A must have for Hip-Hop heads worldwide – Janette Beckman’s The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982–1990 Before it was ever called bling, Hip-Hop was sporting dookie ropes, truck jewelery, and of course the fat gold chain, but no one ever rocked one like this. Some new guy rapper needs to pay tribute and get one like this instead of one decorated with fruit loops or whatever. Representing the Golden Age / Golden Era – Rap icon, Virgo and living legend Big Daddy Kane in a 1989 take on the classic Nefertiti silhouette. – It’s a certain special skill that takes much practice…

"Lemonade was a popular drink and it still is, I get more props and stunts than Bruce Willis." - GURU, may you rest in paradise. We spent hours talking about the lyrics of DWYCK. It's a bonafide gem of the golden era of hip hop. By coincidence I was working on this summer time illustration when I heard the news →

But If we were to do the yankDEEZ tee shirt again, I would update the whole steez a bit, and do it on mysoti.com cuz it's just easier like that. We won't sell as many units, but that's not what NYC entitlement is about. So yankDEEZ, son.

This ain't no record player, kid. It's the iconic Technics sl1200 direct drive turntable sporting the Disaster! 12" single for their track "Rock N Roll". Drop in to the deep end and download this ridicko 2560x1600 pixel desktop wallpaper. Click on the image to expand it in full size, and then right click and save as, or if you're →

Disaster! Skate punk rock like you never heard it before! The band that defies! Put your grom (or yourself) in this tee shirt by heading over to mysoti.com and visiting my products page. If you're feeling it vote for it, better yet cop one and rock n roll at your favorite spot.

1995 the number- another summer. DEAR FYC concept, joshuaSELF drawing, and ROMER 456 hand-to-hand hustle sold hundreds of these YankDEEZ tee shirts mad quick. I know some people still have these in their collection. The YankDEEZ balls logo was on the chest and the commonwealth eagle with the old nyc subway token was on the upper back. I Took these →

Last one before we move onto something new tomorrow - number 4 of 4 in the series - so excuse me while I repeat myself one more time. Break out your skellie tops, jump ropes and sidewalk chalks. Don't forget the tennis balls and spaldeens for box ball and stoop ball too. If there's enough heads we can grab a →