The Ellington

Check out these joints from Clae.

The Ellington is very similar to the Gourmet-Precinct 5 callabo I blogged about back in August.

The shoe is available in seven different styles, including a solid white but for me, the 'Walnut Suede Brick' pictured, is the one.

They retail at £74.99 and are available at Offspring.

Some Good Literature

Decoded - "Is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time."

The book by Jay-Z (the KING of hip-hop). Available from all good book shops and Amazon.

Dom Kennedy - Locals Only

Cali's finest, Dom Kennedy has released a video for 'Locals Only' which is on his latest mixtape, From The Westside With Love.

Check the video out and don't forget to download the mixtape.

Mickey Factz - Legend

Mickey Factz has released a video for the track 'Legend' which is off the I'm Better Than You mixtape.

Check it out and don't forget to download the mixtape and look out for Mickey's album, The Achievement which is scheduled to drop next year.

Mickey Factz

Mickey Factz is an American rapper from the Black Apple, New York.

He has been in the music game for a while but is yet to drop an album. However, he has been grinding, releasing a series of hot mixtapes for the past few years and he is now starting to get the recognition he deserves.

The Factz of Life was released earlier this year and the New Yorker also featured on a nice DJ Zee mixtape-Hipster City released back in 2009 which features Chicago's The Cool Kids and Thriftstore.

Mickey's latest offering, I'm Better Than You was released in September this year. It's hosted by DJ Enuff of Hot 97 and features some real GOOD music. Artist such as Bun B, Fat Joe and B.o.B all feature.

Be sure to check it out and look out for his debut album The Achievement which is set to drop early 2011.