david choe - nothing to declare

in the streets of beverly hills, art gallery Lazarides presents artist david choe. choe uses a mixture of oils, crayon, spray paint, to present images that jump out at you. with influences from impressionism, surreal, gothic art, and even comic book culture, choe keeps his images fresh. peep some more images after the jump.

if you are in the la area up till may 23rd, be sure to hit up the Lazarides Gallery at 320 north beverly drive. the gallery keeps the space open and spacious, with the plus of an insanely gorgeous welcome girl.

the roots - dear god 2.0

can't tell you how excited stc is for the roots' new album. the jimmy fallon late night house band brings to you how i got over, their album due out on june 22nd. with their lead single, dear god 2.0, can't wait to see what else is coming out.

download: the roots - dear god 2.0

life is just

it's always nice to know people that don't deserve fame (yet make catchy music) do stupid things too.

chris brown and tyga - fan of a fan (mixtape)

bringing to you fan of a fan, mixtape of chris brown and tyga. mixtape that holla @ me is on. probs gonna wanna get this, while cbreezy's rapping is meh... i respect the attempt. 

download: chris brown and tyga - fan of a fan (mixtape)

street etiquette - the newsboy cap

street etiquette's latest feature is the newsboy cap. even though it's advocated by street etiquette and we take their opinion very seriously, never really felt the newsboy cap. however, in this put together, definitely into the shoes trav is sporting. hoping to pick up a pair soon.

check out more on street etiquette.

lupe fiasco - okayplayer tv interview

lupe fiasco sits down with okayplayer tv to talk about his upcoming album lasers. let's be serious, who cannot wait for lasers to drop?

a-team theme song (just blaze remix)

i guess we should have all seen this coming.

esquire's best dressed man

over the past few months, esquire magazine has been hosting a competition looking for the best dressed real man in america. hundreds of individuals have entered the competition, posting profiles of their best looks, and now it has been narrowed down to twenty-five men. now in our opinion, some of these guys are deserving of this award, others not so much...

presenting a couple here and after the jump, with more at the competitions' website.

che with the grandnanny

'nuff said. peep the cigars, the unis, the grandmas.

kardi - go home roger

if you haven't heard of kardi yet, you need to get familiar real quick. the young rapper is quickly making a name for himself, and with his latest single over "roger dat", he keeps the punchlines and rhymes coming. look out for his debut mixtape "the valedictorian" this upcoming june. and if you're in the new hampshire area on may 29th, go see the young mc as he takes to the stage with xv and chiddy bang.

download: kardi - go home roger

diggy - what they been waiting for

been posting a lot of videos lately, here's another one from diggy. gotta say this kid seems to be on the right track...

alicia keys - unthinkable (VIDEO) and rapture

alicia keys - unthinkable


alicia keys - rapture (NEW)

in this new alicia keys video, ms. cook finds her drifting towards... chad michael murray? what? according to her label, the sultry singer tries to "capture…the torment and turmoil of a forbidden love that crosses racial and family ties” and “question…whether or not true love really conquers all.” now while that is all well and good, did she have to pick an actor whose last notable feature films were house of wax and a cinderella story? it's a sad sad day...


plus, an akeys extra for you to enjoy.


download: alicia keys - rapture 

VIDEO: drake - find your love

new visuals off drake's find your love. who knew aubrey ran with bids from the slums?

street etiquette - the double breasted blazer

a pinnacle of style, street etiquette continually offers advice and insight on what and how to dress. having been featured in GQ and urban outfitters, street etiquette continually pushes stylistic boundaries. in their most recent post, they feature the double breasted blazer, keeping the jacket's formality laid back and casual.

check out street etiquette.

halo reach beta: a rap

"sniper rifle 5x zoom, time for you to meet your doom
locking on system to make every vehicles go kaboom"

in light of the recent release of halo reach: beta, we bring to you some rhymes to accompany your gaming experience. now go get your xbox 360 on and bump this.

drake - thank me later: the anticipation mixtape

drake - go

the more we stare at this picture, the more trippy it becomes. at first glance it looks quite simple, but take a look at it, a real look at it. all of a sudden some 3D ish comes out. yowza. 

