Those of you who may not have been watching the MTV Movie Awards awards right now just missed the funniest thing ever. Bruno, the gay character played by Sasha Baron Cohen was dropped down during the awards on Eminem and his crew. Bruno ended up coming down in a 69 position on EM. Its was hilarious, some say it was planned but after further review I say its real. Just look at Em's and his crews faces. They were pissed. Classic!
Here's a new track from T.I. called "Done It Now" featuring Lil Wayne. I guess T.I. is trying to drop as many new joints as he can so money will keep rolling in while he's locked up for a bit. Check it out here.
Finally Nas is back to his old ways spitting fire on his new track called "Be Worried" produced by Swizz Beatz. If this is a sign to come then Nas is back! I thought his last album wasn't very good.
Here's a new joint from The Game called "Champion." Seems like Game can't stop talking about Dre but other than that the track is dope, you can check it out here.
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are heading back to the NBA Finals after dispatching the Denver Nuggets with a 119-92 victory in Game 6 tonight. Bryant got plenty of scoring help from Trevor Ariza, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom as the Lakers shot 57.3 percent from the field to avoid having to play a Game 7 in the Western Conference finals back at the Staples Center. Odom and Gasol both scored 20 points and Ariza had 17, and the Lakers made all 24 of their free throws. The finals begin Thursday, at Los Angeles if Orlando wins, and at Cleveland if the Cavaliers prevail.
Here's a snippet of Jay-Z's new joint off the upcoming album Blueprint 3 called "I'll Be The Shooter," the track is produced by DJ Premier. The track is pretty dope, check out the snippet here.
Legendary NYHC band the Cro-Mags are heading out with Cruel Hand and Outbreak for a little West Coast tour. Check the dates below... See ya there!
May 30, 2009 Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones May 31, 2009 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction June 2, 2009 Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club June 3, 2009 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside June 5, 2009 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre June 6, 2009 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
VIDEO: SOUL ASSASSINS FT. EVIDENCE & SICK JACKEN "CLASSICAL"
Here it is... The first official single and video from the upcoming Soul Assassins Intermission album. "Classical" was produced by DJ Muggs, and features Sick Jacken and Evidence. Soul Assassins Intermission drops June 23rd, and we got some big things in the works... Stay tuned!
Here's the Security Camera Footage Released of C Murder that was used against him in his 2nd degree attempted murder trial. Rumors that there was an altercation with club owners that esclated into this shooting. This is crazy, can't imagine if we could actually hear what was going on.
I just read a really cool article from Chris Broussard of ESPN The Magazine about Lebron and Kobe and their comparisons to His Airness Michael Jordan. If your a true hoops lover check it out here.
The homey, Young De, recently set off on a European tour with Xzibit. Check out this press conference from Bulgaria's Hip Hop TV and see how far X's music reaches. The press conference is long, but it goes in depth with Xzibit, and really lets you know what he's been up to these past few years.
Parisian designer Nelson presents a collection of cardigans. He worked with NBA jerseys and reworked them into classic cardigans. From Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics to the LA Lakers some of the most prominent teams are represented in the small collection. Not really feeling these but a good idea!
Don't worry I didn't add the link for you to download the Tony Yayo "Swine Flu" mixtape. I just thought this was a hilarious album cover and had to post it. Check out the killer pigs and why is Yayo holding a baby? Hahaha!
FERRIS BUELLER HOUSE FOR SALE: FERRARI NOT INCLUDED
The house featured in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is up for sale. The 5,300 sq. ft has been listed at a price of $2.3 million, its in the Highland Park area of Chicago, Illinois. The home of Cameron Frye, played by Alan Ruck and featured in one famous scene where he and Bueller, played by Matthew Broderick, accidentally destroyed a Ferrari by driving it through a glass-walled garage. The home comes complete with a whole wall memorabilia from the John Hughes movie, including on-set snaps of Broderick and Ruck. (WENN/IG/WNWC/MT)
Vimby hit the streets of New York to give you a behind the scenes look at Jim Jones' new video "Dancing on Me." Jim talks about music and how it changed his life, as well as the future of his career. Jim Jones' newest album, Pray IV Reign, was released on March 24th.
Kanye West has been hard at work, dishing out tracks for Jay-Z's 10th studio album (damn...that's alot), the long anticipated Blueprint III. Kanye is handling that majority of the production on the album, and they recently went back and made some changes to the songs, removing all the songs with Auto-Tune from his album (thank God... Do we really need Jay sounding like a washed up T-Pain???).
“We actually removed all the songs with Auto-Tune off of his album,” West said, “to make the point that this is an anti-Auto-Tune album, even though I released an album that has all Auto-Tune!
