Jay-Z x Kanye West Ft. Frank Ocean - No Church In The Wild (Official Music Video)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Random Thought: These guys really, really like the Czech Republic and its capital city, Prague. Whatevs. Anyway, not only is there "No Church In The Wild", but apparently there's also no Jay-Z or Kanye West either. No problem. Shit is decent.

American Express® Presents: Jay-Z SXSW 2012 Amex® Sync Show (Trailer)(Streaming Live 03/12/2012 @ 7PM CST/8PM EST)

The Raf Simons "Chain" Oxford Shoe For Spring/Summer 2012 = "Now, That's What The Fuck I Call A 'Chain Reaction'"

"Here is a great piece from highly coveted Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons with this chain oxford shoe representing a more conceptual side of the designer. With a shape and mould representing a more classic design with a premium leather upper and quality leather sole, the design is defined by the gold chain piping above the midsole providing a unique touch."
Information Courtesy Of: Slamxhype.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Indeed, nearly from day numero uno, I have eagerly employed Livestyle as my personal bully pulpit, an authority from which I have made it my business to excoriate any and all things lame and likewise elevate our collective modern palette to that of a culturally comprehensive sartorial sommelier of sorts capable of truly distinguishing the best from the rest. Me no play, play ... lol. To that end, exploring the timelessness of style as constant and fashion as its tangible cyclical consumer-ready rebirth remains 1 of the great joys of my life! Our latest principle proving primping P.I.M.P. piece comes courtesy of brilliant Belgian design diviner Raf Simons and his sick "Chain" Oxford Shoe for Spring/Summer 2012.

Now, off the rip, yall know that - when executed expertly AND thoughtfully - I am a sucker for classic conservative wardrobe mainstays receiving the 2-shots-of-Booker's-Bourbon-on-an-empty-stomach twist ... lol. The chunky slum gold piping on these bad boys got these standard-issue hard bottoms turnt all the way the fidduck up! On the real, every man over the age of 25 needs to seriously, seriously invest in @ least 1 proper pair of shoes (NOTE: And I damn sure aint talking about some "I'm-not-really-into-the-whole-idea-of-dress-shoes-so-I'll-just-cop-some-all-black-kicks-just-to-get-me-in-the-club" monstrosities either! Stop playing.) and, if you're bold enough, THESE could very well be them. Y.O.U. can't live life scared to pull the trigger homie! Watch and learn. This is Livestyle.

BONUS:

In my sincere pursuit of achieving and championing a greater cultural refinement, the conversation that is Livestyle requires that any individual participating in this ongoing dialogue be fluent in an array of disciplines. As such, when applicable, it is up to me to successfully fulfill my duty of due diligence to identify and clarify any potentially cloudy allusions that I may have made in any given entry ... this shit though? This is a bit different.

I mean, the oft referenced and recycled by the likes of lesser MC's (NOTE: Yup! I am looking directly @ Y.O.U. Remy Ma.) Jay-Z line sourced from his "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" *Cue Dancehall Reggae Bashment Selector Voice* "chine" shouldn't even need an explanation my nigga. This is basic fly individual protocol my G. Act like Y.O.U. know!

GROW UP: The Limited Edition Moët & Chandon Golden Premium Jeroboam For Holiday 2011 = Go For The Gold!

"Moët & Chandon have created the Golden Jeroboam to celebrate. The Impérial bottle is covered in twenty four carat gold leaf and comes with a specially designed pen so people can personalize it. The Golden Jeroboam’s art pays homage to the noble heritage of the Trianon architecture at the Moët & Chandon’s estate. It is adorned with an engraved medallion and real wax seal, bearing the celebrated stamp from Epernay, France."

Information Courtesy Of: Sybarites.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Ironically, as aspirational in tone as many Hip Hop lyrics can be, only a handful of these pricey purchase practitioners exhibit the intellectual curiousity necessary to become fluent in the language of luxury. As such, whilst nouveau riche name droppers abound, most of them are just 3rd and 4th generation copies of some other guy who doesn't know much about what he's yammering about either ... lol. Indeed, sadly, class is in short supply.