anyhow, as we all prepare ourselves for drake's sophomore album thank me later to drop, he releases some tracks on the anticipation mixtape. here's a little taste with the download for more.

download: thank me later: the anticipation mixtape

kanye west glow in the dark book

(crazy visuals, i know)

kanye west recently released some amazing photographs from his glow in the dark tour. you can check them out on his blog. if you don't, look here and after the jump for same crazy shots.

having seen ye while on this tour, we can say that for all his arrogance and cockiness, the man puts on a great show. for a full hour, it was only kanye. no back up singers, no dancers, no nothing. and for that hour, the entire audience was on its feet, it truly takes a special individual to do something like that. his intensity spread throughout the people like wildfire, definitely a concert we here at stc won't forget.

these photographs are compiled in his book Glow in the Dark, on sale now.

damien marley and nas - leaders

damien marley and nas put of this smash. an unlikely pair, yet these two seem to complement themselves amazingly well.

download: damien marley and nas - leaders

rza to direct and star in the man with the iron fists

thaaaat's right. wu-tang co-founder rza is set for his upcoming movie, the man with the iron fists. set in feudal china, rza will be defending a village as a bad-ass blacksmith. influenced by quentin tarantino and eli roth, the rapper hopes to mix hip hop with kungfu and western influences. (afro samurai anyone?)

see the full release at empire.

reflection eternal feat. estelle - midnight hour

getting it to you first. coming from reflection eternal.

download: reflection eternal feat. estelle - midnight hour

xlarge summer lookbook 2010

hypebeast recently just released xlarge's summer lookbook. the company's bright color, playful style, is fresh as helll. with hats, tees and shirts for days, we suggest you get on your ish and cop some. 

source: hypebeast

busta rhymes feat. swizz beatz - stop the party (download)

boom.

download: busta rhymes feat. swizz beatz - stop the party

pac div performs @ michigan

you may remember our last post promoting pac div's recently released mixtape don't mention it. well, here's the group giving a live performance at mich, if you're not on this group yet you should be.

download: pac div - don't mention it. (mixtape)

kobe team usa kicks

despite all the speculation as to whether nba stars like dwight howard or lebron james will be joining team usa this summer, it seems as thought kobe is on lock, starting with these team usa kicks. 

sporting the red white and blue, these are fresh.

see more pics at kicksonfire

speaking of lauryn hill

speak of the devil, having just talked about lauryn hill, she decides to come out featured on a song by artist stat quo.

download: stat quo feat. lauryn hill - the hustle

janet hansen lights up daft punk, m.i.a, kanye west

you think this lady is just lighting up the stage with some colors? no no no, she's lighting up the artists themselves. crazy i know.

that j.cole interview

j.cole takes the time to sit with jon moreno after a ohio university performance. talking about being co-signed by jay-z, rapping after college, the works.

red cafe signs with bad boy, can't stop... won't stop...

word is out that red cafe of i'm ill fame has signed with bad boy ent. his debut album, red october, is coming out soon, with a mixtape with diddy coming out on may 19th. 

download: red cafe feat. fabolous - i'm ill

busta rhymes feat. swizz beatz - stop the party

busta rhymes and swizz beatz collab to put out this iron man inspired track. they were having some trouble naming it though, even going so far as to asking their twitter followers to help name it. finally ended up with the name stop the party. think it fits?

beyonce - why don't you love me

everyone else has this up. might as well jump on the bandwagon. enjoy.

toni braxton grinding up on asher?!

yes yes it's true. to quote mariah carey, "there can be miracles, when you believe."

XXL interview with rhymefest

the rapper, who simply[too]classy talked about on a previous post, recently sat down with XXL magazine to talk about his upcoming album and anything else that was on his mind. if you've listened to blue collar, you'll know rhymefest is as much about the punchlines as anyone. but he's sending a message to the game now: he's got a serious side too. catch some of his thoughts after the break.

drake thank me later artwork released

drake's artwork for his upcoming album, thank me later, released recently. definitely digging the color scheme, but thought the cover in his next album would be a little more dramatic. what do you think? now that the artwork is out, a tracklist must be coming soon... come back for the update.

