Noisey-Neighbor

PARKBENCHSEET.COM

2010-07-12T15:07:00.004-04:00

Park Bench Seet will be the name of the long over due new site by myself. The "Seet" part of the name is a acronym for Seeing Everything Everyone Thinks. The site will target the artistic likes of music, fashion, film, photography, and everything else creative. More detail on everything when the site drops or more preparation is done.

Bring Em Back

2009-11-18T01:59:00.002-05:00

This summer while interning at Stussy DC, myself and a couple of the homies that work on the block had a dope conversation about the new quality of sneakers versus the old quality. It would take me 3 websites and close to forever to point out every opinion about this subject (mainly older Jordans over the CDP's and new models). All in all, we need the old thing back.

Noisey Neighbor...Peace and Much Love to Ya!!!

2009-09-09T00:16:00.004-04:00

Please Play while reading...

Yoooooo!!!!

I'm sad to say that this is my last post under Noisey Neighbor. In the past couple months I have been tackling myself to bring forth a new site that allows me to be free with everything that I want to do. Blogging here has been extremely fun, but I can't really set out and display my creativity like I want to. There fore, I am leaving this site and starting all over. My new site, which will be up shortly, will be heavily influenced by art, music, new emerging cultures, fashion, sports, and life.

I feel like this is what it's all about you know? Going out and starting off fresh. For all those that follow the blog, I promise to bring you something 1000x better. There will be less opinion stated posts and more open minded links to stuff out there that we all enjoy. The site will be managed by me and ran by you.

I can remember sitting on my Moms couch during the fall and starting the site. I had this huge vision of a site that everyone will love and have on their blog roll, lol. I think I was just so excited to start a blog that I didn't think about bringing out my creative side and expressing myself or those I represent in a proper manor. A lot of the stuff posted were forced and not well thought about. I don't regret anything I ever posted, but there were tons of stuff that were posted just so I could have a post. The new site will not ran that way.

I know you're probably thinking I'm taking this blog thing to serious, but being from the part of VA that I'n from, no one is really open minded to new things out there, because no one is there to bring the information. That was my intentions when I first started this blog, and I will thoroughly carry that same tradition onto the new one. Hopefully I can influence people outside of VA or the DMV area, and get views from people outside of the area.

I would like to thank everyone who kept up with the site and those that didn't. Much love to Ray over at rbj-mag.com. Dizzy. Ravi, Adrian, Dan, and the rest of the realmangojuice.com staff I got to know pretty well. Much Much Much love to Samantha. The homie Jerome B3. My brother Ferg. Yung Cuppa for always viewing the blog and spreading the word. My sisters for always saying it was "cute"...lol. Basicly I want to thank everybody who influenced me to go out and explore shit for the new site. You all opened my eyes to new ideas.

I'm not too good with goodbye's and all, so this is my last words on this site........

Peace and Love...New Site Coming soon!!!!

Kizer

Two Funny Videos

2009-09-05T00:47:00.001-04:00

Dope Pic From the Homie Lady Glock

2009-09-05T00:42:00.002-04:00

If you're ever in the DC, Maryland, Virginia area and need photos of a event, Lady Glock is pretty dope.

Supreme/Hanes Collaboration Fall & Winter

2009-09-05T00:40:00.002-04:00

Nike Air Barcelona

2009-09-02T19:21:00.002-04:00

These are pretty dope. Influenced by the Nike Air Ballistic Force High worn by David Robinson in the 1992 summer olympics in Barcelona.

Bape/Modernica Side Chair

2009-09-02T19:16:00.002-04:00

White Girls

2009-08-26T23:54:00.004-04:00

The word Becky has been in full effect lately. Had a interesting conversation with some of my friends today. I'm not going to put it out here, but this video can sort of give you the picture. SN: I do not nor do I mean to disrespect anyone of the caucasian race.

My New Loves...Blackberry Bold and Mac Book

2009-08-26T23:38:00.002-04:00

Picked these up after a hard hard hard working summer. Both of them are extremely helpful with the plans I have lined up. Call me a hypebeast...O well

Stussy New York Grand Opening

2009-08-26T23:27:00.003-04:00

Stussy New York re-opened recently and added a lot of artistic features to the shop. Blow up works from past collabos have been included in the shop as well as a new wood paint job.

The store will be open on Monday-Thursday from 11am to 7pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 7:30pm, and Sunday Noon to 6pm.

If you're ever in New York, stop by

The Male Pieces Horoscope Reality

2009-08-26T23:06:00.003-04:00

Came across this while clicking on a blog link. When I clicked it, it went directly to my description. I don't believe in horoscopes and all, but this was too scary not to share it with everybody. Describes me down perfectly. By the way...I'm a Pieces. Enjoy...

He is very emotional and always allows himself to be very emotional.
He can have a good night sleep and be in a good mood, and less than
few hours at work he can be very moody. He does not understand things
or try to understand things easily. If you notice him carefully, you
will notice what kind of mood he is in.

He is a thinker and able to do well at work and always succeed. His
normal gestures means he always look at other people faults, but he
will not talk about it. He has the ability to know your thoughts and
able to tell you what you are thinking about.

He can mostly memorize all his anger, his loves. They are his
important secrets and he will keep them to himself and will never let
you know. He is not a very ambitious man and careless about his
position in society. Wealth does not draw his attention, because he
is not a greedy man and as well he thinks money is not something that
will last. He could be very careless about his future. He does not
like to fight against all odds, but instead following the stream and
make life easier. Sometimes because he likes to take an easy path,
which cause him very unsteady future.

