yep, we went down and queued in the cold.. and it was well worth it.. souls took the hastily arranged stage at a point when my limbs were giving up!.. having been stood in the queue for way too long, and then having to stand in the uber hot and (naturally) rammed carhartt store.. playing a 15-20 min set of of their new prince paul produced album, and finishing with the expected rendition of ‘93 till infinity’.. which of course, was dope..

special mention to hosts mystro and mr.thing, who kept things rolling nicely..

props to everyone involved in bringing this little jam together.. it certainly was appreciated by the people in attanedance!

a few pics from the queue and inside the carhartt store:

The english, we love to queue!.

The carhartt store filling up.

This is how we chill…

from 93 till…

(apologies for the camera phone photo’s and the shaky hand!..)

Launching the new promo campaign for their Prince Paul produced album Montezuma’s Revenge, Souls of Mischief interrupt their current European tour for one day in the UK only.

On Monday 9th November (today!) you can catch them at the Carharrt store on Earlham Street in London. Support comes from Mystro, Mr Thing, Charlie Sloth and Skandal. It’s an early show (it starts at 7pm) and it’s free entry, so get there in plenty of time!

After a stock take at the weekend its become apparent that we badly need space for new stock.. so its SALE time!.. have been meaning to do this for some time without actually getting round to it, so now is the perfect time.. all tees in this post for £5 each (plus £1 shipping in the uk, email for international rates).. now thats a sale!.. simply email us at shop@strictlykings.co.uk with which tee you want, and which colour, and we’ll arrange the usual paypal payment..

Naturally there are limited numbers of each, so dont sleep now..

‘you know i got sole’ black – large and Xlarge available

‘you know i got sole’ white – large and Xlarge available

’strictlykings – originate’ royal blue – Xlarge only

‘Get Bizzy’ black – Xlarge only

‘Country boyeees’ black – Xlarge only

‘Country boyeees’ royal blue – Xlarge only

‘Badass Bambaata’ white (with brown print) – Xlarge only

‘Kings wings’ Athletic grey – Large and Xlarge

‘Fly fresh dope’ white (GIRLS tanktop) – one size fits all

thats it folks.. help clear the decks at a bargain price.. all purchases receive free stickers and associated mix CDs!!..
so dont forget, email shop@strictlykings.co.uk with your orders and requirements.

peace.
strictlykings fam

While readying myself for work this morning i had the misfortune to swicth on MTV base.. now it may have been that i got out of the bed on the wrong side this morning, but what i saw just vexed me more than usual.. “the ‘braap’ pack top 10 old school classics” was beginning what will sure to be its constant rotaion.. the ‘braap’ pack were three grime/garage rappers who for obvious reasons had been asked to name their ten favorite hip hop videos.. naturally when selecting hip hop videos you ask someone with no history or knowledge of hip hop to do such a thing for you.. not only that, but you get three artists from a completely different music genre to do so!.. this is MTV, and most other so called musical media outlets in this day and age.. long gone are the days where MTV would champion an underground star ahead of the mainstream commercial junk that was currently major airplay on the nations TV and radio shows.. not anymore.. so for those three suckers that soured my breakfast, and all the suckers at MTV who continue to try to convince children that something is what it clearly isnt… here are some real hip hop classics..

Attached are some images taken at the Sony Ericsson B-Boy Championships last week, where 20 year-old Roxy Milliner (aka B-Girl Roxy) set a new Guinness World Record with an astonishing 71 head spins in 1 minute by a female bgirl.
The event, hosted by legendary bboy veteran Crazy Legs, was won by US crew, Skill Methodz, after 8 rounds of gruelling, high-energy bboy battles. UK representation came in the shape of the soul mavericks..

peep the pics below of bgirl roxy and eventual winners skillz methodz..

and check out the strictlykings facebook page for video footage of the bboy championships..

Bgirl Roxy breaking records!

Top 9 Crew (Russia)

Top 9 Crew (Russia)

Skillz Methodz Crew (USA)

Skillz Methodz Crew (USA)

Skillz Methodz Crew (USA)

Anyone whose read this blog on the regular will know of our love for the doublegoose jackets.. (i own one myself, and love it dearly!).. so always wanting to keep people in the loop with the niceness, and always wanting to represent for toto and the doublegoose boys.. here are some shots from the New York pop up store currently in operation in the big apple.. judging from the photos the natives are responding in the correct manor..

Doublegoose pop-up store in effect

Classic doublegoose leather-V

Cold lampin’ – New York City

Doublegoose family represent

Just a quick heads up for anyone in the London area this sunday 18th October.. we’ll be running a stall at the increasingly popular ‘Brick City Boutique’ at the Elbow rooms bar in Islington, North London. ‘Brick City’ is basically a coming together of various retailers with an ear to the ground and an eye on the street.. supported by live hip hop from a variety of artists.. so if your in the vicinity, pop down, say hello and check out some of the niceness on show.

Brick City Boutique.
Elbow rooms bar
chapel market, Islington
London N1

Dont sleep now..
peace

Found this vid on youtube of RSC member YNOT.. seriously ill uprock.. style and class.. only wish my 30 something legs could still move as quick!.. props to all bboys and bgirls..

just received this info from the boys in paris, france..

“DOUBLE GOOSE NYC POP UP STORE

THE BRAND WITH THE LEATHER V BOMBER MAKES ITS COMEBACK IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE

OPENING OCTOBER 16TH

CLOSING : NOVEMBER 30TH

SAVE YOUR DATE !
MORE INFO TO COME”

I own one of the leather V bombers and they are dope!!!!.. so NY kids, dont sleep on this.. even if you just go down to stare!.. props to tomas and all the boys at doublegoose, paris.

www.doublegoose.net Doublegoose myspace

Anyone out there who knows anything about hip hop, and especially british hip hop will know of diversion tactics.. admittedly its been a while since these guys (Zygote, Jazz T, Squeaky and the Chubby Alcoholic) have dropped a 12″ or an LP, but the release of an iminent 12″ and followed by the release of a new LP suggests the hiatus is over.. their first album, pub, drunks and hip hop was a stand out!.. dont sleep on these guys..

click the links below to download two tracks frm the forthcoming 12″.

Diversion tactics blogspot. (click)

Can’t swim – (Click here to download)
Back to school – (Click here to download)