Vulcan
January 29th, 2009
Vulcan kills it once again. Check out Vulcan’s interview on Josh Spear.
Black Karma
January 27th, 2009
Black Scale is now available at Karmaloop.com
Diamond Supply Co. X DVS
January 25th, 2009
Diamond Supply Co. and DVS got together during Agenda/ASR to celebrate their new project to release and also to celebrate Nick Diamond’s bday. Thanks to Al (Knoxx) for capturing the moments.
Bleu Collar
January 23rd, 2009
Bleu Collar is the difference between a fine bespoke suit and the 2 for 1 generic suits you get downtown. Witness Los Angeles designer music since 1979. Basik the Mayor and Reese One are Bleu Collar, a Los Angeles duo with a classic sound unparalleled by any other hip-hop act. Compared to duos such as Outkast and UGK for their chemistry and contrasting rhyme styles, Bleu Collar runs a fine line between gritty underground lyricists and the mainstream circuit. “We’re not gangstas, but we aren’t backpackers, either,” Basik says. Bleu Collar is the essence of what Los Angeles is truly about, “Because Los Angeles came in gangsta that’s the only sound that has been stamped as West Coast rap,” Basik explains. Gangsters are a small minority in Los Angeles, and Bleu Collar’s style represents the majority with a unique and magnetic sound untapped by the mainstream market.
More to come on Bleu Collar so stay tuned.
Greatest Robbery of all time
January 20th, 2009
In March 2003, on several occasions beginning on March 18, the day before the United States began bombing Baghdad, nearly US$1 billion was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq. This is considered the largest bank heist in history.
Approximately $650 million was later found hidden in walls in Saddam Hussein’s palace by US troops. It is believed that this was the bulk of the stolen money. The remaining money is currently unaccounted for. Diyaa Habib al-Khayoun, general manager of the state-owned al-Rafidain Bank, claims that $250 million and 18 billion now worthless Iraqi dinars were also stolen, but by professional robbers unconnected to Saddam.
In March 2003, a hand-written note surfaced, signed by Saddam, ordering $920 million to be withdrawn and given to his son Qusay. Bank officials state that Qusay and another unidentified man oversaw the cash, boxes of $100 bills, being loaded into trucks during a five hour operation. Qusay was later killed by US troops in a firefight
BS for Karmaloop.com
January 17th, 2009
Black Scale will be available at Karmaloop.com in a few days to come. Karmaloop and us got together to do a special tier just for them. The Black Scale pieces you see on Karmaloop are only available through them. Check them out in a few days for our release.
Photos by: Timothy Mar
Rebirth
January 15th, 2009
Every Thursday @ La Vende Lounge in the city of San Francisco.
Photos by: Suckfreeze