will help you forecast your future." -"You don’t need to be an inventor, but can be an improviser." -"If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion." -" If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed." -" I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact." -"When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?' That was a huge bet he made, and it worked." -"I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done." -"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." -"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." -"The factory is the machine that builds the machine." -"I think there should be regulations on social media to the degree that it negatively affects the public good." -"It's very important to like the people you work with. Otherwise, your job is going to be quite miserable." -" I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future." -" I will never be happy without having someone. Going to sleep alone kills me." -"Starting a business is not for everyone. Starting a business - I'd say, number one is have a high pain threshold." -" When I was a child, there's one thing I said: 'I never want to be alone.' That's what I would say. I don't want to be alone." "When I was a child, there's one thing I said: 'I never want to be alone.' That's what I would say. I don't want to be alone." Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

Outgoing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has shone a light on his plans after he steps down from the company he founded. After his last day at Amazon — reported to be July 5 — Bezos and his brother Mark plan to fly to space on July 20 on the New Shepard spacecraft produced by Blue Origin , a company Bezos founded in 2000. Announcing his intention on Instagram, Bezos added “Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space. On July 20, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.” Jeff and Mark Bezos will occupy two of the six seats on the trip, which will last for 11 minutes and see the crew members travel 62 miles above the Earth’s surface. One of the four vacant seats is currently open for auction, with the current offer reportedly approaching $3 million USD following 6,000 participants from 143 countries. Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

According to reports, the NFT market has officially crashed after just four months of growth. On may May 3, the NFT market reached a peak with $102 million USD worth of Non-Fungible Tokens sold just that day. But looking at sales data from the last week of May, only $19.4 million USD in NFT sales was processed. Compared to the $170 million USD in NFTs transacted the week of the peak, the market saw a 90 percent drop. Although NFT collectibles like CryptoPunks and Hashmasks are still going strong, there looks to be a shift from crypto-art to “metaverse” NFTs. It is also important to note, the number of active NFT wallets has dropped from over 12,000 at each NFT category to just 3,900. Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

A photo of Harambe — the silverback gorilla who took the internet as a viral meme — will be auctioned off as an NFT , marking the fifth anniversary of the animal’s untimely death. Harambe’s official photographer, Jeff McCurry, snapped the up-for-auction image of the silverback’s first day at the Cincinnati Zoo, according to BBC . The auction’s organizers told the outlet that the photo had been shared online more than five billion times. The viral gorilla was fatally shot after dragging a three-year-old boy who entered into his enclosure five years ago. His death garnered major traction across social media and sparked several viral hashtags, including #RIPHarambe and #JusticeForHarambe. The shooting of Harambe was met with heavy backlash from animal rights activists. But zoo officials claimed that even if harm was unintended, the 400-pound animal could have critically injured the boy. Harambe is the latest meme to enter the metaverse. Earlier this year, “Overly Attached Girlfriend” sold for a whopping $555,000 USD and “Nyan Cat” was auctioned off for $560,000 USD. Meanwhile, “Charlie Bit My Finger” sold for a jaw-dropping &760,000 USD last week. Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

