Home improvement time just got a hell of a lot more interesting. This is one of the coolest and most functional flasks we’ve ever come across. The Hammer Flask is actually a real hammer that’s been hollowed out, allowing for the storing and pouring of your favorite firewater. This covert tool is also great for crushing ice, opening bottles, and if need be, personal protection against abusive drunks.
After watching the Stronger video for the 1st time in a couple months I forgot how big of a pop icon those were in 07...def dope (click the pic to get the full effect), maybe I should rock them? Hmmm
These dudes are mad legit...make sure you check out their Myspace Page. Out of ATl and they do have a smilarity to Oukast but they are def on some new age ish. Proton is some music to check for 08.
“I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have served as President of such a culturally-defining label as Def Jam over the last three years,” Jay-Z said in a statement. “During that time, I’ve had the pleasure of working with many of the world’s most dynamic artists and many of the most dedicated and talented executives in the music business today, including Antonio “L.A.” Reid. But now it’s time for me to take on new challenges.”
Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, took over as President of Def Jam in 2005. Under his guidance, the rapper signed his former rival Nas to Def Jam and oversaw the release of hit records by Kanye West, Rihanna and Ne-Yo.
Island Def Jam Music Group Chairman Antonio “L.A.” Reid said that Jay-Z felt it was time to take on “different challenges in his life.”
Jay-Z will continue running and recording for his Roc-A-Fella imprint, which is distributed by the Island Def Jam Music Group. The mogul is rumored to be making a transition to the urban division of Sony Records with Rick Rubin.
A few weeks ago was the drop of the new Daft Punk Alive album. Sold Out now got in the Japanese version of the CD, which comes in a boxset together with two Daft Punk Bearbricks. Definitely a nice package and cool gift, in case you still need one!
The rules to agreat new years..I will be poppin off in Libertyvillle @ Austins
10. Your party spot has to set the tone for the night. It creates the blueprint for the entire evening. 9. A great bartender. Bad drinks aren't sexy. Also, beautiful wait-staff are key. 8. Food should never interrupt your swagger. Small tapas or finger-foods that aren't too messy tend to work well. 7. Music should be the soundtrack to the night. It should match the theme; it should match the flow. 6. Preserve the sexy. My oldest and truest party rule. If it's about furs and diamonds, don't show up in jeans. 5. The right party people...your tried-and-true friends that know how to get your party started mixed with a few new characters to keep things exciting... but everyone has to be sexy. 4. You need a great pair of shades, because the best New Year's Eve party doesn't stop until well into the New Year. 3. You need a great host, like me. Someone who is a master in the art of celebration. 2. Make sure you have some great liquor...always looks good for the photos, Patreezy? 1. It's never sexy to be sloppy... know your limits and drink responsibly.
So finally I gave Lupe's album a full listen after a busy week/weekend and I have to say this album is nuts...top 5 of the year from what I have heard...make sure to peep it, here is the title track which is like possibly my 5th fav of the album and its basically above most traks I have heard this year
I have reported before about the Takashi Murakami exhibition at the Moma in Los Angeles, that is still going on until February 2008. For the occasion Louis Vuitton opened a temporary pop-up store in the museum and is selling a few items, only available at that store. The most interesting items are the coin case and the shopping bag, both coming in the classic Monogram design and with special Murakami artwork.
In case you do not have the chance to pass by the museum until February, then you can now also purchase the items at Cliff Edge...gonna cost ya a couple of coins lady, but its so dope
Japanese sneaker brand Madfoot! is continuing to release fresh sneakers this month. They will be bringing out two new colorways of the Mad Professor and three new styles of the Mad Base Mid, my favorite sneaker in the Madfoot! line-up. The premium quilted leather upper is just always a good look.
Eproze will be releasing these over the next couple of days, so keep your eyes open. Check out the entire line-up after the jump.
We’ve seen a bunch of Skytops in the past few weeks, now Complex switches it up and shows us some upcoming Skylows. The Skylow is for the type of person who can’t pull over the super duper high Skytop, but still wants that Supra Muska look. These are by far one of the nicest colorways of the Skylow.
