Nike Sportswear Spring 2010 Collection

Nike Sportswear’s Spring 2010 Collection has started to come out already and the collection continues to offer premium Nike Sportswear pieces. Some of the items I am digging on include these aerial city landscape T-shirts, plaid button down, and standard NSW T-shirt in new colorways.

The Losers

This movie looks so badass!

Nike Kill Bill Pack

Kill Bill is one of my favorite movie series ever made. They are some of Tarantino's best work and infact it is rumored that he is going to make third film. I guess Nike isn't to off putting out this Kill Bill Pack, which consists of a Nike Big Nike High and Nike Auto Flight High. Both shoes feature colorways inspired by the movie; yellow to match Uma Thurman’s character’s outfit, red to match all the blood, etc. The Big Nike High rocks a black metallic silver-varsity maize colorway, while the other sports varsity red varsity red-white-speed yellow. Also, the insoles feature the kill list for a nice touch. I'd cop the Auto Flight Highs for sure.

Banksy "Exit Through The Gift Shop"

Banksy Is an amazing graffiti artiest. I love graffiti when its done at this level...a true form of art. My homeboy Blake aka Nile is going to teach me the art of spray paint one of these days and I can't wait!

Nike SB LOST Edition

Nike SB released two LOST inspired shoes as quickstrike releases for January. The Oceanic Airlines Dunk and the DHARMA Initiative Blazers. If you are a fan of the show like me then I know you can't wait for FEB and the final season to start! It is going to be crazy to say the least I hope it ends well and the series goes out on a good note. As for these shoes the Blazers are def my favorite!

Song of The Day: "Million Dollars" Big Sean

I thought this was a really good song when I heard it about a year ago. But this video makes it so much better, it seems real gritty to me. I like how its real not just about throwing money around slamin cadillac doors or pimpin hoes. Big Sean message is that everyone has a dream whatever it is to make lots of money or to fly into outerspace.

Pita Pizza

Pita Pizza is so Dank Phi...For mine I start with a pita and spread pesto all over it then I add a sliced roma tomato garlic a lot of mozzarella and parmesan cheese..place it in the oven at 400 for 10 minutes and enjoy!

The Denzel Washington Venn Diagram

Maxim Magazine has came out with this clever Venn Diagram to show what might be the secret of Denzel's success. Check it out...

GQ UK Victoria Secret Models - “Where The Wild Things Are”

Inspired by Where The Wild Things Are, GQ UK’s latest fashion shoot enlisted runway models that even your regular boy next door would appreciate. Photographed by Gavin Bond, the Victoria Secret models, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shannan Click, Elyse Taylor, Lindsay Ellingson and Candice Swanepoel, goes wild with Victoria’s Secret gear and fun props including antlers, rifles, and on the tamer side, kittens and lollipop. I must say I like this spread a lot!

Adidas Star Wars Collection

If you know me then you know that normally I am a loyal Nike man. I rep Nike gear daily and truly believe they are the best! However in this case I will make an exception because I love Star Wars and this is a great video as well. Adidas has been promoting their Star Wars Collection for a while now. If you check out the shoes I really don't think they are that fresh and they don't even give a good close up of them in this at all but its a cool ad.

The Shoe Game 3 Year Anniversary Event Recap

This is a lil late, but about a month ago TSG The Show Game held a three years anniversary party at the Nike Store in Lenox Square. I went to take pictures for a class project and just enjoy the event with the rest of the sneaker community. All in all it was a success...

HERE is the Link to my project and more photos enjoy!

Spring Break 2010!

Just booked a cruise to the Bahamas for Spring Break with the KSAW Family! Its going to be "EPIC" or at least that is the choice of words Kev Kev and others have said. We've got almost 16 people going so its bound to be out control! I've never been on a cruise but i've been told multiple times by my parents that I was conceived on one.... Anyways I am pumped to say the least our newly renovated ship is going to Nassau and Half Moon Cay two places that i've never been and always wanted to go! I love going to new spots...53 days SB10!