He is kind and slightly lazy, but it is his cute character. He hates
rules and regulations. He will never look down on people. He is a
polite guy and can be very aggressive when he is mad. He loves to
think that he lives in a beautiful world and surround by nice people,
so if he finds his world is cruel and not what he expects, he will
live in his world instead.

His other charm is that he is a funny guy, and it is his real weapon.
He can tease you and yet make it look like one of his jokes. Even
when he is sad, he still has that funny face, so you could hardly tell
if he is mad or depress. He likes to hide his feelings and help other
people especially those who need friends or are lonely.

He will be everything that you want and everything you do not want.
He has a chance to make it as much as a chance to fail. He can
determine to make it work and can do it well, except he tends to lose
his energy with other important things, that's how he misses many of
his good opportunities.

He can be happy and content by himself. What he thinks is important is
not "Love" ,but firm status and stability. He has plenty of love for
you.

He is a good speaker, as much as he is a good listener. When he is
with you, he wants to be happy. He understand his partner's
emotions. He likes to take a long rest and sometimes be alone. If
he needs to be alone, try not to disturb him.

He is a sensitive, quiet , shy and easily hurt. He wants to feel
worthy. He can be mad and noisy, but once he calms down, he will be
that happy person again. He is not a jealous or possessive guy, and if
he feels jealous he will hide it. He has many friends of both sex,
and he cares about his friends. He likes to have lots of friends, so
you can not get jealous or else you will loose him. He likes
beautiful things, so if a pretty woman walks by he will look ,so do
not get mad at him knowing this fact.

When he is lonely or feeling sad, be close to comfort him. He does
not like to take advice, so if you want him to listen or to follow
your advice, you have to act as a good sample for him first. He likes
a cheery and a smart woman. If you treat him like he is your special
person, then he will be that special person for you. He will trust
you if he is in love, but try not to over doing it and spoil him too
much. You have to know yourself worth all the time too.

The Best Part of my New York Trip

2009-07-30T02:20:00.003-04:00

This pic is old, but I went to New York a couple weeks ago. It was the worst trip I've ever been on since the D.C. Opera in 4th grade. This meal was the highlight of my day though. Don't even know the name of the spot...it was dope though

The Thought

2009-07-30T01:25:00.003-04:00

I was at work the other day, and a older co worker and I started to have this real nice conversation about dreams and goals. I'm not too big with sharing personal business and all so for most of the conversation I was just trying to hint to where she was trying to go. Then she asked me for a moment to stop being guarded and tell her what my goals were.

So I told her my top three goals or whatever, and after telling her I explained to her how bad and how hard I'm going to work to get those. Then the conversation went on a turn.

She asked me if I was going to work hard on all of this, how was I going to be in love? I didn't discuss my love life with her, because I felt like I didn't know her well enough to let her in on all that. Then she said something that caught my attention. She told me this, "You're going to be alone even with you're with somebody because you have these dreams thats going to satisfy you more than she can. And when you reach those goals you're still going to be lonely because you gonna want to flirt with the possibility of being the best".

I didn't agree or disagree, and to this day I'm still wondering how I feel about it. I thought it was a dope read though. What you think?

Bape Oxford Button Down

2009-07-30T01:18:00.003-04:00

The homie King Carter over at Real Mango Juice put me on. In his words, and I agree, these are CLASSIC!

Air Jordan 12 retro "Flu Game"

2009-07-30T00:56:00.002-04:00

Got word of these around March when the homie DJ Rayvon sat in at a Brand Jordan sneaker showing at DTLR in richmond. They changed it up a bit from what Ray told me, but these will due.

The Game and His Asian Michael Jackson

2009-07-30T00:45:00.002-04:00

The Color Purple

2009-07-27T23:03:00.003-04:00

Seems like the purple thing really took off the past couple years with the release of some sneakers that were really wanted. After they all dropped (damn eggplant foams was the hype), I realized that purple amongst these new sneaker guys was the new black. I went to the mall with a friend last week, and all I saw was purple Tee's and eggplant. I'm not knocking anybody's style...but I refuse to fit in. So, peace the purple sneaks for a while.

NIKE FOAMPOSITE ONE DIRTY COPPERS

2009-07-02T01:41:00.002-04:00

These are set to be released in Feb. of next year. I wonder how much hype is going to be placed on these.

2 YR OLD RELAXING WITH A FRIENDLY SMOKE

2009-07-02T01:39:00.002-04:00

DRAKE: BEST I EVER HAD VIDEO

2009-07-02T01:34:00.000-04:00

MY FIRST DAY INTERNING OVER AT STUSSY DC

2009-06-29T23:19:00.006-04:00

This past week end I started my intern over at the Washington D.C. chapter of Stussy. It was real cool, we had a huge sale, a Bar B Q, and Bike race. I got to meet some of the workers from Commonwealth, Stussy D.C., and For The Greater Good. I didn't think I would be cooking food for the whole block, but it's a intern, so I didn't mind. Here's a few pics

Shout outs to Ashley and Wyntel for stopping through and showing support. Appreciate it

Make sure yall check out theblockdc.com, cmonwealth.com, and stussy.com, and word to the homies dondaniel and King...check out realmangojuice.com for events and info throughout the summer.

BRIA MYLES

2009-06-29T23:09:00.003-04:00

It's kind of funny to me how things fall in place. When Rhymefest dropped his "Brand New" video years ago, me and a old friend use to laugh at the girl in the video saying 'BRAND NEW' all the time. Tonigt, I get a BBM that tells me to check out Bria Myles...and well...here she is

Check out the video as well

JAY-Z: D.O.A. VIDEO

2009-06-29T22:37:00.002-04:00

MICHAEL"THE KING OF POP" JACKSON: REST IN PEACE

2009-06-26T01:09:00.002-04:00

Music. It alone can influence a individual to do almost anything, but that isn't possible if the person behind the song isn't truthful about the product. Michael Jackson was and is the perfect example of an artists. His songs touched hearts, his performances sold out, and his movement never stopped moving. His persona of a child scared the media, but not those who understood what it feels like not to have a child hood. With that being said, people who didn't understand or picked at him stilled loved him.