Despite recent personal crises for Kanye West and Amy Winehouse, today's Grammy nominations reflect 2007 as a fruitful year for their musical achievements.
Nominations were announced today in Los Angeles for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards and Kanye West lead the list of nominees with eight nods, while Amy Winehouse merited six.
Despite her struggles with her health issues and a rumored drug addiction, Amy Winehouse captured nominations in all four top Grammy categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year (a songwriter's award), and Best New Artist.
Kanye West's nominations dominate the Rap field, with nominations for the best Rap album and double nominations in the Best Rap Song category - with both "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life" vying for the award. Graduation is also in competition with Amy Winehouse's Back To Black, the Foo Fighters' Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Vince Gill's These Days and Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters in the Album of the Year race.
West and Winehouse were not the only artists with multiple nominations, five acts received five nods -- the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, hip-hop producer Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and T-Pain.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be handed out on February 10, 2008 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. For a full list of nominations visit grammy.com.
Frickin GZA...you guys are all up on his work if you dont know hit up imdb.com and study up...Pineapple Express drops summer 08 is going to be the #1 comedy. Here is some Undeclared for those who slept on it...I am ordering the seasons on dvd as we speak
The Dream released a video for his second single, “Falsetto.” In case you guys have forgotten, The Dream is a producer/writer-turned-singer, and his releasing his debut album, Love/Hate, next Tuesday, December 11th. He’s responsible for penning the hit “Umbrella” for Rihanna, and Mary J. Blige’s new single, “Just Fine.”
It is with great sadness that Jive Records announces the passing of Chad “Pimp C” Butler, a member of the celebrated rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz). Jive Records’ President and CEO Barry Weiss states: “We mourn the unexpected loss of Chad. He was truly a thoughtful and kind-hearted person. He will be remembered for his talent and profound influence as a pioneer in bringing southern rap to the forefront. He will be missed and our prayers remain with his family and Bun B. I’ve known Chad since he was 18, and we loved him dearly and he was a cherished member of the Jive family.”
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Butler’s father was a trumpet player who played professionally with Solomon Burke. Outside of his father, the 33-year old rapper’s influences varied, ranging from Bobby Bland, Jimmy McGriff, the 1960’s Motown artists to Run DMC. Butler met his inseparable partner Bernard “Bun B” Freeman in high school where they formed UGK. In 1992, the duo signed to Jive Records and went on release a total of eight albums for the label. They earned their highest achievement earlier this year when their most recent album, UGK (Underground Kingz), debuted in the number one position on the album pop chart. According to the New York Times, UGK “helped inspire a generation of Southern hip-hop stars, from OutKast to Lil Wayne.”
No word on exactly what happen...been a big UGK fan since 98...ish is sad
Ryan Leslie of Cassie fame, is a genius...if you been following the 5 for Fridays he was on the list about a month ago. Here is a vid of him creating Diamond Girl...ish is dope
Kid Sister feat Kanye West-Pro Nails Yessir I been posting baout this song since like day 3 on my blog...the video has mad style and Kanye kills the swag. Kid Sister is from Chicago & the first artsist on DJ A-Trak's label (Fools Gold). She was also one of my artists to watch...
This Fall/Winter season we have seen more plaid/flannel than ever before (wait til you see my Stussy jumpoff being shipped from Paris as we speak). Almost every brand includes the shirts in their collections. But that's not all. We have seen it on Nike, Alife shoes, Ubiq shoes, Porter and Burton bags and on many other products as well. Last but not least Kidrobot now also released their plaid series. They have released a hoodie and also two t-shirts.
Just in case you have not come cross it yet, Nabaztag is an electronic rabbit, that can be connected to your computer and the internet. People that have a Nabaztag can receive messages send to the rabbit, read them out loud, etc. Also you can configure the rabbit to light up when you get emails, IM's or anything else.
