Monday, February 28, 2011

Ocean House in Hawaii by Olson Kundig Architects

Olson Kundig Architects have completed the Ocean House project on the Big Island in Hawaii and were kind enough to send us some high quality photos of this dream home

Wursa


The Wursa sculpture by French contemporary artist Daniel Firman is now on display at the Fontainebleau Castle in France.

J. Cole – “Nothing Like It” & “Can I Get Wit Ya” (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)


Courtesy of his UStream-session last night, J. Cole treats his fans with his rendition of Beanie Sigel and Kanye West’s 2001 joint “Nothing Like It” which superbly samples The Dynamic Superiors’s “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”. In addition, the North Carolina MC served an older record which contains a sample of Biggie’s classic “Can I Get Wit Ya.” Check out both tunes below!
J. Cole – Nothing Like It
J. Cole- Nothing Like It by Hypetrak
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring J. Cole – Can I Get Wit Ya


Timbaland featuring J’Royal Price & Jimmy Codean – Hot Mess


Timbaland Thursdays are still in effect as the world-renown producer sets forth another party banger with some upcoming talents by the names of J’Royal Price and Jimmy Codean. The production on his Thursday series have been stellar and this is good news as many of his loyal followers await some sort of project involving himself and Missy. But only time will tell, stay tuned!

Pusha T Speaks on Kanye West & Solo Work


Complex sat down with G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T as part of their “Mantras” segment. The Virginian rapper delves into a range of subjects such as working with Kanye, and solo work among others. Read an excerpt of the piece below, whereas it can be read in its entirety here.


Now that you’re on G.O.O.D. Music and solo, will there be an adjustment to your rapping style?


Pusha T: I tell people a lot of times, the dichotomy of the Clipse is Pusha is the brash one and Malice is the more introspective, conscious one. But when you’re in a group, there are roles that you have to play. With me being by myself, you’re going to get more of what might have been Malice’s role when I was in the group. It’s not that I don’t think that way…he’s just better at that than me. [Laughs.] That’s his first thought when wordplay is my first thought. You’re probably going to get a little bit of me articulating really introspective things and getting the full spectrum of me.


What is it like for you rolling without Malice?


Pusha T: It’s really not a big deal to me. When we’re together, there’s been plenty of days where we’ll come do an interview and I’m just not into it. I just don’t answer, and he gets that sense of me and he takes the reign. Right now, it’s all on me. No days off. So I can’t really slack. Having him with me, I can slack. Other than that, it’s not really much of a change man. I mean, I guess I’m in New York and he’s not here. But in the studio at home, he’s there. He’s like, ‘Yo, that’s crazy,’ or ‘Yo, that’s mean.’ The visual to the public is what it is. But you got to remember we’re brothers, like we’re brothers. This isn’t made for TV. This is family.


Photography: Complex

NASHMONEY Air Force 1 “Sneaker Speakers”

 For anybody who’s followed the work of British customizer NASHMONEY, he has done an admirable job of truly interjecting innovation into the world of sneaker redesign. Among the few customizers to make the jump into full production shoes with an established footwear brand, he flexes some more customization muscles with his Air Force 1 “Sneaker Speakers.” The fully functional speakers were created for theHavana Club design contest which challenged designers to reappropriate items into something suited for a different application. Full details of NASHMONEY’s approach can be seen here.

Raf Simons Lace-Up High-Top Leather Sneaker


These lace-up, high-top leather sneakers are the latest arrivals from the Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Made in Italy, the shoe’s matte leather upper boasts an all-black design with extra long tonal laces that are fastened by silver d-links and a contrasting silver zipper detail on the heel. Available now through oki-ni.