RE2PECT

AFM made it up to enemy territory (Fenway) to witness the last hit/last game of the final present-day Yankee legend's career. Never thought I'd see Yankees hats selling out at Fenway. That's just how Jete's got it. I could've personally taken more hate. One guy yelled "HIT HIM" at his first at-bat, and got yelled at by his wife. One guy rocked his 'Jeter Drinks Wine Coolers' tee. That was pretty much it for hate... they love Yankees up there though. 

We snapped some pics:

With Respect 2 Derek Je___.

Click click click click.

Who's your daddy Papi? (I KNOW it was Pedro... still works tho.)

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Last hit. And with that... a clean .310 average. 

All Jete wrote. 

2014 AFM Summer Line Preview

AFM Radio #104 - Rap Shit

“If you thought we’d lose our niche in this rap shit, you way wrong. Fat beats they play on. Want dope rhymes? Put me on.”

Guru said it best. Episode 104 of The Radio Edit, “Rap Shit” brings your regular fix of New York rap with a sprinkling of surprises. Tune in for classic freestyles, mixtape gems and unforgettable album cuts from Big Pun, Cam’ron, Nas, NORE, Redman, The Lox, Pusha T, Gang Starr and more.

Radio Edit 104 – Rap Shit by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

Cam’ron, A-Trak – Dipshits
Redman – Dunfiato
N.O.R.E., Large Pro – Built Pyramids
Wu-Tang Clan – Older Gods
Wais P, Roc Marciano – Jewels On It
MF DOOM – Saliva
Kid Capri, Big Pun, N.O.R.E – Block Party
Big Pun – It’s So Hard
Fat Joe, Big Pun, Nas, Raekwon, Jadakiss – John Blaze
Clipse, N.O.R.E. – Breakfast in Cairo
Future, Andre 3000 – Benz Friends
Andre 3000 – Walk It Out (Remix Verse)
Brotha Lynch Hung – 24 Deep
Cormega – American Beauty
Jadakiss, Nas – Show Discipline
Tick, Tock – Pusha T, Raekwon, Joell Ortiz, Danny Brown
Southside Music – I’ve Been Watching You
Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
The Lox – Freestyle (Know My Steez Instrumental)
Napoleon Da Legend – Freedom or Death

CDQ Stream: Mixcloud
CDQ Download: Brooklyn Radio 

Waiakea'a Farms - Movie Trailer

Close'a your eyes and imagine a magical place where lush mountains paint the distant view and double rainbows form over glistening waterfalls. The crisp sounds of natural streams flowing as birds and ducks frolic about. 

Waiakea'a Farms - A Subdivision of Dunny Farms. Tee Available NOW. 

Bien Conectao - 'Illmatic' Domino Table

Nas' Illmatic turned 20 on April 19th. To celebrate, we collaboed with the good people over at Bien Conectao with concepts and art for a custom handmade Illmatic-themed domino table. 

We removed all the text from the original double-exposed album cover, leaving the natural look and feel of the iconic image of a young Nas laid over the Queensbridge Houses. 

Simplicity was the key - all while striking a chord with anyone who owned and loved Illmatic on vinyl and/or cassette tape. We added special detailing: the cupholders are the original Columbia Records 12" vinyl sticker, and the racks are the side bindings of the original cassette tape jacket. 

Seethrumoney did his thing with the painting - creating the record-like appearance that plays off the cupholder art. HECHO A MANO UP IN HERE.

Nasty Nas in your area. Causin mass hysteria. 

For more information on 'The Playable Art of the Domino Table' go to www.bienconectao.com. For AFM art direction, concepts and design, hit us up info@afancymess.com. 

New 'WAIAKEA'A FARMS' Tee

A subdivision of Dunny Farms.

Close'a your eyes and imagine a magical place where lush mountains paint the distant view and double rainbows form over glistening waterfalls. The crisp sounds of natural streams flowing as birds and ducks frolic about. 

Hungry? Why don't you grab a snack? Growing on the land are macadamias, lychees, grapefruit, oranges, pineapples, mangoes, tangerines, figs, avocados, guava, starfruit, atemoyas and bananas. 

