CALLING ALL DESIGNERS...

Or anyone who thinks they got what it takes! XLARGE is having a design contest and the winner gets to see their design on the XLARGE holiday run. Use the design template and enter as many times as you like before June 30th to be considered.

The grand prize winner will see his or her print make it into production for our Holiday season. They will receive half a dozen shirts and a $100 gift cerfiticate to the XLarge.com website. Three runners up will receive $25 Gift Certificates to the website and due props for nearly making it.

Get yo' thinking caps on and get to it! Good luck!

KOBE x JACKASSES

Haha!

FLASHING LIGHTS - KANYE WEST (PART 2)

Watch Kanye West's music video for "Flashing Lights" part two now! We knew there would be another one coming besides the dark, trapped-in-a-car-while-Rita-beats-Kanye-up-with-a-shovel video. I think this video - which is more like a super fast slideshow of clips and stills - fits the song a little bit more. I love her outfit changes though, although it all ends up in a pure mess. Check it out for yourself!

MORPHINE GENERATION SALE

To continue on with the various shopping opportunities this weekend, Morphine Generation is holding a warehouse sale this weekend only!Here is the 411:

MORPHINE GENERATION WAREHOUSE SALE!!!
75% OFF RETAIL
MENS & WOMENS TOPS, TEES, JACKETS, DRESSES, FASHION KNITS, SWIMWEAR, SWEATERS, OUTERWEAR & MORE.

MORPHINE GENERATION IS OPENING UP THEIR HOLLYWOOD WAREHOUSE EXCLUSIVELY FOR
THIS SPECIAL EVENT TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND.

SATURDAY. MAY 24th, 9am - 6pm
SUNDAY. MAY 25th, 9am - 4pm

IN HOLLYWOOD
@1746 IVAR AVE. LA. CA. 90028

CASH & CREDIT CARDS ONLY.

Get your Morphine fix this weekend for some addictive deals!

JUST JANE BLAZE

NailsDid released their Jane Blaze tee which you can exclusively from their MySpace site - so you basically gotta "friend" them to view pictures and methods of payment. The total comes out to $31.64 US dollars and it comes with FREE worldwide shipping! Free shipping is always worth it - so hurry up and get yours before it's too late! (I hate sounding like a talking advertisement in my posts but sometimes, I just gotta do 'em!)

NEW MADEME @ CULTIST

Cultist has a new batch of Made Me in stock for the spring/summer! I LOVE the last design - let me know if anyone cops!

20% OFF @ H&M THIS WEEKEND!

H&M is offering 20% off any regular or sale item purchase of $60 or more! Sign up or log in to their Friends and Family program, and instantly receive this coupon! It's only valid for this weekend until May 26th, so hurry up!

SPEAKING OF THE CROSBY...

The Crosby official grand opening is this weekend - so make your way down there after the sales going on and see what the buzz iz all about!I really wanna make it down, but too bad work is going to kill me and prevent me from attending anything this weekend. In due time. If you've had the opportunity to drop by the spot, drop a line and tell me what's up! Santa Anaaaaaaaa!

OBEY ME.

Obey is up to a whole lot the next two weekends. Tomorrow at The Crosby in Santa Ana, and actually every Friday, Obey records take over, with the series kicking off with none other than DJ Shepard Fairey himself. Then, next weekend at the Obey warehouse in Santa Ana, it's the bi-annual summer 2008 Obey Sample Sale - featuring hot clothes at hot prices - duh. These guys are funny - it's a pretty dope flyer I must say, quite entertaining.Don't miss out on your chance to scoop up some hot Obey gear. Be prepared for a long ass line - plan accordingly.

BARNEYS PRIVATE SALE BEGINS!

I really don't understand why they call it a "private sale" - I guess to make it a little bit more "exclusive". You know everybody likes that word - or maybe it's just because random site visitors can't find it? Secret link? Anyway, shop some sale items for both men and women from brands like 3.1 Phillip Lim, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Ksubi, DVF, and the list goes on. Shop the private sale here at Barneys

MI$$$ PIGGY x CLAW MONEY

Miss Piggy is all over Claw Money right about now - check out the new collab!Available only at select retailers worldwide.

MAKEOVER.

This site needs a makeover. No joke. I'm about to get on that pretty soon once things settle down. In addition, I think I'm going to enable comments to see where it goes. Holla if you feelin' it!

3.1 PHILLIP LIM IN AOYAMA

3.1 Phillip Lim has made its way over to Aoyama, Tokyo - take a look at the new flagship!!Clean, streamlined, good lighting - just the way I like 'em. I'm definitely gonna stop by on my next visit!

3.1 Phillip lim AOYAMA
東京都港区青山 5-4-41
営業時間:11:00〜20:00
不定休
Tel:03-6418-5070

-Source: SlamxHype & Honeyee

WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU DOING?

