The internet is funny. You can get info about practically anything and everything and that information can either be true or twisted. One thing I know for sure is that you really shouldn’t believe everything you read or hear on the interwebs until you hear it from the person itself… In 2007 back when I…
In just a few weeks, illest will be releasing the first ever illest G-Shock. The collaboration uses the 6900 G-Shock in a distinct tiffany and safari colorway. This very limited run of the illest G-Shock will only be available thru our San Francisco Location, Los Angeles Location, Illest retailers around the world and thru our…
Whew.. Sema’s over. Now we can feature some more cars. First up, The 2012 Chevy Sonic which we built right here in California. A few months ago I was asked to work with GM to work on a new platform called the Chevy Sonic and prepare the car for thee most spectacular car show for…
This Friday we’re saying goodbye to our Fatlace Store in San Francisco and opening up Illest in the same location. Illest San Francisco will have its sister store in Los Angeles and we’ll also be working on 2 more stores in the near future, one in Hawaii and the other in Japan. We’ll still be…
An influential person that helped shape the way I, as well as many others, listened to music while growing up passed away today. Heavy D, at the young age of 44, passed away after being rushed to the hospital today from his Beverly Hills home. His last tweet was “Be Inspired” a week ago. RIP…
One of my favorite rap duo’s of all time. The teaming up of Talib Kweli and Mos Def created the group Black Star. Strong beats, good lyrics and underground success kept everyone in my circle listening to them throughout their careers after they split up and went solo. Black Star arose from the underground movement…
If you’re up for some UFC, our good friend Darren Uyenoyama and illest sponsored is making his UFC Debut November 12th. Congrats Darren for making UFC. Check him out in this video. Watch this at CSN Bay Area
As we arrived to pick up the first RWB Porsche ever built in the US, we were lucky to catch it on its dynotune. FFTEC of Hayward put a light tune before the Sema Show so we could cruise it around without having to scare anyone on the strip. At only 6psi it pulled 398…