ScHoolboy Q speaks about never wanting to meet his estranged father

ScHoolboy Q discusses his birth in Germany and speaks about never wanting to meet his estranged father.

While in New York, ScHoolboy Q, stopped by Angie Martinez's show to talk. During the interview, he spoke up about being born in Germany and his relationship with his estranged father.

"I’ve never been back to Germany," (his birth place). "My mom was a U.S. citizen. My dad was too. They both was in the army…I ain’t seen pops yet. I don’t know my daddy.
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When asked if he ever wanted to connect with his father, he said he's "never" had that desire.

"Nah, never in my whole life. I’ve never talked about him. No questions came up. I’ve never talked to my momma this much about it. She asked me one time, ‘You wanna meet your dad?’ I was like, ‘Nope.’"


If you haven’t already, then go cop HnC now on iTunes. Here is my favourite track from that album..

here's a previous post containing Q's BET backroom freestyle.

Kendrick Lamar performs at the electric ballroom camden- 26th June

I travelled to London last night to see Kendrick Lamar perform as part of his 2-date mini tour in the Electric ballroom in Camden. He had never been to the UK to perform before so yesterday and Monday's gig was an exciting and rare opportunity for his UK fan base. There was a great turn out and he even seemed a lil shocked at the knowledge of his musical history that we UK fans possessed. He performed classic hits like 'ADHD', 'Suck My Dick', 'Pussy and Patron' (We all went crazy for these ones, and sang along with extreme volume), He rapped the first verse of 'HiiiPOWER' A-capella which was sik but I would have loved to hear the whole track, this is the one I was looking forward to the most. I can imagine how hype the place would have been all joining in to the chorus of ‘HiiiPOWER'. His set finished just under an hour which left me wanting more, but he finished off with two tracks ( ‘Cartoons & Cereal’  and  ‘The Recipe’ ) from his upcoming debut album 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' (release date oct 2nd 2012)  which left me buzzing.

Highlights of the night was him claiming we are all family and passing bottles of water to the crowd telling us “sip that shit nigga pass it around", and just his pure energy on stage. His rapport with the crowd was on point and the atmosphere was electric.

I guess the only let down for me was not hearing him perform tracks like 'HiiiPOWER' or 'Rigamortis', oh and the fact that as the ticket said 'and special guests' I kept expecting ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul or Jay Rock to jump on stage.

The videos I took were of very poor quality, due the fact I have a Blackberry, (anyone with a BB curve will understand). So here is a video for my favourite Kendrick track- HiiiPOWER.

                             

K.Dot's official site- kedricklamar.com

20 Ways to Get Good Karma - By The Dalai Lama

20 Ways to Get Good Karma
By The Dalai Lama
Published 11/16/2006 Wisdom Rating:
Instructions for Life by The Dalai Lama

... The Dalai Lama

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s:
- Respect for self,
- Respect for others and
- Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and
think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion

Casey Veggies joins Roc Nation

The Roc Nation continues the expansion of their dynamic family by inviting up and coming rap artist Casey Veggies to join the fam. After M.I.A., Santigold, Rihanna, Wale, Rita Ora and more recently Meek Mill, the former Odd Future affiliate is the latest to join the increasingly powerful R-O-C management conglomerate.
Big things for the 18 year old... Congrats man!

Casey's official website

>> Download Customized Greatly Vol. 3 <<

check out my fav tune from Casey below.

First Look: Rodarte Debuts Footwear

Oooh I'm very excited about this shoe that the Mulleavy sisters revealed to Marie-Claire from their upcoming footwear collection. "For us, every season starts with a shoe idea. Fall allowed us to use a concept we had saved for the right moment," the sisters told Marie Claire. "We created heels made of molded resin filled with layers of coloured sand. We wanted to reference the amazing layers of earth in the landscape." Take a peek below, and head to Marie Claire for more images from the collection. They'd look hot with some tight skinny's ;)

Nike Air Yeezy 2 Singapore Launch!

 At the Singapore launch of the highly sought-after new Air Yeezy 2, the sneaker's Egyptian theme was echoed throughout, with a Egyptian solider escort that matches the shoe’s theme, the shorter-cut and spike-textured Yeezy 2′s were brought in inside their own Mummy's casket, for the reveal in front of an estimated 500-strong crowd.  Following a few raffles and other prize give-aways, a handful of lucky sneakerheads in attendance got their hands on a pair of the anaconda-textured leather kicks with their glow-in-the-dark soles thanks to an in-store raffle organized by local boutique Limited Edt. Check the pics and video below, and get the full story at Limited Edt.

