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SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

kixpys

Last night I had one of the best times on the internets that you can have that doesn’t involve downloading German smut videos.

NiceKicks.com presented their annual Kixpys sneaker awards and the show was hosted by my folks from Obsessive Sneaker Disorder. If you haven’t been part of the OSD live broadcast then you don’t know what you are missing. It’s the chance to argue, co-sign, show love and hate to everything happening in the world of sneakers. From time to time the show touches on stories that occur outside of that realm but the discussions are still framed around the love of sneakers. I don’t really know what else to say about the program other than the fact that if you are a sneaker nerd you will feel like Norm does every time he walks into Cheers.

If I’m not in the streets going in hardbody at an obama I am on the phone taking part in this one of a kind program that reaffirms the reason I am a sneaker fiend. OSD was the perfect venue for the Kixpys since this is the one place that spent the entire year commiserating and congratulating all the nominees. The big winner was DJ Clark Kent who took home two awards and also took the time to be part of the program. Clark Kent is a pretty generous and humble dude if you don’t know him, but if he feels comfortable around you he will talk that shit. Clark went in with everyone for the length of the show. He talked about his passion for sneakers as art and as footwear. He also told us that he had some projects in the pipeline that would eclipse his award winners.

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The 112 Pack by Clark Kent

The 112 Pack was a tremendous release for NIKE and for Clark Kent. I think that Clark certainly give NIKE their street credibility. NIKE is already popular enough but the edge that Clark Kent gives them is non-pareil because there aren’t too many people that can document the fact that they were there AND are still here. The 112 Pack’s highlight was the Air Max 1 shoe. I am killing myself that I didn’t camp out in Brooklyn for those. That pair would be even sicker than my AM-1 NL Black Cements that I copped from the ATL DunkxChange.

black lightning

Clark should have won for his NIKE collabo on the Black Friday Air Force 1’s. These are definitely on some superhero status. People are still buzzing about these shoes. The materials are str8 banana beans. I jacked some pics from HowFresh’s website just to show you how mean these shoes are.

Peep that HowFresh went in to pose these kicks on a DJ rig.

black friday

black friday

black friday

black friday

black friday

The Black Friday AF-1’s are a monster shoe that deserved to win out over the ?uestlove Air Force 1’s but only time will tell which shoe the sneaker heads love more. You can recap all the categories and nominees for the Kixpys over at NiceKicks.com and check out some of the red carpet kix pix @ ShowIDeez.com

Here’s the podcast of the Kixpys awards via OSDee…

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PLAYING IT OFF…

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

a gates

I was thinking more fools would sign up for this playoff pool when the word got out that I gift folks pretty decent for fuxing with my site. I guess the winners of the football pool weren’t too happy with their prizes. Maybe I needed to add more postage in order to get them to spread the word. I’m not referring to LM however. He joins every pool we run and he wins most of them. I’d ban him from playing for being too good, but since he actually pays the bandwidth and domain registration fees for this site without me ever asking him I treats the brother first class.

Plus…

LM reads the rules of the pools. Some of y’all jump out the window like y’all are Ron Browz. Don’t be Ron Browz. Don’t be a bad rapper. Be a good rapper like NaS. Read the rules to the playoff pool. If you have two(2) or more players from the same team I won’t disqualify you but I will delete the players on your team that are ineligible. I’ve tallied the NFL Wildcard round DP Playoff Pool scores. Here’s the breakown…

titans DP = 72pts
QB – Donovan McNabb = 21pts
RB – Michael Turner = 10pts
RB – Chris Johnson
WR – Hines Ward
WR – Reggie Wayne = 18pts
TE – Antonio Gates = 8pts
FLEX- Steve Smith
K- David Akers – 14pts
D/ST- Tennessee

steelers Big Homie = 94pts
QB – Donovan McNabb = 21pts
RB – Adrian Peterson = 20pts
RB – Le’Ron McClain = 13pts
WR – Larry Fitzgerald = 16pts
WR – Michael Turner = 10pts
TE – Kevin Boss
FLEX- Steve Smith
K- David Akers = 14pts
D/ST- Steelers

