Archive for December, 2008
MUSEUM OF STREET ART – PART 6.
This is a special edition of our Museum of Street Art series. Why? Because it features the work of one of our own – Ryan aka Sonny Bombs aka Kasso Baku. This kid has got crazy potential. Check out some of his pieces below…Incredible. That’s all I have to say….
by the way, check out Museum of Street Art – Part 5 and it will lead you to Part 1 – 4 as well. Also, Ryan will be showcasing some of his work at this show here. Come through.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
COOKIES RULE.
This is funny and dope…Somebody sent me a link to a website where the words from the Wu-tang clan song – C.R.E.A.M (Cash rules everything around me) was re-worded to show the point of view of a person with a sweet tooth. It’s from a baking blog called Bake & Destroy and they titled it “Cake Rules Everything Around Me”. I’ve posted the lyrics below. To add our own flavor to it, I took out “Cake” and added “Cookies”…For added entertainment, I thought I’d put up a picture of some freshly baked cookies as well. Enjoy.
I grew up on the sweet side, the chubby cheek side
Candy insides, ain’t no lie.
At ice cream shops, with moms and pops
Banana splits with cherries on tops.
Hungry youth, rockin a sweet tooth
Only times I’m full’s when I’m asleep- truth!
I’m all over the snacks like icin’ on a sweet bun
First I eat this one, then I eat that one.
It was a dream for a teen who was a sugar fiend
Started snorting Pixie Stix at sixteen
Never talking to no fellows, busy eating marshmallows
Getting sick off licorice sticks.
No question I would quake for a chocolate milk shake
What I want, I will take
No question I’m no rookie when it comes to eating cookies
Steering clear of veggies like yo dad steers clear of bookies
My life never changed, I’m doing much the same
Sneaking bits of frosting like I’m insane.
Figured out I why I chose this route
Life’s too short not to dine out
Making cupcakes, I call’s em C’s
Rollin in buttercream, flossing like G’s
Yo- bakers respect me, my dentist detests me
Ch-chick-POW! I gotta go eat now.
Cookies Rule Everything Around Me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the sugar
Choco- choco milk y’all
Just in case you wanted to compare or listen to the real Wu-tang song, go here. Funny thing is that, with the way music is now, I won’t be surprised if somebody made this into a real song (C.R.E.A.M spoof) and made millions off it….
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
POSERBUSTERS.
This is the last piece of our “Who killed Streetwear?” Spring ‘09 collection of t-shirts. We’re dropping 4 pieces – Church of Hypebeast, Dis Brand That Brand, Cool For Sale and Poserbusters. As mentioned before, the theme of the collection is a parody of certain attitudes/mind frames evident in the streetwear scene. We’re basically poking fun at some of these views while still bringing these issues to the forefront. Look at it as us expressing what’s been on the mind of a lot of folks…
Here’s the parody behind this piece – As most of you probably already know, skateboarding culture has exploded past the core skate crowd within the last couple of years. There’s tons of big brands and small brands in different industries that are tying their products to skateboard culture in order to appeal to this whole “cool” audience associated with the culture. Some of the core skaters who’ve been doing it for years hate this, while others look at it as an opportunity to finally be able to make some money doing what they love. Hate or Love it, it is what it is and in my opinion it was bound to happen.
However, now that skateboarding has somewhat become “mass culture”, it has left behind certain side effects that doesn’t sit well with some folks and that’s the idea behind the Poserbusters piece. Being from NYC where skate culture has always been strong and supported by a core crowd who were mostly looked at as outcasts, this new found infatuation with the culture by big and small business has transformed the NYC skate scene and I’m sure it’s the same in other places around the world. What is happening is that new kids/people are being introduced to skateboarding who would have never thought about doing so before and this is happening in parts of NYC where if you skateboarded years ago, you would have been picked on for doing so or looked at as a weirdo. Now there’s nothing wrong with this and we’re all for people being open to the skate scene because it gives a lot of these kids something to do with their time rather than trying to get in trouble with doing other things but what is funny is the people who carry skateboards with them but don’t actually skate. Now that it is “cool” to be a skateboarder, these folks walk around with skateboards to be seen and looked at as cool. We call them posers. In our opinion, that’s just plain corny and that is the ideology behind the Poserbusters piece. We’re busting all the posers. For added fun, we took the Ghostbusters logo and re-worked it to fit our purposes. Classic design.
Collection will be dropping really soon. Guaranteed to go fast so stay tuned for more info on when we’ll be putting them up in order to buy yours.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
THE SCOOP: COBRASNAKE
Being the internet junkie that I am, I always find myself discovering so many new things, sites and/or technology before it reaches the mainstream…while I sometimes hate to admit it, I’m what some marketing people have to come to label as “early adopter”…the first to try or learn about new things. “Trendsetter”, “early adopter”, “geek” call it what you want, it’s this simple to me – I like to know about stuff…I’m an information junkie. I like to learn or know a little about things even if it doesn’t relate to me in any way and when it does relate to me, even better, I dig in like thanksgiving dinner. With that in mind, I’m starting a new series on here called The Scoop. The Scoop is where we’ll be mentioning things or sites that we like, as well as doing interviews with people we think are cool and identify with what our brand is about. To launch the series, here’s the first one – The Cobrasnake.
