They make a cameo in the Nike Boots video. So sick.
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| From Jay Z @ Palladium |
Concert was awesome. He performed for about two hours. No breaks. Bleek joined him for a bunch of songs. T.I. came out for “Swagger Like Us.” Jay has so many hits; he really covered them all. Only song I didn’t hear that I was hoping for was “The Watcher,” you know, since we were in LA. At the end for his encore, he got behind the turntables and started cycling through the first 4 bars of all his hits on the instant replay machine. Energy was crazy. He was rocking his new signature Persol shades, a black Rocawear t-shirt, what appeared to be an LRG jacket and some raw denim. I couldn’t see what shoes he was wearing. Got a few pics after the jump. No new material except “Jockin Jay Z.” Got a flight to DC in the morning; need sleep. (more…)
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I got my Persols back in February to replace my older glasses which were damaged by a drunk homeless man. A few weeks ago Jay-Z is rocking them, along with a new hairstyle which seems to suit him.
Next thing I see Pharrell wearing them Tom Ford’s that look like Persols (thanks Paul!) tonight on ConcreteLoop
Trying to figure out where they land on the pyramid right now. The reason why I appreciate people like Jay-Z and Pharrell rocking Persols is because, when talking about glasses, they are far less expensive ($200-$300) than the stuff they normally rock (LV, Marc Jacobs, etc). This leads me to believe they truly appreciate the styling and craftsmanship of Persol.
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| From Elitaste |
I posted about the Play Cloths debut this summer and I love what I’m seeing here. You can catch the back of the jacket in the clip of him and Wale performing “Back In The Go Go.”
Got these pics off the Play Cloths blog
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I saw dude play at the Jordan Classic back in April when he was committed to going to Arizona. Well, I guess plans change. CNBC reports he’s signed the first basketball endorsement deal with Under Armour, backed out of his commitment to AZ, forgetting the NBA and heading to Italy to ball. Not gonna lie, I’m a little disappointed he didn’t stick with AZ as I doubt we will get to see much of him on US television. He rocked it at the Jordan Classic and I think he’d be on a path to becoming one of the next franchise JB athletes. Don’t think they will sign him after his deal with Under Armour though. Peep the highlights:
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| From Elitaste |
On Friday September 5th, Wale and I were invited to see Jerry Seinfeld at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, MD. This was very last minute and I flew in that afternoon from Boston. I missed the 4:30 flight so had to get on the 5:30 which got me to BWI at 7PM. The show started at 7. Luckily there was an opener so I arrived at the venue around 7:30 and missed the first 5 minutes of Jerry’s set. Wale showed up right as I was getting the tickets from will call. The show was amazing, I laughed a lot and Jerry dealt with a bizarre fan who stood up during the Q&A at the end to make a speech about homelessness (Jerry: “It’s a comedy show, people can pick up the paper and get depressed immediately after if they want.”) Jerry left us backstage passes because he wanted to meet Wale, as back in June, his assistant called me asking for a copy of the Mixtape About Nothing. We waited in the green room for him to come out and it was like something out of the show:
Me: Hey I’m Dan Weisman, really nice to meet you, this is Wale
Jerry: Oh, Wale. Yes. I really liked your thing.
Wale: Thanks man, that means a lot. I really liked your thing too.
Jerry: (turns to road manager) This is Wale, that rapper who made the mashup mixtape thing with the theme song and bits from the show. I really liked it; listened to it quite a few times.
Wale: That means so much man, thank you. I’m a huge fan and the show was so inspiring to me.
Me: You weren’t offended by the mixtape?
Jerry: No! I’m a comedian. I loved it.
Wale: That’s great cuz I became kinda famous off it.
A few more words were exchanged and that was that. It was one of the more surreal experiences of my life.
