Killin It
-Tony
Dec 21, 2010
The Lo Lifes: A Brief History
Today's popular Ralph Lauren culture would not be anything without the contribution of the Lo Lifes. Probably the freshest crew you will ever see, they are essentially a group of individuals who live in New York and during the 90's (and still today) they wore nothing but Ralph Lauren. From the Cookie Jackets, Suicide Sweaters, P-Wing Polos, and Silk Crest Shirts. The following story is a brief history of their story and origin. The Lo Lifes NEVER bought polo, whatever they could steal was what they could wear, and somehow they managed to steal the rarest, craziest, most colorful pieces they could get their hands on.
Read On...
I remember before we became the Lo Lifes, we would see each other on the trains, we used to plot on robbing one another for the Lo item we were wearing. It never came to that though.
It was on the Deuce (42 street and Broadway), when we first clicked together. There were a lot of movie theaters and game rooms there. There was mad girls from all over. One of the main attractions on the Deuce was the photographers with all the different backgrounds to take your pictures in. We were steppin' up to take a picture one Saturday night when "Ralphies Kids" were already on the Polo background. Their wears were crisp, but that was the one thing we had in common. So, nigga'z was like "Yo!! lets take this flick together." So both mobs got in one flick together. Little did we know, it would make history according to Brooklyn's streets. "Lo Lifes" were mainly known for boostin', running up in stores and just snatching everything. We made this common in our everyday activities. We turned it into a lifestyle, and to this day it is still the way some original members put food on the table.
When we traveled, we would roll at least 50 or 60 deep and could be recognized by the rainbow of Ralph Lauren labels. By 1989, we grew and had members in the "90'z" (East Flatbush) and East New york. We would get all dressed up just to go out and commit crimes. Sometimes we would go to clubs wearing like 5 different polo shirts each. We would wear one on top of another and switch shirts. All night while walking around the nightclub, your prop status was rated on how much "Lo" you had and how big your heart was.
When Lo Lifes first united, it was a mutual respect from Brownsville to Crown Heights. We did everything together. Boost, fight, party, look for girls and basically shared the same problems inner city youth face. Everyday was a fashion show and a shop lifting spree through upstate malls, Manhattan stores, even fast food restaurants like McDonalds were hit. We stole everything from our deodorant to our milk and cereal for breakfast. Sometimes we got confused for the Decepticons. They did their thing too. The only difference between us was the attire. We stayed extremely "dipped." Our whole mentality revolved around staying "dipped". My man "Shills-Lo" was telling me the other day that he is who he is, because of his Lo Life experiences. The "Lo Life" experiences gave him his pattern of thinking and showed him means for survival and ways to help Mom's pay the rent.
Boostin' became a culture. We don't claim to be the first to ever do it . All we are saying is that we made it go mainstream out on the N.Y. streets and even out in Philly where Boostin Bill, an original member established a whole other episode of Lo Lifes. There was the uptown LoLifes who were Chris, Ibit, Rob, and a whole bunch of Bronx heads who did crime so fast we used to have to race them to the victims, word!! When we first established the Lo Lifes, a lot of us were very young. Ten years and counting have gone by and Lo Lifes spread so much, that many people none of us even knew claimed to be Lo Lifes. On the streets, in the Rap industry, even ABC's 20/20 was planning to do an episode on Lo Lifes. They held a meeting over at ABC and some how we found out about it and got there an hour late. We walked into a room full of different rappers and boosters who claim affiliation to Lo Life. There were even Lo Life hats made which was featured in a "Source" magazine advertisement. None of us had anything to do with it or whom ever designed it. Lo Lifes is a title each original member has lived by and some died by the name. So rightfully, the name is ours.
The Lo Lifes list is endless. There are so many members from both sides that never even met each other. Whether you were part of Ralphies kids or Polo USA, once it was established everyone instantly became Lo Life. Even if you never met the other side.
We would terrorize 42nd street on Friday and Saturday nights. We were always so deep we would never pay to go into movies. There was so many of us, you would be stupid to try and stop one. Even at the stores in the same area, we would steal every 40oz of Old English 800 by just picking them up and walking out. We would be responsible for 75% of the crimes committed up there. As for the department stores we hit, Manhattan was a regular target. Macy*s, B'Altman's, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Ave, Trump Towers, Century 21, BFO's, and like I mentioned before even McDonalds. Our main target was Polo. Either putting it in back packs or stuffing it down girdles. Most of the time when there was so many of us, we would just rush the store and take all you can carry. Leather and Shearlings stores were hit also along with Womens gear stores. This would always be the quickest shit selling and that was how a lot of heads made their money. One thing we all had in common was the love for true hip-hop. We would go to a lot of the most popular hip-hop clubs. We never paid for drinks. We would steal the bottles from behind the bar and stay drunk all night for free. We usually left the club after getting into some shit or taking somebody's shit. A lot of the things we did resulted in consequences. In prison, official heads wore as much polo in jail as in the streets. You had to be a real nigga to be able to keep your Polo in the prison system where inmates would rob each other for expensive clothing.
