LEVI MAESTRO X VANS AN INSPIRATION

On days where there is little if any inspiration for untouched young creatives such as I, We get introduced to the likes of Levi Maestro. A young creative from LA who has made a brand of himself by documenting the world as he perceives it. He has also directed and produced content as well as consulted for corporate brands and music artists, building relationships one day at a time. “You gotta work hard and do for yourself, cause nobody else is gonna do what you want for you” being his motto which has also inspired our latest Sneak-Peaking Str.Culture project.

Levi Maestro has achieved what we here at Sneak-Peak regard to be greatly remarkable by collaborating with Vans to produce his very own LEVI MAESTRO X VANS sneaker. A premium grey leather and suede upper that not only brings back that old school classic Vans look but also truly represents the simplicity of a skater and his simple yet expressive style and a bright rainbow blend on the out sole that captures his vibrance and diversity.The Sneaker was officially released last saturday in the USA. My fellow Sneaker Peakers I promise to bring you an exclusive Sneak-Peaking with Levi Maestro clip soon,till then lets appreciate this work of art.

Young Nucho sets record straight about Weezy saga

The recent hostile clash between YMCMB and Young Nucho's Sleek Note clique has been talk of the town since last saturday night. Young Nucho (A Weezy look-a-like) was said to have caused chaos and great confusion at Club HUSH as everybody thought he was Weezy including some YMCMB members. This led to a great upset from the Young Money camp and led to great hostility between the two cliques. There has been numerous false reports about what happened that night which led to us going to Young Nucho to set the record straight. ( DISCLAIMER) SNEAK-PEAK is in no way a tabloid blog, but we thought that since we have access to Nucho and international press doesn't, why not seize the opportunity. Enjoy the clip

Sneak-Peaking Street Culture trailer

You've most probably noticed that I've slacking on posts these past two months, well Im about to present to you the reason for that. I have been working on a new project for Sneak-Peak titled Sneak-Peaking Street Culture. Sneak-Peaking Street Culture is based on documenting South African characters with notable and relevant hustles within street culture, This will be a +- 10 part series that aims to show the vibrance of South African Street culture and characters within it. We kicked off the documentation with Mkay Frash and my fellow Sneak-Peakers I present to you the official trailer of Sneak-Peaking Street Culture...Brace yourself

Sneak-Peaking with the Royalfam

The Royalefam is a freelance apparel and footwear design, corporate identity and logo design, and design consulting for brands and is based in Singapore. Royalefam must be one of the only international brands that respect, treat and understand that sneakers are one of the most personal belongings to urban kids globally. Their work is evidently filled with pride, passion and no limitations, hence their motto "Evolve Beyond".


Royalefam consists of Sue and the notorious Mark SBTG (One of the best sneaker customisers in the world), We bumped into them while they were in South Africa and ambushed them for an interview as we always do. Lets watch the amazing interview clip of the Royalefam

Adidas goes authentically Originally

We met this guy a few months ago at the annual Street culture event STR.CRD which was hosted in Johannesburg this time around. We were amongst numerous sneaker customisers that day but what stood out about this fellow is that he did his art on classical Adidas Stan Smith unlike most who prefered Nike Dunks and AF1s because of the street culture that accompanies those kicks unlike an Adidas kick named after an english tennis player and thus no relation to kids on the streets.

Atang is the name of this graffiti artist and an official Adidas original embassorder who creates the most aesthetic and culturally relevant sneaker customisations on a sneaker that has little to do with African patterns and culture, This was a great discovery and fresh approach to sneaker customisation in SA, since seeing is believing you can catch Atang this saturday from 12 noon till 4pm at Melrose Arch and have your Adidas original customised.

Sneak-Peaking with Babatunde headwear

“Baba-What?!?” is the common reaction I receive when I tell people the name of these vibrant peak-caps with African pattern that I’m forever rocking. Babatunde headwear is a brainchild of an ever-chilled fashion stylist and traveler, Gareth Cowden.

Babatunde is a Yoruba (Nigerian) name. Translated the word means "the father returns". The philosophy behind Babatunde is to urge the fathers to return to Africa. Men to behave like men - accept responsibility and accountability for yourselves. Nurture and be there for your families. Women – should accept nothing less!

Sneak-Peak had a one-on-one with Gareth at the most appropriate of places and one of the distributors of Babatunde headwear, 22 Juta Str boutique. Gareth explained to us the inspiration behind Babatunde and its relevance in African street culture. Enjoy the video interview clip

Urbn Cult Lifts Off at STR.CRD

Experience the art of urban culture with URBN.CULT  Magazine – the themed online magazine targeting the young urban professionals (yuppies) between the ages of 16 and 24. The magazine can be expected as often as the 2nd month since the last issue on

The Urbn.Cult magazine celebrates youth culture in the form of art, music, fashion and business through looking at each of these aspects from an art perspective e.g. the art of music creation instead of its materialistic aftermath (pun intended).

This magazine will be launched on the 24th of September at Africa’s biggest annual street culture event STR.CRD. Promotional activities for the magazine include our presence being bolstered by you on social networks, blogs, media and personal networks. Without you, the reader we are just a wasted data bundle.

Urbn.Cult magazine boasts a collective of dynamic creative’s all under the age of 22; the scope of our team comprises of a female fine arts expert, Kelebogile who recently got back from an international exhibition in Thailand.Nation our videographer/photographer extraordinaire whose portfolio is quite a mouthful actually.

<<<<< Writer of note Mr.Calibre, a rapper from the 

duo Fratpack and also a Vodacom Color

 and Ray Ban ambassador;   

Splash >>>>>>   a techno fashion and design geek whose creativity received international acclaim… from who? The creative team of lookbook.nu;

  <<<<<< I, Frypan (Mr Sneak-Peak) our very  own sneaker head whose knowledge

of the sneaker game stretches decades

and he’s only 20 years old.

Gauss, our digital King >>>> and steroid blogger who has an opinion that’s a stamp of approval for many.

<<<<<<<< Last but not least our editor Jaxx , Vodacom color ambassador, passionate entrepreneur who overflows with knowledge of the aspects covered in the magazine and has impeccable writing skills.

If your gonna be at STR.CRD be sure to look out for that outrageously freshly dressed boys and girls at our URBN CULT booth.