Saturday, July 31, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Grizzly Griptape
Diamond formally announced this weekend that they are about to shake up the griptape game with the launch of Grizzly Griptape with Torey Pudwill. Joining Pudwill on the Grizzly team will be P-Rod, Dyrdek, Andrew Brophy, and Guy Mariano. In other words, they can’t lose.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Billionaire Boys Club unveils their Season 11 Fall/Winter 2010 lookbook, and, lo and behold, the low top shoe in which they described as the “Nothing” Boutique sneaker made an official appearance. Although we’ve already seen Pharrell Williams sporting different colorways from this collection over the past few months, now we get a more in-depth look at the new BBC low top sneaker. With design influences coming from a classic silhouette, these sneakers use canvas for the upper portion and a gum rubber sole, which has the Astronaut Face logo on the side, for the bottom. So what do you think about these sneakers? Do you plan on getting a pair once they hit stores? See More Pics Below.
Monday, July 19, 2010
It contains 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, and a floor area of 2,152,782 square feet (200,000 m²). Amenities include 5 swimming pools, and an air conditioned stable for the Sultan's 200 polo ponies, a 110-car garage, a banquet hall that can be expanded to accommodate up to 4,000 guests, and a mosque accommodating 1,500 people.
The palace was built in 1984 at a cost of around $1.4 billion USD and has 564 chandeliers, 51,000 light bulbs, 44 stairwells, and 18 elevators. It is also a home to a car collection that includes custom-made Ferraris and Bentleys as well as 165 Rolls-Royces.
It was designed by the National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin and built by the Filipino firm, Ayala International.
The Sultan's palace is only open three days a year for the Islamic festival of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, marking the end of Ramadan. However, in 2009, Indian multi-billionaire Mukesh Ambani is scheduled to complete construction on the world's largest house.
LRG Logos
The Cycle Logo represents the cycle of growth. It symbolizes the experience of this amazing gift we call life.
The Number 47 represents the age of co-owner Jonas Bevacqua's mother when he and Robert Wright created the company. "She has been the most incredible role model and supporter of my life" -Jonas
The giraffe is our symbol of elevation. The giraffe is able to see beyond the rest.
The Tree is the result of the roots becoming strong, supporting growth. The Tree is what we've become. The tree represents "overground effective." The Roots are our origin, the beginning of the life of our company. The Roots represent "underground inventive"
LR Geans is a branch of L-R-G that specializes in denim of all types. It's the goal of LR Geans to push the boundaries of all things denim. Our back pocket branding is our cursive L stretched and tilted.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Drake Wants "Fancy" Andre 3000 (Video) | Drake | Rap Basement
Drake Wants "Fancy" Andre 3000 (Video) Drake Rap Basement
Hit Producer Swizz Beatz recently talked about working on Drake's "Fancy" song saying that Andre 3000, of Outkast, was set to be on the "Thank Me Later" track. Drake wanted Andre on the song along with his mentor T.I. but Swizz says lots stopped that. "Andre 3000 was supposed to be on 'Fancy,' " Swizz revealed. "Drake had a group of people he wanted to be on it: Andre, Tip, this one, that one. But the deadline for the album rushed a lot of things. [Drake] can tell you the rest, but Tip just wound up being on it. Which I'm cool with, cause that's the homie."
Hit Producer Swizz Beatz recently talked about working on Drake's "Fancy" song saying that Andre 3000, of Outkast, was set to be on the "Thank Me Later" track. Drake wanted Andre on the song along with his mentor T.I. but Swizz says lots stopped that. "Andre 3000 was supposed to be on 'Fancy,' " Swizz revealed. "Drake had a group of people he wanted to be on it: Andre, Tip, this one, that one. But the deadline for the album rushed a lot of things. [Drake] can tell you the rest, but Tip just wound up being on it. Which I'm cool with, cause that's the homie."
Big Boi Talks New Outkast Album
Big Boi released his new "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty" solo album this week but he is also working on another Outkast project while working on his solo projects. "I got about four, five songs that I'm tinkering with right now," Big Boi says. "But at the same time, there's a couple of records that we picked out for the Outkast record too. So while Dre is working on his records, we're kinda, with Organized Noize, seeing what's gonna go for the 'Kast album. And at the same time, with the beats I already got, I'm just making the most out of my time, whether I'm on the road touring or just on the bus or whatever; just putting ideas down."