Dear Michael

You will be truly missed. You had ours homes, our ears, and will forever have our hearts. No other artist will touch the music business the way you did. Your strength to go against the norm is what the world is missing today. Everybody is afraid of being the "wierdo" instead of a individual. It still hasn't set in that you're not here anymore. The songs and videos will carry on your excellent journey. From dancing infront of the world to sadly now dancing in the sky, may you rest in peace.

Peace and Love

Thanks for the memories homie!

THE I SPY BOOK JAM

2009-06-26T00:59:00.002-04:00

I was bored at work today and came across these two books. I like challenges, and these indeed were right up the alley. After a frustrating attempt on the first page, I forgot about the kids in the room and went hard in completing these I Spy pages. I didn't finish, but I will tomorrow. Go cop one and see if you complete the whole book without dropping a four letter word.

IF YOU IN THE DC AREA THIS WEEKEND...COME THROUGH

2009-06-26T00:55:00.001-04:00

Flyer says all the info. Hope to see you there

Clipse Ft. Kanye-Kinda Like A Big Deal Video

2009-06-23T02:10:00.001-04:00

Clipse feat Kanye West - Kinda Like A Big Deal from Malice of the Clipse on Vimeo.

Yes, I Know How to Tie My Shoes

2009-06-23T01:33:00.003-04:00

Instead of sitting in traffic today, I decided to walk around in the mall and do some thinking and browsing. I stopped by my old job (footlocker...had to quit due to a dope opportunity) and some guy seemed pissed about something. His son was standing with him and his sneakers were untied. I happened to be next to him, but mine were untied too...extremely. Standing next to them, I had no choice but to pay attention to how much time this father was spending on making his son (who can't be more than 6) tie his shoe. Getting irritated, I walked away and heard this bama say,"you don't want to be his age and not know how to tie your shoe". Sir, I do know how to tie my shoes, they just feel better like this...

Great Basketball Movie Moments

2009-06-16T23:35:00.002-04:00

Above the Rim

He Got Game

Coach Carter

Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault

I know there are others, but hey...it's my blog!!!

Billionaire Boys Club New Astronaut Polo

2009-06-16T22:18:00.001-04:00

Concepts and Nike SB "Blue Lobster" Dunk

2009-06-16T21:56:00.002-04:00

Concepts and Nike SB come together to drop the "Blue Lobster" Dunk. It should be releasing soon.

Lupe Fiasco-Shining Down

2009-06-16T16:00:00.004-04:00

I apologize yall, but 1st and 15th took links down for the track, but make sure you search for the track. It's going to be on Lupe's 3rd album called "Lasers". Here's a video of Mr. Fiasco giving a sneak peak at a recent show

Rafer Alston aka Skip to my Lou

2009-06-10T00:19:00.001-04:00

For those who don't know who he is...

Air Yeezy Cake

2009-06-09T23:58:00.001-04:00

Hot New Videos: Wale-Chillin, Family Affair. Lady Gaga-Paparazzi. Kid Cudi-Heaven at Nite

2009-06-08T13:59:00.000-04:00

NBA Finals Starts Tomorrow. Who You Got Your Money On?

2009-06-03T15:14:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow night either Dwight Howard will put his name in with NBA greats or Kobe will quiet all those who doubted him about winning a ring without Shaq. Can't wait to see. Oh yea, I hope this happens again

Dopest Cartoons IMO

2009-06-03T14:58:00.001-04:00

Voltron

Thundercats

Ronin Warriors

Sailor Moon

Wale-Family Affair/Behind the Scenes

2009-06-03T14:35:00.000-04:00

Behind the scene footage of Wale and Rik Cordero talking about "Family Affair" off the HIGHLY anticipated Back to the Future mixtape and the Inside a Change mixtape. Inside a Change is a film directed by Rik dropping soon about a troubled family consisting of a pimp, prostitute, and a child. Wale's song "Family Affair" paints that picture. The two just finished the video, look for it to drop soon.

Kanye "Spaceship" Video

2009-06-03T14:05:00.000-04:00

Spaceship from kwest on Vimeo.

I wish this would of dropped

Bape to Launch US Website!

2009-05-27T14:43:00.001-04:00

Bape will launch a website for the US pretty soon, and it will include a web store as well. I'll keep you posted.

Bibles Like Us

2009-05-27T14:39:00.000-04:00

Lust for Life

2009-05-27T13:23:00.000-04:00

I'm not one for the real sensitive type topics or whatever, but every once in a while I get the drive to try to push people I'm close to get out and actually do what they want to do. I was doing my daily blog rounds this morning, and my ipod was on shuffle. Now around this time of the day I'm usually real calm and my mind is free. When the music is playing, I'm listening to every instrument and word extremely heavily. So while the ipod picked the songs, Drakes Lust for Life emerged. Then I went into a deep thought and thought maybe I should do a post that can help or influence those around me or people I don't even know to get out and move forward.

Everything I'm about to say is in my opinion, but it has to be true if a guy like myself can go from here to a pretty good there.

In this twisted thing called life, people tend to look at the people that's successful and begin to think "I wish I lived like them." People also get so caught up in the word success and seeing success, they don't even act on their dreams and aspirations. It comes to the point to where the success is a daily day dream that becomes apart of the individual, and before they know it, they're almost 30 still talking about what they wanted to do when they were 20.