IMKING spring collection 2010

karmaloop tv brings to you couple of new releases from IMKING's spring collection. buttondown shirts with hoods? maybe. those jeans are a good look though.

the dream feat. t.i. - make up bag

the dream puts out another one with t.i. message of the song: if you don't wanna lose your girl, forget romantics and all the little things, just buy her lots of stuff. 

download: the dream feat. t.i. - make up bag

j.cole - hot 97 freestyle

new j.cole funkmaster flex freestyle as he spits on hot 97. to clarify all this media-hyped beef between j.cole and drake is not true.

drake on j.cole on a complex magazine interview:
"When J. Cole gets it super-right, I think he’s gonna have a place as a Nas-type character who really stands for hip-hop, but still makes ill records that everybody f--- with."


download: j.cole - hot 97 freestyle

what was kobe thinking?

who is this you're wondering? why it's none other than your favorite basketball player kobe bryant. don't believe us here at simply[too]classy? well then check out this article from la times magazine on the talented ball player. as bryant says, "this is crazy." we couldn't agree more. 

wale - diary (video)

as promised, the debut of wale's new video, diary.

music in cartoons

what's with music popping up in television today? from ke$ha hitting up the simpsons and kanye appearing on the cleveland show, it's a bonafide artist bonanza out there. have to say though, at least the two artists have been able to laugh at themselves with some dignity instead of doing something stupid like getting upset.

wale update on diary video

mr. folarin posted this today around 9 30pm, will update with the video when it releases. get excited.

diggy simmons - made you look

diggy simmons? rev run's kid? what? it's pretty good? what?

jake davis blog: test shots - jamie chung

fellow blogger jake davis has been shooting a series of videos named test shots, capturing styles of various individuals without them so much as saying a word. instead, with some nicely paired music and quality candid moments, davis brings out each person's individual style all on their own. and clearly with actress jamie chung here, he succeeds.

big sean feat. drake - made

you know what it is, big sean and drake coming together for a smooth track. nothing that really blows you away, but give it a listen.

download: big sean feat. drake - made

travie mccoy feat. bruno mars - billionaire (video)

the sidekick of b.o.b's nothin' on you and the head of gym class heroes bring to you an acoustic version of travie mccoy's single from his debut album lazarus, dropping june 8th. get the song below.

download: travie mccoy feat. bruno mars - billionaire

k'naan feat. will.i.am and david guetta - wavin' flag

respect for k'naan and world africa south africa.

drake - find your love

drake puts out a single that is gonna be on his upcoming album, thank me later, dropping june 15th. download at the bottom for find your love.

download: drake - find your love.

japanese converse kicks

bringing to you today, some new releases from converse japan! why these aren't in the states today i have no clue, but if you're ever in the pacific, definitely cop a pair of these. 

see more at kicksonfire.

rhymefest album update

on his latest tweet, rhymefest lets the world know when his highly anticipated album, el che, is due. the album is set to be release on may 18th. but if you're dying to hear some rhymefest right now, get his recent mixtape, dangerous 5-18. 

lupe fiasco - i'm beamin' (video)

new lupe video of his track i'm beamin, coming from illusive media. crazy visuals throughout the video, stay tuned this week as lupe's official release date of his next album, lasers, is coming out.

trey songz tweet for lauryn hill

trey songz posted this in twitter today (yes, he spelt lauryn wrong), and all i could think about was how much the music world needs lauryn hill to put out some new music. with female r&b and hip hop artists like nicki minaj and lil kim ruling the radio and all the charts, the basic image of these female artists is the exploitation of sex and drugs. where did all the positive female music go?

lauryn hill had that rare mixture of rap and singing in her music. her experience with the fugees led to her individual success as a solo artist with the miseducation of lauryn hill (by far one of my favorite albums). almost every song on that album is something you can jam to (ie. can't take my eyes off of you, doo wop, to zion). it's been a lifetime since there has been a female artist on her level, we can only pray that lauryn hill decides to drop something new.

