KNYEW featured on 702.TV

A few months ago, around February or March, the KNYEW team was filmed by Voja Radosavljevic and Emily Gimmel for a video piece they were going to feature on the site www.702.tv. Some time had passed and me and the fellas totally forgot about whole taping until Voja hit me up earlier this week letting me know that it was finally done and going to air on Channel 14 (Vegas TV) tonight night, June 25th at 10:30pm. The video is also featured on their site www.702.tv as well as www.LasVegasWeekly.com (the online site for Las Vegas Weekly Magazine). My favorite part has to be the footage of Neva aka Black Panda folding t-shirts and Kenn's jolly ass stocking new eras on the shelves...hahahaha, check it out.

KNYEW featured on 702.TV from DJ Crooked on Vimeo.

The Hundreds were also cool enough to showcase our video piece on their site today at www.TheHundreds.com. Big up to David & Bobby at The Hundreds, goodlooking fellas.

MIXTAPE MONDAYS: Michael Jackson Tributes

I know it's been a minute since I posted a new mix for "Mixtape Mondays" but in light of Michael Jackson's passing, I had to lace you guys with these great tributes. This man had an extensive catalog of music beyond his "Off The Wall" & "Thriller" albums and these amazing mixtapes by DJ Jaycee of The Aphilliates, DJ Ayres of The Rub, DJ MOS from NYC, DJ J-Rocc of the Beat Junkies & the legendary DJ Premier showcase alot of Michael Jackson's earlier work before his contract with Epic (when The Jackson 5 became The Jacksons). Check'em out and enjoy...Crooked signing out.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD JAYCEE'S MIX

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD DJ AYRES' MIX
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD DJ MOS' MIXCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD DJ J.ROCC'S MIX
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PREMIER'S MIX

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

Its hard to believe and I don't think any of us wanted to believe it. I was hoping TMZ and all these other blog sites were full of shit and this crazy rumor of Michael Jackson passing was a hoax. Unfortunately, the truth is that the King of Pop is dead. I can't help but think about MJ's last days and how we, his fans, never properly celebrated his career. In the end, he was the pinnacle of music entertainment. He conquered all realms of music whether it be through studio recordings, live performances or music videos. We'll miss you MJ...much love and respect from all of us at KNYEW.

Here's one of my favorite Michael Jackson moments when he performed for "Sammy Davis Jr's Tribute" special.



One of Neva's favorite Michael Jackson moments was his performance at The Motown 25th Anniversary when he performed "Billie Jean" after his set with The Jacksons.



Kenny's favorite Michael Jackson moment was his performance at Superbowl XXVII in 1993.

KNYEW x SKAM Collabo Tee: Production Photos

Just got off the horn with my man Jordan at Free Gold Watch in San Fran and the "KNYEW x SKAM" collabo tees were just finished, packed, sealed and shipped out today. He was kind enough to send me some behind the scenes photos of production from their studio. Many thanks to Jordan and the rest of the Free Gold Watch crew from doing an amazing job printing up our "KNYEW x SKAM' tees. Remember, they're dropping this Tuesday, June 30th...

As Jordan called me...Crooktosaurus Rex signing out!!!

KNYEW Presents "BACKSPIN" @ JET

On Monday, June 29th at 3400 (the VIP Room) inside JET Nightclub in the Mirage, KNYEW & SKAM Artists presents "Backspin", a monthly Monday night party celebrating oldschool hip-hop, reggae, r&b and classics. For our grand opening night, we decided to bring out some close members of the KNYEW fam, DJ Five (from Tao, Lavo, Body English) & DJ OB-One (from Playboy Club, Moon, Beauty Bar) along with me (DJ Crooked from Lavo, Tao, Wet Republic, Cherry) and DJ Neva (Jet, Bank, Bare). You've got some of the most premiere dj's in Las Vegas at one venue spinning nothing but good music all night. I'm talking music like "360 (What goes around)" by Grand Puba, "Chez Chez La Ghost" by Ghostface Killah, "Ting A Ling" by Shabba Ranks, "Hey Mr.DJ" by Zhane and "Saturday Love" by Cherrelle. Hit us up at knyewlv@gmail.com for guestlist information or just mention "KNYEW" at the front door. This will be an amazing night for KNYEW and all our friends, family & supporters...let's get together & get fuuuucked uuuppp!!!!

Here's some of the music you're gon hear on Monday @ 3400 inside JET for the "Backspin" jump-off. See yall thur...Crooked signing out!!!

DIAMOND SUPPLY: Belts & Wallets

DIAMOND SUPPLY: Summer tees

MARRIED TO THE MOB: More Summer Arrivals

KNYEW x SKAM Collabo Tee

For the last 6 weeks, I've been working on this "KNYEW x SKAM" collabo t-shirt with our designer Sean. It's been a non-stop process of re-works and last minute changes, and to our much needed relief, the t-shirt is finally done. SKAM is an artist management group that represents a bunch of premiere DJ's in the US. I (more of a mere dj than premiere) just recently signed to SKAM a couple of months ago and during a brief conversation with the owner, Sujit, he mentioned to me about designing a few SKAM t-shirts through KNYEW. I took this light inquiry and decided to make it a full blown, over the top, balls to the wall project that he and I probably regret. Anyhow, this collabo tee is definitely something me and the KNYEW boys are proud of. Our designer, Sean, went above and beyond for us and banged out one of the best t-shirts we've ever produced. As usual, our San Francisco connect, FREE GOLD WATCH, will be printing up the shirts and it'll be on American Apparel tees. Many thanks to Jon, Errol & Bo Basic at the SKAM offices for assisting us with everything. The "KNYEW x SKAM" collabo tee will be dropping Tuesday, June 30th... uno!!!

