Congrats to Diggy Simmons for inking a deal with Atlantic records. This kid created a movement all by himself and didn't rely on his pops Rev. Run or Uncle Russell. He gets props for that. I expect some really big things from this kid.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Congrats to Diggy Simmons!!!!
Congrats to Diggy Simmons for inking a deal with Atlantic records. This kid created a movement all by himself and didn't rely on his pops Rev. Run or Uncle Russell. He gets props for that. I expect some really big things from this kid.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
DIGGY SIMMONS "Made You Look" Video
Being an older brother myself, I know exactly how it feels to see your younger sibling surpass your talent. I can only hope JoJo Simmons knows that his influence as a big bro to Diggy helped mold him into the talent that he is today.
Diggy - Made you look Freestyle (Flow Stoopid) from Diggy Simmons on Vimeo.
Diggy - Made you look Freestyle (Flow Stoopid) from Diggy Simmons on Vimeo.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
S.T.A.L.L.E.Y.
Another video that proves that you don't have to have a massive budget to create dope visual for a song. Creative Control has a knack for shooting videos that burn into your memory!
Ski Beatz - S.T.A.L.L.E.Y. (feat. Stalley) from Creative Control on Vimeo.
Ski Beatz - S.T.A.L.L.E.Y. (feat. Stalley) from Creative Control on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Pharrell Williams X Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin "Tank Chair"
Pharrell Williams and Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin present Skateboard P’s newest design creation, The Tank chair, which will be on display at colette from March 22nd through the 28th and then at the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin gallery from March 30th through April 24th. This new chair designed by Pharrell Williams comes a couple of years after he designed the “Perspective” chair which was displayed during “The Simple Things” exhibition which was a collaboration between himself and Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami. This new Tank chair is made of Plexiglass and foal or calf and they will be released in limited quantities, eight pieces of each style were made. via colette
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
PARRA x Nike Air Max 1
Known for his colorful hand-drawn typography and his esoteric character creation, graphic artist PARRA and Nike has finally announced an official release date for the much anticipated PARRA x Nike Air Max 1. The model features a burgundy suede and mesh upper, terry chenille on the Swoosh, multicolor outsole and subtle details like the PARRA-branded tongue patch and hand-drawn shoe-liner graphic. The collaborative effort is exclusive to PATTA in The Netherlands and only a few are available at selected Nike Sportswear Stores scheduled for launch on Saturday March 13th.
via: Hypebeast
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Arts and Politics Collide at G40: The Summit
Art Whino teams up with Crystal City BID and Vornado to present G-40: The Summit, a month long exhibition and event series featuring over 500 artists from around the world.
The mission of G40: The Summit is to bring the leaders of the New Brow genre together in Crystal City, VA in an effort to explore, discuss and grow this movement. G-40: The Summit will be a culmination of ideas and processes, brought together and highlighted by region and style, creating, for the first time, a full cross examination of this genre.
Click here for more info
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Resilience by Rafael Maldonado
An essay by a writer you all will know one day....
The importance of being resilient goes back to our youths. We exercised it from the time we scraped our knee from A fall, dusted ourselves off and kept moving forward. We developed it the first time we experienced an emotional hurt and decided to not allow it to have any formal dominance over our way of life. It is a quality that can redeem us at a moment’s notice, from our darkest hour and when faced by our biggest fears. Without resilience we allow ourselves to be crippled by fear. We will never put ourselves at risk to achieve that which will reap the greatest rewards. The absence of resilience, an unfathomable thought, makes us mere mortals against the winds of change. Battered by life’s obstacles we will choose to give in and accept everything that happens to us as the norm rather than the exception to the rule. It allows us to change what we can and administer the peace we need to accept the things we are unable to change.
if Resilience were ever to transform itself into a human being capable of having sustainable relationships I believe its best friend would be a person by the name of Hope. Ah, yes sweet, sweet hope, also known as the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope is what makes resilience a bearable experience. It gives us the foresight to know that our misery is temporary, our pain only slight in comparison to the bigger picture. The bigger picture of our lives, that point in which we look back and see where our resilience held us up just long enough to achieve our dreams.
