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(slim shady) KICK THE HABIT!! (and co)

Rockin' Red and Black Lumberjacks before Biggie..

NOT THE MAMA!
-jero

Uncool before uncool was cool

-Cousin Chris

I forgot to tell you...

Usually when I hear a new track, I try to wirte a post about it so you can hear it, too. Well it seems that I've been a little selfish lately and left two HOT ones out. Sorry about that. Here they are now.

N*E*R*D - Everyone Nose (zshare)

Outkast ft. Raekwon - Royal Flush (zshare)

-Cousin Chris

You gotta be kidding...

Go to WayMoreFresher for more details or click on image.
Its okay to get excited.

-Cousin Chris

In There!

-Cousin Chris

rusty can in my hand..

MY SITE IS COMING BACK!!! BEST WEBSITE WEEK EVER!
silentwrytes.com - a guilty pleasure forum of philly graffiti for the ages, is back! it had to shut down because it was on a shared server and the traffic on the site got way too high. but...

GOD IS GOOD SON!
(ask and you shall receive...sometimes)



it should be fully restored by sunday and i will be on my computer all day like a huge dork waiting for the moment the boards are turned on.

my weekend is already looking brighter...

to all those who "drawl" hard on walls.
JERO

Mellow Out

If you got Erykah Badu's latest album, you already know how serious it is. "The Healer" is, without a doubt, my favorite track from it.
Click here to listen or download it.

-Cousin Chris

You already know

Don. VJ. JEN. Look's like its about time for another trip to DC...

-Cousin Chris

"Terminatoring" the Game

Yo, I swear I'm the most indecisive person of life. Though, I'm not really sure why, because it should have been a hands down "These are f***ing dope" from the get go, but anyway... Early in my life I enjoyed the pleasure of becoming acquainted with a well respected but (previously) little known Nike basketball sneaker called (appropriately) the Terminator. Oh, this sneaker. With its bulky toe box, thick, coarse cotton laces, and the oh so beautiful and hugely bold "NIKE" written across the back heel panel. The perfect ode to 1980s basketball (1985, specifically). Is there anything wrong with this sneaker? No, other than the fact that there are not nearly as many colorways as one might like, or the fact that you can rarely find them in stores! Previous terminator gems include the Mowabbs (2004), the Grunges (2004), the Supreme Courts (2004), and a slew of NBA and college basketball team color classics. For your viewing pleasure:

(l-r: mowabbs, grunge, supreme court, seatle super sonics)

So back to my original flawed sense of "hot and not" (I love giving a history lesson before making my point apparently). I came back upon two terminators that are being released as a Nike "Vintage" (having been given a similar "black tea and sandpaper" treatment as the vintage runners collection). Some people may not feel comfortable rocking a shoe that already looks 20+ years old, but they're still worth knowing about! They turned out really well and the tongues really pop! Check em out:


2 peas in a pod

They're for two universities, St. Johns and Georgetown. Now, if Nike would look out and acknowledge Drexel, life would be good....

hope you enjoyed that as much as i did.
JUST DO IT!

JERO

I'm Late for Work

Good Morning all. For some reason, when I woke up today this song was in my head. This time last year, Miss Cassell and I listened to this song religiously!... Get it? Religiously. Nevermind. It was funnier in my head.
Have a blessed week.

Kirk Franklin - Lean On Me

*I'm doing that thing where I flood your brain with videos again. My bad.

-Cousin Chris

Finish this lyric...

"Fresh out the box. Stop. Look and watch....."




Here's a litle something extra for you. Enjoy.

-Cousin Chris

I was wrong...

Calvin and Uch dropped me at the Chinatown bus on Friday and on our way down Broad St., like 5 kids passed us going down the street in in the opposite direction: 3 on skateboards, 2 on scooters. That's right, scooters. Here's the conversation that ensued...

Cousin Chris: You see them little n**gas on scooters?! LMAO!

