Ayo, America!

Season's Greetings!

2009-12-28T07:32:00.009Z

This is Eric. Always nice to see Eric. Where's the holiday spirit? Smile! Hazy days! (makes no sense, I know, but he's stoned the fuck out, right?)

Looked at my backyard, and saw the snow had made a mockery of my summer days.
This really doesn't do it justice, I mean, YOU CAN'T EVEN FUCKING SEE THE CANDY CANES. IT HAS CANDY CANES.
Haitian Rhum. For measure.

Then me and the homies hit up Johnny Rockets, on 56th Street (Old High School joint!), three days later on Sunday.

New Year's Eve is friday. HOT DANM.

BYE!
XXXXX

40oz Bounce VI: What's Really Good?

2009-12-27T04:01:00.003Z

The Bounce is Back! The Bounce is Back!
This time in Billyburg! With NINJA-FUCKING-SONIK.
Here's a little memory recall on how the Bounces began, and how they go down:
40oz Bounce IV

40oz Bounce III

'Spread love it's the Brooklyn Way'

Nicki Minaj//Nicki Lewinski//Nicki The Bad Ass Bitch

2009-12-21T01:44:00.006Z

Sampling Sasha in the last one.
THIS BITCH IS BAAAAD

This Shit Is TIGHT

2009-12-16T17:49:00.005Z

Mark made this video. It's pretty fucking legit.
BTW, Platform are throwing their Christmas warehouse party this saturday. We're all on deck (+ god knows whoever the fuck else). Free Booze, No Covers. Come out.

YA'LL NIGGAS NEED ANYTHING ELSE?

Things I've Lied About Over The Decade a.k.a Now You Know Part.I

2009-12-04T12:54:00.000Z

I'll be two decades older next year (WHOA), so I can't keep carrying these set of lies. I AIM TO BE A BETTER PERSON, I'm reaching TWENTY, man, TWENTY, 2-0. Let's leave this teen bullshit in the past, and move the fuck on, people. I don't ever lie, so this is almost digging through an inner Holy Grail:

#1. I REALLY hate beer (2000)

I never buy alcohol, so every time I'm out I depend on the friends around me to pass along, and the chicks I hang with have a strong affinity for BEER & LAGER. Anytime I'm handed a full can of Red Stripe, I always smile in gratitude, but if they could read my inner thoughts I'm damning them all to hell for keeping their Baileys to themselves and giving ME the fucking bitter booze. I love a 40 oz. Bounce, but beer tastes like SHIT. Any brand, flavour or kind.

#2."The last time I got shitfaced drunk, I was eleven" (2007)

Technically, this isn't exactly a lie - and it's for that reason, and that reason alone I've kept myself off booze since then (That's about 8 years), because to be honest, it's a) not exactly that appealing or 'hot' to be drunk off your head, and b) cost mad bread$£$£$£ - Until June of this year though, whilst walking home to the Tube station after some happy hour courtesy of the good people who run Platform (thanks, guys!), I was seeing triple, couldn't think logically, almost stumbled on that fucking skateboard that's been there for the past, what? 9 months? And was giggling to myself on the Central line wondering if anyone'd guess I was off my face? Half a cup of whiskey mixed with coke, that's all it took. Never again.

#3. I've taken my mom's Pericles belt, but told her she probably lost it (2008)

(This is a rough translation from French)
Mom: I've had that belt for 20 years, I honestly can't believe I've lost it now, where could it possibly be? I've looked everywhere. You sure you haven't seen it?
Me: Nope. Mom: Seriously. My favourite belt, and it went really well with [...stopped paying attention]
Me: Well, If I knew, I'd be the first one to tell you. I'll look in the basement again tomorrow. Mom: Absolutely cannot believe it.

