i want this.

“This Batman Costume Hooded Sweatshirt is based on the original gray Caped Crusader Bat-suit. The outside of the hood features Batman’s ears. The inside of the hood features a “drop down” mask that can be worn or kept folded under the hood. The cape can be easily taken off with metal snaps.

This shirt is printed on both sides using a technique called belt printing. Because the print goes over seams and also due to the size of the print each shirt has some small differences and small spots where ink may be missing.”

A little dorky, but I smell a Christmas gift….yes I’m serious. I will rock this if I get it. Of course I wont wear the mask or cape, but you know how I like to push the limit sometimes. 

For more click here.

-julian

The T-Shirt Gang

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY

IF YOU’RE ALL ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AND HAVE PLANS TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD ONE CITY AT A TIME, THE WORLD WILL BE YOURS IN NO TIME, ESPECIALLY IF YOU MAKE MONEY–NOT WAR, AND ARE A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR WHO WENT, OR IS DESTINED TO GO, FROM RAGS TO RICHES ‘CAUSE YOU’RE A FIEND FOR CASH.

YOU EMBODY THE PRINCIPLES OF THE T-SHIRT GANG.

 

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!

The T-Shirt Gang is a clothing line that represents the ambitions of the modern day businessman. When wearing any of the fly apparel of the season 1 collection an individual’s confidence is shown ready to take on the daily trials and tribulations that the world presents. Not to mentiong looking the freshest anyone could get.

Click the 4 very fresh designs to visit the official website of The T-Shirt Gang.

 

-julian

he is alive.

 I’m just trying to give you a perspective of my life right now and well this is it. I am not going to use this post to address the issues going on at home, well because that is my business, but if you must know, they do effect me. This post’s purpose is to serve as a tick mark, a bulletin, just something I can look back at and reflect on my life at this moment. With such a busy schedule I don’t really have time to just enjoy life. I think everyone feels like that one time or another. So I invite you to join me as I take a snap shot of time with my writing. Let’s profile ourselves right now, it may seem like a silly idea, but believe me it’ll worth it in the long run.

“Hi I’m Julian Encarnacion. I’m 17 about to turn legal at the end of this month. I just graduated high school, class of 08 in the 30th best public high school in the nation and am currently working an internship at Goldman Sachs. I love basketball and my favorite team is the New Jersey Nets. A Tribe Called Quest is my favorite band/artists ever. As far as other musical influences I like Kanye West, Common, and Black Star. Writing is my passion and Pablo Neruda is my favorite poet, because his style is one I would like to emmulate. I’m sensative person whose not a afraid of expressing my feelings and my public image is that one I am not proud, because I feel as if very few people know the actual me. To top it all off I will be attend Rutgers University in Newark this fall.”

-julian

The Best “Love in this Club” video ever.

wait til you see young jeezy. . .props

-julian

Anti-Piracy PSA with some washed-up actor who once played a character named McLovin.

funnier than you think

“Piracy PSA” with Christopher Mintz-Plasse on FunnyOrDie.com

obama has no dirt on his shoulders.

word.

-julian

Kobe and an Aston Martin

Ok maybe he can’t do it.

-julian

A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest is one of Hip Hops most legendary, beloved and revered groups of all time and for good reason. Easily recognized for their unique approach to rap music by employing jazz infused soundscapes to Afro centric rhymes, sans the jaded and often nihilistic aggressive posturing associated with hip-hop, A Tribe Called Quest was largely responsible for the popularity of a new genre that dominated the East Coast sound of the early 1990s.

Queens, New York natives Q-Tip , Phife Dawg , and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of Brooklyn, formed ATCQ in 1985. Jarobi, the honorary member of ATCQ, though not always heard, was a fixture of the group in heart and in friendship. QUEST, the original name of the group, was later given the prefix A Tribe Called by their high school buddies, The Jungle Brothers, while recording Black Is Black for their album Straight Out The Jungle. ATCQ, along with the Jungle Brothers and De La Soul, formed a unit called The Native Tongues. With a building buzz around The Native Tongues and Tribes energetic live performances, ATCQ landed a major recording contract with Jive Records in 1989.

Sonically, ATCQ was a decisive and welcomed tangent of jazz, bass-heavy rhythmic vibes and eclectic sampling when compared to the mundane recycling of soul loops, breaks and vocals of their contemporaries. Lyrically, emcees Q-Tip and Phife Dawg addressed social issues relevant to young blacks such as use of the n word and its relevance, date rape and other interpersonal relationships, industry politics and consumerism with infectious energy and fun and having a good time while still promoting positivity.

ATCQ composed a number of successful singles and albums with their creative approach to rap music. In 1990, the group released Peoples Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, scoring several memorable songs including Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It and I Left my Wallet in El Segundo. It was their sophomore effort, The Low End Theory, considered one of the greatest follow-ups in hip-hop history, that would solidify them as legends. Released in late 1991, the freedom expressed in the creation and feel of this record – along with its successor Midnight Marauders – influenced many future artists and producers such as Common, The Roots, Jill Scott, Kanye West and The Neptunes. These artists are a part of ATCQs legacy and are evidence of ATCQs impact for years to come. Classics like Award Tour, Electric Relaxation, Check The Rhyme and Scenario defined ATCQs sound during this period.

In 1996, ATCQs fourth album, Beats, Rhymes & Life, was released. The Ummah – a production team consisting of Q-Tip , Ali Shaheed and newcomer and stellar talent Jay Dee (now Jay Dilla of Slum Village) – was established the same year. The team worked together to share their aural aesthetic with other artists like Janet Jackson, DAngelo, and Faith Evans.

ATCQ continued to perfect and advance their sound, displaying their unique take on hip-hop. It was with the completion of their fifth studio album, The Love Movement, that ATCQ chose to exit the proverbial stage.

In recent years, the anticipation for another ATCQ album has been building. The Abstract Poetic, Five Foot Assasin , and Mr. Muhammadhave yet to grace the studio for another record, but have hit the road again. Today, the power of their music is still evident in their dynamic stage shows and in the reception of their adoring fans.

A Tribe Called Quests anomalous posture has changed the face and sound of hip-hop and paved the way for future groups, artists, producers and even fans to be unapologetic about their creative expression. With or without future recordings, ATCQs legacy lives on in the groups creative innovation that is recognized as a profound contribution to musical history.

(Information from ATCQ’s Myspace.) 

crazy mix by DJ Mike Rizzy. (a must listen)
Vibe with the Tribe

For more Tribe heres are some links  

Official Website

Myspace

For more DJ Mike Rizzy

Official Mix Site

-julian

the calling and jay-z graph.

 must watch 

 
graphs put things in perspective. 

-julian 

kassie kicks monsters ass

kick what?

-julian