Im sure you have heard and seen our post of the Shamwow guy! Here's a look at ShamWow's Vince Shlomi's handiwork. The hooker Sasha Harris allegedly bit his tongue during a "business" meeting, so he punched her in return. Damn he put it on her! Haha
Disclaimer: I don't find violence against women funny, nor do I advocate or promote it.
What up everyone! Just wanted to post up the last time I had my 65 pair Jordan collection in hand! They sold yesterday for a GOOD amount of money! Sorry for moving through it so fast, the camera was dying! Look out for the next videos of Dunks, Forces, Air Maxes etc... Holla!
Check out this dope freestyle from Young De. This was an exclusive for DJ Booth, but I jacked it for you guys to hear... You gotta watch what you leave on my computer! Young De is currently on tour in Europe with Xzibit, Ice Cube, and Tha Dogg Pound.
U-N-I's new album "A Love Supreme" dropped today. The album is a collab with Ro Blvd, and U-N-I are offering it as a free download on their website. I tried to download it earlier, and it said it would take 2 days and 21 hours, so I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.
U-N-I’s latest offering, A Love Supreme, put forth with a “recession-proof theme”, continues the band's mission of expanding and texturizing hip-hop's conversation: tackling the lust, love and hate of relationships (“Right Now,” “Desha Dayana”), tossing crafty, whimsical odes to black actresses (“Lauren London”), dramatically dealing with the mundane aspects of struggling artistry through borderline poverty and senseless crime on the sublimely dark “Halftime.” Where Fried Chicken and Watermelon was a spontaneous and easy-going trip backed by a handful of producers, A Love Supreme is a matured and intimate journey produced entirely by west coast producer RO Blvd., who is steadily garnering acknowledgement in underground movements for his boundary-crossing inventiveness.
Y-O says, “We have the best circle of producers in Southern Cali period! We get the most respect out of all these LA groups because of our musical integrity. We have catchy azz hooks with dope lyrics & melodies. The concepts we come up with collectively are daring and that gains a lot of attention.”
Finally a hoops commercial (Sort Of) that Drew can appreciate! Haha! It features Metallica and legendary college basketball coaches Rick Pitino(Louisville), Mike Krzyzewski(Duke), Roy Williams(North Carolona) and Bob Knight(Indiana/Texas Tech). Funny to see these dudes come sliding in (NO HOMO).
JADAKISS FT. GHOSTFACE & RAEKWON - CARTEL GATHERING
Here's a brand new track from Jadakiss called "Cartel Gathering" featuring two of my favorites Ghostface and Raekwon. Jadakiss' upcoming album The Last Kiss drops April 7th. In related news, Raekwon just announced that he has decided to partner with EMI for his Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 album. This is what he had to say...
“The project is vicious right now,” Raekwon said. “It’s done. I just closed my deal that I signed with EMI. I just signed off yesterday, and we made everything official. EMI is the home; they gave me a nice piece of what I needed..." “It’s gonna be raw Hip Hop... We’re gonna keep it where we supposed to keep it. That album? That shit is gonna be better than your momma’s spaghetti, yo.”
KURUPT & TERRANCE MARTIN FT. SNOOP - BUILD YOU UP, TEAR YOU DOWN
Kurupt has been working on an upcoming collaborative project with Terrance Martin called Streetlight, which is due out this summer. Here's a new track from Gotti and Terrance which features Snoop and Soopafly called "Build You Up, Tear You Down."
Vimby caught up with one of my favorite MC's from the West Coast, Evidence. Ev talks about "The Layover" EP, His upcoming album "Cats and Dogs," his relationship with Alchemist, his creative process, as well as his current move towards producing. I'm looking forward to hearing more from Evidence in '09.
LIL' WAYNE & JUELZ SANTANA - 4 SONGS FROM "MY FACE CAN'T BE FELT" MIXTAPE
Here are four new tracks from the upcoming Juelz and Weezy mixtape called "My Face Can't Be Felt." These are all official version and they are all CD Quality. Look for the mixtape dropping soon with 25 more tracks!
Vimby caught up with talented artist Greg "Craola" Simkins at his recent opening "Seeing Things" at Fifty24 in San Francisco. Craola talks about his transistion from his roots as a graffiti artist to his current work as a fine artist.
SAN FRANCISCO - Greg Simkins, aka Craola, started doing art ever since he got his hands on crayons. At 17, he linked up with a couple friends from high school and stepped into the world of graffiti. Now, he's a father, husband, artist, and so much more.
Chaka was a graffiti legend when I was growing up. You couldn't drive more that a 5 mile distance any direction on any freeway in Los Angeles with out seeing his signature name scrawled in multiple places. It's good to see him getting his due, with his first ever solo show almost 18 years after his highly publicized arrest.
Mid-City Arts is pleased to present the first solo show ever from the infamous LA graffiti artist, Chaka. Resurrection opens April 25th and will feature highly anticipated new work from the mysterious Chaka. Daniel Ramos, AKA Chaka, was 18 when he was arrested and charged in 1991 with 48 counts of vandalism, trespassing and causing $500,000 in property damage. Chaka’s signature tag had appeared in a staggering 10,000 locations from Orange County to San Francisco. At the height of his notoriety Chaka was demonized by mainstream media and culture as being little more than a prolific vandal. At the same time he was celebrated by street artists who admired the ability of a teenager from the projects to literally make his mark on the vast, glitzy LA cityscape in such a ubiquitous manner. He is credited with breaking away from the New York “wildstyle” popular at the time and introducing clearer, more blockish lettering into tagging. Chaka was one of the first to create a reputation as a recognizable individual tagger, and spawned many imitators. However Chaka was not just a lone operative. He was part of the LOD crew and as such, his work in reclaiming hard to reach places of the cityscape (freeway overpasses, walls, trains etc) on behalf of his crew is recognized by fellow taggers as a selfless achievement for LA’s graffiti scene as a whole. After spending a year tracking down the once unavoidable Chaka, Mid-City Arts presents his first solo show. For Chaka’s fans as well as street art collectors, this will be a rare opportunity to revisit the nostalgia of the early 90’s, and own a piece of LA’s cultural history. Chaka himself will be in attendance and there will be a limited number of signed posters in addition to his works available for sale. The opening reception will take place April 25th, 7:00-9:00pm at Mid-City Arts, 5113 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019.
The LA Times recently ran an article about Chaka's upcoming show that you can read here.
Here's a new track from Busta Rhymes off the upcoming Fast and Furious motion picture soundtrack called "Show Ya G-Stro," featuring Pharrell! The track is hot and Busta Rhymes spits his usual fire! This is gonna be huge in the clubs this summer! Check it out here.
Check out this live recording of Common free stlying with Prince from a show in London. He hops on the song "Play That Funky Music."
