NBA All Star Weekend Toronto

This year, All Star Weekend descended on Toronto, and although it would have been great not to contend with the extremely frigid temperatures, the cold didn't seem to affect any of the fun.  I was particularly delighted to see my hometown get a little shine. 

I deejayed events with Jordan, at their dope interactive pop-up 306 YONGE; and with my Beats family at THE SHOP, a lounge/barbershop where athletes dropped in to chop it up with OGs Ebro Darden and Paul Rivera, and also at HOUSE OF TINGS, an epic fantasyland house party hosted by Lebron James and Drake. 

Straight Outta

ALWAYS REPPIN'

Collaborating with friends is one of my most favorite parts of what I do . This time, it was curating tunes for the stream of artists, athletes and industry folk being photographed by my dear friend, the incomparable Jonathan Mannion over two days at a DTLA studio turned Beats chill spot. 

As if my front row seat to watching a master at work wasn't enough of a treat, the project that brought everyone together is also something I am really happy to have had a tiny part in. The STRAIGHT OUTTA SOMEWHERE campaign is designed not only to promote the Straight Outta Compton film depicting the rise of Beats bossman Dr. Dre and fellow N.W.A. members, but to inspire all of us to pay homage to where we come from and really, to own who we are. That is something I'm always in favor of. 

Straight Outta Compton hits theaters August 14th.