Archive for July, 2009
COLLAGE.
Not only is ILL Banger Thursdaze party DJ ILL P a dope dj, she’s also a talented graphic designer…She created this picture collage from one of the party pics. So dope! The next party will be on August 6th and you don’t want to miss it, flyer and details coming soon!
August 6th…
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
MEET SKWAK.
If you’ve been following us here, you’ll know by now that we’re presently working on a new collection of clothing with an amazing artist out of France named Skwak. Skwak is a talented illustrator who has done work for brands like Nike, Levis, Microsoft, Artoyz (Paris) just to name a few. For those that don’t know who Skwak is, here’s his bio in English and in French…lifted from his website.
English: “…SKWAK is a french illustrator from North of France, His unique graphic universe (Maniac World) is soaked, choking. His works revisit the children fairy tales and the universal myths. The adventures his characters (the Maniacs) are living are inspired from our daily life (love stories, treason, manipulation…) but are exaggerated to absurd : they express the idea of “too much”, the idea of escalation, through power, wealth, plastic surgery, celebrity..”
French: “…SKWAK a créé son propre univers graphique, le Maniac World peuplé de ses Maniacs…Décadents et démesurés, les Maniacs travaillent à leur anéantissement, en cultivant agonie, avilissement, pratiquant chirurgie esthétique à outrance pour être toujours plus monstrueusement beaux, corruption pour être toujours plus riche et puissant, toujours plus de tout..”
here’s some of his artwork…his signature style of colors with lots of characters is very entertaining to the eye…and even in black and white, you can’t help but still be captivated by the characters and try to figure out what’s going on with the piece….
You can visit his site here for a whole lot more stuff from him. Expect a lot of wonderful things to come from us and Skwak. Lots of cool stuff for you folks. You should be as excited as we are!
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
EIFFEL TOWER.
Yes I did go there while in Paris..and yes I do have a few pics. Enjoy. By the way, did you know that over 200 million people have visited the Eiffel Tower since it’s construction in 1889? Wow. Catch up on your Eiffel tower knowledge here..after enjoying the pics below of course…also while you’re doing all of that, make sure you add us on twitter so you can follow the brand’s every move – twitter.com/thecookiesmob (such a shameless plug, we should be ashamed of ourselves).
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
What’s a trip to London without visiting the Buckingham Palace? I had to check it out. The sheer magnificence of this place is hard to explain. You have to see it to believe it. I took some pics which you can check out below. As you should expect, it was packed with tourists in front of it taking lots of pictures. Definitely worth a visit if you’re ever in the UK.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
OLD SKOOL.
“….Don’t let me take it to the old skool…”
I saw this a while back and meant to post it here but it skipped my mind. It’s a site with a bunch of old skool hip hop flyers…majority of them were before I was born and I’m assuming most of you folks as well but it’s cool to see what kind of design work was done on party flyers back in the days. With the advent of computer programs that make design work relatively easy, nowadays anybody can practically create a flyer but can you imagine what it would have been like to create one back then? These were all done by hand with a bunch of different materials that are probably extinct today and it was only a select few that knew how to make flyers at the time. I’ve posted some of the flyers below but please visit the site here for a whole LOT more, it’s worth it…
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
ILL BANGER 7/16 PICS.
The moment you’ve all been waiting for…pics from the last ill banger party! Thanks to everybody that came out, it was a fun night as always. We celebrated our very good friend Jason Negron’s birthday too and that made it an even more special night. Glad to have you all as part of our extended family and we’ll see you at the next one on Aug 6th! Much love!
till the next one…August 6th!
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
PARIS – PART 2.
Some more pics from my Paris trip…These are a bunch of random pics I took at different places as I was touring the city. What a beautiful city. I still have some more to unload, but enjoy this 2nd set..
More pics coming soon…
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
MASAHIRO ITO (INU ART) PRESENTS 4 ELEMENTS.
Ok so if you’ve been following us for a while, you know we’ve been talking about things in the works. Well, here’s one of them…Dope.
Talented artist/toy sculptor Masahiro Ito of Inu Art Studio presents a new line of designer toys influenced by hip hop titled 4 Elements.
4 Elements is a collection of 4 toys that pay homage to hip hop. Each toy represents one of the 4 Elements of hip hop – MCing, DJing, Graffiti, Breakdancing. Artist/Sculptor Masahiro Ito says hip hop has always been something that he’s been drawn to as far back as he can remember. As part of Dave Cortes’ Inu Art Studio based in Brooklyn NYC, he’s played a hand in assisting with the sculpting of hundreds of toys but never worked on his own pieces. He worked on the 4 Elements collection which is based on hip hop, a culture that is one of the things that plays an influence on him.
