Archive for May, 2011

Chapeau Game Proper…

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

I come from that era where real men wore hats.

Back in the days we didn’t refer to New Era caps as ‘fitteds’ because we called them ‘pro hats’. Regular cats had snapbacks at that time but if you had a ‘pro hat’ you were balling. You had to get a ‘pro hat’ from a professional sporting goods shop. Not a Modell’s or some African dude on the sidewalk.

You had to go to Cosby’s in MSG back then for that OFFICIAL.

I still fux with the ‘pro hat’ hardbody. Here are my prospective pickups for this summer…

Minnesota’s classic Twin City interlock logo on a navy base with a red bill might be the most slept on joint of all time. Most heads that fux with navy/red combos hit the Braves or Indians cap and miss this everlasting classic.

Peace to Harmon Killebrew, which might be the illest name to have if you like to drink beer

Another one of my all-time favorites is the classic Milwaukee joint that the Hammer wore before he hung his cleats. The blue and gold also matches up with my Polo lifestyle program to a tee.

Sean Price and I might be the only dudes outside of Pennsylvania with more ‘P’ hats than a little bit. This is another cap I choose to connect to my lifestyle apparel. The American red and royal blue colorways are built for the days in between the Memorial and Labor holidays.

Summer In The City…

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

The two best things about the 2011 summer will be the Internets Celebrities video series – ‘I.C. NYC’ and CityParks Foundation’s SummerStage lineups throughout the city. For over twenty years CityParks Foundation has produced outdoor free concerts in NYC. They are responsible for some of the best concerts I have ever been to.

This summer will be no different and I’ve highlighted some of the performances where I will definitely be in effect with a picnic basket and a bottle or two of that rozay [ll].

6/7 – Betsy Head Brooklyn – EPMD w/DJ Funkmaster Flex
6/8 – Betsy Head Brooklyn – Special Ed
6/15 – Von King Brooklyn – Nice and Smooth with Awesome 2
6/21 – Red Hook Brooklyn – Talib Kweli
6/28 – Soundview Park Bronx – Funkmaster Flex
7/2 – Central Park – Roy Ayers and Jazz Mafia
7/3 – St Mary’s – Bill Harley, Moona Luna, Illstyle and Peace, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, David Gonzalez
7/9 – Central Park – Chocquibtown, Rita Indiana, Ursula 1000, Que Bajo?!
7/12 – Crotona Bronx – Slick Rick with DJ Brucie B
7/19 – Queensbridge Queens – Kool Moe Dee
7/21 – Queensbridge Queens – Funkmaster Flex Salute to Hip Hop
7/24 – Marcelo D2, Pitty, DJ Nuts
8/2 – Tappen Park Staten Island – The Sugarhill Gang
8/9 – Marcus Garvey Manhattan – Rob Base and Funkmaster Flex
8/21 – Central Park – Rakim, EPMD, Funkmaster Flex
8/24 – East River Manhattan – The Cold Crush Brothers

Check the full schedule here and also peep the Reggie Watts shows which I believe will be mind blowing.

Schwarze Negger = Black Plowman…

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Do you remember in 2008 when Arnold Schwarzenegger was criticized for referring to a Latina legislator in California as hot-blooded?

Dude knew how spanish chicks got down because he already had a latin baby momma even before he took his seat in the Golden State governor’s mansion. Schwarzenegger was apparently taking the ‘plowman’ part of his surname to heart.

If you love schadenfreude as much as me you will love to see all the Republican lawmakers crawl out from their fox(news)holes throw Arnold under the political bus. Just a few short years ago he was a political darling in the Republican party. There were even some movements afoot to put him in the direction of the White House.

As long as Republican’s push a moral agenda alongside their xenophobia they will be losers because for the most part they are all philandering, homosexual criminals.

Nairobi Lifestyle…

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Ralph Lauren is the ultimate aspirational clothing designer. Now that he has conquered America he is setting his sights on the Aberdare wildlife preserve in Nairobi, Kenya.

This rugby goes ridiculously hard. Game over with those sueded elbow patches. This is definitely the shit you would want to rock if you were hiking in this equatorial mountain range.


I’m gonna set this rugby off right with these purple foamposites aka Royal Dutch African Foams.

Remember when you would meet someone who was so darkskint you would say they was purple?

Africa ain’t never looked as good as how I rock this lifestyle swag here in America. LOL

Random AXE – ‘The Hex’…

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

One of the most anticipated albums of the last few months has been this Random AXE project. Random AXE is rap music’s latest supergroup and is comprised by the combination of Sean Price along with Guilty Simpson and Black Milk from Detroit.

Why do all Detroit rappers spit as if they are rhyming for their lives? PrA’li because they are. Guilty Simpson is about to be on a lot more people’s radar after this album drops. Maybe even RapRadar altho’ they don’t really fux with this super hardbody shit.

The first video from the group is called ‘The Hex’ and it is the visual benchmark for what you might expect from these wild boys. Hide the women and children on June 14th because there will be a slaughter in the streets.