Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Cobra Snake x RVCA Save Africa T-Shirt
Los Angeles based party photographer, turned puppet master of all hipsters, The Cobra Snake has released his latest installment in the RVCA Artist Network Series program. This most recent addition to his ever growing collection of t-shirts bearing his bearded face pays homage to the continent of Africa. Feeling philanthropic on this one, Mr. Snake has vowed to donate 25% of the proceeds from the sale of Save Africa t-shirts to charity. Limited to 350 pieces. Available now at The Cobra Snake.
Complex Presents: Clash of the Kicks
The online portion of Complex Magazine tip off their very own sneaker bracket shoot-out in honor of the forthcoming NCAA basketball tourney. With the list of competitors carefully chosen with NiceKicks, Clash of the Kicks represents 32 of the best ball shoes in history. The list goes from your classics like the Chuck Taylor All Star, Air Jordan III and Reebok Shaqnosis to more recent offerings like the Air Jordan XX3 and Lebron IV, some definite makings for an upset. Correctly chosen winners will have a chance at a $500 gift certificate from Karmaloop. Check Complex for the full scope of things.
UNDFTD x adidas EQT Bball
It's evident how hard adidas has been pushing their retro basketball classic the EQT Bball. Within the last year we've seen it subjected to numerous team ups including 5th Platoon, Robot Films, Major and now most recently premiere sneaker store UNDFTD. Two styles each feature three interchangeable booties and "Play Dirty" lacelocks. Word is that these have started to arrive at UNDFTD stores, with UpTempoAir has their shipments slated to go out on Friday, March 21st.
I'll be good in the hood with these
-HypeBeast
I really really really want this
FERRARI TESTAROSSA GO-KART
The toy car is styled in the legendary Scuderia fashion and runs on a 5 HP Briggs & Stratton motor with 2 speed automatic transmissions. Click HERE for more info...
Complete with retractable headlights and turn signals, horn, CD stereo system, independent suspension and a hydraulically operated rear disc brakes with a top speed of 30 mph. The kart is priced at $25,000.
I'll be out in this bitch
-Ye's Blog
Porducer of the Week - Just Blaze
Justin began producing for well known musicians in the late 1990s. This production would earn him a production spot on Jay-Z's The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. His production on this album, along with the work of Kanye West earned them both jobs as in-house producers at Roc-A-Fella Records. His production work earned him the name Just Blaze, which would become his production name. Blaze then went on to produce for many of the acts signed to the Roc-A-Fella roster. In 2002, Just Blaze became a household name for the production of Cam'ron's summer smash "Oh Boy." Blaze went on to produce for Snoop Dogg, Shawnna, Usher, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Memphis Bleek, Cam'ron, Beanie Sigel, The Game, DMX, T.I., Fat Joe, Juelz Santana, Rhymefest, Ghostface Killah, Jin, Fabolous, Joe Budden, MF DOOM, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Teriyaki Boyz, and Edison Chen.
He also recorded several tracks for the popular video games Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and NBA Street Vol. 2 and is a playable character in the game as well. A large part of Just Blaze's technique consists of altering the speed of samples, as well as adding in his own drum beat. In this way, he draws some of his influence from Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA, who has utilized sped-up soul samples in several of the group's beats. Just Blaze has used this technique with songs like "December 4th" from Jay-Z's The Black Album (which uses a sped-up sample of "That's How Long" by The Chi-Lites) and "Touch the Sky" from Kanye West's Late Registration (which uses a slowed-down sample of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up.") However, he doesn't always do this; on "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" from The Black Album and Foxy Brown's "Foxy Lady", for instance, the speed of the sample used is left unchanged. His work also often features the trademark phrase "No more handclaps" and a distinctive pronunciation of his name, with the 'a' in 'Blaze' lengthened and rising.
After the retirement of Jay-Z in 2004, Just Blaze decided to create his own label. Initially, he went to Roc-A-Fella with the idea, but they could not afford to grant a vanity label at the time, due to the Dame Dash split. Just then went to parent company Def Jam Recordings, who was not willing to take such a big risk on a pet label. Finally, Atlantic Records agreed to give him a label to be 50% owned by them. He would name the label Fort Knocks Entertainment.
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