Success is and always will be in the hands of the person that really seeks it. There is no person in the world that can take dreams and goals away from somebody. So, as a friend and a person who wants to see everyone living the good life, even those I don't speak to, I want you all to get out there a do you. Don't think about failure or quick results. Those two are main reasons why people don't get to where they want to go.

To help out, here are a few rules I live by that helps me out everday

1. Work when you're alive, rest when you're dead
2. Have tunnel vision
3. Stay surrounded with positive people
4. Study the greats in your feild and try to do what they did but better
5. Network as much as possible
6. Travel to attend certain events that could be helpful
7. Never...NEver...NEVer...NEVEr...NEVER force the issue
8. Remain humble
9. Do all the shit you have and don't want to do
10. Pray

All of these steps helped me along my way, and I they can do the same for yall. If it's out there, it's attainable. With #10, for you religious folk, I was once told that a prayer is answered as soon as it is said. It's up to you to meet God, Allah, or who ever you worship halfway.

I know this is a bit unorganized, but I just wanted to do something positive

Peace n Love

Couple of Summer Pick ups for you "Sneaker Heads"

2009-05-27T13:13:00.000-04:00

True Blues drop in August, and Uptempos drop in July

Dominos

2009-05-22T16:51:00.000-04:00

This is pretty cool!!!!

Dominoes Everywhere from Jared Lyon on Vimeo.

Billionaire Boys Club Cursive T-Shirt

2009-05-22T16:40:00.000-04:00

Charles Hamilton Gets Rocked by Possibly a Brooklyn Girl

2009-05-22T16:26:00.000-04:00

Percussion IMO Is Just Important As Tune, So Here I Give You...

2009-05-13T04:02:00.000-04:00

GET EM SLUMP!!!!!

Sky High

2009-05-11T19:58:00.001-04:00

The summer is here, or just about. I don't know about you guys, but for me, the summer is when I get most of my grind out. I got a couple plans and goals set this summer, and I hope you all have some lined up as well. So, to all my fellow bloggers and slams, get out and go sky high. For some reason, I just had a huge motivational push today.

Peace

The Block Lock Down

2009-05-11T19:55:00.000-04:00

Wale NYC Show

2009-05-08T15:21:00.000-04:00

There's a list of things I plan on doing before death, and catching a Wale NYC show is one of them. Young Chris, Kid Cudi, and Joell Ortiz showed up this time. You know his last show in NYC was wild too. Here's a clip of the show last night via elitaste.

Stop Effin With Him!!!

2009-05-07T03:48:00.000-04:00

Son is too real. Gave em' 40 easy. I just told yall that LeBron winning MVP was going to emerge a animal, and Artest talking about Brandon Roy being the best player he's guarded was a got damn mistake. Kobe F**king Bryant FTW!!!
Ray at rbj, I'm glad we ain't bet anything son.

F*ck You Mean

2009-05-07T02:51:00.000-04:00

Being from the DMV FTMFW!!!!

This is OD Sick FTIHOPEYOMOMMADONTLOOKLIKETHIS!!

2009-05-05T02:30:00.000-04:00

Congrats To Lebron, but I Got the Feeling KB8 is About to Emerge

2009-05-05T01:54:00.000-04:00

Congrats to LeBron James on winning this years MVP in the NBA. He is by far the most dominate player in the game, I can say that being that I recognize and give props to players who deserve it. I hope LeBron has more to come. With all that being said, that was exactly the fuel Kobe was looking for to start cooking shit. I know they took a L tonight, but I got the feeling Kobe is about to be on some OG KB8 shit...I'M JUST SAYIN!!!!!

I'M JUST BEING ME...ICE!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-05T01:38:00.000-04:00

Though I hate the word, this thing called swag can take you a long way. A little bit of hype can too.

Oh yea, the nigga Head Ice is actually dope. Look him up

Part 2s

2009-04-15T01:52:00.000-04:00

Since Maybach Music II dropped, I took some time sit back and think about some of my favorite songs, and maybe you all's, that I would like to see have a sequel. So here goes my list along with some themes.

Grammy Family
*Kanye and Cons did a great job, but with Common proving his growth as a artist, a second go would be extremely dope

Full Effect
*Many might not remember this track from Freeway and Young Gunz off Free's first album, but with Young Chris hitting the scene hard and Beans out, maybe a second effort can emerge that gutta Philly shit we all loved and still have love for

The Cool
*This one is a bit far being that Lupe Fiasco already had The Coolest and a album titled "the Cool", but I would like to Michael brought back from the dead again and confront the Streets and the Game. No chorus (well maybe, the chorus is actually dope), but all out story telling. Shit would be too ill. Don't you agree? The song would have to be 10mins long, and being on repeat 6 times would be the dopest hour.

A Milli
*Yes, this song has been remixed numerous times, but I would like to hear the beat chopped a little and see Wayne attack it on some super duper lyrical ish.

One Love
*The imagery in this song was so ill, I got OD excited when I saw the Shorty Doo Wop scene in Belly. I could really see Jerome's niece getting shot in the dome piece while walking from the beach. I think Nas should knock out another one being that the times are a lot more crazier now. Perhaps a older Shorty Doo Wop??

I'm Not You
*The Clipse along with Jada, Styles, and Rosco P. Coldchain was one of the first tracks that seperated rappers. Each verse, besides Coldchain's, sort of delivered a different message as to what type of rapper each person was. I think since the Clipse is pretty much respected by everyone in the game, a sequel with each type of artist in hip hop now would be dope. I know I'm pushing it, but I would like to see Wale, Lupe, and Jadakiss again on the track.

