Cocaine 80s – Express OG EP
Having recently been blessed with the track “Motivation” featuring Chicago emcee Common, Cocaine 80s proudly presents its EP, Express OG, for download. Comprised of producer extraordinaire No I.D and singer/songwriter James Fauntleroy II (previously from The Underdogs), the six-track effort is a solid mixture of R&B and hip-hop with key contributions from the likes of the aforementioned Common, as well as Nas. The Express OG EP can be downloaded in its entirety here.
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I’ve been looking for this.. Kanye is crazy
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New Music: Masa Kosugi - Meth
Wow Mr.Kosugi gets some inspiration and delivers some Wu-Tang ‘wa-cha’ kung-fu chops for his latest release, Enjoy!
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JOHN MAYER - SHADOW DAYS
After a long time gone from the music scene, because of a granuloma near his vocal chords, he is finally back with a new track. It bears the fitting title of Shadow Days.
It’s safe to say that his still has it.
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Weekly Review #1
Hey guys this is our first weekly review! We hope you enjoyed your weekend, for those of you who haven’t been on AKWL all week shame on you LOL! This weekly review was made for you, all ratings are out of five crowns and this is what you have missed out on:
Editors Note-The Next Chapter
You want to check this out, I basically explained the story of how AKWL came to be and the next steps we are taking in branding AKWL. Oh before I forget we are on Instagram so follow us now: LivingAKWL
Tisci’s Time: Riccardo Tisci and Kanye West for Vogue Magazine
Who doesn’t love the work Riccardo Tisci has been doing lately at Givenchy and for the Throne. He features Ye’ in this edition of Vogue and shares all on the Watch The Throne project.
Street Etiquette ‘Crowned’
These street etiquette guys stole the show this week, with over 200 reblogs. I’m not going to say more go and check it out.
KARMALOOP & STREETAMMO EUROPE
Karmaloop has finally launched a European version of their shop, best thing to happen to Europe since ummm.. ummm.. [insert something cool to say]
North Face Purple Label Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
North face got a lot of love with this Spring/Summer collection and that’s because there is something for everyone in this collection!
Undefeated Spring 2012 Lookbook
Quality, Quality and Quality this is why Undefeated is one of the best. Very simple designs but the quality of fabrics is unmatched.
Lafayette 2012 Spring/Summer Collection
Great Collection with a dope video, lots of popular faces. The Japanese brand continues to shine!
Billionaire Boys Club Fall 2012 Preview
I don’t need to say much, we all know what to expect from this line all I can say is save up quick before most of the items are sold out!
Mishka Spring 2012 collection Lookbook
My favourite brand at the moment they cant go wrong, couple of popular faces in this video look book as well.
Supreme x Kate Moss Spring 2012 Campaign
Here we go, you put these two names together and ‘BOOM’ !! So much buzz about this campaign right now, read all about it!
Masa Kosugi released two new bootlegs available for download
With an interview with Masa coming up in the next few weeks on Kings Watch which we are about to launch you need to get to know this kid! Download the two bootlegs he released for his Facebook fans for free and see what the buzz is about.
Huf Spring 2012 Collection – First Releases
I am big on quality of fabric and so is Huf! Couple of accessories you might want to get here.
The Next Chapter
When I think about how I started this blog I sometimes laugh at myself and think back when all I had up here was pictures of fashion and genuinely anything that used to inspire me in one way or another. I always wanted people to feed off of each other’s energy. According to T - my good friend and business partner - I started becoming really good at telling many different stories with pictures. I never quite believed that there was a real audience that cared about what I was posting up nor did I ever think that our blog would become a homepage on anyone’s laptop - until more and more people started to email me asking me to feature their work or latest collections on AKWL.
I started to receive feedback on how the work that I featured on the blog had started to inspire people. At this point I had started putting more text in the posts and would add opinions and write-ups for further emphasis on what I’d post. My business partner T was always afraid of me doing write-ups and I could tell - He was afraid that if I opened my mouth the whole world would tell me to shut up! Well, I decided to open my mouth anyway being the rebel that I am, and here we are about to fully start branding AKWL. The team that I have behind me stretches from the UK to Canada – all of us from different backgrounds that range from Russia to Japan to Zimbabwe to anywhere you can think of.
It is our aim to use AKWL as a platform to show case all types of artists from different backgrouds to inspire you our readers and our generation but most of all to have a positive effect in as many cultural circles as we can. We have set a high standard so you may not see the same people featured over and over again if we believe that their work is not up to their usual standards.We will now be having a weekly review every Sunday, that is something to look forward to and we will be launching Kings Watch soon. Kings Watch will serve as AKWL TV and so much more look forward to great interviews from people we feature on here and great events.I am truly grateful that I have a platform were we can share more with the general public. We can showcase more talent than I ever imagined from all over the world and every one of you will be in the front row. I truly believe each one of you will feel a connection with at least one member of the team I’ve put together. This is a lifestyle, I don’t know how I’ve got here or who I will become as the years roll on and as my 21st birthday draws closer I know that everyday I will try to inspire people to live A Kings Way of Life.Editor, akingswayoflife.com
