If you do the rough math and estimate a VERY conservative $200 per pair of shoes that comes out to $2 million worth. I’m no math genius but I do know that’s a lot more than the $79.99 worth of old British Knights that I own. Usher’s shoe fetish is so bad that he actually likens it to an addiction.

“Yeah, it’s true. I even ask myself, ‘Are you serious?’ It’s ridiculous. I go from Timberlands and Hi-Tec to Balenciaga and Lanvin. I have someone going to pick up the new red Nike Jordans for me right now.”

Now I can understand why he is divorcing Tameka. Her shoe collection was probably getting bigger than his. Or maybe she is actually divorcing him…because he is worse than Carrie Bradshaw and owns over $2 million worth of shoes.

New York City Councilwoman Letitia James has been campaigning to rename the subway station that Michael Jackson filmed the classic music video “Bad” to pay tribute to the deceased artist. Under her proposal, the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station in Brooklyn would be renamed.

“Having Michael Jackson visit and moonwalk at this station was a huge deal not only for Brooklyn, but all of New York in the ’80s. And renaming this station in his honor would put it on the map and help ensure that people don’t forget” stated James.

Unfortunate for MJ fans, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) did not think the same and turned down James’ proposal. I would have loved to see this happen just for all the marketing opportunities that would come out of it. Think of all the MJ impersonators and bootleg stuff they would sell at that station.

Pharrell x Billionaire Boys Club. What recession? Skateboard P drops his newest collection of sweatshirts from his BBC line priced at a cool $165-$275 price range. Save up them unemployment checks, feed your kids McDonald’s every day and you could be wearing one of these in no time. Via: DailyDrop

Whatever bride agreed to this is money in my book. I wonder what flavor it is. Via: Nice Kicks

Lil Wayne, Asher Roth and Wyclef all throw their promotional weight behind the 30 min. TV special “Get Schooled” which takes a deeper look into the U.S. educational system. The show is no slouch on guests as the prez himself Mr. Obama will be a guest on the show. “Get Schooled” will be shown on all Viacom TV stations including MTV and VH-1 on Sept. 8th at 8pm. Check the Asher Roth and Wyclef spots after the jump.

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Mariah Carey x Forever. Mrs. Cannon’s third perfume line, Forever, hits stores in September. Get ready for the ad campaign to kick in soon including print and TV. Here is a first look at the official print ad. Any of them female WoooHa Warriors out there going to be buying this?

Back in June, Def Jam released the official trailer to the karaoke-style rap game RAPSTAR. The game features official tracks from Def Jam artists but according to gaming site Kotaku, that’s not all. A big part of the game will be the online feature where gamers can freestyle to various provided beats and record video of their own songs as well.

The freestyle tracks will even have the ability to add layers giving gamers the opportunity to add background vocals and other layered instruments on top of their beats. Seems like a pretty cool feature as long as the gaming community will actually take part in it and record their own tracks. Expect Def Jam Rapstar to hit officially this “Winter,” which likely means sometime in Q1 2010.

LL Cool J x DirecTV. LL is the latest celeb spokesperson for DirecTV. Here is the latest TV ad currently running which hypes up the upcoming NFL season. If anyone has a better version of this please send my way.