The Nike Sportswear (NSW) Spring 2011 Destroyer Varsity Jacket = Official School Yard Bully Fresh For 2-Oh-11.

"Lifestyle and fashion blogger, Marcus Troy, previews this new Nike Sportswear Spring 2011 Destroyer Jacket that was given to him after being customized by his friends at Nike. The Destroyer Jacket features a Black body with White sleeves and various embroidered words and graphics on the jacket including “XXIV” on the back of the jacket, “Battle” on the left sleeve of the jacket, and finally “Know” and “Originate” on the front of the jacket. As an added bonus, Nike Sportswear lasered Marcus Troy’s new logo on the bottom of one of the sleeves. Check out more details of this jacket after the jump."

Information Courtesy Of: Freshnessmag.Com x Marcustroy.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Apparently, fellow lifestyle blogger and trend forecaster Sir Marcus Troy of the eponymous Marcustroy.Com, not only has friends in high places but, also, fly places as well. How else could one explain his being hand picked, as if by some cosmic consent, to personally brandish this Nike Sportswear (NSW) Spring 2011 Varsity Jacket.

This bad boy features your traditional high school varsity jacket silhouette of wool body and leather arms both of which are emblazoned with the Roman Numerals for "24" (Kobe!) "XXIV" between the shoulders on the back of this piece as well as the words "Battle" down the left sleeve. Additionally, the words "Know" (NOTE: Scripted in side of an "Ace Of Spades" symbol) and "Originate" appear as a nice "How Do Ya Do?" applique on the chest. Niiiiiiiice. Oh yeah, did I mention that Nike also customized this jacket for the homie by laser etching Marcus Troy's new logo right above the cuff of the right sleeve too!? This son of a gun just scored a true 1-of-1 from the good folks @ NSW, huh? Cool.

This year I promise that I have to take this blog to the next level and give Y.O.U. a bit more of my personal exclusives ... bet that! I most definitely need this certainly limited edition jacket in an XL ASAP! Good shit!

NEW MUSIC: Kanye West Ft. Jay-Z x Swizz Beatz - Power (Remix)(Dirty)(NO DJ) x A Special Livestyle "Respect The Architects" Commentary.

Streaming Audio/Download Link: Kanye West Ft. Jay-Z And Swizz Beatz - Power (Remix)(Dirty)(NO DJ)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Whereas words alone cannot begin to describe the sheer joy that I feel now knowing that Kobe Bryant's attendance @ the studio session for this "Power (Remix)" did not result in what would have undoubtedly been an awkward and stupid feature from #24, I was kind of looking forward to a verse from Mos Def and more than just a signature "It's SHOWTIME!" adlib or 2 from Swizz Beatz. Jay-Z is actually on this joint ... I didn't see that coming a mile away. No, really, I didn't ... lol.

Anyway, while Mr. West Mr. West's flipping of the Chill Rob G Hip Hop/House classic "I've Got The Power" is completely apropos given this song's title AND is yet another superlative example of Kanye's expansive musical vocabulary, I think that this record is just OK. Nothing torturously terrible here and nothing mind blowing special here either. Apparently though, I am in the minority ... lol.

Some have already hopped the hyperbole train and crowned this achievement the "best song of the year". Really? So, we're just gonna act like "B.M.F." didn't happen? No "Popular Demand"? I mean, I don't even fuck with Jay "Diarrhea Of The Mouth" Electronica like that, but we're not gonna talk about "The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace" yall? Word? Today's Hip Hop fans sure have a short attention span. Whatever. This remix is cool ... and I'ma leave it @ that. Holla @ ya boy in BK!


(EDITOR'S NOTE: Aight, upon further review, Amber Rose's former meal ticket DID go in crazy on the last verse ... lol. Real recognize real.)




