Janelle Monae is incredible. Amazing. Super-talented. The best ever in life. EV-OR. I saw her at Summerstage this past summer and she was so beyond great! She crowd surfed! Who does that anymore?! Here is the official video for 'Many Moons', off of her album Metropolis: The Chase, Special Edition. If you don't have it, do yourself a favor & get familiar. Okthanks.
Tuesday, September 30
Janelle Monae- Many Moons
Swedish music is cool
I love music, especially foreign music, especially foreign Swedish music. Yummy.
Lykke Li-I'm Good, I'm Gone
http://www.myspace.com/lykkeli
Support great music!
Join the Military
Where's your Nation's Pride? Mine will be in my closet soon. Military jackets are perfect to add to this whole girl meets boy trend. The concept is masculine, but done in great silhouettes with perfect detailing and fabrics, it makes it a fun jacket for the ladies. These two are from Balmain Spring '09. Check this collection out, it's super ill. 
Complex Oct. '08
Oh geeze. Why do men find trashy, sexy? I mean I just don't get it. Now, I believe that slutty can be sexy, but trashy is just trashy. There are maybe two pics in this shoot where Aubrey could pass for slutty sexy, but she's mostly just trashy. Most of the article is about sex. Which hey, there's nothing wrong with being open about sex talk. But sex is all homegirl's offering. Man, if Complex asked me to be on a cover half naked, I'd jump on it. But with class. They're obviously playin' her by calling this the classy issue, right over her exposed nipple.
How does Diddy feel about this? How do the other ladies of DK feel about this? I heard a radio show Dawn was on, where she said, in reference to Aubrey's fame, it's a shame that the media isn't concerned with talent. lol. This issue isn't even a good issue really. It's on the thin side, and the content is just ok.
Jump to see her photo shoot & my commentary.
Hey everyone's a critic. Including me.
she looks cute here...her lips are just ackward
How many hands were on that pole aubrey?
covering your boobs can look stupid sometimes...example below
pretty eyes
she looks pretty here
but can anyone say, trying too hard?
gross! gross! gross! gross! gross!
honey....
another gross one...the position doesn't flatter her
If you're gonna insinuate a blow job, make it hot...no1 would even lay in this position.
Another pretty one...hair is positioned strange tho
I like this one too. But the vixen facial expressions are so played out.
move it like a gypsy
I 1st heard this track when I saw Knocked Up (a must see movie!) And now it's my shit. Every time it comes on I do the dice dance. (jump to see)
Savage ft. Soulja Boy: Swing
lol I'm nice at this dance!
New Rosewood
The Hundreds is releasing this tee apart of the Rosewood Collection. It was inspired by Public Enemy's "Fear of a Black Planet"
So...
So here's Common & Pharrell at an event for Common's Charity.
Is Pharrell really serious about this glasses thing? He's been spotted every where with these glasses (he has 'em in white too). Do you think he's going to announce that his vision has gotten bad? Or is he going to just say he likes the way they look? And is that a fade coming out under that hat? Oui vey Pharrell.
Anywho, Common's charity is ill. The Common Ground Foundation is dedicated to the empowerment and development of urban youth in the United States.
21-7 is with that.
Get ready to loose more money
So like I said before, taxes are going up for us. I'm sure most of you have heard about all the crisis going on with Wallstreet and banks going broke. Well I've been reading that our taxes are going up because the reason this happened, so they say, is that people took out loans to pay for houses & such, that they couldn't afford. And the banks loaned them the money and the shit isn't getting paid. So banks are foreclosing, meaning ma' fuckas are loosing their homes, because they couldn't afford to pay the mortgage. Bush decided that the poor and working class did this so therefore he is raising all of our taxes to pay off their bankruptcy. McCain is in support of this and he plans to...continue to read... put this in effect if he becomes President.
I don't know if they expect us to pull this money out of ass, but it's their fault we couldn't pay the loans. because we're also fucking paying for health care, and for college education, and for transportation, and crazy interest on everything. We have to pay so much for everything. You see, channel 7 isn't even free anymore.
This is how they keep the poor poor and the working working.
Please vote for someone who will help us get out of this whole. This is effecting anyone and everyone, those over 18 & over tho, we're going to struggle. Let's vote for a President who will help us.
