Abakus Takeout

Philadelphia is a city full of murderers, crooks, chumps, water ice, tricks, whores, and a few good sneaker/streetwear stores. So, there's stores like WTHN, Ubiq, afficial, pedestrian, and recently added Abakus Takeout.

I came in my moms room with a dave's quality meat shirt on. She says, "where did u get that shirt?" I told her the theme behind Dave Ortiz's well known sneaker store and she went on to say, "Oh, they just opened something like that here in chinatown"

Mia was talking about Abakus Takeout, a newly opened store that has a chinese store theme, but sells sneakers and streetwear. Check out the website and see if u like the situation.

ABAKUSTAKEOUT.COM

WGW: Gisele Bündchen

On my last blog [thelifeandtimez] i used to post pictures of Todd sleep every week
I'm gonna change it up a little for the Q.Hug
without further adieu...

White Girl of the Week

yea she bad

-LaTonyum

Somethn Somethn Somethn..Stack dat Cheese

Moments like this are rarely captured..FYI: She's from Philly. Her name is Nikki Jean; she sings the hook... and if you havent noticed.. she's gorgeous

Weekend Warriors

Hard Times at Douglas High

In a recently aired HBO documentary, viewers were able to witness the strife that has become the Baltimore City School System. In showcasing one of its most historic schools (Douglas) you see the bad and the ugly. Heres the trailer be sure to check it out on HBO.

The Chef x The Hundreds x Diamond Supply Co.

From his days of cooking crack, to his days with Wu-Tang cooking good music, Raekwon is now dabbling in Streetwear. Shout to the whole Wu-Tang Clan

Heathen Chemistry???

According to disgruntled Oasis guitar player Noel Gallagher, "Hip Hop has no place at festival events".  While his comments were released a week before the festival which included acts such as Amy Whinehouse (Spelling is intentional, peep Kanye's blog), Lupe the Gorilla, and none other than headliner Jay-z. While many celebrity cohorts of "The God emcee" such as Usher and Lupe spoke out against Gallagher's claims Mr. Carter didn't respond directly. Instead He gave one of the best performances of his life he claimed.  Oh Noel, i got success IS like suicide. :) 

Jay-z coming out playing guitar to Oasis's Wonderall

Audio of the show (Shouts to Ivan @ itsbx.com)

http://rapidshare.com/files/125787881/jayzliveatglastonbury2008.zip

Lupe Speaking On Hova before he hit the stage.

God is G.O.O.D.

Ye designed this "Black Jesus" piece made from rose gold, black, white, and cognac diamonds. "Kanye handed me a pouch with this chain in it right before he went onstage to do "Put ON" with Jeezy for the BET Awards. Thanks Homie." - Ferrari Murakami

M.I.A. Retires... kind of

http://www.streetanthem.com/?p=1026

I got this in my e-mail this morning, supposedly her visa is fucking up so she's not "officially" retiring, atleast that's what her label (XL Recordings) is saying. Sidenote: XL is a bomb-ass label. But yea, stay tuned.

Alba Stare

Think you can beat Jessica Alba in a stare off?..Guess again

Heavy Rotation

just title this Labonium

1. Gucci Mane- Swing My Door
2. N.E.R.D.- Love Bomb
3. Slim Thug- Like a Boss
4. Rick Ross- Maybach Music
5. Kia Shine- So Krispy
6. Fonzworth Bentley- C.O.L.O.U.R.S.
7. Jay-Z Allure
8. N.E.R.D.- Am I High?
9. Pharell- Where's Yours At?
10. Lil' Wayne- Tha Mobb

That should suffice

-Bone

Fuck Em'....Nice

supremenewyork.com

Shutup and Watch

Rabbit vs. Lyckity Splyt


Rabbit vs. Lotto


B Rabbit vs. Papa Doc

Good Day

Sneak Peak: Fall 08 C.H.I.T.

Just got a few samples in...

Creativity Helps Innovate Trends

a few things from
FALL 2008

White on White Crime Tee

Tearing Friendships Apart (one tee at a time)

Availible July 08 @ your local C.H.I.T. Store

-Tony

Priscillia Renea

This girl is good
Love Song- Sara Bareilles

New Soul- Yael Naim

Fiest-1234


myspace.com/priscilliarenea

Rod

Get Yours

WELL... Since it is the summer and your prolly by the pool, at the mall or in the club. What better way to cool off or should I say heat up than be joined by a lovely female by your side?