Realize it's getting a little late for a snack? Why don't we roast up one of the 300+ free-range, stress-free, socialized chickens (who also enjoy snacking on the same bananas and avocados as we do) with ingredients all pulled from the yard?

On the side, we'll enjoy a nice serving of freshly-laid quail egg polenta and the freshest collard greens you've ever tasted.

Welcome to Waiakea'a Farms.

Welcome to heaven.

Support a GMO-Free Kawaii.  

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#103 - In The Air

Episode 103 - In The Air - The Radio Edit

Radio Edit 103 - In The Air by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

R.A. The Rugged, Brother Ali, Masta Ace - The Dangerous Three
ASAP Ferg, Onyx, Sean Price - We Don't Fuckin Care
Innocent?, Roc Marci, DJ Modesty - Time For A Change
Shabaam Sahdeeq, Harry Fraud - Tranquilo
Brand Nubian - The Return
Big Pun, Beatnuts - Off The Books
Grieves - Shreds
Evidence, Alchemist - See The Rich Man Play
Step Brothers - Buzzing Away
Copywrite, Cage, Mr. Eon - Tower of Babble
Kosha Dillz - Hangin Out
50 Cent - Hold On
The Trammps - Rubber Band
The Game, 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It
M.O.P., Mobb Deep - Street Certified
Joey Bada$$ - Digit
Vado - Pimpin
Rich Homie Quan - Walk Thru
Sidewalk Chalk - Leaves (INST)
Sean P, Labba, Illa Ghee - Barbiturates

#102 - Frozen

Episode 102 - Frozen - The Radio Edit

Radio Edit 102 - Frozen by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

Sean Price - Kurt Rambis
Action Bronson, Harry Fraud - Heel Toe
Vado, French Montana - Look Me In My Eyes
Troy Ave, Uncle Murda - Brooklyn Shit
Styles P, Troy Ave - Do It
Raekwon, Joey Bada$$, Black Thought - Bird's Eye View
Vic Mensa - Crazy
M-Phazes, Sean Price - Dump In The Gut
Gensu Dean, Guilty Simpson - Ink Blotches
True Master, Ghostface, Raekwon - Batman & Robin
Roc Marciano, Action Bronson - Pool Hall Hustler
Scram Jones, Raekwon - Full Pack
Eric B & Rakim - Microphone Fiend
MF DOOM - The Mic
Company Flow, BMS - Vital Nerve
Del The Funky Homosapien - Things You Can Do
Pharoahe Monch - Desire
Joey Bada$$, Alchemist - Trap Door
Rapsody - Betty Shabazz
Mobb Deep - Hoodlum (Instrumental)
Rakim - Madiba (Mandela) 

ROCKFIRE FUNK EXPRESS

At AFM, we have a passion for obscurity and over the top exclusiveness, so we made a tee that reps an early exploratory stage of a band that released one single forty years ago.

In 1973, three brothers from Detroit calling themselves ROCK FIRE FUNK EXPRESS dropped'People Save The World' - a 7-inch vinyl single - prior to changing the band's name to DEATH. They never achieved success until being resurrected 30 years later - partially postmortem. 

The three brother's punk-style rock music came before bands like the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. Their unsuccessful attempts to get radio airplay and a record deal were largely due to one brother's adamant refusal to change the at-that-time controversial name from DEATH - and the fact that the band's music was 5 to 10 years ahead of its time. 

"These dudes were pre-Sex Pistols, pre-Bad Brains, pre-all that shit, and nobody knows about them. I don't understand how the world could forget them." - MOS DEF

Inspired by the documentary 'A Band Called Death' - shouts to E-the-Real - this exclusive and wonderfully obscure tee represents the formative years before the birth of a great band that never made it. 

100% Cotton Multi-colored semi-faded on White. Limited-run.

GO TO SHOP.

Rickey Henderson is the Greatest Of All Time.

