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Walk This Way: How A Pair of Sneakers Influenced You!
Sneaker culture is part of the world’s shoe culture and while some of us may obsess about what sneakers we wear on a daily basis, we are reminded that shoes and sneakers are a luxury item.
Posted in Kickstory, OSD, Sneakers, SOLEcial Studies
Tagged adidas Originals, Air Jordan, culture, footwear design, Hip Hop, media, Michael Jordan, Music, national, NBA, New Balance, news, Nike, Puma, RUN DMC, Saucony, SOLEcial Studies, STEM Sole, Thierry Daher, Tretorn, Usain Bolt, Walk This Way
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[Photo Recap] OSD x BLF x FRSHR Than Your AVRGE (Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival)
The 8th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival took place within steps from the Brooklyn Bridge, and featured a myriad of vendors selling t-shirts, hats, bracelets, and sunglasses along with some delicious food from a number of restaurants and caterers such … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstory, Sneakers, SOLEcial Studies
Tagged A Tribe Called Quest, BKLYN, BLF, Bloodline Fresh, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bodega, Bush Babees, Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Chip-Fu, Cold Crush Brothers, competition, Dinco D, DJ Tony Tone, Female Sneaker Fiend, Frshr Than Your Avrge, FSF, FTYA, Fu-Schnickens, GGK, Girls Got Kicks, Hip Hop, Jungle Rock Jr., Kicks, Leaders of the New School, Mr. Man, New York, Nike Air Yeezy 2, Phife Dawg, Photography, Q-Tip, Sneakers
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OSD x BLF x FTYA Invade the 8th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival on Saturday, July 14th!!!
I’m insanely happy to announce that the esteemed folks of Brooklyn Bodega have asked OSD and Bloodline Fresh to join them by adding a new dimension to the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival this year (the 8th Annual). This year the headliner … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstory, OSD, Sneakers, SOLEcial Studies
Tagged Ali Shaheed Muhammad, BHF, Bloodline Fresh, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, Chip-Fu, Cold Crush Brothers, Dee Wells, DJ Tony Tone, Frshr Than Your Avrge, Fu-Schnickens, Hip Hop, Jungle Rock Jr., Mr. Man, OSD, Pamela Bishop, Paper Chasr, Sneakers, Wes Jackson
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Villa Yeezy 2 Scavenger Hunt (Philly)
With a fervor that surpassed what we saw for the Nike Air Foamposite “Galaxy” sneakers that were released earlier this year, the Air Yeezy 2 caused some folks to ‘wild-out’ for the kicks, but luckily because of some smart thinking some … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstory, Retail, Sneakers
Tagged Art Museum of Philadelphia, Broad Street Bullies, DJ Clark Kent, Facebook, Foamposite, Galaxy, Hip Hop, Kanye West, Kicks, Music, Nike, Nike Air Yeezy 2, Philadelphia, Philadelphia 76ers, Philly, Philly Cheesesteak, Rocky, RuVilla, sneaker scavenger hunt, Twitter, video, Villa, YouTube
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Timberland 50009: Classic styles never go out of style
My father introduced me to Sperry Top-Siders when I was 8-years-old, and I have made boat shoes a constant in my life. I mean, I did grow up in the Virgin Islands, surrounded by water, and traveled from St. John … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstory, OSD, Retail
Tagged 50009, All Saints Cathedral School, ASCS, boat shoes, Dee Wells, education, fashion, footwear diversity, friends, Granite State, handsewn moccasins, Hip Hop, Kickstory, lugged soles, Mr. Carillo, Mrs. Brady, New Hampshire, NYC, Rap, school uniforms, Sperry Top-Sider, St. John, St. Thomas, Stratham, throwback story, Timberland, US Virgin Islands, Vikings
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[Video] Tupac “Temptations”
Posted in Kickstory, Music, Sneakers
Tagged Bill Bellamy, California, Coolio, funny, Hip Hop, Ice T, Isaac Hayes, Jada Pinkett Smith, LA, Los Angeles, Makaveli, Music, Naughty By Nature, Old School, Outlawz, Salt-n-Pepa, Spinderella, Temptations, Thug Life, Tupac, Tupac Shakur, Warren G, Westside
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When World’s Collide.
Saturday, March 10th, 2012. Time: 2:00 pm EST. Location: Brooklyn, NY. One of those RARE occasions where numerous aspects of my life came together for a few hours IN THE WEIRDEST of ways. My years (over 2 decades) as a … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstory, OSD, Sneakers
Tagged Adidas, clydes, Family, Hip Hop, Kickstories, MC Shan, MTV, Music, Paper Chasr, Puma, RUN DMC, Sneakers, superstars
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[Video] Stephen Jackson aka Stak5 “Shot Caller”
We often hear that rappers want to be ball players and ball players want to be rappers! Well, it’s TRUE! Some basketball players have stepped to the microphone, and have left it more twisted than Chubby Checker at a high … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstory, Music, OSD, Sneakers
Tagged basketball, French Montana, Fu-Schnickens, fun, Hip Hop, Jordan Brand, Kickstories, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Nike, Rap, Rolex, Shaq Diesel, Shaquille O'Neal, Sneakers, Stak5, Stephen Jackson, video, What's Up Doc?
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[Video] Ariez Onasis “Weed & Brews”
Fresh out the box like a new pair of Js, Ariez Onasis steps behind the microphone to body the track “Hands On The Wheel”, which Schoolboy Q & ASAP Rocky laced us with earlier. The video for “Weed & Brews”, shares … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstory, Music
Tagged 290, 508, 90, Ariez Onasis, Baige O'Bannon, Boylston Trading Company, Canada Goose, Central Massachusetts, DB Studios, Greg Selkoe, Hip Hop, Interstate 90, JussLu, Karmaloop, Karmaloop TV, Mass Pike, Massachusetts, Masspike, Nicholas Black, Noir Media Group, OSD, Rap, WIM, Worcester, Worcester Is MAJOR
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[Music] Baige O’Bannon: “A Prequel to Some Cool Shit”
Whenever I listen to a song or mix-CD from a friend of mine or someone that I know well, I’m typically hesitant because if I’ve got to tell them that it’s “OK” or “It’s good”….that’s CliffNotes-speak for, “it was alright, … Continue reading
Posted in Music, OSD
Tagged Ariez Onasis, Baige O'Bannon, Boston, Dee Wells, DJ EDubble, Future Joyner, Hip Hop, J. Ansah, JAMN 94.5 FM, JussLu, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NH, Rap, Worcester
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