Cooking

Now that I am back at school i've started to cook again, and here are some meals I made this week. On Monday I made my homemade Fettucini Alfredo with Scallops a simple but delicious dish, and last night I made my Turkey Chili which is always a little different but a great meal on a cold night...I know you want it!

Turkey Chili

Fettucini alfredo with Scallops

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Parkour Motion Reel

Amazing is really all I can say...

Song of The Day: "History" Mos Def Feat Talib Kweli

This is one of my favorite cuts off of Mos Def's latest album The Ecstatic. I have a specific memory of this song: I was in NYC over the summer and went to John Forte album release party at this amazing underground bar it was a sick spot. I had walked up to the bar to get a drink and standing right next to me was Talib Kweli himself. It was tight to say the least. The DJ didn't miss a beat and put on this track...a great moment in my life.

MK 13 Dropping at Standard

The T-shirt is pretty dope...I don't think I am going to be able to come through and cop it though. Maybe if I still lived in Ksaw or class didn't start until Monday.

Song of The Day: "First of The Month" Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

This song is always great for the 1st day of any month but it seems especially great for January! Its a new year and hopefully it will bring good things...to me i've always thought of years starting by the school year just like the 1st day of the week to me is monday to me not sunday.

Anyways once again I had an insane New Years Eve! I ended up getting hammer slammered and black out drunk. What I can remember of last night is crazy and the stuff I have been told I did and can kind of remember is insane. For example I walked into the middle of the street in DT up to a random car, not a taxi, knocked on the window and asked this older couple that had just drove back from the Wide Spread Panic concert to give me and five other people a ride home and they did it! Apparently I almost got hit by a car as well...At the time everything seemed like a great idea but it has official been a rough day for me I still feel very very very hung over!

Reflection Eternal The RE:Union Mixtape

Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are back with the RE:Union mixtape, mixed by Statik Selektah.

Download HERE

Big Boi Feat. Gucci Mane "Shine Blockas"

Outkast’s Big Boi has been rumored to be releasing a solo album for a couple of years now and it looks like it will finally be released this year. While the release date is still pending the album will be titled, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. The Atlanta MC recently shot an impromptu video for his song, “Shine Blockas”. Songs pretty dope...

Song of The Day: "The Lengths" The Black Keys

The Black Keys have became one of my favorite bands. They make me excited about new music that is not Hip Hop sorry...Hip Hop is still my first love. I grew up listening to every kind of music under the sun and I've been told recently that all I listen to is Hip Hop and I guess lately I have departed from really anything but Hip Hop. But recently I guess i've realized I need to look back, forward and further to find other forms of music to listen to and enjoy. I like to think of myself as pretty well rounded and I need to start to truly be that way. Like Sam Cooke said A Change is Gonna Come.

Anyways...

I always thought this was a BEAutiful song ever since the first time I heard it driving back home from CT last summer. Every part of it the music the words and how he sings touches my soul right now! I can really feel what he is getting across down to my core every word is so true...

Tell me where you're goin or
what is going wrong
I felt you leavin before
you'd even gone
and hold me now
or never ever hold me again
no more talk
can take me from this pain I'm in pain i'm in

See the moonlight shinin on
your window pane
see it leave you as
faithful as it came
please yourself so you
don't have to be afraid
make amends
or carry on another way another way

tell me what you were thinkin
to treat somebody so
the care he took the
lengths to which he'd go
coals are hot to walk
across without your shoes
but in the end
know that you got nothin to lose nothin to lose

Tis The Season

This time of the year is all about family. People get together with the members of their family like aunts and uncles and cousins and they are a family. When my family gets together its just my mom, dad and brother. I know its not the worst thing in the world I could have no family at all and be all alone ya know, but still I miss not having a big family that is close. There is only four of us and we really aren't that close I wouldn't say we are friends. Its sad. I wish we could be and am trying to work on making it that way.