An Arizona-based tech firm is turning air in the UAE’s Arabian Desert into drinking water, which is a method of growing plants that requires no soil, only nutrient solutions dissolved in water. The technique is lauded for eliminating the fuss of depending on soil for cultivating crops. So in a region that is looking to minimize food imports, along with the technology to produce sustainable amounts of water, there’s great wiggle room to turn arid lands to non-traditional, eco-sustainable, giant cultivating machines. The project is the first of its kind, in magnitude. The company will use ‘hydropanels’, the firm’s flagship product, to capture water vapor from the air and produce up to five liters a day. Two of these panels are able to make up enough water for one household’s daily drinking and cooking needs. While there already are deals in place for the bottled water to be bought from Zero Mass, the cost and technology does not yet allow for it to go head to head with bulk water processors for the foreseeable future. It’s estimated that with the UAE plant’s initial 1,250 hydropanels, each costing around $2,500, will be able to produce about 2.3 million liters annually—a few liters short of the volume of one Olympic-sized swimming pool. “The bottling plant is run on solar, the bottles we use are recyclable, and the caps are sustainable,” said Samiullah Khan , general manager at IBV, an Emirati firm that will buy the water. Given the cost of production, the bottled water will be sold at premium prices, similar to Evian or Fiji, which are locally priced at 10 DHS ($2.72) a liter. Despite it being a little premature to say that each drop is one small step, but also a giant leap for water availability, the technology could create an unmatched headway in the UAE’s agricultural industry. That shift in the country’s landscape would require using sustainable amounts of water, and what better than water that is, quite literally, made from thin air. It would, however, require farming to take place in enclosed environments such as warehouses. “The next thing is really about producing water for growing tomatoes and other things locally so you don't have those transportation costs and cash flowing out of the economy to buy food,” said Cody Friesen, founder of Zero Mass. The technology would offer great leeway for the UAE to bolster its hydroponics agriculture , which is a method of growing plants that requires no soil, only nutrient solutions dissolved in water. The technique is lauded for eliminating the fuss of depending on soil for cultivating crops. So in a region that is looking to minimise food imports, along with the technology to produce sustainable amounts of water, there’s great wiggle room to turn arid lands to non-traditional, eco-sustainable, giant cultivating machines. Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

