South Bay Blues

make you eardrums pop...

2008-01-30T10:10:00.000-08:00

...is exactly what this classy young hussy is Sara Bareilles song "love song" is doing inside my dome. Amazing son, great talent, very aesthetically pleasing. Go check that shit out.

- KT

Free Music Friday

2008-01-17T22:51:00.000-08:00

Free Music Friday comes a couple hours early again this week because i'll be jet setting to Lost Wages, Nevada tomorrow to prepare for UFC Fight Night next Wednesday coming live from The Palms on SpikeTV.

For this weeks FMF we switch coasts and bring it to the "west coast, left coast, aim it at your chest coast" (c) The Federation. If youre a hip hop fan and havent been tuning in to Crooked I's "Hip-Hop Weekly" installments for the past 42 weeks then what the fuck have you been doing with you life? Crook is a MONSTER. Period. Plain and simple. The End. He's been dropping a new freestyle (ehhhh, while he does have the ability to smash true freestyles, these are all writtens) every Wednesday for the last 42 weeks, and all have been filled with plenty of quotable lines. Whether spitting street stories, words of inspiration, punchlines galore, subliminal disses or just your average "flaunt the chain & money" flow, Crooked I has proved to be a force to be fucked with for 08. He's showing what a valuable tool the internet can be to an upcoming emcee looking to go the independent route. With his fan base growing for his C.O.B. (Circle Of Bosses) movement, will 2008 finally be the year we see a full length album from one of L.A.'s most slept on? Only time can tell, but in the meantime be sure to peep www.westcoastdynasty.com every wednesday for the next 10 weeks for more new material from Crooked I and the Horseshoe Gang.

Here's a link to all the Hip-Hop Weeklys youve missed...Dont say Uncle KT never did anything for you.

http://www.divshare.com/download/3412925-cf5

- KT Mr. Move Make Body Shake

Birthday Blues

2008-01-10T00:27:00.000-08:00

It was the homie Espy's 22nd birthday, so a same ol shit gathering was in order. Lot of familiar faces. Just your average Wednesday night bar scene.

Mr. Patrick Molloys

The band of the night. The crowd was a little thick for a Wednesday, apparently someone in this band also plays in Suicidal Tendencies. Meh, all sounds the same to me.

I dont miss wearing this shirt at all.

I get the kissy face from Todd.

ShaunCY Washington made his nightly appearance.

Helllllloooooo Shaner.

Marissa and The Vi Spot handling that bar biz.

Mr. Sole-Glo himself. Single handedly bringing back the ~~Jerry~~ Larry Khurl.

Cuzzo Krista.

Jaystara by the bara.

Mr. Chocolate Donuts.

Some group shot shit.

Lil Francis. As Mexican as Mexican gets.

Fucking Low Lifes.

Im Audi 5000, L.A. to the Bay bright and early. Im Victoria's Secret dreaming tonite. Yadadadigamajig?

- KT Mr. Frequent Driver Miles

Free Music (not quite) Friday

2008-01-09T21:56:00.000-08:00

Free Music Friday will be a new weekly feature here at SBB. Every Friday i'll bless you kids out there with links of the best music ive illegally downloaded throughout the week. You get it early this week because i'll be out of town.

This week we have Joell Ortiz's newest mixtape "The Re-Up - Back to the Bodega". Hopefully the good Doc will recognize that Joell is a monster and a breathe of fresh air in this over saturated crack rap hip hop state we're in right now. Pure piffery with this one. Shout to TSS for blessing me with this gem.

Joell Ortiz The Re-Up - Back to the Bodega
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. 125 pt 5 Man Im...
3. Top Of The Charts
4. duffle bag boy ft Novel
5. Freestyle
6. Ill Street Blues Freestyle
7. No Sympathy
8. Ups and Downs
9. Lil Fun ft. Novel
10. Story To Tell
11. Spartans ft. Emperor Chi & Saigon
12. Countdown ft. Stimuli
13. NYC ft. Uncle Murda & Juganot
14. Four in the Clip Ft. Styles P, Nino Bless & Kool G Rap
15. She Loves ft. Fat Joe
16. Aftermath Freestyle
17. Stomp Thru ft. Smiff-N-Wessun & Rock
18. latin assasins ft. Big Lou
19. Hiphopgame Freestyle ft. Termanology
20. Exactly ft. Domingo
21. Warfare ft. Joe Budden
22. We Run NY ft. Tony Touch, Tru Life & Lumidee

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bu9i0w5gsa0

Photigallo the Rap Gigallo

2008-01-09T01:49:00.000-08:00

...spits that shit everytime. So soulful. I had to do my remix of "Ladies Jam"...

how could i hate her when i want her so much, thats the obstacle//
keepin my feelings inside, thats what i try to do//
cuz niggas said it was impossible//
but let me confirm, K.A.T. is in love, i aint gon lie to you//
in Monterey baby, giving me certain glances//
cuz we met under some real old circumstances//
but it was worth the chances, im like Fish in the Matrix//
hopin she the one there aint no replacing//
done fuck my head up, like bitches with braces//
thinking bout her warm hugs, soft kiss and embraces//
and i aint done feeling it//
cuz K.A.T. done had show downs with hoes in Fort Towns & Slum Villages//
and they dont compare to you, point blank period//
you are the midnight star thats got me curious//
shining like serious//
yes, im seriously, thinking bout our future this is how real it is//

...if only it was that simple.

