Stars And Stripes

Come out and support this guy TH at the Stars and Stripes concert on September 11th at Chop Suey. Also featuring D Black, Peoples, Spaceman, and Gnotes. Come out and support.

What Happened To The ISH Blog?

Ok, alright I've been sluffin. As you can see the Ill Shopping Habits Blog has been on a brief break due to conditions out of anyones hands. Earlier this summer both me and kooler left the country to do some studying. Me in the Dominican Republic (much studying was taken place there) and Kooler in Panama. We both decided to leave Blog in the hands of my big brother Jacob the Jeweler. My big brother carried the load of the blog for a couple days but soon his hectic life took over and the ball (the blog) was dropped. I cant be mad at this man though, life is hectic. Upon my return I fell into the hectic lifestyle of being 16 during the summer time in the six and no blogging was taken place. No worries all is not lost, the summers over and I've got lots of time on my hands once againI! So, dont skip young world the ISH blog is back written by the BFK and affiliated with the infamous Laced Up....Stay tuned Me Studying In the Dominican

Iron Maiden 3's ...

...fuckin ill, if you've purchased any of the other pairs you'll definitely want to get your hands on a pair of these. I've already ordered mine and while I COULD tell you where they're available at ...i just don't want to

..featuring "eddy" the legendary Iron Maiden mascot of sorts, the IM 3's (as i'm calling them for short) are not as dope as the 2's in my oponion but better then the 1st ones, get yours !!!

(just don't wear em on the same day i do) .

Cosby & Kittens

..Cosby Clothing's recently released summer lineup has taken those howling wolf and Jaws inspired tee shirts to a whole new level .

I can just see Dapper Dave in that kitty shirt right now hahah ..

peep more photos from the release and where the line is available at cosbyclothing.com

Cap. Hill Block Party ..

..The Capitol Hill Block Party is back once again this year, just another good reason to be drunk in the middle of the street and listen to good music. Un-fucking-fortunately their lineup does not include a single hip hop set except for the physics.

The headlining band is Vampire Weekend whose cd I've heard a million times (courtesy of being employed at Urban Outfitters) and it's pretty good I'd definitely check em out if you make it down there which you should.




Their first single Oxford Comma

You can also purchase ticket at Urban (i swear i'm just trying to save you money and NOT plugg them) without the service charge so they'll be cheaper at $18.

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/special/blockparty?page=schedule

..the stranger has the lineup and show times posted ..

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack ....

So, our blog has been kept up to date by our intern (aka my kid brother) young Skeeter for the past couple months. Skeeter however is vacationing in the Dominican Republic for the next month however so I figured it was hiiight time I get back on it. Dont judge me too hard for not posting aiiight I've been busy, since my last post not have I grown a quarter of an inch, i ALSO discovered that bubbliscious makes better bubbles then any other kinda bubble gum

...and who said I was a slacker ??

2am still at work ..

Graffiti In Seattle

Just days ago, some friends and eye looked throw a picture book filled with Graffiti in the mid 80's done on street cars. We thought to ourselves, wouldn't it be cool if we had the balls to tag the new Light Rail. Apparently we weren't he only ones who thought it was a novel idea because just Saturday morning it was reported that the Light Rail that was being displayed was "Vandalized" by taggers. The car was parked near I-5 South bound on an elevated platform. It was said to be there to exhibit the progress of Seattle's Light Rail and that they were confident in security of the car. Little did they know that Seattle taggers are quite the ambitious bunch and the first to tag a new light rail gets mad props. Here in Seattle graffiti "Vandalism" as it is referred to by adults and some responsible teenagers, is on the rise by 40% since last year. I myself have seen a rise in tagging around my own neighborhood with prominent taggers like Eckel, Loser, and The Chicken Kid. Adults fear that nothing is safe anymore from these terrible people who vandalise property with no regard to its owners as they refer to them as. Seattle spends over a million dollars on painting over graffiti and installing cameras to parks and graffiti hot spots. Graffiti is not a very high priority for the police, simply because it doesn't matter! I for one believe that people are a little to uptight about the subject of graffiti, so I'm here to explain this for you and clear up any confusion you might be having. There are two kinds of activity's that can be used with a pen and can, one is able to either tag or graffiti. Tagging is simply going around various places in your neighborhood and writing what you think is a clever "tag name" on just about anything you can think of. Tagging is not art in any way and is truly vandalism. Then there is graffiti, graffiti is much more then writing your tag name graffiti is art. Graffiti takes time, it takes first and second drafts just like any other piece of work. Graffiti should not be looked down upon by society or confused with tagging, a graffiti artist is an actual artist and should get the due respect of an artist. Too often the term graffiti is used with tagging and is confused as being the same thing, but if we look closely we will see a clear difference in tagging and graffiti. Society as a whole I am petitioning you to pay a little bit more attention to what you may think is a vandal, because on second glance you may find an artist. Graffiti is art don't discount it for anything less.

