It’s not secret that I have distain for Ed Hardy and “Ed Hardy Guy” and have waged a personal war against the latter. (Just like I waged a victorious campaign against “Shiny Shirt Guy”, “Trucker Hat Guy” and “Striped Shirt Guy” before him.)
Chris R sent me the info on Elitaste dissing Ed Hardy:
Let’s face it, most of the people who read this site probably hate Ed Hardy as much as Wale does. I used to hate Ed Hardy. And don’t get me wrong, you would never catch me wearing it. But here’s what I’ve realized about Ed Hardy (and you can throw Von Dutch, Christian Audigier and Affliction in there too), as much as I hate them, never before has a clothing company told you so much about the person wearing it. With the rise of streetwear over the past few years, you have all these kids aspiring to be something or associated with something, but with Ed Hardy, there is like ZERO irony in wearing it. People genuinely think it’s cool. They aren’t TRYING to be cool. They actually think they’ve achieved coolness and that Ed Hardy is the tits when it comes to t-shirts (or trucker hats with roses and rhinestones). The poor decision-making that goes into incorporating Ed Hardy into a wardrobe is very telling about someone’s taste and thought process. With that said, I have turned my disdain of Ed Hardy into something of a human litmus test; a sort of fashion iodine that exposes douchebaggery. Although I think athletes can be exempted from this, as I saw Michael Beasley get turned away from Villa (a very hot club in LA) for wearing Ed Hardy. He just doesn’t know any better.
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA Your favorite International Playboy’s, favorite International Playboy
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com
“Gotta stay true to who you are and where you came from
Cause at the top will be the same place you hang from
No matter how big you can ever be
For whatever fee or publicity, never lose your integrity
For years there’s been surprise horses in this stable
Just two albums in, I’m the realest nigga on this label
Mr. Black President, yo Obama for real
They gotta put your face on the five-thousand dollar bill”
– Nas
The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA Your favorite International Playboy’s, favorite International Playboy
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Steve AKA The Most Dangerous Man in The World sent me this pretty funny video:
JOHN BROWN: Sarah Palin (I Wanna Lay Pipe)
It is pretty funny, I could have sworn I hung out with that girl in the video at the Spearmint Rhino in Las Vegas last Wednesday. And enjoyed a room service Filet with over easy eggs, some champagne and a fruit plate at 3:30 am at the Bellagio.
“Hey look, I am a leftist, I mean, look where the homey Bush left us.”
“Oh man, You look good in bronze tan, too bad your a false scam,
You think War is part of God’s plan, just tell those kids in the coffins”.
– John Brown AKA ‘The King of da Burbz’
The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA Your favorite International Playboy’s, favorite International Playboy
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Sabado Gigante, The EP: Inspired by the music of Hector Lavoe. Conceived and executed by Dj Noble and Nico B. Art direction and design by Mind.
Thank you very much to those of you who have shared, listened to, and checked for our music each week. Please find the front and back cover art attached. Finally, zshare link follows:
Steve Lurkel and my little brother Nicholas Alfonso Mason, AKA The Jaguar reminded me of the Smut Peddlers version:
“song was also sampled by the smut peddlers, this beat’s better b/c it uses that ‘blue, blue! my world is blue!’ part”
smut peddlers – the red light
and reminded me:
“exile also produced this mobb deep track, which you should check out if you havent heard it, amazing beat, 50 cent kills it”
“Pearly Gates”- Mobb Deep ft. 50 Cent
Which of course samples:
The Judgement Day- Taraves
The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA Your favorite International Playboy on the Rise’s favorite International Playboy on the Rise
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com
