I recently ran across some pictures from the World Basket Ball festival. Here are some pics of Kevin Durant and China Superstar Yi Jianlian showing their support efforts for their respect contries coming up at the Fiba World Games held in Turkey. They are aslo there to preview Nike’s second installment to the Hyper Series: Hyperdunk 2010. The color ways are dope and I like how Yi rocks the hoodie
Everyday that passes, it looks more and more likely that Sixers will draft Swing Guard Evan Turner out of Ohio State. But who, in fact, is Evan Turner?
The City of Philadelphia is in a state of excitement right now with the recent success of the Flyers and Phillies, and the recent good fortune of the draft lottery has sent Philadelphia over the edge.
The Draft can go many different ways on June 24 , but signs are pointing to Evan Turner, so here is a recent interview with the consensus 2nd Pick.
The wait is officially over! The highly inticipated follow-up mixtape,Trap Or Die 2, is here. The streets have been waiting for this since the drop of the original Trap Or Die dropped back in 2003. Young Jeezy and Dj Drama team up for some more masterpieces. Jeezy’s motivationally talk over Dj Drama’s background production is a very familiar and always proves to be classic hits. Young is at his best on this one.
Francis and the Lights have announced the release of It’ll Be Better on Cantora Records, the first full-length release from the invigoratingly soulful rock n roll group fronted by Francis Farewell Starlite. Available now on iTunes and out on CD July 20th, It’ll Be Better showcases the vast range of Francis Farewell Starlite’s songwriting talent over 8 succinct and passionate songs. As an added bonus, Francis and the Lights are making the full album available for streaming with an embeddable widget now at the link below.
Currently on the road with Drake who handpicked the group to support his ongoing North American tour, Francis and the Lights will headline several upcoming shows this May in Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The partnership also resulted in a collaboration for a song on Drake’s forthcoming album Thank Me Later, which was written and produced by Francis as well.
I have been waiting for ever for Part 2 of the “Put This On” Seris. This edition focuses on the art of shoes.
SOURCES : HYPEBEAST , SELECTISM
Public radio show host and self-proclaimed shoe enthusiast, Jesse Thorn gets a behind the scenes look at Willie’s Shoe Service in L.A., one of the country’s most renowned custom shoe repair shops. In this episode of Put This On, Thorn is introduced to Raul Ojeda, the store’s manager and long time apprentice to mentor and founder Willebaldo Rivera aka Willie. Ojeda offers an in-depth examination of how shoes are manufactured, how they must be cared for and why he must continue to fulfill Willie’s legacy for handcrafting quality shoes. It may influence shoe buff’s everywhere to develop a new-found respect for this simple, everyday accessory.