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PRE ORDER TODAY!!!

2011-04-07T04:11:00.001-04:00

pre-order your SPREE TRAINING today!

FAM FAMOUS - KEY TO SUCCESS

2011-03-28T15:49:00.000-04:00

*new shit from the homie FamFamous

MAYOR MONDAYS feat. Ray Jr.

2011-03-28T15:40:00.000-04:00

shout out to the homie Ray Jr in our Always Schemin or Scammin tee.

VOTE OR DIE 2 - TRAILER

2011-03-24T15:24:00.002-04:00

HEAVY ROTATION - CLEVELAND IS THE CITY

2011-03-24T15:21:00.000-04:00

available now!

VOTE OR DIE 2

2011-03-24T12:05:00.001-04:00

Ray Jr. returns with his follow up to the highly anticipated, VOTE OR DIE. VOD Part 2 plays host to "17" more tracks of lyrical assault, collabs with definite rhyme and reason and a soundtrack to true storytelling. Ray Jr. can't seem to fall short of proving his candidacy towards being the "greatest."

download Vote Or Die 2 here.

--Ha!

STALLEY - SLAPP

2011-01-27T21:59:00.000-05:00

STALLEY - "SLAPP" from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Eighty81 Presents...

2011-01-18T07:53:00.000-05:00

TRUE SPIT

2011-01-18T07:19:00.007-05:00

Many can hail from the gritty streets of any urban sprawl and proclaim that they are the next best. Usually what comes next is them falling short from that proclamation. I can't say the same for Boy Illinois. Thee Chicago Native (with "refugee" blood-ties to Haiti) scribbles for you an in-depth/intimate picture that relies heavily on lyrical wisdom, experience and above average production(The Baron Boys -Nipsey Hussel, Drake, Bow Wow). On Inhale Pt. 3 The Trailer, "Illi"(abbr.) invites you into his process, and discuss with the viewer his uncommon approach to going about making it, not accepting society handouts and moving away from a content mind-set.

SMOKE BREAK

2011-01-14T03:23:00.000-05:00

G'Night...

AIN'T NO LOVE HERE - CHIP THA RIPPER

2011-01-14T02:58:00.000-05:00

FROM THE ANTICIPATED ABLUM GIFT WRAPS

SEE CHIP ON

TWITTER & FACEBOOK

A Great Look

2011-01-13T22:05:00.000-05:00

THE BIG SHOW RECAP from HEADNODZ.FM on Vimeo.

...for the City

THE VISUAL SCIENCE OF 6'7'

2011-01-13T11:34:00.001-05:00

CLICK HERE FOR THE RESUME

MURS - VARSITY BLUES

2011-01-13T11:26:00.000-05:00

CLICK HERE TO PREVIEW

STAY TUNED

2011-01-13T03:19:00.000-05:00

ON TWITTER

2011-01-13T02:46:00.000-05:00

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW US

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

2011-01-13T02:11:00.000-05:00

STALLEY HERCULES

2011-01-13T01:58:00.000-05:00

Stalley "Hercules" from XXL Video on Vimeo.

Some Classic shit from the homie Stalley courtesy of XXL

JUST BOOST IT®

2010-12-06T03:08:00.005-05:00

This classic spin on the iconic catch phrase can be yours today! We even included your very own ink tag accident, almost like the real deal. NOW AVAILABLE in our ONLINE STORE.

Cool To Be In School Tour Feat. Kick Flip B

2010-11-10T00:06:00.000-05:00

Boosters Corruption

2010-10-05T15:06:00.000-04:00

OCTOBER DROP

2010-10-05T00:11:00.000-04:00

FREE SHIT FRIDAYS

2010-08-28T20:05:00.000-04:00

21 WAYS OF GRINDIN' EVENT

2010-08-24T04:42:00.000-04:00

This Friday, we team up with the heads over at Steady Grindin' and NEXT to celebrate the release of KickFlip B's new mixtape titled, "21 Ways of Grindin'". Aside from the drinks and pretty girls(the usual for NEXT related events), you will bear witness to the sounds of KickFlip B as he blesses the audience with various tracks from 21 Ways. Those in attendance will receive giveaways of stickers, buttons other promo and even a limited edition Kickflip B x Boosters Brand x NEXT t-shirt. Get there early, as we are expecting a nice crowd to come out and have a good time.