The past couple of days it has been really good to see all my friends. Chill out by the bonfire pit and just talk. When it comes down to it they truly are my brothers and my family. Most of us have known each other for almost a decade now its crazy! They keep me sane and help me get by...I love all you guys!

Goodbyes

Final sunset at 197 Bridgewater. You could always get great sunsets out the front door of my place in Bridgewater. I don't really know how I feel about leaving, it never truly felt like home compared to the house on haunted hill. Never really got those vibes or have any amazing memories there. I am hoping my new place will help me immerse myself in Athens and find some kind of niche in a city and town that hasn't made me feel too at home in general.

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, sitting back trying to catch those cools vibes...

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Distant Relatives Album Cover

This right here is another music project that I have been highly anticipating besides BLAKROC. Distant Relatives, is the album that Nasir Jones (NAS) and Damian Marley have been working on together. It is not scheduled to be released until March of 2010 but the album cover which features images of both Nas and Damian Marley has already been leaked. This collaboration is going to be so dope!

Straight Out The Box Wit It...

There is nothing like a nice day of consumerism to lift your spirits when you are down! Today I went up to Lenox mall in the A to pick up some fresh gear at the Nike Store for me and Christmas presents for the people in my life that I care about! Not only were these bad boys just put on sale for $50 less but I got 40% off that! I also copped a sweet ACG Nike rain jacket and a couple of nice sweaters and a pair of gloves from Banana Republic. All in all I'd say it was a success I got me some sweet digs and I think all the gifts I got others they will enjoy too...

Kanye West for A BAPE

A Bathing Ape AKA BAPE is a Japanese street wear clothing company that was started in 1993. It is now one of the worlds most popular and largest street wear brands in the world. Bape joins forces with rapper/producer Kanye West for their latest lookbook, which advertises their Spring 2010 collection.

BLAKROC: Webisode feat RZA

All I can say is RZA is a bad motha..shut yo mouth! Did you see him in Funny People come on!

The Root: Sandwiches EP

It was so shocking to me that The Roots became Jimmy Fallons house band for Late Night they are amazing and one of my favorite live acts! Since the show's conception this past March up until today, The Roots crew have written over 1,000 jams that you hear the band playing going into and coming out of commercial breaks called "Sandwiches. Personally I love sandwiches and these tracks are super fresh also...Courtesy of It's All The Way Live, we have the 22 sandwiches the Mighty Afro ?uestlove unleashed, compiled into this EP.

Download HERE

BLAKROC

This project right here has me excited about new music again! BLAKROC is a combination of The Black Keys which I had heard of but never listened to until E introduced me to them and now I am a huge fan, and some of the most intelligent and profound hip hop artist in the game today like Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, and RAEKWON. Their first album dropped on Black Friday(how novel) and its dope a must listen for sure. I can't wait for more music from these cats...If they tour its going to be insane!

Short Trailer

Live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Boy

Boy is the new film from New Zealand comedian / filmmaker Taika Waititi, better known as Taika Cohen, who directed Eagle vs Shark in 2007. Boy will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January, hopefully this is as good as the trailer looks!

MVP Puppets Blitzen and Santa Rap

The latest MVP puppets is a Christmas commercial and it features none other than Lupe Fiasco as Blitzen the reindeer in the first video and KRS-One as Santa in the second check em out they are pretty good...

Matisyahu One Day Live on Letterman

I haven't really been in a blogging mood lately. I think you have to feel driven or inspired or care in order to really do and create or honestly even comment on others creations and things you might be into i.e. to BLOG.

Matisyahu one of my favorite musical artist of today, if not of all time, took a break from his eight night Festival of Lights concert experience in NYC during Chanukah to perform on Letterman. He played One Day a BEAutiful song...check it out!

OneLove to all my full and HALF Jewish brothers and sister.