The Cobrasnake is a party photoblog run by Mark Hunter aka The Cobrasnake. For years, I’ve enjoyed visiting his site to check out pictures and I have to say, there’s only a few folks that can parallel this dude when it comes to taking party pictures. Mark will make you “hate that you didn’t go to that party” when you see the pics that he’s taken. The Cobrasnake is a dope site. Period. So put your feet up, grab a Cookies -n- Cream White Russian milkshake (our official drink, recipe coming soon – approved by “The dude“) and log on to The Cobrasnake. Trust me, you’ll be as addicted as I am. I lifted some recent pics he took of Kid Cudi on the set of his Day n Nite video shoot…enjoy.
Go here for more.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
PUNK-N-PAINTBALL SHOW.
One of our family – Ryan aka Kasso Baku aka Sonny Bombs will be showcasing some of his work at the show below. Come through and support. Should be a cool show. Details below.
You’re gonna miss out on a good show if you miss this one.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob
MUSEUM OF STREET ART – PART 5.
As you should know by now, one of the major influences on our brand is art – street, graffiti, contemporary etc Continuing with our Museum of Street Art series, here is part 5. For those who may have been slacking on our series, catch up on Part 4 which should lead you to parts 1, 2 & 3. Trust me, you will want to see what you’ve missed. All images courtesy of Wooster Collective. You gotta love those guys. Enjoy.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
DIS BRAND, THAT BRAND – REMIX.
As I mentioned before, we hadn’t decided on a color for the Dis Brand, That Brand design from our Spring ‘09 tees. Here’s two more choices we’ll be making our selection from. I guess you’ll just have to wait to see which color we choose once we’re ready to drop the t-shirts.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
ROBOLUCHA BY MEKAZOO.
One of our own and resident toy designer – Derin aka Mekazoo just designed a piece called the Robolucha that’s currently available for sale here. Here’s the background on this piece – Robolucha is the first robotic Mexican wrestler. The concept is influenced by the clothing style of the lucha libres. Robolucha have 2 faces and you can change the facial appearance by turning his head. Mekazoo is crazy talented and we designed a toy together that will be one of our first releases under Cookies -n- Cream. I put up some teaser pics of the piece that me and Mekazoo designed here, but I’m not ready to release all the info/pics and the name yet. Don’t worry folks, very soon. In the meantime, check out the pics of the Robolucha piece by Mekazoo below.
Available for sale here. Limited to 300 pieces each color. Get yours before they’re all gone.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
DAVE CORTES IN NY TIMES.
I found an article that was done on our toy sculptor/designer – Dave Cortes back in 2006. While Pugzee is his first designer piece, Dave’s been putting it down in the toy scene for years. Check out the article – Making Better Monsters and Their Super Rivals….image below.
Dope…he set an industry standard in toy sculpting. How sick is that?
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
DIS BRAND, THAT BRAND.
Here’s another one of the pieces from our Spring ‘09 collection titled “Who Killed Streetwear?“. This piece is called “Dis Brand, That Brand“. For those who need to play catch up, you can check out the first two pieces of the collection by going here – Church of Hypebeast and Cool For Sale. The whole collection is a parody of the streetwear scene and some of the issues that’s destroying the scene.
The idea behind “Dis Brand, That Brand” is that there is a saturation of brands in the market. I sometimes swear that there’s more clothing brands than the number of customers available. It’s unbelievable how many brands there are and new ones keep popping up. It kind of bothers me because how is the consumer supposed to make a choice when there are too many brands available and for the most part, a lot of it is just garbage. So the question becomes, how is the consumer supposed to make a choice when faced with an infinite amount of brands all fighting for their attention?. It all just leads to confusion and that is the theme of this piece – “Confusion”. The character is confused by all the different brands out there and can’t make a choice.
We are still deciding on if we should keep these colors so the colors may change but the design will remain the same. I really love the way the design came out though. Pretty sick.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
NEW YORK NEW YORK.
Being that we’re hardcore New Yorkers, it was only right that I did this post..plus the fact that I think some of the stuff is funny as hell. New York Magazine just released their 4th Edition of “Reasons To love New York and I think it’s pretty accurate for the most part…and hilarious. Also, each reason has a link to a story that supports that reason. You definitely have to check it out. Go here.
Here are some of my favorite ones with the links to the supporting stories.
“People will still do really crazy things to live here” – here’s the supporting story.
“The Avant-Garde is our Playpen” – here’s the supporting story.
“A legally blind, formerly adulterous onetime recreational coke user can be Governor” – here’s the supporting story.
“Not even the Dolans can take the fun out of watching The Knicks” – here’s the supporting story.
“We’re highly receptive to Bold, Brilliant, Mildly lunatic Public Art” – here’s the supporting story.
“Even our hot dogs are political” – here’s the supporting story.
and my personal favorite -
“Where else would a tour bus driver also be a King?” – here’s the supporting story.
