Behind The Scenes: The Making Of Beyonce's "Sweet Dreams" Video (It's All About The 3:53 Mark Of This Clip My Nigga ... LOL!)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Yes, this is a considerably longer "behind the scenes" clip than we normally feature, but, c'mon ... it's Beyonce! All that I'm gonna say is "3 minutes and 53 seconds" - Y.O.U. reach that mark of the video and Y.O.U. reach Nirvana. Oh yeah, Young B might actually spend more time in Brooklyn than her hubby Jay-Z! I keed. I keed. LOL! Enjoy!

Late Night Fight In The ER Room Of Brooklyn's Very Own Brookdale Hospital Caught On Tape. (NOTE: 1 Of These Dudes Hits Like A Little Girl)

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NEW MUSIC: Birdman Ft. Lil Wayne & Drake - Money To Blow (Dirty)(NO DJ) x Red Cafe - I Tote Guns (Dirty)(NO DJ)

Streaming Audio/Download Link: Birdman Ft. Lil Wayne & Drake - Money To Blow (Dirty)(NO DJ)



Streaming Audio/Download Link: Red Cafe - I Tote Guns (Notorious B.I.G. & Diddy Vocal Samples)(Dirty)(NO DJ)

"I'm Coming To You From The Underground, With A Thunder Sound, #1 Question, "Yo, How Can I Be Down?"

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Classic. "Don't front, you know I got cha opin". The superlative "I Got Cha Opin (Remix)", along with a gang of other timeless Hip Hop tunes, served as the MTA turnstyle hoppin', orange boxcutter choppin' soundtrack for the genesis of this Brooklyn born and bred nemesis. I know that the homies Deka, Walt Live and, of course, my-brother-from-another-mother-as-well-as-my-longest-running-friend Mr. 401 K understand. This is unmistakably Livestyle. Holla @ ya boy in BK!

Tony Yayo Talks ThisIs50.Com, Travelling The World x Feeling Sorry For Young Buck @ MTV.Com.

MTV Shows

The Blueprint 3: Official Producers List (Confirmed)

1. What We Talkin’ About (Feat. Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun) (Produced By Kanye West and No I.D.)
2. Thank You (Produced By Kanye West and No I.D.)
3. D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” (Produced By No I.D.)
4. Run This Town (Feat. Kanye West and Rihanna) (Produced By Kanye West & No I.D.)
5. Empire State of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) (Produced By Al Shux)
6. Real as It Gets” (Feat. Young Jeezy) (Produced By The Incredibles)
7. On to the Next One (Feat. Swizz Beatz) (Produced By Swizz Beatz)
8. Off That (Feat. Drake) (Produced By Timbaland)
9. A Star is Born (Feat. J. Cole) (Produced By Kanye West and No I.D.)
10. Venus vs. Mars (Produced By Timbaland)
11. Already Home (Feat. Kid Cudi) (Produced By Kanye West)
12. Hate (Feat. Kanye West) (Produced By Kanye West)
13. Reminder (Produced By Timbaland)
14. So Ambitious (Feat. Pharrell) (Produced By The Neptunes)
15. Young Forever (Feat. Mr Hudson) (Produced By Kanye West)

No MGMT at all here. No sample either.

Information Courtesy Of: Rapradar.Com


CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: What!? No MGMT? Timbaland and The Incredibles are a good look though. Make it do what it do homie!

Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto (Official Video)(Off His Forthcoming "The Broad Street Bully" Album)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Pay attention to the homie Beanie Sigel on this joint boys and girls ... son goes in. Always Remember: The Devil is in the details my nig. Shit is real. Philly, stand the fuck up!

Ralph Lauren Says, "Hi Hipster" @ The Hotel Delmano In Williamsburg, Brooklyn!

"Ralph Lauren Hits the Bar in Williamsburg

A tipster reports Ralph Lauren shocked hipsters when he made a surprise appearance at the Hotel Delmano in Williamsburg last night. His white hair stood out among the twentysomething clientele as a man showed him around the bar. It looked like he was scoping out the place as a possible location for some sort of fabulous event. Wearing an RL-emblazoned T-shirt, he seemed to approve of the dark wood, marble, and classic fixtures. Before long he boarded one of the two Escalades parked outside, and left."

Information Courtesy Of: NYmag.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Although I take great pains to avoid such Hipsterific enclaves as the once respectable Williamsburg, Brooklyn neighborhood (NOTE: No offense to anybody whom has lived there for more than a decade), I might have to reconsider my staunch anti-poser playground stance if the above story is indeed true. I mean, style icon and billionaire fashion magnate Ralph Lauren rarely, if ever, rides his Polo pony into my borough. Thank GOD this looks to have only been a preliminary scouting mission @ the swank-place-to-get-tanked in Billyburg that is the Hotel Delmano - meaning, that if Ralph does decide to have a soiree here, I've still got time to call my contacts @ Ralph Lauren and get it in. Paging Paul Choi! Holla @ ya boy in BK!


