LOS ANGELES - The lines have officially been blurred between real life and CGI, as evidenced at the behind the scenes NBA Live 10 event hosted by DJ Skee. www.skee.tv www.nbalivemixtape.com
PORTLAND - Eden Powers is a born and raised Oregonian who likes to skate everything and has been known to lurk for days at manny pads in downtown P-town. www.exitrealworld.com
BOSTON - The Puma Mp3 Beatdown is one part mind reading, another part music selection, and a final part crowd control. But in the end it really comes down to the Duel of the Iron Ipod. www.icaboston.org www.puma.com
LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK
Nicole flies to Los Angeles for her first L.A. market week, then flies back home to Staten Island to see her boyfriend, Matt, and her friends. www.selfesteemclothing.com
NEW YORK - Nicole invites her friends up to the new showroom and with a new office, new responsibilities, and a new position, life's pretty good for Nicole. www.selfesteemclothing.com
NEW YORK - Amanda isn't really a diva, she's just a chick that does a lot of shhh. Hang out on the rooftop with her as she talks about her music and her other passions. www.myspace.com/amandadiva
LOS ANGELES - Cypress Hill's B-Real performs at the Sneaker Pimps event, where all the sneaker heads and music lovers come together for a grand ol' time. www.sneakerpimps.net
LOS ANGELES - Born and raised in L.A., Toomer is no stranger to the media, law enforcements, nor the walls of L.A. He's a true graffiti artist and has nothing to hide. www.myspace.com/toomerone
LOS ANGELES - Steve Soto from Goodfellas Tattoo showed us around the shop and his loyal crew of artists. Soto specializes in black and gray smooth shading; perfecting his realism techniques. If you're in L.A., stop by for some amazing work. www.myspace.com/stevesototattooart
WASHINGTON DC - DJ Tittsworth speaks about the hip hop / dance scene in DC and collab'ing with Will Eastman. And yes, Tittsworth is really his last name. www.tittsworth.com
NEW YORK - Obed Rios took us around to some of the Brooklyn spots where he and his friends would skate. After getting caught up, Obed realized he wanted to do something better and ended up opening a skate shop because of his passion for skateboarding. www.obednyc.com
LOS ANGELES - After the World of Dance Tour, the boys and girls from So Real Cru have been traveling all over the world. Check 'em out in this video as they performed at Hollywood's Level 3. Explosion. www.sorealcru.com
LOS ANGELES - We hung out with Lucky at the Joker's warehouse where he talks about how they started in the early 90's and how they were doing the gangster lifestyle before it got commercialized. Special guests include Snoop Dogg, B Real, Estevan Oriol, and many others. www.jokerbrand.com
NEW YORK - Check out Peter Rosenberg's crib as he talks about his show, Real Late, on HOT 97 FM where he mixes real talk with underground taste. www.rosenbergradio.com www.hot97fm.com
DALLAS - Taylor Davis is both goofy and a great musician. No words can describe how funny this video really is. Check it out. www.myspace.com/taylordavis
PHILLY-JAN. 09: Cheers to this fun little adventure in Philly with Finger on the Pulse, Moulinex and Xinobi. We managed to really rage the last hour of the night and all
developed a new addiction to orange juice. I've also come to the conclusion that there's an obsession with funky sweaters...ones you don't mind tearing the arms
off of while dancing. At least here at Kung Fu Neck-tie, where the dancing is not a joke. Neither are the new legwarmers Lucy and I scored on the dancefloor.
Photos courtesy of Ellei J. of Shadowscene