Nike Keychains @ Dope Factory

Just thought this was cool as I am a SneakerHead @ heart. The people at Dope Factory have just restocked on their highly popular Nike sneakers key chains. The detailed reproductions are real impressive and if you love kicks like I do go cop.

Prices are in Euro but they have a converter on the site. For this quality price is reasonable.

The whole collection is now available at Dope Factory....

Foot Locker July Family & Friends 30% Off Sale

The Foot Locker umbrella of stores (Foot Locker, Champs Sports, and Footaction) are having their July Family and Friends 30% off sale. Simply print out the following coupons or rock out online. Just wanna help my people save money.

Footlocker Printable Coupon or Discount Code FF97CP26
Footaction Printable Coupon or Discount Code FF97CP34
Champs Sports Discount Code FF97CP69 (online only - no printable coupon)

Leading Ladies Premiere @ Sole Food NYC

Thursday night, I was invited to a private screening of The Leading Ladies of Streetwear by CoCoa of Coolcruelworld.com @ SoulFood NYC (Shouts out to 100K). The short film featured spotlights on the brands Hellz Bellz, Dime Piece, and MOB as well as interviews with the head ladies in charge of the brands. Guests were given an inside look into the minds of Lanie Alabanza-Barcena (Hellz Bellz), Leah Mcsweeney (MOB), and many more. Shouts to Jeff for working the camera.

They had several guests including many industry veterans. Marisa Mendez (Hot 97), Dee Vazquez (Sirius Radio/MTV and staff from Complex Magazine, Honey Magazine and Boys + Clothes Magazine– plus many, many more were in the house including myself & IMG

Congrats CoCoa...

Animal Instincts or No Respect?

Well back to my favorite subject: The Male-Female Dynamic

I was at the office today and the topic came up re: cheating. Mainly because my male co-worker was leaving and the only topic on his mind was Pussy as usual. My female co-worker(a bit of la la land) just finshed a convo with me re: my last post.

As we spoke on this us three the main point that came out is that Women are generally smarter when it comes to deceiving Men and Men fuck around just cuz we can. we concurred that this cheating phenomenon is an American thing. Almost every other country it is known that the Man will have several partners even if married. Sad case I know.

My view on it is people cheat because the Love they say they have for you is not actually there or not to the extent you believe it to be. Why would you continually go out and do something that you know is wrong and hurtful? Just cause you believe you will not get caught? Thats some kid shit like when you steal a cookie before dinner. You know its wrong & you dont want to upset your moms but that cookie taste so damn good.

I say if you like multiple partners why subject yourself to the torture of seeing just one person. You know you gonna go out there and sample. Just stay single be honest and leave the choice up to the other party whether or not they like you fucking around (trust there is alot of people just like you not trying to be tied down)


So I was curious and wanted to research & like any good researcher I hit Google up. Now many links came up (as usual) and these stats are astounding. Apparently 1 in every 2.7 men will cheat on their wives. Approximately 40% of men seek sexual satisfaction outside their relationships and back in 1950 it used to be 50% unfaithful.

Now most of these articles basically give the same info based on my research. The best info I read was taht it was just as much the womans fault as the man.
"When the woman does not focus in on the needs and the feelings, sexually, personally, to make him feel like a man, to make him feel like a success, to make him feel like her hero, he’s very susceptible to the charm of some other woman making him feel what he needs"
Now Im all for taking responsibility for your own actions but this is genius, woman are always putting their man down whether or not he deserves it. Why would he stick around or remain faithful when u tell him

• He aint shit
• He not as good as the next guy
• He can do better
• He too cheap
• He cant fuck you right.

No condoning the cheating cuz its his decision to repair what’s damaged and to feed himself where he’s starving. Women must hold responsibility for tossing good dudes out by not treating them the way they want to be treated. Woman tell me all the time (just tonight matter of fact) that if some other dude comes around and shows her attention then she gotta let her man either know or he gotta go. So why cant men have the same options. Honestly ladies the people you need to be upset with more than your man is your fellow gender mates. Like ya say a man gonna be a man but other chicks be thirst to take what ya got.

Now the reason I believe women cheat is simple so this wont take long. Women are simply ATTENTION WHORES. Any dude who dates a woman must know he has to give his girl so much attention he will not even have time to wash his balls. The second he stops showing her that attention she will seek it out from some other man. Honestly men are grimey so she will get that attention elsewhere. But the basis for their infidelity is not animalistic or even to fulfill something within them its purely to hurt and embarrass their partner for ever thinking he can ignore her or limit his attention towards her.

