STREET LOCAL Summer 09'@ STANDARD

StreetLocal Summer Sneak

The Street Local Sumer releases are HERE! 

Releasing Friday July 10, 2009

You can them at Standard Peachtree and Lenox Locations

Plus, we will have them at are online store on July 12, 2009

You can check the online shop HERE

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"LOCALS ONLY"

The 3rd release this friday is the "Locals Only" Skull Tee.

"When in doubt, draw a skull"

THE PROPOSAL

When I first heard about this proposal about this 5 on 5 MC battle, I didn't pay it any mind. I honestly thought it was so rumor floating around on the Internet or something. Then, I was hearing it in the streets and people wear asking me if I heard about it. Well, if you don't know about the "battle" here is the details. I guess back in March, on Youtube Mos is a little candid in front of some friends. Mos was addressing the "ranking" punkass MTV had on this so called "greatest MC alive" poll. Of course, MTV has no damn clue in the first place..Jay Z is at the top of the list(Sigh). Mos says in the youtube clip "Friend or Foe, I love all yall, but if your saying your better than Slick Rick, who is very alive and well, you are saying your better than Rakim, your saying your better than Black Thought-and the people making this claim has never had to defend this in an open forum."

Mos continued to say,"I ain't saying I'm better than them, but they certainly ain't better than me. I have no doubts about that's at all. I work at this. 

This ain't coming off of some pumped up ego swagger. I do this". 

He said that it was a friendly proposal and more about defending 

Slick Rick and Rakim more than anything. 

So The Mighty Mos Def proposes a "Battle of New Orleans" in the Superdome to straighten this all out. Oh yeah 10 million dollar pot, with 5 million going to charity, and on pay-per-view.

It's going to be a couple of different battles in the same event. 

(Marching Band)

Morgan State Vs. Grambling 

(DJs)

Biz Markie Vs. Kid Capri

(B-Boy Battle)

Korea vs. France

(Beats)

Kanye West vs. Swizz Beats

(5 on 5 MC battle)

Captain: Mos Def and

Nas, Black Thought, MF DOOM, Jay Electronica

Vs.

Jay Z 

and any 4 he wants.

In my opnion he would take Eminem, Andre 3000, Jadakiss, Lil' Wayne

maybe Redman, Royce 5'9, Talib for kicks, I don't know. Just my opinion though. 

I don't think Jay Z would even attempt this, he has WAY too much to LOSE.

I would love to see it, I liked Jay honestly but the best? Naw brotha.

LL Cool J has been doing this for how long..yeah whatever.

As long as I can remember, that MCs have always said they were the best. That is okay, mad MCs have been called out on wax, videos, on stage. The deaths of Tupac and Biggie have changed the whole thing now. You know folks taking that shit to heart. Dudes on youtube get punched in the face with the whole "Mad cuz I'm Stylin' on You." thing.

The "beefs" now are wack it's all about sales now. I mean Rick Ross vs. Eminem..really.

If Rick Ross had Canibus write his raps, he'd still lose. Okay, the 50 and Ja thing ..funny..but still wack. I think it would be so good for Hip Hop as culture, Charity, and help New Orleans with the rebuilding of the city. But, he wouldn't do it. For those us that know, Okay, Mos freestyles are nasty, Nas nuff said, and Black Thought mad people sleep on him. That dude is so nasty really listen to The Roots albums..I mean really LISTEN. Zeb Love X aka MF DOOM..whew! Doom vs. Marshall would be good to see. I'm not sure about Jay Electronica as far as freestyle thou, I just haven't heard him. I know this Jay against Mos, Jay is done. I don't care. Fuck you and what your talking about. Straight up. I would love to see him DESTROYED. 

Then when all the dust settles and he can't talk shit anymore. 

I will be the first to say..

Jigga what, Jigga who?

 

DETERMINED TO DESTROY

Using union imagery is a dichotomous way of reflecting on both our solidarity as a cohesive unit, and the history of menswear. Being that in the past, the clothes a man wore were dictated almost exclusively by his profession. Also, fabrics and hardware for clothing manufacturing were produced almost exclusively by unionized labor. An artist by the name of RALPH CHAPLIN did the original version of this in 1917 for The INDUSTRY WORKERS OF THE WORLD Being that this graphic is a strong symbol for what we stand for in Street Local we updated it by adding all ethnicities within the graphic. Todays modern workforce is a melting pot of many cultures and influences so we made that a key factor in our design.

AERONAUTICS

Aeronautics:

Lockheed-Martin, with over 146,000 employees worldwide, is the worlds largest defense contractor. Having their primary point of production in Atlanta, they employ thousands of people and in turn, help support and provide for thousands of local families. Lockheed is one of the biggest gears in the mechanism of Atlanta’s economy, which is why they are saluted here, in our aeronautics graphic.

Available Friday at Standard and our online shop.

Stay tuned we have more.

It's Time For A Change...

It'll be different, I'll miss "them" but it's time though.

(Sidenote) Nore and The Neptunes Collabs use to be so good.

New StreetLocal Shirt Release (Censored): On Sale Friday

We'll will be posting one shirt per day until the release this Friday. 

Check back tomorrow for more info.

Rythm Rooftop Fotos

These are the photos from Oh Snap Kid's site.

As you can see We had fun, the very last photo with

Sophe Nix (right) and her homegirl Janelle (middle)

just wanted to say..they're so dope.