-KT Mr. Insomnia

So you think your Kung Fu's pretty good huh?

2008-01-07T09:58:00.000-08:00

soooo...

i just got back from my vegas/bay retreat and its been a great two weeks. Got to spend plenty of time with a beautiful female companion over the last couple weeks and it turned out to be the best holiday season ive ever had. Im still broke as a muh fucking joke, but sealed 10 UFC jobs for the next four months so that should help clear some debt and facilitate my move to the bay.

Arrived into vegas on christmas day and the holiday took a backseat to work once i got to the Mandalay bay. It was a short week before fight night so we had to get to work right away. Pics are pretty much all blurry do to the shitty camera phone i had to use.

First task was to oversee the completion of the ring. Its eerie to see a fully functional octagon sitting in an empty arena. The sight never gets old because its the only time when you can sit in the events center without complete chaos going on around you.

Aint nothing like sitting in an airport waiting for lost baggage. Most people tend to complain, bitch, go crazy, ect. Personally, i choose to just sit back and play Gin Rummy...with Matt Hughes. It was an intense back and fourth game between Matt and his brother Mark (one of the funniest people ive met all year), a game that left me and Marc Fiore dying of laughter before we were told that their luggage was still in St. Louis.

Fight night came and tension was high. As you all know, we had a great card to offer and hopefully it didnt let anyones expectations down. Plenty of high profile fighters and celebs were in town for the fights, the Beyonce concert 24 hours later, the opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 club, and the new years celebration. Dan Henderson was in town to work with his fellow Team Quest fighters. Here's Hendo going over the rules with the commish before Soa goes out to battle Eddie Sanchez

Hendo and Soa going over the jab defense. Its too bad Uso didnt pay attention in this lesson because Sanchez used the jab to pick apart Palalei and ultimately earn the victory.

Jordan Radev in good spirits backstage after his loss to Dean Lister.

True bad blood between fighters is rare in the UFC. For the most part our fighters are true professionals who understand that the person standing across the ring from them is at work trying to earn a paycheck just like them. With that being said. Rich Clementi and Melvin Guillard truly have bad blood. We had to keep these two seperate the whole week and thought the tension was gonna boil over on stage at the weigh ins. Fortunately, they kept their cool and the only fighting was done in the confines of the octagon, where Rich won by rear naked choke. Anyone who watched knows that he had some choice words for Melvin. Here's Rich in a lighter mood signing his gloves for charity backstage.

Ive told you all before and i'll say it again. SINISTER BRAND FIGHTERS ARE FUCKING TAKING OVER THE GAME. Anderson holds the middleweight belt and Machida is running through the light heavyweight division on his way to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Next victim TITO ORTIZ. Here's Lyoto's brother and trainer Chinzo Machida and Sinister Brand owner, as well as manager for fighters like Lyoto Machida, Minotauro Noguerira, Paulo Fihlo, Ninja Rua, and Anderson Silva, Ed Soares. Expect big things from the Sinister camp in 08 including the opening of our gym Iron house (Black House in Brazil) in Big Bear, CA

After the fights, the mood backstage relaxs and people are usually in good spirits regardless of how their fights turned out. Here's Luis "Bana" Cane, Lyoto Machida, Anderson Silva, and Brazilian Top Team manager Alex Davis shooting the shit while watching Liddell and Silva battle it out in the squared circle.

Yes, the celebs do use their fame to make their way backstage. Backstage sightings included Charles Barkley (and i was rocking my CB34s!!!), David Spade, Eric Banas, and the rockstar to end all rockstars Tommy Lee

Joe Rogan getting interviewed. Rogan would definitely knock the homie Mave out.

After the fights, id love to hit the after parties and rage it up, but im usually at the hospital making sure our fighters get cleared by the docs so they can go enjoy the night as well. There werent a lot of trips to the doc so i got to hit the Guillard/Machida after party at Rum Jungle. Good times. Palalei suffered a fractured eye socket at the hands of Eddie Sanchez.

Wand was in great spirits after the fights. Him and his crazy gorgeous wife invited me to their pad for a quick drink. Times were good, and cant wait to work with this legend of the ring in the near future. He only suffered a fractured nose and the standard bumps and bruises that Chuck usually hands out to his opponents.

Special thanks to the gorgeous JJN for your hospitality and patience these last couple weeks. Gracias for not killing me after the Victoria's Secret incident. Hopefully i was able to make up for that. Cant wait to see you again babe. See you fight fans for UFC Fight Night at the Palms in Sin City later this month

- KT Mr. See Me Fight Night

Long Beezies

2007-12-21T13:10:00.000-08:00

Ventured out to Long Beach to visit the gals. Long Beach State is out for break and they felt it was time to celebrate. It was a good time, but the Gaslamp bar in LB reminds me of high school days being dragged to Cocomo's in Irvine and Belmont Station reminded me of Bogie's in North Redondo, but nonetheless the gang was all there...i just wanted to smoke bowls and eat some Jack in the Crack.

