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so my mentor Mister Cartoon is in NYC right now killin shit for his periodic NYC Tattoo tour and some Casio G-Shock press…. but before he left, he gave me a few gifts….

now Cartoon knows how much I can’t stand NIKE and I rarely use the word, but this shit is hilarious

smh
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the beautiful tag/autograph by mr C-Toons…

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shout out to my homey Snoop and the big Homey Estevan Oriol….
Snoop gives his hood review of this book here… lol @ his mention of my lil mama Jeri Lee hahhahaa “who she go with?” lmao amazing!

GO BUY THAT L.A. WOMAN BOOK NOW!

So yesterday the rain didn’t stop me or lots of people from coming to see my boy Estevan Oriol sell out whatever allotment of books he had there for sale and to autograph…. Lots of heavy hitters in attendance and CNN (not dubbCNN, but the real CNN larry king CNN) showed up to cover the event…. Joe Hahn, Bennie Boom, Danny Boy, Skinhead Rob, Joy Bryant, Nick Diamond, Rachel Sterling and many more showed up…
Me and Homicide got there early, but by the time I finished shooting some pics, all the books were sold out! damn… I love SURU, such a great location, I will be carrying my diamond IF G-Shocks there very soon….. but the night was all about the Homey Esteven Oriol and it was a great vibe. His pop’s legendary photog Eriberto Oriol was there too…. Soul Assassins always show up to support their fam’s events which I love (LOYALTY). So after flicking pics, me and Homicide cleaned up on their stock of Be@rbricks…. oh yes SURU is an official retail seller of Medicom/Be@rbricks… I had to get me some of those fresh ass Estevan Oriol x SURU tees.

Mad Love!
here’s some pics early on…

yuletide spirit! Suru’s new window display…

of course artwork/photos taken from Estevan’s LA woman….
the entire store was revamped to cater to this event. the store doesn’t look like this normally. much love to my homey Noel + Joe for showin mad love to my big homey E.

my lil sister Kim K has a feature in the book, reppin LA and FSAS gear…

Estevans dad Eriberto in action!

Estevan x Suru tees on the conveyor belt… so fresh

a few of the estevan oriol collection line tees on display for sale as well! GO BUY ONE NOW!

attendees early…. CNN news in the cut

oh yeah…. their be@rbrick display, all for sale…

Estevan & Homicide…

OG Soul Assassins… Danny Boy (dizzisit, but of House of Pain fam) + Steve – O

2 koreans + a brother…. = 3 bad ass DJ’s. me, craig & Joe

of course @djhomicide1 is on twitter smh

Estevan reppin his Wifey tee… with the homey Justene Jaro on it

me and my patna Skinhead Rob

Estevan and Super Model/Actress Joy Bryant

me and Homicide had to shake, but we missed out on seeing some of the homey’s because we’re die hard Laker’s fans so we had to catch the game at the crib… stopped to get some Dr. Pepper + Sunflower seeds and watch our LakeShow whoop on the Timberwolves…

when we got home… had to break out our come ups!
400% be@rbrick game is gettin vicious!

don’t know what I’mma get into tonight…. just trying to catch up on all these orders for xmas for IFandCo…. but I’m mad I missed out on hanging with Pauly D, the Situation + Snookie @ playhouse last night…

peace y’all…. stay warm!

I don’t really need to say much to describe this event. How about solid no frills photography captured by the great Estevan Oriol…. and he’s signing his new “L.A. Woman” book at my fam’s shop SURU on melrose this friday night, so please support, I’ll be there as a fan and friend.

all details are on the flier below, click on it to enlarge and get more info:

thank you in advance for your support to real photography, not people who take pictures and say they’re photog’s. I can’t stand how many directors or photog’s bite my brother styles and shit.

SA all day!

What up Family….. (pun intended)
My homey’s Travis and the FSAS family are throwing an event in honor of a decade of Famous Stars and Straps (RIP Lil Chris, RIP CHE) and a Decade of Albums by the infamous Snooper Dogg!
the party is next week!
details are below, party is gonna be CRAZY!

Live performance by Snoop and Travis….

Also the Homey Estevan/SA Studios are releasing a limited edition shirt that is a collaboration between: Estevan Oriol x Snoop x Famous and a snapback hat with Famous x New Era.

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ATTENTION ALL MY VIP’S YOU KNOW THE DRILL…. HIT ME UP FOR VIP/CELEB ENTRY/R.S.V.P. INFO TO GET IN.

peace and I”ll see you all there!

