Diego Zapata

I've been trying to pick up my art knowledge lately. I was searching the web and came across Diego Zapata. I was flipping through his work and I really dig what he's doing. Diego Zapata is a Spanish-American conteporary artist who is best known for his figurative and abstract expressionist paintings. Check out more of his work here!!.

Salsa!!! Usted Abuso

Getting down to music is a daily fix for me. Once I hear some great music I need to get up and start dancing. Throw on some Michael Jackon and I'm busting his classic moves. Some James Brown, I'm shuffling my feet to the rhythm. Play me some salsa and I'm moving my legs and hips. One of my fav artists is Celia Cruz, La Reina de Salsa!!! Here is a track by her and Willie Colon that always makes me wanna pretend I'm in the middle of the dance floor. Get up and dance because it makes you happy, no lie.

Don't look back, look forward....

Inspiration comes from everywhere. One amazing source of inspiration God has blessed me with is family. My Tia Patsy is such an amazing women. She always speaks positivity and she loves sending me quotes from scriptures, books or anywhere else she gets them from. She sent me a text this past week and as I read it I was truly motivated and uplifted. I asked her where she got it from and she told me she wrote it. Man, I love it!! Below is a pic of myself and this great women along with her quote. Check it out and I pray it inspires you as much as it does me.
Don't look back, look forward.
Don't think your position is were you think you should be.
Think Beyond your expectations.
God will put things in your life that you will you will be amazed with, so much grown is around the corner.
People and places will come into your life that will take you to the
place you've always dreamed of.
God created you to be one of a kind. You have the power of God to get up every morning to a beautiful day.
Thank him for the opportunity he has given you, the ability to strive now, not tomorrow, today!
Get up and start this beautiful journey of today that will make tomorrow an exciting energy you can not wait to see and feel for what's in store in your life.
Don't look back, looking forward is the key. Great things are about to happen.
Make sure to keep your heart filled with GOD, FAITH, STRENGTH, LOVE, JOY and FAMILY!
Having these 6 amazing concepts that God has given us will enlighten your path.
Keep in mind we only have today to make a difference which tomorrow will be
another powerful chapter of your life.

Mike Friton: The Innovator

Mike Friton designed for Nike for over 30 years! His designs have transformed the shoe world. His experience began through trial and error but he has flourished into one of the most innovative shoe designers in the world. He continues to learn and develop his skills, making his great in his work. Check him out here:

The Radiant Child!!

Growing up having an outlet of some sort is very important. Heck, having an outlet to express yourself at any age is important. I played basketball, video games, skated and had a bunch of other activities that kept me entertained. I still keep learning new things. I've tried painting, teaching myself the piano and sewing as some. You never know what will stick and can make you legendary. Well, Jean Michel-Basquiat played around with graffiti and through this activity he became a legend. Check out this awesome documentary on a talented brother.

Sugar pie honey bunch!!!!

Get down to this!!!

Teyana Taylor adidas Harlem GLC!!

Kev is the name and kicks are part of my game. adidas and Teyana Taylor came together and designed a pair of shoes called the Harlem GLC's. These give a voice to the women in the sneaker game. Women need more shoes and I'm glad sneaker companies such as adidas are creating more opportunities. Nice Kicks documented her sneaker release which you can check below!!

Inspiration: Never cease learning

Life is all about the simple things. The simple things make the greatest impact. I used to tutor a lot of kids in the Los Angeles area. I stopped because I'm pursing different endeavors. Although I stopped tutoring for the company I still do volunteer and tutor and mentor some of my former students. I showed up for an appointment this morning with a student at the library. As soon as I sat down there was an older Korean man sitting next to our table. He walked up to us and stood there for a few seconds before he spoke. He said, "My name is Kym. I am 80 years old and I am learning english. I am in school and I have homework. Could you help me?" I stared at him for a second because I didn't want to cut into my tutoring session but I didn't have the heart to say I couldn't help. Ssoooo I looked at my student to make sure it was cool and she smiled and gave me the green light so I said, "sure". He immediately grabbed his work and brought over his 70 sentences he needed corrected. We went over everything and he was extremely focused. He asked questions and was such a student, even at 80 years of age he was open and willing to listen. I was impressed and it reminded me to always stay hungry, grow and improve. The best part of all this was when before he left he asked me to write my name on a post it. He asked that I write my name so that he could pray for me. I sat there and smiled because faith and religion is important to me. Him telling me that he would pray for me was touching because he was filled with so much love and sincerity. The best thing was that unknowingly my student took a picture of Kym and myself. I love the picture because it shows his dedication to still grow in life even after 80 years. Kym is a great soul and I always want to be like Kym, a student.

The only limits are the ones you place on yourself.

