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Exclusive Track from Kanye West on Westwood TV

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Tim Westwood and Kanye West

chop game about the music game, the media, 50 Cent and leaks an exclusive track from his upcoming album, Graduation called “Big Brother” about Jay-Z.

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Edited by Zakh Hoke (Millionaires Men’s

Club)

FYInterview: GFC

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FYI: State your name?

Mickey Factz, The voice of GFC.

Steve-O aka The Biggs of this Sh**!

Kwasi “KwaZZ”

Saint Louis, some call me The

Architect, others call me the Oracle. At the end of the day we’re all caught up in the Matrix.

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FYI: Where are you from?

MF: I’m from the birthplace of Hip-Hop, The Bronx.

SO: Harlem World raised me.

KZ: Harlem World,

“Riverside MuthaF*cka” as Tupac said in Juice.

SL: Currently residing in Queens by way of Brooklyn, NY.

FYI: What’s your daily Hustle?

MF: Recording

music in the studio with Whitebone, meetings with labels, writing music, picking out music with preciseness.

SO: Co-Owner and Editor And Chief of Laced Magazine. A&R of

GFCnewyork music department. Part time Photographer.

KZ: Laced Magazine Co-Founder/Creative Director and Wardrobe stylist for your Best dressed Entertainers.

SL:

Strategizing and expanding upon the endeavors that make up GFCnewyork - that range from the Publication, the Music, the Design and so forth.

FYI: Describe your style

and what influences/inspires you?

MF: My style is like Denzel (who influences and inspires me as well) because he is so versatile with each movie. Plus he’s an African

American who is respected in every field of life. As an Actor and as a Humanitarian.

SO: Harlem inspires my style. I like to stay clean. Nothing more, nothing

less.

KZ: My style is universal. I can go from the hoodest hood to a meeting with executives and feel comfortable in what I’m wearing. Inspiration for me comes from

everything and everyone. I listen and observe as much as possible. I am inspired by successful African Americans. Everyone from Michael Jordan to Malcom X to Mike B. My family

and friends are the most influential people in my life.

SL: My style is moody, because I go through periods where I’ll just switch it up in reference to styles,

patterns, colors, and so forth. But generally it’s lazy comfortable, because I really don’t want to have to think about what I’m wearing. I’m a true New Yorker, I like to

stay on the go, so anything that’ll slow that process down frustrates me. As far as what inspires me, I would have to say my environment, art, design, and simplicity.

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FYI: What is your Favorite Sport & Why?

MF: Sex…. I’m best at every position.

SO: Basketball is the greatest sport in the world. Michael

Jordan playoff games were the greatest. I remember when the Bulls vs. Blazers came out on Super Nintendo. That was a problem in my life. Ever since then, I’ve had the dream to

be in the league. Now I’m in the greatest sport ever. The Magazine business.

KZ: To play, I’ve done it all from Hockey to Baseball. But my favorite sport to play would

be Basketball. Because I like to mix at the top of the key then dish off for the alley. To watch depending on who is playing, it’s Basketball. If Vince Carter, Barron Davis, or

Ray Allen is playing. Football if the Raiders are playing and Tennis if the Williams Sisters are playing.

SL: Haven’t been really a sports guy since High School, but

I’d have to say the Hustle because the competition out there is endless and the game is never over. Plus, I love what I do, so that’s what keeps me going. But in the

traditional sense of the idea of Sport, I’d say Basketball. I haven’t been watching to much of it since MJ left, but I’ll always love the sport. On the other hand, I do want

to learn how to play golf. It seems very relaxing and a thinking man’s sport…I think all day.

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FYI: What are your overall thoughts on the

state of Fashion, Entertainment and Music?

MF: Fashion, Entertainment and Music is redundant. It’s all about the fast buck and not the slow millions.