NEXT / 1796 Coventry Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 (7-10PM)

Peace,

-Ha!

DOWNLOAD NOW: 21 WAYS OF GRINDING

2010-08-18T04:21:00.000-04:00

Our homey KickFlip B most anticipated mixtape is now READY and AVAILABLE for download here.

A Rolling Stones kind of Shot

2010-08-11T09:12:00.000-04:00

Kickflip B and Taniesha Jo. Kick wears our legendary and controversial "Gimme Those" tee. Now we gots to get Ms. Jo in some Petty Betty!

21 Ways of Grindin' ONLINE RELEASE!

2010-08-09T23:55:00.000-04:00

Coming Soon...

2010-07-30T01:27:00.000-04:00

GREY AREA...THE DOCUMENTARY

2010-07-03T06:17:00.000-04:00

Grey Area is NOW AVAILABLE and can be downloaded here.
Shout out to Stephen over at The Coolest Geek for the footage.

John You A Fool!!!

2010-06-20T06:36:00.000-04:00

Our homey John over at WHATTHEFCUK.COM, does his one-two up in Hush Money's new "HOTEL" video. The minute he stepped through the doors, I knew there was a comedic twist to it. Watch "HOTEL" all the way through and you will definitely see what I mean - Ha!

MORTAL KOMBAT TEASER

2010-06-09T15:49:00.000-04:00

Let me be 1st to say this version not only KICKS ASS, but absolutely kills these other LAME ASS remakes Hollywood has somehow allowed onto the BIG screen...

By the way, we here at The Boosters are taking on anyone claiming to be the BEST at the ORIGINAL Mortal Kombat game. Cheats, codes and special moves encouraged. It still won't help.

LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION

2010-06-09T03:05:00.000-04:00

Stay tuned for more on BRAVO and THE GREY AREA right here or his very own block.

PRESS: HELL YEAH MAGAZINE

2010-06-08T01:52:00.000-04:00

Being on the right path of success brings you publicity, sometimes good and sometimes flat out debauchery. But on the lighter side of the limelight, we recently received news of our brand having a write up on Hell Yeah Magazines blog. Thanks to Natasha(repping Hell Yeah EVERYWHERE), we were pleased/flattered for the feature and also look forward to sending Natasha and Co., some goods REAL SOON! Peace.

Click here to read the write up, Enjoy!

SMASH & GRAB™

2010-05-27T02:55:00.000-04:00

This Saturday we premiere our launch of SMASH & GRAB SATURDAYS, a tailor-made customer appreciation day. We urge you to drop by the webstore and check back each and every Saturday for deals to good to be true. We may even slash the price of your favorite tee or monthly exclusive! Only way to find out, is to keep checking back each week.

POISON

2010-05-26T10:47:00.000-04:00

#shoutouts to our FAVE model @pettybettygirl

Star Trek X Johnston & Murphy

2010-04-27T05:50:00.000-04:00

A Collaboration from Chinese Footwear Label KIROIC and Korean Designer JUUN. J

DIGITAL HUSTLAZ

2010-04-23T06:35:00.000-04:00

Congratulations and HUGE #shoutouts to our homey and personal friend of mine, Justin Hustle for supplying his dope ass brand, Another Enemy to DIGITAL GRAVEL. No stranger to conquering retail by "ANY MEANS NECESSARY," Justin's tactics are beyond outside the box and we DARE you to try and mimic his style(this fucking guy SELLS OUT within (5) hours of DG posting his goods, WHAT?). With that said...WHUDDUP NEIGHBOR!

For more info on Another Enemy's day to day activities, limited editions, accessories and more click here.

or link up through...

Home: Another Enemy

Twitter: @justinhustle

Twitter: @anotherenemy

Facebook.com/theanotherenemy

-Ha!

MUGSHOT® OF THE WEEK

2010-04-23T01:59:00.000-04:00

For more MugShots® and maybe even yours click here.

Cleveland's Got Sole 2: RECAP - ILP!

2010-04-12T02:28:00.000-04:00

Big Shoutouts to my man Kevin over at Cleveland's Got Sole for masterminding an event of this magnitude!

Cleveland's Got Sole

2010-04-08T07:01:00.000-04:00

Clevelands Got Sole Promo Video from ClevelandsGotSole on Vimeo.