“It doesn’t matter to me,” Kanye laughed about Jay not wanting to incorporate the sound that is featured so heavily on Kanye’s 808s & Heartbreak. “It’s music; it’s just sonics. I like Auto-Tune so I do it, but you want the other thing — like you’ll wear a suit to a wedding and gym shoes to a basketball game. I think it’s a perfect moment for Jay to provide some gym shoes to a basketball game right now.”
Mos Def's new album, The Ecstatic, drops June 9th... Amazon has posted thirty second snippets of each song which 2DopeBoyz have compiled into a single MP3. Check it out here.
The 4-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson died at a hospital today, a day after her neck apparently got caught in a treadmill cord at her Phoenix home, police said.Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead just before noon, police Sgt. Andy Hill said. She had been on life support and police have said their investigation showed her injury on Monday was a "tragic accident." "There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Exodus," the family said in a statement. "We ask you now to please respect our need at this very difficult time for privacy to grieve and try to help each other heal."
Police said Exodus either slipped or put her head in the loop of a cord hanging under the console. Her 7-year-old brother found her and told their mother. She took Exodus off the cord, called 911 and tried to revive her. Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR as they took the girl to the hospital. Former heavyweight champion Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time of the accident and flew Monday to Phoenix, where he was seen entering the hospital. The family's home is in a modest, quiet neighborhood. Neighbors say they saw Tyson there from time to time and the children played outside regularly.
Here's a brand new track from U-N-I called "Land of Kings." This track is part of Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound which includes such artists as The Cool Kids, U-N-I, Flosstradamus, and more.
I just posted a short interview that I did with Casey AKA "Eklips" from The Seventh Letter in our features section. You can check it out here. We also received the new summer delivery from The Seventh Letter as well... Check it out in our new arrivals section.
YOKOHAMA, Japan- Jose Canseco came out swinging but didn't last long in his debut in mixed martial arts. The former Oakland Athletics slugger was defeated by South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi by a knockout just 1 minute, 17 seconds into the first round at Yokohama Arena. Canseco hurt his right knee shortly into his MMA debut and lost in 1 minute, 17 seconds. The referee stopped the fight when the 7-foot-2, 330-pound Choi knocked Canseco to the mat and started punching his head.
"That's a big man," Canseco said after the fight. "I ran into one of his left jabs and that almost knocked me out. You have no idea how scary it was facing a man that big." Canseco did land the first blow with a right to the upper body of Choi but that was all the damage he could inflict on the Korean giant. "I hurt my knee back home real bad but I didn't want to disappoint the fans," Canseco said. "I knew that at some point during the fight my knee was going to give out and once I was down I knew I wasn't going to get up. He's just too heavy to move."
MR. PETER PARKER PRESENTS ICE CUBE - NO SLEEP 'TIL COMPTON
For all you true Ice Cube fans, here's a new mixtape from Mr. Peter Parker called "No Sleep 'Till Compton." It features all his classics from 1989 to 2009. Check it out here.
West Coast legend DJ Quick gives us a behind the scenes look into his studio to discuss his recording process and gear including his MOOG Voyager and SP 1200. Look for a little cameo from Kurupt as well...
In this brand new segment, you get to step into the studio with iconic producer and westcoast legend, DJ Quik, as he shows off some of his favorite studio toys and drops some production insight on the people. Any production junkie or true hiphop fan will love this one of a kind segment. This is some one of kind access right here, courtesy of Hip Hop Official.
We just received the first shipment from Akomplice's newest season of goodies. We received a few good tees... The standouts being the "Crack" tee featuring Dave Chapelle (which is guaranteed to sell like crack) and the Tradition X Akomplice "H20V" tee. Check our new arrivals section and see them for yourself.
Jay Stay Paid is a collection of unreleased tracks from the late great J Dilla. These tracks were put together from his large catalog of DATs and discs and were complied by Dilla's mother "Ma Dukes" as well as legendary producer Pete Rock. The Album features appearances from DOOM, Black Thought, Havoc, Raekwon, Diz Gibran, and more. Check out the record release party this Tuesday at Grand Star Jazz in Chinatown featuring appearances from Diz, Blu, House Shoes, Rhettmatic, and others... See ya there!
Japanese artist Usugrow teamed up with toymakers Secret Base to release the Rebel Ink figure sometime ago. This gold and black colorway is an exclusive for Japanese retailer Armth, so good luck finding it. Usugrow's current show, Shinganist, is at Fifty24SF gallery in San Francisco until May 29th.