BONUS:

(QUESTION: Is that the beautiful N'Bushe Wright "singing" the hook in this video? I want answers and I want them NOW ... or @ least as soon as 1 of Y.O.U. figures this out ... lol.)
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(NOTE: In the interest of maintaining some modicum of brevity and not going on for another 5 paragraphs, I couldn't possibly get into the subject of the group Mantronix and their importance to modern music. I could however include their "King Of Beats" record that Snap! sampled in order to create their copy-and-paste crapsterpiece ... lol. Enjoy!)
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In accordance with the dictates of the Livestyle School Of Continuing Education with specific attention paid to Livestyle Executive Order 1988-92, it is my unique moral obligation to cite, explain and, when technologically capable, produce images, audio and/or visuals that relevantly correlate to any aspect of the main post. Today's great revelation comes to us via Jersey City, NJ's very own Chill Rob G ... let us press play ... lol.

The history regarding this song can be a little bit confusing: Basically, Chill Rob G's vocals from his song "Let The Words Flow" were sampled (NOTE: More like copy and pasted almost the ENTIRE SONG under the unsolicited and illegal guise of a "remix") by some German Euro-trash producers for their Pop-Dance crew Snap! and "The Power" was born. Score 1 for the Krauts! LOL.

Realizing that they had an international hit on their hands that they were not seeing a penny on, Chill Rob G's label sued and put a cease and desist motherfucker order on Snap! Attempting to capitalize off this momentum Chill Rob G recorded a different version for his debut "Ride the Rhythm", but his core fan base wasn't checking for it - it was a lose, lose situation for the homie. I remember clearly being like 9 or 10 years old and hating this record after approximately 2.5 listens - I wanted to hear shit like "Court Is Now In Session", not this reheated "Hammer Pants" dance party crap.

In an era of Milli-Vanilli, where a slim Zelma Davis could serve as the face to the amazing Martha Wash's voice simply because she was deemed too fat for MTV, Chill Rob G stands as Hip Hop's forgotten victim of late 1980's/very early 1990's lip-synching music piracy. Son doesn't get anywhere near the amount of props that he deserves. Salute this man!

Since "No One Man Should Have All This Power", Kanye West Has Decided To Share Some With Kobe Bryant, Mos Def x Swizz Beatz.

"Kobe helped me finish my #POWER ®emix verse … Just building on the concept of #POWE[R]… and Mos helped me find the “old me” lyrically

Saturday afternoon looking at Pantone charts … Designing costumes for my album movie Dark Twisted Fantasy… Heading to Eastern Europe

Listening to “Fancy” … This is a big statement but Swizz Beats may be the best rap producer of all time… fuck that… he is"

Spotted Online Here: Realtalkny.Net


Information Courtesy Of: Twitter.Com/Kanyewest


CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Over the weekend Kanye West took to Twitter to announce his remix to "Power" and the powerful line up of co-conspirators enlisted for the job. Even though the inclusion of Kobe Bryant is questionable @ best (NOTE: And I sincerely hope that his being in this studio session was strictly limited to showing off his 5th NBA Championship Ring and lending moral support to the artists in attendance because, as we all know, he is as b-a-d @ rapping as he is amazing @ playing hoops), I am excited to hear what Mos Def and Swizz Beatz bring to the table for this joint.

In related alternate reality based Twitterverse news, Mr. West Mr. West also decided to declare Swizz Beatz "the best rap producer of all time". Really?

Listen, I fux with Swizz "Kat Stacks Looks Like Me In Drag" Beatz (NOTE: I too L.O.V.E. that Drake "You Fancy" record), but is he the greatest of ALL of the many talented audio architects to EVER grace the luscious soundscape that is Hip Hop music? Ummmmmm, NO. As usual, Kanye West can take things a bit too far, but I aint tripping homie ... lol. In this hyper-competitve game it's nice to hear another rapper/producer praise 1 of his peers ... it's healthy for us as a culture. Do ya thing my nigga. Holla @ ya boy in BK!

The Nike Hyperdunk Kobe Bryant Aston Martin Edition = Drive-By Fly.

"Nike has combined forces with Aston Martin for a very special edition Nike Hyperdunk Kobe Bryant Aston Martin edition. This special shoe is like no other and features premium leathers and the Aston Martin logo on the tongue. This shoe is a must have for anyone that is a collector of Hyperdunks and Kobe Bryant shoe."