The best I could find on the internet were a few editorials arguing that Rickey Henderson should be “considered” when discussing this topic. (Example: using some asinine, ignorant-ass formula, the hacks at 'Bleacher Report' put him at #38. (<< Pathetic) ...while ESPN did him slightly less dirty w/ a #14.)  We're here - for the record - to state it with conviction:

RICKEY HENDERSON IS THE GREATEST BASEBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME.

Everyone undoubtedly recognizes him as the greatest "base runner" of all time. After all, he stole THIRD base alone 324 times. Most would say, “Yeah, Rickey was fast,” leaning toward the misconception that speed was his one and only attribute. This is understandably the first place to look, as his all-time record is one of MLB's most impressive, and very-likely unbeatable:

ALL-TIME CAREER STOLEN BASES:  1,406. (33% over Lou Brock - 2nd Place)

*Fun comparison: Juan Pierre is the current active MLB stolen base leader and has roughly accumulated the difference in SBs between Rickey and Brock. Pierre, at the time this article was typed is 792 bases behind. He should pull it off… if he can keep his current pace until the ripe age of 57. (note: Julio Franco, the oldest player this millennium retired at 49.)

Some other noteworthy records and accomplishments:

• Holds ALL-TIME CAREER LEADOFF HOMERUN Record:  81. 
   

• 3,000+ CAREER HITS More than Wade Boggs, Ken Griffey, Barry Bonds*, Al Kaline, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ted Williams.
   

• With a 110.7, he tops the CAREER WAR (Wins Above Replacement) of Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Carl Yastrzemski, Cal Ripken, Roberto Clemente, Pete Rose, Joe Dimaggio, and Reggie Jackson. This means a team had a better chance of winning a game by keeping Rickey in it, than that of these listed players.

Rickey has a Career WAR (Wins Above Replacement) of 110.7.

Let's continue... 

• 1,000+ CAREER RBIs. 
   

• 4th in GAMES PLAYED: Led by only Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski and Pete Rose.
   

• 4th in TIMES ON BASE: Led by only Pete Rose, Barry Bonds* and Ty Cobb.

To own ANY of these records or stats is incredibly impressive. To combine them all and hand them to ONE player is unbelievable. But waaaaait...

STILL NOT CONVINCED? Let’s REALLY break some shit down:

• What is every team’s goal when playing a baseball game?  

TO WIN.

• What is the ONLY inarguable AND measurable factor that without a doubt wins games?  

RUNS.

• Who holds the record for the MOST RUNS of all time?  

RICKEY HENDERSON.

ALL-TIME CAREER RUNS SCORED: 2,295.

Rickey has more CAREER RUNS SCORED than Willie Mays, Ty Cobb, Barry Bonds*, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and EVERY OTHER PLAYER in history.

The only active players in the running – none of which have enough years [barring a miracle and/or reduction in steroid suspension] left to reach it – are Alex Rodriguez* (needs 376), Derek Jeter (needs 419), and Manny Ramirez* (needs 751).  

Tom Candiotti sums up a pitcher's take on facing Rickey:

"I hated Rickey. Really, I couldn't stand him. He never swung at my knuckleball, he never swung at my curveball. He never swung until he got two strikes. He had the strike zone the size of a coffee can. If you threw him a fastball, he would hit it for a home run. If you walked him, it was a triple. It was ridiculous. It was like, 'Good gosh, what are we going to do with this guy?'"

Sports Illustrated’s Joe Posnanski:

"I’m about to give you one of my all-time favorite statistics: Rickey Henderson walked 796 times in his career LEADING OFF AN INNING. Think about this again. There would be nothing, absolutely nothing, a pitcher would want to avoid more than walking Rickey Henderson to lead off an inning. And yet he walked SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SIX times to lead off an inning.

He walked more times just leading off in an inning than Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente, Luis Aparicio, Ernie Banks, Kirby Puckett, Ryne Sandberg and more than 50 other Hall of Famers walked in their entire careers...I simply cannot imagine a baseball statistic more staggering."

American baseball writer, historian, and statistician Bill James:

"Some people have asked me whether or not Rickey Henderson belonged in the Hall of Fame." I've replied, "if you could somehow split him in two, you'd have two Hall of Famers."