Haha, saw this on MOB Living. I guess we all f*** up once in a while.

LOVE THIRST - JEAN GRAE

Always empowering to nod to an established female MC, Jean Grae releases her first single, "Love Thirst" off new album, "Jeanius". Jeanius! Jean Grae hits hard in this one, produced by 9th Wonder - and the video is pretty clean in itself, with clips from "Taxi Driver" as she sits in the backseat of a taxi - spittin' clean rhymes. Jean Grae is Lipped Jeans certified - fo sho!

THE IMMACULATE MIXTAPE EDITION

The The Remix Kid has Madonna: The Immaculate Mixtape Edition mixtape available for a free download! Click here for the free download and get some mixed up Madge in rotation!

SEEING SOUNDS.

So excited!!-Image courtesy of HighSnobiety

TONIGHT @ HOLLY'S

This is the after-after-party for my girl Kaye - and resident DJ JMV is gonna get it poppin':
come to the party me and my people will be very pleased to get your asses there,
and the first 25 gals who are gonna show up, will get some gift bags, cause dat is wassuh when you come to a JMV shit. - quoted by JMV.See ya there!

BET AWARDS 2008

And the nominees are:

BEST FEMALE R&B
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

BEST MALE R&B
Raheem DeVaughn
J. Holiday
Ne-Yo
Trey Songz
Chris Brown

BEST GROUP
Danity Kane
Day 26
Gnarles Barkley
Playaz Circle
UGK
...um how are both of Diddy's groups up for Best Group???

BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP
Missy Elliott
Eve
Kid Sister
Lil Mama
Trina
...Get it Kid Sis!

BEST MALE HIP-HOP
Common
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Snoop Dogg
Kanye West

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"The Way That I Love You"- Ashanti
"Honey"- Erykah Badu
"Just Fine"- Mary J. Blige
"Like You'll Never See Me Again"- Alicia Keys
"International Player's Anthem"- UGK & OUTKAST
"Good Life"- Kanye West feat. T-Pain
..."Honey"! but "Good Life" is so good too...

BEST DIRECTOR
Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

BEST COLLABORATION
"Kiss Kiss"- Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
"Let It Go"- Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
"Low"- Flo-Rida feat. T-Pain
"I'm So Hood (The Remix)"- DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe & Birdman
"Good Life"- Kanye West feat. T-Pain
...Pretty good selection of collaborated songs - all booty shakers.

Viewer's Choice
"No One"- Alicia Keys
"Lollipop" (feat. Static)- Lil’ Wayne
"Kiss Kiss" (feat. T-Pain- Chris Brown
"Let It Go" (feat Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim)- Keyshia Cole
"Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)"- Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
"No Air"(feat. Chris Brown)- Jordin Sparks
...Why does Soulja Boy still exist?

BETJ AWARD
Raheem DeVaughn
Chaka Khan
Ledisi
Jill Scott
Angie Stone

BEST NEW ARTIST
Estelle
Flo-Rida
Chrisette Michelle
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
The-Dream
...Why does Soulja Boy still exist?

BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Queen Latifah
Jill Scott
Chandra Wilson

BEST ACTOR
Anthony Anderson
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Terrence Howard
Denzel Washington

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Cheryl Ford
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Tamika Catchings

BEST MALE ATHLETE
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Chris Paul

Tune in June 24 live from the city of angels for the wieners.

RAKKU RAKKU

I don't know how I feel about this yet: Rakku - "The Ultimate Shoe Storage". The first is the Shoe Wheel, basically a rack that took a 360 degree turn and became a storage wheel type thing. Interesting concept - kind of like a ferris wheel for your kicks. Here's the Shoe Pod, which only goes halfway of the Shoe Wheel. This looks slightly better I believe - but they both serve as eye candy as a display mechanism for your shoes as well.
I suppose these ergonomic shoe racks can come in handy and very much worth it if you don't mind constricting your shoes in a bit of a tight space. However, the slots for the shoes easily adjust to the size of your sneaker, pumps, sandals, etc., and they are held securely by elastic bands that keep the shoes from falling out.
Peep the video to see how it works:
Anyway, these shoe Rakku's range from $35 to $65, but if you sign up for Daily Candy deals, they are offering 25% off!

ROSCOE'S

I call myself an L.A. girl and yet until today, I had never gone to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles on Pico & La Brea. In Vanessa's words: unacceptable. So the co-worker trio Ali, Vanessa, and I (along with new awesome roommate-of-coworker, Lindsay) hit up the spot for a Tuesday night get-together for food and chats.
As weary as I was in trying the famed chicken-n-waffle combination, I knew I had to take a stab and see what it was all about. I had imagined that the chicken would be super greasy and fatty, but to my surprise, it was crispy (just enough), tender, and quite succulent! I don't know if it was because I was really hungry and I had never eaten such a seemingly strange combination of sweet and savory, but it was BOMB! Sorry about the lack of quality of images, this was taken on my slow Motorola Q.
I ate this whole plate like a champion. Mmm mmm mmm. I was really scared I would get a heart attack or something, but surprisingly, it all went down good - almost too good.
That's butter and a container of syrup for ya. A good meal with some good friends (I love you all!!!) for good talks - is my kind of fun.
We were sippin' on some sizzurp with that chikn-n-a-waffle.
Chick out the other locations at RoscoesChickenAndWaffles.com - tell me why they didn't shorten any part of their URL.

