February 2012
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MeLo-X - "FEWTURE" (Instrumental Album)
Here is FEWTURE, one of the best projects so far this year. MeLo out did himself with this album. I can sit here, analyze and write about all fourteen-tracks, but I would rather you make your own conclusion. Make sure you give it listen, especially all you instrumental heads out there. Enjoy and support the album.
Here is what MeLo had to say:
FEWTURE is MeLo-X’s most experimental and...
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January 2012
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Olive Clark NYC - Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
After an impressive Fall/Winter collection, Oliver Clark is getting ready to release his upcoming Spring/Summer 2012 collection. This time around Oliver decided to go shoelace free with his classic designed loafers and slip boots. The collection comes in three different color-ways black, natural and my personal favorite, blood. I have to admit, those blood slip boots look like a must have....
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Phony Ppl - "Phonyland" (Album)
Now this is my type of music. Meet Brooklyn’s own, Phony Ppl, a group of musicians, rappers and singers. They have been working on their latests project Phonyland for the last three years. Phony Ppl have a well mixed sound, that combines Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop or any type of music that these artists decide to play. I am very excited to see what is next from Phony Ppl and I am sure that they...
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Top 20 Musical Projects of 2011
This past year was a great year for music. This probably has to be the hardest list I have ever done. There were so many amazing projects, here are my Top 20. Let me know if you agree or disagree, who do you think should of been up here or who shouldn’t be up here. Enjoy!
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Check out the Top 5 after jump.
Notables:
BADBADNOTGOOD - “BBNG” | Greg...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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Vurn - "Elevation" (Mixtape)
It is great to see up and coming artists from South Florida (especially from Miami) getting some shine. Let me introduce to you guys a great Hip-Hop artist that goes by the name of Vurn. I came upon Vurn after seeing his new mixtape, Elevation, being mentioned around Twitter, I went ahead and checked out what the mixtape was all about.
After several listens, I have to say that Elevation is a...
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Close Up and Private: Footwear
Close Up and Private has not been able to help me stop my growing obsession with wingtips/brogues. They always seem to have great wingtips in all shades of color and different textures, practically all of their images. I do not know how many times I have said this, but I truly enjoy the work that CUAP has been doing over past two to three years. As always, my favorite section of their...
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Khat - "Voodoo Child" & "Traphouse" (Mixtapes)
After seeing his name around a couple of blogs, I decided to take matters on to my own hands and see what Khat was all about. Although there is basically little to nothing known about Khat, I have read that he is part of The Weeknd’s XO group/movement. There are people speculating whether Khat is a group or solo act, my guess is that he is just a multi-talented artist. Khat has released...
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Interview With A Collected Gentleman
A few weeks ago I did an interview with Isaiah Johnson, the face behind A Collected Gentleman. Read what I had to say about my definition of style, who my style icons are, inspirations, fashion and tips for bloggers.
I also want to thank everyone for your patience and for checking out the page daily. There are a few changes coming soon. I am also adding a few different style of posts to...
October 2011
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BADBADNOTGOOD - "BBNG" (Album)
Jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD have released their first full on project, titled BBNG. BADBADNOTGOOD cover the likes of Nas, Flying Lotus, Joy Division, Gangstarr and probably my favorite, a rendition to Legend of Zelda’s Ocarina of Time.
BBNG is not an album for everyone, you must have an appreciation for jazz or least be open minded to a different sound. Although, I am sure that any hip-hop...
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WatchSteven A. Clark - “Angel of Death”
“Angel of Death” was directed by creative duo Casa Creation, which is made up of Unkle Luc and Personal. This is Steven A. Clark’s first music video off his Stripes EP, I love how the visuals give more insight on the track. Unkle Luc and Personal did an amazing job, they have to be one of the best young directors in the U.S. Make...
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Greg Enemy - "xtrasmall" (Mixtape)
I don’t want to hype up Greg Enemy too much, but since I got xstrasmall a few weeks ago, it has been hard to put down. Go ahead and watch the video below, if you like what you are hearing and watching, then download the mixtape. Let me know what you guys think. Enjoy!
Tracklist and download link after the jump.
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WatchClose Up and Private - “Trust The Classics”
As most of you guys know or may not know, Close Up and Private is one of my favorite websites. The video shows the creative capacity that Sergie and his team have. Mr. Sviatchenko creatively goes through his list of “etiquette for the modern classicist,” which they described as “a loosely compiled list of scrupulous style...
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Life Around Creativity (L.A.C.) - "The WeekEND"...
SAM.Rocka, X Mayyne, Skinny and Knowname are back with their latests mixtape, The WeekEND. L.A.C are no strangers to Above All Rules so if you don’t have their last project Some Other Shit, get to it now. This time around the Miami natives’ smoothness on the tracks is nearly impeccable.
If you want some fun, dope hip-hop to vibe to and smoke to especially during the weekends (yes...
September 2011
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el-R - "#Excuses" (Beat-tape)
I have the pleasure to introduce to you up-and-coming produced LaShawn “el-R” out of Panama City, Florida. el-R is currently attending Gulf Coast State College for Music Production Technology. He has made a name for himself after catching some light on Youtube with mashups and remixes to some of his favorite songs. Shortly after that he began working with artists such as Soosh E,...