One of my life goals (I have a few of them) is to dunk. I'm 5'9" and I barely have average hops...at the moment. That's right, I'm going to dunk. What's stopping me? Nothing. I already have over half the distance covered with my height, let's just add some hops and I'm good. I came to this decision about a week ago that I am going to do this. The time is now. Here is a video of one of my favorite competitors in the NBA, 5'7" Nate Robinson doing his thing as inspiration. Let's go!!!

Alicia Keys: That's when I knew

It is about 12:20am on February 14th of 2013 and my playlist put this track on. Def diggin Alicia Keys new album and this is a dope song.

Wwhhaaaa mother *&%$#!!

Riding that pony, Ginuine style! My Saturday night in Arcadia was mad fun. I met up with my friend and her two nephews at Dave and Busters. I love D&B; you can play games, eat some grub or grab a drink. Did you know they have a four player air hockey table? It was complicated but amazing to see nonetheless. I was undefeated in pool but got owned in connect four, womp womp! Fun!!!

Music keeps me going!!

It's Saturday morning on the west coast!!! I just got done working out and Earth Wind and Fire just came on!! One of my favorite musical groups growing up. I remember every Saturday morning after my cartoons Mom would be cleaning the house playing great music. Here's to a great day!!!

Iman Shumpert Top 5 adidas rotation

People who know me (you slowly are) know that I love basketball. I grew up playing and still play when I can. As I picked up basketball as a youth I also picked up on the crazy sneakers that come with the sport. Here is a video interview by Nice Kicks on New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert. He is sponsored by adidas and the video goes over his top 5 sneakers in his rotation. Shupert is a young player in the league but I like his game and his high top is mad flavor. Let's see if he keeps healthy. Check out the kicks!!!

Soy tu rey y tu mi reina!!

Soooooo, Valentines day is coming up soon. Talking with a few people (men and women) I've realized that some folks believe V-day is hype while others yearn for a day of being showered with love, attention and gifts. Traditionally of course it's the guy who wines and dines but I see my ladies who take the reign of showering their man with love (not just sex at the end of the night). V-day is a day of creativity or it can be a day of disappointment. It all depends on who you choose, who chooses you or doesn't choose you. There is always the whole, "I'm chilling with my friends tonight because they have my back" date night. There is also, "I don't need no valentine, I'm doing me with a movie and ice cream" date night. I feel that we should always love ourselves and if you want to spend on someone then might as well spend on yourself. I'm just saying, I could use a pair of nice vintage brown wingtip shoes or a watch, maybe both? (Thank you very much Fox). However you spend V-day the bottom line is to look deep into yourself and make sure you love YOU. It's so easy to fall into a trap of needing validation to feel good. I'm not saying it's not great to have someone special to love and cherish. It's an amazing feeling to have someone you love to laugh with, play board games with, come home to, send just because gifts, talk with, inspire and grow with and wrestle with. I find it difficult to place all of my love and attention on just one day. I'm the kind of dude where I like to do things all through out the year. Making someone feel special comes from the simplest things such as saying, "I believe in you" or "I think you are beautiful". It's also a feeling of never wanting to let go of a hug because you like the way their body feels against yours. Just make sure you love yourself and it will lead to a healthy relationship. Ok, now that I'm off my sappy love rant I wanted talk about the inspiration for this post. I was at the Culver City Steps this week and as I reached the top of the hill I looked down (after my legs were burning up!) at the river bed and I saw some tagging on the walls. As I looked further I noticed hearts and then some writing in Spanish that said, "Soy tu rey...y tu mi reina". This translates to, "I am your king...you are my queen". I stared at those words for a while and it reminded me of the simple things. Of course this was no simple act of love, it took some time to get that done. What I got behind it all was passion. Love isn't about what you can actually give someone like a necklace or pair of shoes. Love is all about feeling. It's all about your heart jumping and your stomach feeling like it has a bagillion butterflies. Love is listening. If we all just listen to those we love we can make it easy because it's all there for us. Next time you're with somebody you care about, just listen. You will pick up on the little things and those little things snowball into big things. Maybe they want to paint, buy them a canvas and brushes. Maybe they like a certain type of food, cook it for them or go out if you can't cook. Maybe they like a certain type of movie, watch it with them. Whatever it is put that passion behind it like that amazing piece of art. You are the kings and queens of the world and deserve to be treated as such. Happy Valentines Day.

How bad do you want it?

We all have a vision and goal we want to attain. Not everybody does make it happen because shit happens. I get it, we all can't live out our dreams...or can we? How bad do you want to follow your heart and turn you passions into a reality? Here is a video that inspires me to follow my dreams and keep moving forward.

Revo Style recently did an interview with one of London's/the Worlds illest style Shai Spooner. Shai talks about his inspirations and his own sense of style. Well edited and shot, check it out and enjoy!