KID A : PERFORMING at the WRK CLOTHES POP UP SHOP OCT 8TH

Kid A is a name you may not be familiar with.... but its a name you should add to your memory bank. This emcee is creative, lyrical and positive minded. He's a hard WRKR , so off top you know we had to throw him on a show. This mixtape BLUNT GUTS AND GLORY has been in the WRKs for a while , but well worth the wait. track 5, 6, and 12 are my personal favorites, but the album is definately one you can play the whole way! so check out his tracks , and come watch him perform this saturday (October 8th) at the BLASFOME STORE in southside pgh, 1923 E. Carson Street Pgh, PA 15203 .. performances and drinks start at 5 pm . !

also performing: B WHITE / MAYO OF THE 58s, MARIO DONES OF THE SOULVIBE, CHARLIE SLUM W/ B1S
SUPPORT THE WRKRS.
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SOUL II SOLE SATURDAY 1.29.TWENTYTEN

so, this past saturday was definately action packed at DEEJAY DRASTIK'S SOUL II SOLE SATURDAYS AT THE HKAN! great deejays,(drastik, hank d, and big john stud) great music, and great crew in attendance! there was cats from the east end and cats from the south, all groovin and partyin together in harmony! if you wanna get it crackin with the best hip hop in the city... the hkan hookah lounge SOUL II SOLE SATURDAYS with DEEJAY DRASTIK and special GUEST DEEJAYS every week is the place for you. and the BPC is always in full effect at the hkan.. just like back in the PRICELESS DAYS! this has been our homebase for years! everyone was having a great time drinkin, smokin hookah, and dancing! dont miss this upcoming saturday's festivities!
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TONITE AT THE HKAN : SOUL II SOLE SATURDAYS WITH DEEJAY DRASTIK AND GUESTS!

EVERYONE REMEMBER HOW CRAZY LAST SATURDAY WAS! WELL WE'VE GOT A REAL TREAT AT THE HKAN TONITE! tonites guest deejayS, plural, are DEEJAY HANK D, and DEEJAY BIG JOHN STUD, these three deejays ran the pittsburgh hip hop scene when yinz were thirteen... WE ARE GOING OFF TONITE! see yinz there

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LAST NITE / TODAY

Last nite was another smash success at the hkans weekly SOUL II SOLE saturdays with DEEJAY DRASTIK and special guest: DEEJAY HANK D! KEEPING HIP HOP IN SAHSIDE ALIVE AND WELL!!!

It was so warm yesterday and everyone had such a great day, of course that spilled over into the night... and for me, the leftover energy from the TIME BOMB SUPER SALE had me ready to go off! Luckily Drastik and Hank D were illin and killin it! By midnite it turned into a full blown freaked reggae dancehall! Everyone that was on the dance floor was in a serious zone for much of the night.. I for one managed to skank and oi! for approximately 4 hours straight! Then after the party was the after party! WHAT UP V.dot! Drastik! Earnie! Miranski! and Franski! Solving the worlds problems, listening to the great ghost dieni.. PERFECT END to a PERFECT NIGHT!

Unfortunately because I strolled through the door in a fiery haze at 0330, I didnt roll out of bed until noon. So I gave myself an order, 2 to 10 at the shop WORKING ... a quite extensive list of things that need to be accomplished prior to getting the equipment has been building up. Because of the construction that was neccesary, some other things took the back burner; invoices, labels, business cards, shop signage, etc. had to be designed. Plus a twitter account had to be set up. twitter.com/bootprintscrew btw. So the 8 solid hours put in today were VERY productive.

All design work on the list was completed (including some design work for dj Drastik .. hes got some platinum creations in the works), and another list for tomorrow has been drawn up.

Everyday needs to be like this.

ps. were ordering the equipment on wednesday!

This has all been such a whirlwind experience and is much more exciting (and frustrating) than I ever could have even imagined. Since the capital was secured Jan. 4th, we have transformed an empty warehouse into the PERFECT screenprinting shop, locked in a few jobs, and got most of the in-house paperwork / design work taken care of. There has been quite a few bumps in the road in the past month, and i expect there will be more, but this is all about the work you have to put in. Nothing will ever be handed to you. Work hard, and it will pay off.

"Ambition without authenticity will spoil the riches"
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