STAY FRESH ALWAYS TRUNK SHOW

2010-03-27T02:34:00.000-04:00

STAY FRESH ALWAYS in association with NEXT(Coventry) are inviting you to a special treat, where you will recall and share in the laughs and memories of styles and brands of the not to long ago... Now in the same fashion as most "trunk shows," those in attendance may purchase what they see; johnny on the spot. So Its's safe to say that a nice bank roll down to some pocket change, may guarantee you an item of two; that this time you will keep instead of the goodwill.

-Ha!

OUR FOUNDER...WHO ART "NOT" IN JAIL...

2010-03-23T11:21:00.000-04:00

Once again I am caught "unscripted style" to give you an inside look on why it is I push so hard to do what I do.

Huge Shoutouts to ILP.com

LEG N DARY FREESTYLE

2010-03-21T22:21:00.000-04:00

One random evening as I strolled down Coventry, I stopped in to greet the masterminds behind LEG-N-DARY, and was treated to this...

LeGnDarY Weekend from Candy Aisle Collective on Vimeo.

Blessed Label x Dee & Ricky

2010-03-21T16:38:00.000-04:00

The homies over at Blessed Label teamed up with Dee & Ricky(NYC's most infamous twins) to celebrate the success of each others brands. Cleveland came out in full affect to support and overall it was a great event.

Follow Blessed Label over at Twitter and their site.

GONE DIGITAL...

2010-03-14T20:06:00.000-04:00

Academy Printwear. A Lifestyle Brand

2010-03-14T20:01:00.000-04:00

Thanks to the good folks over at The Press Play Show, I now know about up and coming lifestyle brand, Academy Printwear. One of the founders of AP says some very interesting and valuable things during the video. With their approach and development of concepts along with the tools they use to bring them to fruition, I'm going to see AP around for quite some time.

Saint Alfred - CHI CITY

2010-02-27T23:00:00.000-05:00

Our homey Krabby from the CHI owns and operates Saint Alfred, a premier and rather DOPE boutique that carries the best of the best in street-wear. New Era Cap had the chance to catch up with Krabby as he details his day to day and sheds light on the love and support the shop gets on a continual basis. (Yeah I know the footage is old, but the content is true to original).

8-BIT COOL

2010-02-25T19:53:00.000-05:00

Crafted and ideally conceived by Fred & Friends, the ICE INVADERS ice tray will surely add cool to an already chill environment. Each cube takes on the shape of those pesky pixelated space creatures and just like the age old game, they come in packs(in this case 24). Not sure how long they'll be available, so you better get on the hunt and grab a couple while you're at it.

URBAN GROOVE

2010-02-19T22:24:00.000-05:00

Terry and Ha!

A Hip Hop Classic

Hailing from the "not so" gritty streets of Cleveland, Ohio comes longtime rhythmic resident, Terry Urban. To describe him would take me a lifetime and that's not including his accomplishments and accolades he receives along the way. When did his love for DJ'ing come about? I myself am unsure of, but to see him perform and witness the crowds reaction, you'd say he's very passionate about his craft. Neighbors for about 2 years in the Warehouse District(down the hall from me), I remember then his convo was about doing great things and staying driven. That quest thus far has led him around the globe and back, just in time to pack his life(records, sneakers, and t-shirts) here and head east to NYC. His move may have led some to miss him, but a guy such as Terry is no stranger to broadening his horizons. Diversification can and should be used to describe his rise and resumé as he plays chameleon to different walks of life when booked for entertainment. I can say its safe to assume his color never held him back as his talent and personality trumped any if not, all barriers. A style maven as well, Terry makes the denim and tee a staple in his attire, but is known to spruce it up for any occasion. Now I could never DJ in a tuxedo but not only did Terry prove that it could be done, Mick Boogie and DJ Steph Floss also demonstrated with ease that "it's nothing," at my homey DJ Fresh's wedding this past summer. All four spin-smiths are members of The League Crew, a tightly knit group of premier DJ's from Cleveland. Terry has become very instrumental in making it possible for artists to be heard on his various mix-tapes that he showcases occasionally. Blending their wordplay over well known tracks that he seems to flawlessly mix, has gotten some artists major airplay. Artists and fans alike love him for that. As a result his fan base has grown major since I've known him and at his pace and the way we listen music nowadays, I bet those numbers will hit the millions in no time... - Ha!