I wanna say i know for the most part police officers do their job and do it well...one of my best friends is a police officer, but c'mon this is messed up and things like this happen far to often. The cop turns into a cowboy simply because the man didn't sign his ticket. The officer simply could have marked it "refused to sign" handed it back and its over.
#5 The Cool Kids-Black Mags Chicago...Yezzir. This song is gully, had it on repeat non stop all week.
#4 Outkast-The Art of Storytellin Part 4 Seriously Big Boi kills every verse he is on...more on that at the end of the month...the beat is crazy and the ish is just on point. Just a solid ass trak.
#3 Trina Feat Missy Elliot-I Got A Bottle Ok I am not a huge Trina fan by anymeans but I love the beat...just love the beat it's different than anything I have heard in a minute
#2 Wyclef Feat Paul Simon-Fast Car This is the kinda Clef shit I wanna hear, that Gone til Nov style...Sweetest Girl is major and this song has actually been playin in my car the last month or so and I felt it deserved a top spot...The Carinval II is very legit
#1 Chester French-She Loves Everybody What do you get when you have a kid from out east and Milwaukee they meet at Harvard and Pharrell gives them a deal? Chester French...one of my new fav bands? Um whatever they are this trak is sooooo nuuutsss.
DJ Toomp is one of my top 5 producers right now (TI-What You Know & Co-Produced Kanye's The Good Life, Cant Tell Me Nothing, & Big Brother he's also done work with Jeezy) talks shortly about working with Mariah Carey...her & Janet both droppin 1st quarter of 08? Def Jam, um they are about to get things poppin. Also Toomp just layed a couple track for Ludacis as well.
So I was wrong before as I said, kanye is still touring...Glow In The Dark tour will hit the US in 08 with T-Pain from what I have heard. Here is a clip from his show 11/26 in Europe with a Robot he has incorporated into the show...things like 8 ft tall...shows gonna be crazy
The Supra Muska Skytop is one of Supra's most successful models and has had lots of success lately. For the Holiday '07 season they came up with a special colorway, the Gold Perforated Limited Edition version of the sneaker.
The Supra Muska Skytop Gold Perf will release in very limited quantities around the globe this coming week. Who's got the stugots to rock these New Years Eve? I would but they don't match my outfit idea =]
This weekend Famous Stars And Straps dropped some new limited edition watches. Overall they released two models, the Persistence Of Time and Livin After Midnight. The watches are priced at 320 and 200 USD.
Former Dior Homme frontman Heidi Slimane teamed up with cutting edge Japanese brand COMME des GARÇONS to engineer and design an intricate and creative series of furniture. Each pieces yields an interesting array of different uses and methods. The collection was created for high-end London boutique Dover Street Market.
It would dope as hell they did a collabo on clothes but, this is so dope and I'd wouldn't know what to put on it
Made from French grapes, this fine five-times-distilled vodka is making plenty of noise outside of being Diddy’s baby (he drinks his with pineapple juice). Few vodkas pack the crisp, light taste that this one does. This is a savvy addition to potluck events, as well as something to offer your guests in entertaining. Grey Goose and Belvedere step to the side as France makes its greatest contribution to the Hip Hop masses since MC Solaar.
#5 2 Pistols Feat T-Pain-She Got It T-Pain has been killing it the last year, nuff said
#4 Kid Sister Featuring Kanye West-Pro Nails Where's my skaters & Chi-town fam at?
#3 Alicia Keys-Like You'll Never See Me Again I don't front if a song is dope Ima stand behind it. This is one of the best slow jams I have heard in a minute...maybe its because of where Im at in my life who knows but this is MY 5 for Friday =]
#2 Kanye West-Flashing Lights My 2nd favorite song due to the insane synths, basically he was like oh Timbo gonna come with his ish, ummm here you go. Just for the record "Cant Tell Me Nothing" is my fav Grad song as well as my favorite song ever...just my anthem. This song should start getting some more radio play soon and I believe a video might surface as well.