ESPN's Jim Caple putting Rickey's perceived ego issue aside:

"Rickey once missed a game because of frostbite in August, finished the home run trot that gave him the career record for runs by sliding into home and didn't cash a $1,000,000 paycheck so he could frame it instead.

If you did all that and scored more runs and stole more bases than anyone else, you would refer to yourself in the third person, too."

The Greatest - Broken Down in Graph Format:

Men lie, women lie. Numbers don't. Rickey's the GOAT. 

So there you go.

MLB’s most notorious threat on the basepath, Gold Glove Winner (can't forget his defensive skills...), Silver Slugger, MVP and 10X All-Star. A true 5-Tool player. On top of having more SB's than everyone, more leadoff HR's than everyone and more unintentional walks than everyone, he played more games than Willie Mays, Reggie Jackson and Cal Ripken, had more hits than Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, and most importantly, had more runs than everyone, including Ty Cobb, Pete Rose and Hank Aaron.

Rickey Henderson is the greatest baseball player of all time.

A legend. The GOAT.

You may notice a few asterisks* spread around this piece - none of which tarnishing Rickey’s records. Rickey never touched steroids. People who are full of shit like to act like he partook because he “fits the profile” but it’s obvious that he stayed natural, and drug-free. Rickey played for the A’s when Jose Canseco started to flood the majors with the sauce. He was too proud to touch the stuff - he'd rather prove his legitimate abilities. 

Not that elaboration is necessary, but Canseco threw everyone he knew under the bus. Friends and foes. He had no shame. The bigger the name, the bigger the book deal. Jose made a point to say Rickey DID NOT use. In fact, he credited his natural ability – calling him a “genetic freak.”

Words by MNDN. 

#101 - One-O-One

Radio Edit - Episode #101 - One-O-One

Radio Edit 101 - One O One by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

Smoke DZA - Obey Your Thirst 
Cam'ron - Go Outside
DJ Dister, Skyzoo - Lifestyles of the Famous
Skyzoo - Written in the Drums
Illmind, Skyzoo - Digital Analog
Nas - It Aint Hard To Tell
Raekwon - Chefmatic
Troy Ave, Raekwon, NORE, Prodigy - New York City
Action Bronson - 9.24.13
Scram Jones - Diabolic
Action Bronson - It's Me
Big L - Holdin It Down
Gang Starr - All 4 The Cash
Kanye West, Mos Def, Freeway - Two Words
Jay-Z - Lucifer
Notorious BIG - Warning 
Method Man, Notorious BIG - The What
The Firm - Phone Tap 
Blacastan, Kool G Rap - Hold Ya Breath
Kool G Rap - First N!gga
Cam'ron - Think About It
Jakeone, D. Black - God Like
Evidence - Darker Clouds (INST) 
Ransom, Statik Selektah - Dollars & Sense

OK Oresky!

I've been fired up for this one. Blue Chips 2 Mixtape. Bronson X Party Supplies.  

DOWNLOAD BLUE CHIPS 2 :

This trailer was so good:

Blue Chips 2 Teaser Available 11/1/13

"That's the next step."

"Couple People Still Alive Cuz I'm Cool Wit They Mama"

You guessed it. Killa's back.  

Here's a quick little preview of why mixtapes provide what albums can't. No sample clearance requirements. Killa's spin on one of Augustoe's faves: Cults' 'Go Outside.' Enjoy. (Link to download the entire GHV1 below)

DOWNLOAD GHETTO HEAVEN VOL. I  

AFM Radio #100 - A'Hundy

My uzi still weigh a ton - check the barometer. Hotter than the the Motherf'n sun - check the thermometer. That's pretty much how we're doing things for Episode #100 of The Radio Edit. Centenarian style.

CDQ Stream: Mixcloud (Flash Player) 
Download CDQ of this and other shows: Brooklyn Radio

Van Cortlandt Black Squirrels Tee - Ad

Located in the Bronx, Van Cortlandt Park - among many notable things - contains the largest colony of Black Squirrels on the entire East Coast. 1 in every 10,000 squirrels is of the 'black squirrel' variety. At AFM, we love the black squirrel's rarity, as it reflects our own appreciation for exclusiveness.