"With this album right here, there was just a lot of label politics in the background that kinda fueled my fire," Big Boi said of enduring multiple delays for his current album. "You not gonna tell me what I'm doing isn't jamming. I know this is some of the best music I'm making in my whole life; I'm putting everything into it. I'm spending time away my family, my wife and my kids to record for three years and you don't respect my craft? That kind of fueled everything."
Possible Kanye West Tracklist Leaks
According to multiple websites, a possible tracklist for Kanye West's upcoming "Good Ass Job" album leaked yesterday (July 8th). According to multiple sources a screen shot of the tracklist leaked showing the following...
1. H*ll Of A Life
2. Dark Fantasy
3. Power
4. Chain Heavy
5. Ghetto University
6. That's My B*tch
7. Runaway
8. Lost In The World
9. Gorgeous
10. Monster
11. Holding Me Back
12. Devil In A New Dress
13. The Joy
14. So Appalled
15. Blame Game
16. Sweat On My Face
Dre Talks Detox Status & Release Date
Dr Dre recently gave an update on the status of his upcoming, and long-awaited, "Detox" album saying he plans to release it in the late fall. Dre also talks about his "Under Pressure" single leaking. "Absolutely, I'm leaving this event and heading right to the studio," Dre said from the 23rd ASCAP Awards, "I'm getting it cracking and trying to put it out by the end of the fall. I'm trying to give everyone what they've been waiting for and make sure they're not disappointed. This it, that's all I'm doing. The leaked 'Under Pressure' was absolutely not real. I didn't get a chance to finish the record, the vocals are real rough, it's not blended right and there's not even a hook on the song. It's not done, the music's not done, it's just one of those things we have to deal with today in this business because of technology and all of that. It's real easy for somebody to steal your sh*t so what can you do?"
Friday, July 16, 2010
Good ass job (2010-present)
On May 2, 2010, West made his very first animated television guest appearance, on Fox's new animated television series, The Cleveland Show (a spin-off of Family Guy). West voiced "Kenny West", a rival of Cleveland Brown's son. In his first episode he has a rap battle with Cleveland's son. The producers stated working with West was a very good experience and a reason they chose him was because they knew he was a fan of Family Guy.
Recently, West has reportedly been in Hawaii, working on his new album. Drake and G.O.O.D. Music artist Big Sean, both frequent collaborators, have confirmed it is in progress, implying that they are working on the project Big Sean confirmed that the album's working title is Good Ass Job, which West had previously claimed would be his fourth album, before the release of 808's & Heartbreak. West has cited Maya Angelou, Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone as his musical inspirations for this album. Further, rumors have surfaced that producer Pete Rock is in Hawaii working on the project as well; it is also possible that DJ Premier is involved. More recently it has been reported that outside production will come from RZA and Q-Tip, and that the new album will be released in June. More recently, however, an attendee at the Island Def Jam Grammy U. event on Wednesday, May 12, reported that the album will not be released until at least September 14, 2010. The album is said to feature production from Q-Tip, RZA, and Pete Rock.
On May 28, the Dwele-assisted first single from the album, entitled "Power", leaked to the Internet. On June 30, the track was officially released via iTunes.
My President
Barack Hussein Obama II ( born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.
A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he ran for United States Senate in 2004. Several events brought him to national attention during the campaign, including his victory in the March 2004 Democratic primary and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in November 2004. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 general election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009.
As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009. On October 8, 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In March 2010, he signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, a piece of health care reform legislation. In foreign policy, Obama began a gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, and signed an arms control treaty with Russia.
A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he ran for United States Senate in 2004. Several events brought him to national attention during the campaign, including his victory in the March 2004 Democratic primary and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in November 2004. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 general election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009.
As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009. On October 8, 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In March 2010, he signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, a piece of health care reform legislation. In foreign policy, Obama began a gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, and signed an arms control treaty with Russia.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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