Two summers ago, Prince had a massive residency at the O2 arena in London, where he played about 20 shows or something. All The Way Live just released a recording of Prince playing “Play That Funky Music,” but with Common jumping on for a surprise freestyle session
BNQT followed Dipset's jack of all trades Duke Da God for the first episode of Executive Hustle. From mixtapes to t-shirts to recording sessions Duke is the unsung hero behind the success of The Dipset.
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FT. LIL WAYNE - I HEARD SOMETHING (SNIPPET)
Here's a little snippet of some new Justin Timberlake featuring Lil Weezy called " I Heard Something." Sounds like Timberland produced this track. You can check it out here.
Check out this video of Dipset producer Araab Muzik live on the MPC 2500. He need to go head to head with Exile in an MPC battle. These beats are sick!
Daredevil Pedro Olivia dropped 127ft. in a kayak down one of the Amazon's tallest waterfalls! Breaking the original record of 108 feet! Just so you know Niagara Falls is about 110 foot drop on the American side! This dude has BALLS!!
In a recent interview with 60 minutes, Lebron underhanded a four footer behind half court shot and made it on the first try! Check it out! Its like nothing to him!
The new King of late night infomercials was recently arrested for felony battery charges following a violent confrontation with a prostitute. Vince Shlomi is best known as the guy hawking both the Shamwow and Slap Chop products on television at 2:30 in the morning. You had to know that a slimy sales guy like that was really a sketchy dude!
MARCH 27--Meet Vince Shlomi. He's probably better known to you as the ShamWow Guy, the ubiquitous television pitchman who has been phenomenally successful peddling absorbent towels and food choppers. Shlomi, 44, was arrested last month on a felony battery charge following a violent confrontation with a prostitute in his South Beach hotel room. According to an arrest affidavit, Shlomi met Sasha Harris, 26, at a Miami Beach nightclub on February 7 and subsequently traveled with her to his $750 room at the lavish Setai Hotel. Shlomi told cops he paid Harris about $1000 in cash after she "propositioned him for straight sex." Shlomi said that when he kissed Harris, she suddenly "bit his tongue and would not let go." Shlomi then punched Harris several times until she released his tongue. The affidavit, a copy of which you'll find here, notes that during the 4 AM fight Harris sustained facial fractures and lacerations all over her face (she is pictured here in mug shots snapped following busts in 2008 and 2005). After freeing his tongue, a bleeding Shlomi ran to the Setai lobby, where security summoned cops. Harris refused to cooperate with officers, who recovered $930 from her purse. "Both parties had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from their persons," police reported. In a brief telephone interview, Harris declined to answer TSG questions about her run-in with Shlomi, though she did say she is considering a lawsuit against the pitchman. Asked if she worked as a hooker, Harris declined comment. As seen in the below mug shot, Shlomi was also injured during the fracas and, court records show, was treated at Mount Sinai Medical Center. While Shlomi and Harris were both arrested for felony aggravated battery, prosecutors this month declined to file formal charges against the combatants. Police records list Shlomi's occupation as "Marketing," but make no mention of his affiliation with the ShamWow or the Slap Chop, both of which sell for $19.95 (plus shipping and handling).
The homey Anthony just shot us over this new mixtape called "We Out Here Mang!" presented by MYX Music Label and HipHopDX. The tape is mixed by DJ Mere of the Oakland Faders and features tracks from Keelay and Zaire, Skyzoo, Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), and more. We have 20 or so hard copies at the shop as well that are free with any purchase while supplies last.
Here's a new video off of GLC's upcoming Good Music debut Love, Life, and Loyalty. It never hurts to have a Kanye feature! For those not familiar with GLC he has appeared on Kanye's "Spaceship" from The College Dropout as well as on "Drive Slow" from Late Registration.
Thanks to the NMC, we bring you a brand new (unfinished) Jay-Z track called "Maybe" that was produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs. I'm not sure what this is for, but it's always good to hear some new Jay (even if it is a slow ass R&B track). On a related note, are you all a part of the P-Twitty nation?
Here's another dope mixtape from the homie Soco, Its called "West Package." For those who may not know Soco its only a matter of time! Soco is a L.A product and has some serious talent to make it in this rap game thats full of phony ass rappers! Soco isn't only a beast on the mic, he's a beast on the court! I happen to know first hand since Soco was my college hoops teammate and was one of the illest point guards in southern cali. So trust me and peep his new mixtape West Package. You can also check out other Soco joints here.
Can you believe that it's been 14 years since Eric "Eazy-E" Wright passed away? Eazy-E was a true West Coast pioneer and will always be remembered as the Godfather of Gangsta Rap. With all the bullshit and fakers in rap music today no message is more true than "We Want Eazy." So break out your old Starter jacket, Raiders hat, and Locs, and tip one out for the big homey. R.I.P.
B-Real and Young De sat down with iHipHop to discuss B-Real's freshly released "Smoke 'N Mirrors." The homey Young De is repping Tradition heavy!
B Real sits down with iHipHop to discuss his new album “Smoke-N-Mirrors” in stores now featuring Kurupt, Too $hort, Snoop Dogg, Damian Marley & Xzibit. B touches on the west coast scene, and how older and younger generations of west coast hip-hop are getting along. Finally he shares some stories on how women on tour may not have the most moral aptitude.
Guerilla One just ran a lengthy interview with the very talentedEyeone. You can read the entire interview here. If you have not seen Eyeone's current show with Patrick Martinez at Tradition I suggest you do so as soon as possible.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME AN ARTIST? It has been a life-long process of inspiration and motivation for me. In the beginning, I was surrounded by art at home; both of my parents are highly creative. My dad is an amazing photographer, as is my mom. My mom also paints and sculpts also. My folks would also take me to museums and galleries since I was a baby. They also have a huge collection of books on art and photography that I read over and over. As a kid I consumed large amounts of anything visual I could lay my eyes (and hands) on: comics, anime, cartoons, old and new movies, book and album covers, toys, gig flyers, ‘zines, video games, signage, porn, packaging… Pretty much the things that most kids growing up in the US are bombarded with. When my family moved to the US (I was 6), gang writing both scared me and impressed me. Seeing Beat Street when it came out at a downtown theatre got me onto a form of graffiti I found more positive (although later on I found out the writing in the movie was mostly faked.) My grandma would take me around the city on the bus and walking, and I began to discern a few names that finally made me want to start writing: Mando and Neo MAK and Krenz aka Yem AM7. Linking up with two kids in my neighborhood, Gloze 54 OTR and Modem SH, encouraged me even further. We started linking up with cats from LOD, OTR, and SH; I eventually became a member of Seeking Heaven. Everyone in my crew continues to teach and inspire me. A family friend, artist and musician, Leon Chavez Teixeiro, particularly inspired and influenced me through his art, which often consist of stark images of urban environments, often in bold black and white with minimal color. He also taught me many techniques that I have incorporated into my fine art and print work. His political activism and its relationship to art is also a big inspiration.