Da Rockwilder
*I love this song, I want the same beat, just a new and more raw Red and Meth...pause

Artistic Integrity
*Rumored to happen, but I would like to see Wale prove critics wrong with pure thought and talent. I know he won't let me or the DMV down

I know there are a lot more songs that I could have listed, but these songs have been on my sequel list for a while. If you have any, please comment.

The Fake Jordan Swindle

2009-04-15T01:21:00.001-04:00

Came across this today. I know there are people out there who can't afford the real thing, but I still have a HUGE ammount of dislike for anything not authentic. There's a couple real jams in here, but just take a look at the rest...smh.

Cody Harris

2009-04-11T20:50:00.000-04:00

Cody Harris is a 21-year old out of Jamestown, California. He's responsible for some sneakers that are in demand, but won't drop due to them being photo shopped. His vision for some of these sneakers are OD. Nike needs to put him on ftw!!!

We got the eggplant foams already (I would love to have the white Nike check on mine), and the Columbia's are rumored to be releasing in May. Pearl 1/2 Cents would be slam.

J. Cole, Colin Munroe, and Wale w/UCB April 9th, at the National Recap

2009-04-11T19:12:00.000-04:00

SHHO and ATE Clothing sponsered Wale's ADD Tour this past Thursday, and I must say that I was highly impressed. The show featured J. Cole, Colin Munroe, and of course Wale w/ UCB.

I got a chance to do interviews with J. Cole and UCB's Juice bka Slump. SHHO held me down with VIP and a backstage pass. VIP wasn't too poppin, so I chilled backstage and front row recording footage. Now on to details...

Wale did his thing as usaul. Having UCB play his songs live and Tre singing on the hooks emerges a crazy show. I don't think I would've stayed if it was just him and a DJ on stage for the amount of time he slammed out. I got a chance to meet some of the people from realmangjuice.com (King, Ravi, and Jay Promo whud up!!!). I found it extremely dope that Wale and UCB took the crowd back to old school Go-Go, and Slump made a serious statement with his solo.

J. Cole had a short set, but his flow and delivery had the crowd's attention. Roc Nation is a good place for him. I think dude has crazy potential. Shout outs to his team too, the passed on some advice that was helpful.

Colin Munroe shocked me the most out of all the performers. I never heard of him before, so I wasn't really looking to see him perform. Son is talented though. He played the drums and keyboard while he sang. Like Cole, his set was short, but it was felt.

All in all, it was a great show. Below are videos of Slump and Colin. Yall should check the two out after these...

A Letter to the Kid

2009-03-31T23:59:00.000-04:00

Dear Yah Yah,
I don't believe in doing stuff like this, but since you don't like answering the phone, I felt like it was needed.
It's been forever since we were in the front of the house talking about how we were going to be Professional basketball players. Shooting on our crooked rim, or sneaking to play on someone else's because ours was too bent. I will admit it's hard for me to watch you play because of two reasons;1) I wish I was in the position you're in, and 2) I'm still in shock that you have gained the success that we worked so hard for. When the asian dude dunked on you when you were in 8th grade, I didn't hype it to make you look bad, I hyped it so it will never happen again. That also ties in to all the yelling and scolding I did. I only did all of that to make you better. I'm glad to see it worked.

Watching you and your team mates lose the other night was hard for me, but I was somewhat glad. Now you know what you have to do to get back to the same spot. It won't be easy Kid, but I know you can do it. Like I always told you, God doesn't give anyone more talent or success than anyone else. It all boils down to hard work and dedication. I want you to look at next year as a challenge and do everything in your power to get back to the level of success you reached this year. Set goals for yourself. Tell yourself ACC rookie of the year wasn't good enough. Don't settle for that, aim for more.

At the end of next year, I want to see the emotions like the ones in the pictures above.

Like I always tell you. You're not a basketball player anymore, you're a business. It's time to take care it.

Love you Slams

Gone

OG's to Old Sneakers

2009-03-31T23:26:00.000-04:00

Brand Jordan is releasing retroes of OG's that most 'sneaker heads' are dying to get their hands on. IMO, these will be the two that will fall under a gang of hype. Hope you get your pair(s).

Yo...What's up B, How you Feelin, What's Going on, Let's Bounce Son

2009-03-31T02:54:00.000-04:00

This is funny to me. I swear this was at least every body's crew when they were younger. Espescially the white kid who wanted to fit in. Homie ji like went in on the freestyle slam too...

Are You Still Going to Wear Your Nationals Fitted?

2009-03-31T02:29:00.000-04:00

Last week, I was in the room checking my daily blogs, and the homie Cup(his highly anticipated blog is on the way) came through to holla at me about something. He just came back from walgreens, and he asked if I wanted to see something funny. He picked up my red nationals fitted(I love it) and put it next to his walgreens plastic bag. I never noticed how similar the logos were. Right away I researched if owners of Walgreens owned the Washington Nationals. I didn't find any strings attached, so the fact that it almost looks like Walgreens has a $31.99 look-a-like fitted going around the DMV kind of bugged me out. Then I came to the conclusion that I'm still going to wear mine. Walgreens or not. Are you?

I Apologize

2009-03-26T18:23:00.000-04:00

There is a huge rivalry between Duke and UNC. Since 9th grade all of my friends have been riding for UNC, and I been vouching for Duke. I'm a big supporter of good structured basketball and both programs are very structured. If you were to ask me who I want to win between the two when they play, I'm going to say Duke. Buy if I'm in my room, and North Carolina is playing...I WANT THEM TO WIN!!!! Tywan Lawson is a problem, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green kills, and Ed Davis is a monster on defense. I refuse to vouch for Hansbrough (if thats how you spell his name). So YES, I am a North Carolina fan. Sorry to all my Duke fans and supporters, UNC just plays great basketball. I know I'm going to catch some heat for this, but like Peedi Crakk said..."Oh Well"

And look how Danny Green gets down before games

Please Support

2009-03-17T22:52:00.000-04:00

The Homie Wale released the title of his album. He also let us know that the 9th Wonder mixtape will be dropping on April 29th. So stay posted and follow hypebeast.com/blog/wale/ for more info.

