Fratpackular music

Another day at Varsity, same old same old routine that never gets old till I bump into Mr Calibre carrying a box full of Fratpack's "Not in the mixtape" mixtape. This boy was a campus street team all on his own, hustling everybody that came in his path and even dropping a couple of freestyles as a mere exhibition of that Fratpack flavour.



 I honestly copped a copy of the fratpack mixtape simply because of their fresh stick out kid look on their cover, having two fresh looking kats surrounded by all sorts of instruments and various SB (Skate Boarding) sneakers and boxes. and I immediately thought "Aaaaaait, sam HipHop for them sneaker heads, I digg"

Fratpack is a crew that consists of Kabelo Moremi AKA Mr Calibre; Mekitso Moremi AKA M.E and Miss Moremi as the manager and promoter, all being siblings hence the name Fratpack. Fratpack's "Not in the mixtape" is not just another compilation of tracks from artists trying to crack into the commercial market but a tool that endorses the fact that you and I are already superstars through our individuality, once you sacrifice that, you've sacrificed your superstardom.


                            Fratpack performance @ cool runnings and more

If you think Fratpack is just another bitter hiphop group that cannot keep up with modern sound, you couldn't be any wrong. That fratpack prove to be BlueChipCoolKidz with a new skool twist, they just don't think it makes sense to make it rain while they are cool with sunshine. A whole lot of sneaker purchases should learn alot from Fratpack's philosophy of being true to your individual style which makes you a superstar instead of sacrificing it for trendy shoes. Its not about quantity and being trendy, ITS ABOUT QUALITY AND TRUE SELF-EXPRESSION.

To hear more of that Fratpackular sound checkout http://soundcloud.com/fratpack ... and to cop a copy of "Not in the mixtape" contact Mr Calibre on da.calibre@gmail.com

Fwesh pair on my feet keep my cypher complete.

Lace em up, lace em up, lace em up, lace em up. Everybody else starts off their day with a cup of coffee;a shag; a smoke or what ever tickles their fancy. Sneaker Heads on the other hand know that there aint none as fwesh as starting off the day with the smell of a dope pair of sneakers with you lacing them up, giving you the right to be all sorts of disrespectful for the rest of the day.

Listen to the Mac Miller telling you how Nikes on his feet keeps his cypher complete.

Sneaker tossing culture origin.

Old worn out and sometimes fly looking sneakers hanging on telephone lines in urban HipHop orientated ghettos is no doubt a cool site for those who love HipHop tradition.
We've seen this scene on numerous American Old Skul movies and HipHop music videos, but we hardly wonder where;why and how this tradition came about.



There are numerous and interesting theories about the Sneaker tossing tradition, Some associate the culture with gangstars assuming that sneakers on telephones are there to mark gang territories; crack dealers toss their sneakers as a sign of their presence for potential clients; youngens tossing their sneakers as a sign of reaching their sexual milestone of getting laid for the first time or maybe its just a creative way of getting rid of old worn out smelly shoes that your mamma doesn't want in the house anymore.

The theories to the famed sneaker tossing culture are valid but none of them can be proved as the legitimate of them all. I just think that the culture began as any other trend and was fortunate enough to be famed by mass media in the 70s and 80s. Lets hear what the notorious Bobby Garcia AKA "make it happen" has to say about the sneaker tossing culture.

Swatch Watch New-Gent

Just when I thought that the watch game was just based on trendy one colour silicone watches that come in basic shapes.Swatch Watch came to the rescue with absolute class with the their Autumn range of the New-Gent watches.

The New-Gent range introduces a fresh yet classy flavour to the trendy silicone watch game with a plethora of 10 colour combination to appeal to all personalities. The caution used in the selection of calm yet trendy colours gives the watch a classy feel that gives it an allowance to go well with your daily stizz and formal wear. The New-Gent is most definately going to outlive the silicone watch trend and remain stylish and trendy for a long time.

The New-Gent is no doubt an ideal watch available in the commercial market for a trendy yet unique swagged up dude and dudet. Price range is +-R600 at all SwatchWatch stores or any good Jewellery store.

