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• .. — SHIRT AROUND WAIST SAINT LAURENT BY HEDI SLIMANE JEANS NUDIE JEANS (AVAILABLE AT MFWORTERCOM} MAN WIZ KHALIFA This time I feel like it’s now or never Ain’t going nowhere so no matter what they say I’ll be here forever JACKET AND PANTS SAINT LAURENT BY HEDI SLIMANE BELT VERSACE BRACELET GUCCI WATCH (THROUGHOUT) ROLEX OTHER ACCESSORIES (THROUGHOUT) WIZ KHALIFAS OWN TjIM hf smoke 7errin overhead, Wlz Khgijfa INThTI*T)tTypicriJiy photographed with a giant earned his reputation on the back n(goc.d old-fashioned hurle Mixtaps and hard touringeulmi nated In hi blazing breakout track B lack and YeIIow. Late last jqr, h rieased ONJ.PC, whkh has already generated two hit singles, “Work Hard, Play 1-tard” and 9{cftieniber ON lft5OIID ‘ I’m about partying, ao my songs ar usually just about smoking weed anTh1tng htn. Then somehody Isn’t having a great day. I like to be the guy that takes that load offyour back” CISIKCIIIL’Performing with Snoop at Cachlla [in 2012) was crazy. I grew up listening Cu a Snoop and idolizing hint. But not only did he bring me out that night, he brought our Dr. Dre and free- I kin’ hologram Tupac, To be in that aentencelapretty amazing. Pinchyonrecif? I had to slap myself.” OH[TTI$.IlI$ Ihis Ia a serious job. irs why I’m constantly at odds with friends and family—they don’t under’nnd whyl go so hard, why never ttop, hut 1 like learning new things. Right now, i’m learning to sue people and get tny money. After tahidng to peopie who work for Donald Truinp.—smarr, success ful people—I’ve realized I gotta go after all bat. That’s what Pm going to do that I didn’t last year.” WWI1UIUIHOTL ChIef Kee 9 t)on’t Like”; Juicy J. ‘Bandz a Make Her Dance.” ‘I’ 4. iil1Lh February 2013 Hand in hand: Wz KhaIWa and Amber Roe. embrace IW.s ups and down. together. ‘ 110 VI$ITEBO1Y.COM I YEBItUAI{Y 2013 4 February 2013 ( COUPLES SPECIAL Black American Style O13 •M here’s much that goes into devotion. Bishop ‘LD. Jakes and First creating a marriage that not Lady Serita have been married for 30 only endures but also thrives years; longtime couple rapper Ti. and and grows: Chemistry. Tarneka “Tiny” Harris share a bqnd so Tr Respet. Faith. And most strong, marriage was merely a formality; important, love. and newlyweds Meag Good and DeVon Although they may have all taken different Franklin looked to a higher power to guide paths to finding their happily forever m down the aisle. afters and may be at different points in So in celebration of Black Love, we their journeys, our 2013 cover couples asked these couples to share their secrets embody all those essential ingredients to making it work, overcoming life’s and represent various manifestations of I challenges and staying connected. PIBRUARY 2013 I VI8ITEBONY.OOM 111 0• LIIiJai a.. February 2013 I)ENZEL AND PAULETTA WAShINGTON This summer, the Washingtons will celebrate three decades ofwedded bliss. Most fans celebrate Hollywood heartthrob Denzel for his work on the big screen; however, it’s his union with Pauletta that onlookers view as the quintessential Black relationship. The Washingtons have put their love of God, family and passion for helping others above all else. ROBIN THICKE AND PAULA PATTON Barack and Ho woohi fns’w1th his melodic voice and sexy Michelle songs, andhe ttlrns heads with her killer bod and Obama smoldering-onscreen persona. ft’s no wonder the cou ple, who started dating wher they were teenagers, has all the chemistry they need to make beautiful music Even before they together for many years to obrn. became president and first lady, they kept us mesmer ized with their stately swagger, cool-under-pres sure personalities and an underlying we-mean-business demeanor. Wheth ei it’s a shared look, COPY AND TIA MOWRY a quick kiss, a hand on her waist or a Despite closing in on live years of marriage, heartfelt embrace, this young and sexy pair often seems as if they after 21 years are still in the puppy love stage of romance. of marriage, the Now that they have expbncled their family to Obamas Only have include 1-year-old son, Ores, and are sharing eyes for each other. the ups and downs of daily life with reality TV viewers, these two clearly hold nothing back from one another. WIZ KHALIFA AND AMBER ROSE He’s a tattooed, cannabis-loving rapper, and I she’s a provocative fashionista. With the impending birth of their first child, a boy due this month, this duo will soon become a trio. I Wiz and Amber are a blend of street swag and badass romance. Both are trendset ters and tastemakers who have garnered a legion of fans by displaying their admiration for each other in steamy photo shoots, coy tweets and candid interviews,D 120 VISITEBONY.COM I FIIIRUARY 2013 EBONY February 2013 II.’ I II. fl 361W1Z KNALIFA 8YSNêAKMFO PHDID1RAPHY flY BRYE DUFFY Taylor Gang’s general has millions of fans, a famous flance, and more pressure than ever. His new album, GN.I.F.C.. addresses it all. No matter how outlandish expectations are, this burner plans to light them i. ON THE COVER T-a*1byJtrmsPr, J*byNJewsiHatbyaeyI Sekemar/AIJr.yWlzn WIiEL FACECOOI cOM/COMPItX tWit TERCOWiCOMPt.FMAL gc F- • BALANCING ACTBY InsanulAhme4 PHOTOGRAPHY BYBryccDujJj Wiz KhaliCa isabout to take his career to the next level, but will his OG Taylor (lang fans go there with him’? S - I I I U ,Yrt-- t11 PLAY Theres a party going on right here. Fresh from Identifying the samples behind classic rap records rocking acrowd of 13,50() at the Nikon at Jones like the Channels’ “As Long as I’ve Got You’ ileach Theaterin Longlsland, NY. Wiz Khalifa (sampled on Wu-Tang CIa QR.E.A.M.),Doby is unwinding in his dressing room. The sold out Caldwell’s’My Flame” (Bigaic’s “Sky’s the LImIt), show was the latest stop on the Under the and the Five Stairsteps’ “0-n-h Child” (2Pac’s Influence of Musk’ Tour. ks midnight, all tlw “Keep YaHeal Up),aIlofwhich are bumping boor is gone. and the strategically placed incense through a Bose speaker dock from a playliston sticks have all burned ouc. But a bunch of people \Viz’s iPhone. are still floating around. as are an endless supply Guests arnund the room have to name the rap ofjoints. plastic red cups filled with Bombay gin record that used that })aI’t,icLiltSt’ sample. Ifthey and lemonade, and the sounds of classic hip I iop get it wrong. they have to gu’i.zlo a shot from a one breaks and boats. hiterbottleofl3ornbay. If they get it right, whoever It’s all fun and games as Wix-—who’s l)OOfl reek asked the question takes the shot, ing the same torn-up, skintightjeansrthree Who’s the white boy that doesn’t ki iow this dnvs—-kicksitwith histhnerc11, shitT’ asks 3. Cole, nl’no one in particular. There are TaylorGang ti a ‘mlii ‘l’s lii k I Cartem’. One vh 1w boy who would probably recognize Wiz’s personal tattoo artist,and Berner. hi aptly all the samples (but has no time to play bei’atic named weedguy who’swoz’Idng with Wizen a he’s too busy reccim’cling on his Wu ‘bus) is Wi.z’s clothing line called Fresl ike. I-Ic’s also famous for lahel.mate, Mac giller, ‘I’lw Pittsburgh nnxtap&’ his web video series. StonerGirls Gone Wild. sensation, whose India release Blue Slide Park There’s Chevy Woods, Wiz’s longtime blend and debuted al No.1 on the Billboard albums chart last. trusty sidekick. Theres Benjy Grinberg, founder year. was recently sued for $iO mill ion by Lord Fi and CEO 01’ Pittsburgh rap jxiwerhouse Rostrum nesse over a 2010 niixtape cut. It seems the Diggin’ 1{oi’oi’ds, It’s been a busy day tor Bunjy since both in the Crates Crew wasn’t cool with \ lw diggin’ in olthc Onil’s headliners. Wmz anti Mac Miller, tn-c their crates. signed to Rostrum. “l’he game has changed,’ Wix says. ‘Not to say Then there’s Brian Brick, owner ofthe clothing anything uga mist Mac. hut to an,v artist (who wants store Thnehomb. a staple of Pittsburgh hip-hop toj mnak theim’ situation stronger. make sure the and one of the first places to sell Rocawear, Phat songs that you publish sell more than youi’ mix Ftwm.and Eckö in the City of Steel, There’s a little tape stuit That wiUhelpyou stand upagainsi that bit of all ut them in Wiz. who is, after all, a fully becabse nobody’ean say that you’re lnmildlngyour tati ed St in mci’ rappel’ emit reprcm’ui’ whose come-up eareeroll’it.’ ,- - put Iit1sbu ugh I np• hop on the map. Wiz ought to know; be’s built quite a career him Brick a.ndWiz arc discussing one ol’Wiz’s D).vorite seILHit,s,like the Stargate-preduced smash D1ack. groups, Three 6 Mafia. “There are kids these days & ‘Yellow’ amid the [3ennv III;Lnco -produced follow— -whntcn*nmvhmiro1dshitays’Wiz. ttp-’Nii-Irs”p” hn’t” raised-hun to the-sep ofl’he-rap---—-— Before, Juicy was cadences, he’s more lyrical now” game. Still, the hustle never stops, One ofthe two Though he’s down with he ‘l’:myl ii’ ( a og.