Damn, this if pretty messed up! You don't need this many peeps to beat down an old dude. I wonder what this guy did to even be in this situation! Guy holding the camera in laughing his ass off!
Vimby caught up with Shepard Fairey on the openining night of his "Duality of Humanity" show at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco. Shepard speaks about his background, his influences, and his technique. Shepard officially became a household name with his iconic images of Barack Obama for his presidential campaign.
Q-TIP FT. KANYE WEST & CONSEQUENCE - WE FIGHT, WE LOVE
Check out the remix to Q-Tip's "We Fight, We Love" featuring Kanye West and Consequence. Kanye forgoes the auto tune and actually raps on this one. Q-Tip's The Renaissance is in stores now.
Bobby from The Hundreds wrote an interesting article about our country's current recession and it's effect on the streetwear industry. I couldn't have said it better myself, so I am reposting it for all of you to read. Times are tough out there, so support the brands and stores that you love in hopes that they will all be there after we pull through this.
A few weeks back, Hypebeast asked me to answer a similarly-themed Q&A, but I failed to submit it in time, so I thought I’d voice my opinions on the blog. But as I sit here, backspacing over 750 words of recession digression, I realize that all I was doing was contributing to a greater problem, one in which the economy continues its spiraling malaise, churned by public fear, ignorance, and empty complaints.
I’m sure all of you are tired of hearing about it, so I’m not quite gonna go there. But I will say this. Times are tough, and times are getting worse. I’m not an economist, but from what I understand, this isn’t ending anytime soon. And so you will find that over the next year, your beloved Streetwear will start trimming the fat to survive. That means less stores, far fewer brands, reduced variety from your favorite labels. If you’ve been paying attention, you may have already started to notice it now. It’s Back to Basics, and not in a trend-forecasted “edgy” way, but out of a raw, desperate necessity. In 2009, it’s all about bare-bones, core, essential streetwear, minus the gratuitous fluff. (Which, if you’re seeing it my way, is a very good thing).
And so, for the sake of us, our peers in this industry, and fellow fans of the culture, it is up to you, the customer, to continue to support, encourage, and contribute to the craft. For the most part, streetwear is orchestrated by independents. We’re not cushy corporate honchos or veteran, spectacled businessmen behind mahogany desks. Most of us got into this because we were following a dream, that up ’til now has supported our livelihood… but as the financial ground dries up around us, it chokes the creative spirit that depended on it to survive, and thrive. And that’s where it comes back to you, the customer, to keep us breathing.
Because you see, streetwear has always been about the customer, the people. That’s where it started from and this economy is showing us that that is where it ends. It’s back to you, to make us relevant, cool, and at the very least, existent. And what do you get out of this? You will find us all working, thinking, and creating a lot harder to keep you engaged, dedicated to pushing ourselves and streetwear forward.
Here's a new track from Pacific Division called "Shut Up," that was produced by Swiff D. Pac Div's EP dropped today on iTunes, and we suggest you cop it!
Del The Funky Homosapien is back with a new track called "Get It Right Now," from his new album Funkman which drops April 7th. This track is classic Del through and through.
I've been a big Del fan since his early days of "Mistadobalina" and Heiro, up through Deltron 3030. For those who don't know, Del is the voice behing the Gorillaz smash hit "Clint Eastwood."
Here's a new track fro Kurupt called "Dream," which was produced by Terrance Martin. Terrance has produced for such West Coast artist as Snoop, Murs, and Warren G, and it's good to see him working with Kurupt. Look for a few new releases from Gotti in '09!
SOUL ASSASSINS & TRADITION PRESENT SONDOOBIE LIVE AT THE TAKEOVER
You know what it is... More footage from The Takeover event that we held with Soul Assassins last month at Tradition. Special guest Sondoobie of Funkdoobiest showed up and rocked a quick freestyle for those in attendance!
Sunday night we hit the latest "Hardcore Reunion." This show was a benefit for cancer, and featured performances from No For An Answer, Carry Nation, A Chorus Of Disapproval, Headfirst, Blackspot and Ice. I got there late, so I missed Blackspot and Ice, but the rest of the bands played decent sounding sets to a tired crowd that all seemed like they were out way past their bedtimes! I have seen all of these bands (with the exception of NFAA) before, and at one point in my life I would have killed to have seen all these bands on one bill. How times have changed! Anyway, peep the video and judge for yourself.
COMMON, KANYE, AND ERYKAH BADU - THE LIGHT LIVE @ SXSW
Damm I love this song. The little break with "Bonita Applebaum" in the middle is tight too. I wish Common stayed on this tip, instead of the electro stuff he's pushing now. When did Kanye become a biker? haha
So you think you can dance? Tradition is now taking applications for "Tradition's Next Dance Crew." So far, the local favorites "The Funky 2 plus 1" are in the lead. The ripped up the dance floor the other night with moved reminiscent of classic Kid N Play and Milli Vanilli! They even battled Tradition employees Bui "50 Yen" and Dustin "Bannedwidth" Willis and came out victorious. Who is gonna step up to the plate and rob them of their crown?
This Saturday, our good friend Rick Rodney is going to take part in a 2 person photo exhibit. The exhibit features black and white photography by Jessie Rosa Mann and Rick Rodney. There will also be a screening of Star Space, a video by New York artist, Joanna Bovay.
Got a chance to hit the Japan vs Korea Championship game of the World Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium last night. It was a crazy experience, I have never seen so many asian peeps at a sporting event! Japanese and Koreans love baseball and were going nuts! The Koreans were deep and had probably 60% of the attendance. Japan won 5 to 3 in extra innings, I couldnt wait to get out the cold. Didn't realize how long baseball games are. Shout out to the homie Mike for taking me and also forcing me to offer parking attendants $$$ to park in V.I.P. It worked though hahaha! Here are some pics of the game, enjoy!
National Anthem then Game Time.
Dodger Legends Tommy Lasorda and Fernando Valenzuela each threw the first pitch.
Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki before game time.
Crazy Japanese fan, dude was freezing come night time!
Today, Mr. Cartoon will unveil an original billboard for the upcoming Fast & Furious movie. The one-of-a-kind artwork features the unique graffiti style that has made him an icon in the art world. The detailed 14’ X 48’ mural was hand painted by Cartoon with assistance from Revok and Toomer. Look for more detailed photos soon. Fast& Furious open nationwide April 3rd.
Born and raised in L.A., Mister Cartoon began his career as a graffiti artist in the 1980s. Cartoon went on to gain notoriety for his unique tattoos, album cover designs, logos, advertisements and custom lowrider car murals. His richly detailed, hand-rendered designs are inspired by the style of tattoos that originated in the hard streets of 1970s L.A. Cartoon’s art embodies the true soul of L.A. street culture and has taken the fine line, black and grey tattoo culture to the masses. Cartoon’s unique position within the art world helps bridge the gap between corporate America and L.A. street culture.