I couldn’t imagine having a coffee table without this book… makes it truly complete now! if you haven’t checked it out or bought a copy yet, go to your local bookstore and get it: LA WOMAN

Now I’ve written about my big hermano Estevan Oriol a few times on my blog, but this time it’s for something better than usual. I got to slightly help out with a project of his that means a lot to me as well as to him I’m sure…. but LA Woman is not just a coffee table book but a blueprint of what these new jack photographers (who should just claim they take pictures instead of saying they are “photogs”) should learn from. I met Steve-O with Cypress Hill in the early/mid 90’s and he’s been cooler and cooler ever since…. I knew he would blow up one day, but not like this. He’s captured everything from jail cells to Robert Deniro & Al Pacino to of course, the lovely ladies of LA. He also shot my headshots, thank you Estevan, I love you and your whole family and you know this big homey! Thank you for letting me be involved!

anyways, my participation was bringing a few girls on to this project, but one of them that stuck and made the final cut was Jeri Lee…. she’s definitely a LA Woman! I wish you could see all the unpublished pics, I mean you wish! lol

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the big homey at work…. no flash, no fancy SLR camera

I love making him angry

BANG BANG! Jeri lookin sexxxy than a muthafucka

world champion (lol)

it’s a wrap! for the shooting day!
I’m glad to have introduced you two people together, because you both have worked well with each other and big homey I appreciate you putting my lil mama in the book and all the magazines.

I love the photos inside, but this is my favorite part. haha

p.s. new jack photographers, pay homage to a true OG before you jack his styles

Juxtapoz 15 Year Anniversary Show November 14, 2009, SATURDAY 7pm-11pm Factory Place Arts Complex 1330 Factory Place, Bldg A Los Angeles, CA 90013

please rsvp to: RSVP@sastudiosglobal.com

Open Bar
Live DJ

Hope you all can make this event. Going to a BIG EVENT! WHEN DO I EVER POST BULLSHIT?

please click on images to enlarge them(they are much larger)

man I been seein a lotta jibberish about my personal love life on blogs/forums being forwarded to me by friends, fans and lurkers, etc…. (Tila went out hunting for a sugar daddy, Tila’s doin this, Ben’s doin that…. the time and effort spent, even if it was 5 minutes? loser type shit, some things were lightweight funny, but some people are reaching too hard and to pathetic levels.
If you’re getting laid, you’re out having fun, you’re doing something positive with your life, you don’t have any jealousy or envy or hate in your heart, then you will overstand what I mean. I will be the 1st person to laugh at shit no matter how fucked up it is about myself. BUT nobody can clown me harder than I can. trust me….. My life is still a dream, I can choose to make it miserable or continue to make it greater.

FYI, I’m not dating Tila, she’s one of my best friends. I’m not dating anyone, I’m not even in that mode of chasing some snatch right now… I’m on a goal chase to make sure my cipher is secured and happy. I’m all about cleansing my seoul of bullshit. I had to change my phone # 3x this month alone and honestly it feels good because I would say close to 40,000 people(not a joke) had my # , but now if my phone rings, I know it’s definitely someone I want to talk to. It was about that time to detox from any negative bullshit. The last 5 days have been really good and honestly, for those who REALLY REALLY NEED TO REACH ME? like 911? I’m not that hard to get a hold of. You can call the store, or if there’s a will, there’s a way. If I don’t get back to you, it doesn’t mean I hate you, it means I just don’t feel like talking to you right now.

So anyways, I love how people DO NOT READ, but they love to look at pics and assume or misunderstand how I LIVE MY LIFE. I’m grown, I take full responsibility for my actions and I’ve never been afraid to admit blame. I live in a small condo, but in a nice neighborhood because I don’t need much and I used to have a 4 bedroom spot that was useless to me. I like having just enough space, BUT I love having nice cars, thats my thing; CARS! it’s been a passion of mine since I was a baby. I was a fan of the ferrari daytona and lotus espirit since the early james bond days in the 70’s…. thats just how I like to live. Now, I definitely chilled out REAL HARD after my b-day party(it was dumb to spend 20k in a night and it was all about graduating from that clublife, going out with a bang and acknowledging that I’m over that shit and it’s out of my system). I cut down spending on BS and slowed down this year especially after the baby news and I’m not mad at all. how could I be? I’m endorsed by the illest clothing brand that drapes me from hats, shirts, tees, jackets, pants, denim, underwear and socks, etc! I’m also endorsed by the illest sneaker brand and I get checks…. and I still like to eat well whenever I want to.