DJ
MC
GRAFFITI ARTIST
B-BOY
The pieces are 4 inches tall and each one comes with an item that is representative of its element. The MC comes with a microphone, the DJ comes with a turntable deck, the graffiti artist comes with a spray can and the b-boy comes with a boombox. Each toy will be handmade in Brooklyn, NYC at the Inu Art studios.
Pieces will be limited. Prices and release dates will be announced soon.
I will advise you to get yours as soon as they become available because these pieces will move quick. Don’t sleep!
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
PARIS – PART 1.
As I mentioned before, I went to Paris for 2 days while in London and pretty much spent almost all of both days touring the city. Paris is an amazing city with lots of history…I took lots of pictures and since it’ll be way too much work to upload all the pictures at once, I will be putting them up in parts with this being Part 1. Enjoy this first set.
This is the area where I stayed in Paris – Republique…that’s the train station sign….
I walked around the neighborhood and caught some pics of some french graffiti…
I took this pic by Montmartre-Anvers…
..and I took these by Blanche which is an area close to the Montmartre that’s flooded with sex shops and the like..The area is also home to the infamous Moulin Rouge…
These are just a few pics…I still have a good bunch that I’ll be posting on the site in different parts as I mentioned above. Next up will be my pictures from the historic Musee de Louvre…You definitely want to stay tuned for those.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
SNIPPET.
Here’s a quick sneak peek at a couple of figures from some new toys coming out of our extended family at Inu Art. Designed and sculpted by Masahiro Ito…handmade in Brooklyn NY. Enjoy this one peek for now…more soon. The entire collection is titled 4 Elements, I’ll speak more on that when we’re ready with all the pictures. This is sooooo dope!
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
ILL BANGER THURSDAZE – JULY 16TH.
It’s on again! ILL Banger Thursdaze @ White Rabbit. If you came to the last one or have been to any of our parties, then you’ve witnessed how much fun it is. This Thursday, we’ll also be celebrating Trendsettaz Ent/ILL Banger’s very own Jason Negron’s bday! Wow, this is going to be another ill night. Trust us.
ILL PARTY x COOKIES -N- CREAM x TRENDSETTAZ ENTERTAINMENT presents:
Thursday, July 16th 2009
ILL BANGER THURSDAZE (1st & 3rd Thurs of every month)
Hosted by: Scrills, ILL P, Jason Negron, P Loch
With Special Guest Hosts: J-Introvert, Aaron (Boundless/King Stampede), Mikol (Amongst Friends)
Ear Candy By:
- DJ TEDDY KING (Boundless NY/King Stampede)
- DJ ILL P (Stone Kutters/Good Wood NYC)
- DJ JON BLAK (Cookies -n- Cream)
Special Guest DJ – DJ Total Eclipse (Ill Insanity)
Plus:
- $5.00 Ill Banger drink special from 10-11pm
- Giveaways from Good Wood, Wealthy Hostage (Brooklyn), Wrecords by Monkey
- Kitchen will be open until 1am! Peep the menu at whiterabbitnyc.com
Photos by AKCO
(akcophotography.blogspot.com)
No cover / free all night
RSVP to: theillbanger@gmail.com
@ White Rabbit
145 E Houston St
(between Forsyth & Eldridge)
Lower East Side
21+
Party starts @ 10pm!
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
ILL BANGER THURSDAZE – PICS – JUL 2ND.
Here’s the pics from the last ill banger Thursdaze party that went down on July 2nd. It was an incredible night. The spot was packed with tons of people that came out to have a good time and we all definitely did. Big thanks to everybody who came out, we appreciate the support! The next one is happening this coming Thursday – July 16th and trust me, you don’t want to miss it. Enjoy the pics and see you at the next one!
till the next one…this coming thursday – July 16th!
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
MOBILE.
Just got back to London from a quick trip to Paris for two days. Took lots of pics that I’ll be putting on the site soon but in the meantime, here’s a few pics of a top secret project we’re working on for our brand. I won’t say much at this time. Stay tuned for more details as we progress. You won’t be disappointed.
This is going to be so much fun.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
What up folks! Sorry for the lack of blog updates, I’m currently in London and being the resident blogger at the brand, it’s been kind of tough to update the blog as I run around London. However, we do have lots of good things in the works for our brand so just hold on tight. In the meantime, enjoy some of the pics that I took while hanging out at Trafalgar Square here in London and some of the surrounding streets. Really nice place to chill, packed with tourists and locals, and there’s lots of other historical places within walking distance. Enjoy! I’ll try to add more updates when I can.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
MUSEUM OF STREET ART – PART 13.
It’s here! Part 13 of our Museum of Street Art (MOSA) series. Check out part 12 here which lead you all the way to part 1. Enjoy. Props to Wooster Collective.
till the next installation…
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