For those who are true college hoops fans might have heard about Master P's son Percy Miller A.K.A Lil Romeo playing hoops for USC. He's yet to see any action this year but he is said to have a lil game! Here's some footage of the Say No Classic last year. I played against some of the top talent at this tourney back in my day! Does Romeo have game? See for yourself here.
Here's a new hot track by Mack 10 called "So Sharp," featuring Lil Wayne and Jim Jones. Sounds like Jazzy Pha on the hook and the beat but not sure. The song is catchy as hell too! You can download it here.
Thanks to everybody that made it out to the Eyeone and Patrick Martinez "New Works" artshow last night at Tradition. Everybody had a great time, and the artwork was amazing! Aside from the free drinks and great music (courtesy of DJ Katashtrophy), everyone was excited by the stellar artwork from Patrick and Eyeone. The limited edition "Old Works" 'Zine were gone within the first hour, and Patrick's foam "Go Getter" hand was definitely a hit! The secret newspaper inside of Eyeone's newspaper stand was a nice touch as well.
Matt and the homeys from XWhereEaglesDareX went the distance, and made the journey out to the shop to check out the event. Matt blogs for a few sites including The Feed (The Hundreds) and Soul Assassins, but I would definitely recommend checking out his own site as well. Check out the pics below, and look for more coverage of the event in the next few days.
BUSTA RHYMES FT. THE GAME, RAEKWON, AND UNCLE MURDA - WATCH HOW YOU TALK
Here's a brand new track from Busta called "Watch How You Talk." This tracks features The Game, Raekwon, and Uncle Murda... The beat is banging on some old dark and grimey type shit... Of course Rae murders it.
SNOOP DOGG FT. TANVI SHAH - SNOOP DOGG MILLIONAIRE
Here's a new Snoop Dogg track called "Snoop Dogg Millionaire," featuring Tanvi Shah. The beat is crazy, its some outer space type sh#*! Check it out here. Peep Snoop's kicks in the pick! Haha!
Andrew Bynum might not return to the Los Angeles Lakers before the NBA playoffs begin in April, coach Phil Jackson said yesterday. Jackson said Bynum is probably a month away from returning from a torn MCL in his right knee. The Lakers end their regular season on April 14, with the playoffs starting soon afterward. "I would say he's still like a month away from being a player," Jackson said, according to Los Angeles-area media reports. "And if he had to do that in the postseason, then he's going to have to do it. That's just part of it. It's going to change how he comes back obviously."
Shepard Fairey is releasing the collaborative print with the legendary Bad Brains and photographer Glen E. Friedman. The 3 color print measures 24 x 18 and is signed by Shepard, Glen E Friedman, and all the original members of Bad Brains.
This is what Shepard had to say:
Bad Brains are one of my favorite punk/hardcore groups of all time. If you don’t have their self titled debut, “Rock For Light”, “I Agaist I”, or “Quickness”, they are all essential. I first heard Bad Brains at the beginning of 1984 when my friend lent me the brilliantly curated and titled Alternative Tentacles compilation “Let Then Eat Jellybeans”(A Reagan dessert favorite update to the Marie Antoinette slogan “Let them eat cake”). The Bad Brains song “Pay to Cum” from their first album was on the comp along with songs by Black Flag, The Dead Kennedys, The Circle Jerks, Flipper, etc.. I then went out to find full length records by all those bands. I soon discovered Minor Threat as well, and learned that Bad Brains had influenced their vocalist Ian MacKaye and Black flag vocalist Henry Rollins who were from Washington DC where Bad Brains had started as well. The Bad Brains were also a huge influence for the Beastie Boys. This collaboration ties into almost all of the bands I mentioned because they were almost all iconically shot at various times by photographer Glen E. Friedman. Glen shot a lot of great photos of Bad Brains and a few different shots were spliced together as the reference for this poster illustration. If you don’t know Glen’s work, and you should… go to burningflags.com. This poster is signed by Glen, me, and all the original members of Bad Brains. Keep that PMA. -Shepard
It seems like everyone has gotten over Myspace (probably a long time ago)... The newest sensation sweeping the web is Twitter, a social networking site that lets users send and receive messages that are limited to only 140 characters. Anyway, follow me on Twitter, and find out what's new at Tradition, and what's going on in general. No internet stalkers please! Haha.
TRADITION & SOUL ASSASSINS PRESENT SICK JACKEN LIVE AT THE TAKEOVER
We finally got the footage of Sick Jacken's performance at "The Takeover" event that we threw with Soul Assassins last month at Tradition. Jack has some die hard fans, and they were representing hard at this event! Sick Jacken's upcoming album "Stray Bullets" drops March 24th.
Vimby hit the streets to chop it up with up and coming West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle. Nipsey is part of the new breed of rappers that are set on carrying the torch of traditional West Coast Gangsta rap. Nipsey has been compared to Snoop, but I feel he definitely has his own thing going on. Look for Nipsey making moves in '09.
"Epic Records is hoping that it will have the newest rap star in L.A.'s Nipsey Hussle, a young and focused rapper and beatsmith who first learned the finer points of creating and engineering his own music at age 14 through an after-school program at the Watts Towers that still exists a decade later. But while his name references the famous late comedian Nipsey Russell, there's nothing funny about Nip Hussle's street-focused subject matter. "Straight outta Slauson, a crazy m*therf*cker named Nipsey," he states, declaring his own South Central identity while tributing the legacy of NWA on "Hussle in the House"
VH1 has recently decided to relaunch their long running music documentary series "Behind The Music." There's no better way to set it off than an episode about one of the biggest rappers alive...
The network announced on Thursday (March 19) that the seminal documentary program will be relaunched, and Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland have already signed on.
“We had to rethink a little bit and look at these current artists that are really big stars now, and maybe it isn’t the classic rise and fall,” Krim told MTV News on Thursday. “There’s the classic ‘Behind the Music’ arc, but in this crop we wanted to get some artists that were on top of their game now instead of looking back. And also, just because their big stars now doesn’t mean they necessarily have a great ‘Behind the Music’ kind of story.
“From our research, [Lil Wayne] certainly does. From the fact that when he was a kid he accidentally shot himself and almost died at age 12 while playing with a gun, he went through Katrina, he has [a possible stint in] jail pending. He has all the requisite drama in his life, which I think ultimately makes for the great story. The fact that he’s one of the biggest stars out there makes it the right combination that we’re looking for.
The revamped “Behind The Music” is set to debut in July. As of press time, the air date for Lil Wayne’s episode has not been scheduled.
The NMC just liberated this Pimp C track which I am assuming is from the vaults. "Lets Talk Money" features Lil'Wayne as well as a sampled hook courtesy of T-Pain. Can you believe it's already been a year and a half since PImp C passed away at the Mondrian in Los Angeles. UGK 4 Life...