Information Courtesy Of: Osneaker.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Velocity. Performance. Excellence. Dominance. All terms that describe both the pinnacle of luxury automotive excellence that is Aston Martin and professional sports phenomenon Kobe Bryant. Opposites may attract, but the brand new Nike Hyperdunk Kobe Bryant Aston Martin Edition might, indeed, qualify as the perfect pair. Yup, 1st the www.KB24MVP.com commercial and now this.

Composed of the requisite premium leather, Flyfit upper and Zoom Air technology characteristic of all Nike Hyperdunk models, the only glimmer of superlative affluence to adorn these kicks is the signature Aston Martin "winged" logo that graces the not-so-wagging tongue of these über limited edition gems.

As always, Y.O.U. can cop the "Early Bird Special" @ Osneaker.Com OR Y.O.U. can simply breathlessly await the glorious day when 500 of these kicks hit Tier-0 accounts worldwide later this Spring. Drive to the hoop or drive in the Vantage Coupe. Pick a lane.

BONUS:

MVPuppets: Blitzen Raps, Santa Raps x Reindeers Get Dunked On!

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CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: All of this hoopin' Holiday cheer comes to Y.O.U. from Nike, Kobe Bryant and Lebron "I L.O.V.E. NY" James with the good 1-2 assist from Krs-1 and Lupe Fiasco. Good shit!

NBA 2K10 Kobe Bryant Signature Play Trailer.

Kobe Says, "You Aint Dunking On Me @ My Camp!"

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Sorry Lebron "I L.O.V.E. N.Y." James, but, Kobe Bryant is the official MVP of his basketball camp! No need to confiscate this tape. LOL.

The Nike MVPuppets Lebron James x Kobe Bryant Limited Edition T-Shirt = Y.O.U. Might Have To Pull Some Serious Strings To Cop This Exclusive.

Information Courtesy Of: Osneaker.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Even though David Stern's (and almost everybody else's) dream match up was not realized in this year's NBA Finals, the ever astute brain trust over @ Nike certainly knows when they've got a good thing going! Yes, just when Y.O.U. thought that their puppet powers had peaked, here comes the Nike MVPuppets Lebron James and Kobe Bryant limited edition t-shirt.

What more can I say? It's a cool shirt for the Summer and the exclusivity of it all will make it that much iller when I pair it with a good pair of Lebron James C.hrist T.he K.ing dandies OR, even better, my Kobe Bryant Lower Merion P.layer E.dition fuck-your-itty-bitty-sneaker-collection gems ... lol. *50 Cent Voice* "I got shooters!" LOL! Holla @ ya boy in BK!

The Nubeo Limited Edition "Black Mamba" Watch = The Best Closer In The Watch Game.

"The Black Mamba Watch is a creation that emerged from the collaboration of Nubeo and Kobe Bryant whom wanted to make a timepiece that embodied the value of sports and luxury watchmaking. The Black Mamba is made of an interesting mix of materials such as ceramic, grade five titanium and rubber. The DLC treatments give added strength to the components and at the same time give off the sophisticated matte finish. The watch will be available in June 2009. $20,000+."

Information Courtesy Of: Watchaholic.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: This is not an entirely new story. However, because many "urban" (NOTE: I know, "urban" is a detestable code word for the increasingly archaic "minority" tag that many of us fall under, but, it is what it is) blogs failed to cover this topic and being that we are on the eve of the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Orlando Magic in 6 games (Yeah, I said it!) in the 2009 NBA Finals, it is completely apropos that I feature the stunning Nubeo Limited Edition "Black Mamba" Watch Series.

Intent on combining high end luxury with the functionality and technology of sport watches, Swiss watchmaker Nubeo has partnered with Kobe Bryant to release this "baller" ass timepiece. Truthfully, Y.O.U. pretty much would have to, @ least, earn the league minimum in order to afford this rubber strapped masterpiece of watchmaking architecture which flaunts a starting price of $21,000 and tops out somewhere in the affluent $300,000 neighborhood range. Who's ready for a little 1-on-1 with KB24 AKA Mr. 4th Quarter? LOL. Step your game up.