#1 Usher Featuring Ludacris-Dat Girl Right There Ok first let me say this by no means is close to as good as "Yeah" but the beat is nuts (no clue who did it) and its for sure to get some spins and whys Luda always kill a 16 but his own songs are usually lukewarm since Word Of Mouf...Luda c'mon man
ish is sad...for real people make sure everyday you make sure you let those people you really care about and love, let em know...in the end family is all that matters, no matter how close you think you are to certain friends maybe only 1 or 2 would drop what they are doing and be there for you no matter what but tell me 1 person in your family that wouldn't be there in a second. I love you mom, I love you Amanda, Kelly, Becky, couple of my aunt and uncles, my grandmother, and yeah even my father!
Donda was an English professor for over 30 years at Chicago state university before retiring to become Kanye’s manager and recently wrote the book “Raising Kanye”. She also co-founded The Kanye West Foundation and has received numerous awards including “Outstanding Educator of the Year”.
heres how I get my pimpin...get some congac dim the lights and hit some keys, ladies love it when I play Make It Rain for em...guranteed to get em to drop it like its hot, and its your home so you getta keep the bills
Marc Jacobs the head designer of Louis Vuitton speaks on future collaborations with Takashi Murakami...girls hes the dude who killed the colorful handbags
Anyone who was able to attend the second stop on Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” tour. Wow.
Seriously, if you live in Chicago and you missed it. You lost. You really lost.
Other than the fact that most attendees had to wait over an hour and a half outside in this beautiful Chicago weather*, this concert really couldn’t have been much better.
The crowd was crazy and people claimed to have paid upwards of $600 per ticket. I know that the Rocafella Records website reported that the Chicago show sold out in 8 seconds, but I’d like to know who actually was able to purchase one of these tickets in 8 seconds…It seemed everyone I talked to had to go through an independent broker for them. Hmmm…
Jay took the stage around 12:30am and rocked until 2:00am with a 12 piece band. Never one to let his fans down, Hova brought out the (remaining) Roc Boys: Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel and Freeway to perform hits such as “Roc Da Mic” and “You, Me, Him, Her”.
I guess I forgot how deep Jigga’s catalogue runs; he really could have played all night and well into the morning. The crowd was lucky enough to hear a lot of American Gangster and hits such as “Jigga My…”, “PSA”, “What More Can I Say”, and “Excuse Me Miss”.
Sadly, he did nothing from Reasonable Doubt, Vol. 1 or 2, but he did let the crowd perform the entire first verse to “Big Pimpin” before exiting the stage.
Now I’d heard rumblings from an insider that Jay was going to bring out a “very special guest” for his Chicago performance, but when Jigga emerged for his “Encore” to the instrumental from “Diamonds from Sierra Leone”, it was pretty obvious who was coming out.
The hometown hero, Kanye West emerged from backstage and did an impromptu performance of “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and “Goodlife”. INSANITY!
Easily the highlight of the night was when all of the Roc Boys (sans Beans?) gathered on stage for the evenings (er…mornings) closer: “Roc Boys”. All seems well with Roc, at least it did last night. The video is above.
In one year we choose a new leader of the free world...our generation has to step up and show and prove. I myself am not political by any means. I try and follow things enough that I am not ignorant to issues or events, but by no means am I mad knowledgeable. I personally am for Giuliani due to his strong stance on re-vamping our judicial system and in my opinion he is a man who has proven himself in times of crisis. I also saw Obama speak in 05 in Mt Carroll, Illinois and he is a very intelligent young man and would make a great president but just not yet...I do agree with his stance on Iraq and immigration. It is just improtant we all get involved and we all vote. I had a tool that allowed you to click on issues that were important to you etc but I lost it, if I find it again I'll post the link
Pictures of these Original Fake Slippers have been circulating for a while already. Now they are finally arriving in stores. The house slippers will make your feet officially look like the ones of the Kaws Companion figure. They come in black and in grey with a fleece lining to keep you warm. On top they feature the Kaws crosses embroidered and they feature an anti-sliding sole. They come in a special bag and are now available at Sold Out.