The Roots of Heaven

There BAAAAACK!

Maestro Knows-Season 3 With 9th Wonder

I must say that as a student and an aspiring young filmmaker I am always excited to see a new episode of Maestro Knows fresh off the presses! He is a try inspiration to me and to many others around the world. But not only that he is a humble cat... he replied to an email I sent him like the next day (most professors don't even do that). I am a HUGE fan of Levi Maestro's web series titled appropriately Maestro Knows, and have posted episodes before.

In the opening episode of season 3 Maestro has traveled down south to visit the great 9th Wonder in order to score his opener! I love the production that goes behind making music especially hip-hop. 9th Wonder is amazing and its very cool to see him do his thing. In the episode he talks about his upcoming position teaching a class on sampling and soul at DUKE university I WISH I COULD TAKE THAT CLASS SO BAD! Check out the show...OneLove

Star Wars New Era Hats

I think it might be the cold weather or something but for the past week or so i've had a strong urge to watch Star Wars specifically Empire(my favorite of the series to bad Natalie Portman isn't in that one). I just saw today that New Era has come out with a line of Star Wars inspired caps just in time for the Holiday season too bad they are only for sale on their Japan site. The caps feature almost any character you can think of from Darth Vader to Yoda and more, the New Era fitted caps take on an animated spin for the die-hard Star Wars fans.

Song of The Day: "Pursuit of Happiness" Kid Cudi

This video is amazing it is done really really well...the speeding up and slowing down slow motion stuff is great! The party just looks like an amazing time almost like my New Years party last year. From beginning to end they match what is going on and what the song has to offer very nice...check it out

Tonight is The Night

THAT'S RIGHT BABY LETS GO A.I.!!!!!!!!!

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Exclusive

A.I. is A Sixer Again!

A.I. was once my favorite basketball player. I came across him watching a game when I was in middle school and knew he was for me. He was flashy, loud, full of personality and most of all he played with all his heart moving the ball down the court like no one i'd ever seen before! I have been personally sad with the way his past couple of years have gone in the NBA. When he got traded to the Pistons to not do anything and have trouble with the team...to only play three games with the Grizzles and then get fired...and finally having to face no team picking him up and his only option to retire. I just couldn't believe that the 10-time All-Star guard who has scored more than 24,000 points and won two All-Star game MVPs was done with the game. But guess again his O.G. team has signed him and he will play for the Sixers once again! Iverson had this to say about his former team "I always thought it was strange having another uniform, I couldn't feel comfortable with another uniform."

I already picked him up for my fantasy NBA team and I am ready to see what he can do for me! He truly is the ANSWER

Songs of The Day: "You Don't Know My Name" & "Like You'll Never See Me Again" Alicia Keys

From time to time I just like to look at music videos online...tonight I remembered some old Alicia Keys videos that are pretty good. Mrs. Keys is quite the looker and oh so talented to boot which is extra sexy. If a woman has talent and is creative then I am there. Here are the videos....

The first video is for her song "You Don't Know My Name" I remember when this song came out I thought it was a hit. It just so happens to be co-produced and written by both Keys and Kanye West(Yessir). The video is fresh it follows a simple story line but its done very well shot BEAutiful! Plus my man MOS DEF plays the love interest check it...

The Second video is from later in Mr.s Keys career and its for the song "Like You'll Never See Me Again". Although its about a totally different part of love and relationships then the last song and video it is equally passionate and romantic. A all around great song! This video also has a great concept and is done very well. Plus my other main man COMMON SENSE plays the love interest check it out...

Nike Sportswear T-Shirt Gun

Check out Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams finding the new Nike way to put on a T-Shirt...You finally did something right!

We Were Once A Fairytale

I finally found a site that had the Spike Jonze short film with Kanye in it called We Were Once A Fairytale. Its pretty damn weird but I guess i'd suggest checking it out...The First two minutes are probably the best of it in my opinion.