Below is a yahoo answers post that helped me understand what really happened, in detail.
Avatar wrote:
HOW IT STARTED
Mortgages: People bought houses they couldn't really afford with loans (mortgages) they couldn't afford to pay back. They agreed to monthly loan payments that started off cheap, then after a few years would get REALLY big! But people agreed anyway believing their houses would always increase in value or maybe they'd win the lottery. When the monthly payments did increase, they didn't win the lottery and couldn't afford to pay the higher monthly payments anymore. The banks then foreclose on them.
MEANWHILE
Mortgage Backed Securities: Banks and financial corps had made and sold "mortgage backed securities". They took those people's mortgage loans and broke them into little pieces and sold those pieces like they were stocks in a company. So when the people made their monthly mortgage payments their payments got broken up and sent to a whole bunch of different people who'd bought these "mortgage securities". Great investment... until the people paying can't afford to make their house payments anymore...
WHAT HAPPENED
So when the housing market went down instead of up a TON of big financial corps, investors, and banks got stuck holding all these worthless "mortgage securities" they'd already paid for (or taken out loans themselves to buy). So suddenly their companies have all these massive "losses" and debts on their books which makes them owe more money than they're worth. So of course they're now teetering on the brink of "foreclosure" themselves due to losing all their money on these bad "bets" they made (just like the homeowners).
THE BAD
So now all these big financial corps are going into "foreclosure" or close to it, and Bush comes up with a "plan" for all OUR TAXES to be used to "buy" the companies worthless bad bets/debts so they don't go under. And he gives everyone A SINGLE WEEK to decide on it.
THE WORSE
Even in a socialist country (where the "people" own the companies through the govt) they pay for the company losses AND benefit from profits when the companies do well. But we're being told to just eat the LOSSES and won't get any of the profits when/if the companies do make money again (unless you're already rich enough to buy stock in them...).
So, "We the People" are forced to buy big companies bad bets with our taxes without getting paid back (just maybe keep our jobs). Meanwhile millions of dollars per day of our taxes are also going for the two never-ending wars Bush already got us into the last time he told us "Do what I say or the world will collapse, decide in a few days or else".
All of this is added to the biggest national debt in all of history (which China bought all the "stock" in betting that we'd be able to pay them back, with interest...). God forbid they decide to call in our debts to them...
THE JUST PLAIN SICK
We're being told to do THIS with our tax money while we can't even afford our own homes or healthcare, and we go into massive debt to pay for our college educations. Now we're losing our jobs too. But we've been told over and over that we can't use our taxes to pay for those things cuz it's "socialist" and "bad", big companies running those things is "better" and the "American Way"... Do you want YOUR tax money to pay for the things that actually might make a difference in your own life, or going to the big companies that make YOU pay for those things AND pay higher taxes to bail out bad company bets? Make your choice (you've got 1 week to decide or else the world will collapse...).
my mom said the world's ending
Monday, September 29
Worship Worthy
They're Fall '08 lookbook is most certainly worship worthy. If you dig bondage, check it after the jump.
Diet Butcher Slim Skin
I fucking love these. Diet Butcher Slim Skin (yea that's the brand name) is droping these hi-top kicks next year. They were available for pre-order, but they're sold out. Of course. Check 'em, they're ill. (and cost about $350)
i dig.
T.I.$.A. Vi$ion makes some hot rings, but this shirt was a pleasant surprise. I dig the hood & love rings. The retail price sucks, but hey, it is what it is.
Check the site for some good stuff
Sunday, September 28
21-7 Weekly Poll: It ain't trickin if you got it?
iight, let's clear up the confusion first. Trickin has two definitions:
Tricking (1)- To spend a large amount of money on a person
Tricking (2)- To sleep with multiple people
When T.I. boasts about it- it's definitely in reference to #1
"It ain't trickin' if you got it?"
Agree 50%
Disagree 50%
No comment 0%
Flashback Video: Bitches that run this
Saturday, September 27
how the hell?
Antonio Berardi created some heeless shoes for a brave fashionista last year. Now we see Victoria Beckham rockin' his latest heeless creation, a thigh high boot. I just don't understand how someone could possibly find balance in these and walk gracefully. I need to try 'em on.
