Cole Haan Kicks

WHY is everybody trippin' off these Cole Haan kicks with the Nike Technology? Maybe ya'll don't remember but besides the fact that Cole Haan is OWNED by Nike..they're also the company that makes the G-Series... Now yeah I see on their site that they are NOW separating the lines into separate categories "G-Series" and "Cole Haan Nike Air" but who gives a shit.... BOTH lines are made with Nike technology... I have a pair of G-Series heels from the second year the line was made that actually say "NIKE AIR" on the side...whatever... I guess if you not up on game this is some big shit...

Daydreaming...

I have no information on this Chanel bag... All I know is I want it and it was so gorgeous I thought I'd share...This bag is off chain...Also want this Chanel football...why? cuz I can...

Tamia's Pregnancy Confirmed

Tamia and Grant Hill have always been one of my favorite black couples...Tamia has confirmed that the rumors of her new pregnancy are TRUE and she and Grant are indeed expecting an addition to the family... WE wish them all the BEST!! It's just so good to see a couple actually last... I wish them many more happy years...seriously...

Mr. Cartoon Toy Signing

In conjunction with the release of the Mr. Cartoon action figure Meltdown Comics is doing a signing...Man I remember when I 1st heard about Cartoon...couple of my boys know him...I never in a million years woulda thunk all this was go'n go down...That's why his whole situation is good shit...

Support the Arts...Support The Lost Angel...Support the LA lifestyle...

LA Fashion Week Kick Off

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!!! I LOVE FASHION WEEK!!!!

Yeah I know we (The West Coast...The BEST Coast) catch heat for not having real style and for being too laid back...blah blah blah...Hey it is what it is...Is it OUR fault we're laid back? I mean it's eternally 70 degrees out here, we got beaches, good herb, gorgeous people and we don't live in apartments 30 stories high...that tends to make you a lil kick back BUT We got MAD style...If you don't believe me come check out the Up Against The Wall Fashion Show this Friday...It should be a good blend of East Coast Fashion with BEST Coast Styling...

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I love men that speak their mind...and Chris Rock hasn't failed me yet...

Bitches Ain't Shit...Acappella...

Charity, Arts and Crafts AND FREE appetizers from El Cholo...Best of ALL Worlds...

Nixon Watch

For someone who doesn't like watches or clocks I sure talk a lot about them (I know)...but I saw this watch and couldn't NOT talk about it...

Nixon watches hold a special place in my heart...To me they are one of the few urban/street/skate/whateveryouwannacallit brands that have successfully created a watch line that looks chic but still feels street...The Chalet, the Vega, the Rayna and the Clique can all be worn while you're hustlin' around town or hittin' up the VIP booths (these aren't the only fly one's...just some of my favorites...real ill broads should check out the men's selection...if you're willing to rock a dudes watch your selection just expanded enormously...)

The limited edition Rotolog above is tricked out in 9.25carats of black and white diamonds...This will mos def guarantee to set off any outfit...The skull heads are ill (peeps say they're trendy but I been rockin' skulls since before it was cool so I'll always rock them...told ya'll I think I'm hard)...You can grab them at Barney's

GRAFH SPEAKS TO THE LADIES

This press release just hit my desk...

GRAFH SPEAKS TO THE LADIES WITH R&B REMIX MIXTAPE "LADIES NIGHT" HOSTED BY DJ LAZY K-FREE DOWNLOAD
New York, NY- Grafh has been in the studio day after day working on debut project Autografh and a host of mixtapes with the first being "Ladies Night" hosted by DJ Lazy K. Grafh acknowledges his female fans by remixing the hottest R&B tracks of year and putting his own stamp on them. "The ladies always support me and I wanted to give them something special." Grafh explains.
Ladies Night is not the only thing Grafh has been working on, he and his Black Hand label mate Prinz are wrapping up their mixtape titled "Gangsta Music" hosted by DJ KaySlay and is slated to drop in the coming weeks.

***Use this link to download the mix tape for free, in its entirety (in a zip file): http://www.collegeforumz.com/grafhladiesnight.zip

Alternate Download Link:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1j0vp2