ScHoolboy Q: BET’s Backroom Freestyle

ScHoolboy Q steps into BET’s Backroom and delivers a sik verse.  If you haven’t already, then go cop HnC now on iTunes

David Haye Vs Dereck Chisora “Licensed to Thrill”

UPDATE: 29/6/12 -Check out the new Haye-Chisora page on The Sun's website here

Fight night is fast approaching (July 14th) and as a huge boxing fan, it would be silly of me not to write about the biggest all-British heavyweight showdown in recent years- David Haye V Dereck Chisora “Licensed to Thrill”. It's been hard to give my predictions for this fight, in my eyes it could be a very close one Haye (25-2, 23 KO) hasn't fought for nearly a year, since his loss to Wladimir Klitschko and Chisora (15-3, 9 KO) has lost three of his last four fights (to Tyson Fury, Robert Helenius and Vitali Klitschko). I get the feeling that David Haye is expected to win this one, he certainly has the skills but Chisora is so head strong and he has the ablitiy to force Haye into a brawl as well being able to put pressure on him, definitely more pressure than Klitschko put on Haye. I'm going to predict Haye to win but on points, not on a stoppage which is what the majority think, Chisora has a strong chin, he proved this in his fight against Vitali Klitschko. Haye will win because he punches too hard, is super quick and will have too much skill for Dereck. If there was to be a stoppage I predict it to be in a very late round. Either way it's going to be a very exciting fight. I have my tickets and will be travelling to London in less than 4 weeks to watch it!!

THE OFFICIALS

The Luxembourg Boxing Federation have confirmed the officials that will be appointed for David Haye and Dereck Chisora’s fight at West Ham United, Upton Park, London, on Saturday 14th July.

Referee: Mickey Vann (UK)

Judges: John Coyle (UK) Paul Thomas (UK) Luc Muller (Luxembourg)

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FIGHT INFO

David Haye V Dereck Chisora “Licensed to Thrill” will be live and exclusive on BoxNation, (Sky Ch. 456, Virgin Ch. 546). Join at www.boxnation.com Tickets for Licensed to Thrill are available from Eventim at www.eventim.co.uk or 0844 249 1000, Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or 0844 844 0444 and West Ham United at www.whufc.com or 0871 222 2700.

The fight that was condemned by the British Boxing Board of Control, who would not sanction it after taking Chisora's licence from him in March, proceeding the brawl between the pair at that Munich press conference in February, which led to the fight being made.

Now sanctioned by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation. The fight will be promoted by BoxNation in association with German promoters Sauerland. Haye didn't hold a licence at the time of the presser altercation having retired from the sport last October

The fight goes ahead at Upton Park on July 14 - Over 30,000 tickets have been sold and TV subscriptions for BoxNation are expected to hit record levels. It is also a fight the trade are looking forward to; well some

THE BUILD UP

• Beyond the Ropes Promo
• David Haye chats Haye v Chisora with BoxNation
• Dereck Chisora talks to BoxNation about David Haye
• David Haye's trainer Adam Booth talks exclusively
• Del Boy chats Chisora vs. Haye with Buncey
• Dereck Chisora interview in Luxembourg
• Subscribe Now!
• Chisora Presser Interview
• Haye Presser Interview
• Frank Warren Interview
• Adam Booth Interview

On May 18th, it was confirmed that the two Londoners would fight for the WBO International and WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championships in a fight being billed "Licensed to Thrill".

Kendrick Lamar explains what it's like to work with Dr. Dre and gives an update on his debut album 'Good Kid in a Mad City'

Kendrick explained that while his first commercial project doesn't have a specific release date, that doesn't mean it's trapped in commercial limbo. He said that he's been factor behind its delay so that he can ensure that he's completely satisfied with the quality of product before he unleashes it.

"I can't give out no date right now, I just know I'm pressed for time," he joked. "[Aftermath] want[s] what I been doing. That's a good space to be in. You can get in a lot situations where your people actually don't understand your vision, but I've got a good backing and good following and a good team behind me, they understand me and it's all on me, so I'm gonna deliver. I've got the music; I'm just real, real sensitive on the touch ups as far as the structure [of the LP]."
K. Dot also spoke on his working relationship with Aftermath head and musical mentor Dr. Dre. Although he said there is some pressure in collaborating with Dre, he looked to many of the same producers from his 2011 smash Section.80 for production on his impending debut.
"It's definitely intense [working with Dr. Dre], but the best thing about it the creative process," he said. "That's the fun thing because he's a genius at his work, and for me to be in the same studio [as him] says a lot about my craft and how far we're going with it, so I love it…I've use[d] my own in-house cast for the majority of the music I did [for Good Kid in a Bad City] - Soundwave, Tae Beast, Willie B, Digi+Phonics - all the people I came up with, they [produced] the majority of the album. When I turned it in to Dre all the way back at the end of the year, then we did new material and see what cuts through."
Check out the full interview below.

via Hip Hop DX

Oh and while we're talking about Kendrick Lamar, let me once again express my sheer excitement about him coming to the UK. I have my ticket and I will blog all about it. for now here is one of my favourite Kendrick videos. Enjoy...

