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Check out our ad and product placements in Antenna Magazine. More magazine features to come!

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K-Street Deck.

It’s nice when you work 12 hour day and come home to two packages of fresh stuff waiting on your porch.

My man Storm Davis sent down a box of goods from the PDP collective up in Providence. Check our recent post below for more info on these guys. Dope music for true hip-hop fans.

ANNNNNND…my long awaited NIKE ID’s came today and just in time for summer. It took me about a month after I got the gift card from my girlfriend for my birthday just to decide what I wanted. I waited for the Air Max 90’s to be the featured Men’s shoe in the members only site, and BAM!

Came up with these bad boys…Right out of the box…they just felt like they were meant for ME.

Sick…contrast stitching and all.

Even peep the lining…members only.

Fresh!

*Nando and Lyriciss performing at Deadstock in NYC, April 2008

NandoMcFlyy is making some noise in the DMV these days with his upcoming mixtape “SNES” (Sep Nando Everyone Sucks) dropping June 13th. His previous mixtape, “TheCarryOut” was a vintage hip hop mixtape with a variety of beat choices ranging from Amy Winehouse to Pharcyde to Rich Boy. It gained a good amount of buzz throughout the DMV and got him recognition on blogsites such as voiceofthemetro.com, created and ran by none other than our boy and his partner in crime, Lyriciss.

Make sure to check both of these cats out on myspace (NandoMcflyy and Lyriciss) and on Lyriciss’s blog Voice of the Metro to keep an eye on their upcoming projects and to cop an mp3 version of the “SNES” mixtape when it drops. Also keep an eye out for them to be supporting the cause over here at Aplomb and rocking yours truly’s gear to the fullest…cause you know how we do when it comes to the DMV.

We are pumped to be a part of the Mid-Atlantic Skate Series this year which is now featuring the APLOMB PRO STREET CLASS. See the info below for all of the details, dates, and times of the events!

The Mid Atlantic Skateboard Series is an annual contest series that takes place over the summer months. We will be one of many sponsors promoting and supporting the contest so make sure to make it to one…or ALL of them. This year the they will be raising funds for Grind For Life . Special deals on Aplomb boards and gear also! Event details are below…

CONTEST DATES & LOCATIONS

17 May: Arlington, VA - Powhatan Springs Skatepark
21 June: Olney, MD - Olney Manor Skatepark
19 July: White Plains, MD - Charles County Skatepark
9 Aug: Lexington Park, MD - St. Mary’s County Skatepark

DAILY SCHEDULE

8:00 am / Registration Opens
9:30 - 10:00 / 10 and Under Bowl
10:15 - 10:45 / 11-13 Bowl
11:00 - 12:00 / Novice Street
12:00 - 1:00 / Intermediate Street
1:00 - 2:00 / Expert Street
2:00 - 2:30 / 14-17 Bowl
2:45 - 3:15 / 18-39 Bowl
4:00 - 4:30 / Women Bowl
4:45 - 5:00 / 40+
5-00 - 5-30 / Longboard
5:45 PM / Awards

Our boys holding it down up in Providence were recently voted “BEST HIP-HOP ACT” in the Providence Phoenix. Much respect and be sure to check out their latest mixtape “Shoot For Stars, Hit the Ceiling” which you can download HERE. Congrats, fellas.

*Peep the Aplomb gear…

Poorly Drawn People — Dox, Storm Davis, Entity, Reason, and DJ Sterby Rock — are crafting an aesthetic, and monstrous reputation, for the best damn hip-hop around. Davis, the de facto spokesman, attributes their success to a variety of factors, but one element in particular: “Ninety-eight percent of it has to do with the fact that we actually, sincerely don’t give a shit what anybody thinks,” says Davis. “Don’t get us wrong — we love validation, praise, applause, and whatever else people want to give us. But if we’re happy with it, we don’t care what anyone thinks.”

PDP met through mutual friends in the area hip-hop network. “The more time we spent together, the more respect we developed for each other,” says Davis. “Every time we played, I would get wowed. We thought about it: among us we could have four teams of one, or one team of four. That’s how we came together.” And the union grows more potent and effective each time they open their mouths. Their latest mix tapes, including Shoot for the Stars, Hit the Ceiling and Nothing Stays Gold, have been flying out and signs point to some serious success. “There’s no shortage of good feelings about ourselves,” admits Davis. “People wonder how you can fit this many gigantic egos into one room!” Many in the hip-hop arena feel that, despite those expectations, PDP is knocking on a special door. “We really want to be put on the field with the best, to see how we measure up” says Davis.

So what is PDP looking for? “Right now, time and money are the only things holding us back.”

— Bob Gulla

The original article can be found here: http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Providence/HipHopAct/