A FORCE WITHOUT WARNING /// NIKE TRAINER 1.3 MAX BREATHE "MANNY PACQUIAO"

Manny Pacquiao is not just a Filipino, or a fighter, or a lawmaker... He's a force of nature.

And just like a devastating storm, or a category 9.0 earthquake, or Pacman's left hook, the Nike Trainer 1.3 Breathe "Manny Pacquiao" came with the quietest of warnings.

"BREATHE" might actually be a giant understatement to describe the gravitational pull of this shoe:

-360 Air Unit.
-Hyperfuse upper.
-Nike+ equipped.
-Effective Filipino color blocking.

An all-around strong trainer worthy of flying Pacquiao's flag.

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Manny knows the goddess of Victory.


Manny knows Steve.


Manny knows Hyperfuse tech.


Manny knows destiny.


Manny knows POWER.


Manny knows how to lace it up in style.


Manny knows how to live it up.


Manny knows that greatness is in the details.


Manny knows stacks.


Manny knows.


For more photos, you can check out our friend Solemovement's post here.

DAY 7: "VISION OF A HUSTLER" #11.11.11

DAY 7: "VISION OF A HUSTLER" by Rjay of LDP feat. aero produced by Bojam
Artwork by Dee Jae Paeste

TWO OF MY FAVORITE EMCEES ON ONE TRACK? NEED I SAY MORE.

"The streets of Manila nothing realer that's where I'm from

we working day and night you better recognize holmes

we hustle harder than White Man Can't Jump

Defense ain't no chump even MJ can't dunk"

 DOWNLOAD THAT GOOD ISH HERE.

THEY NOW STAND ON THE HILL /// TITAN KATIPUNAN OPENING

The Brotherhood of the Locker Room recaps Titan Katipunan's very successful opening event. Aside from that, we also took time to show you the architectural detail that went into the new store.

Feel free to check out both entries to see what's up. Just click on the corresponding image jumper below.

Photos might be good, but it doesn't beat being there! So drop by Titan Katipunan now! They're up and running. Located at the 3rd Floor, Regis Center, Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Mad love and big ups to the Titan crew for a great event. Congrats!

FOR LOVE OF THE GAME.

DAYS 4-5-6: MAJOR BACKLOGGIN' #11.11.11

My apologies for all y'all Rjay of LDP fans that have been fiendin' on his 11.11.11 on the daily! Ha ha yours truly enjoyed the holidays a bit too much! Anyway, I'm back on the grind and here are the backlogged tracked from Day 4, 5 and 6.

Click on the Artwork to download. :)

DAY 4: "GOLD" by Rjay of LDP feat. Vaughn produced by Bojam
Artwork by Ira Cordero

"This is track # 17 from the mixtape. It's the first international collaboration that I did almost 2 years ago with the homie Vaughn who was previously a part of a massive hiphop crew in Dubai called The Recipe. Vaughn is currently in Europe and deep into production. Watch out for more material from Vaughn and I! This is definitely not the last of it. And yeah have I mentioned that I have 2 international collabs on the mixtape itself? You better get ready! 

"Clock's tickin' now making every second count

make the crowd go loud, hit it hard go blaow!

Bow down to the kings of the sound

we'll just keep elevating and never go down" 

 NOTE: Have you ever heard of Spandau Ballet? ;)" -- Rjay

DAY 5: "DON'T PISS ME OFF" by Rjay of LDP feat. Lloyd, Thyro & ONE3D produced by Bojam
Artwork by Ira Cordero

"Rock, rock on!

"With my words like bullets you should probably stay kinetic

cause you'd attract this metal like you was magnetic" -- Rjay

DAY 6: "FIRST LOVE" by Rjay of LDP produced by Bojam
Artwork by Thyro Alfaro

"YOU ALREADY KNOW!

"Inspired by your fire eternal I'd never lose it

I love you forever I'll keep coming up with songs to prove it" -- Rjay

FROM THE SUBURBS TO THE STADIUM /// TITAN KATIPUNAN EVENT RECAP

Another great event by the Titan crew as their 3rd store opens in Katipunan! Congrats to the Titan fam: Sir Jeff (amazing to finally meet you sir!), Sir Dennis, Sir Raoul, Sir Levon, the hard working staff! Good job as always!

We were late to the raffle (they gave out LeBron 9 Cannons via lottery), so I am sorry for the lack of documentation! But good cheers and warm big ups went around the cozy brand new store! Saw the same good 'ol folks that have now become LRL staples, a bunch of ball players just chilling and having a grand time, and some new faces and young blood coming up in the game! Good mix of people and vibes, all passionate about basketball and kicks.

Music for the evening were provided by DJ Mars Miranda. Love it when good music is mixed in an event like this. Mad props to that dude as well.

If you missed it, man... You missed out on a really good night! But I hope the photos are enough to make you feel like you made it. But hey, Titan Katipunan is now up and running, so drop by soon, yeah? New store is at 3rd Floor, Regis Center, Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

On with the photos!

BRAND NEW STORE...!


Same happy people. Big ups to Dennis! Congrats bro!


Heavy Hitters: Martin of Solemovement, Mark of weLegendary, JC, and Doc Mon!


A lot of good stuff to go around!


ALL OF THE LIGHTS!!!


HOT TWINS. #AM1


It's hard not to be drawn in by this much energy in the room!


The always hard working Paul!


The always hard working Titan barbers! Everyone's partying around them, and they're still cutting hair! #Hardwork #Hustle #BarberSwag


The always hard working Jen, Gianni and Bert! The team is strong!


The famous podium. Now you know what's up.


