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The Boot Camp Clique Chronicles…

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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Peace to Brooklyn Technical…

I’m not fuxing around with the snow and it needs to be taught a lesson. Timberland’s mountaineering boot series was the most hardbody package of boots they ever developed. They had to stop manufacturing them because they were too good. That is to say the cost of making the boots nearly exceeded the amount they could charge consumers. Little did they know, but at that time die-hard Timberland addicts would pay $500 for a pair of indestructible boots. Even the box they were sold in was invincible.

I shot Timberland an e-mail to see if they would provide us with a picture of what the #68023 Hiking Boot looked like in brand new condition. The e-mail reply said that the boots were last manufactured in 1998 and that there was no other information available for these boots. It looks like I’m holding the last pair of these joints still viable for photos. I’ve got a few scuffs on them but that adds to the overall character.

The leather on this series of boots is some of my favorite that Timberland has produced. I still have to flick up the elephant skin Iditarod superboots that I refuse to part with. You are all gonna love those, but back to these mountaineering boots. These are heavy as hell. This is not for dancing in. As a matter of fact I think these are for breaking rocks with your feet. I like how Timberland kept their branding subtle and embossed.

These boots were definitely NOT made for standing on a street corner, but if you were, you would be stylin’ on fools hardbody deluxe.

68023 hardbody
68023 hardbody
68023 hardbody
68023 hardbody

If the snowfall from this noreaster persists I will pull out the super official and rarely seen 60 belows.

STILL THIRSTY…

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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I spoke with Thirstin’ Howl 3rd and he is excited to be a part of the ‘Lo-End Theory event. Thirst has over two decades living the lifestyle of lusting for lavish shit. I’m honored that he wants to work with me and trusts my judgement in moving his message to the masses.

The thing that I think makes Thirstin’ Howl 3rd one of the most important artists for the digital generation is that he has been a fiercely independent artist from day one. He’s avoiding signing away his honor and his integrity to a group of people that don’t understand his passion.

If New York City is going to have a rap renaissance then it will be born in Brooklyn. The underground scene here is diverse and vibrant. It’s almost as colorful as the ski jackets you see in the above picture. I want y’all to get ready for passionate, gritty, soulful rap music from my peoples SEAN PRICE, MEYHEM LAUREN, TIMELESS TRUTH and THIRSTIN’ HOWL 3rd.

MEYHEM YORK CITY…

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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I got up with the homie MEYHEM LAUREN for a minute last night to politic this production going down in April. The date will be here in a minute so I have to get busy nailing everything down to the wall. The venue first and foremost and then the artists. MEYHEM reminded me to holler at THIRSTIN’ HOWL 3rd and make sure he has the date open on his schedule. MEYHEM and THIRST go back and on the strength of the love of the lifestyle we all came together. I could say it was the Timeless Truth video shoot for ‘Priceless’ but in truth we was bound to come together at some point. NYC is a big city, but the group of people that are into certain shit hardbody are the smaller subsets and they always link even if it happens on some randomosity.

Here’s THIRSTIN’ HOWL 3rd and MEYHEM LAUREN fuxing around in the studio having fun…


Thirstin’ Howl 3rd and Meyhem Lauren – ‘Treat Her Like A Prostitute’

MEYHEM and I walked east along Queens Boulevard from the Queens Center Mall up to the Marshall’s in Rego Park. Macy*s at QCM had garbage. It’s been a thousand years since I caught any heat from that spot. I don’t even go into QCM anymore since they closed the Orange Julius spot. While we walked under the Long Island Expressway I peeped what looked like a wheatpaste label on the overhead concrete piers at least ten feet off the ground. The shit read MEYHEM LAUREN .COM and I laughed out loud. What was even more hilarious is that MEYHEM said he doesn’t even know who did that shit.

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Graff kids are the OG guerilla marketers. They invent newer and slicker ways to put their brand in front of your eyes. They develop the nuanced ways to attract your eyes. When I talk about the “lifestyle” I am literally talking about MEYHEM LAUREN. He lives it all. Polo, sneakers, graffiti. I’m extra sick because he wears a size 12. I’m just lucky he doesn’t collect action figures. He’d take that game over too.


Meyhem Lauren – Got The Fever

We fell thru this spot on Queens Boulevard called Format. It was a tiny little BMX specialty shop with some sick ass bike frames and SBs for sale. Quagmires and such. Nigel, the brother working at the shop asked me if I was a “Lo Head” and I told him that I wasn’t a ‘Lo head but a “Lifestyler”. Polo Ralph Lauren is my favorite clothing brand fa’sho but my love for ‘Lo goes deeper[ll] than my vintage bear baseball caps. I’m all about matching my knit sweaters with hats and scarves of the same design. I’m all about coordinating my sneakers with my outfit as well. And if you keep your eyes wide open you might see remnants of my presence somewhere in the city.

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The Marshall’s on Queens Blvd was tapped out as well. MEYHEM pointed me to a couple of I.T.s they had on the floor but nothing had the dazzle top make the kid thirsty to cop. I kept it moving and MEYHEM and I parted ways for now with more ideas about who we can connect with for the ‘Lo-End Theory event. I feel like this joint will be epic. In the handful of blocks that we walked and talked I learned a lot about Killa Sha that most fans of his didn’t know and I learned that MEYHEM even knew some of my closest friends from when I lived another life. The world is hell’a big my peoples, but when you fux some certain kinds of shit you will always meet the other people that fux with that shit too. It’s inevitable.


Meyhem Lauren, Timeless Truth and J-Love – ‘Timeless Greatness’

DP.COM MANNY WATCH…

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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It must be springtime if the DP.COM MANNY WATCH is in effect.

As MANNY enter the second year of his 2yr deal with Los Angeles he appears to wistfully pine for the days when he was in Cleveland. MANNY could be carefree then because he was still in his early twenties and he was going to live forever. Now that he is in his late thirties and his best years are firmly in the rearview mirror sportswriters collectively wonder what MANNY has left in the tank. Last year’s post-suspension play was not MANNY’s best look.

I wanted him to come to the Mets so badly and now look who I have instead, JASON BAY. Why do you torture me like this Lord?

I wonder if the Mets would consider acquiring MANNY to use in a RUSTY STAUB type fashion and switch him over to first base? CARLOS DELGADO is washed up and needs to be put down anyhoo.

SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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“Too hard for white linen, too straight for white denim.
You fux with white women that listen to Lyfe Jennings.
I black Nike Venom with the white stripe in ’em,
black Levi’s with the knife to strike get ’em. P!!!”

Premium Pete tells me this is the 3rd time that Nike is releasing the SB Venom shoe. It’s been one of the most popular SB’s overall at the PremiumLaces site. The shoe is all about simplicity and subtle details. Most people recognize the name and the colorway to represent the Spider-Man villain that Todd McFarlane made legendary.

What you won’t notice until you get the shoes in your hands is that the Nike ‘swoosh’ is a faux snakeskin leather, hence giving the namesake ‘Venom’ its double meaning. If God is in the details he must be working for Nike SB.

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