End of an Era (The Year's Best)

As we are getting towards the end of an entire decade I thought I would announce a schedule for a recap/highlights of 2009. These will be looked at individually and in depth over the next few weeks but the winners are...

Best Sneaker Release: This one is a draw... both movie inspired, both redic releases. Nike McFly Hypermax NFW, Nike Air Flight Light

Biggest Sneaker Release: Nike Air Yeezy's

Best Menswear Collection: Junya Watanabe MAN for Comme des Garcon

Best Runway: Jeremy Scott Flinstones (S/S 2010, LFW)

Best Designer (Streetwear): Carri Munden, Cassette Playa

Best Accessory/Line (Men): Dita 2009

Best Gadget: iPhone (I hate to do it, and I know it's not new... but it's true)

Best Mixtape: 10Deep Presents: Donnis - Diary of an ATL Brave

Best Update: Windows 7

Best Album: Draw... Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More & Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3...
Honorable Mention: The Temper Trap - Conditions.

Image Credits (in order): Highsnobiety, Hypebeast, Nike, Hypebeast, London 

Fashion Week, Cassette Playa, Gear Culture, Apple, 10Deep, Complex Magazine, 7Digital

New Lupe Mixtape...

is absolutely fire. 22mins of pure pleasure, this Thanksgiving he truly gives us something to be thankful for. Cannot wait for the new album to drop in the new year. He is rumored to be dropping another mixtape on Christmas day called "Friend of the People".

This tape utilizes beats from Timbaland, Radiohead, Weezy and some others... really pretty incredible. Read more about it and find the link to download at: LUPEND Blog

The Hood Internet Vol. 4

As promised... the Hood launched their fourth installment of the mixtape as a self-proclaimed "soundtrack to your next house-party" and I think it very much qualifies as such.

Definitely a fine piece of work so far-- most of the tracks have already been released previously as free downloads on The Hood Internet but the beauty of what they do on these mixtapes is take their best tracks of the past year or so and put them together seamlessly. The way they manage to connect tracks that seemingly have no business next to one another is baffling and for those who have heard these tracks as singles over the year it definitely helps you to appreciate how these guys are best appreciated live or in full flow... as the mixtapes take their already prolific productions to a whole new level.

Pop over to their website (link above) and get started. If you don't already have the previous versions make sure you get volumes 1-4 for free... should keep you busy at work or studying or working-out or whatever else you've got to do today (only about three tracks in so far, but definitely feelin' it).

Thank you Hood.

*Note-- I recommend the continuous track version (for obvious reasons).

More Fresh Tracks from Donnis

10 Deep is helping Donnis launch his new mixtape (complete with a lot of production from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)... available for free here

Via: Get Right