Nike RT1 In New Colorway...

While the Air Yeezy is surely getting tons of attention this spring as we finally approach the shoe’s launch date, the Nike RT1 is another model coming from Nike’s Sportswear division that’s perfect for the spring and summer months. The Neutral Grey/Green Mist colorway will be dropping this May, and the White/ Pure Purple option will follow up a month later in June.

A casual cupsole interpretation of Tinker Hatfield’s classic Air Trainer 1, the RT1 is designed by Urban Sportswear Design Director Marc Dolce and features a high-top cut and plushly padded tongue. Releasing at urban accounts nationwide, the RT1 retails for $95.

Neutral Grey/ Neutral Grey/ Green Mist/ Cool Grey

Song of the WEEK: Big Mountain "Baby I Love Your Way"

So I have been In the Islands for the past week and this song has just been doing it for me since I got back...

I'M BACK!

So I have been on Spring Break for the past week and thats the reason i've been neglecting my blog..I just got back from Saint John USVI(United States Virgin Islands) were I had an amazing, romantic and relaxing time. I have always had a deep love for islands culture and now have finally been.  I'll have some pics from the trip up soon!

HERE is a where I stayed.

Song of the Day: Bob Marley "Three Little Birds"

Heading to the islands in the am yessir...
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Song of the Day: Andy, Akiva & T-Pain "I'm On A Boat"

This song and video was the ish when it came out and now I feel like it works perfectly for my Spring Break since i'll be on a boat at some point...

Luda & The Roots

Luda should've just done his whole cd with The Roots this ish is amazing...

Funny People

Funny People 

July 31st 2009...My Birthday!

Check out the trailer HERE.

Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) has shown that nothing—not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth—is sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, “I’m trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!” Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in Funny People, the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience. Adam Sandler, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, RZA and newcomer Aubrey Plaza join a cast that reunites Judd Apatow with Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann and Jonah Hill in their third comedy together.

Nike RT1

The RT1 draws influences from Nike’s classic Air Trainer 1 (RT1 = Revolution Trainer 1), but the RT1 stands out from Nike’s lineage with a fresh style of it’s own. For the black/red of the RT1, a white sole starts things off being accented by a 3/4’s red out-sole. On the upper you will find an all black scheme, but with an abundant amount of differently textured black, leather. The top of the toe-box, tongue and part of the mid-panel are all perforated and surrounded by smooth, glossy black leather. An expected and welcomed “Nike Air” is embroidered onto the heel and surrounded by a grey/black patch of leather that features an asymmetrical, non-uniform honeycomb design (almost reminiscent of a magnified safari print). Inside the sneaker you will find a fine, red fabric that is adorned with black paisley printings.
Along with the upcoming Air Yeezy high-top sneaker, all sneaker heads will have something to look forward to this Spring with the addition of the RT1. As of now, the black/red Nike RT1 is scheduled to release this April. Be sure to stay tuned to Sneaker News for more information as the release date becomes closer and check out all the pictures
below.
Release Date: 04/01/09 (limited release)
Style: 354034 001
Color: Black/Black/Varsity Red/White
Price: $95.00

Song of the Day: A Tribe Called Quest "Can I Kick It"

Great sample with "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed as the background. Q-Tip has always known whats good...

"Can I kick it? To all the people who can Quest like A Tribe does
Before this, did you really know what live was?"

Last Spring Break

Last Spring Break I had the time of my life. I went to my first music festival and followed it up with 311 Day 08 in New Orleans!  I made some of the greatest memories, that I will never forget for the rest of my life.  And shared the event with some great friends who are like brothers to me because of it. Here are some pics and a video from the celebration...

On a streetcar in NOLA...

Air Yeezy Update...

Here are some detail pics of the Nike Air Yeezy Zen Grey/Light Charcoal...

Here they are in action glowing in the dark...very sick!

Lupe's Converse Releases

The Lupe Fiasco x Converse All Star was released at St. Alfred in Chicago. Lupe Fiasco passed by to attend the release event and also signed some of the sneakers for his fans.

That jacket is fly, also Lupe's brand Trilly & Truly. I want one!

Public Enemies

This movie looks bad ass another great Johnny Depp role. I don't know what it is but he is so good at playing real life criminals...

