Hustlemania… you mad, Scooby?

todays post is brought to yo by our fine friends @ Ace Trucks:

tell yall what.. im a pretty picky cat when it comes to skateboard products.. but, “these shyts right here?! these shyts right heeere n!kka..!”. check this out. i pulled these joints out the box. kitted up. and havent loosened, or tightened em ONCE! plus. unlike them other trucks i use’ta ride- these actually turn. Ace Trucks. getchamindright, folks….

moving forward.. id like to thank Margaret Herron, the Tillman family, the Davis family, Dan & Chris @ S-One, and lastly- all the kids & parents who came out and supported the Jon Moek/Ian Tillman Helmet Awareness Benefit, in Malibu last weekend. Food was provided by Sticky Dicky. Music, by Zultra(which includes the late Scott Davis’ brother). Spyder, Val Surf as well as S-One provided judging. i got word that a certain pro skater showed up, but was “too busy” to stay. fa’real? for a BENEFIT? what the fokks wrong with yall, man? anyhow, thanks to all that came out and supported, plus be on the lookout for the web feature on skateboarding.com this week… and to find out more how you can help donate to the Ian Tillman Foundation- click this lank. and thas was REALLY up.

for all my folks headed to Chi-town this week, for Lallapolooza.. i got you.

Thursday, July 31
Sub T
2011 North Ave.
Chicago, Il. 60647
773.278.6600
live performances by Pelican, Hollywood Holt and Walter Meego
DJ sets by Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids and Million $ Mano
RSVP HERE!!!!

and for those in the LA area, my folks just hit me off about this jumpoff Friday night in Hollywood:

Hosted by Jake Brown, The Dingo, and Danny Kass
featuring a performance by Wale
Friday, August 1st
The Roxy Theatre
9009 W Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 278-9457

speaking of Jake Brown- hes on Spitfire Wheels now.. congrats, brotha. hold on? 411VM is out of business?!?! what the…? Jay Adams was in the NYTimes(so was I! were we in the same issue? wtf)? find all your skate news, as well as upcoming events over @ skatedaily.net(whaddup Chris & BK.. i see yall..).

i gotta run.. before i go- here. take this new Luda’ cd:

Ludacris - The Preview(hosted by DJ Drama)

thas whassup.. im out. this is hustlemania.com. you have now been in tune, with the finest. jeah!

if youre in LA. this is where you might wanna be in a few hours:

DIZZEE RASCAL X TURNTABLELAB X MILKCRATE X COLT 45
Tonight. July 24th. 5-7pm….
Turntable Lab
424 1/2 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 782-0173
Free 40oz & Gutter Music.. imma be there with my girl. and some of her friends, might wanna meet some of my friends, ya’smell me? lets get it!

Recently while in NYC for this years Afro Punk festival, i got to meet, as well as network with some very creative folks. one in particular, is my man Ed Marshall. Ed’s a well known photographer in the music, as well as editorial world. Having shot for everyone from NY Times, to Whole Wheat Bread- this dude stays grinding. As a matter if fact, i remember one small piece of advice my man gave me while in BK- “i NEVER leave home, without my camera..”. a true hustler, and man of his word. Ladies and gentleman, i introduce one of Hustlemanias newest co-defendants- Mr. Ed Marshall:

Find more photos like this on Afro-punk
much props to this brother, and nothing less than success is in his future. thanks for getting down with the movement Ed, and I’m sure we’ll be seeing alot more of my man in these last days….

stopped in Elwood this week to kick it with my man Palmer Brown, and by chance ran into the cats doing this fresh new line called Dope Couture. check out some of their pieces:
Kids With Guns tee

Escobar tee

big shout out to BJ, and Matt Fields.. get on over to dopecouture.com, and check out the rest of their line. btw- just got the Fall 08 line sheet, and thas bangin like Crips & Bloods as well. Dope Couture. Hustlemania. its a movement baby!!

i gotta run.. but before i go, i leave you with this random shot my friend Russell sent me recently entitled “another day at the office”:

look.. im stil not sure of where/what Russel does. but any day, at any office where theres a sweaty ass lion with chromally fingers hanging out- sounds like a damn good “job” to me.. yall be good, and see some of you tonight. some of you this weekend. peace…

its independents day around this bish.. and we gonna kick it off with my folk staright from the Yay area- P.W. Esquire:

thas right.. P.W. Esquire & DJ Daxamion present: American Skater Mixtape. click that lank, and get that free mixtape. youknowhatitis… big shout out to all my folks in Chi-town, as well as the Bay Area. Affiliate Skateboards.. i see yall. lets get this money, man..

as seen on the chronicles of piFF Huxtable:

2 yrs ago, i called that this cat was gonna be a superstar.

ladies and gentleman. Tulsa, Oklahoma. please stand the fokk up for my man Johnny Polygon. this dude went from sleeping on my exes couch, to doing a record with Nas(”Black President”, off the “Untitled” album)- in 7 months time. im just saying though.. congratulations is in order for dude.

commercial break. hottest skate shoe in the game right now?

nuff said…

now. lets take it down south, courtesy of my man Kice of Course:

yall might remember Kice’s track in Minority Report. but in the past year, this cats really been doing his thing. Mr. Len sent me some new tracks today, and real tawk- them joints are bumpin.. even got a track from Hav’(of Mobb Deep). congrat’s to duke on his continued success. and be on the lookout for Kice, as well as a host of others on itsourshow.net- August 1st w/ Duvals finest DJ Infader, Shotgun And SureShot on the 1 & 2’s… this Hustlemania, maaaaaaaaan! jeah!

speaking of radio shows.. yall make sure to catch Mr.Lens show tonight on XM The Rhyme 65.. just spoke to my man, and he gave me word tonights guest are none other than KRS-One, and Freddie Foxxx. DAYUM! speaking of Foxx, yall heard his new track “How to Rob 2008″? Gawt DAYUM, click this lank!!!! and for all yall wondering why nobodies addressed Foxxx, its probly the same reason nobodies discussing how Nas stole the “N!gger” album concept(cover, and all) from Foxxx. hey.. piFF dont lie!

i gotta bounce. yall be good, and once again- tune into XM The Rhyme 65 tonight for more on Foxxx, KRS, and their upcoming project.. dayum, i gave yall alot today. thas it! im done.. jeah!

first off.. id like to thank everyone who came out, as well as participated in this years Afro Punk festival. Jacob Weilder, Anthony Williams, Shawn Owens, Malcolm Watson, Jabari Pendleton, Thomas Wardlow and the rest of the boys held it down for the entire week- with no questions asked. massive shout out to Transworlds Blair Alley, as well as the following sponsors:
DC Shoe Co
Mada Clothing
Diamond Supply Co.
Listen Skateboards
Mighty Healthy
Volcom Clothing
Orisue Clothing
and.. S-one

id also like to thank the 5Boro team, for their help with both the skate clinic and demos.

for photos of the entire week(Afro Punk galleries 1-3), click this lank

speaking of S-One. if you’re in sunny California next weekend, i suggest you get out to Malibu for this fundraiser for Jon Moak..

On July 26th Margaret Herron is throwing a SkateBoard Contest In Memory of her son Jon Moak.
Jon passed away after a fluke accident while he was skating a park in Arizona. Jon hit is head and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He was not wearing a helmet.
With Jon’s accident Margaret has joined forces with The Ian Tilman Foundation, as both Ian and Jon were victims to similar head injuries while not wearing a helmet. Since 2006 The Ian Tilman Foundation has passed out over 1300 free helmets to kids who promise to wear them. This foundation’s members are flying out here from Florida for Jon’s Memorial to help spread the word of helmet awareness to the west coast kids.

Please come out and enjoy a day of skateboarding at Papa Jack’s SkatePark, on July 26th.
Papa Jacks Skatepark
23415 Civic Center Way
Malibu, CA 90265
Big thanks to everyone who is contributing and supporting this event: Freedom Artists, Val Surf, Clout, Girl, Chocolate, 4star, Matix, DVS, Lakai, Sicky Dicky, The City Of Malibu, and S-One Helmets.

earlier. id spoke to a good buddy of mine, Pete Kelly from back in the day. Petes the man down south, and is heavily involved in the skateboard scene down there.. ill be working alot with Pete, and his folks moving forward. in the meantime, he sent me this banging ass clip of the recent King Of The Park Contest, and.. well. check this piFF, for ya self:

KOTP 2008 from piff huxtable on Vimeo.
Gaw’juh.. please stand da fokk up!!! i mean.. dayum! yall boys down south- aint playing!!! and before i forget, big shout out to “the dude”, for editing that piFFtastic video segment. for more of Pete and the boys, get on over to inintsyle.com. and Pete. welcome to the family. you official, co-defendant.

i gotta run.. just got back in town, and theres alot of catchin up to do… before i dip. thanks to the Aguirre twins, Jamie @ Moon River, Matthew Morgan & Bryan Edwards @ Afro Punk, Ryan Coleman, German @ 10 Deep, and my girl Kari. if theres anyone else i forgot- sorry. its been a long few weeks. until next time, i leave you with this:

“how you laughin? hahaha!!!!” boy, im a fooooool wit’ it! yall be safe.. jeah!