'BUTTERSOFT LEATHER UPHOLSTERY' Tee

1995. CLASSIC NYC rap collabo. Mobb Deep's 'Eye for an Eye' featuring Nas & Rae.

Everyone murders their verses on this track.

Not to label or "grade" a person's work, but I think it's possibly BOTH Nas and Raekwon's best guest verses. (Verbal Intercourse is in CLOSE competition) 

It would've been too easy to whip up a recognizable tee using the song title itself, 'Eye for An Eye,' or even 'Your Beef Is Mine.' We like to spark obscurity and mystery at AFM, so we use a less prominent line for our tribute to this 90's classic.

Rather than sticking to Prodigy's description of cruisin in the whip with the sunroof open, we're flipping the 'leather upholstery' line into a mom-and-pop style Queensbridge-based furniture store employee tee. 

Royal blue with orange print. (Mobb Deep logo colorway from 'The Infamous' - also doubles as Mets' colors for all you Queens cats.)

You know you want to listen now. Here ya go:

Seen enough? Go cop the tee.

BIEN CONECTAO - Art & Dominoes

BANG! "DOMINO MOTHAF***AH!" 

Your best friend's favorite photographer - Seethrumoney presents: BIEN CONECTAO - The Playable Art of the Domino Table: a 6-week DOMINO CLUB/GALLERY experience. 

Official Opening: BONES, BEER AND BBQ

Saturday June 15th - 3 to 10pm - FRESTHETIC - 552 Grand Street - Brooklyn.

Various artists have taken the raw wooden table and transformed it into their own artistic vision. The tables act as a canvas - light enough to hang on the wall and strong enough for banging.

Featuring custom tables by: 

SeeThruMoney, Don Rimx, Brian Kirhagis, Borish, Cern One, Viajero, Hectah, Mike Harding, Bowery Bob & more. 

More info: BIEN CONECTAO

AFM RADIO #99 - The Banginest Sounds

Check the banginest sounds that they invent. Episode #99 of The Radio Edit brings you a nice healthy mix of New York rap – current and classic. To mark the 99th episode we also pay homage to the year with a dozen gems from 1999.

CDQ Stream: Mixcloud (Flash Player) 
Download CDQ of this and other shows: Brooklyn Radio

#98 - It Pays To Be Amazingly Flavory

Radio Edit 98 - It Pays To Be Amazingly Flavory by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

Joey Bada$$ - Unorthodox
Talib Kweli, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar - Push Thru (Marco Polo Remix)
Troy Ave, Pusha T - Concrete Jungle
A.S.A.P. Rocky, Florence Welch - I Come Apart
Supastition - Yada Yada
Joey Bada$$, Big KRIT, Smoke DZA - Underground Airplay
Noreaga, Nature, Big Pun, Cam'ron, Styles P, Jadakiss - Banned from TV
Big Pun, Black Thought - Super Lyrical
Big L - Size Em Up
Cipher Complete - Bring Hip Hop Back
Cappadonna - Milk The Cow
Gang Starr - You Know My Steez
Redman - Jersey Yo!
John Forte - Madina Passage
Wu-Tang Clan - And You Don't Stop
DJ Honda, Cuban Link, Juju, A.L., Missin Linx - On The Mic
Devin the Dude - Mo Fa Me
Cam'ron - Who's Nice
RZA - My Lovin Is Digi
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth

 

SNEAK PEEK: 'Don't Assume' Tee

A little sneak preview of our newest tee. Don't worry about what someone 'left' on the train. At AFM we focus more on what was 'messed.' In other words: Everything you see could be intentional. NYC Metro logo gets flipped (literally) and enhanced to reveal your favorite 3-letter acronym: AFM. The message? Make messes, but keep that shit fancy!

Ash gray cotton, painted with a nice 298C Pantone Blue. Hand-numbered, hand-finished. 

So fresh and so clean, clean.