'kicks...

Yeah I know I said no new posts but I was bloggin' 'round late last night trying to get some inspiration so I could pack for Vegas and I saw new 'kicks...Aren't they gorgeous? I need them ALL...New Balance/Undefeated/Stussy/Real Mad Hectic (Japan Release March 2007)...Nike Air Max 90 Boot Spring 2007...Nike Women's Air Force 1 Premium 2007 (gold leather upper, pink swoosh/laces/midsole and satin instep..man Livestock got 'em but not in my size...they killin' me! so sad...)

I'm out!

So I'm off to Vegas for Magic.Project.FoshoFoshow.United.Pool.NBA All Star and whatever else is goin' down in Sin City this weekend so posts are going to be limited...I shouldn't say limited... I should say non-existent...I mean...I'd say I'd post from Vegas but we all know that's a f'in lie...I'm def gonna be too caught up to be tryin' to post anything...Have fun while I'm gone kiddies... I know I will...

I'm out!!! Hallelujah Holla Back!!!!

F'in Valentine's Day...

Anybody that knows me knows I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day...It's a money wasting trap that causes nothing but arguments between otherwise happy couples...It's not that I'm against love...It's just that I'm a realist and I don't need a fake holiday to pressure my significant other into doing something he otherwise wouldn't be doing and creating tension between us...I can do that all on my own...

The easiest way to avoid the unevitable Valentine's Day argument is to make sure you get your love a gift, shove it under their face at about 9-10am and then turn your phone off the rest of the day...It always works for me...

Here's a list of really cute and not-so-typical Valentine's Day gifts...I swear if I get roses or some frickin' chocolate this year I might go ballistic...You guys act all stylish with your all over print hoodies and matching sneakers put some f'in thought into ya broads gift! If you need some help here's a few suggestions...

for yo side dish you ain't tryin to spend that much on...

for yo broad who thinks she's bougie...

for yo freak with the expensive taste...

for yo freak with the REAL expensive taste...

Guys aren't the only one's who get stuck in the gift rut... Heifers instead of them damn heart boxers you've been giving your man since the 10th grade step it up a lil...Give a nigga something he'll really use...

for the allover print wearing, japanese toy collector, iPod user...

for the sneakerhead you'd die for...declare your everlasting love with these... (they're the $2,000 AF1 Masterpiece Anaconda's..figured I'd tell you cuz you need to be a Nike member to actually access this link...)

Here's a few random...

for the sneakerhead with everything...regardless of what gender...

for the girl who wants to surprise him later in the evening...

for all the single people like me...let's celebrate the fact that we're happily single!!!

Personally this is all I want...tiara's are always nice...Anyway enjoy V Day and don't let all this propaganda fuck with your relationship...

Cam'ron Might Be Crazy...

But he's hella funny...Most of you heard the series of interviews (styles, cam, jim) that started this feud back up and know that 50 immediately released a video regarding the situation...Guess this is Cam's response to that...This 50 cent diss is comedy...

Them is brazziere tops...Them tops are a little suspect...COMEDY!!!

Braggin' Rights...

So I've been a lil busy and haven't gotten around to posting this...Actually I think I was just a lil upset and didn't feel like braggin' so much...I got 'em in the mail finally and Livestock was kind enough to create a shirt in honor of the occasion and I think that's hot...I took scissors to the neck of course I AM a broad...

I do have a couple complaints about the shoe tho but since I'm a diehard Jordan fan and will never bad mouth this shoe I'll only talk about my biggest complaint... the 23 stitched into the side is not original to the shoe even those these are supposed to be the original colorway...I'm takin' mine this weekend to Chambers to let them black out the 23...Anyway...Other than that I LOVE THEM!!!! They bring me back to my early high school years...I've already had a Do The Right Thing moment in them and almost slapped someone for steppin' on them...good shit...

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I'd actually rock this necklace...I think it's ill...

I'd rock these adidas snowboots too...These are definitely ill...

They think he's being a jerk...I think it's actually pretty f'in hilarious...

I thought the whole point of house arrest was that you had to stay in the house...especially at night...how she all out at fashion week partying?

50 and Ciara? Hmmmm? I actually like that combo...reminds me of Dame and Aaliyah (RIP)...