Odd Future OFWGKTA: Summer 2012 Collection

Berlin’s Firmament has taken deliveries of the Summer 2012 collection from Los Angeles based hip-hop/rock group Odd Future, also known as OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All), just in time for summer. Their apparel line is an extension of their unique and distinct personalities, and each peice features the familiar illustrations that have become trademark of the Californian outfit . Pick up the hoodies, long sleeve shirts, and t-shirts, which are offered in multiple colourways, through the Firmament retail store and online shop right now.

 

 

Thought I'd slip in my favourite Odd Future video for you to watch. Here's 'Oldie', Enjoy..

 

 

Converse x Gorillaz collection

This is a new and very exciting collaboration, the Converse x Gorillaz collection celebrates Jamie Hewlett’s early work for the band whilst it also pays homage to the group’s most notable characters. The black and white group print hi-top is definitely a fan collectable featuring an early illustration of Gorillaz characters 2D, Murdoc and Noodles on one shoe with a sketch of the character Mike, the fez-wearing monkey on the other. These are available now through select Converse retailers.

Converse x Marimekko Fall 2012 Chuck Taylor All Star Collection

The Converse x Marimekko collection is vivid and exciting– every print has a unique story told through the classic Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star.

The Papajo print was created by designer Annika Rimala and was inspired by carvings found in Maya temples while the Kippis print designed by Maija Louekari was inspired by the idea of decorating a porcelain mug with drawings of crystal glasses to make it perfect for serving celebratory drinks. One of Marimekko’s most popular prints, Unikko, was originally designed in 1964 by Maija Isola as a protest to Marimekko founder Armi Ratia forbidding Marimekko designers from creating floral prints as she felt that flowers would always look more beautiful in nature. The Pirput Parput print was designed by Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi and gives a pop of colour to the classic Chuck Taylor All Star silhouette.

Available now at premium Converse retailers.

via Highsnobiety

Louis Vuitton 2012 Core Values: Muhammad Ali – The Greatest Words Preview

 

Last week Louis Vuitton teased the fashion world with this image from its forthcoming campaign titled “Core Values,” which will pay homage to the transcending career of boxing icon Muhammad Ali. Today the renowned fashion house presents a supporting trailer that furnishes a few details to what we can expect from the unique campaign. Louis Vuitton has aligned with calligrapher Niels Shoe Meulman and lyricist Yasiin Bey to debut a dedicated digital experience celebrating the inspirational words of Muhammad Ali.

ScHoolboy Q Says A Black Hippy Album Will Drop Once It's a "Classic"

My first post had to be about Black Hippy.. I am a HUGE, HUGE, fan!
As a fan, I, along with many others have been eagerly anticipating the drop of the first Black Hippy album. In an interview with Karen Civil, Los Angeles rapper ScHoolboy Q revealed that Black Hippy won’t be releasing their group album until they feel it’s a classic project. During the interview with Karen Civil and KarmaLoop TV he explained that the group is more concerned with releasing an album that will “stick.”

“When it’s ready to be a classic,” said ScHoolboy Q when he was asked about a release date for the Black Happy album. “[We’re] not gonna just do it cause everyone else is doing it and everybody just want us to drop a project. We want it to be classic…We want our shit to stick, like classic.”
In the interview ScHoolboy Q also briefly spoke about his solo album which he’s already a couple of tracks into.
“[I’m] about five records in on my album. I think I got a couple singles ready. You never know until it’s that time you know what I’m saying, but I got something,” ScHoolboy Q explained.
Later in the interview Black Hippy’s Ab-Soul gave his thoughts on the group’s first big feature in XXL magazine. While Ab-Soul explained that he wasn’t too overwhelmed by the opportunity he did reveal that he was honoured to be a part of it.
“It’s not like overwhelming, if you will. But we grew up watching XXL too. Who didn’t? You know what I’m saying? It’s definitely an honor,” said Ab-Soul.


I will be seeing Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar perform at the Electric Ballroom in London on Tuesday (26th), I'll make sure I blog all about it. For now here is my favourite Black Hippy vid. It's not a music video but it is everything I love about Black Hippy. Enjoy...