Stay up with Terry on Twitter, and as he recently launched his very own website. Also catch Mick Boogie and Terry Urban each and every day on The Press Play Show. And for a list of some of Terry's classic mix tapes simply click here.

THIS IS MILE HIGH MUSIC - MARCH 1ST

2010-02-17T18:45:00.000-05:00

For More on 100 Proof, Mile High Music and SFS click here.

LEGNDARY BOUTIQUE

2010-02-13T22:06:00.000-05:00

Our boy Stephen aka The Coolest Geek hung out with our boy AJ over at his home away from home...Legndary Boutique. More than a clothing store, Legndary not only fuses lifestyles but those that embody them as well. "Social Mix" can be used to describe the shops ambiance with just yourself AJ and Jay(Retail Specialist) or a store full when an event is in session. AJ and The Boosters have had numerous talks in getting us in there and sharing shelf space with the likes of Fench and Salvadore and Enjoi. It would be an honor to get up with Legndary any day. Stephen(he's The Coolest Geek) provided the footage along with his staff and made this video possible. Stephen aka The Coolest Geek also made this possible as well.

BOOSTERS BRAND X MILE HIGH MUSIC X DJ B DELK

2010-02-12T14:34:00.000-05:00

Lame Brotherhood X Heart & Sole

2010-02-12T01:15:00.000-05:00

Follow Lame Brotherhood as they blog and tweet!

Follow Heart & Sole as they too be on that blog shit and tweet tip(PAUSE)

Shop Lift Ave x Car Service

2010-02-02T14:11:00.000-05:00

Our BIG HOMIE "100 PROOF" shot a promo video for Car Service off his upcoming release of, It's Mile High Music. Peep the Shop Lift Avenue tee from our Spring Summer 2010 line. Thanks for the luv Proof!

Stay tuned as we will be collaborating with 100 Proof & DJ Belk on "IT'S MILE HIGH MUSIC."

THE GREY AREA

2010-01-05T06:56:00.000-05:00

Now avail through SELECT Vans™ retailers are the Vans™ Spring 0'10 Grey Pack. This Classics campaign features their signature simple canvas construction. Offered in SK8-Hi, Authentic, Chukka and Chukka-Lo.

Click here for more on the Grey Area and other Classics.

While Supplies Last...

2010-01-01T06:32:00.000-05:00

A "CLASSIC" addition to their ever growing artillery of apparel, The BL Shield Snapback with adjustable snaps and camo print, is a sure attention getter. And like anything classic, they won't be around forever. So act fast & act now.

The Get Up PT.2: DAYMOND JOHN

2009-12-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

Please understand that for some of us, a mere $40 dollar investment, would be the most valuable investment and career making decision of our life. Once again Mr. John, co-founder of FUBU and current mogul of all things worthy of "statement," explains the hardship of sunrise to sunset marketing. This is more than just a "do it for the dollar" hustle. We do this because we are EXTREMISTS, and the passion in which and why we perform or out-perform our competitors.

The Get Up: DAYMOND JOHN

2009-12-21T23:00:00.001-05:00

Building a brand "PROVES TO BE," a not so easy task and Co-Founder of the Multi-Billion dollar apparel label "FUBU," Daymond John, drops valuable financial information to ambitious up and comers. Here is Daymond in an post-show interview from ABC's hit series, Shark Tank. Here he discusses the pitfalls of the road to success, and magnifies that all money isn't good money...

Also check out his book, DISPLAY OF POWER, available at all book retailers.

BAAAAAH HUM BUG FOLKS!

2009-12-04T14:36:00.000-05:00

So we are here again...XMAS! And with it, comes our deliberate move to shed light on what's a nuisance to others but pure unadulterated entertainment for the rest of us. So this season we bring to you a tale of the MANGER MARAUDERS and the official GRINCH DECK tee!

Drops SATURDAY DECEMBER 19TH, 2009 @HeartandSole. No set time, just get there and get yours...

Blessed Label April Fools Day Tee Spotted!

2009-09-05T12:21:00.000-04:00

During my daily blog hop, I came across this classic tee to which I must say am proud it was made right here in Ohio. Purely a tongue-in-cheek(PAUSE) intended pun, it's definitely one of my faves from the Blessed camp. And yeah you can pick it up RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE!

FA SHO FRIDAYS!