I do feel about about this one, because my mom is 'outta this world', but yeah HI MOM! I've got your belt in a suitcase, left in London. Sorry, yeah I had it all along, because it looks mad nice. I thought you'd forget about it by now, but since you keep mentioning it all.the.time, which adds on to my guilt, I'll bring it back. X

#4. Fashion (2005)

About 95 percent of my graduating class thought I'd end up in Art school, studying fashion design (BARF), truth is, I got off that since what could be passed as a Payless strap-on was selling out for triple figures (675$ For this shit? Bypass). I've still got my handsewn dresses I made 6 years ago, and great memories from Parsons, but FUCK THAT. Happy I ditched that. Style on the other hand, is a different (but long) story.

#5. Cats (2002)

I like to go on about how much I hate cats, and how gross they are, and how fun it must be to kick them 20 miles and hear the frantic fear in their sad sad little raspy voices; or throw water on them because they hate it, cats hate getting wet. BUT CAN ANYONE ACTUALLY RESIST THIS?

Adorbz.

Now you know.

I'm Not Late, I'm Not Late At All

2009-11-29T21:46:00.007Z

Rosa Acosta's Supreme shoot with Terry Richardson STILL got these niggas screaming GOT DANM.

NSFW

God Bless America.

Stuff I Looked Up/Fiend For On Ebay Recently

2009-11-22T21:31:00.014Z

Hero 20'' Boys Low-Rider // $123

20'' Low-Rider with Spoke // $199

The Hundreds California Snapback // $23

THIS SHIT // $125

NY Rangers Snapback // $19

Mens Waxed Barbour Beaufort // $45
80s Buffalo Bills Tank Top // $4.95

Canadian Beer Tank (Top) // $5.95
Holyfield vs. Akinwande Shirt // $9.95

I'm gonna stop now, cause I'm broke as fuck. :*(

They Tell Me My Shit's The Bomb

2009-11-18T22:06:00.007Z

I'll make a mix to this, I swear I'll make a mix to this shit, and Imma call it REALEST SHIT OF ALL TIME.

Favourite Line: "While we...Still makin gangsta hits, You'll be...Still jockin gangsta dicks".

Favourite Line: "Feels so good to be a Crooklyn Dodger"

Favourite Line: "Now there she goes again, the dopest Ethiopian"

Favourite Line: "While we out here say the Hustler's prayer: if the game shakes me or breaks me I hope it makes me a better man, take a better stand, put money in my mom's hand, get my daughter this college grand so she don't need no man"

Favourite Line: "I'm still breaking these pebbles like Bam Bam"

HELL YEAH.

Chola

2009-11-16T18:46:00.008Z

My life isn't crazy, but yeah, I can roll with that!

SUMMER 2010, HERE I COME.
HOLLA.

I Think You've Missed This One

2009-11-13T22:57:00.006Z

Yep, I'm sure you've missed this one, but either way it was pretty great, I didn't get the chance to see Blood Orange because A) I'm not familiar with Lightspeed Champion, so my interest for that was pretty low and B) I left right after my hour and a half set cause I had classes the next day and I take my eight hours very very very seriously.

If you missed this one, come to the next Platform party! We're currently within planning talks, so I can't really tell you much, but it's gonna be fucking MAYJAH blud, booze DJs and all INNIT! We're turning ONE YEAR OLD TRICK, it's a must-come-to.

"I'D DIE FOR MY NIGGAS"

X

X Gon Give It To Ya, What??

2009-11-09T12:20:00.000Z

This is fucking funny:

Are you following the presidential race?
Not at all.

You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton.
His name is Barack?!

Barack Obama, yeah.
Barack?!

Barack.
What the fuck is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa?

Yeah, his dad is from Kenya.
Barack Obama?

Yeah.
What the fuck?! That ain’t no fuckin’ name, yo. That ain’t that nigga’s name. You can’t be serious. Barack Obama. Get the fuck outta here.

You’re telling me you haven’t heard about him before.
I ain’t really paying much attention.

I mean, it’s pretty big if a Black…
Wow, Barack! The nigga’s name is Barack. Barack? Nigga named Barack Obama. What the fuck, man?! Is he serious? That ain’t his fuckin’ name. Ima tell this nigga when I see him, “Stop that bullshit. Stop that bullshit” [laughs] “That ain’t your fuckin’ name.” Your momma ain’t name you no damn Barack.