Empire Skating Rink in Brooklyn was were we met every Sunday. The rink would close at about 5pm. Lo Lifes would unite out front and walk toward the subway headed to Manhattan to get paid. The ill shit was that the entire skating rink on Sundays was composed of boosters. It was a big fashion show. After a while, when we would leave on Sunday, other boosters in the rink knew where we were headed and what we were up to. So, a lot of others would follow us and add on to the chaos. Everybody wanted to be down and every Sunday was a repeat of last week. Except for one week we said we would hit the stores in Manhattan before the skating rink opened Sunday morning. So we went to Manhattan had a quick rush at Lord and Taylor's for all kind of flavor Polo bath robes. Then we went to Empire skating rink, there was at least 40 or us in the middle of the day at a skating rink wearing bathrobes. Of course, we always got the girls. They even got with the program so we had Lo Wives. Stealing was a sport and a source of income and from the way some turned our 10 years later, it is all they may ever know. In the streets we weren't always the culprits, we were preyed upon as well by jealous people who wanted what we had (our Lo) and just didn't know how to get it the way we did. In conclusion, some of us were killed and some of them killed and so on. Ignorant, but the truth. Ten years later, traces of Lo Lifes spread to California and even Japan. Rappers are getting free "Tommy Hilfiger" to advertise, and we are still wondering what ever gave D-Lo the idea for their clothing line? HMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!, it was the original Lo Lifes who started using the word Lo after their names. "The Million Man Rush" is what we call our story just like the "Million Man March", a movement many claimed to be a part of, but only a chosen few can say that "I WAS THERE!"
Imagine the unimaginable, hundreds of inner city youth coming together for a specific cause, "TO GET DIPPED"! (fly, fresh, etc) Which in Brooklyn, it meant your clothes were new and usually from the most flashy designers with the illest colors. Tommy Hilfiger was still an amateur in the streets, Izod was past tense and Versace wasn't even heard of in the hip hop fashion dictionary. Niggas couldn't even pronounce the word until Biggie Smalls came on the seen. The head honcho in the labels was Ralph Lauren's "POLO". In our eyes he was worshiped like God. It was even to the point where some of us would carry a picture of Ralph Lauren in our wallets. "MONEY, HOES, AND CLOTHES" was our motto and "LO" was our life.
The name "Lo Lifes" came about in '88 when Big Vic Lo (THIRSTIN HOWL III) got caught talking to a girl after he just got another girl's phone number. The girl said "You are a low-life" in a disrespectful manner. His reply, "You are right!" I wear "Lo" everyday and "LO" is my life. Then everybody replied, "That's right, We are LoLifes!" It was never officially voted on, or anything it was just the name we lived by.
The Lo Lifes were originally composed of two boostin' posse's from different sections in Brooklyn. There was the Crown Heights half who were originally known as "Ralphies Kids" (Ralph Lauren's Kids). That name was made by G-George who lived on St.Johns and Utica Ave, which was also where "Ralphies Kids" could be found. Then there was the Brownsville half who were originally called POLO U.S.A. (UNITED SHOPLIFTERS ASSOCIATION). That name being made up by Ski-Lo and Pumpkin (Rest In Peace). The Brownsville half were all mostly from the Marcus Garvey Village with others from Van Dyke Houses.
"LO LIFES!"
(SOURCE)
-Tony
Read On...
I remember before we became the Lo Lifes, we would see each other on the trains, we used to plot on robbing one another for the Lo item we were wearing. It never came to that though.
It was on the Deuce (42 street and Broadway), when we first clicked together. There were a lot of movie theaters and game rooms there. There was mad girls from all over. One of the main attractions on the Deuce was the photographers with all the different backgrounds to take your pictures in. We were steppin' up to take a picture one Saturday night when "Ralphies Kids" were already on the Polo background. Their wears were crisp, but that was the one thing we had in common. So, nigga'z was like "Yo!! lets take this flick together." So both mobs got in one flick together. Little did we know, it would make history according to Brooklyn's streets. "Lo Lifes" were mainly known for boostin', running up in stores and just snatching everything. We made this common in our everyday activities. We turned it into a lifestyle, and to this day it is still the way some original members put food on the table. When we traveled, we would roll at least 50 or 60 deep and could be recognized by the rainbow of Ralph Lauren labels. By 1989, we grew and had members in the "90'z" (East Flatbush) and East New york. We would get all dressed up just to go out and commit crimes. Sometimes we would go to clubs wearing like 5 different polo shirts each. We would wear one on top of another and switch shirts. All night while walking around the nightclub, your prop status was rated on how much "Lo" you had and how big your heart was.
