A spoiler is being teased around for the Ridley Scott produced ‘Alien’ prequels.
What if the Alien is some man made mess. A biological agent designed for genocide.
Apparently designed too well…
Archive for the ‘The Addict’ Category
All Day I Dream About Speeding…
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
If I told you guys that I had boycotted adidas hardbody during my detente with the brand then that would be a lie. I still copp adidas from time to time and I still rock them too.
It’s hard to break up with something that you have a long and intimate history with, except my ex-girlfriends, but they have changed phone numbers and filed for restraining orders so that keeps me at bay. My tennis shoe game is a love supreme. That’s the midwesterner in me speaking when I say “tennis shoes”. That’s what midwest people call EVERY sneaker no matter what activity it was created for.
My heart for adidas lies in their legacy tennis sneakers. I’ve spoken so affectionately about the Rod Lavers at the expense of some other styles that I feel deserve Holy Grail consideration if you can come up on them. The first one that I have been checking for this summer will be the Grand Prix. The Grand Prix should be a driving shoe since it is so clean and isn’t over detailed. I’m a big fan of premium materials and the Grand Prix always features a toebox made of suede or nubuck. The other feature that I love the Grand Prix for is the elevated arch support (peep that chisel in the outsole).
I definitely don’t talk enough about the adidas Trimm-Trab. This is another premium leather tennis shoe that adidas crafted back in the 70’s but it wasn’t really popular here in the states because it cost so much at the time. The construction of the shoe is what made it so cost prohibitive. You see how adidas has the integrated plastic lace eyelets in the upper. That shit costs wild paper back in them days.
On my last trip to Paris I came up on a pair of the Trimm-Trab in a dusty flea market in Cligancourt. I copped the joints even tho’ they weren’t even my size. I ended up bumping them on the eBay system but for a few weeks I was the owner. The next time I go overseas I am going in hardbody for the hard to find kicks.
SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
^ flick via @Combat_Jack TWitPic
I popped a tag on a pair of Air max hybrids I had been keeping in the deadstock archive. Nothing too crazy, but oh so crispy.
The Air Max 90×360 ‘Skulls’ pack is a dope shoe. The green joints I had in effect from the gate. I copped them at CitySports on some buy one at full price and get the second half off type arrangement. They had been reduced to $120 also so I wasn’t jumping out a window either with both pairs coming to me under 2 yards.
The 3M panel is unquestionably the rub for these joints. At night it just pops off like it’s nobody’s business. During the daytime it’s the premium suede that gives these shoes their grown man swagger. Rock these joints with khakis or jeans and you are winning.
SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
I peeped this video of Chamillionaire talking about how Michael Jordan shitbagged him in public. It’s kind of funny to learn how fuxed up Michael Jordan is and how people like Spike Lee and other players kow tow to him like they are afraid to get their sneaker connect upset with them.
If you are a fan of Chamillionaire you should be burning all of your Air Jordans as we speak. That made me think about how much I h8 John McEnroe. Not because he shitted on me to my face at a party, but because he is such a tool as a color commentator for tennis and he stays shitting on the Williams sisters. I still love his signature tennis shoes tho’.
McEnroe’s Air Zoom Trainer mixes suede and premium leather along the upper. The Nike Zoom Air sole doesn’t sport a window display bubble, but you see the lateral forefoot strap. The Air Zoom Trainer is also a 3/4 height shoe so it works out well with jeans or camo shorts. If John McEnroe wasn’t such a douchebag maybe I might would own these in all the colorways.
MarQ Spekt: ‘Pretty Weapons’…
Friday, April 30th, 2010
MarQ Spekt – ‘2 Cents’
Funny story is that ‘Spekt is mah dude just on some comic book, sneaker fiends, ‘Lo lifestyle shit.
He told me that he rapped once upon a time, but he NEVER got at me like, “yo DP peep this shit!” type shit.
When I go to Atlanta I holla at ‘Spekt to help me get around the town on some shadow warrior shit. I stay low key and just hit up the SB shops and the what not, blow some trees and talk about the next move. ‘Spekt is a like mind in that he comes from a similar place in his love for the culture. He understands that we live a total lifestyle in this Hip-Hop. It’s deeper than rap.
I got a pack in the mail the other day and I saw it was from ‘Spekt. Between him, DirtyJerz, ADB and JaiSlayer I have to humbly say that I love these brothers like my own brother. No [ll] button required. If I’m in a spot with no wiggle room I can get at these brothers to help me get my shit right and that is real talk. I opened the pack and saw that ‘Spekt had peaced me these vintage MF Doom stickers along with two(2) copies of his CD ‘Pretty Weapons’.
I’m glad he gave me that second disk because he knows how much I love to keep shit mint condition in the wrapper. Do you see that cover art? That is like Vaughn Bode x P-Funk’s Pedro Bell x Dirty Pair. Talk about finding a nigga’s wheelhouse?!? I would wear the ‘Pretty Weapons’ tee for a week str8. The music on the disk matches the cover art. Back to the future rhymes. No skinny jeans rap, but still emo and passionate. You better wear your Kevlar-coated kicks if you gonna step in the arena with ‘Spekt.
MarQ Spekt – ‘Armor Truck Rap’
I like how ‘Spekt approaches his art. It’s the same way that I write this weblog. This content isn’t for the masses, but for those that are ready for something different, something next. I don’t do a whole lot of promo for this page. The people that come to this site are here for a reason deeper than some trendy mainstream shit. MarQ Spekt raps the same way. He ain’t out to come looking for you. You gotta find him in the cut. Maybe then you might be ready for his shit.
Keep your eyes out for more grilch from my dude…
