FM Radio: The Crossover Up, Close & Personal with the Far*East Movement, August 2009 Text/Interview by Kent Chen Photos/Video by Mark Arcenal A real quick history lesson for those that may have overlooked the milestone: In 2001, a Chinese American rapper by the name of Jin got his big break on a weekly, freestyle rap…
Our homie Dara sold his wheels to a local dude here in Vegas. His friends came along as well, we went around town and hung out. Wings at Chicken Bonz to having tea at Chinatown it was all goodtimes. Dara’s friend Minh is now part of the LOWBALLERS crew and we did a initiation by…
So we had a little pow wow with the folks from Oregon and the little company I used to work for called Nike. Esaie was my brother from another mother when I worked there so it was good to see him. It was also great to see really awesome training shoes for Fall 2011. I…
Despite being swamped with work out at UCSB, I had the chance to listen to J. Cole’s new mixtape. While his deep, intelligent lyrics have always been his calling card, J. Cole’s beats have come a long way since his earlier music. Featuring sped-up soul vocal samples accompanied by an overall deep, dark vibe, J.…
Out in the street they call it murder. Thanks to our friend Tetsuya for sending me this inspiration. 1954 VW Bus taken in front of our friends over at Manny’s Auto in Japan.
Here’s some stuff around the Paddock since alot of you haven’t visited or live very far away. Mooneyes Cones for this weekends WORDUP! event. Hope to see some great action this weekend. Hopefully my car makes it. Broken waterpump driving down the street. The illest round stickers. Made for records too! Oakley BMX Grips will…
I am sure you have seen this dope ride cruising around Norcal or at Sema this year. Introducing Lowballers newest member Solomon With his amazing matte white Job Design LS430. As I was walking around Sema I spotted this LS430 with its clean lines and overall aesthetic. I love the hot rod black color wheels,…
One of the more sought-after Jordan colorways, the white cement III, is scheduled for re-retro in February 2011. One hopes that the quality will be better than the true blues released recently. However, it’s definitely hard to imagine Jordan Brand doing so, expecially considering the retros from the last couple years. I still have the…