Yelawolf Radioactive (Out Now)

Alabama’s own Yelawolf is releasing his debut album Radioactive today. Lets support good hip – hop rap music especially coming from our own state.

Purchase Radioactive on iTunes here

1. Radioactive (Intro)
2. Get Away (Feat. Shawty Fatt & Mystikal)
3. Let’s Roll (Feat. Kid Rock)
4. Hard White (Up In The Club) (Feat. Lil Jon)
5. Growin’ Up In The Gutter (Feat. Rittz)
6. Throw It Up (Feat. Gangsta Boo & Eminem)
7. Good Girl
8. Made In The U.S.A.
9. Animal (Feat. Fefe Dobson)
10. The Hardest Love Song In The World
11. Write Your Name
12. Everything I Love The Most
13. Radio
14. Slumerican Shitizen (Feat. Killer Mike)
15. The Last Song

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K.R.I.T. Wuz Here

Urbanham had the exciting opportunity to experience Mississippi’s multifaceted artist Big K.R.I.T.’s first show in Birmingham, Alabama. The show was sponsored by Mountain Dew Code Red and was held at the Workplay in the city Southside area. Upon walking up to the venue and seeing people in droves lining up waiting to enter you could tell that this was going to be a special night. The chatter had been building for weeks about the show and by the time the gates opened at 6:30 the energy flowed within. The team that was put in place to set the décor inside of the Workplay did an amazing job. The ambience was set to a pantone Code Red lighting throughout. Ice cold bins of Mountain Dew greeted patrons upon their entrance. Chalkboard walls were set up for eager fans to tag their names, graf ideas, drawings, or what have you. Silk screeners worked on site to squeegee, dry, and give out Big K.R.I.T. X Mountain Dew t-shirt Memorabilia. Digital Photo booths provided fans with the ability to capture the moment to remember upon. Food and beverages were also readily available and flowed freely.

To set the soundtrack for the evening Dj B-Brian commanded the stage by spinning an array of new and old school jams. Birmingham’s own rapper Modesty XO kept the energy going with his opening set and shortly thereafter Big K.R.I.T. emerged. From the moment the Air Jordan 11 Concords touched the stage K.R.I.T. was in go mode. Gliding through what may have been an hour long set, K.R.I.T. delivered big time. Riffling through some of his hits from K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and Return Of 4ever, he put on an epic show for the city of Birmingham. As the sweat beaded off of his head he leaped into the crowd during one of his most notable songs “Country Sh*t.” The crowd engulfed him springing up and down chanting “let me tell you bout this country sh*t country country sh*t” some of the most non athletic people discovered 40 inch verticals to enjoy the moment. Finding his way back to the stage K.R.I.T. delivered his most touching record “The Vent ” with the place attentively drawn to his every word.

Urbanham in collaboration with 1987supply got the chance to sit down with the Mississippi native to discuss a few topics (Shown Below). The thing that stood out the most about that conversation was that K.R.I.T. is a very humble and down to earth guy. The characteristics that we are taught coming up within the Southern culture you can see in him with the way he conducts himself and the genuineness in his tone. Overall this was definitely needed for the city. To see the excitement and the general interest in the people in that place was great. To see people take off their cool for an hour or so and jam to some good raps is a memorable highlight. Huge thanks to Mountain Dew, Track Entertainment, Cinematic Music Group, Def Jam Recordings, 1987supply, and Workplay. Huge thanks to Jonny Shipes, Dj Wally Sparks, Big Sant and Big K.R.I.T. for the hospitality and access to capture your time in Birmingham. Thanks again. Urbanham.com

Check out the exclusive interview here:

1987 x BIG KRIT from Dez Wilson on Vimeo.

RLF Interview with Kiante Young

RLF recently got the opportunity to chat with a young up and coming  entrepreneur by the name of Kiante Young. The Vegas born Harlem bred, fashion and media brand builder. Kiante has been making waves within the fashion world, from sneaker trending to putting together collaborations with tier brands within the industry. We get a chance to go over an array of topics, touching on sneakers, travel, and motivating young people.  You can check out Kiante over at his site http://www.kiante.com and thanks to Clout Media for helping us bring this all together.

RLF: The sneaker culture has grown over the years, the reach is global and all types of individuals draw to the culture. What did you see within sneakers that inspired this entrepreneurial mission?
 

Kiante: Well for starters, sneakers are the only item of clothing that have a HUGE international following. Think about it, there are tons of sneaker websites and blogs while other fashion items such as women’s shoes, pants, ties, shirts, coats even women’s bags can’t boast that amount. 

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An Interview with Model Lauren Hill

For some time now I’ve wanted to do more with this forum than just copy and paste pictures and talk about my insane love for rap music. So I started searching other creative ways to craft content and still be comfortable in the banter that I am use to as a Web Logger. The first project that I had the opportunity to work on was the Behind the Scenes feature with Le Crème model Gina. Along those same lines I had a chance to sit down with up and coming model Lauren Hill to discuss a little bit of everything from education to family. Words by Summer Campbell and Joshua Bailey

R.L.F: Lauren your choice to pursue modeling how did it come about?

I had been approached on a few occasions in the past and have always loved taking pictures. Le Crème approached me in a way that made me feel like I was in good hands. You have to be really careful about who you work with and that comfort was really my deciding factor.

R.L.F: How has the experience been so far on this journey pursuing your career in modeling?

It’s been fun, but I’m pretty anxious for everything to just take off.

R.L.F: Within your work with Le Crème Models have there been any struggles yet during this journey?

It’s mainly been smooth sailing. The hour long ride to Birmingham is about as tough as it’s gotten so far, which is nothing. Marius usually takes care of all the hard work. My responsibility load will increase a lot more in 2011 though when we launch everything full forced.

R.L.F: Having the chance to go behind the scenes of an actual photo shoot, it takes a lot of work. What is something you dislike or just wish you could bypass in the shooting process?

Drastic make-up and wardrobe changes can be tedious at times. Holding awkward poses gets pretty tiring as well. But it’s all just a part of the job.

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Street Etiquette: The Black Ivy

My father and I had this conversation very recently about how students dressed in relation to his days as a youth and the present. He talked about how sharp the kids came to school and how much pride they took in making sure they were dressed for success. He stated that most of the time the students dressed better than the teachers. I’m not going to go on a tirade about today’s times because I would have to bash myself also in the process on my attire. I would say that the abundance of pride that they had then, we lack now. Travis and Joshua over at Street Etiquette today dropped a piece called “The Black Ivy” incredible work, I wont post many pictures because I would like for you to go over to Street Etiquette and check out the full project. Terrific concept, it is so uplifting to see African American brothers dressing with such style and character.  The silhouette the media paints of the African American male needs a make over and this is a great start.

From Street Etiquette

Travis Gumbs: With back to school season in full swing, it is the perfect occasion to unveil our latest project, The Black Ivy.For this feat, we teamed up with F.E. Castleberry of Unabashedly Prep, a great guy and even better photographer whose talent and work ethic was more than enough to fulfill the high expectations of this monumental juncture.

When Josh and I first started thinking about this concept, we saw it as the perfect opportunity to  intertwine style, character, education and art with a culture that we are not only familiar with, but actually a big part of. The Black Ivy serves as a tribute to the first black colleges that paved the way for our generation and created a common ground for hardworking, likeminded individuals. What the original Black Ivy league did for folks many years ago is what we strive to do today with individuals that inspire, motivate and spark the creativity of  beings around them.

Spotted via: Streetetiquette X Real.Life.Fashion