As part of the Blank Canvas collection Fred Perry got together this season with Alastair McKimm. Alastair McKimm is a stylist, born and raised in Belfast. Now based in New York, he has worked with numerous fashion publications including Italian, Chinese and Japanese Vogue, Purple, i-D, V, Numèro and Numèro Homme.
In his Blank Canvas collection he presents a black collection with champaign colored Fred Perry logo embroideries and lots of attention to detail overall.
Expect this new collection to land in stores in the coming weeks.
The Whirlpool Glass bathtub from Wasauna, touting sixteen jets and seating capacity for two persons, is made of high quality glass and stainless steel. The price tag is $3199.
Jason Markk made an impact in this sneaker industry with his top of the line Sneaker Cleaner. In the past he’s collaborated with Undftd., and now with Recon. The box has been completely re-designed compared to the other Jason Markk’s boxes that we’ve seen. This set will go on sale November 8th at Recon as well as Jason Markk’s online store.
Whoever wasn't up on Fionna Apple Circa 97 don't sleep...no pun intended I'll make it hip-hop by saying the man who's been a life long co-producer for Fiona is Jon Brion who co-produced Kanye's Late Registration. Seriously some of these drums and like Portishead are more hip-hop than 90% of the ish out there now
For those who dont know all year ive been like yo wheres Tweet been...Im def a huge fan. Heres a clip of here in the studio doing work on the new album.
5 for Friday...act like I never told ya! Some joints to get the drinks flowin, party poppin, or just something to vibe out to...Yezzir
#5 50 Cent Feat Lil Kim-Wanna Lick (Magic Stick Pt 2) This is rumored to be the 1st single off the new G-Unit album out this winter...so corny but I wont front its not a bad party jam. Big Ups to Greg for lookin out on this
#4 Fat Joe Feat Lil Wayne-Crackhouse The drums are bangin Lil Wayne...Make It Rain ummm Pacman Jones Part 2
#3 Cassidy Feat Kanye West, Ne-yo, & Swizz Beats-Drink & My 2 Step Remix Reeemix...Swizz killed the beat and the hook kills, grab your patron some chicas and its over
#2 Ryan Leslie-Diamond Girl R Les...next selection. This the guy behind all of Cassie's beats and lyrics...dude is a genius. This is a mad 80's beat and although I think he's kind of weak artist himself this joint is def on point
#1 Jay-Z-Roc Boys (Kanye on the adlib) & Success Feat Nas I have never done 2 jams at #1 but these 2 joints are so fawwwkin raw. 1st Roc Boys i have been jamming non stop for the last 3 weeks. The Hitmen on the beat (Puffy's production team) who have been MIA for a couple years now came hard with this 70's sounding joint with the crazy horns. Yeezy can I get an ad-lip...we in da how how how just tops it off. Joint #2 is Success featuring Nas. But Jay & Nas are early on this one, listen close. NO ID on the beat who is Kanye's mentor straight from the Chi. Def has a PSA kinda feel to it, would thought Just originally did it. American Gangster start to finish is nice but still not Jay's best work, like where he takes it with this one, Im not mad at it but its not eghck!
Chester French...these guys are nuts. Not a real video obviously and the only one I could find on youtube, kinda weak whoever put that together, but the songs dope none the less
The Nuggets with the big win over the Sonics...AI dropped 25 had 14 assists and 7 steals and Melo scored 32 as well. If Kenyon Martin & Marcus Camby can stay healthy as well as AI & Melo obviously, this team could easily win 55 games and have a legitamte shot of coming out of the West. I am glad we got basketball back...I'll have my Colts vs Pats preview on Saturday
Check out the video for Estelle’s newest song, Wait A Minute (Just A Touch) produced by will.i.am. The U.K. singer is set to release her new album ‘Shine’ in February 2008, she is the first artist signed by John Legend, to his new Homeschool Records label.
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