Frankmatic radio is back!!

Frank The Butcher and Paul Mighty are back and brought along a gang of heaters with them. New music from Common, Maffew Ragazino, MOP, Action Bronson, The Roots, Quelle Chris, Gangrene, Kid Daytona and more.

GOOD MUSIC IS FRANKMATIC!

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Track list:

Gangrene f. Prodigy – Dump Truck
Black Star – Fix up
Scram Jones – Wild side
LEP Bogus Boys f. Lupe Fiasco – Zombie Land
Action Bronson f. Mayhem Lauren, Maffew Ragazino and AG The Coroner
(Classic Joint) Pharaoh Monch f. MOP – Show No Mercy (Original sample intro)
MOP – No Mercy
Maffew Ragazino – Slangston Hughes
Roc Marciano – Emeralds
Common – Sweet
Push T f. Ab Liva and Odd Future – Ohh
Mobb Deep – Waterboarding
The Kid Daytona f. Action Bronson – Ivory Coast Crime Scene
Termanology f.Easy Money – Compared to you
Fat Joe – My Lord
Vado – NY Ride
Rick Ross – I Love My Bitches
Willie The Kid – Waste Not
Quelle Chris f. Danny Brown & Roc Maricano
The Roots – Make My f. Big K.R.I.T. & Dice Raw

Complex had me chef up my list of “Top 25″ sneakers ever. If you know me none of these will be a surprise.

Shouts to Complex’s Russ and Joe.

See feature HERE

Pleasant surprise.

My Nike Air Force One bespoke landed on Complex Magazine’s The Best 25 Bespoke Nike Air Force 1s list with the likes of sneaker royalty Dj Clark Kent, Mayor, Bun B and my brother from the UK, Gary Warnett.

Amazing honor.
PS — Not Gucci inspired.

Peep rest of list HERE.

#Frankmatic

Starting June 1st, my boy Rick Williams of Burn Rubber will rocking a different pair of New Balance sneakers every day for a month. Classics as well as introducing tomorrow’s classics. At the end of the 30 days, Rick will be giving away 2 promo codes for New Balance’s “Custom US 574″ program.

Follow Rick on twitter for updates @RICKWLMS and the daily shoe

Peep flyers for additional info

Peep this new interview series I’m directing for Karmaloop TV with our first guest Wale.

Join us as we catch up with Wale on the eve of his Maybach Music debut as we talk about his new label, the competitiveness of his new team, Kid Cudi reconciliation and what 600 Benz really means.

Wale introduced himself to the masses at an interesting time in Hip-Hop. While using the web wasn’t a new way for artists to break music, they were beginning to leverage online popularity and turning it into major label opportunities.

Wale joined Drizzy and Cudder on the trip from the farm league minors to the big show. Drake joined Lil Wayne’s Young Money collective while Cudi linked with Kanye’s Good Music team — both affiliations proved to be the fuel needed to kick both careers into high gear.

Mr. Folarin did it on his own and for the most part, on his own terms.

If phase one was internet assisted independence and phase two was signing on the dotted line, then phase three is joining the juggernaut movement that is Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group. Different platform but the same message delivered with invigorated enthusiasm.

As unlikely as it may have seemed at the time, Wale’s new partnership has proven to be as fruitful as it is exciting. ‘Play Your Part’, ‘Pandemonium’, ‘600 Benz’ and ‘By Any Means’ make it clear that Wale and friends, Meek Mill, Pill and of course Rozay, are on a quest to own the summer.

Maybach Music’s ‘Self Made’ due May 23rd

Wale invited me down to a studio session while in Boston where I interviewed him and Black Cobain for Karmaloop TV. Interview coming soon.

The Board of Administration

Black Cobain is up next.

Mr. Folarin in the hot seat

Follow: @BlackCobain

Check out Black Cobain ’4am’ featuring Wale

Photos by: OHWRD

What’s more classic than Converse?

I’ll tell you what’s better than that — treating classics with respect. Converse’s top tier First String category has been dropping nothing but winners since it’s inception (no Leo). Carefully curated colabs and restyled staples are the formula and are the reason I see more Cons on the street everyday.

It’s on this Summer!

Shouts to my guys John, Ian and Matt “the Brit” over at Converse

Mackintosh Jack Purcells

Comme de Garcons Play Jack Purcells

First String Jack Purcells

First String All Star

Bonus: Dr. Romanelli All Star Cup Hi (Thanks DRx!)

STS is exactly what you’d expect from a rapper who’s moniker is an acronym for Sugar Tongue Slim– a slick talking thorough bred that can yap (& rap) his way onto your “favorite rapper list”.

Slim introduced himself on his debut mixtape Demand for More and it’s sequel Demand 2, before becoming a shooting guard for the all-star team that is the Money Making Jam Boys. Anyone that can shine standing next to Illadelph’s own Black Thought, arguably one the best emcees to ever string syllables together, is someone worth listening to. If you don’t believe me you should download the MMJB’s 10.Deep sponsored opus The Prestige.

Your welcome.

Interviewed Slim on a visit to Karmaloop TV.

Stay tuned.

Photos: OHWRD