to help with the absence of lauryn hill, here's a can't take my eyes off of you download

download: lauryn hill - can't take my eyes off of you

pac div - don't mention it (mixtape)

these west coast artists have just released their new mixtape, don't mention it. this mixtape is a lead up to their debut album, grown kid syndrome, and are readying the world for a different sound to the west coast.

download: pac div - don't mention it. (mixtape)

eminem - despicable

on his way to the release of his next album recover, marshall mathers drops this latest single featuring him freestyling over some beats. eminem knocks off drake's over, lloyd bank's beamer, benz or bentley. get it now.

download: eminem - despicable 

the game - the red room mixtape

the game puts out the much anticipated the red room today, brought to you by dj skee. with production from just blaze, ryan leslie and guest spots by fabolous and lil wayne, this is definitely a mixtape you don't wanna miss. 

download: the game - the red room mixtape 

albums coming out in 2010

rap-up.com recently released upcoming album releases for 2010. looks like a bunch of great releases are coming in, so make sure you know when to cop that album you want. albums that simply[too]classy is looking forward to are:

janella monae - the archandroid (may 18)

the roots - how i got over (june 8)

drake - thank me later (june 15)

n.e.r.d - nothing (june 15)

eminem - recovery (june 22)

big boi - sir lucious left foot: the song of chico dusty (july 6)

t.i. - king uncaged (aug 17)

for the full list check it here.

fall into the gap

for the past forever, gap has always maintained an understated image that looks good and won't kill your wallet. here, in it's 2010 fall collection, the company puts together another classy look. simple and casual, the gap doesn't go for the overly dressed up style. check more images here.

trey songz mtv unplugged

recent opening act for jay-z on his blueprint 3 tour, trey songz takes the time to perform for mtv during one of its unplugged sessions. even takes the time to make a young girl's dream come true with a serenade. you know that's classy.

lupe fiasco feat. alicia keys - love letter to the beat

  

lupe fiasco brings to you new music, collaborating with the stunning alicia keys. beat was produced by chad hugo from the neptunes, what's not to love? it's a good day.

download: lupe fiasco feat. alicia keys - love letter to the beat

ester dean feat. chris brown - big things

  

ester dean, who also teamed up with chris brown on the hit drop it low, comes out with another banger with chris brown, this time called big things. you know you're gonna wanna listen to this.

download: ester dean feat. chris brown - big things

madden 11 is coming

with drew brees recently being named to be the cover of this year's madden 11, the new trailer for the game was also released. definitely like the simpler attitude ea sports took this year, what with simplifying plays and shortening the game. like it says, "madden 11 will make every football game before it obsolete!"hit your local gamestop aug. 10th.

movies to watch #2 - iron man 2

'nuff said. may 7th.

n.e.r.d feat. nelly furtado - hot n' fun

on their way to releasing their next album nothing, n.e.r.d lets out its new single hot n' fun. the group continually finds that in between next to rap, rock, funk, and blends it into something that's fun yet meaningful.

UPDATE: check the video

download: n.e.r.d feat. nelly furtado - hot n' fun

usher feat. robin thicke - secret garden

a song featuring two of the biggest artists in the r&b game right now? with robin thicke throwing in some mj inflections? smash. here is an untagged no dj download below.

download: usher feat. robin thicke - secret garden

chris brown (feat. tyga) - holla at me REPOST W/ DOWNLOAD

like you haven't seen it yet. not sure how simply[too]classy feels about chris brown's rapping (ahchoo, bless me twice? really?) always nice to stay with what you know, but guess you have to expand every once in a while. the little guy in at the 1:00 mark puts in worrrrrk. nonetheless, if you need something to bump to and get the people going, hit this.

had to repost with the download, get it here.

movie to watch #1 - holy rollers

about to post some trailers of movies you should get around to see. first up, holy rollers. movie tells the story of sam gold, a young hasidic jew who has to battle the constraints of his religion with the struggles of growing up and discovering an individual identity. coming from a poor background, gold finds himself working as a drug mule from europe to america in order to make a money.

the more i see movies with jesse eisenberg in (adventureland, zombieland), the more i like the young actor. although he's definitely in the michael cera awkward teen mold, he seems to have an internal angst that makes his characters more real.

