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LIFE: Lonely Hotel Nights In Atlanta (1.31.12)

I love Atlanta. I need to stop visiting places when it’s only for work. Can’t wait to share the two projects that I’m doing down here with you guys. Until then, I’m listening to some 90′s Alternative Rock on my BEATS BY DRE and dreaming of a permanent vacation with Vladimir the Russian Blue Kitty.

life: JASMINE SOLANO BIRTHDAY BASHMENT EXTRAVAGANZA x OPEN BAR BY HEINEKEN(1.25.12)


*MELO-X


*HEINY


*YOUNG SCOOZ


*ISIS & HYUN

NO PHOTOS OF MISS JASMINE SOLANO ON HER BORNDAY…

BEACAUSE…

…MY CAMERA DIED.

OY VEY.

LIFE: BTS Karmaloop Interview with John Geiger and Vashtie x Beauty And Essex Dinner & Victor Cruz

The homie John Geiger was being interviewed by Wahid Sweat for Karmaloop on his collection of Jordans. Somehow, I was added to the equation to chat about the illustrious brand Jordan. We continued the interview at Geiger’s favorite spot – Beauty & Essex. It was monster food and drinks all night while the Karmaloop family filmed. Right as we were about to leave, in walks VICTOR CRUZ…GO GIANTS!!! We have a little collaboration in the works. You’ll have to stay tuned.


*JOHN GEIGER & JONNY SHIPES


*cheesing super hard for the cameras…


*I ran into the homie MEL D.COLE at the office. He gave me a FLUD x MEL D. COLE watch he made with Vanessa Veasely on the face. Thanks Bro!

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Later it was Beauty & Essex…

*I’m a pro at pretending to take a shot. I’d rather keep my memory of the evening no matter how good or bad, thank you.

*The couple next to us were in a SUPER MAKEOUT SESH that seemed to be happening in SUPER SLOW MOTION. We cheered them on and started flashing away pictures and they didn’t mind . Later, we offered them some of the excess shots that I had accumulated on our table – which was about 6 and they drank 4 of them.

*See, I told you so.

*GO GIANTS!!!

*WAHID, JOHN GIEGER, ME and VICTOR CRUZ

life: Q-TIP & VASHTIE PARTY – SPECIAL GUEST AZEALIA BANKS, BU THIAM, LEBRON JAMES AND MORE!

Another Friday night with THE ABSTRACT. I would have posted these photos sooner, but my memory card has been playing me – losing photos and what not. I had to download a pricy program to recover these bad boys and found many more that I imagined had disappeared to the same alternate universe as lost socks. Anyways…

This was a cold and rather interesting night. We made our way back to the same venue that has issues (to say the least), in hopes that it would be different. Venues generally need to match the aesthetic of the party in which it houses and I’m not quite sure that synergy exists. Either way, Q-TIP brought the music and our crowd (that was mixed in with the clubs crowd) made it spectacular.

*DANCES WITH WHITE GIRLS & BILL SPECTOR

*AZEALIA BANKS & ME

I wanted to keep her song/video for “212″ a secret to myself because I’m obsessed with it despite knowing it wasn’t a secret and actually a massive hit worldwide. I didn’t blog it because thats what I do when I find things I super love – I wait. Anyways, I know it’s dumb so here is her video for “212″.

*HERMANOS!!! I haven’t seen you in so long!

*Q-TIP & BU THIAM

*CHRISSIE MILLER & ME

*We people watched the entire night while getting our grooves on. It was so fascinating to watch random hookups and girls wearing the same exact outfits.

*Q-TIP & AZEALIA BANKS

*Apparently LEBRON JAMES was at the party, but we didn’t see him until we were all leaving and he was walking out to his car. He gave us hugs and daps and bounced, but no photos…

respect: LIFE’S FORGOTTEN PHOTOS AT THE LORRAINE HOTEL UNEARTHED

Today is the day we honor MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Its super awesome that some of us have the day off from work or school, but it would be even more awesome if you took some time to honor Dr. King in a way you see fit.

LIFE recently released some images taken by their photographer Henry Groskinsky who was on on assignment in Alabama the day Martin Luther King was shot. The images were lost and never published, until now. Groskinsky re-visits that eerie night.

READ FULL STORY AT SLATE.COM

happy birthday: ELLE CLAY (1.9)

You southern heifer.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

While you’re spending quality time with the fam-a-lam, shooting guns and drinking moonshine…

Your uppity-yankee friends await your arrival so we may delve in some shenanigans and monkey business.

