Elitaste will be on a much needed vacation from Wednesday to Sunday. If I don’t post anything while I’m gone, don’t be mad. Just know I will come back twice as strong next week.
The video is done. Looks great. It will be premiering in April on MTVu and MTV2 and then will make its way to MTV Jams and the internet. I got some behind the scenes photos of the shoot to keep you entertained.
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Earlier this month, LRG brought Wale out to Cali for their summer photoshoot. This is what you’d call a good look. Got a few drunken iphone photos courtesy of Kevin (lay of the lean guy!).
Just got a box from LRG too. Sean Taylor jacket is amazingly tasteful and well dome. RIP #21
And they dug up an old Grand Hustle hoodie for Wale. Kinda tight.
And check out the Wale “Hip Hop Game freestyle” produced by 9th Wonder off Wale x LRG x 9th Wonder BACK TO THE FEATURE mixtape
Just got word that this will be the new Roots single and the video will be shooting on April 14 in NYC. Let the getting sick begin.
My little sister told me about them like 2 years ago. They went to Wesleyan University where my sister is a junior. She said they played a concert in the basement of her dorm freshman year. This was the first song she gave me of theirs. I then pitched it to use on Season 4 of ENTOURAGE. I bet they are sweating MGMT now. I just heard the song in that new movie 21, saw a screening a last week (one thumb up, not two). What’s up with all these 3D videos now? Do people actually have 3D glasses? Did I miss some sweepstakes or cereal box mail in prize where everyone got 3D glasses? Regular version below the 3D for all the not cool kids.
Say what you want, but Boosie is a great rapper. One can easily lump him in with disposable southern ringtone rappers but I see something totally different. Download this mixtape and judge for yourself. Also, look out for Boosie on the Wale x 9th Wonder x LRG BACK TO THE FEATURE mixtape coming soon. Wow.
I heard from a shoe designer at Nike that Kanye got Nike to build him some prototypes of the shoes Michael J. Fox wore in BACK TO THE FUTURE II. I was so mad.
However, I recently found out that was not the case and in fact Kanye got his own limited edition shoe, the Air Yeezy. This isn’t a limited Dunk or SB…this is his own shoe. So powerful. He wore them at the Grammys.
They look like a combination of the Ato Matsumoto
And maybe a Nike Flight 89?
You can see the exposed air bubble on the side a la the Flight 89, Jordan 3 and Jordan IV (Kanye’s favorite Jordan). Nike doesn’t put that air bubble on any new sneakers, only retros. This shoe is sick though. Not sure if it will ever be released.
Just a little something that keeps me and Wale inspired. This is one of those songs you need to listen to four times in a row every time you listen to it.
ELITASTE GOT A VISION THAT’S CLEARER THAN EVIAN
My homey Brandon hit me yesterday afternoon telling me Kanye and Common were gonna be at Area. I was like “sure.” After Cameron and I had dinner at Foxtail (SBE’s new spot, French bistro style menu, Steak Frites are bomb), I hit up Plain Pat (whattup Cudi) and was like “yo, can you find out if Kanye is really performing at Area tonight cuz I am not trying to go there unless it’s true.” He hit me back like “something’s going on cuz I had to send performance tracks to DJ Reflex.” Cameron and I said “fuck it” and we rolled since it was right down the street. It was madness outside, luckily my homey Julius from Bolthouse was working the door and he quickly let us in. Ran into Don C. so I knew Ye was in the building. He told me he was gonna perform and that I should stick around. Ran into the dudes from Far East Movement, DJ Skee, this girl Olivia who I hadn’t seen since middle school, Jason from Alliance Talent, Tick and Jamie from Warners, DJ Splyce and some other people I know I’m forgetting. At like 1:10 Common came outta nowhere and did two songs. Then Kanye came out to “Flashing Lights” and did “Stronger”, “Good Life” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” Shit was off the meat hook.
Sometimes I hate living in LA. But nights like this make me so happy.
