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Monday Night, 8-11pm, The Best Duo Ever, *The Clipse*, coming through Commonwealth to parlay and perform a few tracks off their new mixtape. As you may have heard in the "Major Music" section, the mixtape is fire. They will also be debuting their new line Play Cloths which we posted on back in february. It's a solid line, taking inspiration from the BBC/Ice Cream structure. Munchies and liquid bar provided...
So, my lil Bro is not so little anymore. Today is the lil homie's, I'm sry, big homie's birthday, so if you see him in the streets tonight...say happy bloodclot birthday and buy him a drink or offer him a J. Happy Birthday bro, from me and everyone on the EF staff! You already know...it's time to assemble the takedownables. Rastio got the purp kush, bubbly is on lock as well. It's a celebration b*tches!
Sydney, Australia-based artist Brad Eastman recently opened his debut solo exhibit, Beastman Begins. The name is dope and kinda has you expecting to see some wild art work. I think the piece above speaks for itself. Check out more opening night photos after the teleport, shout out to our people in Australia too.
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Winter time is prime shine time...for your coat game at least. Make sure you're on point this cold season with a nice variety of winter coats/jackets. A good winter coat must be functional, warm, and most importantly comfortable. You got to have a great variety of big pockets and stash pockets. The coat material must be either some type of cold weather technology, or goose down, staying warm is the key. Lastly, the coat should be mad comfortable, you're gonna be rocking it often. We've compiled a small collection of jackets ranging from North Face Purple Label to Double Goose; seen above...of course our selections will keep you fresh and warm. teleport for the remainderThe North Face under their “high fashion" brand Purple Label Collection have released this new ROL Mountain Jacket. Take a look, this is a perfect example of what the cold-weather technology company considers premium level via their Purple Label Collection. TheMountain Jacket is based off of their Mountain Jacket only with a bit more pocket styling and a slightly different cut, the jacket comes in two colors including Khaki and Navy, both are lined with a plaid pattern, there technical material for the inner lining of the jacket. Both jackets will be available soon at select North Face retailers. via honeyee
Here is the short V Bomber from Double Goose. The 08/09 collection revisits the great classics of this brand that have made its history over 30 years. This is a veteran street brand from the Hip Hop cultural movement of the 80's. The V Bomber is available in two colors: black and elephant(brown). It's a vintage look, and Goose aficionados will love the come back. Adding a leather to your coat collection keeps you looking dapper. Don't be afraid to switch it up a little, go here to cop one. $870
What else did you really expect?! When a brand like The North Face teams up with a brand like Supreme you're bound to have beautiful offspring. Supreme kitted out the Denali Fleece Jacket with a little of their swagger. The piece comes in grey/purple, green/pink and off-white/blue. Pockets are dope, definitely a great buy. These should be dropping soon, stay tuned. expected price $250-$300
White winter coats are just fun to have, if you cop the right one, and wearit in the right atmosphere. Almost like a specific coat for social gatherings at spots like weekend snow board vacations, Sundance Film Festival, and Mt. Everest. This is not an everyday coat, just a good piece to have in your collection. The good thing about this Canada Goose apparel, the Expedition Parka handles extreme arctic conditions with duck-down insulation and reinforced weather proof material. Hit up the boutique Oak, they just got a new shipment of these joint. They stay with the white and ya'll know its a drought so go cop yours. $568
The North Face Mercurial Elite Jacket has just won the National Geographic “Best of Adventure” award for it’s innovation, practicality, and consumer demand. The Mercurial Elite Jacket is technologically more advanced than anything we've seen on earth. This is an insulated jacket that uses a revolutionary Trilithium resin baffle construction as well as a temperature regulation system which relies on the aluminum coating and air circulation. This joint is OD, a must have for the tech dude or gal. As an added plust this joint is reversible too! Cop one at The North Face website, here.
The Saucony Shadow 6000 collaboration with ARC has produced another dope pair of chill kicks. This time produced a grey and a burgundy colorway. These type of kicks are ideal for chill days when you have errands and sh*t to do but don't have time to get OD fresh. Just toss a pair of these on with a nice pair of Levis and make sure to rock them the way you see them above. This is a chill shoe, so wearing the tongue and laces a little lose conveys this steez. Keep them spotless and top it off with some type of functional jacket and you're good to go. ARC will be releasing the grey and burgundy colorways of the Saucony Shadow 6000 in mid December. Teleport for more pics
Made for fashion label Issey Miyak, designer Naoto Fukasawa brings us this Trapezoid Watch, which comes in a variety of colors - like the Fall woodsman color-up above. You're looking at a solid watch design here. From the strap styling to the face...what really stands out in the design is the sloping bezel, which cleverly displays numbers that are stretched like road markings so that they appear normally when seen straight-on. Peep the best from the collection after the teleport
Wow, I'm smacked, but as soon as I saw these galaxy boards, it was a wrap. I gotta have one of these joints, then kit it out with some old-school modifications. Imaginary Foundation recently got together with Element on four limited decks using some out of this world designs we’ve previously seen on tees. The decks are currently available through Element’s website.
