STR CRD w/ Cognito aka "The SHUCHEF"

OVER THE LAST TWENTY YEARS, COGNITO HAS CONTRIBUTED VASTLY TO THE PROPAGATION OF HIP HOP CULTURE— FROM CONCERT PROMOTER TO FATBEATS RECORD STORE OPERATOR TO TOURING THE WORLD AS A MEMBER OF THE UNDERGROUND GROUP MASSINFLUENCE. IN ADDITION, COGNITO IS KNOWN FOR DOCUMENTING LEGENDARY HIP HOP ARTISTS SUCH AS MOS DEF, DE LA SOUL, TALIB KWELI, MF DOOM AND KANYE WEST ON BOTH STILL AND VIDEO MEDIA. AN AFICIONADO OF SNEAKER CULTURE SINCE 1982, COGNITO, AKA "THE SHUCHEF," HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF CONSULTING WITH A NUMBER OF MAJOR SHOE BRANDS ON MANY LEVELS FROM MARKET RESEARCH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH. OVER THE YEARS HIS COLLECTION OF RARE SNEAKERS HAS BEEN EDITED DOWN FROM A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT TO NOW JUST UNDER 50 PAIRS OF CLASSIC TRAINERS — QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. AFTER SEEING HIS ORIGINAL JORDANS DRY-ROT FROM NOT WEARING THEM, HE NOW VOWS TO STICK TO HIS MOTTO "SNEAKERS ARE MEANT TO BE WORN, NOT TO SIT IN A CLOSET."

Check him out @ http://frolab.com

These are a few South Africa 2010 FROLAB pics

Big up to DJ Bobbito for keepin' it True Vinyl...

Safe-

STR CRD Sneaker Event 2010

STR CRD was South Africa's first sneaker and streetwear convention. The event brought passionate streetwear lovers together from many avenues of Youth Culture. Visitors were treated to a promotional pop up village and displays of new sneaker collections from the likes of Nike, DC, New Balance, Adidas, Puma, Converse, 2BOP, Iron Fist and many other local and international brands.

Even the Skateboarders had something to do. Jamie O'Brien from Woodies Ramps made a big sick box complete with stairs, ledges and a kinked rail. The Boyz were killing it, with or without the commentary. I think Justus Kotze ended up winning and props to Will Twala for killin' it with a taped up busted wrist.

Graff artists, B-boy crews and hip hop groups were also on hand showing off their skills. It was great to see so many streetwear lovers in one place, many who flew in from places like Joburg, Durban and abroad.

One of the highlights for all the Sneaker Freaks was checking out the freshly customised kicks from Alex Nash, a renowned sneaker Artist. Some cats would have gladly bartered anything (even a family member) to go home with one of his highly sought-after sneakers.

Here are a few of the perspectives I came up with... Enjoy-

'Some-Ting To Peep' Vol. 1

I will put up 'Some-Ting To Peep' ever so often, this is the first of many to come...

Enjoy-

Seems like a good time to get the old Pin-Hole Camera I made dialed in again, it is very hard to use but when you nail the shot not much can touch it.

New Logo Done & Looks Too Fresh!!!

Check out my new logo made from a Hand Drawn Sketch by Tyler B Murphy,

Your sure to be seeing this around...

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Echo Ledge GoPro Skateboard Clip - Test Round

I linked up with the cats from Echo Ledge at Sports Unlimited after the African Vacation Tour Demo over the weekend. They asked me to help them test their new GoPro rig for the first time, it was a bit strange to skate but i got a few good runs. Check out this rad little video they put together with some of the footage...

They also have a surfboard mount that I am frothing to test. Not to mention I'm keen to get few more tricks and maybe some better angles on the skateboard, maybe the bowl in Stellie'...

Enjoy-

Museum Gallery Opening Exhibition Tonight!!! The New Landscape

Museum Gallery is having its Opening Exhibition,

Here are some links to a few of the articles & features...

http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog/2010/09/the-new-landscape/

http://travelblog.portfoliocollection.com/Blog/New-Photographic-Art-Gallery-Opening-in-Woodstock

http://www.onesmallseed.net/events/the-new-landscape-opening

20 Gun Metal Silver Deluxe Edition Books Only at AStore (w/ Free to your Door Delivery)

The only place selling Gun Metal Silver, Deluxe Edition Books is AStore and they have it up on their site as well as in their shop on Kloof. The Cover Art for the Deluxe Edition was done by Tyler B. Murphy and the Gun Metal Silver is limited to 20 copies. Only 130 Deluxe Edition copies of Expressions Book One South Africa will be made. And because they dig all you cats so much they are giving Free Shipping in SA!!! So all you have to do is put it on the card, wait a few days and they deliver it to you. Then on your table to enjoy.....