holy rollers hits theaters may 21st, mark it.

b.o.b feat. rivers cuomo of weezer - magic

talk about your cross-genre music. b.o.b's third single 'magic' off of his new album the adventures of bobby ray features rivers cuomo of weezer fame. the team up of this rap-rock duo results in a song that will be all over the radio and be stuck in the minds of every teen during this summer. 

download: b.o.b feat. rivers cuomo - magic

rhymefest feat. random fan - brand new

talk about love for the fans. the severely underrated rhymefest performs brand new off his blue collar album when he has the brilliant idea to sub a fan in for kanye's verse. and who does he pick but... a drunk man wearing a track jacket! little does the audience know that this man knows his ye, and spits the verse perfectly. enjoy.

plus, get rhymefest's latest mixtape: dangerous: 5-18

source: hip hop dx

b.o.b @ coachella + GQ's girls of coachella

b.o.b performs at coachella. coachella, the three day music festival that takes place every year in indo, california, is one of the most looked forward to events of the year. we've put up videos of beyonce and jay-z, and now b.o.b. to accompany his performance, take a look at GQ's girls of coachella slideshow and enjoy staring at these cute hipsters, here's one for starters:

(ignore the creepy blonde guy with the sunglasses, not classy)

it's true, we don't know anything about women

in esquire's latest issue focused on women, the magazine lists the 1,000 things you don't know about women. taken from regular women across the nation, the article provides some great insight on the inner workings of the female mind. for our female readers, are all of these true? here some favorites:

"No. 184: You have our interest if you pick us up in a convertible. You have our hearts if there is a hair tie and/or brush in the car. —Beth Hurtubise, 26, Chicago
No. 25: When we ask you to be honest, and your honest response is something you know we will be upset about, fib just a little. But only because you love us. —Kelly Heintz, 23, Fresno, California
No. 111: When you offer to pay for something and we refuse, insist one more time. Always insist. —Cristina Luiggi, 24, New York
No. 209: When you agree to take yoga with us, it's endearing. But endearing never got anybody laid. —Ainsley Drew Nelson, 28, New York
No. 22: Turning into our mothers is an inevitable fear we live with on a daily basis. Calling this to our attention at any point is a terrible idea. Just don't do it. —Maura E. McGill, 29, New York"


source: esquire, the sartorialist

bruno mars - runaway

the man off of the b.o.b's radio hit nothin' on you, introducing bruno mars with a new song, runaway. he's also the voice behind the chorus of billionaire, travie mccoy's latest single off his solo album. bruno mars, whose real name is peter hernandez, is from hawaii and his upcoming debut album, it's better if you don't understand, is schedule to be out by may 2011 but could be out later this year.

download: bruno mars - runaway

ciara feat. ludacris - ride

think it's fair to say the girl goes hard here. de nada.

download: ciara feat. ludacris - ride

it's official... the men in black are back.

exciting, exciting news today. it's been announced by director barry sonnenfield that a third installment of the men in black franchise is in the works. both will smith AND tommy lee jones will be back getting into shenanigans with many an alien. and not only will there be a third movie, but it will in fact be shot on 3D. i can't wait.

full the full release, check it here.

source: empire

air jordan flight 9

                                                     

soon to be released, the air jordan flight 9's are olympic edition jordans. the number nine is derived from jordan's number during the olympics. the colors pop off the shoe, definitely worth a look.


check the full look here.

source: kicksonfire

iphone 4.0 leaked (or found)

so apparently the people apple entrusts with their highly valuable secrets and prototypes aren't worth a damn. the new iphone was recently lost and then found in Redwood City, CA. the prototype was disassembled to validate that it was indeed an apple product, and when all the confirmations had been made, the new iphone hit the internet. and i have to say, i am getting excited already, because it looks like its definitely going to surpass iphone 3GS. presenting to you, iphone 4.0, here are the new features:

• Front-facing video chat camera
• Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
• Camera flash
• Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
• Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x640 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
• What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
• Split buttons for volume
• Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic


and finally, the video to accompany

source: gizmodo