Today, bombastic ballers buying out the bar have become particularly enamored with the Armand de Brignac "Ace Of Spades" brand and their signature gold bottles (NOTE: Yup, yet another slick Jedi Knight "mind trick" from the homie Jay-Z)! Now, of course the "gold bottle" craze is all well and good, but if we're really, really into poppin' honey hued bottles of bubbly, why not step it the fuck up and actually get a gold bottle my nigga!? Enter: The Limited Edition Moët & Chandon Golden Premium Jeroboam For Holiday 2011.

Hand-gilded by French artisan Arthus Berrand, the Golden Premium Jeroboam - flecked in majestic 24kt gold leaf - was designed to reflect the royal traditions of the storied champagne house and was directly inspired by the classic French Trianon architecture of the Moët & Chandon family estate. Shit is so real that this Impérial Nectar even comes equipped with a special stilus pen perfect for personalizing the face of this bottle for those in the gifting mood. Y.O.U. already know Y.O.U. aint gonna find this in the club homie! Stop playing. Show 'em what Y.O.U. got!

Rihanna "Family Values" Mini-Documentary Narrated By Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter @ Rihannanow.Com.

Rihanna on WhoSay

Young Jeezy Talks Working With Jay-Z x Andre 3000 On "I Do" x Going Down In History As A Legend @ XXL.Com.

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: C.T.E. Wooooooooooooorld!

The Mitchell & Ness N.Y. Giants Vintage Skully = I Want!

Available Online Here: Myfitteds.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: After suffering a potentially career ending injury @ the hands of the all-powerful cultural chauffeur Jay-Z when he, himself a former poster child of athletic merchandise pride, called for the Hip Hop world to jettison their professional sports jerseys and "Change Clothes" in favor of a more refined button-up look, Mitchell & Ness has quietly made the long crawl back to dominance in these cold unforgiving streets.

Yup, thanks to the still thriving retrosexual revolution, Mitchell & Ness snapbacks and now vintage style thick ass skullies have ascended to cover the crowns of moving-fashion-forward-by-means-of-rewind d-boys in the know! Aint nothing crazy expensive or super exclusive about these my nigga ... and that's cool. As with all aspects of life, sometimes it really just is all about simple pleasures. This is Livestyle.

Smoke DZA Ft. Dom Kennedy - Pow Wow (Official Music Video)(Directed By 3 Little Digs)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Ahhhhhhhhh, shades of Jay-Z's iconic "Dead Presidents" video, huh? My nigga Smoke DZA and Mr. "From The We$tside With Love", Leimert Park's finest, Dom Kennedy, dramatically raised the stakes, effectively filtering out the lint pocketed riff-raff, and decided to play Monopoly® with "real cash" in this video for their puff, puff, pass collabo, "Pow Wow". I can dig it. Good shit!

Steve Stoute Interviews Jay-Z And Talk His Headlining The 2008 Glastonbury Festival In The UK, David Stern Begging Him Not To Shut Down The Basketball Jersey Wave x More ("The Tanning Effect")(Pt. 2)

The Tanning Effect - Jay-Z (Part Two)

Are We Really Physically Fighting Over Who Has More Money: Jay-Z Vs. Birdman? #KIDSLOST

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:  A simple "SMH" would easily suffice when describing my feelings towards this ridiculous video, buuuuuuuuuuuuuut, I'ma still go in.  To call this argument unnecessary is the understatement of the year.  Have we no Google?  Is the annual Forbes List of Hip Hop's highest earners not a worthy enough record of Mr. Shawn Corey Carter's lofty financial standing as both a "businessman" and a "business, maaaaaaaan"?

On its face, shorty's defense of Jay-Z's dividends is a perfectly reasonable - even if poorly articulated - and rational argument, however, how she pops off on Larenz Tate from either "The Inkwell" or "Menace II Society" (NOTE:  Y.O.U. make  the call!  LOL.) is some bullshit!  Indeed, few are the chicks that can take a public roasting without snapping and turning into Ms. This-is-why-so-many-Black-woman-die-single-and-lonely-as-fuck on a nigga ... lol.  Damn, kids are stupid.  #Theyshouldvenevergaveyouniggasworldstar

Steve "The Commissioner" Stoute Talks Branding Jacob The Jeweler, His 1st Partnership With Jay-Z x More @ TheLifeFiles.Com.