BONUS:

Really, there is honestly no good reason that I wouldn't take this opportunity to shamelessly plug my classic revelatory song "Hi Hipster", which was single-handedly responsible for the great Hipster Holocaust Of 2008. Sometimes I have to take such measures (like reposting this video) lest my ever growing loyal Livestyle readership forget what side of the war we're on. Real recognize real. You're welcome. You're ALL welcome!

Michael Jordan @ 46 Years Young Still Got It! Born In Brooklyn x Made In Chicago.

Rihanna Taking That Bubble For A Walk = Jizz. In. My. Pants.

The Double Down NYC "Jumbo" Crack Vial Polo Shirt = Sometimes, Crack Is NOT Wack. Nino Brown Approved.

"Still paying tribute to the 80's, a decade that defined Hip Hop and NYC in so many ways, Double Down NYC brings you a polo shirt that has sparked almost as much controversy as the epidemic that almost crushed a city. Each one of these finely crafted polo shirts in Blue, Burgundy, Gold and Yellow, The left chest applique is a plastic container that resembles a crack vial with imitation "rocks" inside. This is by no means an endorsement of a drug that wreaked so much havoc, more a symbol of the soaring rise and crumbling fall of every cycle in our mad society."

Information Courtesy Of: Digitalgravel.Com

Available Online Here: Digitalgravel.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: I came of age in New York City during what has become every filthy Hipsters current favorite era to imitate - the gloriously corrupt and decadently dangerous 1980's. From Mayor Koch to David Dinkins, little changed and my beloved Brooklyn streets stayed littered with broken glass, shell casings, crack vials and 1-900 phone sex cards, many of which I SWEAR looked just like dollar bills! Y.O.U. know what I'm talking about! LOL.

Anyway, generally speaking, every generation has a tendency to romantically reimagine the "bad old days" as the "good old days" when looking back @ their youth - that much is relative. Where we differ is that the 1980's really were RAD AS FUCK! There is a special place in H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks reserved for all posers and desperate Trendoid cyborgs whom feast on and attempt to sneak thief our rich culture ... Die Yuppie/Buppie/Art Fag scum! Die! Forgive my brief rant Livestyle readers, however, please understand that I am nothing if not passionate about the history of Old New York.

That having been said, imagine my delight when I received an email from the good people @ Digital Gravel this morning pitching me the Double Down NYC "Jumbo" Crack Vial Polo Shirt. As if salvaged from the stained and cigarette burned shag rug in an O.G. fiends apartment and lovingly stuffed into mock red tops for public consumption, this ingenious rugby (available in 4 colorways) features a subtle yet bold old school crack vial applique on the chest. Whoa! Chris Live is a handsome hustler ... I L.O.V.E. to look good in the hood. Besides, the crack boom wasn't so b-a-d, remember how cheap VCR's were going for in the streets? LOL.

Now, admittedly, from the pictures alone, the cut on this shirt does look a little long on the short sleeves and a tad-bit short on the actual collar-to-hem body length. Be that as it may, I still fuxs with this $80 "88" ready rock inspired ready to wear release. This is like C.ash M.oney B.rothers meets Brooks Brothers my G! Word to Nino Brown!

New Music: For My LiveStyle Ladies: LeToya Luckett x Ludacris- Regret

Streaming Audio/Download Link: LeToya Luckett x Ludacris- Regret

Listen, Y.O.U. know Y.O.U. get enough Fab, Jay-Z, and Brunch Bunch Sundays to last Y.O.U. a lifetime, so I figured I'd switch it up a little for my ladies. LOL ;c )

Anywho, LeToya has been behind the scenes since Beyonce decided to become Beyonce. But I have to admit, Toya sold me on this song as soon as she said "I made you cool. Y.O.U. wasnt that dude." This song makes sense in more ways than one. Admittedly, I wish it didnt. But maybe that just means that I, Aisha, need to tell Y.O.U. dudes to get it together. Luda said it himself, "Y.O.U. wasnt half the man I am." So step it up, get your priorities together, get on his level and "treat her like a real man supposed to." But that leads me to my question. How is a man supposed to treat us LiveStyle Ladies? With that being said...


Signing Off...
Aisha

Jay-Z Ft. Kanye West x Rihanna - Run This Town (Official Video)

DJ Premier x DJ Scratch Battle It Out In Red Hook, Brooklyn 08-18-09 = Talk To The Hands.

DJ Premier vs. DJ Scratch in Red Hook (Video) from Digiwaxx TV on Vimeo.