So you’re not following the race. You can’t vote right?
Nope.

Is that why you’re not following it?
No, because it’s just—it doesn’t matter. They’re gonna do what they’re gonna do. It doesn’t really make a difference. These are the last years.

But it would be pretty big if we had a first Black president. That would be huge.
I mean, I guess…. What, they gon’ give a dog a bone? There you go. Ooh, we have a Black president now. They should’ve done that shit a long time ago, we wouldn’t be in the fuckin’ position we in now. With world war coming up right now. They done fucked this shit up then give it to the Black people, “Here you take it. Take my mess.”

Right, exactly.
It’s all a fuckin’ setup. It’s all a setup. All fuckin’ bullshit. All bullshit. I don’t give a fuck about none of that.

We could have a female president also, Hillary Clinton.
I mean, either way it doesn’t matter. I don’t care. No one person is directly affected by which president, you know, so what does it matter.

Yeah, but the country is.
I guess. The president is a puppet anyway. The president don’t make no damn decisions.

The president…they don’t have that much authority basically?
Nah, never.

But Bush pretty much…
You think Bush is making fuckin’ decisions?

He did, yeah, he fucked up the country.
He act like he making decisions. He could barely speak! He could barely fuckin’ speak! Can’t be serious. He ain’t making no damn decisions.

Well Barack has a good chance of winning so that might be something.
Good for him, good for him.

We're all going to die.

Old School DMX Interview with Hot97's Funkmaster Flex.
I heard DMX is still pretty much OD grimy in jail, punching jail guards in the face and shit.

Corrup-shun!!!!11

2009-11-01T19:59:00.003Z

I'm at CTRL+ALT+SHIFT's Unmasks Corruption exhibition this 5th of November since I've got a story illustrated by Woodrow Phoenix in their new comic book. Because I love illustrations, I'm getting pretty EXCITED about seeing the book (Ferry Gouw's in there as well, oh boy, oh boy!)

I don't know how these things work, I'll try not to be sloppy and shit and I'll take phone pics of cool people drinking champagne (if there is any).

And I found this quite amusing:

Vice: How did you get involved in the project? Jason: We’d worked as a team in advertising and had both gone freelance afterwards. My friend John Dunning, who I’ve collaborated on pitches with before, asked me to do something for the CAS Unmasking Corruption project and suggested I collaborate with this writer from Haiti – but that would be silly when there’s so much violence and corruption in South Africa. So I phoned Kate and we got together to make a proper South Africa story.

Hahahahahhahahahahahahhahhahahahahahahaha, I like Jason Masters, he would've adapted my story pretty well I think. But, FUCK THAT, Woodrow Phoenix took it to the ballpark, awesome, awesome job.

I wrote a short (debatable) blog about all of that on Platform few weeks ago, if you're not into reading the CAS Comics Vice interview, (it's almost the same shit, just different subjects, be aware, except of course mine's not an interview, obviously, but you get the point)

'Habitual Line Stepper'

2009-10-31T20:12:00.004Z

"I Said look bitch, I'm RICK JAMES".

This never gets old.

Girls, Girls, Everyday

2009-10-23T15:29:00.002+01:00

40oz Bounce - Harlem/Riversiiiiiide

2009-10-15T21:00:00.000+01:00

My three months at home in 'rehab' have called it quits on me. It's loads of bullshit, and we all wished summer would last at least a month longer, but whateva - it was fun whilst it all lasted.

Final send-off happened in Harlem, with my homies at A.L.I.E.N NYC, and 'Van' (who's one massive dude, with amazing pot brownies). The 40oz Bounce Boys always do a great job at bringing all the dopest kids out, from the L.E.S, Brooklyn, and Harlem's very own. And that shit goes down every summer.

Holla At The Empire State, Would You Please!

40oz Bounce III

PHOTOS: Adèle Austin

Save Money, Ink Yourself

2009-09-01T16:55:00.006+01:00

Photo Blogging from the East Coast for Platform

Platform Photo Blog

AND, if you have not checked out the Style section yet, man are you missing out.