SMMFH!!!!!!!

2009-03-13T19:55:00.000-04:00

Amongst the nasty booty bounce, and the girls good dookie pattern print on her jeans (the big one), the best part of this video is the girl's red socks and baby doll shoes.

also...when good is used on here. It means good as being bad, not good as being good.

I Knew it was Going to Come Down to This

2009-03-12T18:59:00.000-04:00

I had a feeling Brand Jordan was going to be influenced by all the knock offs sooner or later. These 7s are suppose to be apart of a pack where Jordan dropped 60 or more on a team. 60 or 100, as a fan, I only want to see OG or retro 01-06 colorways of Jordans. It might be a good look for the company since so many people are feeding into the whole knock off thing. I guess Black Cat feels like if they want stupid colors, I'm going to give it to them. I honestly think this retro is ftl.
Oh well, on to brighter news...these will be dropping soon

Ladies and Gentlemen...Dj Rayvon

2009-03-12T18:01:00.000-04:00

Dj Rayvon is a Dj (duh) out of Virginia Beach. He resides is Richmond, VA where he runs Parcore Productions along with his close friends from school. Recently he has DJed and hosted concerts for N.E.R.D., Mad Skillz, Ghostface, Wale, T.I., and a couple others. Rayvon's talent and outside the box thinking sets him apart from a lot of other DJ's. While he's behind the turn tables, his aim is to create a force through music that moves and unites the people. Sometimes you'll hear your favorite song, sometimes you won't, but I almost promis that you will partake in the movement that he brings.

You can catch him every Thursday in Richmond's Cotton Club.

Dope Lyrics are Automatic, but so is This

2009-03-12T17:52:00.000-04:00

Lyrics that are dope are always remembered by us. It's like our minds our set to keep the rhymes that made us be like, "YO SON, STOP THE TRACK. DID YOU HEAR WHAT DUDE JUST SAID?!" Then we get the lyrics that just makes you want to turn the song off completely. Check this out though...out of all the wack lyrics, is this the verse of wack lyrics we all love to repeat??

Wale was Right

2009-03-08T20:41:00.000-04:00

I was getting my daily dose of music this afternoon, and I popped in Wale's 100 Miles and Running. On one of the tracks, Wale said something about people asking how to get a song on the radio, and his answer was to make a song with a dance that absolutely makes you look like a fool.

I remember my homie talking about this 'Swag Surfin' song he saw. I never surfed, but I highly dislike the word swag. I did some research, and this song has all the clubs down south going wild. A friend of mine is down in Atlanta, and she said the radio is playing the hell out of this song. Wale made a valid point. Here it is!!

If I Was a Kid, This Would Make it to Show n' Tell

2009-03-08T20:32:00.000-04:00

My friend Toresha copped this for me on my birthday. Definitely made it a slam!!!!

For All the Kanye Fans

2009-03-08T20:24:00.000-04:00

Here are some of Kanye's sneakers being released this year. No official date on any of these yet. The Yeezy's are to be released real soon though. Keep a eye out for the Louie's.

The Hundreds Koopa Back Pack

2009-03-02T19:53:00.000-05:00

New 'Koopa Back Pack' from the Hundreds.

I know this is my second post on back packs, but BBC and The Hundreds dropped some ill ass designs.

Kid Cudi and the Slammerific Day n' Nite Video

2009-02-20T17:56:00.000-05:00

Day 'n' Nite - Kid Cudi from DP on Vimeo.

G.O.O.D. Music is killing artist in the video game right now.

This is Too Dope

2009-02-18T03:08:00.000-05:00

New Billionaire Boys Club Rucksack. Season 8 "Dollars and Diamonds". Only 4 available

Welcome to Heartbreak

2009-02-18T02:52:00.000-05:00

Video is extremely dope. Reminds me of 3D books and Hot or Cold.
Enjoy!!!

KANYE WEST "Welcome To Heartbreak" Directed by Nabil from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

The Fit, Rant, Fuss, or Whatever....

2009-02-18T01:51:00.000-05:00

Um...I guess I can't control my facial expressions when I see or hear stuff that bothers me. If you ask me what is wrong, I'm probably going to say nothing just because you might be the person that I'm thinking about at the time (or while I'm writing this right now). So now on to the things that I need to get off my chest.

STOP TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY SNEAKERS YOU HAVE!!! PLEASE. Yea, the collecting thing is really heavy now, but no one really cares about that. If you dropped 500 on a pair, own 500 pair, sold 500 pair...people really don't care anymore. I'm pretty sure that people who are into the sneaker shit don't want to hear about sneakers all the time. Also, to those who are just getting into the whole sneaker thing...stop being the hype. Everytime you see some heat, sweating dude or whatever isn't the cool way of going about it. Unbuckle that belt and stop cock riding.

If I'm in my room watching a really good basketball game, and someone goes off for 30pts or more...I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE GYM THE NEXT DAY AND SEE ANYBODY DOING THEIR BEST IMPERSONATION. Know your role, set me a screen, and either role to the basket or get your sorry ass under the basket ready to rebound incase I miss the jump shot. Also, wearing your favorite basketball's player shoes doesn't make you you're favorite basketball player.

