A Look Inside: Made Above

Today's more established street wear names have  departed away from their original aim of spreading a positive message through branding concepts and designs, but upon chopping it up with Arnel Custic of Made Above I realized that their may yet be hope. Made Above is a high-end street wear brand specializing in bold, conceptual, and expressive clothing for a cosmopolitan audience that hopes to inspire the masses to dismiss negativity and embrace positivity in their lives. Here is A Look Inside: Made Above. 

Saul Goode- Baby Boy (EP)

This is the anticipated "Baby Boy" ep from The Young & The Freshest member Saul Goode. The project contains 9 dope tracks and features appearances from bandmates Sean Taylor, and Dugey D. Listen to the EP and download below:

Wiz Khalifa- Dessert (Visuals)

Wiz goes on Wale's "Bait" this time. This may not be one of his best, but I think it's still kinda dope that he got Bill Paladino to direct this viral video.

A Look Inside: The Left Field Loop

This week I've been doing a lot of searching for a lot of new upcoming brands to showcase in my "A Look Inside" posts. Sure I could post about some of the more established brands that I've worked with, but I feel there needs to be some light shined on young ambitious brands making their way into the world. The brand featured in this post is everything stated above: new, young, and very ambitious."The Left Field Loop, a music, video production & clothing company, created to reflect innovation, creativity & inspire others to think outside the box." They have only been in fruition for two weeks but already they've managed to put out  some very creative threads. Recently I've had a chance to chop it up with their creator J'Nay to bring you  "A look Inside: The Left Field Loop".

Heritage MCMXCIV Season 1 (Preview)

Here is the Heritage MCMXCIV Season 1 preview. This is just a little something to show you guys that we’re working and making progress. Here is an exclusive look at some of the things we have in store. Make sure you stay tuned in for the Heritage Mix-tape coming soon, and information on our tee giveaway contest. The Preview is below:

Moblife (Episode 1)

The homies from Phmob™ x Freshdoe Club™ x Filthy Gang get togher to provide us with some dope visuals, watch through the whole video for a look at Dope artist Ricky Toon. For all you guys who may ask:  
"What is POTHEADMOB?....swag (P)ossession (O)f (T)he (H)ighest (E)nergy (A)ll (D)omains meaning basically, we're our own gods. swag. Do whatever whenever, at the end of the day the only person you really have to answer to is yourself. That doesn't mean be sick and do foul shit, because any decisions you make you gotta deal with. Do legit shit, smoke weed, have fun, be positive. POTHEADMOB.
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Jay Richardson- "Guns of August" Video

Off of my experimental EP “Love Saved the Day” This is the first video that I ever made. Please Enjoy and let me know what you think. Download “Love Saved the Day” on my bandcamp http://jayrichardson.bandcamp.com/ or use http://limelinx.com/files/afc7d37a41923b99eb51f10292a6924c

Love Saved the Day EP

This is my first expiremental project, "Love Saved the Day" (LSD). Making This project was really fun for me. This is truly an expiremental project in its true sense. I approached each track with no aim or direction and just went with the flow. I really just wanted to explore how sound could be altered and manipulated to produce something entirely unique and creative.The resulting outcome was a collection of sounds, that inspire thoughts and emotions...Love Saved The Day.

Alternate Download: Love Saved the Day EP

ROCKSMITH Presents Kendrick Lamar - A.D.H.D Video (Directed by Vashtie)

Rocksmith Presents Kendrick Lamar - A.D.H.D. - Directed by Vashtie from Rocksmith on Vimeo.

Today Rocksmith dropped the Kendrick Lamar- A.D.H.D video produced by Phenomenal Director Vashtie. A.D.H.D is one of my favorite tracks off of "Section.80" and I'm estatic that Kendrick Lamar hooked up with my favorite director Vashtie for some dope visuals. The slow rolling cinematics of the visuals pair well with the spacey emotion and depth of the track. Hit the jump to read what Vashtie had to say about the video.

Curren$y - Verde Terrace (hosted by DJ Drama) Review and Download

Curren$y dropped tthe mixtape Verde Terrace hosted by DJ Drama today and I've been bumping it since I got home. The tape was dropped under the alias "Spitta Andretti" which seems befitting given his well known love of muscle cars. My first thought upon hearing the opening track "Job" was I hope DJ Drama doesn't ruin this tape by talking over the tracks(which has become so characteristic of him.) My second thought was "Spitta does it again." Curren$y never fails to deliver a classic, quality project for his listeners. This tape is no exception. To read the review, get tracklist, or download hit the jump.

ASAP Rocky "Purple Swag" from Jason Ano on Vimeo.

When the homie Aaron first told me about Harlem Rapper ASAP Rocky's track purple swag, I was expecting just another one of those "based" wannabes. But when  I actually heard the track I was really impressed. This song mixes the right amounts "basedness" and psychadelia together, slows it down to a daze enducing speed, and chops it up with an authentic Houston feel. One word, DOPE! Check it out for yourselves.

Stussy Men's Fall 2011 by Pete Sutherland

Stussy Mens Fall 2011 is available now at Stussy.com and Stussy Chapter Stores. The new season features fresh styles in all mens categories- tees, shirts, hoodies & sweaters, jackets, pants & jeans, hats & beanies and accessories. The style themes include classic, Americana, mountain and remix. Stay tuned for the Stussy Womens collection dropping soon along with guest artist tees from James Gallagher and Will Sweeney. There will also be a new collection from Stussy Deluxe. Hit the jump for more looks at this collection.

Hit the jump for more looks at this collection.

Urban Renaissance Radio, Show #2

A little late, but school is finally over, summer break is here, and we're back with the second installment of UR Radio. The launch did well, so we hope you'll enjoy this show too. Today's mix includes music from Hip-Hop duo Actual Proof, Jazz pioneer Donald Bryd, some French soul from Les Nubians, beats from Testiculo Y Uno, from their instrumental album "Hi-Hat Club," and much more. Sit back, relax, and let your ears enjoy. Peace.

Urban Renaissance Radio Show #2 by Urbanrenaissance on Mixcloud

Introducing Urban Renaissance Radio(Launch)

Check out the launch of Urban Renaissance Radio "We'd like to welcome you to the launch of Urban Renaissance Radio. With a variety of genres and musical selections ranging from AFTA-1, De La Soul, Gene Harris, Theophilus London and more, we hope you enjoy the show. So for the next forty minutes, just sit back, relax, and let your ears experience something wonderful." - Urban Renaissance

Tune in every Wednesday and Sunday to vibe to the sounds of  Urban Renaissance Radio. Follow on Twitter @UrbRenaissance for the link

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Jay Richardson- Local Life Sucks...

Here's my tape, I worked long and hard on this project and I really hope all of you enjoy it. Special thanks to the homie Sean Taylor for the majority of the sound engineering. Shoutout to the homies Kel, Saul Goode, and Dugey D also. Well here it is, once again I really hope you enjoy it. Please support me by downloading this tape, providing constructive criticism and feedback, and spreading the word and telling your friends about it. Listen below and click the picture to download. Download is also included on the embedded player.