Now use these at your own discretion because 9/10 these will get you rejected but that does mean that ten percent of the time these pickup lines work 100% of the time.

"I want to tell you your fortune." Take her hand and write your phone number on it. "There's your future."

Pick up a pack of sugar that actually says, "sugar" on it... then say "You dropped your nametag!"

"How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice- can I get your number?"

"If you were a new sandwich at Mcdonalds, you'de be called the McGorgeous."

"If I had a nickel for every time I saw a girl as beautiful as you I'd have about... 5 cents."

"I may not be the best looking guy in here, but I'm the only one talking to you"

"I'm not actually this tall, I've got this bad habit of sitting on my wallet."

"The only thing your eyes haven't told me is your name. "

"What does it feel like to be the most beautiful girl in this room?"

"I bet I can kiss you on the lips without touching you."

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Das wat dey like!

-Bone

The Hundreds Is Huge!

http://hypebeast.com/2008/06/hypebeast-feature-essentials-the-hundreds/

Showin love to one of our favorite brands over here at The Quarter Hug. Hypebeast has a weekly special on The Hundreds, where four members of the staff discuss the essential things they need to get through the day. And I love how they have Tony from The Hundreds SF reppin The Smiths hard as shit. Go pick up a copy of "The Queen is Dead".

New Wale video - The Artistic Integrity

I fucks with it, I heard the D.A.N.C.E. song but thought maybe I only liked it cuz im a fan of Justice, but yea... homie is pretty official. I like the unconventional mc, props to Wale. Peep the purple foamposites too, fuckin sick.

B.E.T. You didn't think that was a good show

So the BET Awards were last night in LA, and im sure many people tuned in for this star studded event (right?). I'm not a big fan of BET in general, and I definitely wasn't too interested in the nominees or categories considering I have no clue who is on top of their shit in women's R&B. But hey, I was at a friend's house and it was on... off course the highlight for me was watching Jeezy and Yeezy together onstage performing Jeezy's new single "Put On". If you happened to catch the ATL Birthday Bash or saw footage from it, you'd notice that Ye was a little early when his first came on, but got back on track after being corrected by Jeezy. I don't know, maybe it's because this nigga Kanye is so sure he is the shit, but everything he does I find funny as hell. From the fucking glasses to the broads in the space helmets, I think he's more funny than arrogant. But yea, it happened again, Ye came in WAY too early in the song again (kinda like everytime i've seen him do "Everything I am") but saved it with a little help from Jeezy and just going with the flow. And a special shout out to Alicia Keys, you look good girl, real good!!! I aint mad atcha!!! 

Hollyweerd

This song is growing on me

The real B.I.G

Souljah Boy is Real Hip-Hop? Not!!!

One of the Real OG's of the game Ice-T kicks some knowledge to the prince of ringtone music (aka garbage)

Here's a sneak peek

So we've had all these talks amoung the quarterhug staff about opening up a true online store. We got some feedback from the public, and we liked what they had to say.

This site is still underconstruction but lookout for the launch party coming to a city near you.

C.H.I.T. Store

Look for more updates as we work to get you that work.

LaBonium the "Monster"

Maybach Music Someone...

The better half of the Young Gunz (Chris) laid down some serious lyrics over Jay-Z/Rick Ross' "Maybach Music" beat. Check it out.

80's Born/ 90's Baby

In light of a recent posting courtesy of Hypebeast a thought spawned in my mind. Not only are these a pretty hot pair of kicks but they embody a lot of what the 80's and 90's had to offer. Ironically they were inspired by the late 80's early 90's show "Yo MTV Raps".

They have color and flavor and whether or not you like them they have substance. You cant say that about music in the 21st century. Substance has to hunted by the consumer instead of being dished out by the artist. I saw a pretty funny flyer that sarcastically read "Souljah Boy is Real Hip-Hop." It was advertisement for an 80's party in which Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh would be in attendence.

I guess all I'm really trying to say in spite of the strides that have been taken by artists like Kanye and N.E.R.D. (to name a few) is that we need to take it back to the late 80's early 90's substance wise. You know when Hip-Hop had that flavor.

P.S.- Craig I will bust your ass in 2K8 and madden just let me know when

Prom

Ghetto Prom 08'

Viola!