Damm... This is a pretty dope lineup! Psycho Realm, Pain Language, Slum Village, Black Milk, and 9th Wonder all on the same show? You know where I'm gonna be on May 2nd...
This photo of the 74-year-old Manson was taken yesterday as part of a routine update of files on inmates at Corcoran State Prison, where he is serving a life sentence for conspiring to murder seven people. The cult leader was first sentenced to death for the 1969 murders of movie star Sharon Tate, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and three others stabbed and shot to death at Tate's home in Los Angeles. The next night, two others were stabbed to death at their homes.
Remember just a few months ago when Cam was MIA? He switched his game up fast! Here's his newest video for "Got It For Cheap." Cam's new album "Crime Pays" drops May 5th.
You should all know about the "New Works" artshow we are hosting this Saturday featuring the artwork of Eyeone and Patrick Martinez. They are both very talented artists, and we are all really excited about this show! What more can you ask for... Cool art, good music, and free drinks! See you Saturday!
SOUL ASSASSINS "THE INTERMISSION" TRACK LISTING AND COVER
It's official Soul Assasins 2.5 "The Intermission" is set to drop on June 23rd. Judging from the line-up this may be the best one to date... I heard a few tracks as they were being mixed down at Muggs' studio, and they were dope as hell. You know Muggs got that heat! Check the track listing below.
1. Gangsta Shit - Bun B + M1 2. Classical - Sick Jacken & Evidence 3. Gunshots - Chace Infinite & Alchemist 4. Do It - La Coka Nostra 5. Rep Yo Shit - P.C.P (Sick Jacken &Necro) 6. Good Evening LA- Self Scientific 7. Meet Your Maker - Reef The Lost Cause & Outer Space 8. Intermission - RZA, Rev.William Burk, Planet Asia, B-Real 9. Champions ( Remix) - Prodigy & Big Twins 10. Let Go (My Life) - Fashawn 11. Like That Y’All - Planet Asia 12. World We’Re In - Cynic 13. Call It Like I See It - Chace Infinite & Krondon 14. Matchbox - Dust 15 Figure It Out - Young De feat. Xzibit & Mykestro
Damm... Raekwon had been setting the internet on fire lately trying to set the world up for "Only Built 4 Cuban Links 2." Check out the newest freestyle he just leaked. You heard it here first!
Here is the official line-up for this years Sound and Fury Fest. The festival will take place July 31st through August 2nd at the El Rodeo community center in Oxnard. An Additional announcement will be made shortly with the second half of the bands scheduled to play.
Absolute Madness Alpha & Omega Bad Seed Betrayed Ceremony Cold World Creatures Crucified Downpresser Floorpunch Get the Most Gone But Not Forgotten Hatred Surge Knife Fight Mammoth Grinder Mind Eraser Mindset Mother of Mercy On Psyched To Die Reign Supreme Retaliate Rotting Out Sabertooth Zombie Skin Like Iron Take Offense Title Fight Touche Amore Trapped Under lce Trash Talk Violation
88 Keys hit Vimby's backyard to spit a few freestyles as part of their "Backyard Sessions" series. As you can see in the video, 88 Keys is a 'Lo head... Peep his blog Polo67life.com.
"I try to stay true to Ralph’s vision. I don’t want to bastardize his vision — no offense to the urban community — because we all know what happened to Tommy Hilfiger once the hip hop community embraced it. I’ll walk out of the door dressed in loafers when everyone else is wearing Timberland boots. I definitely stand out. I’ll tag along with Kanye on shopping trips and look at clothing by designers whose names I’d need to take French lessons to pronounce. He’ll ask me what I think and I’ll be like, whatever. I’ve turned down paying gigs because they’ve tried to dress me in clothing by other designers. Besides record shopping, the only other place I need is a Polo store. I’ll go to Paris and they’ll be like, ‘here’s the Eiffel tower’ and I’m like, ‘whatever, where’s the record store and the Polo store..."
DJ AM filed a lawsuit against Learjet and other defendants on Friday (March 13), in connection with last year's plane crash that left him and Travis Barker hospitalized with second and third degree burns all over their bodies.
According to the Associated Press, the celebrity DJ is seeking $20 million in damages -- $10 million for medical expenses, lost earnings, profits and economic damages and another $10 million related to non-economic losses, such as mental and physical pain, documents read.
If the case goes to trial, a jury will decide any damage award.
DJ AM and Travis Barker were the only survivors of the crash in September 2008, which took the lives of four others including Barker's close friend and assistant "Lil" Chris Baker, his bodyguard Charles "Che" Still, and a pilot and co-pilot.
Both AM and Barker were hospitalized for several weeks following the crash.
Learjet has yet to respond to the lawsuit at press time.
Here's a leak from Wale's upcoming mixtape,"Back to The Feature," with super producer 9th Wonder called "WordPlay." The track features Curren$y and Tre from UCB. "Back to The Feature" is scheduled to drop at the end of April.
In honor of St. Patrick's Day I posted this classic YouTube video of the Leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama. This video is still funny... I love the "amateur sketch."
"It could be a crack head, that got ahold of the wrong stuff...And it told him to get up in a tree and play a leprechaun!"
The Mighty Mos Def goes in over Jay's "Brooklyn We Go Hard." In my opinion, Rae killed this track the best, but that's just me. On a related note, Mos Def's line with our homeys at Undrcrwn hit stores this week.
Hip Hop Official hit Busta Rhymes' show a few weeks ago at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, to bring you this behind the scenes interview. Busta's been in the game for a minute, and he talks game about how to survive the Hip Hop Industry.
Here's a new track from U-N-I called "My Life" from their upcoming album "A Love Supreme," which drops at the end of March. As a bonus, I've thrown in a video of the making of this track as well.
The crew consists of familiar names from Wayne’s albums and mixtapes including Drake, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Tyga and newer artists Gudda Gudda, T-Streets, Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee and Shanell, who co-wrote her boss’ latest hit, “Prom Queen.”
Wayne’s currently putting the finishing touches on his next project, his rock debut, Rebirth, now due May 19, and is also working on a number of other albums, from a Hot Boyz reunion LP to Tha Carter IV. But if his plans go right, he said the world will also see the release of a Young Money group album, a solo project by a Young Money member and a single from a second member by the end of 2009.
The collective shot a video for their buzz single “Every Girl in the World” that should be airing soon. The explicit track isn’t the official single, Wayne warned. He said the proper first single will be huge, but the world will just have to wait for that one.
“We gonna be that clique, that record company, that everybody wanna be with, everybody wanna be like,” he said. “You remember Bad Boy, you remember No Limit, you remember Cash Money. … We coming back with that. We bringing that back.”
