Air Jordan 1 Phat Low

Days after an initial preview from a catalog scan, the counterpart to the Air Jordan 1 Phat Low seen yesterday is now available via the ‘Bay. Consisting of a black upper rather than white, varsity red, white and cement grey are common features to the white model. One of the most noticeable elements of this modified Air Jordan 1 is the cement print, originally found on the Air Jordan III, not the Air Jordan I. However, cement print isn’t the only thing new to this Air Jordan I, a padded tongue and inner lining offer perfect support and comfort for skating, while retaining Air Jordan I essence. Get your pair today on the ‘Bay.

Air Jordan 6 Rings LS

The Air Jordan Six Rings line continues to grow with the addition of this make-up that is reminiscent to an older Air Jordan 9. Appearing in black, white, dark army, and varsity red, these sneakers lack things like patent leather or lasering, making one of the more low-profile sneakers out of the Six Rings collection, a look that is bound to catch the attention of those interested in color schemes over patent leather and lasering. However, a release date is scheduled for November 8th at select Air Jordan accounts, but Marquee Sole has select sizes now available

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DJ Jay Illa B-Day Bash Oct. 9

DJ Jay Illa Throws Star-Studded B-Day Bash
Special performances by Slum Village and The Ivy League

Chicago- The Windy City's own resident DJ to the stars, Jay Illa, is set to celebrate yet another year of success with a lavish birthday extravaganza. And fresh from Detroit to help him bring in another year will be none other than the incomparable Slum Village.

The festivities will take place on Thursday, October 9th from 9pm-3am and are in conjunction with the SoChi Experiment and Bridging The Gap: 3 (Leaders 1354, Movemakers, Black Alumni, Solemates Chicago), presented by Boutique. The city's elite from corporate execs to the streetwear set will all converge on Chicago's premiere night life location, Boutique (809 W. Evergreen), for the can't miss event of the year.

Providing the sounds for the evening will be an all-star line-up of spin doctors including the Heavy Hitter DJ TimBuck 2 (WGCI) "The Legendary" Vince Adams, "The Beat Bully" Jamal Smallz (G-Unit's Tour DJ), DJ "?", DJ Toure (Mikkey Halsted's DJ), 3rd Degree (Enve Group) and Dave Affects.

"October 9th is gonna be a celebration the way I always wanted to do it with one of my favorite groups [Slum Village], great people, and a great vibe," says Jay Illa. "Bridging The Gap happens once a month and I'm just fortunate that my birthday falls on a Thursday, and we're able to put together a great event. Go IL or Go Home!"

Hosting duties for the evening will be handled by The Ivy League, Prolyfic, Phli's Dave Jeff, Fashion Geek Zoe, Marques & Muhammad (BA), Autumn & Brian (Solemates Chicago), Mike & Vic (Leaders1354), Josh Mercer (Movemakers), and D. Green, ReeseJohnson, Red Tindall (SoChi P.M).

About Jay Illa- Making a name for himself as one of the best on the 1's and 2's since 2001, Jay Illa has been a mainstay on both the Chicago hip hop and nightlife scenes ever since. A third of the hip hop collective The Ivy League, Jay has also worked with and manned the tables for a who's who list of celebrities including Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, LA Clippers guard Shaun Livingston, Eric Sermon, Michael Jordan, Jazzy Jeff, Kid Capri, Vivica Fox, Mya, Erica Badu, De La Soul, Nina Sky and others.

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(Mixtape) Naledge / DJ RTC - Brainiac...

DL Link: Brainiac Society

Read the Full article: Naledge / DJ RTC...

Naledge of Kidz In The Hall enlisted the services of RubyHornet's DJ Roosevelt Treasurechest to put together the first installment of the Brainiac Society Mixtape series, Welcome To Brainiac Society. The free mixtape is a nice collection of music by Naledge, as well as other artists that he's built with and that he has been inspired by. Get the full story on Brainiac Society, the tracklist, and download link below. Props to St!zo on the artwork, and special props to Mike Kolar of SoundScape Studios for making it sound so, so crisp.



From Naledge
"Welcome To Brainiac Society is a compilation or collection of music that I
like, and that I might have made or contributed to. There's no real rhyme
or reason to it. I think a lot of people got confused when I started
repping Brainiac Society as my crew or my label cause I think a lot of
people took it as a separation from Kidz In The Hall, which is not what it
is. It's just me giving a platform to people that I like, and I want it to
be looked at moreso as a Native Tongues type of thing than as a Bad Boy type
of thing. It's just a group of people that make dope music and appreciate
the artistry of Hip Hop and doesn't have to necessarily mean they are
rappers. They can sing, they can make beats, DJ, whatever. It's about the
creative renaissance that's going on within Hip Hop all over the nation.
These are people that I met in my travels who I feel are dope and they
inspire me. We just get together and we collectively make art...It's also a
platform for me to put out Fooch who is my artist. It's no departure from
Kidz In The Hall. Me and Double O are such creative beings in general, that
we don't know how to operate without 30 things going on at once. We're very
much multi-taskers and we've always been that way. We try to have our hands
in everything.

RTC mixed it, it's got new freestyles, some exclusive stuff, some stuff
that's been leaked on the internet, stuff that you might have forgot existed
or never had or never downloaded on a a CD. My hope with this is that
people will download it, burn it to a CD, and just play it, or add it as a
playlist to their ipod. That's really what it is, just a dope mix, a dope
collection of music. Talented individuals on all fronts, and I'm really
excited about it."

Ex1st featured on TheMavenReport.com

Those familiar with the XCHANGE also know how we celebrate the art of Chris Whisby.

For those that missed out

http://www.xchangechicago.com/blog/index.blog/1785090/ex1st/

http://www.xchangechicago.com/archives/nov_18_dec_10.html

Read the feature themavenreport.com put together... Pretty dope

Just when you think you’ve seen everything, Chitown invites you to bear witness to the pinnacle of creativity. Relentless and raw this young man is no holds barred, unleashing masterpiece one after another. Introducing Chris Whisby, artist slash creator slash designer of Exist 1.

Born and raised on the south side of Chicago’s Englewood community, Chris took what started as reoccurring nightmares and created vivid and lifelike illustrations. Using only Pilot gel pens and Coldpress Water Color paper he was able to unearth the most indescribable detail that has become a signature, distinguishing his work from all others. From Chicago and New York to Japan and even the UK, as time passes his fan base is constantly growing.

In the fall of 2007, Chris decided to use a different canvas and take his genius to clothing … spawning Exist Wear Series. The series is not to be considered a clothing line, but yet another avenue for Mr. Whisby to display his art (this time on people). For that reason nothing is digitally altered during the transition from paper to clothing.

The same hand drawn detail is perfectly mirrored on T-shirts, sweaters, gym shoes and skateboards. The line has enjoyed continued success since its initial release last October and is now available worldwide. This fall, Exist 1 launches the women’s wear series including everything from jeans, shirts, sweaters and skirts.

What direction will Chris and his uncanny talent take him next?

Well “everywhere” as the young entrepreneur described. Character design for the film and video game industry as well as an Exist Comic Series are on his top priority list. He is also considering touring worldwide where he will host art shows and venues in various locations.

Check out Whisby’s artwork and Exist 1 collection @

www.myspace.com/exist1 and chriswhisby71@gmail.com

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