Grafh Ladies Night

Hosted By DJ Lazy K

Tracklisting
1. DJ LAZY K INTRO

2. CIARA- PROMISE FEAT GRAFH

3. CHRIS BROWN FEAT. GRAFH & JUELZ SANTANA- POPPING

4. OMARION- ICE BOX FEAT GRAFH

5. DJ LAZY K

6. TYRESE FEAT. GRAFH- ONE

7. ROBIN THICK FEAT. GRAFH- LOST WITHOUT U

8. JAMIE FOXX FEAT. GRAFH- PLAY A LOVE SONG

9. DJ LAZY K

10. GINUWINE FEAT. GRAFH- IN THOSE JEANS

11. CASSIE FEAT. GRAFH- LONG WAY TO GO

12. MYSPACE JUMPOFF

13. DJ LAZY K

14. NO WHISPER

15. DIDN'T SAY A WORD FEAT. J-STARR

16. LAST NIGHT FEAT. JOSH EXANTIS

17. YOU FEAT. RYAN LESLIE

18. DJ LAZY K

19. GLOW IN THE DARK

20. TIMBALAND FEAT. GRAFH & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE- GIVE IT TO ME

21. OUTRO

For more info on Grafh check his newly designed myspace page at www.myspace.com/GrafhBlackHand

or www.grafh.com

I love mixtapes...

Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds?!

Sunflower seeds are a staple in the 'hood...so when I ran into liquor store the other day to grab a bag you can imagine my surprise when I saw a Dill Pickle flavored bag...WTF? NOW this might seem like a strange combination but as soon as I saw the words 'Dill Pickle' memories of dill pickles with cherry Jolly Rancher sticks shoved in them rushed back from my childhood (I shoved weird things in my pickles as a kid..now&laters...saladitos)... The pickle taste on these seeds is light and kinda replaces that straight salt flavor that you usually get on contact with seeds... They're not bad at all...Dill Pickle AND Seeds? How much more ghetto can you get?

Tempt One Art Benefit

More charity...I've seen this one circling around the blogs...This one hits the art community...

Known Gallery is organizing an art show featuring some of the world’s greatest Graffiti Artists, who have agreed to donate all of the proceeds from their work to raise funds to provide Tempt with the care he will require at home. “Tempt” was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a rare neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and resulting in paralysis.

The show starts March 10th... The Flyer has all the details...Art and charity... fills your mind and your heart...good shit...

DVF Celebrates International Women's Day

Charity and Shopping...two of my favorite things...

Time Keepers...

As I've stated before I wish I didn't have to keep track of time...I do everything in my power to pay as little attention to it as possible but somehow I eventually have to bow down and see what time it is...Making this process as painless as possible is the only way I can even halfway deal with the concept...I used to have one of those annoying alarm clocks the one with the sound they use in all commercials 'til I literally chucked it against the damn wall...These days I'm using the alarm on my sidekick(which I had to pay for by the way...what f'in phone doesn't come with an alarm?! but I digress...) so I've been searching the net trying to find a new clock and I've found a load of new options...I like them so much I don't even mind having to use one...

First up...the single digit clock... I like the simplicity but I'm not sure if I have the patience to keep my eyes open in the middle of the night long enough to watch all the digits flash...



This 'open edition' clock is a little better but I still dunno if I wanna give up that much space on my bedside table for a clock...This puzzle clock amuses me...but only in theory...if that thing was next to the bed I'd learn to sleep through it without having to put it back together...
Now I think Verbarius is actually one of the most stylish clocks I found BUT there's no alarm... I'd still get it for the living room just to floss it tho...
If you like the smell of bacon (wonder if you can use turkey...hmm...) you might like this Wake n' Bacon clock... honestly it's just a novelty...basically useless but when has that ever stopped me from buying something...

All this looking for clocks has made me tired and I still haven't found anything to wake me up yet...I'm gonna take a nap and wake up and try again...Hopefully I won't sleep too long...

Kelis ARRESTED?! WTF?

WTF is wrong with Kelis? First the pink hair...now this...WHY is she harassing the prostitutes? Don't they have it bad enough already?

Man looking at this picture makes me wish I still had my Heatherette Dress...It was a bad look to get rid of it...

In semi-related news...rumor is the 3rd N.E.R.D. album is on the way...WOO HOO I can't wait...

Sale at Tradition

Ya'll know I love a sale and this weekend looks like they're gonna be off chain...there's about 3 HUGE ones in the LA area alone...

Diamonds are a Girls' Best Friend...

Rapper/Watts native and Fellow Westsider Kanary Diamond has teamed up with Moral Fabrix to produce the Kanary Diamond Collection...It's a collection of tees and tanks that can be rocked in true Cali fashion and just in time for Spring...

Might hafta cop the hot pink one...I love anything with a broken heart graphic and bright colors like hot pink are supposed to be 'IN' this Spring...

You can also check out more about Kanary Diamond in the lastest issue of All Hood publications...West West ya'll...

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Cam is at it again...Nah Right has all the goods...

Why are people so shocked about Ray J and Lil Kim? I mean they did used to date before she got locked up...

I think someone has been reading my myspace page...