Public Enemies tells the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger(Depp)-the charismatic bank robber whose lighting raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purivs(Christian Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public.

Check out the trailer HERE.

Song of the Day: 50 Cent "God Gave Me Style"

I was bumpin 50 on my way to class early this morning and this song just got me going...

"God gave me style, God gave me grace, God gave me style, God gave me grace,
God put a smile on my face
Haha, God put this smile on my face
God made me shine like the sun
God make me shine like the sun
Sometimes I feel like I'm the one
It ain't my fault"

"I just reach for style, I'm hot I breaks it down
It ain't my fault, you can't break it down the way I break it down"

The Nike Air Yeezy

The Air Yeezy!  I've been waiting for this shoe to drop!  I only wish I still worked for Nike so I could get that discount cause you know they are going to cost a pretty penny but I got to cop a pair!  

The Nike Air Yeezy will release in Spring 2009. Three colorways will be available. The first in April 2009 will be the Zen Grey/LT Charcoal color way, followed this will be followed in May by a Black/ Black version, and in June with the final Net/Net color way.

Here’s the official press release from Nikepedia:

Nike Sportswear and Grammy award winning recording artist Kanye West present the highly anticipated Nike Air Yeezy sneaker in Spring 2009.

The shoe, which takes West’s nickname Yeezy, draws upon the innovations from Nike’s rich sporting history and fuses them with original lines, materials, and design elements that reflect West’s unique style.

The Air Yeezy was developed from a strong relationship between West and Nike. Partnering with Nike Creative Director, Mark Smith, Kanye was taken through the product creation process, the same way athletes have with Nike Design for the past 37 years. This creative partnership of Smith and West’s talents as designers yielded a unique Nike Sportswear sneaker worth the wait. “Kanye is a truly creative talent,” said Smith. “He’s a natural designer—partnerships like this always enhance the creative experience and the end product.” West agrees that the partnership with Nike has been exciting. “Nike is such an important brand to me,” said West. “Whether you are on the court, in the street, in the club, at school, Nike represents excellence, the standard in design. Growing up, we looked forward to the release of new Nike’s the way we would an album by our favorite artist. So the opportunity to collaborate on a design with Mark Smith and Nike Design has been a dream come true, and a great experience.”

From the start, West and Nike’s shared vision was clear: to create a modern classic. An original Nike footwear style, that reflects elements of Nike’s sporting past, and remixes them with Nike innovation to deliver a unique shoe.

The creative process of the Air Yeezy began with the discussion around ideas and inspirations. The shoe began to take shape through a series of drawings and samples, each pulling inspiration and reference from some of Nike’s iconic innovations and rich design history, across both Basketball and Sportswear styles.

A careful balance was sought, each time new elements were added, with existing elements being taken away - a design process Smith refers to as “reductionism”. “Nike shoes need to function and always be innovative,” said Smith. “So the first thing we did was to make sure the design process that Kanye and Nike Design went through, mirrored that of our athletes.” “I’ve been designing Nike’s in my sketch pad since the fourth grade,” said West. “So to say I’ve been prepared for this would be an understatement. The really fun and challenging part for me was learning about Nike’s design process, learning more about fabrics and functions and colorways, and all of the details that go into designing a shoe of this quality.”

Following the fabled tradition of Nike’s design process, West and Smith went through a series of one-on-one design sessions. At Nike the ultimate test is one of performance, where the design meets the athlete’s movements. “Kanye could wear and perform in these shoes and really identify how we could make the shoes perform better.” Supplanting center court with center stage, West provided critical feedback on how the shoe performed throughout the course of his 2-3 hour performance sets, where the first prototypes of the Nike Air Yeezy were seen outside of Nike’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR.

*THE NIKE AIR YEEZY: NEW SCHOOL OF COMFORT.*

Born from Kanye West’s creative passion, built with Nike design and performance innovation, The Air Yeezy was fine-tuned on stages around the globe, challenging convention by remixing the past to create something uniquely new, as only Nike Sportswear can.