When Lo Lifes first united, it was a mutual respect from Brownsville to Crown Heights. We did everything together. Boost, fight, party, look for girls and basically shared the same problems inner city youth face. Everyday was a fashion show and a shop lifting spree through upstate malls, Manhattan stores, even fast food restaurants like McDonalds were hit. We stole everything from our deodorant to our milk and cereal for breakfast. Sometimes we got confused for the Decepticons. They did their thing too. The only difference between us was the attire. We stayed extremely "dipped." Our whole mentality revolved around staying "dipped". My man "Shills-Lo" was telling me the other day that he is who he is, because of his Lo Life experiences. The "Lo Life" experiences gave him his pattern of thinking and showed him means for survival and ways to help Mom's pay the rent. Boostin' became a culture. We don't claim to be the first to ever do it . All we are saying is that we made it go mainstream out on the N.Y. streets and even out in Philly where Boostin Bill, an original member established a whole other episode of Lo Lifes. There was the uptown LoLifes who were Chris, Ibit, Rob, and a whole bunch of Bronx heads who did crime so fast we used to have to race them to the victims, word!! When we first established the Lo Lifes, a lot of us were very young. Ten years and counting have gone by and Lo Lifes spread so much, that many people none of us even knew claimed to be Lo Lifes. On the streets, in the Rap industry, even ABC's 20/20 was planning to do an episode on Lo Lifes. They held a meeting over at ABC and some how we found out about it and got there an hour late. We walked into a room full of different rappers and boosters who claim affiliation to Lo Life. There were even Lo Life hats made which was featured in a "Source" magazine advertisement. None of us had anything to do with it or whom ever designed it. Lo Lifes is a title each original member has lived by and some died by the name. So rightfully, the name is ours.
The Lo Lifes list is endless. There are so many members from both sides that never even met each other. Whether you were part of Ralphies kids or Polo USA, once it was established everyone instantly became Lo Life. Even if you never met the other side.
We would terrorize 42nd street on Friday and Saturday nights. We were always so deep we would never pay to go into movies. There was so many of us, you would be stupid to try and stop one. Even at the stores in the same area, we would steal every 40oz of Old English 800 by just picking them up and walking out. We would be responsible for 75% of the crimes committed up there. As for the department stores we hit, Manhattan was a regular target. Macy*s, B'Altman's, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Ave, Trump Towers, Century 21, BFO's, and like I mentioned before even McDonalds. Our main target was Polo. Either putting it in back packs or stuffing it down girdles. Most of the time when there was so many of us, we would just rush the store and take all you can carry. Leather and Shearlings stores were hit also along with Womens gear stores. This would always be the quickest shit selling and that was how a lot of heads made their money. One thing we all had in common was the love for true hip-hop. We would go to a lot of the most popular hip-hop clubs. We never paid for drinks. We would steal the bottles from behind the bar and stay drunk all night for free. We usually left the club after getting into some shit or taking somebody's shit. A lot of the things we did resulted in consequences. In prison, official heads wore as much polo in jail as in the streets. You had to be a real nigga to be able to keep your Polo in the prison system where inmates would rob each other for expensive clothing.
Empire Skating Rink in Brooklyn was were we met every Sunday. The rink would close at about 5pm. Lo Lifes would unite out front and walk toward the subway headed to Manhattan to get paid. The ill shit was that the entire skating rink on Sundays was composed of boosters. It was a big fashion show. After a while, when we would leave on Sunday, other boosters in the rink knew where we were headed and what we were up to. So, a lot of others would follow us and add on to the chaos. Everybody wanted to be down and every Sunday was a repeat of last week. Except for one week we said we would hit the stores in Manhattan before the skating rink opened Sunday morning. So we went to Manhattan had a quick rush at Lord and Taylor's for all kind of flavor Polo bath robes. Then we went to Empire skating rink, there was at least 40 or us in the middle of the day at a skating rink wearing bathrobes. Of course, we always got the girls. They even got with the program so we had Lo Wives. Stealing was a sport and a source of income and from the way some turned our 10 years later, it is all they may ever know. In the streets we weren't always the culprits, we were preyed upon as well by jealous people who wanted what we had (our Lo) and just didn't know how to get it the way we did. In conclusion, some of us were killed and some of them killed and so on. Ignorant, but the truth. Ten years later, traces of Lo Lifes spread to California and even Japan. Rappers are getting free "Tommy Hilfiger" to advertise, and we are still wondering what ever gave D-Lo the idea for their clothing line? HMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!, it was the original Lo Lifes who started using the word Lo after their names. "The Million Man Rush" is what we call our story just like the "Million Man March", a movement many claimed to be a part of, but only a chosen few can say that "I WAS THERE!"Imagine the unimaginable, hundreds of inner city youth coming together for a specific cause, "TO GET DIPPED"! (fly, fresh, etc) Which in Brooklyn, it meant your clothes were new and usually from the most flashy designers with the illest colors. Tommy Hilfiger was still an amateur in the streets, Izod was past tense and Versace wasn't even heard of in the hip hop fashion dictionary. Niggas couldn't even pronounce the word until Biggie Smalls came on the seen. The head honcho in the labels was Ralph Lauren's "POLO". In our eyes he was worshiped like God. It was even to the point where some of us would carry a picture of Ralph Lauren in our wallets. "MONEY, HOES, AND CLOTHES" was our motto and "LO" was our life.