This is a really good idea...it's prob the only way I could actually take every supplement I need every time I'm supposed to take it...you know us older hip hop heads need to learn ish like this...we getting old...

Patricia Field and Payless...this is the collabo only the devil (in prada of course) could think up...

Five Four Sample Sale

WHO: FIVE FOUR CLOTHING
WHAT: THE BIGGEST FIVE FOUR WAREHOUSE SALE EVER
WHEN: Saturday March 3rd& Sunday March 4th, 10 AM to 5 PM
WHERE: 2444 PORTER STREETLOS ANGELES, CA 90021FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL US AT INFO@FIVEFOURCLOTHING.COM
OR CHECK OUT
http://fivefourclothing.blogspot.com
http://www.fivefourclothing.com

The King of the Black Sheep...

I was doing follow up research for Magic and getting the last of my business cards in order when I stumbled upon The Imfamous Black Sheep Brand...Now something must've interested me or I wouldn't have taken the card but I couldn't remember exactly what it was...Might be the logo which I think is absolutely adorable (I've always thought of myself as some what of a black sheep and it would make a good tat...nice...clean...interesting...) so I decided to took take a further look to see what the brand was really about and did a little googling...

The first article I stumbled across was from Transworld Business Magazine and it gave me a little more insight on the brand...

With more and more crossover consumers hyped on fashion and streetwear styles, many brands are creating products that dovetail skate and urban trends. Launched in 2006, The Infamous Black Sheep Brand aims to corner this segment of the market with a blend of urban-inspired footwear and apparel for skateboarders and lifestyle customers...

I kept reading...

With new skate companies, the line between being a legitimate brand and not usually lies in the team roster. The Black Sheep Brand has already acquired several riders who fit its urban image. “We have Dylan Gardner, Jose Garcia, Anthony Mosley, and we’re talking heavily with Kareem Campbell right now,” says Davis

Wait...Hol' up...I immediately lost interest in the brand (well just for a sec) and gained interest in the team roster (which is what I think they want you to do...over there building a roster like that...) Anyone who knows me knows Kareem Campbell is my favorite skater (what? a broad can't have a favorite skater?) AND I've been dying for some sort of Reemo comeback so I headed straight to the company website to find out more but only found this...

and then to their myspace page and found this...

Return of the muthaf*ckin' King...Good shit...I dunno what they're planning on doing yet but I will say I can't wait for it to happen...Any company that recognizes Reemo as the King is good with me...

Black Sheep Brand can be found at various spots across the country...I'm more of a web shopper tho... Zappos has the 'kicks and the gear...I think I need a hoodie in black so I can rock it with my Air One's...

Toys for the Summer

It's the time of the year where I wish winter were over and spring would fly by... so I daydream and think about my summer wardrobe and all the fly accessories/toys I need to make sure I'm properly 'fitted the next couple months...Here's my list of toys I need to make sure my summer is off chain...

Being a single female Angelena ain't never easy... 'specially since I roam all hoods and think I can hang with the best of them...just in case tho I want this pepper spray ...18K gold...optional Swavroski crystal wrist strap...I'll be dying for someone to mess with me just so I can take it out and show off the workmanship...

Again being a single female Angelena ain't never easy...just in case tho I want this vibrator...platinum...waterproof and it can be personalized...I'll be dying for someone to mess with me just so I can take it out and show off the workmanship...
I got a phone, a sidekick and a PDA (somewhere...I can never find it) and somehow I always need a pen...sterling silver...and when I whip it out to jot down a guy's number the music symbol reminds me what really fills my heart...
As much lip gloss as I could possibly need...Gotta keep them smackers moist in the summer...moist lips are how you keep the guys looking...
A watch encased in white leather...it's completely useless and all about style...white is supposed to be 'IN' this summer...I think it's 'IN' EVERY summer...why do I want it? 'cuz I can...
hmm...I think that's enough useless ish for now...

New Store Alert - Sneakers in Miami

Miami is my home away from home...When you grow up in 70 degree weather year round there's almost no other place in the US you can really be happy except Miami...It's like the only place in the States that you can actually wear a bikini 24 hours a day and never look out of place...with that said I always need a multitude of shoes to go with my 25 swimsuits which explains why my luggage is ALWAYS overweight when I go to Miami...

While planning for my next trip to Meahmee I stumbled across this new sneaker store that I'm definitely gonna check out...

Soles Inc., 235 12th Street, Miami Beach, FL 305.532.7653

The store stocks rare and limited-edition brands and Japanese trading cards and toys. There's no better combo for the kid in me...Maybe I can leave my 'kicks in LA and buy all new one's in Miami...but that'll make me overweight on the way back...hmm...dilemmas dilemmas...