TRUCKASAURAS - FAK!!

Wow. One word for this video, awesomeness.

WK INTERACT...

WK Interact is a French born, NYC based artist whose work has decorated the streets of the SoHo district for nearly 2 decades. Kid is nice.

VANS x DQM 3 FEET HIGH...

Last year Vans hooked up with DQM, HUF, & KICKS/HI for a series of chukka boots. A few weeks back they re-released another small batch of them. My man O' favors the HUF model, but the DQM editions are my personal favorites.

ANNOUNCEMENT...

Keeping with the CHI-Town theme, here is a surprise video from Common featuring Pharrell for his latest single "Announcement" taken from the forthcoming Universal Mind Control. I'm definitely feelin' the treatment on this one.

GOOD MORNING...

Originally screened last year at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and subsequently bootlegged, this is the official full length video for Yeezy's "Good Morning". Directed by Japanese animator and visual artist Takashi Murakami.

THE OLD PRINCE STILL LIVES AT HOME...

NoDoz alumni Shad is back with a new video for "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home". The video features a spot-on tribute to the opening segment of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, that is until...well, just watch.

BEAT KONDUCTA VOL. 5: DIL COSBY SUITE...

Madlib is prolific. Dude puts in work. Last month he gave us the re-working of Madvillainy and this week he drops Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite, a tribute to the late great J Dilla.

As if that wasn't enough, September 30th marks the release of his highly anticipated addition to BBE's Beat Generation series entitled WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip. In summary, Madlib owns your iPod for the remainder of the year...and I ain't mad at him.

Beat Konducta Vol. 5 is available via digi-download exclusively at the Stones Throw online store (physical release in late 2008). Peep a sample after the jump.

TRIZZY DUNK...

A-Trak & Fool's Gold art director Dust La Rock hit up the Nike ID Studio and cook up a dunk inspired by the artwork from Trizzy's debut album Running Man: Nike+ Original Run.

KAWS x i-D...

Legendary graf artist KAWS talks about working with i-D for their July 2008 edition. Definitely a collectors item.

MY FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT...

I gotta wear (HUF x Mosley Tribes) shades.

FULLY FITTED...

Spank Rock and the Fully Fitted extended family (Amanda Blank, Pase Rock, Devlin + Darko, Dj Class, etc.) are killin' it right now (they stole the show at Rock the Bells this past weekend). Here's Dj Class with "Roll It (Fully Fitted Mix)" from the Re-Edit EP. Serious heat.

HAPPY 30th AMY...

NIKE OCTAGON PIXEL ONE PIECE...

To commemorate the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing Nike dropped these limited edition one piece pixel dunks. Reportedly there were less than 400 pairs made worldwide. Pretty clean.

BEAUTIFUL LOSER DUNKS...

To correspond with the premier of Beautiful Losers a series of dunks were created which draw images from key points in the film. Check out the clip below for an up close look at em'.

YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION MAN...

Straight outta Detroit City this is Bling 47 affiliate Invincible with "Sledgehammer!" from her debut full length ShapeShifters. One of my favorite tracks from an album full of heaters.

LIGHTS OUT...

Okay, I was planning on waiting until tomorrow to post this one but it's just too hot to hold back. This is Santogold with "Lights Out". My favorite jam from her stellar self titled debut.

THE CHAMP IS BACK...

With the 2008 Summer Olympics in full swing KanYe West drops the video for his latest single "Champion". In the video we see a Muppet style version of Yeezy training for and competing in the "Unified Games". Directed by NEON.

DAEDELUS DARLING...

Alfred Darlington, known to the music world as Daedelus, talks about his path to electronic music and gives us a tour of his famous flashing box of beats, the Monome. Courtesy of XLR8R TV.

SAM FLORES x ADIDAS

Sam Flores rounds out the Upper Playground vs. adidas artist series with his take on the Decade Hi. Super clean. Limited run of 500 pairs. Available at UP retail stores and the UP Online Store. Peep the video below to witness the birth of this collabo.

SPOTLESS MIND...

Some say hip-hop is dead, but I tend to disagree. Need proof? Peep this rhyme from Jay Electronica. It's bonkers.

THE PIGEON NB BY STAPLE DESIGN...

East Coast sneaker heads are freaking out about this one. Let's just hope no riots break out this time around.

WHO'S GONNA SAVE MY SOUL?

My man Chuasworth beat me to the punch on this one, but it's too good not to post. This is Gnarls Barkley with "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?" from The Odd Couple. Directed by Chris Milk, who also directed Yeezy's "Touch The Sky" video back in 2006. The hotness for sure.

BEAUTIFUL LOSERS...

New documentary from Aaron Rose celebrating the D.I.Y. spirit of artists such Shepard Fairey, Margaret Kilgallen, Barry McGee, Spike Jonze, Ed Templeton, and more.

The artists profiled emerged from the subcultures of skateboarding, graffiti, punk rock, and hip-hop and have gone on to have a profound impact on the worlds of art, fashion, music, and film. Peep the trailer.

I TOLD HER ON ALDERAAN...

Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip, known collectively as Neon Neon are back with "I Told Her On Alderaan", their second video from Stainless Style. The video portrays John DeLorean's excessive lifestyle and how it ultimately lead to his downfall. Video courtesy of Lex Records.