The final edit by Rik Cordero is finished and the video def has an ‘Around The Way Girl’ feel.
Shouts to Joell Ortiz, Novel, Spree Wilson and my homey JackzMusic starring as the young Joell.
The Joell Ortiz x Novel project titled ‘Defying The Predictable‘ has more anthemic, throwback good music. ‘Stand Up’ is a track that was tragically slept on.
Joell Ortiz featuring Novel – ‘Stand Up’
I don’t go in for all the Air Jordan hype. That is to say that I don’t camp outside of Foot Locker for any of the special hypebeast quickstrike colorways of various retro Air Jordan releases. My complaint with the Air Jordan shoe is that it has become a staple for those sneaker fiends who lack the ability to put together an ensemble. White tees, Levis and the latest Jordans is their idea of going in.
I started to warm up to the Jordan Brand again when they first dropped the DubZero. I copped the OG DubZeros but then they went crazy with the releases so I backed off. I fux with the 6-Rings model also, slightly. I DO NOT fux with Fusions (Air Jordan x Air Force 1) whatsoever. The Jordan Brand shoe that has been a home run every time out is the Spiz’ike. The shoe is a hybrid of five different Air Jordan releases taking the flyest, iconic elements from each one.
The tongue from the VI’s, the lateral straps from the IVs, the embedded mesh upper from the Vs, the lacestays from the IIIs and the inner lining of the XXs. Plus, the colorways of the Spiz’ikes have been the freshest attraction for me. This latest pair which is part of the Mars Blackmon Fresh Since ’85 pack. I need these joints badly. Peep the little details of cement on the lateral straps. I fux with that lace toggle hardbody. As soon as I get my fux’n check from my side gig I am going in.
I gotta tell my dude Premium Pete to save a size 12 for the kid.
JoJo Pelligrino feat. Sean Price & Inspectah Deck – ‘Triple Homicide’
A few weeks ago we almost opened the discussion about Timberland’s CEO Jeff Swartz and some comments he made regarding the consumption of Timberland products in the ‘hood. Mr. Swartz was asked if he thought that his products were being properly utilized in urban centers, by “teenagers standing on corners?” That is a bullshit question and its loaded like fux. Shame on whoever the interviewer was. Mr. Swartz replied that his products weren’t made for standing around on corners. What the fux was he supposed to say?
In my mind he said the right thing. First off, the ‘hood embraced Timberland for one clear and simple reason. Timberland made the best fuxing shoes that your money could buy. Better than Vasque, Merrell, whomever. The ‘hood fuxed with Timberland way back when cottage companies like Wilderness Experience and Roof Of The World made products that were guaranteed to last a lifetime and these companies would replace their products with no questions asked. The ‘hood loves to rock outdoorsy gear. What do you think Carharrt represents?
I got my love for Timberland boots from my uptown dudes. In the 1980’s Brooklyn didn’t wear boots, not even in a blizzard. Brooklyn cats would wear Wallys and extra socks. It was uptown cats that brought Timberland onto the scene. Paragon was the store where they would copp most often. That is where I bought my first pair of 40 Belows and 8″ Field boots. Paragon had the most retarded (no Rahm Emmanuel) selection of Timberlands. Still to this very day Paragon is the paragon for sporting goods stores.
Timberland makes their best products so well those items may never need to be replaced unless you wear them everyday, and even then… Timberland still upholds their lifetime guarantee on their workmanship. They have never questioned a single return I have processed with them dating back to 1991. A few months back I called Timberland’s customer service department after I had seen a pair of their recent shoes in a retail location. I knew I had an RA# (return authorization) on file and I wanted to use it to acquire these boots.
In about a week I had these Timberland waiting for me outside of my door. I loved them at first sight. They were lightweight with an aggressive sole that I knew could dance around the pissy potholes that dot the city during the winter months. I was also into the D-ring lacing system that helps me keep the boots tight around my feet. Timberland calls them the Cadion. I call them F.R.E.S.H. Stay warm and dry in this weather my peoples. Walk good.
Oh snap! I didn’t even know they had a Cadion Gore-Tex boot. I’ve got another RA# credit too. Consider these copped.
My dude Premium Pete is a TWitter animal. He’s a TWanimal. He used teh TWits to broadcast his own design for a pair of Foamposite 1s. He called these joints the Kryptonites (but he was amenable to co-naming them the Mountaiw Dew Throwbacks). Fux yo eggplant foams. These Kryptonite foams are hypebeast status.
I still need to see the soles tho’. That will be the lock if he designed the soles with some futuristic flavor. Hit my dude Premium Pete on the TWitter and tell him that we need to see the Foamposite 1 ‘Kryptonite’ soles.
Premium Pete’s been on his design grind too. He also threw up these Foam 1 ‘Space Jams’. To keep it in the DC Comics superhero realm I called the design the ‘Batman’.
These joints are fire, but the Kryptonite’s are dry ice cold.
Peace to the troops in Afghanistan.
I was on my weekend hunt for footwear comeups at my usual haunts… V.I.M.’s, Dr.Jay’s, Marshalls and A.J. Wright. I have been going in at A.J.Wright pretty hardbody over the last few months. I feel like I comeup over there the most often with the best deals. Sometimes the deal is almost a steal.
I returned some joints that I had copped from the Massapequa A.J.Wright to their Brooklyn store on Flatbush Avenue. I paid $15 for these adidas TS Creator joints in a Dr.Doom green. They were a size 11.5 but they were only $15 so I had to copp them. When I tried them on at again at home I knew I had to return them.
For me and adidas, 11.5 is a snug fit, although Nike 11.5 is also a tight pinch on my pinky toes. The kicks were so fresh I h8’d to part with them, adidas boycott notwithstanding but I’m glad I gave them up on this day. A.J.Wright has been selling these armageddon-proof Timberlands for cheap and the markdowns have been flowing.
Their initial price was $50 at the holidays and that was a great price for some boots that can take a serious beatdown like these joints. When I got back up top from Atlanta I saw that the price point had dipped to $32 and there was still a good number of them remaining in the store. I decided to wait out the next round of markdowns. Wham!(no George Michaels in the military), the next markdown took effect – $21.
I was lucky enough to copp the last pair but they are a size 13/13.5 so this means I will have to swap them out for a smaller size at another store if they haven’t sold out already. These joints are in the camo colorway that our troops are fuxing with right now. Shit is called Coyote Camo. Fully waterproof laceups for $21 and I’m amped for the next snowstorm to get it in with these joints.