ravens Big Rils = 76pts
QB – Peyton Manning = 21pts
RB – Michael Turner = 10pts
WR – Santonio Holmes
WR – Larry Fitzgerald = 16pts
TE – Antonio Gates = 8pts
FLEX – DeAngelo Williams
K – Adam Vinatieri = 5pts
D/ST – Baltimore = 16pts

steelers Dirty Jerz = 29pts
QB – Joe Flacco = 6pts
RB – Willie Parker
RB – Brian Westbrook = 18pts
WR – Bobby Wade = 2pts
TE – Dallas Clark = 3pts
FLEX – DeAngelo Williams
K – Jeff Reed
D/ST – Steelers

giants Fresh2Def = 96pts
QB-Peyton Manning = 21pts
RB-Adrian Peterson = 20pts
RB-Michael Turner = 10pts
WR-Steve Smith
WR-Larry Fitzgerald = 16pts
TE-Antonio Gates = 8pts
FLEX- Brian Westbrook = 18pts
K-Dan Carpenter = 3pts
D/ST-Giants

ravens LM = 51pts
QB-Philip Rivers = 10pts
RB-Chris Johnson
RB-Derrick Ward
WR-Hines Ward
WR-Roddy White = 14pts
TE-Todd Heap = 3pts
FLEX- Brian Westbrook = 18pts
K-John Kasay
D/ST-Ravens = 16pts

ravens King Blair = 112pts
QB- Peyton Manning = 21pts
RB-Adrian Peterson = 20pts
RB- Michael Turner = 10pts
WR-Steve Smith
WR-Larry Fitzgerald = 16pts
TE-Antonio Gates = 8pts
FLEX- Brian Westbrook = 18pts
K-Dan Carpenter = 3pts
D/ST-Ravens = 16pts

steelers Bert = 82pts
QB – Peyton Manning = 21pts
RB – Brian Westbrook = 18pts
RB – Adrian Peterson – 20pts
WR – Roddy White = 14pts
WR – Hines Ward
TE – Kevin Boss
FLEX – Chris Johnson
K – Matt Stover = 9pts
D/ST – Steelers

titans BigNat = 36pts
QB- Eli Manning
RB- Chris Johnson
WR- Reggie Wanye = 18pts
WR- Steve Smith
FLEX- Brian Westbrook = 18pts
K- Rob Bironas
D/ST- Titans

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SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

major black

We Major!

SFU chairman from the DMV district Jaislayer told us to fall thru this spot called Major when we were posted up in D.C.

Major is located in the hallowed ‘hood of Georgetown on Wisconsin Avenue. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when I got to the store but I was immediately overtaken by how much the store reminded me of a sneaker fiends playpen. These dudes have EVERY shoe ever made. Okay, that was an exaggeration but they definitely have at least twice the active stock of any sneaker boutique. These dudes are holding heat. I saw several editions of the Dunk Trainer shoes that I am smitten with as well as hard to find Air Maxes and adidas.

I kicked it with the store managers who were actually familiar with this site and the i.C. movement. I was even comped a Major DC x New Era fitted cap. They called this piece the KRS-3M which is flyboy speak for Kente Reflective System featuring 3M materials. I usually come up on fitted caps that are inspired by my sneaker acquisitions. This will be the first time that I have ever had a fitted inspire me to copp a pair of kicks.

major black

major black

Major isn’t just a sneaker store but an official streetwear brand repping the DMV hardbody. Their logo is clean and professional like something I would expect to see on a Capitals jersey. I wouldn’t be surprised either if they had a fitted to rock out with the latest version of the Washington Caps colorways. I should have asked if they had those Dunk Trainer Hi’s in a size 12. On my next trip to the DMV I won’t be so shy. Major is that officialness.