The highest-selling Southern hip hop solo artist is back with his sixth album, I swear it don’t even feel like Luda been in the game that long. His latest LP “Theater of the mind” dropped yesterday along with his label mate Kanye West. I don’t know why Def Jam is doing that but its being done, maybe it’s because there albums are completely different. Theater of the Mind sounds more like a classic mixtape than an album because of all the features or “co-stars” as Ludacris likes to put it. The buzz surrounding Theater of the Mind faded a bit because his singles off the album are so radio friendly (actually too radio friendly), but if you skip pass his current singles “what them girls like” and “One more Drink” every song on this album is crack. Yea I didn't stutter, crack...teleport for the full review
Lyrically speaking Ludacris went in on this album especially the track with him and Weezy called “Last of a dying breed”, his 1st verse is untouchable and Lil Wayne came off too. Ludacris even goes hard on his “intro” on his album. The Game is also co-starring on the track “call up the homies”, it’s a crack concept song which Ludacris is showing his versatility as a complete MC and not just a bunch of punch lines. “Southern Gangsta” co-stars Rick Ross and that song has Ving Rhames talking over the hook and Luda and Ricky Ross go in on this Maybach music inspired track. Don’t sleep on Ludacris because he even held his own with Hip Hop Heavy Hitters Billionaire Hov and Nas on the track “I do it for Hip Hop”.
Ludacris recruited some of the best producers in the game right now like Swizz Beatz, StreetRunner, Don Cannon, Scott Storch and a few up in coming producers. The beats on this album are ridiculous and all the tracks on the album fall into place like a movie. This hands down has to be on Ludacris top 3 best albums if not #1. I know that’s a bold statement but this album is that Crack. Add it to your playlist.
In time for the Chrismahanukwanzakah, Supreme has released the “Snowman” beanie. The beanie comes in a few colorways and features a snowman graphic in the fabric. Aahhh...looks like Frosty is enjoying that reefer pipe and T-paine hat. It is now available in Supreme stores and in the online store. Scientific research shows that you lose most of your heat through cranial dispersion...or so says Rastio. Cop a beanie, stay warm, look fresh.
Fresh off the AMA win Mr. West is back with his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak and its set to debut November 24th. This album was a big surprise to be honest because I was already writing it off as a Huff version of Andre 3000's "Love Below" and Pe$0 can co-sign that haha, but 808’s and HeartBreak is a good album and perfect alternative pick. This album has 11 tracks and each song has a similar vibe to make the album a complete package. Some songs like “streetlights” and “say you will” are good tracks, but they would have been even better tracks if he wrote or produced it for someone like Chris Martin or Santogold. Tracks like “Paranoid” and “Amazing” have more of Kanye West vibe and they could have been on any of his previous albums. Teleport to listen to "Amazing" and read the rest of the review:
Kanye West 808’s and Heartbreak won’t be a waste of time if you add it to your current playlist. It’s different and not annoying like I thought it would be and I definitely recommend it.
Expressive Frontier invades New York City tonight to co-sponsor the Get Crunk or Die Tryin’ live show at the historic Knitting Factory. The event features five innovative musical acts. Scheduled to perform is Bazaar Royale, Ali the Alien, Blestenation; special guest is GC Soul Mafia, and DJ Rampage.
Resonate has a dope new coat as part of their new Fall/Winter collection. The brand has been one of the key players to watch in this seasons last minute releases. But then again winter is just beginning. "This release enhances the image of the label, this fish tail duffle coat has been expertly finished with the great wool material completed with a fine lining". To be honest, the hood strings look a little skimpy, not sure what's really good with that. Wear this jacket fitted but not too snug, leave room for those winter layers. It comes in 3 colors, blue and black...I'd stick with this grey joint though.
So maybe all the "Old Hov" post have been really circulating. Whatever the case may be, it seems that since we started the Old Hov nickname of Jay-Z he's been struggling to get back to Young Hov status. He was dressing a lil bummy and now he's trying to pull his sh*t back together. When you get those millions, all that bread makes you feel too comfortable, you start not caring how you look. But as we see here, Hov threw a few pieces together for the Cavs game the other day. The fit aint 100% but its def improvement Hov. Nice shades buddy, keep up the good work.