By now you should all be aware of the upcoming artshow this Saturday entitled "New Works." New works features the art of two of my favorite L.A. artists, Eyeone and Patrick Martinez. Eyeone has shown his work a few times at Tradition, and by now his stark, high contrast, and heavily layered photo transfers should be very recognizable to most of you. Patrick Martinez's work is heavily rooted in the L.A. graffiti scene. His work contains quite a bit of satire as well as a political commentary about his environment. Patrick works closely with Mr. Cartoon and Estevan Oriol at SA Studios, and has done work with such heavyweights as Stussy, Rime Magazine, and Upper Playground. The two have collaborated on a limited edition 'Zine exclusively for the show. You can check out additional preview images on the Juxtapoz website.
Two of my favorite MC's teamed up for a new track called "Chinatown Wars." Are these two ever gonna drop a full album together? As a bonus, I've thrown in the remix.
Sup everyone, I have been questioned lately about me so called "Sneaker Collection." Most peeps don't believe that I was deep in the shoe game before the huge craze since they always see me in beat up Chucks or Vans, I was doing it when it wasn't cool, family and people just thought I was a psycho! Hahaha! Well here's a little footage of some OG stuff I have In the storage. I am at the point now where I might just start letting shit go, time to be a grown up and buy a house hahaha! Oh yea, thats not me talking, I don't jack off to shoes thats Bui A.K.A. 50 Yen. Look out for the next video when we start showing the heat!
Tonight was an awesome game! We actually won hahaha! Clippers Steve Novak made a buzzer beating 3 pointer which was his seventh of the game. We snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 107-105 victory over the New Jersey Nets. Vince Carter had a season-high 41 points along with seven rebounds and six assists for the Nets. Gonna post the actual game footage tomorrow!
Hey all you college hoops fans, March Madness is upon us and its time to pick your winners. This is always a fun time of the year! You can make your picks all the way to the National Championship here.
This documentary looks so good, It's gonna be a must see for all true Mike Tyson fans like myself! We all want to know how he fell from greatness so fast!
Syracuse outlasted Connecticut in the second-longest Division I game ever, capping a Big East tournament quarterfinal. Andy Rautins hit a 3-pointer 10 seconds into the sixth overtime tonight, YES 6TH OVERTIME! Which gave the Orange their first lead since regulation and they went on to a 127-117 victory over the third-ranked Huskies. Peep the Hyperdunks!! Sick!
Can-Am Spyder’s new semiautomatic is crazy. The Spyder is a 3 wheel motorcycle that with a clutchless transmission that requires gears to be shifted via a push or a pull of a grip-mounted switch, perfect for those who don’t want to abandon complete control of their rides. The Spyder might be worth a spin for $18,000! Oh yea, you don't need a motorcycle license to drive this on the street!
VIDEO: B-REAL FT. SICK JACKEN "PSYCHO REALM REVOLUTION"
B-Real is back with a brand new video from his "Smoke N Mirrors" album called "Psycho Realm Revolution." We showed you the behind the scenes of this video a few days ago... This video once again reunites B-Real (original member of the legendary Psycho Realm) with Sick Jacken. Pick up your guns its a Psycho Realm Revolution!
Here's an the original version of a track from Kanye's "College Dropout" days featuring GLC called "Drug Dealin' (We Don't Care)." This track features a few different verses from the original. As a bonus, I threw in GLC's "Big Screen" from his upcoming "Love, Life, and Loyalty" album which features Kanye West.
Detroit MC, Finale, created his own Mario Brothers inspired video game to promote his upcoming album "A Pipe Dream And a Promise." Finale's album drops on April 7th, and features stellar production from the likes of J Dilla, Black Milk, Ta’Raach, Nottz, Flying Lotus, Waajeed of PPP, Kev Brown and other. Beat the first level, and unlock the first single, the Black Milk produced "One Man Show." Click Start on the image above to start playing. This is truly marketing genius at work!
A few weeks ago we posted "The New Classics" mixtape presented by Vimby and Up On Thingz. I produced a track on there called "Obsessed" which featured Young De & Ca$his. The mixtape was recently reviewed in XXL, and "Obsessed" got rated as the hottest joint! The mixtape was mostly produced by Cook Classic, and my track appeared as a bonus track, but it's good to know we stole the show! You can read the full review here.
"I’ll be the first to say that they put together gourmet instrumentals that’ll have a starving MC in the hood jacking for these beats—and that’s kind of what they did on this mixtape. "
Hottest Joint: “Obssessed”
Weakest Joint: “Dirty Girl” (GREAT club record, but I’m on the block, not buying out the bar)
Kurupt & DJ Quick got together for this new diss track called "Fuck Y'All." This is for DJ Nik Bean's "Streetz of L.A. 7" mixtape, but these two West Coast legends got together and recorded a whole album entitles "Blackout" which drops next month.
All I can say it that my Clippers were up by 19 in the 4th quarter and Lebron and the Cavs took over! King James recorded his second straight triple-double with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Mo Williams hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds to play, and the Cavs win 87-83! DAMN!
The homey, Raekwon just dropped this freshly recorded track called "Letter To B.I.G" via Twitter. His Twitter build up was hilarious!
RAEKWONICEWATERIM IN THE STUDIO NOW REFLECTING ON MY NIG B.I.G. RAEKWONICEWATERLIGHTING UP A FAAAT ONE RAEKWONICEWATERGET READY FOR THIS WORLD PREMEIRE!!!!?????!!! FUCKIN SERIOUS!! RAEKWONICEWATERI JUST DID 'JADAKISS LETTER TO BIG' -CHEFS STYYYLLE!!!! RAEKWONICEWATERYALL READY FOR THIS RAE/TWWITTER EXCLUSIVE!!! RAEKWONICEWATERJUST WANTED TO CLEAR THA AIIR FOR WU-BADBOY-BIG SHIT U FEEL ME!!! RAEKWONICEWATERTELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND!!!! RAEKWONICEWATERI GIVING YAALL A MOMENT TO SOAK THIS ALL IN! RAEKWONICEWATER@IAMDIDDY DIIDDY U THERE NIGA??? RAEKWONICEWATERSOMEBODY TELL DIIDY TO GET ON THA TWITTER @IAMDIDDY RAEKWONICEWATER@iamdiddy WE WAITED SOME TIME FOR THIS!! RAEKWONICEWATERWITHOUT FUTHER ADUE... iamdiddy@RAEKWONICEWATER talk to me
DJ LAZY AND KANYE WEST - MARTIN LOUIE THE KING (MIXTAPE)
Here's a new mixtape from Kanye called "The Making of Martin Louie The King." The cover is a funny but I hate the name. Its worth a download. Oh yea, you're sleeping Bui, step your blog game up! Haha!