The name "Lo Lifes" came about in '88 when Big Vic Lo (THIRSTIN HOWL III) got caught talking to a girl after he just got another girl's phone number. The girl said "You are a low-life" in a disrespectful manner. His reply, "You are right!" I wear "Lo" everyday and "LO" is my life. Then everybody replied, "That's right, We are LoLifes!" It was never officially voted on, or anything it was just the name we lived by.The Lo Lifes were originally composed of two boostin' posse's from different sections in Brooklyn. There was the Crown Heights half who were originally known as "Ralphies Kids" (Ralph Lauren's Kids). That name was made by G-George who lived on St.Johns and Utica Ave, which was also where "Ralphies Kids" could be found. Then there was the Brownsville half who were originally called POLO U.S.A. (UNITED SHOPLIFTERS ASSOCIATION). That name being made up by Ski-Lo and Pumpkin (Rest In Peace). The Brownsville half were all mostly from the Marcus Garvey Village with others from Van Dyke Houses.
"LO LIFES!"
(SOURCE)
-Tony
Dec 20, 2010
Martha's Vineyard: The Black Bourgeoisie
LOCATED seven miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard is one of the oldest and largest Black resorts in the country. Since the turn of the century, it has been a vacation mecca for such prominent Blacks as Paul Robeson, Ethel Waters, Adam Clayton Powell Sr. and famed composer Henry T. Burleigh. As word of the island's hospitality to Blacks spread, many noted Blacks purchased homes there.
A weekend tour of Oak Bluffs, where most Black islanders make their home, reveals that Blacks on the Vineyard are a people rich in accomplishment and history. But their uncommon style is only part of the reason the isle continues to lure Black families back again and again, many for generations.
For Black islanders, the party circuit is as much a part of summer vacation as the island's rich history. From May until September, they host a nonstop smorgasbord of lunches, brunches, cocktail sips and clambakes on the beach. "The whole East Coast of professional Blacks needed a place where they could come together and Martha's Vineyard was that choice of place," explains New York's Dr. Beny J. Primm, who bought his home in 1971 and has been coming to the island since the mid 1940s. "In recent years, Oak Bluffs has also become the vacation place for young East Coast Blacks because it provides a place where they can be involved with one another."
Clearly, for Black islanders, Martha's Vineyard holds a wealth of memories that make it almost impossible to consider vacationing anyplace else. Dorothy West, a 30-year resident who is the isle's unofficial historian and the sole survivor of the famed Harlem Renaissance writers group, puts it this way: "You come once; if you don't like it, you don't come back. Come twice and you're hooked for life."
Vineyard Vines is a clothing line that was started on the Vineyard in 1998, with its classic prep aestetics it looks to provide those summer island visitors an affordable option of dress during the summer months. Taking hints from the boating and yacht club lifestyles, this brand remains true to its initial purpose over 10 years later.
The Black Dog is a restaurant and tavern in Vineyard Haven on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The restaurant was founded in 1971, and became well known for its souvenir T-shirts, featuring its logo of the eponymous black dog. The Black Dog currently has many locations on Martha's Vineyard and one on the island of Nantucket, as well as in the mainland Massachusetts towns of Falmouth, Provincetown, Newburyport, and Chatham. Outside of Massachusetts they have stores in Newport, RI, Portland, ME, Mystic, CT, and Annapolis, MD.
I can personally remember all of my Jack and Jill friends taking trips up to the Vineyard every summer for as long as I can remember, MV seems to be the haven for Upper Class Black families living on the East Coast, and it has been that way for quite some time. It's all about what bluff you stay on, and with houses running easily into the million dollar range, a summer home hear is no easy accomplishment. You'll be able to catch me lounging on Oak Bluffs in the summer, just give me about 10 years, I should have made it by then.
-Tony
Source
A weekend tour of Oak Bluffs, where most Black islanders make their home, reveals that Blacks on the Vineyard are a people rich in accomplishment and history. But their uncommon style is only part of the reason the isle continues to lure Black families back again and again, many for generations.
