#006 is here.

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#006

#006 will be dropping Monday, December 6 in our online store. Everyday we'll drop a preview of the collection. above is our 'authentic snapback' in navy/red.

Don't Mention It.

Trying to build a brand is extremely difficult, especially if you're doing it without a lot of money or political connections behind you. In our case, everything seems to work itself out.

Part of building a brand involves surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals who share some or all of the same ideals and thoughts and growing together with a common goal. For some brands, and I'm not one to say what's right and wrong, this isn't very important. Trust, not every person you see in print advertising wearing Brand X's fall apparel is a big fan of Brand X, but more than likely a big fan of the big fat check Brand X has written. Like I said, I can't say that's right or wrong, nor knock anyone taking advantage of endorsement deals, our economic climate is crazy right now so supporting yourself probably comes above all.

But let's just be clear, we're not going to do that.

Luckily, though, 3 guys out in the city of Los Angeles like what we're doing so much to show some real, genuine support on a regular basis. That's hard to find these days, despite what you may have heard.

Pac Div has popped up on our blog more than a few times and they're practically family. This latest set of pictures are shots from the road as the guys were on their Underdogs Tour spanning the entire country with stops in DC, ATL, New York, you know, all those fancy places. Shout out to Mibbs, Beyoung, Like, Steve, and the whole Pac Div family for the constant love.

Oh yeah, be looking for Pac Div in a city near you soon. And for an upcoming Pac Div/bsbcbu... well, we'll save that for another day.

young, fly, motherf*ckers.

team robot - ahhhhh! (ha) from aknc on Vimeo.

hint. hint.

Imitation is the best form of flattery

I have no idea what's going on at the Diamond Supply Co. offices, how long this design has been in the works, could be years old. I'm also not mentioning that Pac Div has had these shirts AND been wearing them all over Los Angeles since we got them ourselves.

Ours came to fruition in late 2008/early 2009. And in no way should this be taken as a "shot" at Diamond. I'm just saying. In the words of my friends at MBCXXX, maybe we're "not just your local t-shirt brand".

alan's revenge

team robot - alan's revenge from aknc on Vimeo.

It's NOT Magic

So I just got back from MAGIC in Las Vegas. For those of you who don't know what MAGIC is, it's one of the premier fashion tradeshows occurring in the US annually with the purpose of connecting buyers, sellers, manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, exporters and the like. I discovered MAGIC a few years ago and attended previously and like most, was pretty impressed. However, after putting a few more notches in my belt in regards to the "fashion industry" my opinion has changed quite a bit.

Let me start by saying that I am in noway trying to put off the idea that attending MAGIC is in no way useful. I did pick up a few things and accomplish a few things while I was out there, so I won't completely write off MAGIC. However, I can say with 1000% certainty that there is entirely too much unnecessary nonsense going on at MAGIC. I won't go into a rant about brand integrity and what not, like most of my posts, thats for another day.

What I will do though, is leave you with a brief sneak preview into bsbcbu f/w 2010. one of the things I got to see at MAGIC.

unplugged.

i can't possibly stress enough how stressed not being able to blog here daily bothers me.

for a while, i would just post whatever on here. i mean, the brand is a representation of myself and the rest of the group, so it would make sense... but the more i thought about it, i didn't want the daily musings of my everyday life to clutter the blog for what it's supposed to be. informational.

this is why i don't re-post everything that pops up on hypebeast, nicekicks, hiphopdx, etc. you can go to those guys for that content or one of the million other look-a-like sites. i aspire for original content.

i do keep a personal blog, as does another member of our group, so if you're looking for daily thoughts or pictures or both, you should visit those. (links at bottom)

i just want to give you guys something you can look forward to and right now, things are regretfully moving slowly. when you do the designing, but someone else does the sewing, things can get hectic.

but i do promise, we're working, working hard. because for every design you'll ever see, there's another 50 that don't leave the hard drive.

just stay tuned. i promise we won't let you down.

as always...

be safe. be cool. be you.




click here or here

grindtime.

thank you to Pac Div for letting us sit in on a studio session while on vacation in lovely Los Angeles. I wasn't able to hear much, but what I DID hear sounds GREAT. make sure you go get their debut album "Grown Kid Syndrome" when it drops on October 12.

lightweight.

more summer drops now in the online store. lightweight hoodies, perfect for summer.

We're here

We've caved in and joined facebook.

You can follow us here.