The two.

...Of course there had to be a group shot

I call Alex's tatties Goose Bumps

Pound Yo Shit Nukka!!!

Molly & Tara

Katie B shows up and gets the party started

Kristen and Ivy

"Kristen, you sooooo wanted to fuck him"

Ivy dances a mean Soldier Boy dance

E! made an appearance

Dont Run, Dont Hide

That's it...cant wait til she gets in on sunday.

damn i miss my ruca

-KT mr. bet it back

Jingle Jangle

2007-12-20T14:15:00.000-08:00

Is Christmas a sham? Was Jesus born on December 25th?

The Bible doesn't explicitly state the date of Jesus' birth, but it does give clues. Luke 2:8-14 speaks of shepherds living outdoor and tending to a flock of sheep. The text reads, "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night." Scholars of the Bible have concluded that this would be an unlikely practice in the month of December, for the weather conditions would be too cold to live outside or tend to a flock of sheep, but a likely practice in the spring lambing season.

Not convinced?

The book of Luke tells us that John The Baptist was 6 months older than Jesus (Luke 1:26). John's father, Zechariah, was a priest and was required to give one temple service a year plus three more weeks during the three yearly festivals (Luke 1:5). His division was the 8th which means his period of temple would fall on the 8th week of the hebrew year (meaning June for us). John's mother, Elizabeth, became pregnant after Zechariah's service in temple which would have been around mid-June in our time (Luke 1:23-24). Seeing as how John's six months older then Jesus, Jesus would have been concieved by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:26) in December which means he would have been born around September of the next year. This time would also be consistent with the shepherds still in the fields during September. The weather in Israel during December can be quite cold so flocks are usually brought into shelter no later than the middle of October.

Im not trying to burst anyone's Jesus bubble, but at least open a fucking book, do some research and understand what youre celebrating.

That's it for now, because i dont want to kill Santa Clause as well. So just watch the Treacherous Three tell you about their Christmas

-KT The Christmas Killer

El Norte

2007-12-16T14:03:00.000-08:00

From one bay to another and back again. Thats the story of this past week. Went up to Monterey to visit the old (and hopefully future) for the week. Nor Cal is a crazy destination. One minute you feel like youre in the forest somewhere completely isolated from society and the next you could be in a major metropolis or sitting on some of the most beautiful beaches on the left coast.

We decided to go hiking at Big Sur and im not gonna lie, for some reason or other i wasnt too happy about it. Anyone who knows me, knows that im not the outdoorsy type by any means, but that could just be my lack of experience. Whatever the case, it was apparent that i had an attitude about the whole situation and im truly sorry to say that it kind of put a damper on this amazing experience. Attitude or not, the scenery is undeniably beautiful and truly made me a fan of Nor Cal and may even make me a consistant hiker. I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves (and for the first time in SBB history we have a guest photographer for some of the shots):

i guess sea weed in Nor Cal gets crazy huge and thick. Shits nasty, wild...but nasty.

A couple days after the Big Sur hike we headed to Rice-a-Roni-ville a.k.a. San Francisco. We didnt have a lot of time to see the truly touristy sites of SF but we pretty much hit all our landmarks and had a great time. Finally got to check out TRUE, HUF, Villian Vault, FTC, and Haight Street.

Ive seen the documentary Piece by Piece about the history of the San Fran graff scene but didnt truly appreciate it until i saw it for myself. All the following pictures are on Haight Street and whether you credit it to the influx of amazing artists to the SF scene or just the very liberal views of the region, the SF art scene is as vibrant and brilliant as ever.

Norm AWR MSK The World Famous Seventh Letter Crew (visit knowngallery.com for more)

Ayer AWR MSK The World Famous Seventh Letter Crew (visit knowngallery.com for more)

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." (c) Jimi Hendrix

She likes to jump in last second and ruin my shots...jerk

The South Bay's own Craola CBS WAI

Whether in LA, the south bay, or in SF, when i see BRAND...

...BRAND gets CAPPED

AWR MSK

AWR MSK

AWR MSK

and last but definitely not least...my ever so lovely guest photographer

Overall, i loved Nor Cal. PERIOD. A lot of people down here in L.A. dont share that feeling with me, but any region/city that can take a reserved and hurt GIRL and help her turn into the confident, truly beautiful, and genuwinely caring and loving WOMAN she is today is just fine in my book. Its really hard to say this because i thought i was a true L.A. head through and through, but SF and the bay in general may have taken the top spot in my personal favorite cities list. Im sorry City of Angels, but i see myself permanently moving to El Norte within the next 12 months.

- KT The San Francisco ~~treat~~ threat

Tools of the Trade

2007-12-16T13:03:00.000-08:00

The South Bay bar scene is DEAD to me. If you enjoy overpriced drinks, seeing the same faces every single night, and an over abundance of courage juice induced tough guys, then the bar scene is still very much alive. I'd much rather talk the night away with my chick on the phone or hit the homies pad and smoke till i cant feel my face. If its been done with herb, chances are that me and/or my compadres have tried it...