Tony

Cop Up

Grabbed the last pair this morning.. We got rid of the blacks already..But you can still grab the 7's

Retro VII size 12- $200.00

-kalateam@yahoo.com

Vote or Die

ILoveYourShirt

Vote for the Listen to Barack Tee

Thanks

Absolut Smoothie

Lounging around the house; playing 2k8. I became bored with bustin' everyones ass who attempted to run with me (my D Wade game is a problem).And I'll bust your ass too if you think you can hang( Gamertag- THEQUARTERHUG).... Back to the story, A.D.D started kicking in and I had a sudden craving for a smoothie. Handfull of frozen strawberry's, frozen pineapple's, banana's, 2-4 tblspn of yogurt (It's all about preference). cup of OJ. 1/2 cup Absolut Vanilla. Start off with that, you can always add more if you want.. fuckin drunks. Smoothie had a great turnout, it was so on point.

Special Thanks to: Traders Joes, Absolut, and Kitchenmaid

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Enjoy

Remember this night...

We all have our moments, and some how they seem to get immortalized by in a picture. I don't know why I have this on my computer or how I found it but it's pretty funny. I know for a fact theres a few pictures of me floating around on facebook of a certain New Years party but I won't get into all that. [[SHOUT TO CRAIG]]

Click the picture to make it bigger

-Tone

(In posting this I understand fully that there will probably some type of retaliation)

Again

Two days in a row..I know Im pushing it but she's amazing..Seriously

Guess who's BACK!

Mr. Wait-A-Minute is back in the porno game, and your not going to believe who's involved in this one.

Ray-J has a new sex tape out with two of th girls from Danity Kane [not sure which ones]. One of his friends was trying to sell the tape, but as you know Ray-J really doesn't mind the publictiy so he's not exactly mad. Supposedly the video was taken from a hidden camera and shows Ray-J messing around with the two DK girls at the same time.

No matter what your take on the situation, you have to admit he is knockin down quality bodies.

I don't know how easy or hard it is to find, because I haven't tried to look for it, so everyone just head over to Limewire or whatever you use to pirate music and try to download it.

I can hear Diddy now...

-LaBonium

Record Books Anyone???

Did anyone see this coming. Not me I must admit. Gold in three days and platinum in six. As much as it hurts me to say this not even Jay went platinum within the first week of an album. Its a travesty by some accounts but to me it speaks volumes about the industry.

Although he does have some quality and well composed songs on the album, once again the ring tone hits such and "Lolli Pop" and "Milli" seemed to grasp listeners before the album was dropped. I am still a fan of the Carter II and I feel that was his best album yet.

As they say though numbers talk and Weezy hasn't been quiet for a long time. Big ups CRACKHEAD!!!!

Bye

Cult British/Sri Lankan star M.I.A. has announced her retirement - at the age of 30.
After cancelling her European tour last week (beg09Jun08) due to exhaustion, the Galang hitmaker took to the stage at the Bonnaroo Music + Arts Festival on Friday (13Jun08) and told fans it was her final show.
Three times during her set at the Tennessee festival, M.I.A. said "This is my last show," adding at one point, "... and I'm glad that I'm spending it with all my hippies!"
Midway through her high-energy set, fans climbed over barriers at the front of the audience to join M.I.A. onstage, where they stayed for much of the rest of her set.
After the devotees were kicked off, M.I.A. closed her gig with hit Paper Planes and ended her performance by stating, "Thanks for coming to my last gig."
M.I.A., real name Mathangi Arulpragasam, has been a cult live act since 2004 when her first releases turned her into a controversial star.
She has put out two critically acclaimed albums, Arular and Kala - which was named Album of 2007 by both Rolling Stone and Blender. M.I.A. has been nominated for two Shortlist Music Prize honours and was on the shortlist for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize in her native Britain.

Res

I've been listening to Res' music for years her sound is so tight. Anyway here's Res putting it down...reference track for "you know what" off of Seeing Sounds

Snake Jump

You can Take em out the ghetto...

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Seeing Sounds Review

Seeing sounds is like one of those Sampler Entrees at a restaurant, sometimes your don't know what you want or like so your given a little taste of everything. Somehow the Neptunes continue to crank out what the people want.

It is very hard to decipher each of the different levels on each track but whenever you listen closely you hear a little chime or bell that you didn't expect adding so much more to the experience. Gangstas and guitars have never blended so well. The 12 track CD was actually a little more indepth because each song seemed to break off into a different beat for a few bars and then revert (Anti Matter 2:43).

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It's hard to pick a favorite track but im going to go with a tie between "Yeah You" and "You know what".

Ill give Seeing Sounds a 5/5 A DEFINITE MUST HAVE

23's on the feet they callin em Laboniums

-Tony

Be a Nigger Too (Official Video)