PS: Here is your favoritest photo in the whole wide world.

life: BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR JEN & JONNY AT BEAUTY & ESSEX – BUN B, CHRISTINA MILIAN, JOHN GEIGER, SHIEST BUBZ AND MORE (1.4.11)

*HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEN O’NEIL & JONNY SHIPES (I LOVE MY CAPRICORN PEOPLE)

Last we celebrated the birth of JEN O’NEIL & JONNY SHIPES over the ridiculously great food at BEAUTY & ESSEX. I came dressed especially unremarkable because the weather outside was 13 degrees – long underwear from Patagonia, an oversized Morrissey Shirt and black jeans. It was my usual “homeless man” steez, but it was topped off with bed hair and glasses since I was in stressful meetings all day. Sorry to go on a tangent, but this is all to reiterate how everyone looked amazing last night and how Christina Milian was there who is flawless and I looked like a creeper. What else is new! Ha…

*JONNY, ME and JOHN GEIGER

*ASHLEY, ALEX & SHIEST BUBZ

*BUN B & CREW

*SHIEST BUBZ & ASHLEY

*BUN B & ME. I met him for the first time earlier that day, as we had meetings at the same office. He was super nice and seriously just cool. Love that dude!

*I got Jonny a vintage Jets Felt Pennant and some Vintage Celtics Shorts – his favorite teams.

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Thanks to SHIEST for taking the flicks…

*CHRISTINA MILIAN & CREW

 

press mention: “SKYLAR DIGGINS BALANCING ACT” BY SCOOP JACKSON

Okay so this isn’t my press, but I’m super stoked to be mentioned alongside SKYLAR DIGGINS. Having no athletic bone in my own body, I’d like to imagine I’d own the court like she does. Thanks to SCOOP JACKSON for the mention. He also mentioned me in a previous article a couple years ago.

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READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE

life: PLAYCLOTHS 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY – HOSTED BY VASHTIE – MUSIC BY Q-TIP & DJ WONDER (12.21.11)

I’m so proud of my brother PUSHA-T. I’ve known him for just about 10 years now and I’m so excited to see all of his accomplishments. Last night I was honored to host the 3rd anniversary of his clothing line, PLAYCLOTHS. DJ WONDER and Q-TIP took to the decks as everyone partied under the roof of TRIBECA CINEMA. Other special appearances were made by ASAP ROCKY, ASAP FERG, CURT@!N$, FERRIS BUELLER, and MALICE. Of course my crew came through also…OSCAR, SABEL BOO, YOUNG SCOOZLE, HUGGY BEAR, AMARIS & ELLE CLAY. Afterparty was held at a Breakfast Club session. It was a lovely night…

*I ate dinner in the car on the way to the event…

*DJ WONDER the CONDUCTOR

*ELLE in her SPECIAL EDITION – VIOLETTE HOLIDAY CRAY SHIRT

*PHILLIP LEEDS & LOIC V. – my other brothers!

*ELLE CLAY

*ME wearing a vintage BETSEY JOHNSON frock. ELLE said I was giving MOESHA looks. It’s a #GOTHMOESHA steelo.

*OSCAR 1992

*YOUNG SCOOZ and DJ HUGGY BEAR

*HENNESSY BLACK was on deck…

*I brought PUSHA a special gift!

*MALICE, PUSHA, and VASHTIE

*JADE & VENUS
*ELLE groping Q-TIP

*ASAP ROCKY and ME.

*SABEL BOO, ELLE CLAY, AMARIS, OSCAR 1992


*JAY BURKE, ELLE CLAY, AMARIS, HUGGY BEAR and ME.

Elle said, “I like when you wear that jacket. You like the girlfriend of a skinhead”

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On to Breakfast Club…

recap: Q-TIP & VASHTIE PARTY (12.2.11)

Another Friday night. No, we are no longer at YOTEL. Despite making an announcement via Twitter, everyone is still asking. Hopefully everyone will know now. For the past few weeks we have been at WIP. The space is excellent, but I can’t say much for how the door is being run. Well, actually I can – but I’ll keep my mouth closed for now. Anyways…Q-TIP DJ’ed alongside TONY TOUCH and it was chaos.


*ELLE “thank” she cute with her new shoes.


*VIRGIL ABLOH, GUEST & HERON PRESTON