Weedka = Weed + Vodka

Basically, you get half a zip of some kill and let it sit a bottle of goose for a little over a month and when its done you got the best of both worlds.

When ready for consumption, pour your weedka through a coffee filter to avoid your shot having a bunch of herb flakes in it

Dont be alarmed by the vodka's change of color, its normal. When complete, your weedka should look dark piss yellow and reek of bud. Its a tad rough going down but once its swallowed an amazing herb after taste and smell will take over. I took only two shots and was a tad buzzed but 45 minutes later got a killer body high that left a mother fucker stuck to the couch. Smashed any brownie or edible ive ever had

The toys:

Vaped bud still contains trace THC, i suggest saving your vaped shit and make brownies or any other edibles your heart and stomach desire

DISCLAIMER: Southbayblues.blogspot.com does not in any way condone the use of illegal drugs to the uninformed. Always make sure you know what you are doing and the risks involved when choosing to re-enact or try anything youve seen on this blog

-KTdaddyfatstacks

Throwing Boulders

2007-12-10T07:58:00.000-08:00

Just touched down in L.A. town after spending the week in the fabulous city of Lost Wages (Las Vegas for you smart dumb niggas). It was a hectic but productive week and our efforts produced the TUF Finale in The Pearl at The Plams, one of the best fight cards of the year. It was an amazing event and eventhough there was another fight in town (y'know, they get their own HBO show and circle each other throwing 10 punches a round...pffffffft...congrats to Floyd though) the big fireworks were definitely going off in the Octagon.

you may get tickets, you may buy the pay per view, but you dont got the green all access pass

the squared circle, where dreams are found and shattered at the same time

Jonathon Goulet vs. Paul Georgieff
Goulet came out quick and pushed the action. It was his last fight unded his current contract and he was eager to impress Joe Silva & Dana White. Goulet scored a quick takedown and then found himself in the full mount position where he began to ground and pound. It wasnt long before Georgieff turtled and gave Goulet his back and Goulet ended the fight with a rear naked choke. Congrats to Goulet & David Loiseau for their great efforts. These are two of the dopest muh' fuckers ive met in the organization and im happy to see them bounce back after Goulet's loss to Luke Cummo in September. Now go get GSP ready to kill Hughes and i'll see you pimps back in Vegas in a couple weeks

Goulet working the pads with David "The Crow" Loiseau

Big John Mccarthy going over the rules with the Goulet camp

Steve Mazzagatti going over the basics with Paul Georgieff

Dorian Price vs. Roman Mitichyan
First off, let me say Dorian Price hold your head up. You got a long career in MMA ahead of you, one loss aint gonna define you pimp. There's not much to say about this fight, Dorian was hoping for a stand up fight, while Roman, from Karo Parisian and Manny Gamburian Judo camp, wanted it to go to the ground which is exactly where it ended up. Roman took down Dorian as soon as the bell rang. There was a transition and Dorian quickly found himself in Roman's Heel Hook and was submitted in 23 seconds of the first round.

Dorian Price warming up before hitting the ring

Dorian and his camp after a quick loss

Roman and Karo Parisian (sitting) shooting the shit after Roman's victory

John Kolosci vs. Matt Arroyo
This fight truly displayed Arroyo's talent. It started off as a stand up war but as soon it went to the ground Arroyo dominated dislocating not one, but both of Kolosci's arms. It was a great fight that ended with Kolosci being submitted to an Arroyo arm bar.

Big John Mccarthy (top) going over the business with Kolosci

Troy Mandaloniz vs. Richie Hightower
This was a standup war that was pretty much dominated by the taller and longer Mandaloniz, who won by K.O.

Dan Barrera vs. Ben Saunders

Dan Barrera warming up for his 3 round war with Saunders

Billy Miles vs. George Sotiropoulos

Jon Koppenhaver vs. Jared Rollins
War Machine vs. J.Roc was one of the best fights of the year and also earned the FIGHT OF THE NIGHT award which gave each fighter an extra $15,000 to their purse. Non-stop action and striking in this one and it turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles in a long while. Rollins has major potential in the game after a lil more training. Koppenhaver is a beast and will shake up the welterweight division in the very near future. The fight ended with a war machine K.O. of J.Roc.

Tommy Speer vs. Mac Danzig
This fight pitted the bigger stronger Speer, fighting out of the Miletich camp, against the favorite of the show, Mac Danzig. Mac's truly a lightweight and many thought that Speer's size would carry him to a victory. People were sorely mistaken. Mac quickly took Speer to the ground and submitted him to a rear naked choke soon after. The victory gives Danzig the TUF6 title and the six figure UFC contract. Congrats Mac, i look forward to working with you again in the near future.

Mac getting his bounce on and staying warm in the tunnel

Andy Wang and Gray Maynard waiting to walk out to the ring to corner the TUF6 Champ, Mac Danzig.