Still not on twitter. Yet.

no one man should have all that POWER!

we're open.

the first half of summer 2010 is in the online store

go there now.

making sense (and cents)

friend of mine who I hadn't spoken to in a while shot me an e-mail the other day. before I go too deep into the subject of this post, let me say one thing. keep in touch folks. we've all got cell phones, e-mail, pdas, twitter, skype, facebook, pigeons. all sorts of stuff. no reason to go months without speaking.

that being said, along with a few unnecessary congratulations and props that we certainly don't deserve, he sent me a few spy photos of some gear that he hadn't yet released from his growing project titled "Huey & Earl".

for those of who you don't know, Louisiana's most (in)famous governor was Huey P. Long and his brother Earl was a pretty household name. the Huey & Earl line is primarily based around LA inspired designs and history, and if I may say so myself, a pretty cool idea.

the guys behind H&E, Chris and his brother (whom I must admit, I haven't met nor know his name) are pretty cool guys (if Chris's brother is anything like Chris) and have come up with a pretty cool brain child. show them some love and some support because I'd be willing to bet a large majority of our initial readers are from Louisiana and whether you like it or not, this is your history.

props to H&E for your summer 2010 campaign. they're currently available all around Louisiana at fine retailers such as politics and rukus.

huey and earl 'logo tee'

"union justice confidence"

"DC"

opening up shop.

if you've tried to visit the online store recently, then you already know that it's currently down for scheduled maintenance (we're updating it with new product).

the first half of summer should be up by the middle of next week (May 26).

the second half of summer... well that's just a whole different ball game.

be safe. be cool. be u.

Don't Mention It.

(via txt)

Me: steve, why didn't you e-mail me an early copy or something... show some love

Steve: mannnn, mibbs and like told everybody they had to wait... dom called last night, they told him to download it like everybody else.

oh well. for your listening pleasure.

download here

April 20, 2010.

I'm the world's worst blogger...

Seriously, I don't know anyone who forgets to blog or comes to his blog to blog and just doesn't, as much as I do.

I always say I'll cut that out. I'm trying.

Anyways. I (should I say we) have been busy. That's not the reason I haven't been blogging. That's probably the reason I don't blog as often. Because I'm just too tired.

I recently put together a few videos for some comrades, Team Robot and my old buddy from my stockroom days, Ronny My.

I also have some cool photos I took on one nice day in New Orleans. Enjoy friends.

sweet 16s - ronny my from aknc on Vimeo.

"Fresh" @ Republic feat. Team Robot from aknc on Vimeo.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet...

while we Americans had to sit, sleep or skip through the NBA's excuse for a dunk contest this year, over in Russia, a bunch of guys who can't seem to stay in the NBA were putting on one hell of a show. If you've never heard of James "Flight" White or Gerald Green, then you don't know what "hops" are. James White might be the most explosive jumper, ever. Ever.

winter is over...

and summer is coming soon... literally. stay tuned. head over to the online store to grab the last bit of our holiday lineup before it's gone.

p.s. we took a little extra off the top.

dear rappers...

Diggy - Made you look Freestyle (Flow Stoopid) from Diggy Simmons on Vimeo.

how is diggy simmons going harder than all of you aspiring new rappers?

beautiful girls

really, really feeling this song.

aknc - deuce

aknc - episode 2 - rfrsh from aknc on Vimeo.

you can find bsbcbu. at re:fresh in new orleans.

skiit, skiit, skiit

there are still ski caps left in the online store, but not many. go here to get yours now.

aknc: cypher

aknc - episode 1 - cypher from aknc on Vimeo.

4 his homies...

download here

bundle up

releasing on friday february 19th is our first piece of winter inspired headwear, the military issue deluxe ski cap.

made in the usa and 100% wool, i'm very, very proud of the final product. it's been an unusually cold winter in louisiana, so these come at a pretty perfect time. i'm not one to milk the "limited" gimmick, but these are limited to 25 per color, 50 total. they'll also be available at re:fresh in new orleans on saturday.

check the online store on friday to grab yours.

thanks, as always, for the support. also, in the spirit of the world champion new orleans saints, use the promo code WHODAT for 20% off any purchase for the rest of february.

the art of storytelling: tall tale

i'm gonna be blunt with you. I get e-mails everyday from people who want sponsorships, shout outs, free advertising, etc. i delete more e-mails than I read. it's pretty aggravating to say the least.

also, to add to that, i'm not just going to put anything up on the blog. that's not what this is for. however, i post what i support, and in this case and in most cases, family comes first.

my dude mike just released the first portion of his collection tall tale. rooted deep in the tradition of passing history down through the art of story telling, both the brand image and aesthetic design are something very refreshing to see in what's become the new "rap game" (i hate the use of the word 'game' behind everything [rap game, music game, etc] but i'll save that for another day). seems like sneaker inspired t-shirts and cliche' phrases are the new rage, but just like bsbcbu, that's not the case with tall tale.

check tall tale out here and i'm sure you can find out tons more than what i'm telling you. mike's family. show love.

WHO DAT?!

and perhaps, my favorite image of the entire night.