You know I’m probably Fam-Lay‘s biggest supporter. Ever. This is my favorite joint he’s put out recently, but Fam…where’s the album at!?

“I will put you up in something that you can’t get out of / got n****s makin’ money, shootin’ guns and sniffin’ powder.”

Goodness. So raw.

wow. talk about incredible. snagged this vid from notes from a different kitchen, who got it from d-nice’s blog. a few words on it from the creator:

This is the story of a homeless rapper I met on the streets of Brooklyn. There’s a part of me that feels for him because it’s quite obvious he suffered a great deal as a child. But it’s hard to show sympathy for a man who has lived life the way he has. I guess everyone deserves to be forgiven.”

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INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends & creativity become contagious today in music and fashion.

Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today’s pop culture.

Looks pretty cool, but I wish we could see influencers in other industries, like in agriculture, or in medicine. Or even if that concept of an influencer even exists in those spaces.

This joint is just crispy as hell, so it deserves to be blogged. CRISPY. Song is nice, video quality is just crispy. I said it three times because it’s that crispy. My goodness. My girl Heather Rene is the “video vixen” in it, and I didn’t even realize it until the third time I watched it. She looks like a star there, and now her move to LA makes so much more sense to me. It looks like she’s about to make it.

Check her out. Maryland representers unite. I wish her success. Check her life progress (aka her trill Tumblr page) here. And when you start seeing her in magazines and such, don’t say I didn’t call it early.

Grab Paris Jones’ mixtape here, which features the song.

I’ve always been opposed to dress clothes. I don’t care if Halle Berry told me that she’d let me hold her hand down Rodeo Ave. if I put on a seer sucker or a three-piece. I can’t go for that, like that Hall & Oates song. Oftentimes, I’d debate fashion with those who have made the culture their lives (such as stylists, designers, etc.), explaining that I just wear what I want to wear, and clothes don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Most of my close friends don’t have any particularly awesome sense of style, and I don’t judge people based on what they’re wearing. Ever. That’s why you’ll never see me blog about what to wear. That’s not my place to tell you what to do.

I still feel like that, and fashion isn’t my thing. I have my own tastes, but that’s really where it stops. I do, however, appreciate those who respect fashion for more than its aesthetic offering. People like my man Adrian, or the dudes over at Street Etiquette, or Phil and the Madbury Club team, my guy Dizzy. Those guys will talk your ear off about some fashion, but it’s cool because it’s not just because it looks cool. There’s history, there’s meaning and purpose, and there’s strategy!

I say all that to say this: Put This On has by far the trillest web series in the game. They’re only three episodes deep, and there are huge gaping holes of time in between when this team drops them, but they’re always worth the wait. They pretty much do exactly what I just talked about as far as fashion. The dude who is in the videos looks like he’s in his 30′s, but their videos apply to pretty much every adult with their own money to buy their own clothes and who want to know the basics of fashion that nobody ever talks about. That’s probably their exact demographic. Ladies, unfortunately this caters to males more so than the females (as far as I’ve seen in their stuff, anyway), but the production and the approach to the entire culture of clothing, as well as the way it’s all depicted makes this episode of Put This On worthy of viewing. Check it out. After listening to my man Paul Fieg (Mad Men, 30 Rock, Arrested Development, Freaks & Geeks...should I go on?) talk about why he dresses up for work, I quickly scrolled through my phone to see if I still had Halle’s digits. Enjoy.

Check their older videos and blog at PutThisOn.com.

I knew there was a reason I didn’t rock with the midwest all the way.

This is literally the most ridiculous thing you will see all day. Maybe all week. In all honesty, it should be up there with the most ridiculous things you’ve encountered via the internet. It’s about 3% joke, and 97% real deal Holyfield. Just watch.

Oh boy. Congrats, Kyle Barton? I don’t know if that’s good that you won. The craziest thing is, he’s touring the nation, trying to win all the state fairs that have pig calling championships. All the states he names in this video. have now been crossed off the lists of states I need to visit. “Well, you know, I’m a city boy, so…” WHAT!? City boy!? I’m staying on the east coast. Shout out to Nick Simmons for the find.

I’ve been looking for this clip for 16 years. Maybe longer. Shout out to my girl Taylor for bringing this to the forefront of my mind again after more than a decade. I’m officially old now – 24 isn’t a joke. Whatever. I always felt just like this soulful owl growing up in my household. Watch this, it’ll bring all the emotions out. You’ll smile in the end.

Keep your head up, people. You can prove those doubters wrong in the end. Don’t conform, and compromise only if need be.

Right around when I started going to college, I heard of the infamous sneaker collector / fashionisto (as far as this Hypebeast culture is concerned) Dizzy, or Josh as I know him. I remember his MySpace celebrity status was at 100 trillion; flicks of shoeboxes stacked to the ceiling and rare, impossible-to-find gear that people who didn’t know much about streetwear but were always somewhat intrigued by the lifestyle would drool over (like me, I guess). I don’t know much about those shoe collector forums, but I feel like he was probably some kind of legend in those back when they thrived.

The most important thing I learned about Dizzy just from e-stalking / watching from afar was his constant hustling. He was always flipping the gear he got – he’d buy some fly ass kicks or some raw denim jeans and take some pictures to post on the internet. After he had people talking about the stuff,  he’d sell it for more than he got it for. A lot more. I realized right then and there that he didn’t really give a hoot about the stuff. It was a business, and he was catering to those who would give away their first-born for some kicks or a 1-of-1 tee that was only released in the South of France. There was a huge market for this, and from University of Delaware (his alma mater. Sidenote: this guy can hoop. He may not have height, but he’s got heart. That’s a whole ‘nother conversation, though.) or his Silver Spring abode, he could supply the nation. The power of the internet.

That’s how I heard about the guy – from the internet. But he also had space for a small sneaker consignment store within the quarters of my man Vince’s barber shop, and that’s probably the first time I met him in real life. Five years later, we’re real life acquaintances. Contemporaries, if you will. When I was driving around DC with Josh and we ran into J. Cole walking into Ooh’s and Aah’s, me and Josh went to chop it up and eat with them. I’m sure Josh hasn’t doubted me since then.

It’s cool to see the progress he’s made since we became cool. He’s relocated to Philly since graduating from school came out to support at Child’s Play last week, as well as my birthday party this past Saturday. I recently came across this smooth, documentary-style video on him speaking about style, which is all this post was supposed to consist of before I started typing like a madman. Check it out below.

Also, he was featured in Madbury Club. Check that feature out here. Shout out to Phil and Ellington for that site, by the way. Trill $#!t.

Damn. I don’t remember who showed me this, but I do remember that it’s the most ridiculous incident I’ve seen in recent months. I thought her face was as good as gone. It looked like it exploded. She’s a G though; I’m pretty sure I would have cried. Listen to how her teammate tells her to keep going, like a watermelon didn’t just splatter on her face at full force. My lord.

RIP to the King of Pop. In honor of his birthday today, I’ve decided to post one of my all-time favorite movies, Moonwalker.

I kid you not. The entire joint is in DCtoBC’s patented HD (hella dope) quality. You know you’ve been looking for this for a few years.

If you haven’t seen this joint, then clear your schedule and watch it immediately. The film includes everything from the live concert scenes to the part where he runs away from the crazy fans and battles the rabbit to the actual movie. A classic. I invite you to relive your childhood here for the next 88 minutes. Spread the word, please.

DOWNLOAD: Michael Jackson – Moonwalker [HD Quality]