NOW!!!!!!!!!!! peep game:
this is what is fucking funny to me. I never faked anyone out(not no girl, nobody) about my lifestyle and had anyone think I was perpetrating a fraud or fronting about unattainable amounts of cheese. (in fact for those who know me, may say I actually downplay it) I’m definitely NOT broke, but you know who is? ……. deezzzzzaaammm! wow! MAN how are you gonna ask your hyung for a loan for $10k you shipsekki? for an apt? and say it’s for your moms business, her small little cafe? don’t play dumb, it’s toooo late in the day for that. real talk. Lying and telling girls you got a trust fund? smfh. You pushing an old lexus IS/GS? Now, there’s nothing wrong with that, but you portray and project a totally different image…. just saying, my boy’s dad owns Dreamworks and pushes a prius, I’m very proud of those who do that(sarcasm), good for them but us koreans are NOT THE MOST HUMBLE PEOPLE. There ain’t a person on earth who has called me out on some chips and didn’t get taken for the pot. I keeps it 1000 for peeps. It’s like a deeper and deeper hole this person keeps digging. I’m telling you, leave well enough alone. Life ain’t about money, it definitely brings security in ways and convenience for sure, but I’ve said this thousands of times, I’ve been rich and depressed.
I’ve said all I can say…. in fact, I’ve said more than I can say. JESUS.

p.s. if you wasn’t really bumpin hip hop heavy in the super early 90’s you won’t get the meaning of the title of this blog, but you can google it and still not understand what it meant then….

anyways, when I need to seek for inspiration or motivation, there is 1 place for that guaranteed and it’s at Soul Assassin’s studios… between the ultimate level of grind and knowledge and spirituality spread out that spot, my mentor Mister Cartoon and my Big Homey Estevan really keep it gully with me. They’ve guided me through tough times, good times and real life situations… So it’s a good place to be. No lazy shit or kicking back going on there ever. Maybe some jokes, but it’s business 24/7 there. I went down there today to chop it up with my big homey’s, handle some business and grab a mister cartoon edition Metro PCS phone….. but as much and as many pictures as I’ve shown on my myspace, facebook, here on the blog; it’s funny how the 2 posters that are my favorite in the whole gigantic studio(close to the size of a small shopping mall, not strip mall, but MALL MALL) I’ve never shot these posters before… so I wanted to put them up.

(there is so much artwork and amazing photography, so no disrespect to my big homeys Cartoon or Estevan)

biggie’s wanted poster…. damn I was with Biggie and lil cease a week before and the night of his death… crazy…

but this shit is crazy to me, Estevan you ever wanna sell this, holla…
I miss you Pac, not cuz you were a fucking living legend, but because you treated me like a VIP when I was just a young dj trying to make moves. I remember how you treated all your patnas, roll 11 dudes deep to a club and make sure everyone got ladies, paid for everyone when we didn’t have the ends… I can’t believe I had a meeting with you about some real important business the day you died (supposed to be on the set of Gang Related) RIP homey…

a shot of my new mister cartoon sanctioned PCS joint… I promise not to talk bad on it! lol. no throw away homey!

thank you everyone at SA studios, nate, hunter, sal, marco, skanless, toons, flaco and I miss you Kei san!

peace! I can’t wait for 2moro…. it’s gonna be a fun day with my lil mama

a couple of homey’s of mine had an artshow @ SURU on melrose this past saturday so I showed up…. John Hensley(nip/tuck) who I met a long time ago before he even owned a motorcycle and my boy Joe Hahn of Linkin Park were the hosts (Joe also co-owns the spot) and it was an art exhibit in relation to motorcycles with artwork from: Barry McGee, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Audrey Kawasaki, Stash, Futura, Jesse James, Dr. Romanelli and most importantly my carnal: Estevan Oriol!

so I went to show some love and if any of you know me, from about 1988 to 2007 I was infatuated with motorcycles…. I mean it was beyond my life and I lost a few close friends to riding…. I stopped a year or so ago when I decided, I could not ride responsibly anymore…. but anyways, much love to Joe and John and Estevan…. it was packed and a fun event… I didn’t take pics of the party that actually went down in the backyard, but here’s some shots





the flat white new busa was tough!

me and the man E Oriol

YOU COULD CALL ME CRAZY GIDEON! (only OG super OG LA cats would know)
but man…. we are working on 3 stupid pieces…. right now…. and I got a few cats in line who are coming with some creative shit!

I’ll post some new stuff soon.
just excited… also got some pics from the weekend, it was mellow and some shit I can’t post. lol