Ya'll know I LOVE me some Kelis but sheesh...I guess we're all entitled to a fashion fuck up every now and then...

Man I wanna tag with this $10,000 Sharpie...and I'm not even a tagger...

Someone please tell me Em and Kim are not engaged again...Let's hope Akon's ear hustlin' skills aren't up to par and this is all a mistake...

Nike Air Force 1....Molto Bella...

I'm not usually this sentimental but this has got to be the most beautiful video...It's called "Crafting The Perfect One" and it's about the fine craftsmanship that goes into the Air 1's in Italy...Man I damn near cried...

For the 25th anniversary Nike has an entire site with videos regarding the vanglorious Air Force 1's...Check it out...Might make you shed a tear...

Swatch Concept Watch

We all know I have a love/hate relationship with watches...but every now and then I find one that really grabs my attention...Here's another one that's pretty ill...It's from Swatch and it's a concept watch...It has a built-in MP3 player, video player/recorder and a photo album...and of course it tells time too...I'll have to keep my eyes open and see if they ever do actually drop this watch...This might be a good look for them... I don't think they've sold a watch since the late 80's...

Mix and Record Music Directly on your iPod?

Even tho I personally don't spit or produce I've spent a lil time in the studio sittin' around smokin' L's and hangin with the guys (I'm a tomboy...not a groupie)...Anyway I saw this mixer/recorder and I thought it was ingenius...Being of the slightly older generation I've seen how technology is affecting mixing, producing and just all aspects of rap...so it seemed like this was probably the next logically step...

Belkin’s TuneStudio for iPod 5th generation (video) is the first four-channel audio mixer that lets you create high-quality digital recordings directly onto your iPod. This mixer allows the input of up to four different instruments or audio sources, and records the audio onto your iPod for instant playback.

TuneStudio is compact, portable, and tough enough to withstand life in a rehearsal room or in a garage. Bands can easily attach instruments and microphones to TuneStudio and record jam sessions directly onto an iPod. Podcasters can also use this device to record their shows either in a studio or on location.

Anyway...I just thought it was a cool lil gadget...I'm on a techo/gadget kick right now...This drops Summer 2007 and it's going to retail for about $180...

Dwayne Wade Sidekick 3

Word on the streets is there is about to be a new Sidekick 3 release...No fashion designers this time around...This collabo is with Dwayne Wade who apparently is an avid Sidekick user... He helped design this model and it's supposed to include“realistic basketball-textured backing for added comfort and grip”. The number 3 is also higlighted as it's his number and the number of the 'kick...Not sure when it's going to be released...

People has exclusive Pics of Puff's twins...

One of my girls (thanks again kashlee!) just sent this over...People has exclusive pics of Puff's twins...

As soon as I saw these pics I got over my slight irritation I had with him while Kim was pregnant...him, his anticipation and his myspace posts were getting to be a bit much for me but all is definitely forgiven...I mean look at them...very honestly... I can't wait 'til their 16th birthday...MTV might have to give them a 1 hour slot cuz I know 30 mins will not be sufficient when these two hit the screen... seriously...look at them...they already grinning cuz they know they got it good...

For the rest of the pics head over to People...

The Mooninite Street Team Arrested...

Back on the 16th of January someone sent me this video of peeps sniping in LA and Santa Monica...Now I thought this campaign was ingenius...it was taking guerrilla marketing to a whole new creativity level incorporating art and technology...and the little Mooninites hangin' around the city were so cute...I was immediately a fan...

Today I walked in the office and received this link... In this post 9-11 era we need to be more cautious but are they serious about arresting these fools on hoax charges?!

Now I know this Mooninite campaign was not directly Hip Hop related but we all know street marketing IS...SO my question is...Is THIS the year the Feds try piece by piece to disassemble Hip Hop? First they crack down on mixtapes...Then they crack down on street marketing...We got Jimmy Carter over here trying to make it illegal to sag...What's next? They go'n make it illegal to claim somebody elses kids on yo taxes? Oh wait...

So before Big Brother completely restricts how we live...watch the Schooly D Mooninite Rap video...Schooly D?! What The Mooninites know 'bout Schooly D?!..They more Hip Hop related than I give them credit for...Maybe the crackdown on them was lightweight directed towards Hip Hop...