Clay Guida vs. Roger Huerta
This was my fight of the year. The fight pitted the highly energetic Guida vs. the undefeated Huerta. Guida won the first two rounds in this war. Non-stop standup action and plenty of transitions on the ground. Huerta almost was submitted to a rear naked choke but displayed great patience and finally shook out of it. The third round had Guida needing to just survive to get the win, but lucky for Huerta, and the UFC fans, thats not Clays style. He came out and pushed the action like it was the beginning of the 1st round, but was eventually rocked and then submitted to rear naked choke by the scrappy and crafty Huerta.

The legendary cutman Don House getting ready for the fights

Clay Guida getting taped and gloved backstage

Got this official event poster autographed by every fighter in the event. I may raffle this off, ebay it, or just give it away to a lucky person. stay tuned

And last, but definitely not least, shout out to my amazingly hot and sexy lady for the wank material for the week. Y'all cats gotta be jealous that your female aint working with a body like this. Face and name withheld to protect the gorgeously innocent. Love you babe

It was a long week, too long sometimes, but it turned out a great event. Hope you, the fans, enjoyed because there is a lot of hard work done by dedicated people throughout the week to give you a great event. Im off to El Norte now to spend some vacation before i do it all over again on the FIGHT OF THE YEAR on December 29th. Get ready snitches.

-KT

The Curse and The Gifts

2007-11-27T12:02:00.000-08:00

Christmas Babies...

I used to hate being one, the name is so misleading. You get close to nothing on your birthday with promises of "Christmas coming soon", but when Christmas comes you got less then everyone else because "you just had your birthday". Frustration at its best when youre a young tyke. Now that i got some grey wisdom wiskers, i hope all my kids are born in Late November/December/Early January. In honor of the Christmas Babies worldwide im gonna comprise my first ever birthday/christmas wishlist. Its only 10 items deep, but i only need at least 5 of them for either Christmas or the Bday to be ecstatic. Help a young brotha out.

10) The LG VX10000 Voyager cell phone. Only available for Verizon. Its a Combination of the LG NV and the iphone. Full Frontal touch screen with a flip open Qwerty keyboard. Straight Monkey Food. I need this shit. Available at www.verizonwireless.com Retail: $350

9) Nikon D200 Digital SLR Camera. 10.2 Megapixels. 0.94x Magnification. 5 frames per second of continuous shots. I know there's newer better models (Nikon D3 gets 9 frames per second!!), but this is an amazing time tested camera. Classic shit. Available at www.shopcartusa.com Retail: $549

8) Axiom Memory Solutions 400GB Stealth 3.5" USB 2.0/Firewire External Hard Drive. Due to my music piracy and ever growing photography/design fetish im left with less then 1GB on my computer meaning my music collecting is on pause and any photoshop shit i create cant get saved (i have no USB drives). I got a 6+ year old Mac G4 Desktop that i love. He just needs some brain/dome/memory and he'll be money once again. Available at www.macmall.com Retail: $189

7) Akai's Portable MPC500. A beat freaks dream machine. Comes equipped with Mic and Headphones and makes beat production and recording a possibility anywhere. Ive been hooked on this since i saw Luckyiam rock beats while on the tour bus. Shit was wild. Anyways, this has been my most wanted item for the past 3 years. Available at www.akaipro.com Retail: $599

6) The Fitted Pro Player Fitted Cap Steam Cleaner and Dryer by La Vida, Inc. Only proto-types have been made of this amazing fitted cleaner/dryer, but the buzz coming from the test runs is crazy. Basically, it will keep your fitteds looking brandnew forever. The cleaning of a 59/50 can be tedious work because you dont want to drown the hat out and you have to be very careful drying the bitch because hats shrink as they dry. The Fitted Pro Player washes, dries, and keeps the hats shape...straight crack. Unavailable as of now but i'll let you kiddies know. Excuse this mad niggerish jingle that plays as the video runs

5) Sturgeon. Ryan aka Serious Black aka Black Jack Johnson aka Black Brotha Darkniz thinks he can raise a Sturgeon that will own my Sturgeon. Kids crazy for thinking that. My Sturgeons are gonna have razor blade tails and laser beams attatched to their heads. Available at www.pisanidossi.com Retail: $500

4) 17" 2.4GHz Macbook Pro. I love my desktop G4 but with my travel schedule getting ever busier, i need something for the road. I knew id never rock a PC again after i got the G4 6+ years ago so the Macbook is a must. Available at www.macmall.com Retail: $2,799

3) Nike Foot Patrol Air Stabs Size 12. One of my favorite shoes of all time. These were a quickstrike release and sold out instantly. So ill. Available at www.ebay.com or Flight Club.

2) Money. That is all. Lots of it would be nice, but a little would be cool as well. I got some peeps to get back with flow so i need this so i dont gotta get another job. Pretty simple. Available in your pockets.