West is known for his non-stop energy both on the stage and off so the Air Yeezy had to support and sustain West from start to finish. An almost obsessive focus was put on delivering supreme comfort throughout the development of the shoe. Equipped with debossed ankle collar pods for added support and protection, extra-thick sock liners, a forefoot support strap, original functional tension lace loops, and Phylon tooling taken from the 1987 Nike Air Assault for added performance and comfort—all developed and integrated with one goal in mind: to keep Kanye on lock down in cushioned comfort during his performances during his many notoriously strenuous artistic live performances.

These performance attributes have been meticulously wrapped in premium full grain leather uppers and adorned with original design details that are uniquely Kanye and identifiably Nike. The remastered Nike Air Assault outsole is treated to glow-in-the-dark properties and will illuminate when the light is low. The forefoot support strap is premium grade patent leather and is of no-stitch construction. Clean seams are used throughout except for a premium suede toe wrap feature with visible stitch detail. Emblazoned across the Air Yeezy is an exclusive “Y” repeat pattern, as either a debossed or lasered detail, which takes inspiration from the Jordan brands iconic Elephant print material. This graphic treatment was developed by West and Smith to pay tribute not only to the name of the shoe and it’s co-creator, but also to the various moments in history that spurred West’s initial inspiration for the Nike Air Yeezy.

Natalie Hits the Mic

Did I mention she can rap too!!!

Song of the Day: Outkast "So Fresh So Clean"

Great song/ Great Video. Even a lil shout to young luda near the end.
"I love who you are I love who ya ain't you're so Ann Frank
Let's hit the attic to hide out for bout two weeks
With change and no chains and whips I do suck lips
Till hips jerk and double time the boy next door's a freak
Ha Ha"

"And we are... the coolest motherfunkers on the planet
In my mind... the sky is fallin ain't no need to panic
But Oh oh..... I got a stick and want yo automatic
Oh oh oh... Compatible created in the attic"

Terminator Salvation

The new Terminator looks badass...Christian Bale once again takes on an iconic role playing John Connor, oh Common is it it too!

Check out the other trailers HERE.

Terminator Salvation is set in post-apocalyptic 2018, where John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of terminators.  But the future that Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row.  Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past.  As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Conoor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

Song of the Day: Sublime "Date Rape"

Great Song...

Nike Air Indee High

Some fly kicks I copped a pair of em myself black with white and gum bottom.  They remind me of Jordan 1's a little.

Nike Air Force 1 07

Can a perfect shoe get better? Meet the next-generation embodiment of the iconic AF1, the Nike Air Force 1 07 Men's Shoe. This updated classic from 1982 delivers the sweetest ride in town.

Premium leather upper
Air-Sole unit for cushioning and shock absorption
Rubber outsole for grip and durability

Black/Anthracite-Stealth

Kanye West Storytellers

As a follow up to an earlier post Kanyes storytellers aired this past weekend on VH1 and here are all the songs in order.

See You In My Nightmares

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Robocop

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Flashing Lights

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So Amazing 

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Touch The Sky

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Say You Will

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Good Life

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Heartless

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Stronger

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Love Lockdown

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"Blame It"

Good Song/ Great Video.

You know you can always blame it on the...

Scar Tissue That I Wish You Saw.

This is an amazing book I suggest it whether you are a fan of RHCP or not. It will make you a bigger fan or even turn you into one.  The first sentence alone will make you want to keep reading.

In Scar Tissue Anthony Kiedis, the charismatic and highly articulate front man of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself. He tells of his childhood living in LA with his unconventional father; an early life spent hobnobbing with celebrities and becoming a child film actor; setting up the band with his school friend Flea in the early 80s; discovering a love of live performance and songwriting; and the years spent struggling with a drug addiction that left him a homeless multi-millionaire living on speedball mixtures of heroin and cocaine. Scar Tissue far transcends the typical rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. The result is a surprisingly honest and moving account of a man who almost destroyed himself, and the band that helped him rebuild his life.

Song of the Day: Asher Roth "I love College"

Who doesn't love college when it's like this and not class and what not.

"i am champion at beer pong
allen iverson hakeem olajuwon"

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Check it out HERE.

Song of the Day: Red Hot Chili Peppers "Snow"

Today I drove through a GA blizzard of at the most 7 inches on non-plowed roads it was intense as fuck to say the least.  We came close, but the civic never got stuck!

"Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go"