After the Jay-Z concert in New Jersey I was invited to the 40/40 Club to grab some drinks and hang out. As we got to the door we kindly told the bouncers we were there to see Desiree Gonzalez (co-owner and GM) and the bouncers immediately (after checking the facts) they escorted us in trough the side door and had us wait in this room.

Desiree came a short while after and gave us the entire tour of the venue. We walked trough the kitchen to get to another room which was such a “Goodfellas” moment, in that room we met OG Juan…moving on. Desiree was so dope she set us up in a vip booth and told us everything was on the house! It was like 2am in the morning and I was starving so I decided to order a Philly Cheesestake.

Who orders a Cheestakes in a club? I guess there is a first time for everything.

I would really like to share with you guys my experience with this 2am philly, but frankly I don’t remember, everything tastes good at 2am.

After all the fun and drinks we decided to break out and the our host then came back with some gift bags. Desiree unfortunately had to break out to catch an early PJ to VA for the next stop on Jigga’s tour. How dope is that?

Inside the gift bag was a 40/40 Club cap and t-shirt, what a cool gesture!

The 40/40 club is a really dope sports bar with ESPN on the screen at all times. The music was on point and the place was just packed! You might want to get bottle service and a table to fully enjoy the experience.

Big Thanks and Shout out to Desiree & Juan, Holiday, and Jen.

About the 40/40 Club

The 40/40 Club is a chain of All-American sports bars and lounges owned by hip hop mogul Jay-Z and partners Desiree Gonzalez and Juan Pérez. The name is borrowed from the baseball term [1] used to denote the exclusive group of Major League Baseball players who have achieved the rare individual feat of recording 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season.

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My family at Live Nation invited me out to New Jersey leg of the Jay-Z Blueprint 3 Tour yesterday. I got to see Trey Songz, Young Jeezy and Jay-Z Featuring Memphis Bleek. Fabolous also made a quick cameo with Trigga to perform their hit song.

The coveted All Access pass…. This badge really means all access for real.

The amount of passes you need to maneuver around the restricted areas is quite hilarious. I guess I can join any leg of the tour with these badges.

I always like seeing the backstage programs, it really gives you a small look of how things get organized.

Jay-Z actually performed before Jeezy which was kind of unusual…Jay-Z had the crowd open for Jeezy when he came on stage.

Jay-Z’s wardrobe consisted of Balmain Jackets, Radii shoes and those cargo pants he loves to wear on tour. He had a entire room for his wardrobe alone. He threw a hat out in the crowd and then told someone he needed another and voila another black Yankees hat appeared.

Between me and you guys I was kind of disappointed that DJ Neil Armstrong was not on this tour…I felt like it was missing the personality of a DJ. Jay-Z had his engineer Young Guru on the 1’s and 2’s instead, Guru did an excellent job but I just feel like a DJ like Neil, brings a bit of action to the stage. I was really surprise to see Guru scratch it up though.

Overall is was a great show! When you go to a Jay-Z concert you know he is going to give you 100%.

Thanks to my family at Live Nation for the love and amazing hospitality and big shout out to the Roc Nation Gang!

* BTW Jay-Z is a Business, man

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I visited Venice beach while I was out in California and I have to say it is such a breath of fresh air, calming and serene. Venice is also home to a very famous/infamous skate park that is visited by hundreds daily, on a lucky day you can see some of your favorite pro’s skating the bowl. I was really impressed by the amount of youngsters and girls killing it at the park.

I was chilling with Hommy Diaz from DC who was probably getting inspired for FALL 2030 DC life Collection.

Mr. So LA himself Chris LEE from CtotheJL chilling as usual.

Yours truly

A Day at Venice Beach California with Marcus Troy from Marcus Troy on Vimeo.

Check out this amazing video of this 5 year old kid killing it. He might be the next big pro/

*Venice is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. It is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk, which features performers, fortune-tellers and vendors.^[1] Throughout the summer months, the boardwalk is actively entertaining, and this tradition continues on weekends in the winter.^[2] It is an important tourist attraction in Southern California,^[3] and has retained its popularity in part because it is an attractive location for walking and bicycling.^[2] It was home to early Beat poets and artists in Los Angeles. via

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A carton showed up at the office on Friday from my family from Krew and Supra…oh my this was a heavy box of goods. I think they sent me every piece from their spring 2010 line. I decided to shoot the product in a more creative way around the office and gives you guys a peek of the fresh goods.

First let’s start with the denim, as you guy may know I am a fan of Krew denim. They sent me a few colours and a pair of Selvege that we will talk about later.

These are the super dope selvege jeans I was talking about! I love the cut and the fit.

These snapbacks are really dope. 1 of them says Original and the other says KREW in the LA KING’s font.

They sent me a few woven and plaid shirts. Green is a hot colour for spring!

Yup! I got 2 pairs of Skytop II’s, 1 in black suede and the navy leather. The Bandit is a really dope silhouette and the Cuban 1.5 with laces is very fresh and classic.

Bandit

Cuban 1.5 Leather Laces…so fresh

Skytop II

Skytop II

I also got some of their latest T-shirts….

Big shout out to my family at Supra & Krew for the love.

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I got a long awaited package in the mail today! I’ve been hearing about this package for a few days now and it finally arrived. It came from the homies P-Plus and Lissa Monet…it was their acclaimed collaborative mix cd.

I think DJ’s are going to have to step their game up after this one… The packaging is so dope! WOW! I hope you guys notice the reference points.

The linear notes were originally written by hand which is such a great personal touch.

Double cd! 1 mixed by P-plus and the other mixed by Lissa Monet I was supposed to download it like everyone else but when word came I was getting 1 in the mail I decided to wait before I heard it. I’m glad I waited!

I love the imagery of the packaging…really shows the Dj’s love for music and fashion (if you know them, you’ll understand what I mean)

Learn more about Lissa Monet here and visit P-Plus over here.

Learn more about the project here project here

Download LoveLetters & BrokenHearts Here and here

Thanks for the love guys!

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