Retro Speaks

"the people who give you their food give you their heart." @chefgeodla just opened up a burger spot @trophiesburgerclub on fairfax, and i'm beyond excited that he gets to share his love with you lucky bastards. tip well and enjoy or i'll power slap you into the spirit realm. salud compa!!! 🥂🥂🥂🏆🏆🏆 (at Fairfax District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CivTGvDPBdt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

sweater weather finally hit LA (so long as it's before 8:00 a.m.). (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChxPuYYJ9We/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@chefgeodla of @trophiesburgerclub took a break and met up with your boy on the #retroradiopodcast to chop it up and to talk about his journey through LA's culinary scene, and the @rideforblacklives community, and of course, sneakers. oh and also him being the creator of the best fucking burger in existence. link in bio! (at Fairfax District) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkzMIbvdt2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

final installment for this month's mixtape. let's keep it a buck, a lot of us were in relationships where all parties were toxic as fuck. allegedly. no judgment from me, just sit back and listen to these tunes that'll surely bring you back to memory lane. allegedly. peace to @sharriefsims, @paolamendozayu, and everyone else who assisted with the playlist. link in bio. (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSpRX8PxkD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

break out the brown liquor for this @phinegoods production. this week's volume is for those who have been done bad by a no good, schemin ass, triflin ass, gaslighting, side piece havin piece of garbage. I HOPE YOU NEVER FIND HAPPINESS AGAIN ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ (name redacted cuz i don't have lawyer money). anyway, enjoy the songs. link in bio. (at Heartbreak Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChA6hcwPgVG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

your boy and his friends got featured in a @jumpman23 campaign, NBD. actually, big ass deal to me. from collecting sneakers, to writing about them, to podcasting about them, to now being featured on a brand's social media. WE OUT HERE!!! shouts to the plug as always. (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg-0dI-LS3f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

welcome to the first monthly mixtape from yours truly, produced by @phinegoods. summer has been known as tóxico szn (but really it's all 4 seasons), so what better way to commemorate that than with a mixtape in 3 installments? vol 1 is for the toxic ass people out there reading this (you know who you are). enjoy the "ain't shittery" while we ramp up for vol. 2 next week. link in bio. (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CguVTuPr8O4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

back at it! @fredleee, one of the co-founders of @seoulathleticclub came by to talk about the brand, the duality of being raised by immigrant parents, who has the best wings (spoiler alert, it's not LA), and of course, 👟👟👟. out now wherever you get your podcasts. (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEl2EtL0lP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

the only two moods of malcolm. (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cey1z23p932/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

cardigan(g) gang. (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc515PTp0oD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

another little known fact about me: i idolized @levar.burton growing up. he played the genius geordi la forge on star trek AND read about some fly shit on reading rainbow, at a time when my future was only either going to be in martial arts or as a lawyer/doctor/engineer (spoiler alert - that didn't pan out). i didn't know it at the time, but levar was my introduction into the concept of afrofuturism, something that i'm glad is gaining a lot of traction as of late. decades later when this shirt dropped by @bloomfield.works, ALL the childhood feels came up and i purchased expeditiously. when i was still a kid, i was actually able to meet levar at a gold's gym of all places. levar greeted me warmly, and was ever humble and lowkey. in a one minute conversation, he made me believe i really could be something different than what my asian family and ancestors had predetermined for me. you know how some folks say never meet your heroes? well, peace to levar for disproving that statement. (also, shoutout to his appearance on community 😂) (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb0ItQAr8kC/?utm_medium=tumblr

keep those "take me back" destination photos. i just want to go back to gorpcore weather (someone photoshop slide 3 to make it look like i'm skiing please). (at Mammoth Lakes, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZsDl4hPRNS/?utm_medium=tumblr

had a different episode lined up but... omarion struck. so enjoy the new-ish format of this #retroradiopodcast episode that includes life updates and a bit of Q&A from yours truly. (at Gardena, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZcxFGzPY8c/?utm_medium=tumblr

reminder: when your friends make dope shit, SUPPORT THEM. you won't find a performance hoops shoe this well designed, guaranteed. if my knees weren't 80 years old you would find me masked up, messing around getting a triple double. round of applause for my guy @golliff, @langgalloway10 and @ethicsthebrand for creating a REAL inclusive basketball shoe. 🥃🥃🥃 (at College Park, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZZ_vKYvRH1/?utm_medium=tumblr

elbows up, side to side. #malcolmparker (at Gardena, California) https://www.instagram.com/retroboogie/p/CZM733mPzV9/?utm_medium=tumblr

isolation diaries, vol 1 (fuck covid): 1. pulled off a manicure for kennedy and nailed that shit. had to break out the tweezers and headlamp for it though. 2. day trip to the park turned into a lake trip due to flooding. naturally kenroc thought it necessary to see if she could scooter through it. 3. house progress. flooring is looking lovely, but we just hit a setback. still, i get excited every time i check on the home. 4. mac getting his cliffhanger on while on lockdown with @infamylives. he ain't get that upper body strength from me. 5. 2022 mood 6 days into the year. stay safe everyone. i hope 2022 has better things in store for you. (at Gardena, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYaJP9kvSD0/?utm_medium=tumblr

better late than never for #soysaucesonic fans. to close out 2021 we're putting the finishing touches on our debut album so be on the lookout for our pending tracklist. in the meantime, here's a sneak peek at our cover shoot. bout to make that @silksonic album feel like rayon when we drop juuuuuhhhheeeeaaaarrrdddd!!! (at Palm Springs, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYCMtjOJrWA/?utm_medium=tumblr