SO: Fashion

is fashion, different trends for different times. Some shit is corny; some shit is cool. The market is over-saturated but that’s how the game goes. At the end of the day, Polo

is still here, so I’m sticking to the script. I love music right now; people say Hip-Hop is dead but it’s not. I think you have more of a selection nowadays. Everybody

doesn’t like the same music. So you get to pick whether you want to listen to: Baby Huey or Lupe Fiasco. Hip Hop is Alive Got Dammit!

KZ: Fashion is in a State of

Emergency. There is a famous quote that describes the present state of fashion that reads “There is no originality, just undetected plagiarism”. Entertainment and Music is

about having fun again. People want to go party and dance like the days of Studio 54. That’s why music is more beat driven and lacking in substance. That’s cool to me. If I

want substance, I’ll put on some Tupac or Marvin Gaye.

SL: Fashion, Entertainment, & Music is at a grand point in commercialization and with that you get non-progressive

and quality assurance issues. I think every artist and designer should want creative control over the process and outcome of their end product. If you don’t then your liable

to sacrifice originality or get misinterpreted. At the end of the day, I feel its up to the artist/designer to build the right network of people that understand and can

translate his/her visions. Very few staples like that in fashion, entertainment, or music these days. With more money comes generic cookie cutter products or services…so I’m

not surprised by the current state of each of those fields.

FYI: Why did you guys start the GFC click? What does acronym GFC stand for?

MF: We were allllllll

talented enough to do it ourselves but being together solidified our strength. GFC stands for Get Fresh Consulting. We will get you fresh in every aspect of life.

SO:

GFCnewyork is not a click. Clicks don’t get money. They just hang out. WE WORK HARD. No days off. Magazines, Music, Fashion, Design, Art, Writing, Photography; you name it, we

do it. And we actually get paid to do it. (Editor’s Note: Cha-Ching $!)

KZ: We started GFC because we were all moving in the same direction.

SL: Well pretty much

for the reason I said in the previous question. Alike individuals with interests that all tie in together. A team that we can depend on to understand and execute our ultimate

vision, which was to create commercial entities in the fields that we love and just build [on] our culture. Originally the acronym stood for “Get Fresh Crew”, but as we’ve

serviced in our areas of expertise for other people and companies it evolved into “Get Fresh Consulting”.

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FYI: Which Celebrity has the most Fashion

sense?

MF: Mickey factz. Point black.

SO: I would have to say Kanye West. Because you can tell it’s not just his stylist dressing him up. He actually has a good

sense of style.

KZ: None of them. People give Celebrities way too much credit. Celebrities pay a lot of money to look the way they do - trust me, I know. Image is

everything in entertainment and they will stop at nothing to create and maintain an image. With that being said, I like Diddy’s fashion sense even before I got my first start

as an intern as his assistant stylist. Diddy can go from a dress suit to sweat suit and look fly in both. I respect that.

SL: Shhhh…I’d have to say Kanye West, because

he simply does what he feels.

FYI: What are your

favorite Brands and why?

MF: Polo = classic, Nautica = classic, L&D = hot, Nudies = raw denim, 13 months = premium denim.

SO: As of now, Rugby Polo, WESC, Nudie,

Supra, Garbege, Lavie, Vans. I really like to dress clean. Very simple, all that wild colorful stuff ain’t me. Anybody that’s

making clean clothing is alright in my book.

KZ: This is my favorite question, where do I begin? My favorite brands are Y-3, Rugby by Ralph Lauren, all other Ralph

Lauren brands (RLX, Double RL, etc), Nautica, and a New Brand called Public School. Y-3 is so rare, so clean, with a good price point. When you buy and wear Y-3 there is a

certain fashion sense that comes along with it. Rugby is Ralph Lauren for the twenty something crowd. And the price is damn near too low with the same craftsmanship as Purple

Label. Double RL has the dopest jeans and the most timeless jeans. Nautica is some straight HARLEM-ish. That red, white and blue is so Harlem. It hasn’t been the same since it

was sold about 3 years ago, but you can still get some great pieces. Public School hasn’t hit stores [yet]. But all I can say is, “Everything you like now, I liked in Public

School”. It’s detailed couture pieces at a price even youre Mother would love. Check for Public school in Barneys 2008.

