New Crooks & Castles & Homeroom summer.....

tees and hats are now available along with some for the ladies.

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Homeroom

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Connoisseur533
533 S. Market St
San Jose, Ca 95123
408-293-2633

P.S. Don't forget to stop by on friday 8/01/08 at 8pm-late for the Hair Brain art show here at the shop with our Humble Beginnings fam.

Murs & 9th Wonder "Sweet Lord" Review

Written by Anthony Obi

Murs is in love. And when I say love I mean l-u-v. "Corny, traditional/all day I'm missing you/Vision of us sitting on the couch and I'm kissing you." Murs is looking for the one on "Marry Me," and revelling in good ol' hand-holdin', pet-namin', hours of endless television, live-in girlfriend bliss on "Love The Way." On "Nina Ross," it seems like he's been scarred straight from groupie juggling (at least in the town he met Miss Nina.) Is this maturity? Are the American people ready for a Murs' record without freaky tales he tells so well? One can only hope.

Murs & 9th Wonder are on their third record together, and continue developing their sound through the ten tracks of "Sweet Lord". 9th's productions get more refined on each go 'round, and best believe his Fruity Looped expertise bangs once again. This nigga knows soul records like no other. The sampled hook for "Marry Me" will make any 20 something lovebird reach for the front doors of the nearest Kay Jewelers store.

Murs is like the old friend you can always rely on; consistent, enjoyable, and dependable. Always coming around with his tales of the good and bad times with a beaming smile. He's back penning lighthearted raps, personal stories, and motivational talks through the scope of an 'every day nigga from 'round the way' posturing. And yes, he's still proclaiming to be "better than your favorite rapper."

Is this "grown folks music"? I'm at a loss for the new Hip Hop term that describes adult rappers that are less (openly) ig'nant than the norm, but whatever it is, this record is a shining example of it. Go download this free shit. "One life, one love, come on y'all - live it up." Will do, Murray.

Fonzowrth Bentley feat Kanye, Andre 3000, Sa-Ra - Everybody

Everybody
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Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West - Put On

Hair Brain art show

Connoisseur 533 presents

Check out this old School Converted.

Absolut Power........

Check out Traxamillion rocking our "Absolut Power" in the video for SF Anthem.....

RED CLAY

RUN FROM THE CURE !! Hemp the healing of the nation???

The New Yorker Obama Cover

Written By Kevin Robinson, Jr.

I woke up this morning to see the brand new cover of the "New Yorker" that was extremely disturbing. There's a satirical cartoon of Barack and Michele Obama in the Oval Office dressed extremely offensively. Michele Obama is cloaked with machine gun shells around her neck as a terrorist and Barack is dressed in a turban and Muslim clothing. The sick twisted satire of this cartoon is completely and utterly disrespectful to this man and his wife. The ironic thing is that they never made a satirical cartoon in the New Yorker of Dick Cheney and Haliburton as vampires sucking the blood out of America. They never would have made a satirical cartoon of Bush as a puppet being pulled with strings by Cheney, now would they? So why is it okay for the New Yorker, a worldwide distributed newsletter that is published weekly to make a disrespectful satirical cartoon of an extremely charismatic black man and his wife in the Oval Office of the White House as its cover? It is not. The symbols of the burning American flag in the fireplace, and Barack and Michele dressed as terrorists showing how they must be a part of the already known pseudo "Axis of Evil" to overtake the American public are ridiculous. Whatever tasteless moron that drew this cartoon is a complete and utter idiot, but the person that deserves the blame for this shit even making the cover is the editor of the New Yorker. This is just another scare tactic thrown the way at Barack Obama to scare him off from the Presidental race. I can just hear all of the white conservatives cheering and laughing at this cover; it is sheer ignorance. I was not at all interested in the Presidental Race and could have cared less about any of the propaganda around it before seeing this cover this morning. I'm not saying that I am interested in politics that are already skewed anyway, but I am seeing exactly what is happening around me. The propaganda of showing how Barack can change America, and it is truly alarming to me that a hundred years ago, black men in this country were seen as scapegoats (and still are). But now, it is fine for a black man to be given the green light to be president of this country. All I am saying is that America at this point in time is in a state of extreme recession and at the brink of crumbling beyond most people's perception, and the propaganda is putting this "Big Change" moniker above the head of Barack Obama. If Obama does not have the capacity to change the already destroyed American economy, then he will be scapegoated by the people around this country that now "love" him.