?uest your Luv for Nike Dunk x

Nike has once again turned to an icon for a true HIPHOP feel in their sneakers. Nike has placed one of it's most precious gems

( Nike Dunk) in the hands of one the  truest and most innovative artists known in the HIPHOP game, who is best known as the best drummer in the world, ?uestLuv

The Nike Dunks x ?uestLuv  twin pair seem  to be a rather incompatible match with one being yellow and still maintaining traditional Dunks high features with a little twist of the swoosh design being similar to that of a blazer. The Red pair appeals to a more modern style, consisting of premium leather with a sweet touch of an over lay that conceals the laces trimmed with white buttons and yet still maintaining that Dunky feel. The only similarity is an emblem of ?uestLuv on the sneaker tongue and outer back.

"I always opt against taking the easy way out." says ?uestLuv , "I wanted to choose colours that were extremely hard to match with outfits, with a simpler design that stand out as a topic of conversation"

The combination of Red and Yellow is most definitely not an attempt to set a trendy colour combination phrase (black and yellow) but ?uestLuv's appeal to his childhood classic memories. ?uestLuv colour combination was inspired by an episode from his favourite youth programme, The Cosby Show. An episode where Denise tries to impress a girl with his style and asks his parents for a $90  shirt and his request is undoubtedly denied, His siblings then decide to make a homemade replica that is far from perfect. Thus ?uestLuv's combination of the perfect Dunk and the other with a little homemade creative twist.

It comes as no surprise to me that after the experimenting, a head like ?uest has got to celebrate tradition by dropping an addition all black tradition Dunk High with a silhouette emblem of him on the sneaker tongue and outer back. When asked about the addition he said “Dunks to me are the tuxedo of Nikes. Obviously an awesome basketball sneaker, but they can also fit almost any situation. If rocked right, you could even wear them with a suit, and the all black version is perfect for that.”

NIKE AIR-YEEZY2 SPOTTED BEFORE RELEASE.

The Nike Air Yeezy must have been one of the most anticipated yet limited sneakers from Nike in the last five years with 3000 released internationally and only 70 in South Africa. A sequel to the Air Yeezy which would be the Air Yeezy2 is highly expected and may have just been spotted by Sneak-Peak in a short film “The Black Mamba” starring  Kobe Bryant, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Kanye West as “The Boss”

“The Black Mamba” is based on Kobe Bryant alter ego going through obstacles to protect his very own Nike Zoom Kobe VI sneaker also known as the black mamba. Like in any other film Kobe beats all obstacles and ends up facing Kanye “The Boss” who collects the best basketball player’s sneakers and happens to be one sneaker shy away from completing his collection, not giving away too much about the movie. It was suspected that Kanye was rocking what should be the new Air Yeezy 2 but the visuals weren’t to clear confirm the claim.

As of now, no information is known on a release date or retail price, but rest assured that Sneak-Peak will be the first to know and inform you once the information is released.

SNEAK-PEAK TAKES YOU >>INSIDE-THE-SCOOP<<.

I don’t know about you, but there’s nun in this world that inspires me more than checkin out another sneaker heads’ collection.                    

Introducing  to you Siyabonga Ngwekazi AKA ScoopMakhatini and simply known as Scoop by the mass, now this fellow  right here possess an impressive collection, Scoop kicks off THE-INSIDE-SCOOP showing off his impress collection then takes the next kick by havin a chat with the acclaimed rapper-poet-MC  Tumi Molekane well known as Tumi from the Volume (TfromtheV). Tumi tells his story of how he fell in love with various elements of HIPHOP such as the sneaker culture. Scoop takes the next step or more like a skate to Adrian a commended C-Town skater and SA’s Nike SB ambassador, Adrian explains how the skater and their culture shaped modern sneaker culture.

 

Scoop takes us to part II where he chats to Hayden, A reputable sneaker head of Cape Town who coined the term "If they aint premium,I aint seein them".Anthia, a sneaker head; fashionister and blogger of note is the next to chat to Scoop about a females challenges of choosing the most compartible sneaker and Scoop than steps into Bradley Abrahams (sounds like an old english bloke's name dasnt??) home, Bradley is one of the oldest sneaker collectors in SA,He tells us about his childhood sneaker memories and how he got over 400 sneakers and lost most of them.