Gabe Roszak is an entreprneur, crypto expert and PR Strategist. For the last 11 years he has been working as a PR strategist for UHNW clients around the world. His job was to increase and cultivate their influence across targeted areas. That network gave him access to unique knowledge and opportunities. As of last year, he focused his business efforts on the rising NFT industry which he saw as a game changer not only for the Art World but also for everything that requires the authentication of assets. Gabe spoke about how NFT's will change the world, how beginners can start capitalizing on this new industry and much more. - How did you first get introduced to NFT's? NFTs are big business now, but I was introduced to the idea a few years before, when it wasn't more than a side project of a few artists and technologists together. I was working with influencers and we had problems with the content being repeatedly stolen, copied and used without paying the creators anything. We were looking for a technology that could help us track the content. That's how we found a blockchain-backed means of asserting ownership over an original digital work solution called 'monetized graphics' created by Anil Dash and Kevin McCoy which later evolved into the NFT and I became a huge evangelist, way before it gained any popularity. - What was your initial reaction to this new technology/industry? I knew immediately that the technology that enables artists to control ownership and royalties of their work, more strongly protect against others appropriating it without permission will also help more easily sell it. In the influencer marketing there was always this gray area of the content ownership. When the client is paying for the post, many times it is uncertain who actually is the owner of the content created and used. NFT appeared to be a problem solver. We wanted useful technical solutions to track the ownership, what we got is a current gold rush, sometimes very speculative. However in the longer perspective what is happening now is the foundation of the future economy. We need to be aware that the NFT means much more than a bubble, and selling JPGs for hundreds of thousands dollars. These JPGs will grow in value, not because of their value itself, but because of the potential of the NFTs as an asset type. We are creating history now. It’s important to remember that these are extremely early days. A lot will be possible with NFT assets that we haven’t seen or even dreamed of yet, so by getting in early, you’re guaranteeing yourself a piece of what develops down the line. - when did you start working with artists to sell NFT's and how was that experience? It would be impossible without my previous experience with the influencers and high net worth clients. Because I was advocating this technology for a while, when the hype started certain people knew that I have knowledge and started asking me for advice first and for help with sourcing the assets later. First more serious transaction I facilitated was sourcing one of the early Crypto Punks for my client. I’m trying not to act only as a broker. I always offer advice, consulting and later, management of the assets.The key in these deals is provide valuable information to the clients for investment purposes. Majority of my work is to be sure that the buyer can feel “safe” buying NFT. It can be risky to buy NFT without a deep knowledge and analysis of the industry. No one likes to burn money, and when we are speaking about NFT where the prices aren’t affordable to everybody, people should ask experts before showing the wallet. To be successful in the NFT business you need to be deeply informed about the market. The last lots sold on auction, the artists increasing and decreasing in value, the trends, the new marketplaces, everything must be known. Being focused is the key here. This focus and deep knowledge in the area of the market will make it possible to achieve the best profits. -How do you see NFT's changing the economy in the future I think it's very, very early and the market clearly is volatile. But it is not only about buying and selling single digital art assets and storing them in your wallet. What we are experiencing now is just a humble beginning of something huge coming. If you watched the movie 'Ready Player One' then you know what I mean. What is coming is an open ecosystem that anyone will be able to build for. You shouldn't think about buying today's NFTs as connected only to the existing platforms, just hoping that they build a better way to display the work you’ve collected. There's a big opportunity for entrepreneurs to build new products and services around this. The number of potential use cases for NFT continues to grow rapidly with time, and ever more innovative examples will be appearing regularly. And in the future, there'll be a much bigger user base as well. With NFTs, any digital asset (inside the game, virtual reality, augmented reality, on any marketplace or platform), you buy is actually yours. Each asset is uniquely identifiable and can have only a provable limited number of copies. Even better, it can also be transferred between the platforms (from a game to the marketplace or to another game or application, etc). In short, NFTs replicate the physical world, where one will purchase any item or asset that one will then be able to use or resell. For now we are buying and selling mostly art, soon we'll be buying and selling tools, gear, equipment, fashion, luxury items, attributes of our avatars or a space for advertising in the virtual world. - Do you think NFT's are a bubble that will pop? Yes and no. For example NFT created by Logan Paul may not have a lot of artistic and timeless value as an art. However, by a single fact that they were one of the first NFTs ever created and sold to the early collectors they may grow in value significantly over time. If you will have a closer look at the single, individual assets, especially the ones that were bought without much research, during the peak of the current hype. You may see these assets to decrease their value. Even significantly. No mention many scams, fake assets, or just assets completely worthless from the beginning. I have heard comparisons of what is going on with the NFTs to Tulipmania from the 17 th century. Let's use this example. Of course we all know that the price of a tulip, known as "the Viceroy", risen up enormously within a few months of 1636-1637 and then declined by 99.99% which is known as the first financial bubble. However if you will have a wider look and the history of the financial markets, history of assets and investment instruments, even at the history of (I'm joking) the horticultural industry. You will see that none of these sectors collapsed. The bubble will pop, some assets will lose the value, some will definitely not. But the industry itself will remain and will grow to the shape that we can not even imagine today. We already have NFT millionaires, we will have NFT billionaires soon. - Where do you see your self in the next 10 years? I'm committed to the mission of popularising NFTs as a class of assets. 10 years from now we will be living in a different epoch. I can imagine that the market will be multiple times bigger than now. Most institutional and corporate investors will enter the NFT world with their deep pockets. Investing in the digital assets will become normalised and professionalised. Lawyers, consultants and analysts will have their hands full of work inside this new digital/ virtual reality. Combining deep experience and specialized skills across all NFT related industries and business functions I want my company '7S NFT' to become a global professional services company. I want to be an 'Accenture for NFT' that provides a range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, investment advisory, technology, marketing and operations. -From the beginning of your career to this moment, what are the 3 most important things you learned? Be human. My background is SEO and technical marketing. I'm rather an introvert, a bit nerdy and shy. I'm a techie guy. What I like are charts, metrics and numbers. But I realized that one can't really succeed as a brand without turning interests to the channels based on human relationships. Emotions trump data. People feel before they think. Communication trumps technology. Communication is the leading factor for product/service success. People trump products. People care about people, not products. Come early. Always look for areas where you could become an early adopter and stick with that until you will start benefiting by being more experienced than the others. The first ones in social media have built empires, first ones in mobile apps achieved spectacular valuations ,first ones in crypto are now billionaires, first ones in the influencer marketing decide what is trending. NFT is now that kind of thing that you cannot miss, no matter what your background is. All eyes on you. Create a career for yourself that only you could build. The uniqueness and personal brand are as important as business building skills. Your story, the ability to attract the attention and to build a loyal community around your project is no less important than technical precision and infrastructural foundations of your business. Make sure follow Roszak on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/7s_nft/ Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

