My homie DICE RAW of the Roots has been working on a new project called ‘Jimmie’s Back’ which connects the prison industrial complex with the legacy of Jim Crow laws here in AmeriKKKa.
DICE RAW is one of those voices who always puts undeniable truth within his soulful art. Check out this dope documentary he put together as a sort of trailer for his project.
The folks at Hi-Lo Brow let me be part in their themed series about the bronze age of Hip-Hop music (1979-1983). I wrote a lil’ ditty about the Sugar Hill Gang’s eponymous classic ‘Rapper’s Delight’.
Wanna read it? Here it go…
Outfit Architecture isn’t just about putting your clothes together with footwear and accessories. It’s about understanding your relationship as to how you represent yourself to others. Strangers and like minds alike.
One of my National Football League heroes was named Ernie Barnes (RIP). As an offensive lineman he protected Jack Kemp while he was a quarterback for the San Diego Chargers.
As a fine artist he was the author for some of the most enduring and expressive paintings I have ever seen.
You must have surely seen his painting ‘Sugar Shack’ which was used os a cover for a Marvin Gaye album as well as part of the set for the television show ‘Good Times’.
Even tho’ I wasn’t in that portrait I feel in my soul that I know the place Barnes was describing. I can smell the hot-buttered soul sweat steaming up that juke joint. I’ve done those dances before in my life. Ernie Barnes got soul.
And I got sole. I copped this Ernie Barnes throwback jersey to rock with my Air Jordan powder blue North Carolina 2012s.
The irony is that because UNC was segregated at the time Ernie Barnes was an All-American high school athlete he couldn’t attend the school. Barnes ended up on full scholarship at the HBCU North Carolina Central.
Respect the architects always my Internets. Whether you realize it or not we do this life thanks to them.
I always explain to anyone who will listen to me that I fux with Polo Ralph Lauren shit not just because it’s fly and flashy but mainly because the shit is well made and built to last.
This I.T. is called the Ritter Trekking jacket. I copped it off the PRL dot com site when they reduced it to $249 (from $495) and then gave me a code for another 40% off.
My Wild River cup runneth over. Anyhoo…
I turned the piece inside out and I saw why Polo was charging people $500 from the gate. When you can wear an item inside out and it looks almost as good as it does on the right side you have a well made item.
The linings and seams on this jacket show me it is waterproof and weatherproof. I love all the zippers, cinches, pulleys and pockets. God is in the details.
After I pulled out the ACG Mowabb Air Force 1s I knew immediately I would be catching a body when the outfit architecture had been fully completed.
Khaki cargos go on top of those Extra Butter socks.
Depending on which kicks I rock will determine which New Era cap I doff.
And it does not stop…
On deck to get rocked before the summer expires is this outfit featuring World Baseball Classic pieces over the lifestyle camo trunks and Nike Dunks.
I’ve got the Venezuela fitted and some burgundy long socks somewhere in the archive. I’ll definitely flick this up for dP.com and Instagram viewership. Who’s fuxin’ with this ‘Fit str8 out the favelas?