1) An Ashera. I hate cats with a passion, but i think the Ashera would be the cat to change my opinion. A mix between the African Serval, an Asian Leopard, and a domestic housecat. It can grow up to 4 feet tall when standing on its hind legs and can weigh up to 35 lbs. It also has held the Leopard spots of its bloodline. It eats the same food as domestic cats and its temperment is supposed to be like any other average house cat. SUPER SIIIIIICK. Available at www.lifestylepets.com Retail: $22,000

thats all kiddies...happy gift hunting.

- K.T.

Senseless

2007-11-27T07:59:00.000-08:00

R.I.P. Sean Taylor

...only 24 years old. Left behind many loving fans, family, and an 18 month old daughter. Shit like this makes me question this so called "higher power". Granted, Taylor had his troubles with the law but had changed his pace and associates over the past 3 years. Just shows that tomorrow aint promised to anyone.

Take some time to appreciate this life, shits gonna be gone before you know it, and more times then not youre not gonna choose when and how you wanna go. Take in the sights, smells, and feel of this world before the lights go dark and the curtain closes.

Not the news i wanted to read when i woke up this morning. Deepest sympathy to Sean's family, the Redskins Organization, and everyone who was as excited to watch Sean play as i was.

- K.T.

just cruisin the LBC

2007-11-25T10:28:00.000-08:00

Basically we stomp around in the streets youre scared to walk around in during the day...with police security...snitches. It was my girl Alex's 22nd birfday celebration on saturday. High school reunion-esque, but laid back and with good vibes...couldnt ask for anything else...

Kids want to test the champ on the table

My boy Murder (right) is up from SD and he was trying to toss rocks at my throne

The Lovely E was there...considering that its her pad that was to be expected

This is E's sister...she had a gorgeous face and a thick waist...a.k.a. a "what more could you ask for"...but for some reason my right hand man Mave said he wouldnt...i proceeded to tell him that he's gayer then a handbag full of rainbows. Oh, and she rocks out on the bongos.

I tried to tell the birfday girl that she wasnt gonna get any special treatment cause it was her day but she just kept on jaw jabbering so i had to introduce her to King Dynomite Right. Me and Suga Free stay breakin fingernails on these beezys. Jokes, apparently she "fell down some stairs" which we all know is code for "my boyfriend hits me"

When any man with dreads and the last name Marley begins to sing the women will gyrate. The ever lovely Ivy and Andrea getting down.

When E hits the bong...

...her eyes go...

...crazy

*insert hispanic constuction worker whistle here*

Katie B made an appearance and looked amazing as usual

This is Mave. Mave is my boy. Mave is picky. Either picky...or just plain ol' gay. I'll let you know when i know

Those "Do Not Reverse, Severe Tire Damage" spikes are dangerous...one jumped up and snagged my toe damaging the new checks...tis ok...Vegas UNDFTD in one week...SNITCHES!!!

thats it for now kiddies...on some sidenotes...thank you ecapcity.com for the illest fitteds on the block...Birfdays coming up on Dec. 3rd but i'll be flying to Vegas that morning, so i believe we will be handling a South Bay Pub Crawl on saturday (Dec. 1st)...and im telling you kids right now to dont sleep on Vegas in 2 weeks...UFC Fight Night and Mayweather vs. Hatton both on the same night (Dec. 8th)...oh yeah, your favorite local celebrity will be there as well...working..and raging...but mostly working

i sure do miss my ruca (how beaner was that?)

until the next dance,

K.T.

(go pick up Free At Last...best "rap" CD of the year)

relaxation without representation

2007-11-20T12:51:00.000-08:00

There's nothing like taking some time to sit back and enjoy life. This shit is gonna fly by, so be sure to stop and smell the roses of life every once in awhile. There's nothing better then being around your people and everyone's having a good time. No drama, no problem.

Living in a beach community really has its advantages. Nothing like hitting the shoreline with a couple homies. We got the brews, we got the bowls, we got the poles (no homo), now we just got to get down this monsterous hill. Inlanders are jealous of this shit:

and so the hike begins:

words of advice: always keep a pair of cleats nearby, you never know when youre gonna have to scale down the side of a dirt and rock cliff infested with rattle snakes and empty beer cans.

Destination reached. The tidepools a.k.a. the lifepools. So much shit going on in these waters. reminds me of the underwater singing scene in The Little Mermaid, except these crabs werent playing the steel drums they were fighting for squid scraps and the fish werent playing dancing they were running for their lives.

Day 2 of Relaxationfest 2007 started much like any other day. Rolled out of bed around noon, handled some buisness and hit the turf. It wasnt before long that we decided it was time to press our luck and hit the track.

Aint no beers like dollar beers.

mobbed out 10 deep to Hollywood Park, the haze was in the air and beer was being consumed in an alarming rate. Couple of the homies brought out their significant others:

some crew shit:

My boy Nick a.k.a. Re-Nick-ulous of the X-games, Dew Action Sports Tour, and Jose Cuervo is ballin so hard he owns a couple horses running the track...Big Dog Status:

As always, i leave with less money then when i arrived, but didnt spend as much as i wouldve at the bars so its a win/win in my book. This sign continues to mock me as i leave:

always make sure the fucking car you drive in is capable of making the there and back trip. For rookies, being stranded on Century Blvd in the heart of Inglewood could possibly be a hood overdose. The crackheads are a-smokin, the hookers are a-trickin, and the car was a-sittin.

