LOST ONES.

If you've been in the Locker for a minute and you've been peeping the music I've been fiendin' on, I guess you are no stranger to the fact that J.Cole is my favorite MC.

If you haven't heard of him, check out LOCKER MUSIC; some of his earlier mixtapes are archived there. But if you're like me and you've been on his joints since he was Therapist, or at least since The Warm Up, you'd be familiar with his honesty. How he relays truth thru his lyrics, emotions thru his beats, and passion thru his tenacity.

Whether he followed his mentor's blueprint (who happens to be Jay-Z, no pun intended) of painting life in its purest form and banking on being real, J.Cole has crafted himself a niche in the age of YouTube dancing new n****s, skinny jeans playas, Purp drinking rappers, and auto-tune driven musicians. His limitation as a person ultimately became his strength as an artist.

LOST ONES is a track that dropped (or leaked) way before The Sideline Story released. And even though it spoke real, it contains more honesty than the usual J.Cole track. It's about a young man's struggle after learning that he got his girl pregnant. That internal conflict between being responsible for the consequence, taking it on the chin and just man'ing up, and being a helpless kid just grasping the dire situation that he got himself, his girl, and his seed into.

Fellas, don't front, I'm sure in some way you've faced this dilemma. When you want to do the right thing, but the gravity of the moment is just too big for you that you'd rather look for a quick way out... And I'm not sure how often ladies read my blog, but if you're a girl and you stumble upon this... Take time to listen to the song. Might get something valuable.

Is LOST ONES this generation's SONG CRY? What do you think? Check it the video after the jump. Shot by dudes I look up to, BBGUN.

THE GODS ON THE HILL

///UPDATE

ONE DAY AWAY... FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 6PM!
BE IN YOUR STRIKING BEST! SEE YOU TOMORROW!

The gods will stand on THE HILL... Between the earth and sky.

Watch out.

CANNON RAFFLE!

Titan’s third store opens its doors this coming Friday, November 4, 2011 at 6PM. The latest iteration of the Titan concept will be housed on the 3rd Floor of Regis Center, along Katipunan Avenue in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Situated directly across Gate 3 of the Ateneo de Manila campus, Titan’s newest location will once again feature a basketball specialty retail store and a men’s barbershop.

Titan Katipunan will stock the latest and most coveted basketball performance and culture products from the top brands in the world (Nike, Brand Jordan, adidas, And1, New Balance, New Era, Reebok, Converse, Puma, Jason Markk and others). Local clothing label Blue Crew also joins Titan’s roster of brands, injecting its own distinct dose of blue spirit to the overall Titan experience.

An exclusive release of the Nike LeBron 9 ‘Cannon’ is lined up for everyone on Opening Day. The highly anticipated colorway will be made available via lottery (one ballot per person, one pair per person only).

BLUE CHIPS!

In celebration of TITAN KATIPUNAN‘s Opening Day this coming Friday, November 4, a shop-exclusive blue TITAN PLAYERS CLUB poker chip will be issued to the first 220 people who pick up a pair of shoes at our new shop in Katipunan over the coming weekend.

The blue chip gains you entry into the TITAN PLAYERS CLUB as a member (Black Chip privileges) via any footwear purchase made on the days of November 4, 5 and 6, 2011 at TITAN KATIPUNAN ONLY. The standard P20,000 purchase requirement for membership will be waived for this coming weekend only.

If you are already a TITAN PLAYERS CLUB member, this gives you an opportunity to Gift A Friend with a poker chip and the standard membership that comes with it. A BLUE chip will still be issued to you on purchase of footwear during the period specified, and you can opt to switch out your existing TITAN PLAYERS CLUB chip to the new one, OR keep your existing chip and share the new chip with a friend.

The person you decide to give your extra chip to will be required to register at TITAN KATIPUNAN within 7 days from the date of issue. Failure to do so will forfeit the conditions of the extra chip and will revert to the standard P20,000 purchase requirement for TPC eligibility.

TITAN KATIPUNAN opens on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 6PM.

ROLL THRU! SEE YOU THERE!

"ANG SARAP NG PUTO NI..." /// FRANK 151 LAUNCH X THE DECK SALE

Okay. I'll be real with you, fam... I had NO idea what Frank 151 was until hours before the event. I was in my office waiting for traffic to die down when I decided to google it. I didn't want to be a chump and attend an event I was totally clueless about.

Turns out... It's the dopest thing ever. Here.

I can't really quantify nor qualify what makes it great. In some way it's the social maverick's guide to life. It's art, literature, photography, and a bit of social awareness cut in a 4" x 6" x 1" cube that you can carry around in your pocket. What made it extra nice is that CHAPTER 45 (the entire issue) is solely dedicated to The Philippines and it's culture. Made me feel so proud that a publication such as this took time (and of course, valuable press coverage) to showcase us Pinoys. So in lieu of an authentic Pinoy fiesta, RONAC patrons and well-wishers had a potluck of All-Filipino dishes... A mini pistang pambarrio in the heart of the most urban structure in the metro.

Anyway, you got to check it out for yourself. If you got a copy, you know what I'm talking about. If you know someone who has a copy, ask if you can borrow it for the night...

To those who made this possible, those who pitched the idea... Those who contributed and went out of their way to give us Chapter 45, isang tagay para sa inyo! Congrats!

On the same night, stores at RONAC's The Deck went on a Deck-wide sale! Man, people flocked from all over, even skipped school just to cop deals! My dudes from UNSCHLD killed it with the sales! Good job boys!

