Derek over at Sneaker Politics sent these to me. Pretty funny, except I’ve been hit by two cars in the last three weeks on my bike. (Keep an eye out for me and LBC Rob Gonzalez’ “Tour de Long Beach” article next issue.) The car always wins in car vs bike confrontations, but when you [...]

Hello my name is… Donovan Strain. I’m psyched, Donovan means “dark knight”…I was born already gangsta! Aka… Brokilla, Donzilla, Buttery. I was raised in… Camarillo, California. Ramier Street. Let me put it this way: you know those Toys for Tots foundations y’all drop those five dolla toys in so you get a discount into a [...]

  When Kid Sister enters a room, she makes a presence without even trying. She isn’t one of those cool girls who grew up as the captain of the cheering squad and will float on that reputation for the next fifty years. Rather, Melisa Young was that girl in school who never realized how cool [...]

  Seun Kuti Many Things  Disorient Rating: 4/4 Bob Marley fans in search of the next reggae icon prematurely crowned son Ziggy his heir apparent before realizing that younger brother Stephen was the one who had inherited his father’s voice, songwriting chops and sociopolitical concerns. Now, Seun Kuti (whose Yoruban name means “God has done [...]

  RZA as Bobby Digital Digi Snacks Koch Records Rating: 3/4 Parliament-Funkadelic once sagely recognized that “America Eats Its Young,” but I doubt even those forefathers of rap could’ve predicted how hip-hop would eat its old. While the rock world reveres its veterans (see: Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton), hip-hop’s here-today-gone-tomorrow aesthetic tends to reserve icon [...]

Photo by Tina Figueroa I understand that you’re in the entertainment industry. What do you do and what effect does that have on your sneaker infatuation? Well, I go by the name of Lady La, and I’m a radio co-host of a hip-hop morning show in my hometown, Phoenix. I’m also a VJ for MTV [...]

This event needs more branding, if you ask me. Still, I want to see the Dior Homme waif crew smacked down by the Stones Throw stoners.

Killer Mike could be a motivational speaker. Not a cheesy, wholesome one that visits high schools, but one whose message smacks you in the melon. Dude is as real as he is passionate. Whether it’s about the president, Oprah or a d-boy on the block, The Killer is someone you listen to. Not just because [...]

Although it looks more like a snowboard boot, it’s actually a basketball shoe. The carbon fiber, the mountains of foam… More evidence that technology doesn’t always lead us in the right direction. The evolutionary dead-end known as the Air Penny II has just been rereleased, and this is the first time Penny Hardaway’s sneaks have [...]

B-Real from Cypress Hill just leaked his first single from his Duck Down Records debut, “Smoke and Mirrors”, called ” Don’t You Dare Laugh” featuring Young De on the hook and second verse. This track is a straight West Coast anthem… “Smoke and Mirrors” is slated for release in late January, with a new Cypress Hill album [...]