It was only a matter of time before every celebrity under the sun signed up for a Twitter account. A few of them (Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, etc.) couldn’t quite handle the pressure and eventually deleted their accounts. Unfortunately, a number of celebrities remain on Twitter bombarding us with their atrocious Tweets. See more…

Celebrity photographer Terry Richardson recently posted pictures on his personal blog from a photo shoot with rapper Kanye West and his on-again, off-again girlfriend Amber Rose. The somewhat bizarre pictures are of course already making their rounds on the internet. I’m sure the pictures will be embraced by art lovers all over, but I’m sure most people will just experience a “WTF Moment”. See more…

The verdict is out and it looks like for the most part people were actually impressed by the 2010 BET Awards. After several years of lackluster awards shows BET has finally managed to pull itself together. The fashion on the other hand still remains very hit or miss with some stars bringing it and others just leaving us scratching our heads. See more…

Fans of Young Money (*crickets*) will be pleased to hear that rapper’s Drake and Nicki Minaj have teamed up for the cover of XXL Magazine’s May issue. The magazine’s May issue will feature interviews with both Nicki and Drake as well as a seductive, Marilyn Monroe inspired photo spread with Nicki Minaj. We at RefinedHype.com just had to give our take on the photo’s that have the internet buzzing.

Over the past few years, some of Hip Hop’s most renowned artists have undergone style transformations so dramatic they’ve left fans doing double takes. Their transformations have almost always been for the better with some artists even jumping into new business ventures with their new looks. RefinedHype.com has compiled a list of four Hip Hop icons who have undergone some of the most dramatic style transformations. See more…

Now that we’ve all hopefully overcome the initial shock, joy, sadness, and fear that resulted from watching Lady Gaga’s newest video, “Telephone,” we can now discuss the jaw-dropping looks that accompanied the video. In true Lady Gaga fashion, she chose a number of looks that can only be described as out of this world. Inside are a handful of the videos most memorable looks. See more…

When Hip Hop was created in the 1970’s there is no possible way anyone involved in the genre could have imagined how profitable it would have become years later. These days it’s hard to think of a product a rapper isn’t selling. Hip Hop definitely has the clothing game locked down with brands such as Sean John and RocaWear. And a number of rappers including Ludacris and Diddy have even branched out to the world of selling and marketing liquor brands. See more…

It appears that Hip Hop’s most beloved couple, rapper Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose, were definitely the talk of the town during Paris’ Mens Fashion Week. And this was of course for ALL the wrong reasons. Pretty much, every outfit the couple rocked at the week-long event cried extreme “fashion foul.”  See more…

Let’s face it. Every year we’re forced to deal with a number of cringe-worthy fads/trends that always seem eager to make it into the next year, and 2009 was no different. Trends can be fun for a little while, but at the end of the day wearing a pair of baby blue skinny jeans or rocking a rainbow friendly weave will only get you noticed in a bad way. Check out RefinedHype.com’s picks for the fads we’re most eager to say “peace out” too. See more…