Day 3 of my siesta called for a birthday fiesta. With two kegs and mad jell-o shots ready for consumption the day was bound to be a great one. Hope you had a good birthday Talia!!! The birthday girl rocking with the band:

Shout to Local Hate for jamming at the party:

The homie Black came out and enjoyed the festivities:

We were treated to the lightweight drunk slap box championships of the world. Poppa vs. Peanut...yall niggas cant throw hands son:

you know you're in the right spot when Patty Quinn is there. Here she is with the victor of the slap box championships:

one of my top dogs, Freddy Fat Fingers a.k.a. Jaws a.k.a. Smalls:

Talia + Jell-o Shots = The Talia Dance:

Give me beer, herb and a house filled with tatted up brunettes and im in heaven. No leopards or cheetahs were harmed in the making of this bra being worn by this amazing looking young lady:

Bird Call!!!!!

When the smoke clears the guitar hero shall emerge...much to the dismay of his gorgeous sidekick:

until next time kiddies...Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease

-KT2K

Love to Hate to Love You

2007-11-14T12:23:00.000-08:00

i'll let my main man KRS-1 start this one off:

"Ya know, that's why man I be telling you all the time man, you know LOVE, that word LOVE is a very serious thing and if you don't watch out I tell ya that LOVES GONNA GET YOU because a lot of people out here say "i love my car" or "i love my chain" or "i'm just in love with that girl over there" so for all the people out there that fall in love with material items we gonna bump the beat a lil' something like this:"

Whether its sad or for good reason, theres a very short list of things in this world that i love. It looks something like this:

Things I Love:

1) Family
2) Friends

Thats it. Is there really a need for much more then that? Seriously, that whip you Looooooove will be that whip you crash, that whip you gotta fix, and that whip youll eventually hate. That chain you Looooooove will seem like its shining like the sun until your boy gets one bigger and better and leaves yours as second fiddle. That girl/guy you Looooooooove is the same person thats gonna one day let you down. That same person who one day youll grow tired of. That same person who one day youll go trife on or vice versa. That same person who one day you wont be able to stand. Think about it. Whats the holiday associated with love? Thats right, Valentines Day, also known as the fakest holiday on the calendar created by Hallmark so theyre sales didnt plummet from Christmas to Easter. True Story. "Where is the Love?" (c) Black Eyed Peas. Im straight getting my pessimist on today. Fuck it, "Aint no love in the heart of the city" (c) Bobby Bland, Whitesnake, Jay-Z. With that said, what is love? Can we call it love or should we just strike the word from the dictionary and call it "Extreme Infactuation"? Somebody call my nigga Webster and get a ruling on this.

"Uhh, yeah, love. You know we always, we always talkin 'bout love. We always thinkin 'bout it y'know. "I'm in love, I want love, I need love", whatever. But like sometimes I wonder, with all the hurt and pain that people that supposedly love you put you through, is that really love?" (c) Phontigallo The Rap Jigallo

So what constitutes "Real Love"? Must it stand the test of time? My personal definition of loving a person is if i care more about your well being then my own, i love you. Straight up. Not even on some homo shit, i LOVE my people. PERIOD. Ive loved females in the past, and still do to this day with every molecule of my existance but that doesnt mean im "in love" with them. I care about their well being. With all that being said, i myself along with everyone else on earth is guilty of buying into love, but what can i say...thats what love can do to you

officially done getting my emo on,

"She says she loves me, im the only nigga that can make her left thigh shake" (c) Devin The Dude ;)

let my dude Bobby Bland serenade that ass:

- KT2stacks

Cocaine Cowboys

2007-11-12T16:47:00.000-08:00

After watching this BLOCKumentary ive quickly realized that im the in the wrong industry. Big business is all i can say. VERY big business. The film is very well informed and gripping. I was left in awe as i watched Dade County go from a nice party town filled with pot smokers to Coke Capital, U.S.A. In full swing Dade County was experiencing two coke related murders per week and quickly became the murder capital of the country experiencing over 650 annually. With all these movies coming out people are getting hung up on Frank Lucas & Nicky Barnes...pffffffft. If you wanna see some real hustlers, hustlers that inspired classics such as Scarface ("If hustling is a must be Sosa not Tony" (c) The Clipse) and Miami Vice (not the lame ass Jamie Foxx movie), then you need hit Blockbuster and peep game. Im sure everyone's heard of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel (you probably watch Entourage) but what about his boss. Get insight to the game from Griselda Blanco (her husband inspired Tony Montana, but she was actually The Godmother to the Cocaine Trade). See smugglers that completely punk George Jung (still got love for you though Georgy because you did it in the Mouth Bay). Life must be good when you have too much money to keep in a bank so you gotta keep 9 meal tickets buried in your backyard. Shout out to RIVI!!!! FREE RIVI!!!!! Now go peep game for yourself...and watch N.O.R.E. (aka Mr. ReGAYton):