CHEW GUM PLEASE!!! I feel bad for saying this, but I'm tired of turning my head or developing a technique to talk to you because you off your bama shit with that nasty breathe. You're too old

Walking stiff so won't crease your sneakers is dumb and it makes you look extremely stupid. Either don't wear em, double up on pairs, or ball them toes up.

I agree with my homie Ferg (markmyuse.blogspot.com). Don't try to hold a conversation with me if I'm listening to my ipod. Obviously I either don't want to be bothered or I'm vibing with my sounds. Give a dap and bounce

Ladies...if you're the type that likes to get it poppin, can you please stop acting like you don't. You're only making yourself look more and more...well...poppin. And if you're a female that semi gets it poppin...WE ALL KNOW YOU DID IT YUNGIN!!

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WORD SWAG IS NASTY.

I know all of these are random, but they have been surrounding me lately. I had to vent

OOOh, one more. I'm not a go hard type dude, and I'm sure no one that goes to a really good university is...so why are you talking about how you're going to knock this nigga out, or this, that, and the third. Niggas always want to talk about how bad they going to drop a nigga. There's nothing wrong with being confident. I'm sure every one has had a conversation on predictions of a fight that might occur with themselves or someone else. So I can vouch for that, but I don't want to hear about how great your hands are and we're talking about something else. If you get into a fight after doing all that talking and you lose. YOU WILL MAKE THE BLOG!!!

peace

Melo and Now AI

2009-02-16T02:12:00.000-05:00

The homie Allen Iverson chopped the wig. I guess son said he was too old for the braids or whatever. When I seen the cut, the only thing that came to mind was the 1996 and 1997 season.

Release of the Air Jordan 2009

2009-02-14T20:29:00.000-05:00

Every All-Star week end, brand Jordan drops thier new sneaker for the year. He's no longer going with the number series but I'll vouch for these.
Also, check out the player exclusives for the game on sunday and the new commercial.

Spazzin Onstage with N.E.R.D.

2009-02-14T19:44:00.000-05:00

I went to see N.E.R.D. a couple weeks ago when the came to perform at my school. I actually won floor seats, but being that my school really doesn't guarantee anything, I ended up sitting in the wackest part of the venue. Then, everything went from bad to great.

N.E.R.D. let the crowd know they were onstage by stringing the guitars to "Anti Matter". The crowd went cray, and everyone who were seated in wack sections like myself decided to run to the floor and completely ignore the security. I noticed what was going on, grabbed my girl, told her to hold on, and ran down to the floor as well. I made my way to the front, but the police were telling people to go back to their seats. I WASN'T GOING BACK TO THEM WACK ASS SEATS!!!

Me and Wifey were at the front and this lady asked us where our tickets or pink wristbands were(a pink wristband was needed for those who were special guests). I told her we didn't have either and that we came with the Dj(it was a lie but wasn't because the Dj of the event is the Dj of Parcore Productions and I'm a promoter for the company, so...). Security let me through, and we were sidestage of the whole event. Then I notice Fam Lay calling people to the stage, and it lead to this right here...

I'm in the far left with the red Nationals fitted and flannel.
Shout outs to my fellow Parcore family who rocked out onstage as well...Ferg (markmyuse.blogspot.com), Dj Rayvon, RJ, and the homie DK(dk-va.tumblr.com)

And When I Thought it Couldn't Get Better Than Notorious B.U.M.

2009-02-03T01:28:00.000-05:00

Let me first state that I don't vouch for picking at the homeless and all that, but this is too good!!!!

If anyone has seen the Notorious B.U.M., tell him to show son how to,"THROW MY MONEY ON THE FLO!!!"

Is it Wake Up Mr. West or Wake Up World??

2009-01-31T02:03:00.000-05:00

There use to be this guy we all use to know. Came up on the southside of Chicago. Changed hip hop from simple boom clap hearings to soulful music. He made just about every urban kid trade in their jersey for a polo (Ralph Lauren to be exact). This guy showed the world how to American Express themselves. When Jay-Z almost turned into just another artist, this guy produced the album that made Hov a living legend. Dude mite be the reason you can't "wait til you get your money right". When bama's were in the mall purchasing size 38 jeans when they wore a 34, son taught them how to rock their shit the fresh way. Fellas, when your girl is in your ear about money because she doesn't understand the dream, the homie made it easy to say, "baby I'm going on a air plane and I dont know if I'll be back agane" (and that last word isn't mispelled, he really said agane). Remember Kanye West?

Now I admit, Kanye is on some other ish. The new hair, auto-tune singles instead of raw beats with the ill ass verses, Louis Vutton lows over the retro Jordan raptor 7s, and 808s and Heartbreak rather than Good Ass Job. The world is effin confused, but it shouldn't be.

Kanye is doing what artists has done for years...staying ahead of the curve. Instead of making music different for music, Kanye made it different for himself and music. He's doing what a lot of artists out want to do but don't have the courage to pull it off.

If you look at the albums he's put out, each one is ahead of its time. The concepts and messages are so dope that even when it's not suppose to be relevant, it is. And being that 808s and Heartbreak is more of personal music than it is people music, at the end of the day its still...people music.

See the world is afraid of what it doesn't understand. When Reasonable Doubt debuted, it didn't too well because people didn't understand what that lifestyle was about. Now it's damn near the most popular hip hop album mentioned.

I vouch for Kanye, because he's not letting himself fall into the common setting of a rapper. When artist were dropping lines in huge tees and tims, he said, "I'm going to throw on this pink polo, slide on these slippers, and spit just as hard as these niggas". Rappers were sampling the same soulful records from back in the day, and Kanye was mixing it up with the likes of Coldplay, Daft Punk, or Elvis Presley.

