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       Big Sean is a rapper who has been underrated and mostly unknown for the past few years. though he has been signed since 2005, he never really got his recognition until early this year when he was inducted into the XXL magazine's freshman class of '10.  The special showcases the 10  most popular and new rappers of the year who have made an impact in hip hop. I never really used to listen to him until i saw him on the cover of the magazine and I was curious to see what was so great about him.
       Big Sean's real name is Sean Michael Leonard Anderson and he was born in Santa Monica, California in 1988, but he moved to Detroit, Michigan at 2 months of age. In 2005, Sean signed with Kanye West's record label, GOOD Music, after he heard Sean freestyle at a radio station interview. in 2008 Sean signed to Island Def Jam Records and has blown up since then.

       I'm excited to see where Big Sean takes his career. He is a very talented artists and his success can only grow from here. With mixtapes, features, and being sponsored by fellow artist/designer Taz Arnold, he is bound to make some noise in the music industry in the near future.  Hopefully his Finally Famous album, which releases this fall, does well and takes Big Sean to the next level.

TI$A

        Taz Arnold is definitely stirring up trouble in the fashion world with his off the wall style and his vintage  couture clothing line. What he is doing isn't new but it s certainly innovative. Taz's clothing brand TI$A focuses on reviving the past styles of generations before ours. Certain trends such as starter jackets, and snapback hats have slowly made their way back to top of the list of fashionable wear. Thanks to people like Taz a lot of the older styles that we were too young to understand have come back in style and us young people have a chance to experience what the past had to offer. I guess the saying about how trends are never new they are only recycled through generations is true.
        My favorite items from Ti$a's collection are the snapback hats. they are perhaps the most popular of the the line and they are shown off by different artists such as Chris Brown, Tyga, Diggy Simmons, and Big Sean. The snapback era came into fashion around the time Ice Cube and Dr. Dre were in New World Order. They slowly began to fade in to the back-burner as new fitted hats began to hit the streets.  With the help of new young artists, snapbacks have swiftly made there were back into the for front of popular fashion. They are here to stay for a while.
        I personally love wearing the TI$A brand. I snapbacks fit to any size head and they fit well. i never used to wear many fitted hats cause My head never fit any of the sizes....not saying my head was big but the closest size to my actual size was 7 3/8 which still didn't fit right.  TI$A brings back old fashion from decades ago and sales the designer labels on is website such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, and Yves Saint Laurent. the prices for Taz's collection is not cheap but is not too expensive for the average person. I highly recommend giving it a look for yourself to determine whether or not you ant to buy the apparel. Heres the Link http://www.shop.tisavision.tv/ and heres the link to the vintage shop, http://shopvintage.tisavision.tv/ and finally here's a video of what the TI$A brand is all about. http://www.vimeo.com/14046725 .

 

Its The Wiz!!!!!!

         As my first official post, I decided to profile one of my favorite rappers Mr. Wiz Khalifa. He is no doubt one of the most popular artists out right now with all his mixtapes and features on songs. Mr. Wiz sets himself apart from other rappers by his unique style and flow. When most people think of Wiz Khalifa they think of "that guy with all the tattoos." only a few rappers in the game have attempted to tattoo their whole body which has been a recent trend. just to name a few, artists such as lil wayne, Tyga, Soulja Boy, Birdman, and Waka Flaka flame has become "tatted up" over the recent years. In case some of you don't know who he is or have never heard his music I'l give you some background information on him.

       Wiz was born Cameron Jibril Thomaz on September 8, 1987, which makes him 23 years old which is young to be as popular as he is today. He moved around all over the world because of his father being in the army so he lived in Germany, England, and Japan before finally moving to Pittsburgh, Pensylvania. wiz Khalifa's name derives from the arabic term "successor" and wisdom which was shortened to "wiz". 

        Wiz may seem like a new artists to the game, but his first mixtape released in 2005 titled Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania.  Little do people know that Wiz was actually signed to Warner Bros Records in 2007 and released his first single titled Say Yeah. He recently just parted ways with the label after numerous delays of releasing his album in 2009. He became an Independent Artist and started to release more and more mixtapes which finally started being recognized by the public. Just recently Wiz has signed a deal with Atlantic Records and he shows a promising future. Wiz Inspires other who have dreams of making it to follow their dreams and to be yourself and not try to be like others and you may make it one day. I encourage you all to follow his career and listen to some of his music. He may be here for a long while.

CHECK OUT HIS NEWEST VIDEO HERE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQMBMFrSApk

First Name Malcolm , Last Name Perry

       Hello world! My name is Malcolm Perry, Im all of 18 years old, and I am sitting in class right now creating this blog and writing my first post! I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, born and raised, but now I live in Saratoga Springs, New York attending Skidmore College. Being raised in "Hot Atlanta" I grew up around fashion and music so I naturally fell in love with them both. My mother and father were very involved in the fashion industry and my mother is still involved in the industry today.
        I'm aspiring to become a designer and create my own shoes and apparel and to operate my own retail store someday along with becoming a successful songwriter. I started writing poetry and music when I was younger because I would get bored with playing video games and playing sports. Growing up, I had a great imagination, I could create full length stories in my mind and I realized that if I wanted to, I could write for hours about a story I created and not even notice the time past. One day I decided to write what I was thinking into songs and poetry and I have been doing that ever since. Since I love fashion and music, I feel it is necessary that this blog be about some of the fashion styles and designers that are popular now and some of the musicians and artists that inspire me and have made it in the music industry. ENJOY  PEOPLE!