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:  #JEWELS

Steve Stoute Interviews Jay-Z And Talk "Watch The Throne", Impacting Mainstream America, Cristal Champagne x More ("The Tanning Effect")(Pt. 1)

Jay-Z on His Joint Album with Kanye West

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Yup, press play and watch Steve "The Commissioner" Stoute and Jay-Z chop it up concerning the commodification of urban consumerism ... basically, distilling and channeling our heretofore unbridled collective buying power into actual power and having a hand in how we are represented as a community. Sounds pretty interesting, huh? That's because it is. LOL. Good shit!

LiveNation Presents: The Jay-Z x Kanye West "Watch The Throne" Tour (Trailer).

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Coming soon to an arena near Y.O.U.! Got tickets?

Jahlil Beats Signs To Roc Nation.

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Aaaaaaaaaand, another 1 bites the dust! LOL. Nahh, lemme chill. Big S/O to Jahlil Beats on signing to Jay-Z's burgeoning(?) Roc Nation empire. So what J. Cole STILL can't get a respectable photo op with his boss!? So what Jay Electronica makes 2 songs a year and - aside from notoriously out-of-touch with reality message board shut-ins - his seriously over hyped buzz has dwindled to weak signal/low battery status!? Jahlil Beats is different! Hopefully the collect-a-check-execs that comprise the nuts-and-bolts of this label's day-to-day operation do right by the young production wizard behind what was arguably the song of Summer 2011, Meek Mill's "I'ma Boss".

Message To Roc Nation: Please try not to ruin this little nigga's life before he even hits 25 years old b. Have a fucking heart.

Anyway, press play and watch as contracts get signed and Jay-Z, Ty-Ty, et. al. toast some of the home team's very own Armand de Brignac "Ace Of Spades" bubbly to this Akai® MPC3000 prodigy on the rise. Cheers!

Jay-Z Talks Championing College Dreams @ His Shawn Carter Foundation Carnival For Scholarships @ MTV.Com.

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I Know 1 Celeb That Most Definitely Got "Niggas In Paris" On Repeat.

Spotted Online Here: Boxden.Com

Meek Mill x Rick Ross - I'ma Boss (Take 2)(Directed By Benny Boom)(Official Music Video)

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CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: While the world waits to exhale in collective exhilaration @ the very 1st sound of the "I'ma Boss" remix - slyly hinted as being a big time Hip Hop head honcho convention that will potentially see Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Jay-Z and maybe even a fresh out of jail as of yesterday T.I.P. (NOTE: But, really, is there any other kind?) as honorary guest speakers - Señor Rozay and leading R.ookie O.f the Y.ear candidate Meek Mill drop a re-release visual for thee song of Summer 2011! Yall already peeped the B.ehind T.he S.cenes action here. Benny Boom behind the RED ONE® camera lens. Aint nothing change, but the city. Catch ya boy Meek Milly and Co. liftin' it up all through Philly! Good shit!

Up x Coming Producer Hit-Boy Confirms "Niggas In Paris" Video x Talks Working With Beyonce x Kelly Rowland @ Rap-UpTV.

Apparently, Watching The Carter IV Is A Whole Lot Funnier Than Watching The Throne AKA No Country For Zubaz Zebra Jeggings.

Funny Ass Picture Courtesy Of: Deftronic.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: In the interest of full disclosure, as I somewhat alluded to in today's 1st post, I didn't really watch the 2011 MTV VMA's. So, that having been said, I deadass had no idea - even after posting the video, which I again never bothered to view (NOTE: Blogging is NOT my life. Meet me in the trap whoadie.) - that Lil "Weezy F. Baby" Wayne was trotting around on stage during his performance on maximum flame in a pair of Zubaz nut huggers looking like Peggy Bundy circa 1989! What in the bloodclot kind of shit is this Blood-not wearing!? Like, why would he do this!? Niggas is buggin' the fuck out and yall are letting them rock like it's cool!? SMH. Our youth are in major trouble b. Chill. #JOKESONDECK.

Young Chris x Freeway - Otis (Freestyle)(In-Studio Performance)(Official Music Video)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: With everybody and their momma scrambling to drop a freestyle to Jay-Z and Kanye West's euphoric "Otis", understandably, more than a few voluntary verses were bound to slip through the deceptively wide cracks of the internet. Such is the case with this gem from Freeway and Young Chris which actually hit the worldwide web damn near a month ago. Who knew!? Thank GOD for 2nd chances. Good shit!