Whenever I get letters like these, It amps me up to go even harder. Much love, Calvin! Hey Frendy, I don’t know if you remember me but I was the kid at the BAPE store from VA who was debating to buy the BAPE shoes or not, well I did haha.  The main reason I’m

    

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April 30, 2011 Inspiration

 

Congratulations to 18-months-old Baerke  van der  Meij for landing a contract with Dutch Soccer Team VVV Venlo!!  Believe it or not, the toddler landed the deal because of a Youtube video which featured his impeccable skills kicking three soccer balls into a toy box at his home (It also didn’t hurt that Baerke’s grandfather played

    

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April 29, 2011 Frendy Says

 

My fellow BAPE NYC employee Gabriel Acevedo (1/2 of the NinGa turDels) is back with another one of his great video mashups! This time around it features the sounds of  Rap’s Freshman of The Year Wiz Khalifa‘s hit The Thrill. This track could possibly one of my favorite tracks from the weed toting lyricist.  

    

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April 29, 2011 Art, BAPE, Celebrity, Music

 

Much props to Rap Megastar Lil’ Wayne for being such an incredible sport in this interview conducted by the ever so quirky yet very informative Nardwuar!  I’ve seen alot of entertainers that Nardwuar has interviewed and I must say Lil’ Wayne is one of the few that was really cooperating with all of the questions

    

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April 29, 2011 Celebrity, Comedy, Frendy Says

 

A Rowdy Weekend! from aaron jakubenko on Vimeo. Above is a pretty dope video shot and edited by my boy Aaron Jakubenko (JOSH JAKQ‘s Brother) which features the homey Mitch Lorkin (JOSH’s DJ) and the rest of the crew  having a very entertaining weekend at Bells Beach for the Rip Curl Pro over the Easter

    

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April 28, 2011 Art, Int'l Friends

 

Today my good friend Marcus Harmon‘s Band Mickey Cupid (Formed with incredible music producer Matt Nannetti) releases their second EP entitled Baptized In The Sun!  I must say that the artwork for the project is incredibly refreshing which in turn describes the vibe of the  whole album. Matt’s detailed production combined with Marcus’ Michael Jackson-esque

    

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April 27, 2011 Art, Inspiration, Music

 

Allow me to present to you all the latest video from Australian Singer/Songwriter sensation Kimbra!  I was introduced by her music from my best friend genius musician JOSH JAKQ about a year ago and since then i’ve been hooked.  What intrigues me about her is the unique tone that she possesses, a perfect fusion of

    

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April 27, 2011 Art, Inspiration, Music

 

Above is a picture of my friend  Jude Sainjour taking his last steps out of BAPE NYC! For those that don’t know Jude is my fellow haitian brother that was also working in the store.  He had a pretty good run there so Im glad to see that he is moving on doing whats better

    

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April 26, 2011 Frendy Says

 

What’s good everyone! As you can see the weather is finally coming back to its senses. We practically skipped the Spring season because it literally went from blizzardry (not a real word!) to Miami-like breezes in these NYC streets.  Since its time to throw those god awful winter boots into storage, Im here to deliver

    

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April 26, 2011 Fashion

 

I really wish that my father was on duty when this scenario went down! A couple of days ago, NYC Taxi driver Mohammed Alam literally hit the “jackpot” when he picked up Investment Banker John Belitsky and his friend Dan Wuebben.  Mohammed picked the fellas up at LaGuardia Airport where they informed him of their

    

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April 26, 2011 Frendy Says