Calvin: Don't laugh. People do crazy tricks on scooters! Have you ever seen someone do some crazy s**t on a scooter?

Cousin Chris: (serious face)........ On a scooter?....... Are you f**kin' serious right now?

Calvin: When you get home, go on youtube and look up scooter tricks... You know what? Forget it. I'll put it on my blog tonite.

For a mind blowing experience, click here.

We MAJOR?

First and foremost, let me just say that Commonwealth is my heart. Best boutique in DC, hands down.

With that said, I also think that its important to take pride in where you're from and rep as often as possible. I mean, I know not everyone's from DC or Maryland so it might be more difficult. But coming from where I'm from, thinking about home any time you leave is quite natural.

Theres a sneaker/streetwear boutique in Georgetown called Major that has WAY too much stuff for the space they have and all their t-shirts are over-priced. However, for some reason, every time I go Georgetown, I still go in. Anyway, I just got back from DC for my second "weekend trip" in a row, and Calvin and I were looking at some videos online when I came across this Dizzee Rascal featuring Bun-B video.

So the first video is of Bun-B in Major advertising the lime green Major hat, and the second is the music video where he's rocking it. I was gas'd.

-Cousin Chris

Whats Up Fatlip?

So with anxiety and stress slowly enveloping my life, I have been looking to others who may have experienced or may be experiencing the same thing. Well, I didn't have to look too far. This morning while riffling through my email junk folder, I saw an out of place message from sender "Audiotube." I didn't immediately recognize it, but the subject began to stir memories, from like 2002. It said something along the lines of "Sputnik7, back up and running!" Now, assuming NASA had not sent me a friendly email update, I started thinking back and remembered exactly what Sputnik7 was. Basically, its crack in website form. No other explanation needed, because it might just undermine its dopeness. Check it out PLEASE!

Anywho, back to the matter of shared anxiety. So, while on this internet gem, I was searching through videos I hadn't seen in ages and came upon one from my boo Fatlip, formerly of Pharcyde, as we all know. I used to LOVE this song and for the way I've been feeling recently... it kind of cheered me up. I had first seen it on a Spike Jonze (the director) video compilation. I don't know, just listen to the lyrics, I feel like this a lot, well maybe not a lot, but enough.... enjoy.



"Who am I kiddin", who am I foolin',
When they be like... 'What's Up Fatlip?!'
And I say coolin'....?"

Wishing you all better days..
-JERO

"10 for a dollar"

Okay readers... think back to like early February when I wrote that post about Chester French. Well, according to Ms. Des, they've been throwing these dope ass rubbers into the crowd at their shows. That's kind of amazing. After watching a couple online videos of these guys, I could tell they had a hilarious sense of humor, but its stuff like this that I appreciate. As an artist, why wouldn't you want the crowd to never forget your performance?

If you don't know who Chester French is, I suggest reading my post on them (Chester French), or checking out ChesterFrench.com.

Correction: This isn't a rubber. It's a CD single for "She Loves Everybody". My bad.

"Get your life together!"

It used to hurt my feelings when people told me this (usually B Dot)... but then I realized they were right. So that's exactly what I'm doing. But let's take a moment to laugh at past mistakes.

Before

After

Still fly though....

World's Greatest Procrastinator

It's currently 4:20 in the morning (hey! 420!) and I'm in the flourescently lit hell known as the Tech Center with my Ace Boon Coon. After a conversation with her, I've come to the realization that procrastination is a disease with no cure, and I'm plagued with it. Actually she is, too. We've both been here for many hours and have only accomplished about two hours worth... well, she has, at least. Me? About 17 minutes and 24 seconds (think about it).

Anywho, this sticky situation just reminded me of a hilarious quote a heard a couple years ago...

"Procrastinate now because you might not have time to procrastinate later. Don't procrastinate on procrastinating." -Ellen DeGeneres

Well said.

*Am I the only one who finds this post just a little ironic?...
-Cousin Chris