For Black islanders, the party circuit is as much a part of summer vacation as the island's rich history. From May until September, they host a nonstop smorgasbord of lunches, brunches, cocktail sips and clambakes on the beach. "The whole East Coast of professional Blacks needed a place where they could come together and Martha's Vineyard was that choice of place," explains New York's Dr. Beny J. Primm, who bought his home in 1971 and has been coming to the island since the mid 1940s. "In recent years, Oak Bluffs has also become the vacation place for young East Coast Blacks because it provides a place where they can be involved with one another."
Clearly, for Black islanders, Martha's Vineyard holds a wealth of memories that make it almost impossible to consider vacationing anyplace else. Dorothy West, a 30-year resident who is the isle's unofficial historian and the sole survivor of the famed Harlem Renaissance writers group, puts it this way: "You come once; if you don't like it, you don't come back. Come twice and you're hooked for life."
Vineyard Vines is a clothing line that was started on the Vineyard in 1998, with its classic prep aestetics it looks to provide those summer island visitors an affordable option of dress during the summer months. Taking hints from the boating and yacht club lifestyles, this brand remains true to its initial purpose over 10 years later.
The Black Dog is a restaurant and tavern in Vineyard Haven on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The restaurant was founded in 1971, and became well known for its souvenir T-shirts, featuring its logo of the eponymous black dog. The Black Dog currently has many locations on Martha's Vineyard and one on the island of Nantucket, as well as in the mainland Massachusetts towns of Falmouth, Provincetown, Newburyport, and Chatham. Outside of Massachusetts they have stores in Newport, RI, Portland, ME, Mystic, CT, and Annapolis, MD.
I can personally remember all of my Jack and Jill friends taking trips up to the Vineyard every summer for as long as I can remember, MV seems to be the haven for Upper Class Black families living on the East Coast, and it has been that way for quite some time. It's all about what bluff you stay on, and with houses running easily into the million dollar range, a summer home hear is no easy accomplishment. You'll be able to catch me lounging on Oak Bluffs in the summer, just give me about 10 years, I should have made it by then.
-Tony
Source
Dec 19, 2010
Dec 18, 2010
The Black Ivy League
If you go to schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford etc. you literally have unlimited access to the "American" preppy lifestyle. African Americans seeking higher education at places like the aforementioned schools don't have the custom made blazers, polos, ties, or even crests that their white counterparts seem to afford. So as we delve into the discussion of "The Black Ivy League" a consideration for the oldest schools set aside to contribute to African American education. If we want to be considered ivy league, we need to start dressing the part. I've talked to girls at Spelman that seem to think the uniform at Morehouse is Sperry's, khakis, and a polo, we need to start branching off a little more into that sophisticated, colorful, stylish yet classic, prep look. Living in ATL where the locals are already #poloshawty it helps to differentiate yourself slightly through clothes that fit properly, are well coordinated and put together.
Somethings got to give...
-Tony
The Black Prep
I have been behind the scenes, lost in the sauce for a little while, just finished my last first semester of college. Im on the job hunt, hungry as ever, but I am going to start a few projects that have been looming in my mind for a while now. So with that being said, this blog should change significantly over the next few weeks leading up into the New Year 2011 (why wait till the new year to make changes you can make today?) I am going to change this to a black preppy blog, not unlike the ones you have seen elsewhere on the internet, but I am thinking about starting up a small accessories line catered to the prep community. Also, Please be on the lookout for upcoming news regarding CHIT we might be out of sight right now, but don't think for a minute we aren't making moves.
Things you can expect to see on the site in the next few weeks:
Store Features
New Permanent and Guest Blog contributors
Clothing Selections
Editorial Spreads
Poetry
Suggested Readings
How To
Now don't get me wrong, we are going to continue to provide you with the culture you seek, just in a slightly more organized manner.
Sincerely,
The Management
Things you can expect to see on the site in the next few weeks:
Store Features
New Permanent and Guest Blog contributors
Clothing Selections
Editorial Spreads
Poetry
Suggested Readings
How To
Now don't get me wrong, we are going to continue to provide you with the culture you seek, just in a slightly more organized manner.
Sincerely,
The Management
Aug 23, 2010
Business adVentures
So I recently graduated from Morehouse College, but now like a lot of other graduates and people in general who don't have jobs, I am actively (desperately) looking for a source of income. I havent really been posting using my wordpress for a while now, but i think I'm going to use is as an avenue to write down all of the different things I've been trying to do to make a little change so bear with me.
I have a digital camera, and one of my line brothers supported himself through school by taking basic pictures around campus and uploading them to this stock photo website. I didn't really think anything of it because I didn't have one of those big DSLR cameras or anything, but he told me it really wasn't the camera but just the actual picture itself. One of his pictures gets bought probably 10 to 20 times a month and at $3 a purchase its not a lot of money, but it is something, and something is all im looking for right now.
Click Here! to view the system that I have been using to get started making money with pictures you take, I'm far from professional and im still learning the nuances but you cant beat the check.
I got two or three more things Ive been working on too
Jun 14, 2010
Next Day Air
Now I'm not really sure if this classifies as a "gangster ass movie" but this is one of my favorite gangster type scenes from any movie, although the general movie theme is comedyish ill put this up there with that "say hello to my little friend" part in Scarface (that might be a stretch).
The Best Line: "so you thought you was just gonna come up in here and take some shit?"
Classic
If you don't already have the DVD you can buy it [here
]
-Tony
The Best Line: "so you thought you was just gonna come up in here and take some shit?"
Classic
If you don't already have the DVD you can buy it [here
]-Tony
Get Your Privacy Back
There are a lot of companies on the internet that buy and sell its users information, this can be anything from what links on a website you click to what type of shoes you bid on on ebay.
Here is a just about comprehensive list of places that you can opt out of listing this personal data on the web
I oblige you all to check out the list and protect your privacy, better to do it and not think about it than wait and see if somebody steals your identity
GET YOUR PRIVACY BACK
-Tony
Here is a just about comprehensive list of places that you can opt out of listing this personal data on the web
I oblige you all to check out the list and protect your privacy, better to do it and not think about it than wait and see if somebody steals your identity
GET YOUR PRIVACY BACK
-Tony
Jun 11, 2010
Storm Troopers 365
Stormtroopers 365 is a daily photo Stormtroopers for one year. It started April 3, 2009 and ended April 4, 2010 because I think he missed one of the days
Some of my favorites:
See the rest [HERE]
-Tony
Some of my favorites:
See the rest [HERE]
-Tony
2 Star Chick 1 Star Mom
How does the little boy even know what to do with the money? He tried to put it in her belly button smh...
-Tony
Jun 10, 2010
Black Women according to Slim Thugga
Here is what rapper Slim Thug
had to say about our women...
I wholeheartedly AGREE with everything that Slim Thug is saying, so often black men are looked to be the provider (which I plan on being in my family) but women that we might see potential in play us to the left because we either don't make enough (college women should give us a break because EVERYONE is broke in college, and if he isn't it's probably his parents money) or we don't have the "status" that they are looking for. Most girls because they sure aren't women that I run into don't know the first thing about taking care of their man which is an important thing no matter how we define gender roles in today's society. They expect you to be Superman but they aren't even close to being Lois Lane
Let me run down the typical approach and responsibilities in a normal dating scenario as experienced by me:
And by no means am I trying to berate, downplay, or subjugate my female counterparts, I love and plan to marry a beautiful black women one day, but my opinions are formulated by my experiences and being someone that attends school in the Atlanta University Center, boy have I seen/experienced a FEW things first hand eye witness...
To those women that demand so much out of us, and expect us to have everything together/laid out in our lives I ask only one question "what do you really bring to the table?"
hopefully the answer isn't just "myself" because quiet frankly when you meet a black man that has his life in order and is doing things, that's not going to be enough
-Tony
(Source)
had to say about our women...It’s hard to trust a Black woman [sometimes] because a lot of Black women’s mind frame is that the man gotta do everything for her, he gotta pay for this, he gotta pay for that, and if it ain’t about money then a lot of them ain’t fucking with him. If that’s what you’re here for then I don’t want to be with you. Most single Black women feel like they don’t want to settle for less. Their standards are too high right now. They have to understand that successful Black men are kind of extinct. We’re important. It’s hard to find us so Black women have to bow down and let it be known that they gotta start working hard; they gotta start cooking and being down for they man more. They can’t just be running around with their head up in the air and passing all of us.My girl is Black and White. I guess the half White in her is where she still cooks and do all the shit that I say, so we make it. She just takes care of me and I like that. She don’t be begging and I don’t gotta buy her all this crazy ass shit. And she’s a smart girl too. She graduated from Columbia [University] and I like that about her so it’s cool. I’ve dated girls that will buy a $3,000 bag and don’t know how to pay it off on their credit cards. They walk around in these Louis Vuittons and red bottoms but they’re riding around in raggedy cars, so it’s just getting your priorities right.
I wholeheartedly AGREE with everything that Slim Thug is saying, so often black men are looked to be the provider (which I plan on being in my family) but women that we might see potential in play us to the left because we either don't make enough (college women should give us a break because EVERYONE is broke in college, and if he isn't it's probably his parents money) or we don't have the "status" that they are looking for. Most girls because they sure aren't women that I run into don't know the first thing about taking care of their man which is an important thing no matter how we define gender roles in today's society. They expect you to be Superman but they aren't even close to being Lois Lane
Let me run down the typical approach and responsibilities in a normal dating scenario as experienced by me:
- Notice the girl
- Catch the girls attention
- Approach
- Start the conversation
- keep her interested
- Ask for her information
- Make 1st initial contact
- decided when/where/how date will be setup
- Provide or figure out transportation to said date
- Pay for Date
- Hope/Pray she goes on another one with you...