Real graffiti art is done here.

This is no graffiti, its Vandalism!

Art? Or Vandalism?

Nas Feat. Keri Hilson -Hero

This is some real Nas right here, very refreshing to me after his recent infatuation with the N-word. The beat is clean and is more of a mature sound for Nas. The song "Hero" comes as a much needed break in terms of content in Nas's upcoming album, entitled Nas, which mostly talks about subjects pertaining to the N-word and race in America. Some of his recent song titles include: Ya’ll My Niggas, N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master), and Be A Nigger too. The album is set to release July 15th.

Air Max 90 Infrared Retro

In my opinon the most desireable colorway of the Air Max 90. Re released once already these are sure to fly of the shelves in days. Look for these in selecet Nike retailers late July.

DC 80's pack

The DC 08 fall collection presents the 80's Pack. These sneakers are inspired by Tokyo nights hence the bright colors and Japanese writing on the side. These are absolutely ludicrous, I love them. Look for them at select retailers.

Ether 2?

Ok so maybe not but Nas finally appears to retaliating to shots thrown at him by 50 cent on tracks "piggy bank" and "Queens get the money" New Nas lyrics seem to be directed at 50.......

"Niggas is still hatin/talkin that Nas done fell off with rhyming /he'd rather floss with diamonds/they pray please god let him spit that oozie in the army lining that shorty doo-wop rolling oowops in the park reclining take twenty-seven mc's put em /in a line and they out of alignment/my assignment said she said retirement hiding behind 8 Mile and The Chronic/get rich but dies rhyming/this is high science/now add 23 more from queens to b'more/i'm over they heads like a bulimic on a seesaw/now that's 50 porch monkeys ate up at the same time"

Jay-Z Looking To Break Into The Show

So apparently owning half the world just is not enough Jay-z is reportedly looking in to buying a piece of the New York Yankees. He already has his share of the New Jersey Nets, but the Yankees, thats on a whole diffrent level. Thats big pimpin!

New Lupe

This I like ... I dont no if its going to be on his next and last album L.U.P-End but its nice. After hearing this and his last new song "Cold War" I'm thinking that L.U.P.-End will be more of the deep Lupe that we saw on The Cool and less of the Lupe that we saw on Food and Liquor

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New Common

It's better then the last one but still....Not....Not Common its just not his bread and butter....but its allright...Click Here

The Game Feat. Travis Barker

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Red Magic Game And Lil Wayne

Bad recording but when Game and Wayne get on a track I got to share it. Click Here

Ok So Like Really No One Cares But It's Entertaining

Ok so like Young Buck and G-unit beef, no one should really care, but all I know is that Buck comes real hard on this diss track "taped conversation" check it out Click Here

Jacob "The Jeweler"Arabov Locked Up

The super jewelry maker Jacob Arabov was sentenced to 2 and 1/2 years in prison for denying his knowledge to federal agents about seized jewels from a large cocaine trafficker. That'a boy Jacob.

Dyme Def Mixtape Release Party

Sunday Night Kooler, Corwin, Mike and I ventured to the great unknown, Fremont, to attend the Dyme Def's 3BadBrothaaas Mixtape release party. All of us being on the VIP, peace to my man Benito for that, list we were able to get in free, bring our Slurpee's in, and chill in this real nice lounge spot.

We waited awhile as anticipation grew for Dyme Def to rock the stage. Various wack rappers got on stage and tried, failing miserably to rock the stage. This gave us some time to walk around and pass out mix tapes, buttons, stickers as well as meet the young lady's and local rappers who were dispersed throughout the crowd

The Group got on stage at around 11:47 and performed for about 30 minutes. They performed some of their tracks from Space Music as well as some brand new tracks from the mixtape 3BadBrothaaas. The new tracks were very creative and original, especially Brain's Them song and My Nuts. The performance was made even more interesting because of a projector placed right behind the performing group that displayed various images that usually had to do with the lyrics being said. This was by far the most creative thing I have ever seen at a local concert. The video made the experience so much more enjoyable and interesting. Along with the projector aspect and the new songs, Dyme Def rocked the crowd like always with incredible steez the crowd enjoyed. More pictures from the performance and the night.

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