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Inside Nigo’s Star Studded Album Release Party in Beverly Hills
In honor of Nigo’s first album in nearly two decades, Spotify and its flagship hip-hop playlist, RapCaviar, threw an exclusive party Wednesday evening in Beverly Hills.
Held at famed interior designer Kelly Wearstler’s 1920s estate, Nigo was joined by Pharrell Williams and his wife, Helen Lasichanh, Pusha T, Snowfall star Damson Idris, Bel-Air’s Coco Jones, rapper IDK, DJ and host Kerwin Frost, rapper-singer 24kGoldn, and several other notable guests to celebrate the release of I Know NIGO!, which dropped on March 25.
Upon arrival, guests were transported into the world of the 51-year-old fashion designer, music producer, and founder of A Bathing Ape, who was recently named the artistic director of Kenzo. The centerpiece for the event was Wearstler’s own backyard pool, which was filled with floating duck mats inspired by Nigo’s album cover. There was also an elaborate garden filled with colorful duck-shaped topiary.
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