First off, big shouts to all you guys who came out and supported the sale over the weekend. The great showing really gave us a shot in the arm to officially start the summer off. Let’s hope it keeps up.

There hasn’t been too much posted recently, i know it’s been slow – but damn! But it seems at least for one of our homies, the daily grind never lets up. Goddamn yo, does he ever take a break? 2 vids in under a month and more to come?! That’s hustle. So without further adieu, the new joint from Royal-Tee “I’m Shining” (Directed by AMIL). Ayo, get a load of Beezy and Tra’ looking all cool and shit in the background.

10.Deep on the way…

Found this the other day. Didn’t even know we had a camcorder in the house. Can’t wait for the next one.

Royal-Tee – “Sit in my room” | Directed by Aaron Barnes Studios from Aaron Barnes Studios on Vimeo.

Sum old ghetto blaster shit FYA!

Directed by AMIL

Guess who dropped in on us today? Alright I guess the picture gave it away. Anywho our boy Wiz Khalifa stopped in and billed with us for a hot second. Dude is mad chill and seemed seriously surprised that spots like ours even existed in NC (shit like that just backs up how exclusive we really are!). Cats in the shop didn’t even notice it was Wiz till somebody -and I won’t drop names (Chris) – had to open up the trap. But even still, it was all good. But man if I didn’t have bad luck, I’d have none at all – the camera tanked just as I went in for the kill. Oh well, these things happen. Thank the Most High for modern technology cuz the cell phone saved the day! Of course you know we couldn’t let him bounce without getting him set with a little something (if you were at the show you saw him rockin it, so come through). Caught a few vids with him chatting it up with Sheed and a special shout out to all the shop’s fam – you too KP. I know for damn sure that the pic at the top will be on Young Chris’ FB page tonite. Hopefully next time we can get him to stick around a little longer. Till then, its Taylor Gang BEEEYTCH!

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As if our gear wasn’t enough, now you get the chance to browse through damn near everyone else’s stock. That’s right, Issue #2 of the “Tourists Guide to All Things Cool” is on the shelves, and just in time to guarantee that your wallet will be comatose come Memorial Weekend. Like you’ve come to expect from Antenna, this edition is packed cover to cover with everything you wish you had. Covering everything from Alfred Hitchckock and Alison Brie to kombucha and babaganoush, with a few dope threads peppered in-between, I expect the pages might get a little sticky from the sweaty fingertips – or something else (I mean if you’re into that sort of thing). Maybe it’s me but they always seem to pack the best stuff in the Summer volumes. Just sayin…

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How do you celebrate hitting your sales goal? You treat the whole crew (well, most of it) to a free meal (kinda) at one of the city’s finest steakhouses. And did we go in! Everything from prime cuts, to calamari, nothing on the menu was off limits – except for the “Porterhouse for Two”. You know we had our resident chef Kirk Cocaine schooling us on the menu’s best flavors, the dangers of corn-fed beef, and the proper pronunciation of Au Gratin. Sheed called the toast and found a new nickname, and yours truly just snapped away (although the dim lighting made it difficult to get things right). Of course there had to be one ignorant homeboy as young Chris in all his glory opted for a bowl of fries to offset his seafood allergies. Obviously, no get together like this would be complete without some discussion for the next month’s game plan, so check for us to up the ante and 1up our April numbers. But on behalf of the whole Fam, I can’t forget to thank all our friends, fans, followers – pretty much whoever’s reading this post – out there for the endless support, cause without you the F² would stand for “Fully Folded” or something like that (I couldn’t think of anything better). Perhaps next time I’ll be typing this from Japan, who knows? One thing’s for sure though – it’s good to be family.

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For all you artsy folk…

Over the weekend our boy Keelan took some of the fam out to his “Paw Paw’s” cove out by Lake Norman. Of course you know I had to tag along to get a few shots of the outing, but between the lake’s zen-like serenity, the satirical reminiscing – not to mention the unholy levels of alcohol intoxication – finding the will necessary to pry me from my rod (pause) and actually take a break came as somewhat of a challenge. But we got the shots we needed, and the other guys even got in on the action as well.

Apparently begginer’s luck didn’t quite shine in my favor, as I didn’t catch as much as a single bite. In fact the only fish hooked all day was caught by Rome, of all people (and you thought urban dudes couldn’t fish). As the sun went down we packed up and headed to the lodge, as drunk as Irish sailors, just to chat and mellow out. To be honest, I can’t really remember much of the conversation, I just know we had a really good time.

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The Spring edition of Antenna Magazine aka, the “Hipster Handbook” has been delivered. For all you artsy, cool kid, trendy folk seeking a recess from the confines of the ever-so-Charlottean Creative Loafing and – God forbid – Uptown Magazine, this should provide you with some easy reading for the time being. Just take your time and absorb it all, cover to cover; because the next one wont be around until the end of May.

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Some heat from the guys @ Creative Control bringing us new joint from a couple of our faves. Shot in pop’s hometown of Kingston, Jah!

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CURREN$Y + STALLEY: ADDRESS from Creative Control on Vimeo.