And by no means am I trying to berate, downplay, or subjugate my female counterparts, I love and plan to marry a beautiful black women one day, but my opinions are formulated by my experiences and being someone that attends school in the Atlanta University Center, boy have I seen/experienced a FEW things first hand eye witness...
To those women that demand so much out of us, and expect us to have everything together/laid out in our lives I ask only one question "what do you really bring to the table?"
hopefully the answer isn't just "myself" because quiet frankly when you meet a black man that has his life in order and is doing things, that's not going to be enough
-Tony
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Tie Etiquette
As evidenced this morning by my brothers lack of effort in his selection of clothing, I have come to terms with the fact that some just do not know the rules of how a man should dress and carry themselves.
Here are a few rules on the tie, a nessecity and wardrobe item that any man has wrestled with in the morning (I know I spend waaayyy to much time trying to tie my ties)
Any way here are a few rules that any man should live by...
1. There are really only two knots worth considering: the four-in-hand and half-Windsor; and only the four-in-hand for knit ties. Other knots are novelties.
2. The self-loop at the back of the large blade, sometimes called a “keeper” but often merely the makers label, needn’t actually be used in fact to hold the smaller blade, better not to, for a freer, more stylish note.
3. The blade ends should ideally reach the top of the trouser waistband and should match up in length. Not as easy as it looks to the uninitiated.
4. A small dimple at the base of the knot shows a certain je ne sais quoi of finesse.
5. With tie bars, as with mens’ jewellery generally, anything other than tasteful discretion can be hazardous, and probably should be avoided.
6. A tie should always be untied carefully after wearing. As Miss Adelaide says in Guys and Dolls, “We are civilized people. We do not have to conduct ourselves like a slob.”
7. Fabric ties (silk, wool, cashmere, cotton) should be rolled after wearing and then hung; knit ties should be rolled and never hung.
8. A four-in-hand or half-Windsor knot should just fill the tie space at the collar button and be taut enough to arch out from the collar a bit; the mid-section of the tie should be completely hidden under the collar at the back.
9. Bow ties should never look perfectly tied. Ceaseless practice usually suffices to produce the precise look of subtle imperfection.
10. The proper length for a bow tie is achieved when the ends sit within the edges of the collar. This necessitates buying bow ties with sized graduated bands or with an adjustable slider.
While I have yet to purchase my first 7 fold tie (a tie thats structer is produced from folding not stiching) I will eventually one day
-Tony
(source)
Here are a few rules on the tie, a nessecity and wardrobe item that any man has wrestled with in the morning (I know I spend waaayyy to much time trying to tie my ties)
Any way here are a few rules that any man should live by...
1. There are really only two knots worth considering: the four-in-hand and half-Windsor; and only the four-in-hand for knit ties. Other knots are novelties.
2. The self-loop at the back of the large blade, sometimes called a “keeper” but often merely the makers label, needn’t actually be used in fact to hold the smaller blade, better not to, for a freer, more stylish note.
3. The blade ends should ideally reach the top of the trouser waistband and should match up in length. Not as easy as it looks to the uninitiated.
4. A small dimple at the base of the knot shows a certain je ne sais quoi of finesse.
5. With tie bars, as with mens’ jewellery generally, anything other than tasteful discretion can be hazardous, and probably should be avoided.
6. A tie should always be untied carefully after wearing. As Miss Adelaide says in Guys and Dolls, “We are civilized people. We do not have to conduct ourselves like a slob.”
7. Fabric ties (silk, wool, cashmere, cotton) should be rolled after wearing and then hung; knit ties should be rolled and never hung.
8. A four-in-hand or half-Windsor knot should just fill the tie space at the collar button and be taut enough to arch out from the collar a bit; the mid-section of the tie should be completely hidden under the collar at the back.
9. Bow ties should never look perfectly tied. Ceaseless practice usually suffices to produce the precise look of subtle imperfection.
10. The proper length for a bow tie is achieved when the ends sit within the edges of the collar. This necessitates buying bow ties with sized graduated bands or with an adjustable slider.
While I have yet to purchase my first 7 fold tie (a tie thats structer is produced from folding not stiching) I will eventually one day
-Tony
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Jun 9, 2010
Jun 7, 2010
Harry Potter Mania
For those of you who are privledged enough to be in my inner circle, you'll know how much of a Harry Potter fan I am (dressed up to go to the movies) now while not really happy about the non summer release like they have been in the past, Im just glad that theyve actually set a date to come out with the last movie.
Release Date: Nov. 19, 2010 at a theather near you
If you need to catch up on the readings you can get the Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
and get back up to date.
Release Date: Nov. 19, 2010 at a theather near you
If you need to catch up on the readings you can get the Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
and get back up to date.
Jun 3, 2010
My Type
probably one of the baddest females walkin out there...
