Before I get condemned for using the term in the title, it’s the title of the poem and even though I’ve starred out of some of the characters – it’s needed for you to understand the true meaning of this poem by renowned spoken word artist Dean Atta. He wrote this poem in 30 minutes, purely written out of passion after yesterday’s court hearing for the Stephen Lawrence. I’m not black and nor will I ever be able to fully understand the effect this word has but anyone with an ounce of intelligence would know how disgusting this term is. Murderers, plantation owners, racists, xenophobes and more used/still use this term, why use it? Why glorify it in your rap songs? Just no. I wish rappers would make clean versions of their albums without this term. More on the reverse.
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I should really place these posts within the Yin’s life section but think they’re a little too long for that page, it’d probably take around 30 seconds to scroll down the page if I did. One of the best things about being on holiday is the free time; I certainly wanted to utilise the time to do something productive so I ventured down to Richmond Park on Thursday with my good friend Leona and photographer @GeekySneaks (check out his work – here) who I was meeting for the first time in person. The wonders of virtual friendships through Twitter, I’ve met a lot of good people via social networks. Judge me if you want but social networking is the new norm. Let’s face it. Our trip to Richmond Park didn’t out the way it should have, why? You’ll have to hop on after the cut.
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Dayum. Friend of the site, Olan Collardy really outdid himself with his latest visual masterpiece – a music video for up and coming London based rapper Brewer. Wait wait, hold your horses. When you hear the words; up and coming, London and rapper in the same sentence, y’all instantly think ‘oh no Channel AKA!’. This video is the complete opposite, it’s classy and the song? Just as good. Brewer has a steady flow, lyrically sound and this time he questions everything that’s wrong with him in relationships. I’ve been impressed with his music so far, look forward to what he’s got to offer in 2012. Hop on after the cut to see the video.
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Gosh I love this city. Mario Muth spent 2 months travelling around the city, shooting photographs from several public vantage points, private offices that he was allowed access to and obviously places where he shouldn’t have been. You’ll probably recognise a lot of these spots and if you’re a photographer – you’ll be wondering how the eff he managed to get access to these places! half of these would have been ideal for my LDN.365 series. You know none of this video was actually shot as a video – they’re all RAW images, post processed in After Effects to achieve the tilt shift look. Who needs a fancy tilt shift lens? More on the reverse.
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London-based rapper, Cynikal drops the visuals for his latest track ‘Losing My Balance‘. He takes on J. Cole’s instrumental off light skinned Jermaine’s classic mixtape ‘Warm Up’. It’s one of those tracks for me, no one can really do the beat justice the way he does. Cole’s switches it up with a smooth flow that just works with sample. Cynikal does a good job though! PHDLDN kill the visuals, love colour grading and the slowmo feel to it.
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Yup, you read that right alright. Arcadia Corp’s finest retailers Topshop and Topman will be hosting a sample sale in Dalston this weekend. The sample sale isn’t any ordinary one located in a Warehouse, it’s going to be held in 2 different locations, one of which is Chatsworth Road market and all the proceedings made will go to the market itself. Topman have a strong menswear collection and like always with them – they have about 50 odd trends a season so you’ll be in for a great selection to chose from. Hop on after the cut for more details on location and times.
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A few days ago, Lacoste invited us to the to enjoy the ATP finals with them as they are one of the tournament’s sponsors. Which I honestly didn’t know till I reached the event. We were escorted to the sponsor village, greeted by fabulous staff and waiter/waitresses serving canapes with a buffet on one side of the room. Best believe I fully made use of this indulging opportunity. It was also an opportunity for us to see some early previews of their Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Find out what the best of the night was after the cut.
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