2009-08-25T17:01:00.000-04:00

ON THE SCENE: The Fashion Show

2009-08-12T13:33:00.000-04:00

Photos of BRAVO & Ha! Courtesy of Bobo/CANVAS MAGAZINE/Eighty81

"THE FASHION SHOW" RECAP

2009-08-10T15:24:00.000-04:00

The good folks over at Eighty81.com made it possible to put on an event of such magnitude that the reaction was the out pour of Cleveland's most elite and beautiful. Yes the SWAG(I deteste that fu*king word, but I'm sure you love it) was set to it's highest level and all in attendance mirrored that to the fullest extent. Guests coming from out of town had to see for themselves if such an event can be pulled off...C'MON NOW THIS IS CLEVELAND! So believe everything you hear! See you and me at the next one... Check out all the hoopla here. Photos's courtesy of Bobo & Eighty81.

IT'S THE KIIIIIIIIIID CUDI!

2009-08-10T14:59:00.001-04:00

FROM THE GRITTY(HA-HA) STREETS OF SHAKER TO THE COVER OF COMPLEX, COMES A COOL CAT ON HIS FRESH FOR REAL, KID CUDI. MY MAN CUDI IS KILLING THE MUSIC ARENA WITH SO MUCH FLAIR AND SO MUCH CHARISMA! OUR DAY IN THE SOURCE IS COMING SOON TOO...REAL SOON!

WE ON SOME VS SHIT!

2009-08-10T14:54:00.000-04:00

SLOWLY GETTING THAT EXCESSIVE ATTENTION! THANKS K-NYCE!

BLESSED LABEL FALL WINTER '09

2009-08-09T23:49:00.000-04:00

82v10

2009-08-09T23:35:00.000-04:00

MICHAEL LAU/MIND STYLE "GODFATHER" FIGURE

2009-07-22T15:20:00.001-04:00

KARMALOOP W/ KID CUDI

2009-07-22T15:08:00.000-04:00

WHY PAY RETAIL?

2009-07-19T18:14:00.000-04:00

FEATURE BRAND OF THE WEEK: ANOTHER ENEMY

2009-07-07T13:35:00.000-04:00

Hands down I gotta give MAJOR PROPS to our industry kinfolks, Justin Hustle and Jamil over at Another Enemy! Their REAL MOUSE tee seen here on Chris Brown is available NOW at NEXT and other stockists found on there site. With everything going on in the media and Chris only being human, the REAL MOUSE tee fits him all too well!

Image source: Blessed Label via Married To The Mob NYC

Press Time: The Boosters Brand

2009-07-07T02:36:00.000-04:00

Pure coincidence? Our homey over at Eighty 81, Jameel aka "Mr. You Heard It Here First", posted our Fall Winter 09 collection on his blog right under our feature-collab artist, BRAVO! Tune in daily or weekly to everything you NEVER heard of, but always wanted to know with 8081's Jameel right here.

BRAVO!

2009-07-07T02:07:00.000-04:00

With Bravo at the helm of OUR city's music movement, comes his latest masterpiece, Before The Standing Ovation. Brav's approach musically to this project is yet to be determined? Why? Because like always, he keeps you from classifying his persona and his character. We had no choice but to be a part of BTSO. Lookout for more classic collabs from Bravo and The Boosters Brand! Download Before The Standing Ovation here.

FEATURE BRAND OF THE WEEK: KINGS RANSOM

2009-07-02T16:50:00.001-04:00

Reigning Supreme from the GREAT BURNING RIVER of the O-HI-O is Kings Ransom. I first met this crew of animated and chilled(at the same time) characters at the Cleveland Brand Showcase, and I must tell you they are on the path to success. Now I may be wrong here, but I believe KR is the first underground brand from Ohio to introduce us to cut and sew. Just like we were the first to screen OUR OWN F'n LABELS! Anyway I hopes to collab with these young guns in the sometime near future...BOOSTERS CUT & SEW? Hmmmm?

Press Time: The Boosters Brand

2009-07-02T16:40:00.000-04:00

Our good folks over at ThePressPlayShow gave us a nice write up for Fall Winter 2009. Seriously folks c'mon, we are bound for the stars and our ship stops until we say it's time to! Thanks Terry!

FEATURE SHOP OF THE WEEK

2009-06-29T00:36:00.001-04:00

SK8TIQUE. Eighty81.com's Floss and Meel have been there, while our brand is currently trying to get there. Hosted by Don Cannon and Stevie Williams(Co-Owners), you get the inside scoop on how and why the FSOTW came to fruition...