UPDATE BRANDY IS GETTING SUED FOR $50M

I was hoping the CHP wouldn't prosecute but compared to this wrongful death suit she'd be better off in jail for a year with a $1,000 fine...They're trying to get $50M from her...TMZ has the court docs here...Let's hope somehow this ish works itself out...I'm not go'n hold my breath tho...

And A Magnificent Return It Is....

I rarely email my friends mp3s. The files are large...you send them to peeps hotmail/gmail/aol/whatever accounts sometimes they bounce back and... whatever....its a f'in hassle that I don't really care to figure out so I don't do it... this tends to make me stingy with my music tho and I just realized this deprives a lot of my friends...about 2 weeks ago one of my fellow 'heads (hip hop...not sneaker which I also happen to be...now that I think about it...he's a sneakerhead too but right now I mean hip hop) sent me a link to the Walk It Out remix that I've had since early November... it made me realize I need to give back to the community that gives to me...

See my taste in music is ecclectic and sometimes called questionable kinda like my taste in gear (altho of course I think it's ill) so I really don't wanna waste anybodies time sending out music no one wants to hear but me...with all that said I WILL send a track to whateyesaygoes every once in a while cuz I've known him since '88 and I know his taste in music...I found this Jazzy Jeff track over at NahRight.com and sent it over....this is the response I get....

So why was I actin a fool in my house as soon as the beat dropped on this? That Gang Starr, Manifest beat and that nigga Rhymefest spittin that fire. This joint is hot!--whateyesaygoes

crazy dancing fool...he's right tho... the joint is hot...check it out...it's good hip hop...

Brandy might be goin' down...

She wanted to be down...she go'n be down alright...CHP thinks she should be prosecuted for that accident over New Years Weekend...I actually hope for her daughter's sake they just let this one slide...

Mariah WHO?!

I say it once again...Photoshopping should be outlawed...

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Images from Disney's campaign "Year of A Million Dreams" have surfaced...This is actually part of a larger campaign named "Where Dreams Come True"...Beyonce looks a lil scared but I think it's a pretty good rendition of Alice in Wonderland...I've always wanted to be Alice...she eats mushrooms and drinks weird things and ends up tripping in some wonderland...sounds like fun...

Once again the antics of Mrs. Kimora Lee Simmons have surface and very honestly... I don't even know what to make of this only because she IS known for her diva-like ways...BUT I've been harassed at parties before by women and thinking about the situation...it probably WAS one of Russell's jealous girlfriends...


You can sign up here at MAC to be notified when the Barbie loves MAC products hit the stores...

Can someone explain...

to me WHY Lil Kim is morphing into Miss Piggy?! In the words of Ron Johnson ...WHAT IN THE HELL is going on here?!

I know she did not spend all that loot on plastic surgery to look like Petunia Pig...

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I had to post this pic... I happen to have a tramp stamp too...When I started circulating the pic amongst my homegirls A LOT of them hit back that they too were guilty of the porn stamp...

Guess this is Ashanti's new song...will the Murder Inc. obsession with 'Pac ever die?

Let's keep our fingers crossed for cute lil Keke Palmer...she has the right idea ...everyone knows Disney will have you set for life...let's just hope she goes the Tia/Tamera/Raven way instead of the Britney/Lindsay way...anyone think it's peculiar that the only Disney stars that go insane are the white ones?...I might hafta think about this theory a lil more...

stupid blogger was down...

so click here and entertain yourself while I get my posts together...don't get mad cuz I'm stylin on you...those of you who only listen to hip hop but don't really live it might not get the reference in that clip so if you watched that and you don't quite understand it... you might need to watch this link first...

I stopped short... did a double take...

Just the other day I was trying to explain to someone who L'Trimm is...as soon as I started singing "you see my boyfriend really knows where it's at..he's got 50 inch woofers all along the back" in that nasal voice everyone knew exactly who I was talking about...we wondered what had become of L'Trimm...then this email comes across my desk today...WTF?!!! Man...if I had more time I would stop by there just to see WTF is going on...this don't even sound right...I will admit tho...baby girl is hot...like I said...I never hate...