Classic. Go here for the whole article.
Now you can understand why we dropped this one right here early this year. You’re all welcome.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
SECRET LIVES ART SHOW.
On Saturday, we got invited to an art show in Brooklyn being done by some folks we know amongst many other people…it was titled “The Secret Lives of Samurais from The Land of Eternal Love”. I wasn’t able to make it down there, but partner in crime “P” rolled through and caught some flicks for us…Would have loved to see more of the artwork but he was too busy taking pictures of the girls…I don’t blame him though, judging from the pictures it would have been hard for you to focus as well…enjoy.
the flyer…
and the pics that P took…
the artist Lichiban on the left, our homie Frankie on the right…
the homie Mega and Lichiban…
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
CHARLES HAMILTON – BROOKLYN GIRLS.
I don’t really co-sign a lot of new music nowadays because to be honest, most of it is garbage. When I do come across a new artist that captures my attention, I take the time to listen to some more material and then decide if there is something special there. I’ve been checking for the new artist – Charles Hamilton for a while now and I have to say I’m impressed with what I’ve heard so far.
His wordplay, freestyle skills and approach to music are all things that have come to make me appreciate this cat’s music. Also, I really dig the fact that he’s not afraid to be different and experiment with music….He’s from Harlem NY and is currently signed to Interscope. I have a feeling this kid is going to do big things…He just dropped the video to his song titled – Brooklyn Girls…the song has been out for a while but the video was just done. Some of you may be familiar with the song because it was also used on the HBO show – Entourage which we’re big fans of….anyway enjoy the video and check for Charles Hamilton. He gets the Cookies -n- Cream co-sign and that’s a big deal.
by the way, he has Lacey Duvalle in the video as well…nuff said.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
BROOKLYN GANGSTER.
Dave Cortes sent me some more pics of Pugzee…I’m holding back for now because I don’t want to put them all up just yet so I’ll drop ‘em piece by piece…here’s the first set…Trust me, the level of detail and workmanship is ill on this thing…they don’t make Brooklyn gangsters like this anymore…
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
MUSEUM OF STREET ART – PART 4.
Museum of Street Art – Part 4 courtesy of the marvelous folks at Wooster Collective. Check out Part 3 here which will lead you to parts 1 and 2. Enjoy.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
REAL LUV.
There’s no exact reason for this post other than to get a chance to post a picture of my crush and say that she makes my heart beat fast…really fast…
Rihanna is the truth..well at least my truth…maybe we’ll get her in some Cookies -n- Cream gear in the near future..who knows. Stay tuned.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
COOL FOR SALE.
Here’s another piece for our Spring ‘09 collection titled “Who Killed Streetwear?”. As previously mentioned, this whole collection is a parody of the psychographic mind frame of the streetwear community. I previewed the first piece of the collection – Church of Hypebeast here. This second piece is titled “Cool for Sale“.
Here’s the parody for this piece – All of streetwear is marketed or pushed based on something being “cool”. Everybody tries to brand their stuff as being “cooler” than the next person’s brand. So what is being sold is “if you buy this, you will be cool”. I can’t knock it and we’re guilty of the same thing (only difference is that we’re actually cool) but it just kind of gets tiring sometimes to see everybody using the same approach. With this design, we decided to just be upfront with people and actually sell “cool” instead of selling something based on the fact that you’re trying to make it look cool. It’s meant as a roast of this whole selling “cool” mind frame in streetwear.
This has got to be one of my favorite pieces of the whole collection because it’s so blunt and simple but still drives a powerful message to whoever sees it in a fun way. Everybody wants to be “cool” but “cool” itself is all an illusion. We got “Cool for Sale”..cheap too…get yours when it drops.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
PUGZEE EXCLUSIVE PICS.
Dave Cortes gave me an exclusive Pugzee piece and as I mentioned before, Pugzee is dope as hell. It’s not available to the public yet but will be very soon. I promised you folks some pictures and here they are…you can visit Pugzee’s website as well for more info. I’ll give you folks a heads up before Dave announces them to the public so you can pick up one first. They are all limited pieces and once they sell out, that’s it. Don’t sleep, Pugzee’s coming home!
Pugzee comes with a kangol hat, a cigar and a baseball bat..after all, he is a mafia gangster from Brooklyn…oh he also comes with his own comic book…that’s a lot of stuff and a great bang for your buck…
Pugzee will also come in different colorways and attires in the near future…see below…
These pieces will go quick…Do not sleep! They will be retailing for $29.99 so start saving up if you have to. You couldn’t pay me enough to give you my piece..trust me, people have started to ask me for it and my answer is still NO! Get yours when they go on sale…this is a collectible piece and I intend to keep mine.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
THE COOL.
Somebody sent me the pic below that was taken at a house party…apparently they didn’t know that they would both be wearing the Basquiat sweatshirt. True story.
They crushed ‘em hard though…I heard they had to fight off all the girls that couldn’t get enough of them. I told you our sweatshirts would get you laid…just kidding but it’s cool to see people appreciate our stuff. Thanks
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