(can yall believe that that video was BANNED FROM MYSPACE...LMAO)

Blogs are the new black

2007-11-06T09:45:00.001-08:00

first off...id just like to say that the UFC is the most efficient and well ran company in the entire world (probably one of the main reasons my bosses are fortune 500 BILLIONAIRES)...we move shit in and get shit done...period...everything you see on TV takes us many hours to perfect...everything from the octagon to the freckle on the ring girls tattie...shit is work son...with that being said...cant wait to be pool side with wanderlai and chucky chuck liddell in december (my L.A. & L.V. peoples swing thru the palms from the 1st til the 9th [UFC fight night...but Huerta's fighting] & mandalay bay from the 23rd til new years [crazy card]...we'll be doing it big...so far got about 8 peeps rolling out..just too bad i'll be working while you cats are raging in my room...snitches)...if you aint rolling with zuffa, you aint shit

with all this time on the road theres plenty of time to open up the mac book and read up/watch videos/steal music from the various blogs running around on the net...here's a small list comprised of my personal favorites to get you thru those mundane mondays:

www.thehundreds.com/wordpress - what can you say about TH that hasnt been said about roscoe's chicken and waffles?...great people, great product, and if you sit around for long enough you'll spot a crack head...or two...or four...my only tiff with TH is the fact that the diorama hasnt changed since the stores opening...dont get me wrong Tofer's piece is ill (trust, i was at its opening and got the cloudy shirt and everything) but wasnt that thing supposed to be bi-monthly?...anyways...the blog is filled with great writings from bobby hundo, plently of "whats next", and not enough pictures of digit...preferably naked

www.smokingsection.net - my gem...can you say "free leaked full length albums weeks before their actual release"?...you probably can, but its still pretty dope...plus great writing from Gotty, TC, and the rest of the crew...dope interviews with not your everyday artists...definitely one of the best kept secrets on the net

www.themegatrondon.com - Just Blaze's blog...that should pretty much explain it all...tech, music, games...think you can play fight night on 360?...like 9th Wonder said youll catch "Service, Service, Sunday Service"...ask pete rock...just needs to get updated more often...but when youre chillin with Jay-Z and Beans i guess its easy to forget about your little blog

rezanader.blogspot.com - The Arab Parrot...nuff said...you couldnt make it to insert scenester club name here last tuesday?...chances are the parrot was there with camera in hand...filled with hillarity & mas pictures

www.myspace.com/luckyiam - Luckyiam of the Living Legends is currently on tour with Greyskul, DJ Sku, Mac Lethal & Atmosphere...get a run down of every minute of every day down to Lucky have phone sex with his model type to shitting 5 minutes before his set...WHATUPTHOUGH!!! [edit: sadly this blog has ended with the end of the tour as of today 11/14...hope to see you soon and chop it up Luck....LEGENDS BABY!!!!!]

recognizereal.blogspot.com - hip hop parody videos at their best...latest installment is apartment shopping for Jadakiss...has me dying

www.youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com - ever have the feeling that youve just seen that design somewhere else...chances are you have...dedicated to exposing biters within and out of the industry...some are borderline...some are just downright thievery

any of the 37 rob heppler blogs - damn, son can write all that shit but we cant get a fucking new weekly drop??

enjoi

-KT2K

(P.S. - new URL blog coming from us at Collectors Kicks (groups.myspace.com/sneakers) very soon...first feature interview will be with Luckyiam of the Living Legends)

FIGHT for your rights

2007-08-14T21:27:00.001-07:00

so today was an amazingly exciting day in my life...i received a call from none other then Joe Frazier's (Yes, legendary boxer Joe Frazier) former manager Burt Watson...the phone rang completely unexpectedly and when i hung it up i had been offered a job working for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC for short)...basically i'll work as the site coordinator for the UFC and be in charge of making sure the fighters get picked up from the airport on time, coordinating the press conference and pre-fight weigh ins, as well as making sure the UFC event goes off without a hitch...the best thing about this job is the fact that i'll get payed to travel the world with all expenses payed...first stop VEGAS from september 13th through september 20th...if youre in the sin city feel free to drop me a line and lets rage it up kids

- PTPL General

wisDUMB Teeth...

2007-08-03T12:42:00.000-07:00

...are fucking stupid...whats the point of having some teeth grow in and fuck up your grill...teeth that serve no purpose and hurt...thanks GOD...another ache and pain is exactly what we all need while we grind in this rat race called life...appreciate it big homie

...and thats my big intro to this blog which will set the foundation for the PTPL line which is slated for spring 08 release...the delay is due to the fact that all these upstart "street"wear brands are a dime a dozen and so cookie cutter-esque with their debuting line consisting of a couple tee's...we do shit differently over here...plenty kids are getting into this to make a quick buck...we're here because this is how we live...this is what we do...this is how we get it...as for "why blog?"...easy...i live in Blog Angeles...babies are born around here with a blog URL stamped on their birth certificate

lastly...be easy...stay tuned

any questions feel free to hit here or get at me on myspace @ www.myspace.com/ebkme

-palm trees & power lines general