Sly vs The (White) Rapper

"The Sly Show" is on the air. Listen in at 1pm PST today to hear Sly interview Persia from "The (White) Rapper Show" on VH1. You know this is about to be crazy!! ((Listen in today on iTunes))

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Can someone explain to me why these buildings are so f'in dirty?! This must be the first time they cleaned them since the pilgrims landed...

I'm happy someone thinks children in America need a chance...Oprah is such a hater... Power to the Youth...

Let's thank da lawd Kanye IS NOT doing a reality show...

With stunts like THIS..... Brad Pitt should not be raising a lil black girl...She go'n have enough problems between being the only black girl in the family and trying to get her hair combed right without having to worry about whether or not her daddy can recognize her in a crowd...

I'm sleepy

So I went to the New Balance Super 33 release party at Sportie LA last night and I'm tired...The shoes were hot (they're designed to look like fishies!!! and every knows how I love fishies!), the DJ even hotter, the sushi was cold (as it should be), I got an allergic reaction to the eel rolls and I damn near OD'd on the swedish fish (I have a massive sweet tooth)...anyway...I ain't postin' shit today...so enjoy this lovely blurred picture (hey it was the best I could do with that stupid Sidekick 3)... this was my favorite colorway...oh yeah... I need these kicks...

ANOTHER COLLABO...Tokidoki and Fornarina

Seems like all I've been talking about lately are collabo's...and as much as collabo's are getting played out I still appreciate a good one... This one is from tokidoki and FORNARINA and I HAD to mention it... Apparently Fornarina has been around since 1947...I discovered them back in 2000 and have been a major fan of the line ever since...The shoes are comfortable... the clothes completely unique and the line is just ill all around...The meeting of these two brands is one of the best I've heard in a long time and I can guarantee I'll be at the Fornarina store on Melrose when these drop...I can always use a good pair of heels and these look like the perfect one's to wear when I'm strolling through Miami...

GRAND OPENING OF TRADITION!!

I just received this from the lovely peeps at Dirty Milk...

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th marks the official GRAND OPENING of TRADITION. Gift bags and prizes courtesy of SUPER RAD TOYS, UNDRCRWN, TRIUMVIR and FRESHJIVE. Endless black&white photo booth sessions sponsored by ROYAL ELASTICS. Music by DJ SID VICIOUS and DJ SPRITE. Did we mention the open bar, food AND 20% OFF ALL merchandise..? Ooh weee...RSVP to grace@gpr-la.com. And, pass it on......

Good lookin' Danielito...everyone knows I love a party at a retail store...liquor, music and shopping...what could be better?! After I mix in a quick sneak to the car for a L rolled in Aleda...sheer heaven...

IT'S SNOWING IN LA!!!

Man.... stupid Proeoner hit me up talkin' 'bout it's snowin' in West LA... he also sent along these pics...it's a lil slushy but he claims that's cuz it started raining immediately after it was snowing for about 10-15mins...whatever...anyone who knows him knows not to believe a word he says so I didn't... we were trying to figure out what website he snatched these pics from...then he sends me this link... so I had to take his word for it...what is the world coming to? First Drama arrested now this...

Drama and Cannon ARRESTED?!

I just walked in the office and was informed Drama and Cannon were arrested ... An inside source tells me they're being held with NO bail or bond...

This news told me three things...
1 - hip hop is bigger than anyone could imagine
2 - the rap game truly is the new crack game
3 - hip hop is so alive and kickin' that the RIAA is upset because they FEEL the decrease in album sales...they know they're losing money to the street... they know we're breaking bread...just not on those wack things they putting out...very honestly everyone knows mixtapes are better than full length albums anyway...knew that from way back when they were really tapes...

I think AllHipHop.com has the best write up of the whole ordeal

NahRight.com pointed me to this video from Fox Atlanta...

Now what pisses me off about this video is that they say ...
"though no other illegal activity was found authorities say that counterfeiting cd's typically goes hand in hand with other crimes"

WHY did they have to bring that up in THIS situation? YES it MIGHT go hand in hand with other crimes in other cases BUT they just said NO OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY WAS FOUND so why mention it!!! and then they wonder why we want nothing to do with their society...