VIMBY - SK8TIQUE

Petty Betty In Style Lounge FASHION SHOW

2009-06-04T15:57:00.000-04:00

Time To Shine...

2009-05-05T17:58:00.000-04:00

Our Fall Winter 2009 Look Book

Marketing 101

2009-05-01T02:12:00.000-04:00

What's the sum of Russell Simmons plus Walmart? The answer, another genius idea of the mega-marketing mogul himself. The other day while browsing through the mens department(no longer called section)looking for socks and under shirts, I stumbled upon a huge selection of arglye-print sweater vests and button-ups. Now, I immediately thought to myself, hmmm, Phat Farm has competition on the budget-shoppers horizon. Looking at the hang-tag, it read American Classics. That's funny, cause either this was a direct hit in Russy's pockets or he himself was cornering the market like I never seen before. Looking up in the sky(dumbfounded), just below the eye in the sky, was that cheesy ass, chicklet grin of the man himself on a poster board. Now my question to you is, would you wear American Classics even though it's a Walmart stocked brand...

4 DAYS AND COUNTING...

2009-05-01T01:56:00.000-04:00

Over The Top aka Jeremy Scott

2009-05-01T01:44:00.000-04:00

Never one to present his craft in dull form, Jeremy pulls yet another rabbit out his sleeve with his sneak peek of Fall Winter 2009/Adidas Originals collab. Check out the Do The Right Thing set prop/sneaks(l.m.a.o), and I swear I had pj's similar to this one...

New Kids On YOUR Block...

2009-05-01T01:34:00.000-04:00

Quintin Hat Co. recently released their Spring-Summer'09 lineup on Highsnobiety.com. A few good pieces here and there, and one "sure fire" hit that complements the Gimme Those/Air Boosters tee. Other than that, nothing to lose your "current-hat" over.

Fall Winter 2009 Sneak Peek Pt.1

2009-05-01T01:17:00.000-04:00

Metallic BAPES™

2009-04-30T22:46:00.000-04:00

CHICKEN & CHOPSTICKS / JON DOE B-DAY

2009-04-30T22:31:00.000-04:00

Masterpiece NOW AVAILABLE

2009-04-30T21:09:00.000-04:00

Heart & Sole

In My Opinion or IMO

2009-04-18T10:02:00.001-04:00

Every now and then I will drop knowledge of shit that just don't make sense and try to make sense of it titled, In My Opinion.

The good folks over at Hypebeast posted the Milkboy Dot Hi's and to my surprise the POST PARTY or MOB insisted on drowning these sneaks out of it's misery....Seriously? Now I know for a fact that the POLKA DOT KINGS themselves, ALIFE; is known to over do it! So how is this overkill? Crooks did it with another approach using a chain-link motif and the same POST PARTY/MOB were salivating all over those too(SAME COLORS TOO!). To discredit a brand is YOUR opinion, YES I do understand. But, to simply call these joints whack when many other brands before them made statements with all-over patterns is just plain two-faced(remember that word?). If you can't stand all over prints, then we actually do have something in common, but discrediting one's work is just plain ill.

...it's COUTURE SUCKERS

2009-04-18T09:48:00.000-04:00

Luxury Pops® courtesy of Massimo Gammacurta

Not for the PARANOID

2009-04-18T09:15:00.000-04:00

Claustrophobia aside, this functional piece is definitely designed for comfort-on-the-go. A must for minor cases of hemorrhoids or bullet wounds of the same region, Geraldine Husson's idea was to fuse a cushion with a dress. Welcome to the Hybrid-First Century. All I can say is while you lay resting comfortably in fetal position, you better pray I don't yell...FIRE!

The Boosters® Taiwan? What?

2009-04-17T00:03:00.000-04:00

While in Taiwan, native Clevelander and WORLD FAMOUS DJ, Terry Urban struck a pose admist the murky grime like weather in our PIRATES OF RETAIL TEE. Truthfully speaking, the weather here has been the same.

