Witness Protection Pat: Corner Bistro
WPP reppin’ with the keaphope crew, makes his way out to sample the famed Corner Bistro burger. No Sunday burger sample would be complete without a bevy of beers. Stay tuned till the end to get WPP’s final synopsis on the meal.
I really wanted to hold off on posting this, but it’s too good not to share.
Witness Protection Pat TV : Brooklyn Wings Competition
Keap Hope contributor and resident food expert Witness Protect Pat (WPP) heads out to Greenpoint, BK to check out the Brooklyn Wings Competition and Festival at Red Star Bar. See the sights and wait till the end to see what the only judge who’s opinion matter, WPP, thought of the entire event and the winning wing.
My apologies for the video not actually ending and continuing on with nothing, I blame the snow. More WPP coming soon!
Common ft. Kanye West - “The Food”
So much better live. Waking up this morning the album version of this came on and diggin through itunes I realized I could not find the live version, even though it was included on the classic (yeah, I said it) album Be. This and the Mos Def freestyle were the two best performance on Chappelle show. As much as I miss the sketch comedy, I miss having someone like Dave who was so tapped into the times rising talent of hip-hop on TV and giving shots. Old Kanye looking hungry too, we need another classic hip-hop album from Mr West. For now, check out his new blog that launched yesterday.
Witness Protection Pat
There he is, our very own KeapHoper WPP sitting courtside at the Nets game last night enjoying a free hot dog and free $1900 ticket. Livin’ the good life.
Stay tuned for an upcoming series with WPP, first episode should be dropping this weekend.
Gilt group event
Above, an invite for a Gilt Groupe event next tuesday, but the invite reminded me of the great article in NYmag about the timing and growth of Gilt and how the right timing has transformed the brand into what it is today. Working at Surface magazine back in the day I remember getting an ‘invite card’ in a gift bag at some posh event I was underdressed for and thinking it was a cool idea. The article talks in detail about Gilt dealing with their growth, and for anyone who orders from the site I think it is a worthwhile read. Interesting to see the brand expanding out from being just the e-tailer to being a viable topic for editorial to a brand with enough recognition and clout to start being the media sponsor for gallery openings. Recently a tumblr page, Not Gilty, was also started pointing out the most ridiculous of the Gilt items for sale. Might be worth RSVP’ing to this party just to take picture of the people in attendance.
If you’re not a member, here is a link to join up, and if the high end fashion isn’t your steez, be sure to check out JackThreads, a street wear flash sale site with brands like 3sixteen, Alife, Burton and more.
OJ Da Juiceman
Wow, so the other day I went on this rant about XXL’s Freshman lists and the internet making the picks months in advance and blah blah blah, but wow. OJ da Juiceman was a pick?!? I feel bad that this is even considered music. That was easily one of the worst freestyles I have ever heard. I remember the internerds giving Wale a hard time for his freestyle at the BET cypher and it being lazy but da Juiceman has taken it to another level. He seriously rhymed “basketball player” with “basketball player” to start his awful short freestyle, I just….I’m done. For the kids though, we need Fashawn to do better than OJ, there is a reason he was booed during CMJ last year. I need a weekend update version of ‘Really?!?’ about this guy.
Maestro Knows - Episode 9 (Nike Campus) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.
If you don’t know Maestro Knows, allow us to introduce you. Maestro Knows is an online show based around Levi Maestro’s day to day life. Taking place all around the world Maestro shows you his friends and experiences through his eyes.
If you’ve been following Maestro’s show…
Maestro Knows a true #keaphope type of guy- always putting together some dope videos. I’ve heard some great stories about the Nike campus from my Dad and this was a really cool, unique look at his day at the spot.
Suburban Correspondent : Drew Bear
This is my call to action to get our recently added contributor, Andrew, to start pouring in some knowledge to the Keap Hope community.
I’ve known Drew for a long time now and his unique perspective on the world and often detail obssesive (sometimes overlooked as well) mentality lends itself perfectly to the voice we hope to build at Keap Hope. Drew has the ability to be insightful, honest and funny, all with minimal effort and maximum fun. I won’t expect him to contribute much to the blog, but I wanted to put this up as a subtle push to honor the title I’ve given him as the “suburban correspondent.”
Drew lives out in Stamford CT and although his New York trips are not as frequent as they were a few years back its rare to discuss a major media topic of the city with him and he doesn’t have an established opinion. Often his outside view point gives me a second perspective on media, music and culture that I find extremely valuable when planning out any major project.
Here’s to hoping we can see more from the new contributor. For now, you can request to follow him on twitter, and see some of his past postings from whizhouse, here.
Jeff Staple and DJ Neil Armstrong - Across Rue de Caronne
Great video, showing two unique minds meeting and sharing thoughts. Love the style of production. It is these type of videos that inspire me to continue to create and document.