A couple of my fellow 'heads and I have been discussing the situation and one of them reminded me that Jam and Rectangle went through the same thing about 10 years ago...the real reason behind their situation...tax evasion...now THIS makes a lil more sense than the RIAA just going around ransacking all mixtape facilities...

I DO know I wish I had my named removed from that email distribution list before the Feds raided the place and snatched up that computer...

I also know a certain "guerrero" better watch his back...He could be next...

Dreamworks is not as fond of Alex Hiro as I am...

Apparently a few days after the NY Post did that blurb on Alex Hiro Dreamworks contacted him...

THE suits at DreamWorks read Page Six. Only days after we told you that Brazilian artist Alex Hiro had created kitschy cartoon art featuring characters from "The Jetsons," "The Flintstones" and "Shrek" having wild sex, the studio has hit him with a "cease-and-desist" letter, ordering him to get rid of a drawing of a horny Shrek satisfying Princess Fiona, as well as an X-rated parody of its movie, "The Road to El Dorado." Hiro complied and dropped them from his Web site. He says he's now concentrating on some new, original characters.

See...sometimes it pays to be underground...

Tokidoki X Smashbox...another makeup collabo...

Yet another limited edition makeup collabo...

Smashbox cosmetics has a long history of working with artists. In fact, the entire collection is designed for the needs of the makeup artists and photographers who work on the sets of legendary Smashbox Photo Studios. This season, Smashbox is partnering with a different type of artist - the renowned illustrative artist Simone Legno, creator of Tokidoki - for a magical, Japanimation-inspired collection that is both colorful to wear and fun to tote.Tokidoki: Japanese for "sometimes" is meant to represent the hope and hidden energy we all have inside us that grants us the strength to face each new day in a positive way.

I absolutely love tokidoki...The characters are fly, ill and edgy...and it doesn't hurt that the black one slightly resembles someone I know...it started out as Simone's personal website and soon evolved into a whole tokidoki world... This collabo is already available on the smashbox website

Barbie X M.A.C. Cosmetics...yet another collabo...

First they had the limited edition lipglosses with Disney characters on it and now M.A.C. has teamed up with Mattel/Barbie to create a line of cosmetics...

The collection hits stands 2/13/07 just in time for Valentines' Day ...There will be a limited edition Barbie doll as well as "cosmetics: lipstick, lipglass, eyeliners & shadews, liquid liners, shimmers, powders, nail polish, brushes, and a black makeup bag with pink stitching."

Do me a favor and make sure yo kids don't get into this tho...ain't nothing worse than watching a child roam the streets in hooker makeup...this is strictly for adults...don't get no ideas Naomie!

Nixie Watch

I have a love/hate relationship with watches...I would really rather not wear one ever but seeing as I live in a society that is dictated by time I usually end up having to put one on...Women's watches are typically too small... they're delicate, cutesy and very honestly most of them just suck...

My first men's watch was given to me by my daddy about 12 yrs ago.... it was a swiss army watch and I loved it dearly... the face was so big it hung over my wrist BUT I could always see the face and always tell time (unlike with that stupid Dior watch I have that is clearly just for show)...I stumbled across this Nixie Watch and I thought it was adorable...

The Cathode Corner Nixie Watch displays the time on nixie tubes, which are quaint neon display tubes once used in calculators in the dawn of recorded history (1969). It is a two-digit wristwatch designed for everyday use, being water-resistant and rugged.
The watch requires no button pushing to operate - it shows the hours, minutes and seconds in sequence at the flick of the wrist.

Valentine's day is coming up...This will be a gift they'll never expect...get it for your guy or your girl... whoever said a girl can't wear a man's watch?

XM to join SIRIUS?!!!

Just a couple days ago a bunch of us in the office were thinking about subscribing to Sirius...One of my co-workers got a Sirius Radio for Xmas and that prompted the conversation...I already get limited Sirius channels through The Dish Network and I absolutely LOVE the hip hop stations...I think the only one I don't get through Dish is the mixtape station and I think I'm probably missing out on some great music...

This whole discussion prompted me to go to the Sirius site and Wikipedia to learn a lil more about Sirius...