Homemade Tattoos
Photos: Tom Beard

Bushwick, Where You At?

2009-08-27T00:05:00.011+01:00

I love how ridiculous house parties with boozed up teens can get, but nothing is better than simulated sex positions, grinding to dancehall, and getting ear-raped by some Yuksek and Major Lazer. It's not a party until someone gets laid and something gets broken. Isn't this what summer is all about? FUCK YEAH.

Ninjasonik, Tell 'Em How It's Done,

Exactly.

Photos: Adèle Austin

Gang Bang at Ground Zero!

2009-08-06T05:43:00.005+01:00

Back from a lovely month break, Man! Trying to resist posting stuff I've liked in a matter of days proved to be harder than I'd expected, fuck, specially when the lovely Dash Snow dies, (FUUUCK THIS). That being said, I'm looking at another one of these motherfucking breaks right now, shit feels good.

You know what else feels goooood? ZaZa's Sooner or Later.

I think ZaZa as a whole is just great. You can sleep with that shit on and it wouldn't bother you, you can go skinny dipping, whilst the sun sets, with this playing on an 8-track recorder and it still wouldn't bother you. For the first time in 19 years I want summer to end quickly.

Hope you're not out there taking your clothes off for free, I mean, for kicks.

Amen,

Photos:

Ed Cresdee

Nathaniel Sexton

Summer & Its Breaks

2009-07-08T01:06:00.008+01:00

So, the weather has gotten its shit together over here in New York lately, and it's increasingly hard to stay in on a computer taping away, whilst there are babes in shorts riding up in down the breezy parks these days. I'm doing like all my favourite music blogs, and going on a hiatus! and you should too! get out, for fuck's sake, it's fucking SUMMA!

I'll be writing more stuff for Platform though, and Chief as well, and shooting people with my lenses, because nice weather makes you do that.

But the best part of this little break, is possibly the work me and Hems (at City-Slick) are getting started on : 60 French Girls (Can't Be Wrong). It's going to be fucking A-team, because we're gathering the best creative heads we know to spew out bollocks on this project!

If you want in, shoot us an email.

Peace, mofuckas!

Photos: Tamara Lichtenstein.

Heartbreaker

2009-07-06T02:35:00.005+01:00

Heartbreaker - (n)
1. Someone who breaks hearts.
2. Girl/Guy amazingly stunning and out of your league.

when MSTRKRFT teamed up with John Legend on their Heartbreaker track, I don't even believe they thought it would be this fucking good.

The Laidback Luke remix is available for free download, thanks to the good people at RCRD LBL.

Jess Gough Still Surprises Me

2009-06-27T22:40:00.011+01:00

Photos: Jess Gough

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

2009-06-26T11:58:00.006+01:00

My favourite MJ videos/hits ever. This needs no explanation. Sorry Discovery, next post's yours.

A Sigh Of Relief

2009-06-25T01:08:00.005+01:00

So, Loud Mouth received a beatdown the other day, and complained about it. Womp Womp. If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen, dumbass. This whole ordeal just conjured a whole bunch of people who ask for way too much trouble, read the full post on HERE.

Note to Hilton, nobody gives a shit.

On a more positive side, I've posted up my first Chief Mag blog post today as "adhd", under a stream of smoke, babe judging, and laughter: The people at Bacardi are fucking DOUCHEBAGS.

Next post will be about Discovery, I told myself that a month ago!

The Boys And The Girls, They're Still Pretty

2009-06-13T02:31:00.007+01:00

Finally, the long awaited issue 5 of Regia is available, accompanied by Urban's LSTN No.5 - What these two have in common? The Big Pink.

Photos: Regia Mag.

Hey You: Oh, I Get It.

2009-06-10T22:26:00.004+01:00

Sometimes it's okay to be really into cheesy pop ballads that threaten to occupy whatever's left of your head-space. Sometimes you could even go as far as to spread it among your mates and make it one of your summer 'choooooooones'. Thank You, Pony (2x) Run (2x).