Hear & Soul Exhibit
Younity is having their 2nd annual art exhibition, titled
Heart & Soul opening on October 17th, 2008 at Alphabeta in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It's open until Nov. 17th and will include the work of 60 international women artists including TOOFLY, Lady Pink, & Swoon.
The opening reception is 8pm-10pm (rsvp)
take the G to Greenpoint ave.
It's gonna be great!
Womanizer
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
I actually kinda want to see this movie. Meeting your musical soulmate? After becoming their 5minute girlfriend? Fun.
Too bad I'm too broke to go. So this Friday, October 3rd, you guys should go see it and tell me how it goes. I think it'll be surprisingly good. Plus Michael Cera is a super cutie.
Have fun!
Friday, September 26
The Cool Kids: Oscar the Grouch
This song makes me wana dance!
"Oscar the Grouch" is off Cool Ass Ninjas (2008)
Listen to full version here
Life is a maze.
Gotta let it go & just enjoy the show.
remember when i showed you Lenka performing at DCB? Well here's the video premiere for her single The Show!
Yay!
Presidential Debate # 1
House of Harlow 1960
Nicole Richie's jewelry line is finally set to drop in November. Unfortunately it'll only be sold in store at Kitson in Cali, but we'll be able to cop the goods at shopkitson.com. The line is made in partnership with Mouawad Jewelry and was inspired by Nicole's favorite eras, the 60s & 70s. House of Harlow 1960 will include cocktail rings, cuffs, and headpieces. The prices will range from $30-$150. perfect!
Here Nicole wears a huge House of Harlow ring for InStyle magazine. It's gold plated with leather (inspired by African jewelry).
Jump to see another picture of the style icon with her jewelry collection. She's beautiful.
click photos to enlarge
MR.BOOBER
THE DOERNBECHER FOUNDATION AND NIKE LINKED UP TO MAKE SNEAKERHEADS AND KIDS THAT NEED HELP, HAPPY. A LUCKY LIL MOFUCKA NAMED TONY TAYLOR JR. GOT A CHANCE TO DESIGN HIS OWN PAIR OF SNEAKERS BEING THAT HE'S BATTLING NEPHROTIC SYNDROME AND WAS ALSO HELPED OUY BY THE DOERNBECHER HOSPITAL IN PORTLAND. JUST SO HAPPENS, THE YOUNG KID SEEN HIS DOCTOR WITH A NICE PAIR OF SNEAKERS ON AND COMMENTED ON HOW NICE THEY WERE, SHE THEN FILLED HIM IN ON ALL THE INFO ABOUT HER SNEAKERS AND TONY, BEING A SNEAKERHEAD, THEN MADE HISTORY.
THE DESIGN OF THE SNEAKERS IS SO DOPE. ON THE TOUNGE OF THE SNEAKER IS A CARTOON VERSION OF THE KID AND HIS NICKNAME "MR.BOOBER". ALONG WITH A TAG THAT HAS THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE HE CONSIDERS HIS ANGELS. I WILL DEFINTELY BE GOIN DOWN TO NIKETOWN TO COP THESE WHEN THEY COME OUT. A PORTION OF THE MONEY FROM THESE SNEAKERS WILL BENEFIT THE FOUNDATION
RELEASE DATE NOVEMBER 14
PRICE $125
PEEP THE JUMP FOR MORE PICS
SEEN OVER AT SOLECOLLECTOR.COM
MAN I SWEAR EVERYTHING WANTS ME
TIGER WOODS SIGN ALL OF THE LEFT SHOES BECUASE HE DONATES ALOT OF MONEY TO THIS FOUNDATION
Luella
Luella Bartley is my kindred spirit. I fall in love with all her collections. It's like she designs for the girl in me.
This is her Spring 2009 collection. It's signature Luella with her full dresses, added with asymmetrical silhouettes, florals, tiers, frills, and lace. The color palette was spring perfection, with pinks, lavendars, oranges, and greens. She added tweed jackets, straight-leg pants, blazers, stripes, and ruffles galore.
Luella told us; "I wanted it to be a proper, ladylike character—but a bit psychedelic." She finished her funky-lady off with bow hairpieces, net veils, cutesy gloves, pearls, and bags to match. Her shoes were the most adorable endings, pretty princess t-straps & heart-toe ankle straps.
Jump to fall in love.
These are my favs...see the whole happiness at Style.com
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