Take Off Those Tight Clothes!

TSF "Tight Clothes"


LOL. More savage shit!

Nas "Hero"

Nas "Hero"
This song right here is on the DJ Green Lantern/Nas mixtape, "The Nigger Tape." If you haven't already, download this shit...I cannot wait until the album drops!

Ninjasonik...Tight Jeans

tgrzng

Ninjasonik "Tight Jeans"

This shit is hella funny.

Evidence - "Chase The Clouds Away"

New shipments from Local Strangler & In4mation.....

A new brand has joined the connoisseur family, Local Strangler. Be on the lookout for more pieces from this brand popping in from time to time here. Also a new shipment of In4mation summer just dropped today as well.

Local Strangler



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Connoisseur533
533 S. Market St
San Jose, Ca 95113
408-293-2633

NYOil Speaks on Ice-T/Soulja Boy Shit

NYOil speaking on the bullshit between Ice-T and Soulja Boy. This man right here makes some great music. Man...can we get another good beef? Another Jay-z/Nas? PLEASE!

Ne Yo "A Mille?!"

Ne-Yo's freestyle over "A Mille?" I don't really like this cat, but I'm sure some of you might feel this. Damn..what is this..."A Mille" freestyle number 65?!

Method Man Interview

Method Man talking about the stage of hip-hop, and his latest movie, "The Wackness."

We're Building

Written by Kevin Robinson, Jr.

The more and more I think about the transitions of life that I have gone through this year; it leads me back to referring to the process I like to call, "The seasons of life." Since January, I have had the dramatic changes of a cold and stubborn heart (winter) to the flowering blossoms of joy and brand new life (spring). The summer with its harsh humid weather that is parallel to a person's stress. I don't think that I explained it too well, but I think that you should get my gist.

I am truly blessed; I am in a position right now in my life to do everything I would possibly want to do. I had said to an acquaintance of mine months ago that we were building a foundation of something substantial, I realized months later that the only foundation I was building upon was on my business venture, social life, and spirituality with God. I am thankful to God that I have the strength to carry on with whatever hardship and stress is thrown my way. I know that a tremendous amount of people on this Earth do not have the gull or better yet the "balls" to swallow their pride and take every life lesson of hardship, pain, and anguish as a strength training exercise for the mind. I have always seen the stresses and pain of life as a work out for the mind. You feel a strain in your mind when you become stressed and you feel weak and powerless then drained from this stress. But, just as the work out at the gym when you lift weights, days later, the soreness (stress) disappears. You become stronger.

The seasons of life that we all go through are meant to teach us about ourselves in some sort of way and fashion. You just have to know when you are leaving one season of your life and moving into the next. Take the strength that you now have from the harsh hot weather of Summer, the deadening of leaves of Spring, or even the blasts of cold of Winter and build upon them. Strength can only be gained from the pain a human being goes through. There is no strength or progress without pain and anguish. Just know that we're building.

AeroSol AcryLic

Why i dont drink Beer

Comic Books?!

It’s been awhile since last I wrote y’all but I’ve been doing my thing (volunteering at a children’s camp and my girl stopped by for a week before going back to Japan). But, I always have time to stay up to date on the industries, yao ming?

But here is something y’all need to be hip to in order to survive in the fore front this summer...are you ready?

Comic books!

Dr. Doom

Yep, they aren’t just for kids anymore (not that they ever truly were). With the success of Iron Man (raw deez if you haven’t seen it), the Spiderman trilogy, etc, comics are again at the head of pop culture. I recommend checking some of the graphic novels for the movies coming out soon.

Thor

Most bookstores and comic shops have the book forms already set out for ya.

Peep some of this summer’s hottest fashion featuring some of our favorite cape wearing, web-slinging, gun-toting, arse-kicking heroes.

Mister Fantastic
Get hip to it.

Xoxo,
The kid, Essince

P.S. Rick Ross & Nelly’s “Here I am” is the business.