Nike MVPs: Kobe x Lebron - Car Jump (This Is How It Should Be Done)

Nike MVPs: Kobe x Lebron - Mrs. Lewis

ESPNHD Presents: Kobe Bryant: Doin' Work - A Game In The Life (Directed By Spike Lee)(Full Length Video)

Nike MVPs: Kobe x Lebron - 3 Rings (Not As Funny As The 1st Commercial In This Series, But, Lil' Penny Still Fuxs With It Anyway ... LOL)

Nike MVPs: Kobe x Lebron - Chalk AKA The Sons Of Lil' Penny = Hilarious!

Preview: ESPNHD Presents: Kobe Bryant: Doin' Work - A Game In The Life (Directed By Spike Lee)(3 Exclusive Clips) - Saturday 05/21/09 @ 7:30PM EST.

Kobe Bryant Drops 61 On The Knicks x Sets A New Record For Points Scored @ MSG.

Get your urban news at DimeWars.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Yeah, I was supposed to be in attendance @ this historic game ... I don't really want to talk about it ... lol. I will say this though, while Kobe Bryant is a fuckin' beast and did put in a superlative performance last night, breaking Michael Jordan's record, please keep in mind that M.J. dropped 55 rocking that #45 jersey in only his 5th game back from his 1st retirement against a real New York Knicks squad back in the day my nigga.

Kobe Bryant Sincerely Urges Y.O.U. To Invest In Nike Zoom IV Ankle Insurance.

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Basketball star and, now, humanitarian, Kobe Bryant, wants Y.O.U. to buy ankle insurance. Your ankles will thank Y.O.U. ... lol. Excuse me, that "lol" moment was inappropriate - broken ankles are no laughing matter my friend. Don't become a vicitm nigga.

Guitar Sports Heroes?

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Ok, so, not only are ALL of these guys each rad champions in their respective sports, but now they are supposed to be amazing Guitar Hero players too? No doubt. We'll see about that ... lol. In the words of the inimitable Al Bundy (Who, in a gargantuan feat of grid iron greatness, legendarily scored 4 touchdowns in a single football game for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship showdown versus Andrew Johnson High School), "Let's rock".

Ciao Kobe?

"If Italy comes knocking with big money next summer, the NBA could lose its biggest star in Kobe Bryant. In lieu of a report that Cleveland star LeBron James would strongly consider playing in Europe for $50 million for one season when he becomes a free agent in two years, when asked by The Boston Globe about the report Bryant said he would take a similar deal by a pro team in Italy if offered when he becomes a free agent next summer. The Associated Press originally reported that Bryant could have interest in playing professionally in Europe. "I'd go. I'd probably go," said Bryant, during a USA Basketball press conference on Friday morning. "Like Milan or something like that, where I grew up or something like that? Peace out." Bryant continued: "Do you know any reasonable person that would turn down 50 (million dollars)?"  

Story Courtesy Of: Kobe: From Team USA To Team Italia?

2015 Back To The Future Kicks 7 Years Early + Kobe Limited Edition MVP Shirt @ UNDFTD L.A.!

"To create some buzz around the launch of the Hyperdunk worldwide, Nike has given the go ahead to UNDFTD’s Santa Monica location to be the first retailer to release the much hyped “Marty McFly” Hyperdunk. In addition UNDFTD will be releasing a Kobe MVP t-shirt to celebrate Kobe’s accomplishment this year. The shoes and shirt will be released together at the Santa Monica location at 4 PM this Wednesday, July 2nd with the appearance of a special guest whose yet to be announced."
Via: Freshnessmag.Com


If I was in L.A., I would pay a crackhead a nice fee to wait on line for me. Either that or wait for some unsuspecting hipster to catch for his pair once he left the store ... lol. The eBay prices for these shits are going to be, in the words of Ashanti, "BANANAS!"