Too easy,

Safe-

http://www.astoreisgood.com/books/view-all/expressions.html#large

Re-Cap Winter 2010 Vol. 2

A bit more of what went down while you where away... Enjoy-

Dank+Disko=Sedge Warbler

Dylan and Dame

Sailor Jerry Launch Event

2010 J-Bay Post Comp Magic

Jordy After- J'Bay 2010 (1st WCT Win by A South African Ever!!!)

Jordy Before- Gathering himself prior to one of the biggest heats of his life

Roosta & Saskia have this funny little hand on the mouth ting' going

The Man, The Myth, The Legend Bruce Gold and Princess 'ScooterGirl' Sidekick

Piece from Adidas 'One Night Only' by Cashril +, Black Koki, Tyler B. Murphy

'Let me see you russian prison face' w/ TBM

Re-Cap Winter 2010 Vol. 1

Making moves and getting in on the action!!! This is a bit of the Shenanigans that I got into over the last few weeks... Enjoy-

DJ Just Be...? rockin' the 3 Stories Skate Jam, Mak1 Bison Buffy = Heavy, Book Post Ups' Test Run

Rasty & Character, Me atop 3 Stories, DJ Neil Armstrong on the wheels of steel

A Moment Of Silence Prior To The Arrival Of Something Prominent!

Going Rogue In J-Bay, The World Cup Aftermath...

Things are most interesting of late, So the book is done and printed. I will be picking up a few fresh new copies to do some select leak promotion; as well as giving out a number of OG Litho' plates from the book. My dirt cheep cellphone gets stolen at this Adidas gig I play in Cape Town. Who cares, yah? Wrong, I lost over 500 cell phone numbers that were on that phone with 2 memory cards full. So if your in South Africa and I had your phone number chances are I don't any more so call me. I did a SIM swap and got the same number so thats a plus I guess. Shortly after that my internet got capped for the month and that was it. I am off the grid and out of communication for a few days. I start to bug out a bit and then it dawns on me. Time for J-Bay...

I am glad to say it has been a ride to remember, and its not over.

I sold out of the first batch of books (intended for reactions and leek promo) and had to get my publishers to courier up another small batch asap. One more notch on their belt, and another 'Big Up' to Formsxpress.

If your lucky enough to find me in J-Bay maybe you could get copy (Or check out the new hotspot to chow near Supers called Nina's, they bought one to put on display). Otherwise you will have to 'chill-axe' and be a good sport like the rest. I will have some class web distribution up in a jiffy in addition to a few killer exhibition/launch events across South Africa over the next few months. Cape Town is first up and its going to be one for the history books.

Until I come back from the Wild and Unknown,

Enjoy-

"The Boyz Are Bleeding For My Book", As I Finish Printing The Last Pages and Make Some Final Corrections

I watch in anticipation as the last pages of my book roll off the massive Litho' Press. Could I be ever so close to the real finished product? I spent more than a year on post production getting everything sorted and dialed in. Along the way learning about the entire printing process and how in depth it is. I needed to make a last minute materials change on the Deluxe Edition cover art because it was not looking super-duper fresh enough. Now it looks top class, almost too good. Cats are going to flip out when they see the OG hand styles. These are a few of the boyz in the factory that helped make my book. While printing the last few pages of my book, one of the guys busted his eye wide open. He slammed into one of the big machines and got knocked out; he had to go to the hospital only to return to work later that day to help finish printing the final section. Now that is the kind of commitment I wish most people had. Big up to all the people at Formsxpress who helped in the production of my book. The Final Stretch is here.... Enjoy-

Strap a Really Expensive Camera To My Chest and See What Happens at Adidas Originals - Three Stories Cape Town (Video Clip)

For the past 5 weeks Adidas Originals has turned the Woodstock Industrial Centre into a massive 2010 World Cup Soccer viewing area and hipster loitering zone. The place has basically turned into a home where artists, sculptors, photographers and general trendsetters link up to watch the games, cool out and have a blast. Three Stories played host to six different Art Exhibitions, a top class mini-ramp downstairs, HD projector screen upstairs, free-flowing freshly-popped popcorn, a good selection of booze, homemade food, as well as live acts and DJ's rocking out just for kicks'. I played a few different roles over the more than month long event; I DJ'ed a few gigs (like at one of the main Graffiti Exhibitions) as well as helped host a couple fun skateboard events. In addition to my normal photo/jurno antics I was a contributing artist to a few of the exhibitions. During the first week I helped the film crew shoot some great skate footage on the mini-ramp. They strapped a very pricey high end digital SLR to my chest and had me skate the mini-ramp. The footage came out too sick, and i will make sure I get the raw clips from them. But in the mean time here is the short promo video for the event. Enjoy-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKveuafVIo