As this drop posts to my page I am chilling with 2Dope Meka, FWMJ and the internets enigma Dart Adams. We are all part of this panel on the impact and influence of the internets going down today in Washington D.C.
They gave me a code to embed the video stream for all of you blog cats that couldn’t leave your mother’s basements.
If I Ruled the Blogosphere: Hip-Hop Blogs & Social Change Panel
Words, Beats & Life’s 1st Annual Hip-Hop Bloggers Panel
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Busboys & Poets
2021 14th St NW, DC
4-7pm
Contact: Words Beats & Life’s Cipher Director, Simone Jacobson, at simone@wblinc.org or call (202) 667-1192
This was supposed to be the year that I finally won my own damn contest. I lose these joints every year. Subconsciously, they might be my excuse to buy sneakers for other people. While I may not have been able to pick a team for the final 4 I can definitely spot the outcome for this year’s winner.
Duke vs. West Virginia = There’ll be this melodramatic buildup to honor the kids from WVU who got shot the fux up a couple of years ago. Duke will win in the end tho’. I mean c’mon, the Chef >>> Bob Hoskins.
Michigan State vs. Butler = Tom to tha’ Izzo.
Duke cuts the last nets (no internets).
*If Darvin Ham’s Shards wins this pool he will be one handball game win away from the DP.com Triple Crown (NFL, NCAA and handball)
The Highline Ballroom has given me an official calendar page. Honestly, I can’t believe that it is really going down in two(2) weeks!?! I think I know what it feels like to be awaiting the birth of your first child. Don’t tell anyone, but I still don’t have an official sponsor yet to help me pay the artists. It looks like I’m gonna go back into foreclosure over this one. Haha. I’m gonna have to sell all my kicks and ‘Lo gear to keep myself above water.
It will all be worth it when this event consummates my vision. It was too epic to go down anywhere other than Manhattan. Several blocks away from a store called BFO which was a legendary Polo come up spot. Humanities High School is only a few blocks away from the Highline Ballroom. We used to trawl the city schools for other kids rocking official hardbody gear and get after them if they weren’t about it. The times haven’t changed that much except I’m too fat to outrun the police. So I buy my fly shit now.
Meyhem Lauren copps his fly shit as well. In this episode of the Sneaker Fiends Unite! NYC tour Meyhem went all the way in copping a pair of purple(eggplant) Foams as well as the mint/grey 95s. I almost copped a pair of $40 New Balance, but the spectre of Sean Price’s disapproval weighed down my decision. The white Mars Blackmon Spiz’ikes were $100 but I passed on those as well in the hopes of a $75 come up for that pair. Jamaica Ave is still the Ave tho’ and there were tables holding $60 joints.
Timeless Truth took us into Corona to visit some of the old spots along Junction Boulevard. The kicks game was lacking at V.I.M. and Robert. We rolled thru the famous ‘hood boutique called All The Right. This spot sells gear and graf equipment. Corona is still keeping it underground rebel style even with the record store now being a video game shop. Sneaker Fiends Unite x Meyhem Lauren x Timeless Truth had to conclude with a freestyle on the corner of Junction and 37th Ave. I’m just surprised JuJu didn’t end up on the tape. The ‘Lo-End Theory is going to be EPIC.
SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE! NYC Tour – ‘Lo-End Theory Edition from dallas penn on Vimeo.
This was one of my busiest weekends in a long time. I’m actually relieved to be going back to work after all of the walking and talking I did this weekend. Two sunny days of video production in the can. Sneaker Fiends Unite! with the ‘Lo-End Theory crew Meyhem Lauren and Timeless Truth. Then the Internets Celebrities returned to the Bronx where the people were fresh, albeit very poor and also disenfranchised, to wrap up the filming for the Stadium Status project.
As I write this drop it is now 3:30am and I haven’t been able to upload the footage from the SFU tour and the MacBook keeps crashing my graphix app as I try to make a flyer for the ‘Lo-End Theory event. I’m sick of this shit alread so I am just going to shut down the operation for the evening and bring some fresh eyes to this computer in a day or so. Later this morning there is a new video dropping from Thirstin’ Howl 3rd so still keep it locked…