Here's what I saw that night.

OREO.

#EndTheLockout

KAPPO WISDOM.

How to make it. #LIFTEDWISDOM

DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK.

A fresh batch of Venom Janoskis are dropping at weLegendary KAMUNING TOMORROW, Saturday 10.22, 2PM.

This might be the last time you see these sexy beasts, so don't miss out! Kita kits! :)

wL said knock you out!!!

For detailed photos, head on over to KingCrux' site. CLICK HURR.

WALL STREET DREAMS

Lifted wisdom from the interwebs. Damn right.

BOTTOMS UP! /// weLEGENDARY OCTOBER RELEASE

Get ready to pop bottles on Saturday as our favorite skateshop weLEGENDARY drops their October stash on their loyal and fiendin' friends!

wL KAMUNING is where it's at this payday Saturday, 2:00 PM.

Wanna see what's dropping? Head on over to our friends' sites:

weLEGENDARY

KINGCRUX

SOLEMOVEMENT

DAILYDOSEOFMARC

You wouldn't want to miss this... Trust me! I'm already drunk with excitement just thinking about it!

See you there! *hick!*

BREATHE /// MANNY PACQUIAO - NIKE TRAINER 1.3 MAX

 

November 12, 2011 - Exactly a month from now, our country's greatest champion will finally settle the score with the piss-chugging Mexican warrior.

Manny Pacquiao will go to battle against Juan Manuel Marquez, and along with the usual country-wide Pac-Mania, legendary "zero-crime" time gap, and PPV bookings, Nike will usher in it's latest and greatest Trainer creation: The Trainer 1.3 Breathe - "Manny Pacquaio".

Cloaking the new silhouette is a highly perforated Hyperfuse composite upper, finished with a predominantly white toe-to-midfoot color base and terminated with a Varsity Red heel cup and sock liner. Minimal hits of yellow appear on the upper lace eyelets, and a sick Royal Blue swoosh finishes the shoe. Very reminiscent of the Cotto joints, sans the blue mid panel.

The red and blue midsole fades on top of a mean 360-Max Air unit, cradled by a clear outsole. The tongue interestingly splits and is cladded with Pac-Man's graphics. The historic fight date is printed on top of the toe box.

Though no official word yet on the release date, expect these to drop real soon... No later than a week before the fight. Word on the interwebs is that this retails for $170, or roughly around Php 8,000++. Yours truly will keep you posted as news develops on these world champion joints.

NINONG MANNY'S GON' KNOCK YOU OUT!!!

Images and info via SOLECOLLECTOR

#BATTLECITY

Who you got?! #ULTRAMANvsIRONMAN

UNSCHLD WEEKEND SALE

Our good friends from UNSCHLD are having a weekend sale! Up to 50% off on their dope merch! Actually all stores at THE DECK will be on sale this Friday, but UNSCHLD will be running theirs till Sunday the 16th.

Peep some of the good stuff from the Leaders of the No School! Visit them on UNSCHLD.com, Like them on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter, @UNSCHLD.

Roll thru, yeah? See you there.

A DAY IN THE LIFE, Vol. "SEX, DRUGS, AND SHAKEY'S"

At the "69 1/2" premiere at Fully Booked BHS with the boss idol Tado. Go buy his book!

Don't do drugs.

At the happiest place on earth (not Disneyland). Best pizza joint ever, and you can't tell me nothin'!
Shakeys... I'm a big fan... Holla at your boy! #FRANCHISE

CHOWKING.

Deer Valley Weather.

...A day in the life.

CHOWKING.

LeBron 9 "China". As always... Good looking out, Titan!

This doesn't change anything, LeBron!

 

 

THE BULL UNLEASHED

"ALL FLIGHTS CANCELLED."

One of this season's most fiended after performance basketball footwear is officially unveiled and are now in stores! The adidas adiZero Rose 2 can now be copped at all Adidas retailers around the Metro and hoop stores like Titan.

The adidas adiZero Rose 2 retails for Php 5,995.00.

#EndTheLockout

THANK YOU, STEVE.

Inventor, innovator, visionary, and fellow survivor.
Steve Jobs. Thank you for everything.


Rest in peace.

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS

How ill is this?

Imagine you're walking along Ayala Triangle, on your way to lunch, when there's a huge, growing buzz in the middle of the park... Almost a ruckus.

You're drawn into the commotion, into a sea of random bodies and excited souls. You make your way to the center, then you see it. And it hits you. You realize the dude standing in the eye of the storm: YOUR FAVORITE MC!

DAMN!

That ill dude of a rapper J.Cole treated his fans and random bystanders to an impromptu performance of "Can't Get Enough" (from his highly celebrated debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story) in the middle of Union Square Park in the heart of Manhattan. Peep the dopeness below!

CATCH YOU /// RJAY x JUNE MARIEEZY

If you've been fiending for good music from amazing talent, well... You're in for a treat, fam!

Good friend and dope wordsmith Rjay of LDP (@derangedpoet) teams up with the talented June Marieezy (@junemarieezy) on this sick FlipMusic joint called CATCH YOU.

I'm sure y'all know Rjay, LDP extraordinaire himself! But if you haven't heard of June... Shame on you! LOL I kid. I've been crushing on her talent for a minute now, the girl can sing! Big fan since I can't remember when.

Don't you just love it when a backpack rapper and an on-the-rise talent collab on something dope? CATCH YOU is available for FREE download! Just click on the image above.