I’ve got to give props to my boy Greig from Orchard Street. They’ve linked up with Reebok recently, to design some shoes, that have both come out looking really good. Check out the images of the Re Up Lux and Omni Pump Hexride below…

Both are available at select locations nationwide and through Orchard Street’s online store. For more info on OS, check out their site.

I’d be lying if I said Freddie Hubbard was my favorite trumpet player, but he’s pretty high up there. The man passed away at 70 earlier today. Give him his due.

One of my favorite tracks of his is below. Enjoy it and seek out more. Feel free to hit me up for some recommendations too.

“Crisis” from Ready For Freddie, Blue Note, 1961.

As long as D keeps sending me these, I’m gonna put em up.  Check it out Kwame’s story in the video above…

In this edition of True Hip-Hop Stories, Kwame discusses the making of his hit recording “The Rhythm.”

Again, check out more videos here.

D-Nice just sent me the latest video he’s directed. Check it out below…

In this edition of True Hip-Hop Stories, Doitall of the rap group Lords of The Underground, discusses the birth of their hit recording “Funky Child.”

Check out more videos here.

Check out The Unauthorized Biography of Muhammad Ali by Shaun Booth. He’s planning on doing 12 of these; this is the 3rd so far…

Parts one and two are below the fold….

Part One: The Unauthorized Biography of James Brown

Part Two: The Unauthorized Biography of Bob Marley

From D-Nice…

In this edition of True Hip-Hop Stories, Masta Ace discusses his role in creating the classic Juice Crew recording “The Symphony”.

Check out more videos at D-Nice TV.

funny shit. someone’s got too much time on their hands tho, no?

check out more below and check Rappers I Know (via format mag) for even more….

Mos Def — New Danger

De La Soul — 3 Feet High and Rising

Common — BE

I spotted this yesterday in ESPN’s Uni Watch column. Check out “The Finisher Bag” from NYC brand No Mas….

No Mas prexy Chris Isenberg, a longtime Uni Watch favorite, has really outdone himself here. He has taken his huge collection of vintage Starter jackets — more than 200 of them, accumulated over the past decade — and begun turning them into gym duffels, which he’s calling Finisher Bags. Total genius! “The sewing is a very tough job, because every jacket is sized differently and has different patches, appliqués and embroideries,” Isenberg explains. “So we have to make it the proper shape and then move all those details into the right position.” This process explains why the bags are pricey — $300 — but also means each one is a unique, hand-created masterpiece. The first batch of bags should be available on Dec. 15, just in time for holiday shipping….

Pretty dope. Check out more info at Uni Watch, or over at No Mas’ site.

Just. not. right.

That just ain’t right.