See the rest HERE

SOURCE:OhSnapKid.com

Have No Idea

This next post I wasn't thinking clearly at all. I was just typing, thinking way to hard, no spellcheck, didn't even proofread. 

I had so much going on that night, I completely just typed my feeling at the time.

Coming back to the post, It almost made not one bit of sense..hell and I wrote it.

I have to now pay attention to what I'm doing now, when it comes to the blogging.

My apologizes, for rambling like an old drunk dude at the bar at 3am.

Whatever, you get the drift...if not.. that's cool too.

Getting Grown

I had a conversation with a woman that I'm just friends with, about age, style, and "growing up". The discussion itself came from the both of us talking about marriage(not to each other), it was more of the day itself. Again, not to each other.I'm listening to things that she would like, the dress, who will be there , etc etc etc. Well, I don't care about all those extra things, I just wanted to wear sneakers at my wedding. The reaction for her was like I said I wanted to kick a baby deer in the head while going down the aisle or something. It was like she had never heard anyone wearing sneakers to a formal event or wedding. I had to go to Sole Collector and find evidence to support what I was saying. This young lady put it on her facebook to try to prove I was out of mind or something. The responses back were mixed some women said "hell to the naw" and some said just as long as he says yes, and means it they were okay with it. To each is own, and I fully understand that coming from both sides. I just said what I would like to do, is where sneakers to "My" wedding. Oh wait, and it's not just any sneaker I want to wear to my wedding. It is the Jordan 11, I still love my Jordan 4's but, but the Jordan 11 "Space Jam" is classy.

That conversation really didn't go anywhere but for her to say that she would call the wedding off..simple as that. Then, are debate continued with her telling me about how I was going to dress at 50 years old still wearing sneakers. I was thinking my Dad wears sneakers, old dudes I see walking in my neighborhood, I see mad folks wear sneakers. I got a little defensive when she went to when are you going to "grow up" meaning my style. I'm not sure if t-shirts and jeans will ever go out of style anytime soon. That's as American and everyday as you can get, jeans and a tee. Okay, now if you 50 years old and your wearing an all-over print Tupac Thug Life tee, you might want to re-think your steez. Not saying it's wrong, shit wear what's comfy to you. I continued to tell my friend about different brands, cuts, styles, and cost. The styles of clothes that I really like are very costly, that "high end street wear" shit.

It goes back to me thinking, like just because you are a certain age do have to dress like that? Yes there are so many scenarios and things, but if you dress like you have some sense it should be ok. I wear minimal design tees, I wear nudie or levis jeans, I always have a beanie or a hat on my head. I mean yeah I'm a few years older than most of the crew, but do I need to wear a "Cosby Sweater"? That's that Killa Kali in me to just let things be natural and come into my own when I'm ready. I see that I am growing in every aspect in my life as each day goes by. With things going on in my life right is making look at the world so different. I think that is reflecting in the way I approach things in my life, including the way I dress and feel. Yeah, the Air Yeezy's are still dope to me, it was some old school middle/high school shit for me. It still comes back to what makes you fell good and comfortable in the end.

I have had this conversation several times with two ex-girlfriends before, about "growing up" and not "wanting to change" so they say. It's funny to me, because they just wanted me to do what they said. Haha, and you know your boy I have one Mother and that's it. The ladyfriend I started this conversation with said she likes dudes that can switch it up too. She was saying thug, business, casual, flip-flops. etc etc. Going from the suit they wear at Wachovia, then thinking they are cool with an ED Hardy tee and Supras, then wear flip flops on Sunday to brunch ain't switching it up. That is an all out poser if I say so myself, heard of, damn thugs wearing flip flops and works at Wachovia in the daytime..FAIL FAIL FAIL.

I am still hanging in there and take one day at a time up in Maryland. Reading, watching, listening, everyday with what life is giving me. Trying to make a way in this world and my experiences and knowledge to guide me. I didn't really go through me being defensive and all I said in that conversation in detail. Just felt for someone to say when am I going to grow up,

and hasn't known me long..kind of got to me. That's ok, she will never get that far anyways so it's no matter. Anyways, no matter what anyone says..stay true to you and that's all that matters. That is what makes us all individuals, and having free will to think for ourselves.

That old saying "clothes make the man"..ehh that's not always the case. Just because one man wears a suit, and the other in a tee, makes neither one better than the other. I don't know, after all this I am over the whole thing now. I'm not going to worry about how people view me, because they will be wrong, anyways. I'm good ladies, you either except the man I am, or not..simple..compromise..maybe.

Plus, women come and go, but Jordans are forever.

MICHAEL

I can't think straight right now. 

I will write on how Michael has made an impact on my life.

Regardless, You Are and Will Be The BEST!

Thanks Michael for all of those years. 

Rest In Peace.

5 Panel Hat Release.

The Street Local 5 Panels are here ready for the summertime. We have 3 colorways releasing 2morrow. Black, Camo, and Khaki. They are $30 or 36 shipped. This is a very limited run, so if your interested in scooping one you gotta hit one of us up. To get one contact with one of the crew members (info@streetlocal404.com) to purchase one.

Support Your Local Heroes and look like a Gentleman doing it.

**OUR TEES ARE RELEASING ON JULY 7TH 2009**

SOURCE:streetlocal404.com

MORE SLOPPY

These are the photos from Sloppy taken by

 themidnightsocialite 

that are posted on his site.

He captured some good ones from the party 

Check them HERE