Jay-Z and Diddy were spotted leaving Rihanna’s Rated R Album Release Party in New York City last week. While we’re not sure what Diddy was wearing, Jay-Z was seen in a pair of all Black Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Jasper’s. This isn’t the first pair of the Kanye and Louis Vuitton collaboration sneaker we’ve seen HOVA in, it was only a few months ago that he was seen wearing a pair of the Grey Dons in Los Angeles. It seems that now that he’s going to wear “all Black everything” he had to make the switch over to the all Black Jaspers. via CONCRETELOOP

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Karmaloop will be hosting a special “Straight From Kanye’s Closet” Auction in the coming weeks, all of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to The Kanye West Foundation. Included in this special auction will be a number of autographed items from the Louis Vuitton Don himself but will be more sought after than this pair of autographed Nike x Kanye West Air Yeezy’s. These special autographed Yeezy’s are 1-of-1’s and will not be available anywhere else. In addition to the special Air Yeezy’s there will be autographed t-shirts, “Glow in the Dark” books, and “Thank You and You’re Welcome” books. Sign up at Karmaloop now to be notified of when these items will be auctioned.

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We all remember the hype surrounding Kanye West’s collaborations with Louis Vuitton for the LV Don and Jasper sneaker. Although these LV Sunlight sneakers from the Winter 2009 collection have no affiliation with the rapper/producer, they still have a clean design that should definitely appeal to those sneaker heads out there with an eye for the more luxurious side of things. These LV Sunlights feature two colorways, grey/royal blue and khaki/red. The upper is a combination of premium suede and leather with perforated suede side panels, a suede ankle strap and mesh tongue and liner. If you missed out on the “Dons” or the “Jaspers” you can still cop a pair of LV Sunlights at Louis Vuitton.

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The Nike Air Yeezy sold out immediately wherever it was released, Kanye’s Louis Vuitton’s are super-expensive and the Air Jordan VIII ‘Aquas’ haven’t retroed in quite some time.  What’s a Mr. West biter fan to do?  The next best thing to the Aqua 8s might be these Air Jordan Force VIIIs (AJF 8).  The heel ribbing that sort of foreshadowed the AJXII sunray stitching is something we’ve never seen on an Air Force 1 sole, much less one with aquatone on the heel and toe and bright concord in between.  If you like those, you’ll love the AJF8 in the OG home colourway.  This pair features a perforated leather underlay that perfectly matches the AF1’s toe.  Expect these in February, with the Aquas splashing down in March.  via SC

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Kanye West’s collaboration with Nike on his Nike Air Yeezy was arguably the most talked about shoe this year and the demand around these shoes is still huge, even months after their release. What most people don’t know is that these shoes were actually created for Kanye’s Glow In The Dark Tour. Mark Smith and Kanye West set out to create a shoe that would not only be a collaboratin between Nike and the Louis Vuitton Don but also create a piece of footwear that would offer support and stability to ‘Ye while he was performing across the world. Here is a detailed look at Kanye in some never before released colorways of the Air Yeezy while he was on his phenomenal 2008 Glow In The Dark Tour. This beautiful imagery comes courtesy of Kanye’s new book, Glow In The Dark, that serves as a visual reference of the historical tour, and photographer Nabil Elderkin. via KANYEWEST.US

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It’s been a quiet couple of weeks for the Louis Vuitton Don, Kanye West, but now that his “Fame Kills” Tour has officially been canceled it seems he has more time to spend with his family and friends as he was spotted leaving the Cheesecake Factory earlier this week with his aunt in Los Angeles. ‘Ye was seen wearing a pair of his Louis Vuitton collaboration Don’s sneakers in the Brown, Metallic Chrome, and Pink colorway. Kanye was previously spotted wearing the all Black pair of the Dons a couple months ago. via KANYEWEST.US

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We’ve already seen Kanye wearing his Louis Vuitton collaboration sneakers, the Jaspers, in all Black on a number of occasions including at the recent Fat Joe video shoot and of course the Jay-Z 9/11 Benefit Concert at Madison Square Garden just a couple weeks ago and now he’s been spotted with them on again, only this time he was seen wearing them while leaving Capitol City in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Amber Rose. Rumors are surfacing that Kanye will still go on tour as scheduled with Lady GaGa, and that tickets will go on sale on September 25th. Images via Celebuzz

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Most of you heard about Jay-Z’s epic 9/11 Benefit Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City this past weekend, where tickets were going for upwards of $50,000 on the street, now here is a visual recap of the concert where Jay-Z brought out a number of special guests that included Kanye West, Rihanna, John Mayer, Diddy, and more. When it comes to what the artists were wearing, Jay-Z was again wearing a pair of Black and White high top sneakers that featured various straps, the same pair he wore while in concert a couple months ago. Kanye went along with the theme of “all Black everything” by wearing an all Black outfit topped off with a pair of his collaboration Louis Vuitton Jasper’s in all Black. Diddy was seen wearing a pair of old Nike SB Trainer TW II’s.