This week, Walrus TV brings you an interview with art pioneer Andrew Witten, also-known-as graffiti legend, Zephyr. Zephyr talks about his early days as a train painter in New York, and his time spent with some of graff history’s most-notable and influential artists. During the early 80s, it was Zephyr who was part of the first wave of graffiti artists who made the transition into the galleries in the East Village. Alongside fellow artists Futura 2000 and Dondi White, Zephyr helped take graffiti to the next level; pulling it out of the streets and putting it into the galleries, their phenomenal work gained the praise and respect of graffiti heads, collectors, and art critics alike.
Here's a little snippet of E-40's new joint "Turf Superstar" produced by Digital Product. The beat is pretty fresh and E-40 never has an off day, dude's lyrics are the funniest!
Just in case you missed one of the greatest game winning shots in NBA history, last night Lebron James hit a 25-foot game-winning, buzzer beating 3-pointer that was incredible. One that saved the Cavaliers' dream season. After Game 2's miracle shot gave the Cavaliers an astonishing 96-95 victory over the Orlando Magic and evened the series at 1-1, it's starting to feel as if LeBron James really is King James.
Here's another track from Rae's "Blood on Chef's Apron" mixtape called R.I.P featuring B-Real... This is the track the put Raekwon's appearance at Tradition in motion... If you haven't already, download the mixtape here.
DJ Muggs is gearing up to release The Intermission, the newest record in the Soul Assassins series, on June 23rd. The album features appearances from Bun B, RZA, B-Real, La Coka Nostra, Evidence, Planet Asia, and many more. You can pre order the album here. Look for another Tradition X Soul Assassins collab in the not so distant future!
Just in time for game 3 against the Nuggets... We teamed up with Quality Control to release this tribute to the Lakers. The "Carry On Tradition" tee is available in 3 colors and features an oversized full color print of Kobe, Magic, and Kareem balling in downtown Los Angeles. The Back reads "Carry On Tradition" and features both the Tradition and the Quality Control logos. This is one of my favorite collabs that we have ever done... Don't miss it! Check out the other colors here.
When you have won 7 championship rings, it may be difficult to keep track of all of them. Robert Horry, however, admitted Thursday that he is uncertain of the location of all seven of his rings which three won with the Lakers and two each with the Rockets and Spurs. The recently retired Horry said a recent move has left his rings MIA and he believes movers may have placed his jewelry box amongst dozens of unopened boxes, against his orders.
"I never wear them and the thing is, I don't know where they are," he said on a conference call to recall playoff memories. "I just moved and they are in a box somewhere. The movers weren't supposed to touch it, but they touched it, but I am hoping they are in the house somewhere. I usually keep them in the bathroom in a drawer."
LIL WAYNE FT. KANYE, T.I. & JAY-Z - U AINT NEVA GOTTZ ASK
Here's a new little remixed joint from Lil Wayne called "U Ain't Neva Gottz Ask," featuring Kanye, T.I. and Jay-Z. All the verses are old ones but Demjointz produced a pretty dope track. Peep it here.
Orlando center Dwight Howard knocked down the 24-second shot clock above the basket with a ferocious dunk the first time he touched the ball in last night's Eastern Conference final against the Cleveland Cavaliers. After grabbing a rebound, Howard went up underneath and slammed the ball through with both hands and pulled on the rim for Orlando's first basket. The 24-second stanchion, a 5-foot-tall appendage that has cameras mounted to its top, then fell slowly backward. A maintenance crew came out with ladders but couldn't fix the clock. The shot clock at the opposite end was turned off and two portable units were placed on both baselines. A tape measure was then brought out to check if Howard had pulled the rim lower than its required 10 feet. Play was stopped for eight minutes.
HEVEHITTA X DJ UNEXPECTED X CLIPSE - BOXCUTTER BUSINESS (MIXTAPE)
Here's a new Clipse mixtape called "Boxcutter Business" featuring remixes from Hevehitta and DJ Unexected. If your a true Clipse fan like myself you need this mixtape. Lots of oldies but goodies remixed. Check it out here.
Please watch the whole thing, so funny! Calls out De La Hoya & Hatton. He's also wearing some Adidas Rod Lavers and he calls them John Mcenroe's,so ignorant hahaha!
The ping pong balls were favorable for the Los Angeles Clippers today, we got the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Blake Griffin here we come! If anyone needed a miracle its the Clippers.
The Clipse made to the move into the clothing game just a few seasons ago. Their first two seasons of Play Cloths literally flew off the shelves of the top boutiques around the globe. While putting the finishing touches on their upcoming album "'Til The Casket Drops," the boys from The Clipse are gearing up to dropthe new season of Play Cloth. Street Level sat down with The Clipse to talk Play Cloths.
Y'all debuted Play Cloths at Magic in '08. How have you been refining it since then?