The 18+ NSFW cryptocurrency CumRocket has just refueled and blasted off back to new heights as Elon Musk worked his magic earlier today. The cryptocurrency uses its CUMMIES tokens to provide fans with adult NFTs and content — it’s like OnlyFans combined with Crypto. CumRocket spiked 350 percent after Elon tweeted a cryptic message “Canada, USA, Mexico” which fans somehow deduced that it spelled out “CUM” based on the first letters of each country. The hunch was confirmed after another tweet from Musk showed the sweat droplets and rocket ship emoji then followed by a moon. This was enough of an indication that Elon was sending CumRocket to the moon which sparked a massive price surge. CUMMIES hit a new high of $0.285 USD before coming down to its current price of $0.161 USD. Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

Nusret Gokce commonly known as ‘Salt Bae’ is founder of one of the most popular restaurant chains today. He worked as a butcher for 15 years then launched his first restaurant in 2010, but in 2017 his viral video propelled him to fame. He now co-owns 17 Nusr-Et restaurants across the globe which generate $100m a year, with the chain potentially valued at close to $1Bn. Nusret has 30m+ followers and has earned $60m+ from his restaurant business. Nusret Gokce’s rise to Salt Bae stardom began on January 7, 2017, the day he posted a 36-second video to Instagram titled, “Ottoman Steak.” In the clip, Gokce performs his signature moves, slicing a bone-in steak and ending with his patented sprinkling of salt. According to Bustle , within moments, the Twitter universe discovered the video and ran with it. The next day, Bruno Mars tweeted a picture of Salt Bae with the caption “Annndddd I’m out,” and a meme was born. Within 48 hours, the post had 2.4 million views. To date, the post has 16,154,893 views. That is Salt Bae. As for the man behind the meme, Gokce was born just outside of Istanbul in 1983. His education ended a few years later — when he was 5 years old. Then in 2009, Gokce headed to Buenos Aires — a city of carnivores — on a mission to learn more about the meat industry. He worked at a restaurant there, but his heart was set on bringing his love of meat to America. By 2010, Gokce, at age 27. He opened his first Nusr-Et steakhouse in the Etiler neighborhood of Istanbul. It had eight tables and 10 employees. One day a Turkish businessman named Ferit Sahenk ate at the restaurant. Sahenk was so impressed, he invested in the nascent business, and the rest is history. (Via The Numbers game Instagram page) Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!

Abu Dhabi plans to invest $6 billion (AED22 billion) in the cultural and creative industries over the next five years as the energy-rich sheikhdom diversifies away from oil, the Financial Times reported. The investment will go to building museums, as well as sectors ranging from media, gaming and music to cultural heritage, according to the newspaper. Abu Dhabi has already committed $2.3 billion to projects in the sector, it said. Preparatory work for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi had been awarded, Mohamed Al Mubarak, chair of the emirate’s department of culture and tourism, told FT. The main contract for the museum is expected soon, he said. "The Culture and Creative Industries are a significant contributor to the global and local economies. Today, Abu Dhabi supports more than 20,000 sustainable jobs in the field, and we expect this to grow significantly in the coming years," said Saood Al Hosani, undersecretary of Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). The Creative Visa programme will provide sustainable employment opportunities in Abu Dhabi by enabling talented creative professionals from around the world to live and work in the UAE, further bolstering the creative scene in the emirate. Abu Dhabi has been investing heavily in the Culture and Creative Industries (CCI), with investments spanning the creation of cultural institutions and world-class infrastructures to programmes and initiatives of international relevance that have supported the growth of creative and culture businesses, professionals and practitioners based in the emirate and beyond. DCT Abu Dhabi will consolidate with CCI as part of Abu Dhabi's CCI strategy launched in 2019. “With the entire CCI under one umbrella, DCT Abu Dhabi is able to harness the natural synergies between the emirate’s culture, tourism and creative sectors, establishing Abu Dhabi as a centre for cutting-edge facilities, outstanding talent and enriching, sustainable opportunities," said Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi. “We see the Culture and Creative Industries as a powerful driver of economic diversification as well as defining pillars of the emirate’s identity. Through Abu Dhabi’s pioneering leadership, we will champion all CCI domains to transcend borders and reach global audiences and communities.” Follow us on: Instagram Facebook YouTube Make sure to share this post and subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications on our latest posts, as well as exclusive content and much more!