In June of 2009 I found myself a victim of a global recession and probably the second greatest depression this country has experienced. I found myself unemployed and contemplating the meaning of my existence. My first instinct was to give up, to not allow my greatest misfortune turn into quite possibly my finest hour. I so desperately began to search my soul for that inner strength, “the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune and change”. Shortly after that, resilience led me to my passion in life. A decision I put off for five years no longer seemed impossible, scary or even unattainable. If my resilient spirit had never comforted me and challenged me to take this chance, I would never be a student at the Art Institute or an aspiring writer and director, or even a great brother and son. History is riddled with examples of the importance of resilience. From our earliest ancestors defying whichever odds they encountered, to the emancipation of slaves, or to the nightmarish disasters in New Orleans and New York.
I attribute my views on resilience to a quote delivered by the late Senator Ted Kennedy at his brother Bobby’s funeral. In it he quoted his late brother Bobby as saying, “some men see things as they are and say ‘why’? I dream of things that never were and say ‘why not? ”. Without this ability to to adapt and and persevere due to resilience I would never be able to ask the question why not?”. Anything is possible with this ever so priceless quality, and our best friend Resilience.
Resilience, the dictionary defines this word as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change”. To me this is an invaluable quality to have on this crazy journey through life and not only will I prove its value, but I will show its necessity.
The importance of being resilient goes back to our youths. We exercised it from the time we scraped our knee from A fall, dusted ourselves off and kept moving forward. We developed it the first time we experienced an emotional hurt and decided to not allow it to have any formal dominance over our way of life. It is a quality that can redeem us at a moment’s notice, from our darkest hour and when faced by our biggest fears. Without resilience we allow ourselves to be crippled by fear. We will never put ourselves at risk to achieve that which will reap the greatest rewards. The absence of resilience, an unfathomable thought, makes us mere mortals against the winds of change. Battered by life’s obstacles we will choose to give in and accept everything that happens to us as the norm rather than the exception to the rule. It allows us to change what we can and administer the peace we need to accept the things we are unable to change.
if Resilience were ever to transform itself into a human being capable of having sustainable relationships I believe its best friend would be a person by the name of Hope. Ah, yes sweet, sweet hope, also known as the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope is what makes resilience a bearable experience. It gives us the foresight to know that our misery is temporary, our pain only slight in comparison to the bigger picture. The bigger picture of our lives, that point in which we look back and see where our resilience held us up just long enough to achieve our dreams.
In June of 2009 I found myself a victim of a global recession and probably the second greatest depression this country has experienced. I found myself unemployed and contemplating the meaning of my existence. My first instinct was to give up, to not allow my greatest misfortune turn into quite possibly my finest hour. I so desperately began to search my soul for that inner strength, “the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune and change”. Shortly after that, resilience led me to my passion in life. A decision I put off for five years no longer seemed impossible, scary or even unattainable. If my resilient spirit had never comforted me and challenged me to take this chance, I would never be a student at the Art Institute or an aspiring writer and director, or even a great brother and son. History is riddled with examples of the importance of resilience. From our earliest ancestors defying whichever odds they encountered, to the emancipation of slaves, or to the nightmarish disasters in New Orleans and New York.
I attribute my views on resilience to a quote delivered by the late Senator Ted Kennedy at his brother Bobby’s funeral. In it he quoted his late brother Bobby as saying, “some men see things as they are and say ‘why’? I dream of things that never were and say ‘why not? ”. Without this ability to to adapt and and persevere due to resilience I would never be able to ask the question why not?”. Anything is possible with this ever so priceless quality, and our best friend Resilience.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Amazing Picture
I came across this pic along with several other amazing pictures when I was checking out a really cool blog http://www.mashkulture.net/ . Now if only I could get my camera to do this!
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