Goodhood is keeping it classic, the brand continues to impress us with collaborations that you wouldn't necessarily expect. The most recent team up is with the brand Gregory on a sand/gold Daypack. Great winter woodsman style colorway with premium leather zipper details. Cop one here now.
The newest steel-tipped marker from Krink are now available. They come in ten colors but expect more to be released soon. I'm thinking about copping a few to see if I can copy that drip pattern on my wall. You can pick them up now at krudmart.
While cleaning the crib today I randomly found some old pics from when I went on a journey to my first paradise. They're scanned, so bare with me! It was the summer before 9th grade at Maret high School, what a great year that was to be alive. Anyway, the voyage was to Santo Domingo, home to amazing white sand beaches, delicious meals of food, and some of the most beautiful women on the planet. My trip there was eye opening, I went with a group of students to help build a new church in a small village, and take/distribute school supplies to children at a local orphanage. In order to go on the trip we had to raise money for plane tickets, hotels, and supplies all by ourselves. To do this we asked for donations from businesses and schools in the DC area. The long months of fund-raising definitely paid off once we arrived at the school and saw how happy the children where to have an early X-mas. it's cold as sh*t here in DC...teleport and the tropical adventure begins!
This is Minette. She was my lil buddy for the time I was in Santo Domingo. Each student got partnered up with a small child at this orphanage. She's probably one of the cutest babies on this side of the galaxy. When I walked in she just walked up to me and stretched out her arms like I was her father. So for the next few days while we worked, she was in my arms non stop. Even though she didn't speak much I felt a warming connection to her and the culture. By the time it was time for us to go, she cried, and I couldn't help but imagine what was going through her head.
She lost her parents and now she was losing a new father like figure of a friend. So wherever you are these days lil buddy, I hope all is well for you...
Doing all the community service in Santo Domingo was amazing, and a bit emotional as well. But don't get me wrong, it was not all work and no play, you know how EF gets down! When I wasn't doing community service I was either chilling beach side having a drink, or chillen with my Dominican takedownable Karen...who was oh so goodmoney. 
Now being a master of several languages (spanish, japanese, portuguese, EF-slang) I knew that the DR was the perfect place to really test my Spanish out. So I did, it was actually how I met Karen one day on the beach. Not to mention I am somehow able to pass for Dominican/Brazilian fairly easily. So I'm walking around the hotel beach bar pool area, and see shorty chillin catching some sun on a beach chair.
Now keep in mind this trip occurred when I was 15 during a time when jerseys and headbands were poppin. So I thought I was dead fresh in my bullets jersey, NBA headband, ice watch, red Madness shorts and Hi-teck water shoes to match. I thought I was really doin it! 
And apparently shorty thought the same because when I breezed by her and said "hola, creo que eres muy bonita" she looked me up and down and said "gracias, something in spanish that sounds sexy as hell?" I was kind of momentarily mesmorized by her takedownability and froze up, then she goes "you from the states aren't you" and I'm like "oh sh*t, you speak good ass english" one thing lead to another and we're headed to the bar...
In the DR the drinking age is like 16, but really the bar tenders don't give a sh*t at the hotel. So they practically throw drinks and cocktails at you ALL day. So, the adult chaperones that had to accompany us in the trip new this all too well. Before we even hopped on the plane they made up promise not to "engage in illegal alcohol consumption in any way" and if we did we'd "be removed from the group and sent on the first plane back to DC". Now part of being a business man is knowing what power you have and what cards you hold. I knew that my pops was in charge of this entire damn operation...so I knew off jump that no one could fux with me...period! So that day me and Karen hit the beach bar, I scope the scene to make sure there are no chaperones in sight just to avoid getting pressed. I tell the bar tender "amigo! dos cocktails", and like a hawk swooping on a field mouse chaperone #4386 Carlos Botts caught me!
He goes..."you know you aren't allowed to be drinking alcohol, you're a good kid but I have to report this" and being me I go "hey, you really gonna do this in front of the beautiful lady? gimmie a break Carlos" "what are you gonna do tell my dad, its pointless, I told him I was gonna drink down here regardless of your rules". Karen gave me the "sh*t lets just link up later sign and got out of dodge. Carlos looked at me surprised and annoyed, "finish your drink, but I have to report this either way, and yea I know you won't get in trouble so let's just get this over with"
They sat me down and had a huge group meeting with all the chaperones, and made me stand up and apologize in front of the whole group..."im sry guys I should not have been illegally consuming alcohol...but when ya high five ya make money baby!" I kind of deterred from the apology they told me to say and the chaperones were furious...but sh*t what could they do? I met up with Karen later that night and told her I'd write her once I got back to DC. Sorry I havn't kept in touch Karen, wherever you are in this world, there's a spot on the DCBG Takedownables team for you!
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