I personally experienced this myself. I had a girl back about 4 yrs ago and I used to spoil this girl senseless. Money, gifts, sex whatever she wanted she got. Maybe its my fault (I promise never again) but once the attention lessened she went nuts. The reason it slowed cuz I was working a new job to save up to propose to her. It didnt matter the reason cuz the second she got the chance she threw it in my face at the worst time that she fucked that dude in that bar bathroom. When I think of it shit still crazy to me. I still loved her but she chose to hurt me at my direct bottom moment. She should of understood but she made the selfish decision to hurt me as much as she thought she was hurt.

To bring it back to the top whoever cheats that person is being real with you or themselves. The person who cheats is doing it for a very selfish reason. It’s a very selfish act. Whatever love they say they have or had for you, you should really contemplate the value of their words and that "love".

Check these links for more info

http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20080827_tows_cheating

http://www.lifescript.com/Life/Relationships/Wreckage/6_Reasons_Why_Men_Cheat.aspx

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23575221/

End The Cycle

Aight I know I been gone for a min & you've missed me....

Now I wish that my 1st post back would come at a better time in life but here we go...

This summer started off so well for me. Parties, BBQ's & women. Really enjoyable, good friends & great times.
Now there must be something in the water mixing with the sun because I recently have come aware of 3 separate stories (2 women I know personally) of violence against women. Now I come from a time where "putting your woman in check" is the norm. Its almost socially acceptable in our Caribbean community to allow these practices. Well hopefully after these stories something might change.

7/12/2009 Carmen Saldana, 23
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152009/news/regionalnews/queens/tragic_last_party_179303.htm
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07172009/news/regionalnews/queens/man_cleared_in_fit_beauty_slay_179720.htm

Earlier last week I was reading the NY Post like I do every morning during my commute on the L train. I came across a story in the middle of the paper (this should of been a bit closer to page one but we know tabloids) re: a young girl killed over that earlier weekend. According to reports Ms Saldana had attended a party at a friends house that weekend. She left alone and was not heard from. her mother, who cleans houses in the Hamptons, came home to find her dead half naked in her bed. Needless to say no one can sympathize with her moms unless you have witnessed this yourself. Apparently shorty put on her facebook some messages that people close to her should have taken seriously re: a boy she was dealing with. He was at said party and witnesses seen her leave with him. No one took em seriously and now shorty is dead. The young dude has still not been found or charged but we know how this ends.

7/14/2009 Greyssel Grace Gomez, 24
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/07/19/2009-07-19_moms_date_with_death.html

Now this one hits a lil closer to home. Now everyone knows how crazy it gets in the streets of Brooklyn. Unfortunately the craziness was closer that warranted. Tuesday night I was chillin' in my crib when I got a text I thought (hoped) was a joke. It stated that Grace had been shot by her baby father. Now I never really flexed with Grace in that way in her time here but she was extremely cool with many people I know. Actually just found out she went to school with a girl I'm close to. She told me she used to speak to Grace on a daily basis over the phone. Now I spoke to Grace on a non regular basis but I did know things about her like she had a son, she was very much focused on finishing school and she just recently returned from a trip to see her family in Florida who just moved there to escape the issues in NY. Now she loved her son and that's why she allowed this dude to still be in her life. This coward of a dude lured her to her death with the belief of bringing her pride & joy. Now this dude is on the lam and will soon be found. Unfortunately he has not only ruined his life but ended one and forever changed another. Hopefully he is brought in soon to face his decision.

7/19/2009 N. Douglas, 28

Last night I was speaking to my homegirl from Toronto over MSN Messenger. You usual shit during the day. Like around 9pm or so shorty comes back online and I ask whats up. She proceeds to tell me she was in a physical altercation with her baby father. Now she owned up to her smart mouth but as details go from her this proceeded to knock her down, drag her thru the lobby, take her upstairs, throw her on the bed so hard it broke, smash her head into the wall and if that don't be all he attacked her while she was holding their daughter. Now I know what your thinking I wasn't there and its her account but I can vouch for shorty and she has no reason to lie to me. I'm just happy she is alive couldn't handle another death.

Now what do all these stories have in common. All these women have or had a man in their life that for whatever reason was still significant. The 1st had a dude who was obsessed with her. The last 2 is their child's father. I was originally going to write this blog re: violence in general between partners but in light of these events it seems all to familiar that women are being attacked on a regular basis. Now don't get me wrong women definitely abuse men albeit not always physical.

