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MASHeug 10-30-08 07:30 PM


Originally Posted by darksiderising (Post 7763982)
Wait. I am confused. Is that a 24" BMX-sized bike?

No its a 20". He rides in the Lapdance video too (rides standing on the top-tube near the end). He's a small guy.

But why would you be confused by 24", cruisers are fun.

2new2this 10-30-08 07:51 PM


Originally Posted by burglnar (Post 7764635)
Now I have to call out your ignorance in this post. While I understand your plight, as I pay all my own bills and am putting myself through school thanks to student loans and my own paychecks, you are being totally obtuse. What about black kids with rich parents? What about talented white kids? Or Hispanic kids? Or Asian kids with any of the aforementioned advantages? I'm just saying, it's comments like this that keep us all thinking in terms of color or even class instead of just considering one another as human beings. Sorry for the soapboxing, I just can't put up with that.

You cannot tell me that every hard working white boy can make just as much money as these superstars. I am just an ignorant fool on a bike though. It really doesn't matter what I think. I should have bit my tongue. I should always bit my tongue.

uke 10-30-08 08:03 PM


Originally Posted by NotSoProjectPat (Post 7760849)
lol pharrel is a tard and tries to do anything done by mainly white people just so he will stand out from all the other current hip-hop artists... he's like an inverse ******...
and that bike is WAY too small for him! i also like his janitor key ring which probly has keys to a bentley or something on it

http://www.daymonjhartley.com/News/klan.jpg

Let's try not to use that word, bro.

And for the record, there are plenty of black folk who enjoy riding FG. It's got a lot more to do with SES than it does with skin color. Then again, pretty much everything in society is the same way.

fredundead 10-30-08 09:34 PM

whats up with people thinking burnside is like some sort of fortress? where people heckle you out if you arent a local...

ive only been there once but when i was there the locals were kind and inviting.

Ricekilla 10-30-08 09:46 PM


Originally Posted by this1time (Post 7750740)
ummm...out of curiousity, why dual machined rims and no brakes?

oh, and to those of you drooling over kaws, give me a break. yeh, he may be rich and famous, but the dude is running a close second to shepard fairey.

oh, skullz? on the cast of family guy? no crap? whodathunk...zzzzzzzzzzz!

Don't knock Kaws. If you ever saw his work in person, you would appreciate it more. His lines and painting are perfect. It's like someone blew up some cel shaded work. He does other things than adding his signature skull and cross bones to famous cartoons.

Artists are like bands, everyone will have their fans and haters.

PS - I love Shep Fairey(Obey) as well, but they're totally different styles, but I do not think Fairey's paintings/prints sell for as much as Kaws. Kaws' paintings can easily hit $100k with eager buyers lined up for it. But that doesn't guage a painter's skill.

Either way Greg Simkins would tear either of them up when it comes to skill...try looking him up, I have a couple of prints from him, and a giclee canvas. You won't be disappointed.

shapelike 10-30-08 10:02 PM


Originally Posted by fredundead (Post 7765697)
whats up with people thinking burnside is like some sort of fortress? where people heckle you out if you arent a local...

It sounds more badass that way.

gestalt assault 10-30-08 10:03 PM

i'm still kind of bitter that when i was in Hong Kong a couple years ago i couldn't pick up a pair of the KAWS x BAPE sneakers because the store was closed for the Dragon Boat Festival...

acoldspoon 11-11-08 01:44 AM

I'm more concerned about Pharrel's apparent last of musical talent than with his choice in bicycles.

sneaky viking 11-11-08 08:53 AM

I wonder if Bubba Sparxx is riding fixed yet?

bitterspeak 11-11-08 11:39 AM


Originally Posted by NotSoProjectPat (Post 7760849)
lol pharrel is a tard and tries to do anything done by mainly white people just so he will stand out from all the other current hip-hop artists... he's like an inverse ******...
and that bike is WAY too small for him! i also like his janitor key ring which probly has keys to a bentley or something on it

It actually looks like a Ferrari key.

http://www.jimmy540i.com/key.jpg

bitterspeak 11-11-08 11:41 AM


Originally Posted by ***** (Post 7748707)
here's how it fits. or how it doesn't fit. however you dudes wanna see ithttp://slamxhype.com/wp-content/uplo...0/dsc09577.jpg

Ohhh damnnn. Look at his Vans Fixie sneakers!

http://pabuc.files.wordpress.com/200...xed-gear-1.jpg

Poser. :lol:

ilikebikes 11-11-08 11:47 AM


Originally Posted by Flimflam (Post 7748399)
Dude in the photo with the bike, keep up.