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Whaaaaaaaaat!? Why was I not made aware that Hip Hop turntablist pioneers DJ Premier and DJ Scratch would both be on the 1's and 2's last night in my own backyard - Red Hook, Brooklyn!? No bueno. True, this is a poor substitute to actually being there, but, nonetheless, thank GOD for video! Watch and learn boys and girls. Good shit!

Amber Rose @ The Beach In Barcelona, Spain 08-18-09 (NOTE: Oh Yeah, Kanye West Was Their Too ... LOL!)

The Barneys New York Warehouse Sale Is Back x Y.O.U. L.O.V.E. It!

"Barneys kicks off its annual warehouse sale, offering 50 to 75 percent off designer clothing, shoes, and accessories for men and women. Through 9/7. 255 W. 17th St., nr. Seventh Ave. (212-450-8400); Th, 8/20–F, 8/21 (8–9); M–F (10–9), S–Su (10–7); M, 9/7 (10–7)."

Information Courtesy Of: NYmag.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:  Listen, luxury does not come cheap, so, when an event like the 50-75% off bi-annual Barneys Warehouse Sale discount bin-diving bonanza comes around - especially in this recessionary market - you'd better make that move homie. Having already launched in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, it is now New Yiddy's turn to give it the O.G. hometwon try! Be forewarned though, sales of this magnitude require Phil Jackson-esque Zen-like focus as Y.O.U. scour each and every corner of the room for a real come up!  Ready.  Set.  SHOP!!!!

UPDATE: The Official Blueprint 3 Tracklisting = 1 Step Forward x 2 Steps Back.

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Sooooooooooooo, apparently, THIS is the official tracklisting for Jay-Z's forthcoming opus the Blueprint 3. Less Kid Cudi AND the addition of Young Jeezy is undoubtedly a good thing. Now, no sign of Nas, no Timbaland production AND no bonus tracks ... ehhhhh, not so much. Admittedly, I cannot say that all bets are off on this LP successfully completing the Blueprint trifecta, however, I'm not expecting any miracles either my nigga. It is what it is.

Behind The Scenes: Marissa Elise Photoshoot @ DynastyTV.

The 2011 Bentley Mulsanne = Move Over Maybach, It's Mulsanne Music Time!

"2011 Bentley Mulsanne unveiled
08/16/2009, 8:02 PM
By Nick Aziz


Bentley took the wraps off its new Mulsanne flagship ultra-luxury sedan, which replaces the aging Arnage and takes aim at the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Previously thought to be named ‘Grand,’ the Mulsanne is said to be inspired by the Bentley 8 Litre of the 1930s and it is set to arrive in showrooms next year as a 2011.


Displayed for the first time ever at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, the Mulsanne will be the centerpiece of Bentley’s showcase at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Specific details like engines, new technologies, pricing, and features will likely be announced then.

“The challenge we set for our engineers was to create a new grand Bentley that would stand as the pinnacle of British luxury motoring, offering the world’s most exclusive driving experience,” said CEO Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen.

“They have responded to this challenge with real passion and the result is a luxury grand tourer that sets new standards in terms of comfort, effortless performance and hand-crafted refinement – the very qualities for which Bentley is renowned.”

Design chief Dirk van Braeckel said the car represents the next evolution in Bentley’s design direction. “From the very first hand sketches in the styling studio, we were inspired by the traditions of the grand touring Bentleys and have sought to evolve this story for a new generation of Bentley enthusiasts.”

Information Courtesy Of: Leftlanenews.Com


Read The Official Bentley Mulsanne Press Release Here: Mulsanne.Bentleymotors.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Much as Daimler-Chrysler and Rolls-Royce resurrected both their historic Maybach and Phantom names respectively, the British purveyors of automotive aristocracy @ Bentley Motors are set to reintroduce their epic Mulsanne series to the luxury market.

Formally unveiled over the weekend @ the majestic annual convention of rare and collectible cars that is the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance in California, the 2011 Bentley Mulsanne is a magnificent mobile monument to superior engineering and elegance. Originally produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1980 until 1992, this direct precursor to their beloved Azure and Continental T models, shares a healthy heritage and provenance with other redesigned celebrated nameplates.

Effectively replacing the popular Bentley Arnage, the new Mulsanne - featuring a V-8 engine and the handcrafted excellence that we have come to expect from the Bentley brand - is a grand tourer for those with more than a few extra grand to drop on some wheels. Niiiiiiiice.

Behind The Scenes: Rosa Acosta Cross Country Party Hostess Tour @ DynastyTV.

Fabolous Ft. Jay-Z - When The Money Goes (Directed By The Homie Parris)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: So what my man Parris directed this video!? All bias aside, "When The Money Goes" (with the what-kind-of-strings-did-Fabolous-and-Desert-Storm-have-to-pull regal Jay-Z cameo) is yet another stellar visual to complement that "Loso's Way" album. Stop frontin'. Good shit!