“You’re a Little too Dork To Be A Storm Tropper?”

Marc Ecko is a genius*. This is hoodie would go on my Christmas list if I didn’t hate Marc for screwing with Barry Bonds. Whatever.
This hoodie would be awesome for the occasional gaming, or the annual Star Wars marathon that seems to go down every winter at my brothers house.

SURGEON GENERAL’s WARNING: Do not you purchase this item if you are a virgin. Such items are known to cause prolonged virginity in men ages 13-40, and in some cases even cause permanent celibacy.

Check our more of Marc Ecko’s star wars collection here.

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Posted on October 21st, 2008

Clark Kent on NHTVSN Pt. 1 & 2

I held off on posting this for a few days b/c I saw that it was getting alot of love on the internets when it first dropped. But like many things on the internet, it dies after a few days (sometimes hours) of being posted somewhere. So by delaying its post here I hope to give this interview some longevity. Why would I do that? B/c in this video gives you some great insight to Jay-Z, Hip-hop’s roots, and why rap is not hip-hop. He’s got some dope kicks to grab your immediate attention. Plus in Part 2, Clark tells us about respecting your history and why you should make good decisions. Part 2 is after the jump. Much props to NHTVSN for the vids.

“Players do what they want to do, suckers do what they can.” - DJ Clark Kent

FRANCHISE EDIT: NHTVSN took down Part 2 of the interview. I heard they want to do a formal launch of it since not that many people knew Part 2 existed. I’ll post it when I get it.

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Posted on October 13th, 2008

Upper Playground in the East Village… Finally.

 

Upper Playground NYC
437 East 9th Street - West Space
New York, NY 10009

 

Photos of the interior and some merch after the jump. 

 

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Posted on October 10th, 2008

Guess what I just got…

Jocking my fresh, jock-jock-jocking my fresh…

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Posted on October 9th, 2008

Estate LA X Verde BMX Hat

I’ve become a friend of the Estate LA hats.  This colorway - fire.  Just spreading the freshness. Via the homies at IS.

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Posted on September 22nd, 2008

Myspace Bloggery

Although Myspace is old and Facebook is jumping the shark, I do go to a few people’s blogs on Myspace.  Pam from the Office is one and Questo is the other.  After the jump is there  recent postings.  Rainn Wilson jumps onto Pam’s blog and Questo breaks down sneakerheads.

UPDATE: FreeJennaNow.com is pretty cool.

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Posted on August 12th, 2008

When Hip-Hop Goes Couture.

When the renowned Fashion Blogger and Photographer Scott Schuman aka ‘The Sartorialist’, runs into Kanye West and Andre 3000 on the streets of Italy, and an impromptu photo-shoot follows. Kayne in Milan and Andre in Florence early this Summer.

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Posted on August 10th, 2008

Staple Design; New Balance 575

I guess I like me some New Balances, these are awesome. I wanted to get the pigeon nike’s but never really got around to it. These are dope, designed by Jeff Staple and co.

The global release date of the Staple Design x New Balance Pigeon 575 is August 6th, 2008. 650 pairs will be available globally.

Stockist info

USA: Reed Space and Barney’s New York only.

EU: Size (UK), Hanon (UK), Hip (UK), Solebox (GER), Thomas I Punkt (GER), Colette (FR), Seventy Five (NETH), Sneakers N Stuff (SWD), Sole Service (NOR), 5° Round (IT), Be Cool (IT), Gamba (SP).

JAPAN: Mita, Atmos, Hectic, Stussy JPN, Undefeated, Boston Club (Osaka).

ASIA/PACIFIC: Limited Edition (SG), Vault (SG), Kin (SG), Leftfoot (SG & TP), 1001 Original Inc. (HK), Qubic (NZ), Genesis (TH), Laced (AUS), Solewhat (ML), Zzubo (KR), Sanse (CN).

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Posted on August 4th, 2008

Estevan Oriol’s New Designs

Estevan gave us a sneak peek of his new T-Shirt and Hoodie designs. Although, I am cutting back on buying $30 and $40 t-shirts, I might may some exceptions here. Click on the image to see them much better. Pretty soon my shirt collection will be polos and Oriol shirts. Some of these are available at Last Laugh and/or Upper Playground.

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Posted on July 22nd, 2008

Nike 112 Pack - DJ Clark Kent

Tomorrow this dope pack drops and I am broke.  Life is unfair sometimes…  Thanks to my homies at proper for the reminder.

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Posted on July 11th, 2008