Any man can attest to the mental abuse we suffer through the women we are involved with. I really wanna state that people need to make better decisions. I was just speaking to my boy about this situation and we both agreed that in these situations what could this woman have done to this man for him to leave his crib & carry a loaded gun to end her life. No one is totally innocent nowadays but no deserves to have their life taken. The choices we make effect not only ourselves but everyone we come in contact with before and after the decision. I like to refer to the "butterfly effect"(Ashton Kutcher starred in a film by the same name, really good but a bit disturbing). Our choices are just a drop in the bucket & the ripples are far reaching.

I just hope once you read this changes can be made whether you act this way, have someone in your life who treats you this way or just know people that conduct themselves in such a manner.

It must end.

And....we're back folks!!!This Saturday, we'll be having our first Minds Behind The Music Summit! Once again I apologize to those of you who came out as it was scheduled to be @ the BK Hip Hop Festival. Rain didnt stop our game and we've rescheduled it for July 11th at PNC Studios in Dumbo, Brooklyn from 1-3 PM.Featured panelists include:

Amy "Aimstar" Andrieux-Senior Editor/ General Manager, The Source Media Group
Amanda "Precise" McIntyre-Chavis-Executive of Mechanical Licensing/ Artist Development, EMI/ Capitol Music Group
Shukmei Wong-Co-Founder/ Publicist, WeRoqq Publicity & Promotion
Anslem Samuel-Music/ Entertainment Journalist
Souleo-Popular Culture & Entertainment Journalist/ Souleo Enterprises, Inc.
Justin Henry-Studio Engineer/ Producer, Chung King Studios
A King-Program Director/ On-Air Personality, PNC Radio
Jake Paine-Editor in Chief of HipHopDX.com
Wordspit-Artist/ MC

Ya'll can RSVP @ info@theimgway.com or http://mindsbehindthemusic.eventbrite.com/

I'm really excited about this as it's an event for a company I work with closely.

D.O.A. Death Of A.A.R.P... WOW!!!

Now I have some crazy friends but I think there is not one as crazy, spontaneous, wild & real as my homie Kerry OverFab Coddett. Now I've known this girl for a lil bit now and she always had me smiling. Whether its dancing fashion or jus advice this girl does it like no other

Taht said I never thought she would do this. Check the link below for her official song D.O.A. Death of AARP. Now people think she going at the biig homie Jay-Z but open ya ears and pay attention... My homie got talent

http://www.myspace.com/overfab

On Thurs 7/2 she had a video release for the song @ Habana Outpost... Shouts out to them.
Heres the link
http://www.youtube.com/overfabtv

Check the photos from the event

Things Aint Always What They Seem

Recently I was at an event with some friends. As the event was winding down me & my peoples started speaking on male/female dynamics (what else do we speak about).

I have a homegirl who is dating/seeing.playing with this guy. Now this dude as far as I can tell is head over heels for shorty, I mean why not my homegirl is very attractive, some say sexy and others say BAD. He calls her to see how she's doing, texts her in the morning and takes her out every chance he can.

Now every story has two sides. Unfortunately for dude she is not even attracted to him. There is just no spark which is understandable. No one faults her for that. Now every dude has been in the situation where you like a girl but she is not feeling you. Also we have been in the situation where we like a girl and you think she feels the same. This is this dudes sad situation. Now hearing her tell her side you can tell she likes him just not like that.

So came the time for the advice. She needs to let him down and still keep him as a friend. Now me & my boys told her just be real with this dude, tell him you guys are cool and you like his company but it wont go past that. He is going to be hurt but its better he know now instead of wasting his cash on a girl who he will never get a crack at. Its also better than handling it like our other female friend, & I quote "SCRAM you LAME". Needless to say he would be damaged.

Its hard for her cuz my homegirl is generally a nice girl but like I told her he is gonna probably cry. This is the way the conversation will go:
Boy: Hey babes! (excited)
Girl: Hey you
Boy: How was work? (interested)
Girl: It was good. I gotta talk to you.
Boy: Sure (worried)
Girl: I feel we better off as friends. I like you don't get me wrong but I'm just not attracted to you like that. Hope were still cool?
Boy: Oh (devastated). I was feeling the same way (lying). Yea were still cool (fronting)
Girl: Alright (oblivious to his true intentions)

It might sound hilarious and we had a great time laughing about this situation but sadly all men go thorough this and we just need you ladies to be honest. Were all grown we can handle if you don't like us or not attracted to us. Do you understand how many women are out there? Do you understand the next chick that even looks at us we forget bout the last one.

Hopefully now she Mans Up and makes the call... I can always use another good laugh