I know your reply wasnt aimed at me but Ive got to say, I know who he "is" but I also know that some people dont find the need to "keep up" :rolleyes: He's just a another snob riding a bike.

bja86 11-11-08 11:48 AM


Originally Posted by Thetank (Post 7749272)
that bike is just way tiny. Doesn't BMW only have that frame in 2 sizes though? either way its a lame attempt at trying to fit into hipster culture. Fail at skating, fail at fixed gear. . . he should stick to making music.

he shouldnt even stick to music... lol

gestalt assault 11-11-08 11:58 AM

i wonder how much all these companies are paying him to endorse their products...

another Pharrell produced beat for what's basically a really long Vans commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL9G3vg1g2Y

crushkilldstroy 11-11-08 12:22 PM

That's the laziest damn song I have ever heard. Those guys aren't even trying.

tall&lanky 11-11-08 12:32 PM


Originally Posted by Ricekilla (Post 7765758)
Don't knock Kaws. If you ever saw his work in person, you would appreciate it more. His lines and painting are perfect. It's like someone blew up some cel shaded work. He does other things than adding his signature skull and cross bones to famous cartoons.

Artists are like bands, everyone will have their fans and haters.

PS - I love Shep Fairey(Obey) as well, but they're totally different styles, but I do not think Fairey's paintings/prints sell for as much as Kaws. Kaws' paintings can easily hit $100k with eager buyers lined up for it. But that doesn't guage a painter's skill.

Either way Greg Simkins would tear either of them up when it comes to skill...try looking him up, I have a couple of prints from him, and a giclee canvas. You won't be disappointed.

comparing kaws to shep is comparing apples to oranges. two different things. I dig obey stuff, it's all good, but kaws put in work writing graffiti in nyc in the nineties, and was a pioneer in the whole streetart/culturejamming thing with his subway and bus ads. also theres several documented cases of shep blatantly biting vintage war posters and what not...

either way, both good artists.

octopus magic 11-11-08 12:56 PM

Sheppard Fairey is a mediocre graphic designer with no message other than padding his pockets with lame, half-cocked political art that he pilfered from extreme left wing movement artists.

beatifik 11-11-08 01:07 PM


Originally Posted by gestalt assault (Post 7830646)
i wonder how much all these companies are paying him to endorse their products...

another Pharrell produced beat for what's basically a really long Vans commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL9G3vg1g2Y

in the top 5 worst songs ever. EASILY.

erichsia 11-11-08 02:20 PM


Originally Posted by tall&lanky (Post 7830862)
comparing kaws to shep is comparing apples to oranges. two different things. I dig obey stuff, it's all good, but kaws put in work writing graffiti in nyc in the nineties, and was a pioneer in the whole streetart/culturejamming thing with his subway and bus ads. also theres several documented cases of shep blatantly biting vintage war posters and what not...

either way, both good artists.

Haven't really paid attention to Obey in a while, but I don't think Fairey has ever made any qualms about wearing his influences on his sleeve. Overblown and overexposed as he is, you'd have to be living under a rock to not see what he's lifting and re-appropriating. KAWS, on the other hand, is a one trick pony who's managed to make his trick seem eternally hip. How many x'ed out eyes can this guy put on a new media? The possibilities are endless :rolleyes:

Evan Hecox and Aaron Horkey, now there's some crazy ****.

devilshaircut 11-11-08 03:20 PM

Actually I think Pharrell is a pretty cool guy and I wouldn't be surprised if he actually rides his bike more than the average, non-celebrity American does. Does he need a bike that NICE? Probably not, but let's face it, when you have as much money as he does, you will probably have a nice bike, even if it is secondary to a career in music. Personally, I don't begrudge him of having a better bike than I have, lol.

EDIT: P.S. Is it even his bike? I mean this pic wasn't posted with much context.

Vicky Ankles 11-11-08 03:55 PM


Originally Posted by gestalt assault (Post 7830646)
i wonder how much all these companies are paying him to endorse their products...

another Pharrell produced beat for what's basically a really long Vans commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL9G3vg1g2Y

uh. Pharrell didnt do this beat.

Blacksail 11-11-08 04:38 PM

You all realize that he's been heaving into BMX forever - This seems like a natural progression to me.

tall&lanky 11-11-08 04:58 PM

agreed, all I'm saying is that without Kaws, alot of the stuff shepard fairey has done wouldn't be goin on. Kaws was one of the first people to 'culture jam' and reclaim ads and billboards. Of course you could say Kaws was just copying Cost+Revs, and so on and so on....

either way, both good artists imo.

fgk23n 11-11-08 05:01 PM


Originally Posted by gestalt assault (Post 7830646)
i wonder how much all these companies are paying him to endorse their products...

another Pharrell produced beat for what's basically a really long Vans commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL9G3vg1g2Y


Not Pharrell. If I remember correctly, they're actually high school kids from Davis(?), CA. All the girls in the video look pretty young, rumor was they're from the schools dance / cheer team.

*edit*

Just checked, they were from Berkley High, not Davis.

gestalt assault 11-11-08 06:01 PM


Originally Posted by fgk23n (Post 7832636)
Not Pharrell. If I remember correctly, they're actually high school kids from Davis(?), CA. All the girls in the video look pretty young, rumor was they're from the schools dance / cheer team.

*edit*

Just checked, they were from Berkley High, not Davis.

i'm not saying he was in the video....i'm saying he produced the beat...either that or he basically jacked it for another one of his songs...like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxO77uzBIxM


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