CBS: Cleveland Brand Showcase

2009-03-30T00:15:00.000-04:00

Carrying the weight of the WHOLE event on his back(AWESOME FOOTAGE) was none other than Mr. Eighty81.com himself, DJ Steph Floss. The overall idea behind the Cleveland Brand Showcase was to shed light on up and coming brands whose roots are here in Cleveland or on the outskirts of the city. Masterminded by Vince, Kev, and Kenny(Heart & Sole) and supported by The Boosters®, Another Enemy, Since 88, Blessed Label and Kings Ransom, CBS brought Cleveland's own luminaries and scenesters who influence taste on extreme levels. Not only did Floss(what up and thanks again) capture the essence of CBS, but he also provided the soundtrack to the event from behind the 1's and 2's. By the way folks, Steph Floss has an ongoing Video Blog(Vlog) that the below footage is affiliated. Check out the 13(That's right THIRTEEN) previous Vlogs that covers his day-to-day antics, insights and activities in Cleveland and abroad. Big-Ups to Mikayel, Sam, Justin, Jamil, Mike, Clinton, Kevin, Dave, Rodney, Vince, Kenny, Kev(Moped), Kool-Kenny, Coventry Kids, Eighty81 and another up and comer Lesser Decay and all those who came to support Cleveland based brands. Danita we missed you, but keep holding Cleveland down as you globe-trot Elusion Clothing Co. wherever you may go.

DJ Steph Floss Vlog Day 14 (I speak from the Heart...and Sole edition) from DJ Steph Floss on Vimeo.

WORLD FAMOUS BOBBY FAITHFUL

2009-03-29T16:55:00.000-04:00

Ok so I get (ON THE DAILY), a lot of bands that request my friendship on emptyspace. Be it that I do listen to all sorts of music, somehow nothing has really caught my attention up until today. Hailing from our nations capital, BOBBY FAITHFUL who's genre consists of comedic rap rock and even club worthy beats is hands down a total package. I'm just living off the high that I found out about this kid before 96.5 KISS FM. Need a fix? Then check out his track, "10 Second Dance Party." Like seriously it's 10 seconds in length...

THIS SATURDAY

2009-03-24T02:16:00.000-04:00

The Man, The Legend...Mickey Munday

2009-03-19T02:37:00.000-04:00

Clinton Sparks catches up(faster than most authority could ever dream of) with Miami's illest smuggler to shoot the shit on his life, his new clothing venture and a possible biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio, playing none other than Mickey Munday himself. Don't know him? Well here's a hint.

100PROOF-SK8 SHOPS AND BOUTIQUES

2009-03-17T03:15:00.000-04:00

Big Shot Outs to Jameel(8081) for bringing this video to fruition. I was actually in Heart & Sole that day, and saw everyone setting up for the Heart & Sole portion used in the video. Although I didn't see no CLEVELAND BASED brands featured with a Cleveland Based artiste, I am over it. Maybe next time or at least the remix right? Right.

100 Proof - Sk8 Shops & Boutiques from 100 proof on Vimeo.

Giggity

2009-03-11T03:42:00.000-04:00

Quahog's own Glenn Quagmire aka "Larry Dallas," has stepped his shoe game up, literally. It features his most notable threads, the star print Hawaiian themed shirt along with his signature blue slacks. The Quagmire SB dunk is available at select SB retailers...GIGGITY!

Pirates Of Retail: NOW AVAILABLE

2009-03-03T23:54:00.000-05:00

MUTINY ON COVENTRY...

SNEAKER CON: 2009

2009-03-03T22:21:00.000-05:00

And you call yourself a TRUE TO LIFE SNEAKER-HEAD! Where were you amongst the 1,000 attendees and the 1ST ANNUAL (EVER) SNEAKER CON? To that matter where was I...

Behind Enemy Lines

2009-02-26T00:49:00.000-05:00

What do you get when you cross long time friends of mine, Justin and Jamil? Give up? Another Enemy™. Another Enemy digs deep to tickle your ego and its alter, with animated motifs fused with images that somehow were left out of Kama Sutra. A main stay for another of my favorite brands...

Blessed Label

2009-02-26T00:40:00.000-05:00

From "The Curious Mind of Mike Hurley" comes, Blessed Label™, the Cleveland based brand, via A-Town(Akron) that has been a movement for sometime now. Blessed is known for its straight-edged philosophy when it comes to crafting its tees and fitteds. Razor sharp designs infused with Xacto style marketing, Mikes crew will always be at the forefront of Cleveland based brands.

Blessed Label Fall 2009 photo shoot from Blessed Label on Vimeo.