Our initial inspiration for the t-shirt came from A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders" album cover. It was the first thing that came to mind when I thought of fitting 27 dj's into one design.

We referenced this tee from a brand called NOSSA to get an idea of how the images would fit on the shirt. They were actually one of the first brands we ever carried when we opened in 2007.

Another very important reference was our boys from FREE GOLD WATCH. Their "Knicks" tee was definitely the best executed design we've ever seen for a shirt that followed the same "Midnight Marauders" theme.
My first idea was to make the shirt a pocket tee with A Tribe Called Quest's "Lowend Theory" theme on the front and their "Midnight Marauders" theme on the back. We ended up chucking this idea and decided to stick to our original plan for a front only design.
Here's the first draft that Sean made. This rough draft helped us decide how many heads we would place on each row and where to organize everyone.
Here's a scanned image of one of Sean's many rough copies that we made changes to. It shows how we finally came up with the idea to seperate all the dj's by the city they resided in. We also finalized the idea of having every icon, next to each head, represent the person's character and/or city. The red chicken scratch is from me ;)

Here's the final draft we composed earlier this week. Free Gold Watch is finalizing the print work as we speak. These tees will be ready on June 30th...check'em out.

I'll have more production pics from our boys at FREE GOLD WATCH next week. Stay tuned...
Crooked signing out!!!

CAKED OUT: Summer Tees

ACAPULCO GOLD: Summer Tees

10 DEEP: Mens Summer Tees

10 DEEP: Womens Summer Tees

CROOKS & CASTLES: Fedoras & New Eras

KNYEW Presents... KURTIS BLOW & KOOL MOE DEE!!!

June 10th, Wednesday night, KNYEW sponsored the "Oldschool Takeover" at Revolution Lounge in the Mirage. We had KNYEW's own DJ Neva killing it on the 1's and 2's and an incredible performance from the legendary Kurtis Blow & Kool Moe Dee. The party was crrraaaazzzzy!!! Definitely one of the most memorable events we've done. Many thanks to all our peoples who stopped through and celebrated the night with us. Big ups to Mustafa for making everything happen (even though it wasn't your birthday...hmmmm). Stay tuned for another one real soon...
Monday, June 29th, save the date putos!!! Crooked signing out...

Kurtis Blow & Kool Moe Dee @ Revolution

On Wednesday, June 10th at the Revolution Lounge inside the Mirage Hotel, KNYEW's own DJ Neva aka Black Panda will be spinning at the "Old School Takeover" with exclusive performances from Hip-Hop Legends Kurtis Blow & Kool Moe Dee. The evening will be hosted by Rocksteady Crew's own Mr. Freeze and it'll be a special birthday celebration for our boy Mustafa from the Light Group (Happy Bornday Son!!!). This is definitely a rare event for Vegas and I strongly urge everyone to make it out to Revolution this Wednesday night. Come through and witness hip-hop history...see yall there!!!


Here's Kurtis Blow's classic "If I Ruled The World". And yes, this is the original, not the one by Nas and Lauryn Hill.


This is a clip about the infamous Kool Moe Dee battle with Busy Bee. Changed the whole concept of freestyling and battling to this day.


Expect a lot more events from all of us at KNYEW. We're putting the finishing touches on a big monthly Monday night party coming up later this month. I'll have more details real soon...
Crooked signing out.

KNYEW & THE HUNDREDS In 944 Magazine!!!

In this month's June 2009 Issue of 944 Magazine, KNYEW was featured as the premiere boutique in Las Vegas for The Hundreds Footware. If you didn't know, we are the only shop in Las Vegas who carry The Hundreds Footware exclusively and 944 decided to give us a shout in the "New Kicks for the Cool Kids" feature from their "Sneak Attack" section this month. Many thanks to 944 Magazine for looking out and a job well done to Mr. Kenny Knyewtron for hooking the whole thing up. Go pick up the new issue today!!!

Here's a closer look at the Johnson Mid in Caribbean Blue. We have limited sizes on this style and color but there's still more stock from the The Hundreds' Summer Footware left at the shop. For more styles and colors on The Hundreds Footware, click here.

MISHKA: Summer Delivery

MARRIED TO THE MOB: Summer Delivery

Andrew Cohen wins WSOP Gold Bracelet!!!

Our boy Andrew Cohen, long time supporter & friend of the KNYEW family, husband to DJ 88 and father of future taste maker & murder mami Ms. Jaxon, won Gold in Event No.1 at the 2009 World Series of Poker. With a $500 buy in and over 850 competitors, Andrew made it to the top and earned over $83,000 for his big win. Check out online articles at Card Player, Poker News Daily, Bluff Magazine & his live interview on Poker News. Congradulations fam!!! All your boys here at KNYEW are proud of you and we'll be rooting for you to go all the way.

Mr. Andrew Cohen and the World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet

A closer look at that WSOP Gold Bracelet...Daaaaaaamn!!!
If yall didn't know, Andrew was one of our first models & major supporters when we opened in 2007. Here he is in a Knyew tee & 10 Deep jacket for the "Sunday In The Valley" feature for Fox News