Even here in deep enemy territory, My dude Raoul still running ish hard! Idol kita kuya Uli! Ha ha! #AnimoLaSalle #BAWSE


Nothing but respect for the dude and the talent. DJ Mars on deck.


Architecture is good and all, but just to keep it 100... I wish I had THEIR day job. Congrats Jeff!


Happy customers... Another Titan specialty!


Lace 'em up, young blood!


Took a break from the dopeness and had dinner in the happiest place on Earth... SHAKEY'S. Ayo Shakey's... You better holla at your boy quick! I'm up on your joints like clockwork. #TheStreakContinues


Your half plus my half makes us whole. #PizzaLove


BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE! PBA + SHAKEY'S = Died and went to heaven.


After that hearty meal, we went back to Titan when the mad crowd thinned out. It was time for me to make a feature on the interiors... You can check it out here. CLICK the jumper:


OH SHYT!!! Look who it is... It's Mikki and Martin! Nice seeing you, pards!


RACKS ON RACKS ON RACKS




It was a good night!


It was so good... That out loud, I challenged this dude to one-on-one. He said, "Sige ba!" I'mma schedule a date and let you know how it went down. #KieferRavena #TRUESTORY #IShytYouNot


Aww man! That cube is so sick, I want one! Locker Room Legend needs THAT LOCKER!!!


There you go good people of the Locker Room! Find time to drop by Titan Katipunan, ayt?
Thanks TITAN for the awesome time! Congrats on your 3rd!

FOR LOVE OF THE GAME. :)

FROM THE SUBURBS TO THE STADIUM /// TITAN KATIPUNAN INTERIORS

Here's a quick look at Titan Katipunan's interiors. It stood out because even though it shares the same mold with it's first two locations (Forbes Wood Heights and RONAC), this incarnation became the evolution of what any good ball player is hoping for.

Unlike the home grounded, warm, and almost rustic aesthetic of the flagship store at The Fort, Katipunan's exuded a "just got drafted / I'm playing in the league" semi-industrial feel... Symbolically taking their game from the humble suburbs, to the bright lights of the stadium.

Titan Katipunan went away with it's trademark red bricks and switched it up with grey. They traded their wood plank flooring for grey slate tiles. All wooden accents were still very masculine, dark and complimentary, but added a new wall feature that solidified it's concept: A brightly stained locker room/dugout style cubicle.

What I loved is that Titan kept the integrity of the barber stations. Being one of my favorite places, I have a very deep and religious respect for a good barbershop; and I'm sure most men do as well. Titan understood very well this unspoken male reverence so they kept it very understated and efficient. Premium barber chairs were once again utilized at both stations. And to add that home-style warmth that Titan is well known for, they posted great rustic artwork by SBTG around the area, and throwback photos of "The Jet" were mounted in the shampoo room; memories from days when he was still paying his dues on his way to becoming a legend.

I can safely say that the interiors were refreshingly new, but still very familiar. It was straight-forward, but not cold; effective, but not compromised.

See Titan Katipunan for yourself! Located at 3rd Floor, Regis Center, Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Here are the photos.

The facade.

By SBTG. Amazing job as usual!

Barber stations

Shampoo Room.

WALL OF FAME.

Dope peep window!

Cove lit display rack.

Notice the familiar backboard panel?


This wall accent is my favorite: Locker Room Cubes.


To see what happened that night, click on the EVENT RECAP image jumper below!

DAY 3: "FALL APART FALL IN PLACE" #11.11.11

You pumped up for 11.11.11 already? I sure am! But in case you need more pushin', DAY 3 offers up "FALL APART FALL IN PLACE"! Another dope track from Rjay, this time with fellow LDP soldier Alex, along with the soulful vocals of Muriel, produced once again by the great Bojam of Flipmusic.

Download the chill track here.

WE ABOUT TO GO B.A.M

I know some of you guys have been on The Locker for a minute, some have been with the me since DAY 1 (I am truly thankful for your OG love)... Some just stumbled upon Locker Room Legends a few months back, and have now become real good friends. Some folks who run the same circles are starting to get to know the site... Hope you're liking it so far!

But whether this is your first visit or you've been with us since "Rookie Card" - based on what you've seen and read here, this I'm sure you've understood: That the dude running this site is passionate about Basketball... and Design... and got Hip-Hop constantly on smash.

Propelled by the culture behind it, Locker Room Legends run on those things. Hoops. Art. and Hip-Hop. But before you judge this almost self-serving post (LOL it's starting to sound like one, I know), I'm actually driving at a point. And here it is.

It is with great enthusiasm and pride that I introduce you to an event, nah... a movement that embodies everything that LRL stands for.


Presenting...

LOCKED DOWN ENTERTAINMENT

in cooperation with NIKE x DAILY GRIND x JAM 88.3 x CHANNEL V

Presents: B.A.M.: BASKETBALL, ARTS, and MUSIC.
A day of Art, Design, Good music and Rucker Style Hoops (sans Terror Squad and Murda, Inc. LOL!)

December 12, 2011 at the legendary RONAC Art Center. Performances by Cambio, MC Dash, and LockedDown Ent.'s very own Ill-J and The Mighty Miscellaneous! A siiiick Art exhibit by TEAM MANILA will also highlight the event!

And of course: Brgy. Tibay, Team LockedDown, Phunky Juan, and Team Sunday will go at it to see which crew got the illest ball skills! Believe me, these dudes can ball as hard as they can spit rhymes!

Again, December 12, 2011 at RONAC Art Center!

NO COVER CHARGE! But anything that you can shell out goes to BANTAY BATA! Nice, right?

I know I ain't the only dude who's into Basketball, Art, and Music so I'm expecting to see you good folks there.

And yeah! Don't forget to holla! :) Kita kits!