Deathwish, Malfunction, and 6 Feet Under just released a new digital sampler entitled MMIX. MMIX features 15 unreleased tracks from The Hope Conspiracy, Narrows, Lewd Acts, Coliseum, Victims, Reign Supreme, Trap Them, Nails, Rot In Hell, Mother Of Mercy, Carpathian, 108, Ressurection, End of a Year, Doomriders, Pulling Teeth, Integrity, Supermachiner, J. Bannon, and Rise And Fall. You can download the sampler here.
Busta just recorded this Biggie tribute called "March 9th" which features Maino, Red Cafe, Uncle Murda, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Lil Cease, Billy Danze, and Lil Fame.
This is part 2 of Hip Hop Official's Strong Arm Steady "Artist Of The Week" interview. In this segment, Strong Arm talk about their upcoming "Arms and Hammers" as well as the upcoming project that they are recording with Madlib tentatively titled "Mad Steady."
This 7 year old is already becoming a local legend. He dances at all Celtics home games in the aisles. Looks like "Clipper Man" Darryl has some competion! HAHAHA!
Daniel Wilson is a talented illustrator and graphic artist from the Bay Area. He recently created a sketchbook as part of a traveling artshow for the Art House Co-Op gallery in Atlanta GA. Every artist was given the same blank 3x5 moleskin notebook and were asked to fill the pages anyway the saw fit. Daniel launched a very interesting website with detailed images of the artwork from his sketchbook which he titled "Everyone We Know."
"I brought my sketchbook with me on my travels through Rome, Italy and Barcelona, Spain. On the plane ride over I began testing my brain and trying to create new styles and different ways of illustrating my characters in an attempt to create something a little different on every page. This turned into a 30 page creative challenge that I really got into...I still honestly can’t tell you where most of these characters come from but they do flow easily from my pen. As this Project evolved I now get to look at them as a complete body of work and figure where I want to take them next. "
DJ DRAMA & COOKIN' SOUL - THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. TRIBUTE (MIXTAPE)
Here's another mixtape for all of y'all. This time DJ Drama and Cookin' Soul drop a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. where Cookin' Soul flips the original samples used in Biggie's tracks into brand new beats. The mixtape features appearances from Styles P, Nipsey Hussle, La The Darkman, Jean Grae, and more. You can download the mixtape here.
Bishop Lamont sat down with Angela Yee and Leah Rose on Lip Service on Shade 45 to discuss Dr. Dre's upcoming Detox album. Bishop believes that someone in Dre's inner circle has been responsible for the Detox leaks that have been surfacing on the internet.
Vimby hit the streets of Philly and caught up with Vinnie Paz and Jus Allah from Jedi Mind Tricks. Jedi Mind Tricks have been grinding it out for over 15 years!
Here's a new mixtape from Slim Thug callled "I Represent This Part 2." If your a true Slim Thug fan like myself then you will love the mixtape. You can download it here. His new album is dropping March 24th!
The Phoenix Suns had hoped that if Amare Stoudemire recovered quickly enough from surgery to repair a torn retina, he could return to the team for the playoffs, if it qualified. That hope was dashed Thursday, when the doctor who performed Stoudemire's surgery ruled out any return at all this season, playoffs included. Of course the injury happened against my Clippers!
"It's very difficult to explain to anyone how serious this is," Dr. Pravin Dugel said, according to The Arizona Republic. "It's more serious than any knee or ankle surgery. The healing is excruciatingly slow and delicate." It had originally been hoped that Stoudemire could recover enough to resume activity in eight weeks but Dugel said the recovery could take months, according to the report, Stoudemire is not even allowed to attend Suns home games, due to the danger any jarring could pose.
B-REAL FT. SICK JACKEN - PSYCHO REALM REVOLUTION (BEHIND THE SCENES)
Skee TV hit up the set of B-Real's upcoming video "Psycho Realm Revolution" featuring Sick Jacken. The song was produced by Sick Jacken, and takes it back to the days when B-Real was a member of the Psycho Realm.
Here's a new mixtape called "3 Headed Monster," which features a mix of Eminem, Dre, and 50. Also appearing on the mixtape is Ca$his, Joe Budden, Royce, Kardinal Offishall, Snoop, T.I., and more.
Vimby and Up On Thingz dropped "The New Classics" mixtape a week or so ago. On March 15th they are throwing the official mixtape launch party at Barracuda on Melrose. If you haven't done so already, you can download "The New Classics" mixtape here.
James White is probably one of the most athletic guys in the world. I have been watching him through High School and college, he has been doing free throw line dunks since his sophomre year in High School. James has yet to make it full time in the NBA but he is getting closer each year, he just signed a 10 day with Houston so I hope he'll stay around next year so we can see him in the 2010 NBA dunk contest!
Dr. Dre just dropped a new mixtape entitled "Beats by Dr. Dre", to promote his recently launched line of headphones! The mixtape features some new and old joints all produced by Dre, including tracks from Bishop Lamont, T.I, Drake, Xzibit, Eminem, and more. You can download it here.
BIG POOH, SHA STIMULI, & KURUPT - HOMAGE TO PETE ROCK
An interesting group of MC's got together to record this Focus produced "Homage to Pete Rock." Shouts out to the Soul Brother #1... T.R.O.Y. is still one of the best hip hop tracks of all time!
Here's a new track from Ghost called "Message From Ghostface" which addresses the problem of domestic violence. He sends it out to all his girls... including Rihanna.
The official photos of the Nike Air Yeezy have been released, and to be honest I am a little disappointed. It seems like the actual production models received some changes (for the worse) to the shoes spotted on 'Ye's feet on his Glow In The Dark tour. I am actually feeling the Nike RT1 more than the Yeezy.
One of the most talked about new shoes from Nike Sportswear’s Summer 2009 Collection has been the Nike RT1, which some might call the “Un-Yeezy” due to it’s similarities with the Nike x Kanye West Air Yeezy sneaker. While the Nike RT1 might share some similar features to it’s silhouette as the Air Yeezy the shoe is built on a completely different midsole and outsole and additionally does not feature the midfoot strap that the Yeezy has. Additionally some good news about the RT1 is that it retails for much less than the Air Yeezy. This first colorway in Black and Red will be hitting Tradition in April.
B-Real has been out promoting his newest album "Smoke N Mirrors" hard! He recently performed on "The Daily Habit" on Fuel TV with the homey, Young De. If you haven't picked up B's "Smoke N' Mirrors," you need to check it out. It's definitely one of the best albums to drop from a West Coast artist in a minute.
Vimby linked up with Watts based MC, Bambu, who has been putting it down for a minute. He heated up the internet when dropped the "Crooks & Rooks" video a few months back.
Red and Meth are back with a brand new track called "Ayo." It seems like these dudes have been connected at the hip for a minute now... Shouts to NahRight for the track.
Damm... Eminem is back on his grind after a short hiatus, and has plans to release 2 albums in 2009. Read the official press release below...
