Video // ADIDAS X UPSET GENTLEMAN X SHOE GALLERY

Joey Hernandez of Upset Gentleman (formerly “Miami Ink”) explains the concept behind the Adidas ZX 700 Boat Shoe; what separates Upset Gentleman from other brands; and their collaboration with the Miami boutique, Shoe Gallery.

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Official Motion Family SMKA Vol 2 Release Party Video w/ Pill, Yelawolf, Aleon Craft, Gripplyaz & Young Scolla

Official Motion Family SMKA Vol 2 Release Party Video w/ Pill, Yelawolf, Aleon Craft, Gripplyaz & Young Scolla

SMKA’s The 808 Experiment: Vol 2 Release Party @ The Star Bar in Atlanta, GA housed over 12 performance and 500 people. The event was captured by Atlanta’s best video production team Motion Family. This video features performances from Yelawolf, Aleon Craft, Gripplyaz, Pill and Young Scolla.
Creative Loafing Review: “the place was vibrating with the [...]

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Live Performance Video // Joey DeFrancesco Trio – “Fly me to the Moon”

Have a happy Friday from SMKA and Joey DeFrancesco.
Joey is simply an unbelievable talent that my old roommate from USC put me on. Love this song and video.

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The Soviet Rockets – “I Don’t Know Where I’m Going” // Video of Car Performance

The Soviet Rockets – “I Don’t Know Where I’m Going” // Video of Car Performance

Although we don’t condone driving and playing piano at the same time, we do enjoy this video.
We went to Durham this past weekend to work with the soviet rockets and made some beautiful music for their debut album. Much more on that coming in the following weeks.
i don’t know where i’m goingthe soviet rockets [...]

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Throwback Video of the Week // The Luniz – “Playa Hate”

Throwback Video of the Week // The Luniz – “Playa Hate”

Another installment of “Throwback Video of the Week” brought to you by my homie from USC in Cali. Enjoy!
Luniz asks a very important question in this throwback video…”why you wanna playa hate on me.” I think he was specifically asking Too Short, but is neither here nor they.

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SMKA Presents: 808 Blake // VIDEO

SMKA Presents: 808 Blake // VIDEO

“The Man Behind The 808 Experiment”
For those of you unfamiliar 808 Blake produced The 808 Experiment: Vol 2. If you don’t know who blake is, watch the video below for a little more insight. If you don’t care who blake is, then don’t watch the video below.

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“PENNIES ADD UP” [COPPER NIKE AIR FOAMPOSITE I] // VIDEO

“PENNIES ADD UP” [COPPER NIKE AIR FOAMPOSITE I] // VIDEO

The homie Ali, and sneakermestupid.com, out this video together.

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Yelawolf on MTV Mixtape Daily // VIDEO

Yelawolf on MTV Mixtape Daily // VIDEO

Very Nice!
The homie Yelawolf talking about a couple of his projects on MTV Mixtape Daily. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to his whole catalog, do yourself a favor and do that.

MTV Shows

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J.Cole XXL Freshmen 2010 Freestyle // Video

J.Cole XXL Freshmen 2010 Freestyle // Video

We meet J.Cole when we brought him in to the 2009 A3C Festival in Atlanta. He is a real good dude.
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Steve Nash “Most Ridiculous Man in the World” // Commercial

Steve Nash “Most Ridiculous Man in the World” // Commercial

I love Steve Nash, and this commercial.
This is a great spin off of a great commercial series. Hats off to Steven Nash, Vitamin Water and the creative director.

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