SL: Anything Ralph Lauren - classic. Nike,

self-explanatory. Jean Shop, great denim. PRPS, love the treatments to their pieces. Mike & Chris, dope tops/jackets. Trainerspotter - dope jackets. Public School, dope new

brand. Ozwald Boateng & Yves Saint Laurent, clean and dapper.

FYI: What’s the one thing that you can’t live without?

MF: My sidekick and iPod.

SO: I

can’t live without my MacBook. I love my computer. It’s my life!! I think I would lose my mind if someone took it. I always ask myself, if someone came up to me with a gun,

would I give it up? Never…

KZ: Family, Friends and Music. Music can change my mood immediately, I Love it. The tones, the beats. Music is some powerful Sh**. Friends

and family is like air to me, I need it to live. I grew up in a close knit family and am now apart of another one, GFC.

SL: My family & friends.

FYI: What

advice do you have for anyone that wants to get into the game known as the Entertainment Industry?

MF: Never sleep.

SO: Work hard; don’t ever let them tell you

that you need a big time investor to make things happen. Just make it happen. Always keep your word and read the Art Of War. It changed my life.

KZ: Be yourself, Speak

up, Learn through trial and error.

SL: You have to go into it expecting to get nothing, wanting to get everything.

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Interview by Malcolm “El Presidente” Phipps

Photography by Atsuko

Tanaka

Edited by Zakh Hoke (Bloggesaurus Rex)

GRBG/garbege featured in Japanese Magazine 411

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GRBG/garbege in September 2007 issue of the Japanese magazine 411.

Zakh Hoke

(Konichiwa)

CHINESE POP ART

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Chinese contemporary artist Wang Guangyi mixes politics and Pop art. One of his pieces

Coca-Cola, the most reproduced Chinese contemporary painting will be auctioned off at Phillips de Pury & Co. in

London on Oct. 13, 2007. It is part of 44 works known as China Avant-Garde: The Farber Collection.

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-William Yan

aka WILL WARHOL

DENZEL WASHINGTON IS AN AMERICAN GANGSTER

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Zakh Hoke (Movie

Critic/Cinematic Connoisseur)

Twista Video feat. Pharrell - Give It Up/Creep Fast

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Twista Video feat. Pharrell - Give It Up/Creep Fast

Zakh Hoke (Est. 1974)

CHANEL J12 TOURBILLON HAUTE JOAILLERIE

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I know, I know, everybody got them

J12’s but real talk who have you seen with this one? N-O-B-O-D-Y!!! Well atleast nobody on your level, that’s where I come to play, I am presenting to ya the Chanel J12

Tourbillon Haute Joaillerie. This exquisite timepiece is a mix of fine watchmaking and fine jewelry. The watch’s 38mm white gold bezel, watchcase and bracelet are set by 568

baguette-cut rubies with a total weight of 38.29 karats. Oh yea don’t let me forget to tell you about the 9 sparkling diamond indexes and the “ill” tourbillon located at the

six o’clock spot! Can ya dig? How can you get one? Get in touch with Chanel

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Alessandro Dell’Acqua Sneakers

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Forget about what sneaker Kanye is rocking on this month’s issue of Complex Magazine, he straight up said “Don’t you want to know.” (pg. 110) Well who

cares, I’m down to share these FRESH kicks that makes his hi-top joints look “whomp whomp.” I present to ya, these Alessandro Dell’Acqua Silver Hi-tops aka “Silva-ye-killa”

LOL. I’m just playing but snatch these up before they get there gone!

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<p>Dell’Acqua Sneakers

-WILLIAM YAN aka “On Some Other Sh*t”

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