Eminem, the biggest selling music artist of the decade, officially announced the street date of his eagerly awaited new album; his first original studio album in over four years. Relapse (Interscope/ Aftermath/Shady) will be released on May 19, 2009. The first single from the album and its accompanying video will see a simultaneous release on April 7th.
Anticipation for Relapse has been building since the fall, when Eminem first announced the album title and debuted the freestyle, “I’m Having A Relapse,” during an interview on his Shade 45 satellite radio station. Last month, the release of “Crack A Bottle” from Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent brought that anticipation to a head. The track soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Eminem’s second #1 after 2002’s “Lose Yourself”) and set a Nielsen SoundScan record for opening week download sales (418,000). The recording ranked third in the history of all weekly download sales. “Crack A Bottle” will be included as an album track on Relapse.
With the announcement of the release date for Relapse also comes confirmation of something that had been rumored in recent weeks: Eminem is already working on a follow-up album, Relapse 2, that fans can expect in the second half of 2009. “A lot of people were expecting Relapse to drop last year,” said Eminem. “I was one of them. Then Dre and I went back in the studio in September for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll; we wound up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff.”
Strong Arm Steady is Hip Hop Official's "Artist of the Week." HHO hit the lab with Mitchy Slick, Phil The Agony, and Krondon to discuss the background of the group, their signing to Kweli's "Blacksmith Records", and more. Look for part 2 dropping soon.
The Cowboys paid Owens a $12 million signing bonus just last year, included as part of a new four-year, $34 million deal. Dallas will take a roughly $9 million salary cap hit with the release of Owens. They also released safety Roy Williams! Crazy!
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara didn’t have time for the usual last-minute preparations before the Feb. 28 opening of his show at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York. Like Shepard Fairey, who was arrested on his way to the opening of his retrospective at the Boston ICA last month, Nara was busy earning some street cred, and getting an introduction to the New York City jail system. Known for his paintings and sculptures of doe-eyed figures, Nara was arrested the day before his show for tagging graffiti-a portrait in marker of two Japanese friends-at the Union Square subway station. Subsisting on peanut butter sandwiches and milk, he spent two days in the downtown jail, which he optimistically described as “a nice experience in my life,” saying it was “like in the movies,” a small space filled with all manner of people he would not otherwise meet. Nara’s show is on view at Boesky through Mar. 28. He’ll be back in town before the opening of his survey at the Asia Society in September 2010, but he doesn’t plan on being a repeat offender.
More than a decade after its debut, Bentley’s Arnage is in its final act. To mark the passing of its flagship sedan, the company has unveiled the very special Arnage Final Series. Limited to a mere 150 units, the Final Series features the Arnage T’s all-aluminum 6.75-liter V-8. With twin turbochargers, the mighty engine produces 500 horsepower and 738 foot-pounds of torque, sufficient to launch the stately sedan to 60 mph in a scant 5.2 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 179 mph. Unique amenities include the requisite commemorative badges and a retractable “flying B” hood ornament, as well as fold-down picnic tables and a cocktail cabinet in the rear compartment, complete with a Final Series stainless-steel flask and matching shot glasses.
The Arnage Final Series is available now by special order through Bentley retailers. The company is pricing it from $222,000 to $243,000. So start saving up!
B-Real's latest album "Smoke N Mirrors" dropped last week, and he has been out promoting it hard! B-Real stopped by DJ Green Lantern's radio show and dropped a "On Da Spot" freestyle. B and Young De were on Love Lines last night as well...
iSkateboard is a directory of more than 30,000 street skate spots, skate parks and skate shops worldwide. It uses the iPhone’s GPS functionality and gives you all the skate spots/parks/shops around you within a 50 mile radius, it also gives you turn by turn directions to the spot, and in some cases displays youtube videos and/or pics of the spot, park or shop.
There is a streaming RSS feed that displays news from Transworld, FuelTV, Skateboard Mag and a few other sources. iSkateboard is currently in development for BlackBerry, G-Phone, Sidekick & Windows ME.
Charles Hamilton paid a visit to Penn State University and caught up in a friendly freestyle battle with some white dude. The white dude goes in hard, but kind of fails on his third verse. Peep the homey Nova, looking like a swole braided up Kanye, lurking in the background
Cash Money Records was sued last week for breach of contract by a former producer T Mix who claims he's owed more than $2 million from the label for his work with several of their artists including Birdman and Lil Wayne.
According to Courthouse News Service, the producer (real name: Tristan Jones) filed a federal lawsuit last week in which he claims to have been signed to an exclusive production contract with Cash Money Records from November 2005 to sometime in 2007,
During that time, he produced more than 40 master recordings for songs on successful albums such as Birdman's 5 * Stunna, the Lil Wayne/Birdman collabo album Like Father Like Son, Fast Money, and Tha Carter II.
T Mix claims he was promised production royalties on the suggested retail list price, but only received a portion of what he's owned.
He claims the label has profited more than $30 million from his music, but he was paid just $187,000.
T Mix seeks damages for breach of contract in excess of $2.25 million.
Asher's newest cut, "I Love College," has been burning up the airwaves, and is on it's way to becoming a smash hit. The track is a bit commercial, but homeboy can rap. Asher was recently out in the UK, and he dropped a 20 minute freestyle over a ton of beats including Ice Ice Baby, Lose Yourself, Simon Says and more. Check the audio here.
I don't know what's funnier, some of Asher's lines or the nonsense the DJ spits in between songs!
Peep the homey, Young De, repping our Tradition New Era with Ca$his live on Soul Assassins "The West Wing" radio show on Sirius Satellite radio. Look for a Tradition X Young De mixtape dropping soon! In the meantime, be sure to download the "Homeland Security" mixtape featuring Young De and Ca$his if you haven't already.
The sale is extended through the weekend, and we have some crazy deals for all of you! All tees $15 or 10 tees for $100! All hoodies and Jackets $40 or 3 for $100! All shoes $40 or 3 for $100! Don't miss out! We still have a bunch of great stuff on sale, and at these prices how can you not buy something?
Friends We Love just dropped the newest segment from their "120 Seconds" segment. Their newest episode features 120 seconds with Phonte from Little Brother.
Diz just dropped this video of an acoustic performance of his song "Truly Yours" featuring B.J. The Chicago Kid. I think this song translates great into an acoustic version.
RAEKWON FT. BUSTA RHYMES & UNCLE MURDA - STICK UP MUZIC
Raekwon has been putting in work lately... Here's his newest leak, which features appearances from Busta Rhymes and Uncle Murda called "Stick Up Muzic." The song uses the same sample from "Mr.Cool" by Rasputin's Stash that was used in Jim Jones' "We Fly High." Raekwon and Busta performed together last night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.
I figured I would start this Sunday off with a bang! Here's a few classic videos from the legendary Suicidal Tendencies. Damm... Mike Muir sure looks young in the "Institutionalized" video... I would always try my hardest to stay up extra late to catch this one on Headbangers Ball!
