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ill belated b-day gifts from a a living legend

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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STORY OF A CHAMPION… B-DAY PART 1

so yesterday and last night it was strictly family. la cosa nostra
(G Platinum you know we goin dumb with karim and everyone at Playhouse tonight!)

woke up to these from my mom….. every year she always sends me flowers:

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A DECADE OF FAMOUS STARS…..

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!

JUXTAPOZ 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY!`

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?

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MISTER CARTOON… ARMORED

Mister Cartoon and SA Studios have teamed up with Screen Gems to create a one of a kind Armored Truck for the December 4th release of the film:
ARMORED“.

check it out! (click to enlarge)






only a bad motherfucker like Toons can get down like this… “NOBODY CAN DO IT BETTER” The D.O.C.

pass the heineken… and mind yo business

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

DJ HERO XBOX PARTY…. WOW!

another fucking amazing day…. the toxins are almost all gone from me and negative people are fading away….

so I headed to my event (shout out to activision, soul assassins studios, marcos, and xbox) in downtown L.A. in a fucking amazing penthouse, I mean a for real penthouse, wow!
let’s start off by saying, Arissa from the real world las vegas was 1 of our bartenders!
the pad was crazy… the party was in honor of the revolutionary new game DJ HERO which is fucking fun as hell to play! the game means so much more to me than the average person because it has my long time friend DJ AM in the game, along with the homey’s grandmaster flash and DJ Jazzy Jeff….

anyways, the ambiance was real smooth and chill all night long, not some rager crazy party, just the perfect amount in attendance and a mix of great people from tastemakers to clothing brand owners, store owners, artists, rappers, executives, musicians, lawyers and of course celebs…. shout out to my A List line up of baddest/finest women I know in L.A. (kim lee, tila tequila, sarah stage, jessica burciaga, brittany dailey, vida guerrra, nilanti, natasha and damn, I can’t even remember, but there were so many!) Rob Kardashian and Joe Hahn get the gas face!

I appreciate all the OG’s who rolled through from DJ MUGGS to my co host, Mister Cartoon, to DJ Homicide, Everlast to DJ Eric V aka Baka Boys….. down to my homey Slick.

the event had the perfect mix of complimentary catering and all drinks/liquor was free and poured all night long….

the upstairs had a 360 view of downtown la’s skyline along with a huge jacuzzi…. there was plenty of plush sitting space and there were a ton of flat screens to play the DJ Hero game…
I can’t say much more outside of everyone got treated like vip’s and a lot of people got the giftbag which contained the game and dj control system for the game….

I appreciate my homey Tila coming out solo just to support her man. I got a special call from my lady friend last night and even though I was running all over the place to be a good host, I took the call…. Like I said babe, you made my night last night…

so some pics!

I was trynna get it in early… past grand master flash level tryin to reach AM’s level, but shit was too difficult


early on… everyone was tryin the high score, I think my godson Ice (Ice T’s son) got the high score for the night….


background….


my man DJ HIER gettin it started early


the bbq pulled chicken sammiches were delicious!


one of the views from the rooftop! the weather was perfect



Homicide got good at this shit early! fyi, he is one of the best dj’s that ever walked the earth


Homicide was one of the lucky ones to get the DJ HERO gift bag ;)


my homey Nick Swardson aka Grandma’s Boy!


21 years of friendship…. me and Lucky I am (living legends)


my lil sister/homey love…


lounging with Tila and my lil homey Franchise…



me and Tila started to try to get our scratch and mix on!


me and the OG Legend himself Slick


some LA trues! muggs, cartoon, homicide, skee, myself & James Bond


I would never post some nike’s, but I gave these to mister cartoon 7 years ago when I was running Methamphibian and these shits was hittin for like $1,500 then! can’t believe Cartoon broke these out!


sarah stage, brittany dailey, yours truly and jessica burciaga


me my westminster/malibu homey Kim Lee lol


beautiful Jessica Burciaga and Sarah Stage making a baller sandwich!


katrina, kim, moi, jessica and tanisha!


BD! me and Nilanti and Cat Dicc Jr.

another amazing event, thank you to everyone who showed up…. big shout out to my Fly Society Fam who came through…. and thank you DJ SKEE old buddy for djing as well! I can’t wait to have another one.

DJ HERO PARTY FOR XBOX…. HOSTED BY MISTER CARTOON & MOI


REMEMBER THIS IS THIS THURSDAY NIGHT!
OCTOBER 22, 2009 (CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) RSVP INFORMATION AND ADDRESS WILL BE PROVIDED IN MY EMAILS TO YOU GUYS…. SO

To all my VIP friends out there…. under unexpected circumstances, I’ve had to change my phone # this past week, so please make sure to check your emails, of contact me on my email, my direct email has NOT changed!

I have very limited space so let me know what the deal is.
I will be blasting my tops all week heavy!
this is NOT a public event…. only for my tastemaker, celeb, pro athletes and model homeys. sorry….

thank you…. this will be fun, rooftop downtown, drinks….

DJ Hero is “the next innovation in music gaming, featuring 93 exclusive mixes from the biggest stars in hip hop, R&B, rock, pop and dance that were created by some of the greatest DJs of all time.”

this event is brought to you by X-BOX 360, ACTIVISION AND SOUL ASSASSINS STUDIOS!

thank you marco for the opportunity!

to my tastemakers & celeb friends & atheletes…

me and my big homey Mister Cartoon will be hosting an event thrown by X-Box and Activision… I will be reaching out to my top 40 heads at most, so let me know if you haven’t heard from me. the event is next thurs Oct. 22nd in downtown L.A.

it will be dope and of course the gift bag will be amazing ;)

MISTER CARTOON TATTOO TOUR! NYC!

The Legend himself, Mister Cartoon is hitting New York City for the VMA’s so there is limited space but don’t let that stop you.. Take advantage of getting tattooed on the East Coast. You don’t have to take the time off of work, rent the room and the car, get in an argument with your lady … You get the picture?
hit him up, this could be your last chance! info is on the flyer attached.
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