KEEP SIDEWALK SAMPLE SALE

I know it's early, but I'm just excited and I can't hide it.
Keep it in your calendars - it's gonna be insane in the membrane.

EMILY IS 21!

There's nothing worthy to blog about - clothes wise - so let me get right to the exciting part. Homegirl Emily is finally 21! So we just got back celebrating her big surprise at Geisha House, and thanks to Mel and Stevie for helping me out, it was a grand success!
First legal drink(s) of the night!
Get 'em girl.
And another one.
Dinner.
Half of the group!
The birthday girl - rocked out with her frock out - and had enough drinks to get her tipsy and a little questionable. Success! Hope you loved it!
But honestly though, Geisha House was overhyped....it's pretty cool with the ambiance and all but really, media killed it. The jams were good though. It was good for the experience, and hopefully, everyone had fun! We were all about to get fast food after that, because seriously - small portions, big prices, and "pretty good" food. Anyway, the point is - it was a good night for a celebration, bitches!!!!

Happy 21st Em! Enjoy your SusieCakes cake :).

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Let me just say, the past couple of weeks have been insane. Working, schooling, and planning for events. And I'm finally done. Almost - I just can't wait for it to be June! We celebrated my mom's 50th birthday yesterday. Peep the pictures of family love. Thank you to all those that helped out and came out, you are all awesome!!!
The reaction
Lots of happy faces.
Peace-in it.
The decorations were impeccable. Photo credit to Clayton.
Flower power.
Steph.
Kim.
Justine x brownie.
Lots of food and drinks. Who brought that frahd chickn?
Ain't nothin' like Corona time.
Limes.
To the best mom in the world. Seriously.
The massive chocolate mousse cake courtesy of Angel Maid Bakery.
We love you, ma!
Planning for this milestone really opened my eyes up to appreciate the gift of family, especially parents. Moms do so much, although we seldom get the chance to really thank them for their hard work. We shouldn't let one man-made day out of the year constrict us from showing our love and gratefulness every single day of our lives. Family is forever - don't let a day go by with regrets!

RUNNIN TO RONIN

I've discovered my new food interest: Ronin Izakaya. Izakaya is like a Japanese drinking place where you can eat small plates and just socialize with the people you go with. But Ronin, located right by the Beverly Center (and literally next door to a strip club - awkward) takes the classic Japanese izakaya and turns it a little bit more upscale and modern, with Asian fusion cuisine and tapas style dishes. Chef Higa is very creative (he's traveled around the world and worked in Japan and in America to perfect his skills) and incorporates his experiences in different parts of the world into his dishes, and everything is made from the heart. Seriously, it shows, and let me tell you, the food is amazing - but the dessert - OH MAH GOSH - is to die for.
So I hit up the spot on Friday night dinner with the family, and then I went back Saturday night with Ali after work. I don't think I can get sick of it, and it's kind of dangerous because I might wander off to Ronin every day after work. It's free parking (although kind of shady as we walk past hookers taking a cig break), quality food and friendly service, reasonable prices for smaller portions to share, and the ambiance is on point - cozy and small and great for good talks - just the way I like it.
Ronin Fried Rice - bomb Ali who's glowin' after a day in the sun and long day at work
Ahi Poke! Delicioussssssss
Chocolate and original creme brulee with mixed fruit - ahhhhhhh
Complimentary chocolate bar dessert!!! It's shots of vanilla ice cream/milkshake type things with warm chocolate cake (like lava cake but it's not) - SO BOMB SO BOMB.
Food is the only thing that helps sometimes - it never fails. Even when you have a bad day, long day, annoying day, bad friends, useless boys, stupid bitches...food can bring you happiness.
Ronin Izakaya did that for me, and I'm glad I found it. Just 2 minutes away from work - literally - I'm there on the regular!!! Definitely try to stop by if you're in the area!

MAINSTREAM MONDAY

Chris Brown - Forever:

Mariah Carey - Bye Bye (the infamous video that led to...Mimi becoming NICK CANNON's wifey...ew):

Coldplay - Violet Hill:

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YEA YEA YEAAAAAAAA

I am tired, and I feel these are self-explanatory.Supreme x Vans Half-Cabs:Supreme x Vans Chukkas:Sorry for the boring post. Maybe you'll get your shoe game on though.