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!

Inspiration happens at any point during the day or night. Ralph Lauren has created a brand that extends to every part of this planet (and probably beyond). Here he talks about what it takes to be great and his inspirations when designing. Enjoy.

Shoes are always a crucial part of fashion. Some people may say that an outfit is made or broken by what is worn at the foundation, the shoes. As much as I love a great pair of dress shoes I usually wear sneakers a majority of the time. I also love nostalgia and nothing is more nostalgic than old school pair of kicks!!! Especially the classic Patrick Ewing sneakers!!! Originally started in 1989 Patrick Ewing started his sneaker brand which lasted a few years with his success with the New York Knicks. The brand fizzled out but always made a lasting impression and had shoe enthusiasts wanting them to come back. Well, not we all have a chance at getting these again!! Check out more of the brand HERE and step up your footwear game.

Shopping is an experience. All the colors, fabrics and knickknacks are there to make you shop. Of course a happy browser becomes a buyer when...well, when they are happy. How do stores usually do this? Lollipops? Massages (I wish? Coupons? Na. Music! Duh!! There are actually studies which correlate music to happiness. I bring this up because I was in Urban Outfitters, shopping and doing my usual tradition of picking up everything I wanted then realizing that I didn't need; so I put it all back. Well, almost everything, I got this awesome tank top. Anyway, I was shopping when a song came on and I started bobbing my head and realized I couldn't place the artist. This song had a strong 80's style beat and I thought I heard all the great poppy 80's songs. I was so intrigued that I had to ask a customer specialist (Urban worker). Great thing about Urban Outfitters is that they are eager to help you out. My man came back to me and told me it is an artist named "Light Asylum" and the track name was PC. Popped the name in the good ol' computer and I found out this is a new artist! Regarldess if it is old or new I love this track. Makes me want to get up and start shaking my body everywhere. Take a listen to this track and enjoy!! I am about to play this mofo right now and shake my ass.