NYC - New Boutique - Project No. 8

Project No. 8 is a new boutique in Chinatown that looks pretty dope, link to article
info: refinery29.com

NYC - Alife SALE - This Weekend

This is one of the dopest boutiques in the city and they are having a huge 4 day sale starting today. If you live in NYC head down to the LES this weekend. Sign up for their newsletter here.

FIFTY24SF

Finally some new streetwear tees I actually like! FIFTY24SF sells apparel with various street artists work, one being the infamous COPE of Bronx NY fame. They also sell artwork all via Upper Playground, the apparel is offered on Digital Gravel as well. They offer tees for the ladies as well as men. I'm feeling the early bird shirt, I just may have to cop one, too bad it's on white tho. When no one is looking we get shit done, ya heard.
info: digitalgravel.com

End Wireless Contract w/No Fees

Cellswapper is a site that looks for users to take over the terms of your contract. Now you can get out of your contract when the iPhone comes out! This is a handy tool for people who get stuck in a contract with bad service, realize they don't want a phone anymore, or just want a new phone at a discounted price. Peep the site for more info.
info: coolhunting.com

Lawsuits - Out of Control!!

Apparently a Posh Upper East Side Antique dealer has decided to sue some of the John and Jane Doe homeless people that use the grate in front of their store to warm themselves during the winter. The man pictured above is the major culprit. The store said he obstructs the view of a "$26,000 19th-century mahogany Empire bench from Vienna with lion-head details and cream-colored upholstery". (hahaha) The bum had this to say "Leave me the f- - - alone," he grumbled. "I don't want to be f- - -ing involved." The store is filing a $1 million lawsuit against... these four bums. This is so ridiculous I can't even write anymore, but it is real. Craziness.
info: Lauren Giunta & The New York Post

For those Northern Cali peeps

This event looks like it's gonna be dope. If I had the time I'd make the 6 hour drive. Here are the details:

What: Fresh Cuts, vol. 1 featuring Ali Shaheed Muhammad from A Tribe Called Quest and Lucy Pearl with special guest

Who: Underground Live and www.digunderground.com

Where: Mighty// 119 Utah Street San Francisco 94103

When: 10PM until the last person leaves (but no later than 4am)

What: Hip-Hop, Soul, Neo-Soul, just good music

Why: Because you are not a SQUARE. Only Squares won't attend this True School Hip-Hop party

How Much: $10.00 in advance from Brown Paper Bag ticketing. More at the door.

Click Us: www.digunderground.com and www.myspace.com/undergroundlivetour

Flyer up above.
info: Mr. Charles Babb

Apple iPhone June 2007

The Moment many have been waiting for is right around the corner. This year Apple crew unveil it's brand new iPhone, which will be available in two sizes 4GB ($499 w/2yr Contract) and 8GB ($599 w/2yr Contract). This will be exclusive to Cingular/AT&T for a while. The Phone is all touch screen, runs OS X, runs iTunes, plays widescreen movies, has a fully functional HTML browsing (basically will look like your Safari browser does now), dances, sings, makes you PB&J!!! Well why don't click here to see the full capacity of what this bad boy can do.

But seriously who needs all this, if you travel the world and love your Mac this phone would be a good investment for you. I swear if I see one fucking high school kid with this phone I'm robbing 'em, and beating their ass.

info provided by Mark West... thanks homie.

Mos Def's "Tru3 Magic" Recalled by Geffen

Apparently the Mos Def album I picked up at Target (with nothing but a CD in a blank plastic case) is now being called a "Pre-relese" and all current CD's on the shelf are being recalled. The album currently resides on the Billboard 200 and sold 11,000 copies it's first week. One of the tracks on the album was nominated for a Grammy, yet they still are pulling it. I guess someone at Geffen Records fucked up big time. The album sounds more like a mix tape than an album and it is impossible to find credits for the album online. I thought it was pretty dope for a mix tape, and compared to most major hip hop releases today I found it to be enjoyable. If you want to hear a copy amazon is still selling them as of last week, and some people may be willing to share the tracks via AIM, ya heard. I would love to hear comments from Mos on this one. Get at me.
info: mp3.com

Gun Draws - Pharoahe Monch

Pharoahe's new video address's the current state of gun violence in the US and how desensitized we are to it. Not only is it a dope message, but the song is a banger! See the video here, and check the site here. Apparently the video has been deemed too violent for most video outlets, which is pretty fucking ironic.
info: allhiphop.com

Afro Samurai - Anime from the RZA

The show looks dope, and the first episode can be viewed on SpikeTV.com through their crappy ass stream, it's choppy but you can see that the animation is up to par with some of the best in Japan (let it load for a minute before playing it). It looks like a cross between Samurai Champloo and Ninja Scroll. Peep it here. The RZA is doing a soundtrack for the show, which sounds pretty tight, plus Sam Jackson and Ron Pearlman are doing voices on the show.
info: sohh.com

2007 - PEGLEG

So Pegleg NYC has some dope new jackets on their site. I know a lot of companies are doing these types of jackets right now, but the detailing on Pegleg's are dope. I really like the second zipper up by the neck and the all around design is tight.
info: Hypebeast