UPDATE: The shoes that Jay-Z was wearing at this concert are from a new sneaker brand out of Southern California called radii. The radii model that Hova has been seen wearing is known as the 420 Top. via radii

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During the third day of the J&R MusicFest in New York City, The Clipse along with Mario and Sean Garrett performed, while we couldn’t get a good look at what Pusha T and Malice were wearing we did spot Mario and Sean Garrett each wearing a pair of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton collaboration sneakers. Mario was seen wearing a pair of the all Black Jasper’s while Sean Garrett decided to go with the all Red Don’s.

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At the Houston stop on the Heineken Red Star Soul Tour, Hip-Hop artists, Wale, Bun B, and T-Pain all made appearances in addition to performing for the packed house. Actor/comedian Brandon T. Jackson also made an apperance at the event. Wale, who has been known to be seen in various Nike shoes months before their release was spotted in a pair of the Nike Air Max III in White, the Air Max III is a Retro of the original Nike Air Garnett 3, the last signature made by Nike for Kevin Garnett. Brandon T. Jackson was spotted in a pair of new Nike Dunk High “Ultraman’s” while T-Pain was seen wearing his Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Jasper’s again.

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It seems that everyone just has to have a pair of these Louis Vuitton x Kanye West Jasper’s, we’ve seen one NBA player, Carmelo Anthony, with them on already, and now the league’s reigning MVP, Lebron James, was spotted with his pair when he sat courtside during the Washington Mystics vs. Connecticut Sun game last week in D.C. James who was in D.C. to promote his new movie, More Than a Game, took a court side seat to watch the Mystics with some of his friends who also happen to be in the new movie.

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On the set of G.O.O.D. Music artist, Consequence’s, newest music video, Whatever You Want, which features John Legend and Kanye West, Fat Joe and ‘Ye were spotted with a pair of the new Louis Vuitton x Kanye West Jaspers on. Joey Crack had the Cream and Pink pair that everyone seems to be rocking these days from T-Pain to Carmelo Anthony, while Kanye decided to go with the all Black pair. These two weren’t the only ones rocking heat during the video shoot, as Consequence was seen with a pair of the Air Jordan Sixty Plus’ in Black, White, and Varsity Red. via LOVE-KANYE

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It seems like the Louis Vuitton x Kanye West sneaker collection has been the most popular collection of sneakers to hit retailers as of late and it appears that they are even more popular amongst celebrities as we have seen everyone wearing them including Jay-Z, Lance Gross, Carmelo Anthony, and now T-Pain. The Jasper’s are the most popular, T-Pain, wore the Grey and Pink high-top sneakers while performing at the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Jay-Z was spotted in Los Angeles this past weekend eating at what seems like is his favorite restaraunt in LA, Katsuya, where he was seen leaving in a pair of fresh Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Don’s in Grey and White. The last time we reported on Jay-Z and his “celebrity feet” he was also seen leaving Katsuya in LA only with a pair of Nike x Kanye West Air Yeezy’s on. This time the lonely Jay-Z left the restaraunt after filming his new video for his second single, Run This Town, which features Rihanna and Kanye West. via CONCRETELOOP

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Rappers XV and Nickelus F were spotted at XV’s album, Everybody’s Nobody, release party at Glass in New York City this past weekend wearing some heat. XV was spotted wearing a pair of the very limited Air Jordan I XQ China Editions shoes that were only released in China a couple years ago. Nickelus F was seen wearing a pair of the Nike SB Dunk High “Gucci’s” that will be hitting Nike SB retailers this Holiday 2009 season. Both rappers are a part of the new wave of hip-hop artists who seem to be in tune with sneakers and streetwear including Wale and Kid Cudi.

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We’ve been seeing a number of celebrities wearing the Kanye West designed Louis Vuitton sneakers including Carmelo Anthony, Lance Gross, Kid Cudi, and now the Louis Vuitton Don himself, Kanye West. Mr. West was seen wearing this pair of Black on Black Dons as he left the gym in Los Angeles last week and while he was shopping at Barney’s New York. via LOVE-KANYE

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