On the Sirius site I quickly discovered that for $500 you can have a lifetime (of the radio) subscription...it's approx. $13 a month so $500 is about 3 yrs of month to month payments so the investment is worth it...

The Wikipedia site revealed the following facts...

Sirius currently has fewer subscribers compared to competitor XM Satellite Radio, with 6.024 million (as of January 2, 2007), less than XM's current audience of roughly 7.6 million (as of January 5, 2007). However, Sirius is gaining new subscribers at a faster rate than XM. In 2006, Sirius added a record 2.7 million net subscribers to XM's less than 1.7 million

So after I shared this info with the rest of the peeps in the office we decided that maybe it was time to buy stock in Sirius... a quick google showed that as of a couple days ago Sirius stock was at $3.71 a share...not too bad...might be a good investment...

Then someone sent me this link from Business Week...

Shares of satellite radio operators XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. rose Friday, on speculation that the companies might merge or combine in another way.

I can almost guarantee there goes my option to buy stock...wish Xmas fell in November...maybe we woulda made these discoveries then before all Hell broke loose...If you can afford to buy stock now you might wanna do it...

New Adidas Sleek Series....not WTF

OK so I'll be the first to admit when I might be wrong...

Now I still don't really like this Adidas sleek series BUT the collabo with Fafi is off chain... anything Fafi is good with me...having a major love for art I always enjoy when collabos are between fashion and art...to me it's the ultimate way to showcase my love for art and my love for fashion...I already have the adicolor pink series p2 (which was done by Fafi...in case you've been under a rock the past couple years) and I think they're the illest things in the world...so I take it back... the sleek series is alright...well kinda...

In other Fafi news... I saw on her myspace page that she's done a collabo with Le Sportsac due Feb 2007...I can't wait!

Sneaker Sale at Kendo!!

Once again it's time for the sneaker sale at Kendo (the best womens' tennis shoe store in LA!) ...all I have to say is don't sleep...

Sneak Peek: Dirty Milk T's

I just got the inside scoop on the new Dirty Milk T's for the spring line...Can I say they are so fly?! I don't know when they're going to be released but as soon as I get updated info I'll let ya'll know!!!

oh yeah... shout out to Naomie the fly lil Puerto Rican mamita on the girls shirt...only 7 yrs old and already knows she's fly...that's the bizness...

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J Dilla's Ruff Draft will be re-released as a 2-disc set March 2007

These people cannot be serious about paying backtaxes for people who make more money than some small countries...


Here is an unexpected list of some very smart females in Hollywood..GIRL POWER!


I see Ray J paid attention to the R. Kelly sex tape...

Alex Hiro...the best of cartoon porn...

As you can see I'm on an art kick right now and animation has always been my style of choice...As a youth I spent countless hours saturday mornings in art class drawing charcoals of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and even a few of Judy Jetson.. Today the NY Post pointed me to the website of Alex Hiro...

This is nothing like the animation I knew from my childhood...Now I know about Manga comics and how sometimes anime can be very sexual... I mean even 14yr old Sailor Moon started off as a Manga drawing before she was mainstreamed and even then she was still a lil provocative but I never realized there was so much erotic animation using mainstream American images...a quick google check quickly showed me I've been in the dark for sometime now...apparently so has Mr. Jetson...

FREE BANKSY!

Banksy has added FREE downloads to his website...

According to the site...

Prints look best when done on gloss paper using the company printer ink when everyone else is at lunch.

He's also added a note for the bootleggers...

Please do not use this service to launch your own poster company or t-shirt line.

Might as well try to beat the bootleggers to the punch...music companies should take note...

Braggin' Rights...

Sorry...I'm braggin again...woo hoo! I know it's a little late but I wanted to post pics of the Nike Air Force Highs I got for Xmas...These pics don't do this shoe justice...The front is smooth black leather...the back quilted satin...they come with 2 pairs of laces (black waxed and black/gold) as well as a gold leather ankle strap...Man you gotta have love for peeps that buy you tennis shoes as gifts...and they say diamonds are a girls best friend...

Admire...don't hate.. and if you really want a pair the guys at Kendo (the best womens' tennis shoe store in LA!) got 'em...see I'd never hate...I'll always tell you where to get the gear...