P: We just been trying to get on calendar with the s***. This is our third season out and this is our first season on calendar with summer. We've already sold it. It's great. People love it. The first two seasons were just as good too. It looked really good in the stores and everybody liked it so [we're] just pushing forward and creating more and preparing for the future.
Is their any fashion wisdom you picked up from Pharrell and his Billionaire Boys Club, as far as pushing Play Cloths?
M: That's pretty much what jump started it. Rubbing elbows with Pharrell looking at what he's doing, being introduced to Nigo, ya know, and having our fans just being influenced by our fashion. It only made sense for us to go ahead and try our hands at the clothing line. I think thus far it's been successful and I'm really happy about it.
Clipse definitely had some influence in getting Bape out there, was that a motivator too?
M: [Nod their heads] Exactly
P: Yeah, definitely . . . BAPE definitely helped put us in a lane and in a light and I think we did a lot for that company too. The whole inspiration behind it was a fan thing. We going to the show and we got on the exclusive shit we just got in the mail and the fans be like, "Oh shit!" This is before I'm really Hypebeasting and shit. I'm just like, "Nah, Nigo just threw this s*** over here." They're like, "Yo, he got on the general jacket, but it's his area code numbers up there!" I'm like, "Okay, let's get a crack at it."
You can read the rest of the interview here. Expect to see the new delivery of Play Cloths at Tradition this week!
Homeboy Sandman is a name that I have heard before, but he isn't someone that I am familiar with. Vimby hit the streets of NY and caught up with this unique MC. Are you ready for his $500,000 challenge?
David from The Hundreds stopped by today and laced us with a stack of stickers... I know you guys have been asking for them for awhile, and we are giving them away FREE with any purchase while supplies last!
Ghandi is our former neighbor, he used to own Postal Depot Plus which was right next door to Tradition. He retired sometime last year, and he recently stopped by to show us his new whip! Ghandi is looking for a name for his car... Post your suggestions in the comments section. With a car like that you think he would update his wardrobe too!
The homey Victor Herrera AKA Boi Newz of the Bad Newz Family Crew sent me over some footage of him Krumpin his ass off wearing our new Tradition Grape fitted and our Tradition X Once Upon A Time "We Run The Valley" tee. Shout out to the Bad Newz Crew and keep sending me footage.
BREAKING NEWS: RAPPER DOLLA SHOT AND KILLED AT BEVERLY CENTER
The man shot at the Beverly Center mall this afternoon was identified as Atlanta-based Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II. Dolla was shot in the head around 3:10 p.m. while he and another rapper, D.J. Shabbazz, waited in the area after shopping at the popular Westside mall. About two hours later, Los Angeles police detained a "person of interest" as he attempted to board a plane out of Los Angeles International Airport. The man allegedly drove his silver Mercedes SUV from Beverly Center to the airport. Dolla had gotten into an altercation with other passengers on a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles, but it's unclear if that was related to the violence.
LAPD officials said that officers were sent to the mall on a report of a group fight, possibly involving a knife. LAPD Sgt. Ronnie Crump said two suspects ran in the direction of Beverly Hills. At a Chipotle restaurant in the mall, several people were eating when the shots rang out. "The customers were yelling 'close the store, close the store, because somebody is shooting,' " said Elsa Hernandez, general manager of the restaurant. An employee who was behind the restaurant, near the mall's valet parking service, saw the tail end of the dispute, Hernandez said. "He saw a lady ... shooting a handgun," Hernandez said.
Here's the video for "Who The F Is That." Dolla's hit featuring T-Pain
I can't wait for Kurupt and Quik's "BlaQout" album. Peep Kurupt reppin the Hundreds Adam bomb fitted and I see B-Real made a little cameo reppin Soul Assassins!
I just finished reading a great article from ESPN columnist John Hollinger on the great debate, Kobe vs Lebron. Who's the better player now and who was better in their prime. If your a hoops fan I suggest you read it here. Although Lebron is quickly catching up to Kobe, I still have to give the slight edge to Kobe since he has 3 championships. If Lebron starts racking up championships he could go down as top 3 greatest players ever.
This year marks Bugatti’s 100th anniversary, and the luxury auto manufacturer commemorates its centennial milestone with a special-edition car. The Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire Unlike, previous limited-edition Veyron models—such as the Pur Sang and Fgb by Hermes, which were produced in a series of five each, the Bleu Centenaire is limited to just one. Painted in a unique sprint blue-matte and sprint-blue gloss combination, the one-off Veyron even displays the brand’s traditional blue on the cover of its 1,001 hp 8-liter W-16 engine. Bugatti set the price at 1.35 million euros—roughly $2 million after taxes!
Here's a new Eminem track called "Careful What You Wish For." Em lets everyone know about his addiction and the struggles of the industry. Check it out here.