There has to be a point in your life when you have to step outside yourself and look at what someone else is trying to do. Kanye lost his mom, him and his fiancee' broke up, and no telling what else went on with dude personally.

So when he's onstage performing songs like Welcome to Heartbreak, Love Lockdown, Robocop, Coldest Winter, and Heartless. And he's doing it wearing something you might only find over seas. Don't knock him because you don't rock wit it, accept the fact that he's doing something for himself and something for the culture. Its not wrong that he's not driving in the same lane as the rest, but it is wrong for people to hate, knock, or disaprove of what he's trying to do.

Just in Case You Forgot!!!

2009-01-27T02:10:00.000-05:00

With this blog thing, a lot of people try to keep you guys with what is coming out or whatever. Today I decided to take things back.

So I'm in my dorm room loafin on the computer, and I decide to go to America's favorite website...Youtube. I was looking up rap battles, and I came across Loaded Lux against Murda Mook, Jin against Serious Jones, and Cassidy against Freeway (PUT ON BEAT!!!). Then I came across this. Probably the most talked about video on youtube a couple years ago. If there is anyone who forgot or hasn't seen this video...enjoy

Real Scene From Notorious Film

2009-01-20T23:50:00.000-05:00

This is a pic from the Notorious film that dropped last week. It's the scene where Christopher (not B.I.G. yet), battled this guy in the neighborhood. I wish I had the video from the film, but this one is so mucher better.

I'm Excited About Obama, but Hov Boosted Me With These Four Bars!!!

2009-01-20T23:36:00.000-05:00

DC was wild crazy this past week. Celebs running all around town partying and all, but everyone seemed be crowded infront of Jeezy with the homie Jay-Z onstage with him. I can't describe how I feel when I see the youth and their role models come together to be apart of history. Even if the next ten Presidents are African-American, no one will be Barrack Obama. Jeezy and Hov made that very clear.

'my president is black but his house is all white'

WE DID IT!!!

Dope Penny Sole Cover

2009-01-09T13:54:00.000-05:00

Sole finally stopped faking and showed Anfernee some love. This is the online cover. Peep the 1/2's to the left of the cover. It's about time Lil' Penny got his own shoe. Also, peep Wale explain Penny's influence on him growing up. Go cop, it's on shelves now.

Vintage Lupe Fiasco

2009-01-09T13:43:00.000-05:00

We all know the homie Lu is one of the dopest lyricst out right now, but his verses on an old track called "Failure" set him apart from a lot of artist trying to do it on a lyrical level. Check it out

For Those Lackng Vocabulary

2009-01-05T04:37:00.000-05:00

Came across this in a magazine. Its kind of funny. writerhymes.com is a website that helps you write poetry or raps(i guess) through finding words that rhyme with the last word in your bar or stanza. Check it out if you get a chance

Truth in The Dark Knight

2009-01-05T04:25:00.000-05:00

Wifey got me The Dark Knight for Christmas. Before the DVD dropped I seen it about four times. I guess all the action took away from the morals hidden in the movie. I was watching it last night, and this scene really stood out to me. The Joker dropped some real shit...

Carrie Munden

2009-01-05T03:00:00.000-05:00

She's weird, but thoughtfully fresh. Carri Munden is a designer out of London. Her clothing line Cassette Playa is seeing a lot of success. The line is based off of psychedelia, skate graphics, computer games, tribal art, 90's hip-hop, and cartoons.

If you're not concerned with what people think about you or your attire(and you shouldn't), Cassette Player is a good look!

Black Thought Spazzin Out

2008-12-23T04:51:00.000-05:00

Homie goes sick as ?uestlove throws out random words

I Have to Say This

2008-12-11T23:32:00.000-05:00

IF SOMEONE IS OUT IN THE WORLD TRYING TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE, PLEASE DON'T LAUGH OR KNOCK THAT INDIVIDUAL. THAT PERSON 9x OUT OF 10 IS EITHER DOING WHAT YOU WANT TO OR SAYING WHAT YOU'RE TOO SCARED TO SAY. THANK YOU

New Date On These

2008-12-11T23:16:00.000-05:00

They will be dropping on the 20th

Q Tip Move

2008-12-11T23:02:00.000-05:00

This is too dope

Things I Really Dislike

2008-12-04T03:09:00.000-05:00

I did a training at work and it asked what do I dislike. This is what I wanted to say...

*Ed Hardy
*the word 'swag'
*Radio
*Knock Offs
*Followers
*short fashion trends (red monkey, evisue, and now true religions)
*BET after 2am. They need to bring uncut back asap!!!!
*Tucked in shoe strings
*People who talk shit about someone else because they're life sucks...BADDD
*Apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur (the song or that nasty outfit)
*Foam-Domes
*Loose collar shirts
*the all of sudden sneaker craze
*the noise my car makes when it starts
*the verse Kid was writting in his notebook in the beginning of House Party
*Martin tucking his shirt in on the tv show
*Turning up a tv without the remote
*Girls who smoke
*THAT REAL SKINNY GUY WHO ALWAYS HOGS THE BENCH IN THE GYM FOR A LIGHT ASS WORKOUT WITH 85 POUNDS

that's all I could think of
peace n love

My Christmas Will Fall on the 26th

2008-12-04T03:01:00.000-05:00

Play Cloths

2008-12-04T02:42:00.000-05:00

FRESH!!!!!!!
playcloths.com for season look-books and ordering

Only If the Mortal Kombat 'WHOOPSIE' Guy Was at the Bottom of the Screen

2008-12-04T02:29:00.000-05:00

The Hundreds Snow Boards

2008-12-04T02:22:00.000-05:00

thehundreds.com for more info