Every man has a "type", maybe not who he's with but the "type" he usually goes for... well this is mine
Ladies and Gentlemen...
Zoe Saldana
-Tony
Every man has a "type", maybe not who he's with but the "type" he usually goes for... well this is mine
Ladies and Gentlemen...
Zoe Saldana
-Tony
Jun 2, 2010
Kil Ripkin
Always willing to help those tryna get it like me out here...
"Not You"
Kil Ripkin
Directed by Science Projects and Produced by Eric G
look out for The Balancing Act out Soon
Tony
"Not You"
Kil Ripkin
Directed by Science Projects and Produced by Eric G
look out for The Balancing Act out Soon
Tony
Jun 1, 2010
The Hangover
I was browsing around the internet lookin for tips on how to beat the house in Las Vegas when I stumbled upon this t-shirt. I'm really thinking about getting it for my trip in July...
The Hangover Baby
I got the blueblockers to match
Tony
The Hangover Baby
I got the blueblockers to match
Tony
Pregame Volume.7
Dj Black House brings it back to basics with Volume 7
Pop this CD in on your way to the party, at the party, or at the after party and just SEE what happens. Download it today, tell your friends and them about it.
Tracklist:
1.Intro
2.T.I. - Yeah You Know
3.Rick Ross - Make That Money
4.Jeezy - Just Like That
5.Lil B - All I Know
6.Rick Ross - Blowin Money Fast
7.Red Cafe - Hottest In The Hood Remix
8.Rocko - Maybe
9.Drake - Miss Me ft. Lil Wayne
10.Gorillza Zoe - Break It Down ft. Young Dro
11.La The Darkman - You ft. Willie Da Kid & Bobby V
12.Lil Wayne - Fresh I Stay Remix
13.Sean Garrett - She Geeked ft. Tyga Gucci Mane
14.Roscoe Dash - No Hands ft. Waka Flocka Wale
15.The Dream
- Make Up Bag ft. T.I
16.Roscoe Dash Gorilla Zoe - Put It On Me
17.The Dream - Love King Remix ft. Ludacris
18.Jim Jones Red Cafe - Curve
19.The Dream - Champagne ft. Diddy
20.Rick Ross - Teflon Don Freestyle
21.Drake
- Unforgettable ft. Jeezy
22.Rick Ross - My Block
23.Plies - Drama
24.Alley Boy - Air Em Out
25.Tity Boi Gudda Gudda - Players Club
26.Drake - Light Up ft. Jay-Z
You can download the CD at Datpiff.com
Follow him @djblackhouse12
-Tony
Pop this CD in on your way to the party, at the party, or at the after party and just SEE what happens. Download it today, tell your friends and them about it.
Tracklist:
1.Intro
2.T.I. - Yeah You Know
3.Rick Ross - Make That Money
4.Jeezy - Just Like That
5.Lil B - All I Know
6.Rick Ross - Blowin Money Fast
7.Red Cafe - Hottest In The Hood Remix
8.Rocko - Maybe
9.Drake - Miss Me ft. Lil Wayne
10.Gorillza Zoe - Break It Down ft. Young Dro
11.La The Darkman - You ft. Willie Da Kid & Bobby V
12.Lil Wayne - Fresh I Stay Remix
13.Sean Garrett - She Geeked ft. Tyga Gucci Mane
14.Roscoe Dash - No Hands ft. Waka Flocka Wale
15.The Dream
- Make Up Bag ft. T.I 16.Roscoe Dash Gorilla Zoe - Put It On Me
17.The Dream - Love King Remix ft. Ludacris
18.Jim Jones Red Cafe - Curve
19.The Dream - Champagne ft. Diddy
20.Rick Ross - Teflon Don Freestyle
21.Drake
- Unforgettable ft. Jeezy 22.Rick Ross - My Block
23.Plies - Drama
24.Alley Boy - Air Em Out
25.Tity Boi Gudda Gudda - Players Club
26.Drake - Light Up ft. Jay-Z
You can download the CD at Datpiff.com
Follow him @djblackhouse12
-Tony
May 18, 2010
May 18th
Ive been sittin on my laurels for waaaaayyy to long, whoever said you need to graduate in order to be successful? My journey to success starts this summer in 2010. I dont know what when or how, but I'm going to make it, not because I want to but because I have to. I'm gonna reuse this blog under the pseudonym "Tony Pachino" just because Tony Montana made something out of himself in a world that gave him the lemon, Al Pacino went down as one of the greastest gangsters of all times. Now I'm hustlin legally but I'm on my hustle none the less.
#Chillbabygirl it's the summertime...
Definitely not time to sit back and unwind tho
@TonyPachino
#Chillbabygirl it's the summertime...
Definitely not time to sit back and unwind tho
@TonyPachino
Jan 8, 2010
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