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Terius Nash (The-Dream) - "1977" (FreeLP)
As must of you guys know, Terius Nash a.k.a “The-Dream” is one of my all time favorite artist, just behind Kanye. I was more than stoked when The-Dream announced that he was coming out with a free album. So after two months of wait Dream gaves us 1977. The-Dream shows us why he is one of the best artists in the last seven years. 1977 has features from Big Sean, Pharrell and one...
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August 2011
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Daley - "Those Who Wait" (Mixtape)
I first heard of Daley a while back when I was watching a video of him performing Maxwell’s “Pretty Wings.” Since then I wondered when he would drop a full length project. A few weeks ago Daley released his debut project, “Those Who Wait.” TWW is a soulful, classic yet it is a breath of fresh air.
Head over to Daley’s website for a free download of his...
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Men's Bags by StreetFSN
HB Nam has become one of my favorite streetwear photographers. He has an eye for detail. Another thing I love about this work is that he groups his photographs making it a bit more organized than other blogs. This way the photographs wont be scattered around the blog. Anyways back to the post…
What I enjoyed the most out these past two post on men’s bags, It the fact that most of...
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Introducing: J.Elquist Clothiers
It is my pleasure to introduce to you J.D. Elquist, not only a man with style, but a man with an incredible drive for the things he loves to do. In this case, one of them being clothing. J.D is a twenty four year old F.I.D.M graduate, who has been working on his clothing company, J.Elquist Clothiers, for quite some time now. J.D is now getting ready to release the first part of the collection...
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Close Up And Private & Gant Rugger -...
If you read my last post about Close Up And Private a couple of months ago, then you must know how much I appreciate their creative work. It is one of the most simple yet inspiring works of art and style going around the web. I have been fortune to speak to artist Sergei Svietchenko, founder and editor/photographer of CUAP, a couple of times now and I have to say that he is a great source of...
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Building Stonehenge
Corey Knight, the brains behind one of my favorite sites, Art N Hustle, has been working on his upcoming online store, Building Stonehenge. I have known Corey for a couple of months now, and I have to say he is one person I admire and look up to. He has the drive to do anything he sets his mind to, one of them being Building Stonehenge. The online retailer will provide items such as...
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July 2011
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Introducing: Geek Squad - "The Coolest Shade of...
Meet the hip-hop collective Geek Squad coming out Miami, FL. The group is made up of Acey Ace, M.I.C, Specta, Sub-Konshiss and Wolfman Stylez. Geek Squad have been making music for a little while now, releasing their first project, AlterNative Thinking, in March of 2010 and Press 2 For Spanish EP in September. Fast forward to November and they gave us this gem titled, The Coolest Shade of Uncool...
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Jesse Boykins III - "Way Of A Wayfarer" (EP)
After taking three years off from his last album, The Beauty Created (which is the most played album according to my iTunes), to travel and perform around the world, Jesse Boykins III gives us this masterpiece, that being Way Of A Wayfarer EP. The EP was inspired by all the moments that JB3 has lived through these past few years and by electro/hip-hop producer Gold Panda, who produced the...
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Batten Sportswear by Shinya Hasegawa
After doing my daily surf I came up on this great feature over at A Continuous Lean of the up and coming brand Batten Sportswear, by Shinya Hasegawa. Shinya has worked for vintage dealer What Comes Around Goes Around and as well as with Daiki Suzuki at Woolrich Woolen Mills.
Shinya Hasegawa was inspired by vintage outdoors wear from the 70’s and 80’s with a touch of East Coast suft...
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Thank You...
To everyone who is following my little side project, inspirational Tumblr, Spark of Soul. I am currently helping out a couple of people with their website/blog. Along with some personal projects that will be featured on the site. I apologize for the lack of posts, if you’re looking some great stuff just follow my side blog for the mean time.
I have been busting my ass at work for the past...
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Review: Lil B - "I'm Gay (I'm Happy)" [Album]
I am not going to sit here and lie to you, or even say that I have been a fan of Lil B, because to tell you guys the truth I was never really into Lil B’s music or his movement. At one point I thought he was the joke of Hip-Hop. But this all changed after he announced the title of this album, I’m Gay (I’m Happy), a few months back during one of his sets at Coachella.
After his...
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Update: Spark of Soul
Hello, I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far, and I hope it only gets better. So I decided to make a new tumblr entitled, Spark of Soul. This will be a place where I can reblog photographs, music, art, basically anything that it is inspiring, without having it on my main tumblr, which I use for more selective posts, feature and write ups. If you have time to check out it, and it would...
June 2011
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Close Up and Private - Spring/Summer 2011
Close Up and Private is project by architect/artist Sergei Sviatchenko who’s view, “looks to capture the spirit of modern style, as seen through the subtle shades of the individual. Through these details a complex discourse between clothing, fashion and image takes form, offering new perspectives on contemporary fashion and identity” (CUAP). The project is also curated by designer/art...