Posted in Fanboy Ish, Fashion Faux Pas, Ghetto Celebs, iNternets Celebrities, Sneaker Fiends United, Straight Laced, The Addict, The Association, Wig Owners | 9 Comments »

DISNEY SYNERGY FAIL

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

bolt poster

The Walt Disney Company has more money than anybody on the planet. While all kinds of people are crying about the recession Walt Disney Co. is printing money from their Florida cult compound. The reason why these people stay so paid is that they market their products so efficiently most of us don’t even recognize that we are being sold shit, and then as soon as we spot the sales pitch we can’t help but consume because what they are selling is so effin’ cute.

When Chocolate Snowflake told me about the Bolt Bus after I proposed a weekend getaway to Philadelphia (yeah I know, ha!) I thought for sure this was Disney spending some cheddar to drum up the excitement for their latest animated blockbuster ‘Bolt’. I think this is the story of some dog who crisscrosses the country on Greyhound buses while trying to rescue Miley Cyrus. How else could a company stay in business charging people $1 to ride a bus from NYC to Washington D.C.? If the Chinese can’t do it nobody can.

I gave Walt Disney Co. too much credit though. It turns out that the Bolt Bus is a product of the surging gas prices that have put a crimp in the driving habits of most Americans. For an average fare of $18 you can travel up and down the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington D.C. to Boston. The best part of the Bolt Bus in my mind is the wireless service that each bus is equipped with. The bathrooms are even quite “deuce ready”. Lucky Star and Fung Wah need to eat their fortune cookie hearts out.

I’m not sure for how much longer the Bolt Bus will be able to make these runs with this level of service. Now that gas prices are returning to this stratosphere most commuters will return to their own wheels. Because the Bolt Bus requires that you purchase your tickets online instead of using a wad of folded up cash singles this excludes the masses of poor people, retards and terrorists that travel on the Chinatown buses. Catering to a higher echelon clientele isn’t what made the Walt Disney Company richer than God and it won’t help Bolt Bus stay in the black. So before my coach turns back into a pumpkin I’m taking a crap in this clean ass bathroom.

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The Slaughterhouse Studio Sessions…

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

slaughterhouse

I’m glad that the Slaughterhouse collective of Royce da’ 5-9, Crooked I, Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz was not just a marketing gimmick. The works that these four artists might create collaboratively could be the best shit we have heard in a long time and I have heard some great shit all year long. I loved 808’s and the Renaissance. Rising Down was my shit as well as the Mixtape About Nothing. D.I.R.T. was, in a word, grimey. There is so much good music all around me when it comes to listening to rap, yet still and all, I want to hear that Slaughterhouse shit.

This is why I made my way to the studio in a blizzarded out NYC. I was offered food and drink by the host, but the real draw was to sit in a session with Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden. When artists are serious with their shit and dedicated to their craft it is a privilege to watch them work. It helps you focus as well. I know Joe Budden is dead serious because he got to the studio early. In the blizzard. A host of other folks came through as well. Statik Selektah dropped off some beats on his way to see the Rakim set at Knitting Factory. There was also a reporter there from some German smut mag posing as a Hip-Hop periodical. Some shit called HHNOISE.

You can’t tell me that German mag isn’t pr0n. Germans are the dudes who created the whole world of 2girls-1cup. Like everything else they do Germans get all serious about their shit.

Do you know how many wack beats that rappers have to listen to? Millions. Possibly billions. Maybe even trillions. Damn, I don’t know how these dudes maintain the motivations to rap after reviewing the soulless bullshit from a thousand wanna-be producers. The best still find a way to deliver that good shit. Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden are two of the best around. They are only half of Slaughterhouse collective but they are twice as good as any other two rappers holding the microphone right now. The track they laced that night has the title ‘Move On’.

It was an interesting night as I watched these dudes take a blank canvas and paint their very own portraits of their lives. I have a newfound respect for rappers now too. Anyone that can come to the studio and focus themselves to compose lyrics while everyone around them is staring at the pen and pad in their hand is not only a genius but hardbody as well. These are the types of dudes that want the ball in their hands for the forth quarter or the overtime session.

[ll] to any man wanting the ball in his hands.

Here are a few videos from the session…

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