New Orleans’ native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned soul and a lesson in creative freedom. Source: PJ Morton: Tiny Desk Concert I just feel like the people who read this blog will appreciate this so guess what I’m sharing it. Enjoy! Oh,…
Watch the New York rap icon perform “Paid In Full” and “Know The Ledge,” as well as a new song for Marvel’s Luke Cage, at the Tiny Desk. Source: Rakim: Tiny Desk Concert Rakim is indeed the God Emcee Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is from right down the road in Clarksdale, Mississippi and is truly the…
This fall, 26 incoming freshmen will begin their college journeys as part of the Jordan Wings Scholars family. Relaunched in 2015, the program exists to… Source: Welcoming The Jordan Wings Class of 2018. air.jordan.com I could easily dump on other brands at this moment as they provide information that fuels this website and other…
A kid named Miles Morales from Brooklyn… could only wear one shoe right? It was either the Retro 1 or the Uptown aka Air Force 1 in all white. I’ve been making the point lately that the concept of sneakerheads has to change. The range of people who now consider themselves sneakerheads is so…
Omega Psi Phi 1911 – The Boot that never happened as told by the ROCKDEEP CEO. Source: Omega Psi Phi – The Boot That Never Happened – Auction Living in Memphis I see something that was rare in San Diego; the license plate of Black Fraternities and Sororities. I moved back to Memphis because I…
“Toronto’s Rapture” is a tribute to Vince Carter and his indelible impact he’s had on the Toronto culture. As a young man I was always in awe of this slam dunking super hero. I was part of the “Vinsanity” mania. As a Toronto Raptor, Vince Carter and T-Dot fan, this painting was my fate. Source:…
THIS IS THE LINK FOR YOU TO CLICK AND BACK THIS PROJECT, SO CLICK IT B. Before you ask, I already backed the project so I can get the tee shirt and stay playground fresh. If you’re on this site I don’t need to go into details on why another Bobbito documentary is important…
Stalley comes in and shows Nike how to release the real Cool Grey 11 in his latest video… but the real deal is that when the culture speaks of heads in Hip-Hop who are true to the game and have been at it for a while, the name that arises often is Stalley. While Drake…
Source: You searched for sole series – The Window (brand Clearweather) One of the primary forms of marketing for brands and retail outlets that is often overlooked or given secondary status to social media campaigns is the utilization of the company’s own platform to promote and create narratives about the items they want people…
Sometimes it’s not about sneakers or fighting for what’s right… sometimes you just have to roll the windows down on a hot day and turn up the music. This is one of those songs that makes me walk in slow mo checking my phone, nodding my head and smiling at silly stuff my wife…
Source: Greats – The Robin Hood x GREATS Pronto – Men’s Sneaker Greats hasn’t just been increasing the reach of the brand via partnerships with Nordstrom. The brand isn’t only focusing on becoming a bigger and better footwear company. Greats is making sure that even as they grow, the are investing into the community where…
Artist Reina Koyano explains her love for art and Jordans and takes us through her Los Angeles studio. Words: Rembert Browne Source: Reina Koyano + the Shattered Backboard I was just told that I need to be more vocal and present on social media. I explained that, by experience, social media and third party sites…
Source: adidas Originals ATRIC I haven’t been excited by an adidas release in a long while, but this shoe with its fidget spinner outsole design (I know those aren’t fidget spinners, but they do look like em – Kanye shoulder shrug), is possibly the best release in the last year from the brand. Last…
Source: COOHEM × ONITSUKA TIGER I haven’t made it a secret that I’m gaining a bit of fatigue when it comes to knit shoes, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t here to stay. Performance knit tends to be constructed in a way where it doesn’t shift or move as easily as knit on…
Source: http://oth-paris.com/en/ If you take a moment to look through the category on this site named Dope S–t I Like, you’ll find about 16 pages with about 18 posts per page. That’s about 288 posts on things that I think are exciting projects. A number of those posts are on new sneaker companies. I began…
1994 was the summer that Hip-Hop transitioned into the mainstream, but still held an edge that was both hardcore and lyrical. Nas dropped Illmatic, OutKast arrived from the South and The Chronic was spinning and playing out of every car in San Diego. I was introduced to 5% methodology (although never knowledged 120), Brand…
3 track album Source: The Illmatics – Hip-Hop Is Dead, by Amerigo Gazaway The Illmatics – Hip-Hop Is Dead by Amerigo Gazaway Every. Single. Time. Amerigo Gazaway drops one of his remixes you should download it. I’m shutting up and letting you rock to this right now.
The picture above celebrates Rasheed Wallace and the Pistons championship. Out to deliver the Pistons their first title since 1990, Rasheed took matters into his own hands during a physical Game 4 of the 2004 Finals at the Palace. After catching a cheap elbow mid-way through the third quarter, he responded by converting his passion and…
Bacara is a lifestyle footwear brand that is all about aesthetics. We step out with style. (pictured above Bacara Blade Shadow) Source: Bacara PENSOLE is doing what sneakerheads really need to understand is important about the kicks community. The school of design founded by D’Wayne Edwards is taking concepts from the tablet to conception and…
Brandblack works to find a natural harmony between technology and humanity through our products. (pictured above the Standard – French Terry Kimono in the header is the Delta Low). Source: We Are the Exception to The Expected I originally titled this post as “BrandBlack is doper than Off-White”. Then I realized that Virgil Abloh is…
The sneakerhead community is often considered an isolated, niche market, a bunch of pimply faced, teenage boys who go to conventions to barter, buy and trade. The reality is this, sneaker culture began in the 70s when B-Boys began taking shoes created for basketball to break, or simply to get fresh. Those same boys…
My thoughts on Nike rumors of a Biggie vs. Tupac SB sneaker pack. Source: OSD: Nike, a new low (Biggie vs. Pac) REALLY?! by OSD Is BACK | Anchor – The easiest way to start a podcast Sean over at OSD dropped this podcast and it was almost perfectly aligned with what I was thinking…
