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Van Styles Shoots Yovanna Ventura at Ace Hotel for V/SUAL

L.A.-based photographer Van Styles recently linked up with 18-year-old Spanish model Yovanna Ventura during her recent trip to the city. The two rented out a suite at the Ace Hotel to shoot a couple of sets for an editorial entitled, “Acing It.” Filmmaker Darren Miller tagged along to capture footage of the pair’s time together, which saw them engage in one of Van Styles’ signature provocative shoots. Head over to Van Styles’ site to view more videos from his model series.

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“Don’t you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness that you are.” -Jo Blackwell-Preston

A$AP Rocky Heading for His Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200

Rapper A$AP Rocky is heading for his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Industry forecasters suggest his new album, At.Long.Last.A$AP, which was released earlier than expected on May 26, could move more than 120,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 31. The RCA Records release was originally slated to bow on June 1. 10 WTF Lines on A$AP Rocky’s ‘At.Long.Last.A$AP’ The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Billboard 200’s top 10 will be revealed on Wednesday, June 3. A$AP Rocky previously topped the chart with his debut studio effort, Long.Live.A$AP, which bowed atop the list in 2013. Other albums heading for sizable debuts on the Billboard 200 include Hillsong United’s Empires and Boosie Badazz’s Touch Down 2 Cause Hell. Both could move around 50,000 units.