One of my personal faves from Cudi. This vid is hilarious!!

~Jigga

So word is that since The Fame tour that was supposed to happen with Kanye has been cancelled, the tour's been reworked to Gaga and...yes...CUDI!!! I'm excited once again. See you at the Monster Ball, kiddos!

NY Times

~Jigga

WOW...no words, just...wow.

~Jigga

A while back Antmo of WHA added me on Myspace and realized "omg this dude has a clothing line!". I was impressed mostly because of his age. I can respect anyone with drive and ambition, but its the younger ones that really get me. Around this age, most kids are only interested in dumb, immature things rather than looking toward their future, so to own your own business while in high school, I can tip my hat to that one.

InRehab: So you're obviously pretty young, how old are you?
Antmo: im 16

InRehab:When did you decide that fashion was the career path for you?
Antmo: when i was around 12 or 13, i was around people who was into making clothes and at the time i wanted to be like a little gangsta and shit but luckily thear ways rubbed off on me. I first started off by like using lil tubes of fabric paint from walmart and doing some shit on some jeans and call it a day but over the years i evolved into the whole streetwear / skateboarding culture and i love it because it really represents who i am so i want to work in the field because this is basically my life.

InRehab: What influences your style? Any deisgners/clothing lines that inspire you?
Antmo: My style is influenced by many things majority sk8boarding though, im in to the slim, cut to fit type shit, and im astounded by new things and i take it and make it more me. Some of the designers and lines that inspire me are the hundreds, crooks and castles, 10 deep and local stores that are into graffiti, urban streetwear, skateboarding and so on.


InRehab: How do you manage to balance having a clothing line and the everyday duties of being a teenager?
Antmo: truthfully i really dont know, im just very straight forward and i set a whole lot of goles with time periods, like there been plenty of times while in class ill be like sketching and shit and fuck around and have detention and ill be in detention doing the same thing i got it for...lol... i mean life is what it is and majority of the time im either thinking or talking about my line because its basically me, so i guess i can say its natural.

InRehab:How would describe the line and your personal style?
Antmo: uuuuuhhhhhh.... i have to say its real, all around its real, lol theres not much i can say about it because like thats not me i dont walk around acting like a fuckin fashionista or a fonzy bcus thats not me... so i mean yeah REAL would have to def be my description for my line and personal style.

InRehab: What's your main goal to reach for the clothing line?
Antmo: My main goal is to just make it... open up some stores and have my life relate to others and the future us and let them know that theres mor out here...and what challenge the sterio types

InRehab: What's the meaning behind the name of the line?
Antmo: The name of My line is White House Apparrell or White House 410 w.e but if you dont know my real name is Anthony White so it basically came together perfectly.. i wanted to have me in the name some way some how so it just flowed together perfectly.


InRehab: Any advice for other upcoming designers out there?
Antmo: Umm my advice to upcoming designers is, do this because you want to, dont do it because you want that rep or because you see others do it and you want to follow, when whole time the ones your following are some fuckin posers there self. Be real, thats whats missing in Fashion in general today...its not real anymore,just about every line out here is worrying about Money when its not about that, in my opinion this is how i express myself, just like how Common uses poetry to express him and i use designin as mine. SO be real and be you



myspace : www.myspace.com/whitehouseapp
twitter: www.twittter.com/whitehouseapp
facebook: search Anthony White
website: www.whitehouse410.com

The WHA online store will be open soon so make sure you keep yourself updated.
Thanks again to Antmo.

~Jigga

Lawd fadah! I haven't posted in what seems like (and is) an eternity. But I'm gettin back into swing of things and whatnot. IN OTHER NEWS! After a hiatus that seemed far longer than it really was, everyone's favorite borderline insane bundle of musical genius has done it again! I saw it in her Facebook status along with a warning that said "This song has caused a few wrecks". ...so. true. I got into such a murder-y mood after the first time I listened to it. So...enter at your own peril.

Come Alive:


Enjoy.

~Jigga

Fame Kills from kwest on Vimeo.

I. Will. Be. There. I'm sure I'll have some sort of traumatic experience with all that performance value. I'm expecting a seizure...and I'm ok with that. Fin.

~Jigga

Over a very small amount of time, brandUn DeShay has secured a very high spot for himself on my list of favorite rappers. A while ago, rap was something I couldn't get into except for a few select (mostly DEEPLY underground) because a majority of it had no substance. It's rappers like Brandun that really made rap mean something to me again. He's a real humble dude with talent and actual substance to his music. I heard about him through LO and I've been hooked on his sound ever since.

InRehab: So let's start with the basics: When did you know that you wanted to pursue music?
brandUn: Bout last year, a couple months before i dropped Vol. 1. somethin bit me and the passion jus grew more and more exponentially.

InRehab: Which came first, rapping or producing? Do you prefer one over the other?
brandUn: I was producing since the last semester of senior year highschool. i'm a sophmore now in college. i started rappin roun last year. I think i prefer producin more though cuz nowadays in order to be an artist, you gotta be an entertainer too. im def. not that.

InRehab: Chicago's known for being the breeding ground for some of the best music artists, especially rappers. With Kanye, Common and Lupe being just a few of those from Chicago to grow into pioneers, does the Chicago hip-hop scene influence you and your music?
brandUn: for sure. Lupe is one of my favorite artists. period. my one goal for this/next year is to work wit him. im real close.

InRehab: One of the things that I personally admire about your music is the amount of versatility involved. Who/What inspires you and your music?
brandUn: life. as long as im alive, i'll never run out of material. now that i have someone special in my life....well..more special than before, you'll see that Vol. 3 actually has love songs. ha i was never able to really make those last time.

InRehab: If you could work with any artist/producer, who would that be and why?
brandUn: at the moment, it'd be Lupe. Us together could do somethin fxckin extraordinary. I promise. when we link up, it'll jus go up from there.

InRehab: What's your opinion on the current state of music in general, more specifically, the newer, up and coming rappers and producers?
brandUn: i dont really have one. i'll say that im confident that a new sound that consists of me and my Odd Future team will be prominent in the comin years. It'll take a lil time, but it will happen.

InRehab: Who are some of the artists that you're into right now?
brandUn: I really dig japanese dance and pop music. thats been the heaviest in rotation. I wont give artists names cuz i dont need cats bitin my new influences. ha

InRehab: What's the difference between brandUn DeShay and Deshay Ali?
brandUn: theres three actually. brandUn is me in my most prominent artist mindset. DeShay Ali is the old producer side of me, that sample king. ha and Marcia, Marcia, Marcia is the shxt you might have heard on Dom Kennedy's Where I Belong. i'll have more Marcia X3 compos on Vol. 3. yall will see. =]

InRehab: What is the message or the story that you try to convey through your music?
brandUn: dont kill yourself. find your self worth. ask God when you cant ask anyone else. and make moves like everyday is your last. i promise you'll have no regrets.

InRehab: Any advice for up and coming rappers/producers?
brandUn: for sure. for those upcomers like me, dont do it unless you have to. you can waste a lot of time and money in this field. set your bar at a tangible height. not everyone is meant to do what imma do. thank you, Jigga. =]

Big shouts to brandUn. We'll definitely continue to support.

Website:brandundeshay.com

Follow him on twitter, too: twitter.com/brandundeshay

~Jigga

Will they ever disappoint? My lord.

~Jigga