On Friday night Nigel Sylvester celebrated his birth at  massive loft space on 10th Avenue and 33rd Street. It was filled with familiar faces and many-a-groupie which somehow makes for a perfect blend of crowd. ELLE CLAY and I planned…
On Friday night Nigel Sylvester celebrated his birth at  massive loft space on 10th Avenue and 33rd Street. It was filled with familiar faces and many-a-groupie which somehow makes for a perfect blend of crowd. ELLE CLAY and I planned…
Jasmine Solano, Santos Party House NYC (August 2012) Styled by Rose Garcia & Makeup by Camille Thompson ++++++++++ Miss Jasmine Solano has a lot to celebrate – a new EP entitled “Rap” and a new video titled “Cruisin”. I hosted…
Refinery29 & Cole Haan asked me to share my Ultimate Late-Night LES Hot Spots since I represent the other 9 to 5, as in 9pm to 5am! In it I discuss 3 of my favorite venues, why I love them…
So, after the highly anticipated Frank Ocean Album “Channel Orange” dropped I couldn’t wait to give it a good listen. But, in fact…I had to wait. I have this weird thing about experiencing certain highly anticipated things alone. So at…
Hahaha, if I could play DJ CLUE’S voice every time I announced something new (“New Sh*t…) I’d be gassed! Anyways, you may remember that I blogged about THAT WORK back in June 2011 and your girl is continuing to share…
RICKY & DEE TELLI NINJASONIK, YOUNG SCOOZLE, 13TH WITNESS & NIGEL SYLVESTER TELLI NINJASONIK, 13TH WITNESS & ME via TELLI’S TUMBLR OSCAR 1992 & VASHTIE 1992 MEATBALL SHOP was the absolute go-to after all the fun! Ran into DJ BRENMAR…
Last year I took an amazing trip to Trinidad with Jonathan Mannion and his team. You can see my previous posts DAY 1, DAY 2, DAY 3, DAY 4 OUR GOALS: 1. A Photoshoot of moi, photographed by Jonathan Mannion.…
On Friday afternoon, ELLE CLAY, YOUNG SCOOZLE, GREG KUBIE and I ventured off to OLD LYME, CONN where our friends LIZZY and LAURA have the most amazing Summer Home. While all the jocks play non-stop sports, I DJ the sounds…
Special thanks to SHOKO and TADASHI from G-SHOCK for inviting me out to such a major function! They brought out EMINEM! I mean…damn! Not to mention, the VIP was star studded – including your favorite ashy downtown girl, ME! The…
This mixtape is turning my frown upside down. It’s also turning my body upside down into a reggae dance handstand. What?! Don’t judge me…it’s in my blood. Blame my Trinidadian Parents.
JULY 2012, My big brother Q-TIP has his new monthly party “OFFLINE” at Irving Plaza and I had to come through to support, but better yet – to enjoy some good music and even better company! Me and ELLE CLAY…
1992 is biz-ack and I couldn’t be happier! So many great people and such epic sounds. It was great to see so many new people…you know, 1992 is like me and Oscar’s baby and we like to meet all his…
If you’ve been a reader of my blog, you know SABEL BOO is one of the greatest homies. She’s always down to cut some rug, crack a good joke and make the most of any event! Not to mention, her…
JUNE 2012, After a long hiatus, the 1992 party was in full effect on this June evening. We also celebrated SMOKE DZA’s release of his album RUGBY THOMPSON. In the spirit of the 90’s and Smoke DZA’s love for Polo,…
ANDREW & STEPHEN (aka DJ HUGGY BEAR) celebrating their double birth at THE ACE HOTEL ANDREW & STEPHEN BARR with ME (photo by KREG HOLT, 2005) ++++++++++ I’ve been knowing these dudes since 2005 and they are a lovable pair!…
Yes, yes ya’ll. 1992 is back for another function! Come through and let’s dance!!!
DOWNLOAD HERE Violette New York, DJ Iron Lyon and I Â present to you…a classic reggae mixtape! Inspired by our latest “Rude Boy Yute” Collection and in honor of today being Jamaica’s 50TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE (Bullet, Bullet!). I hope you…
Special thanks to Kristen for inviting me out to give a listen to 2 Chainz new album. Right before I would meet ELLE, I went to grab some dinner at one of my all time favorite Vegan/Vegetarian spots – ANGELICA…
Every now and again, I’ll see artwork inspired by moi floating on the internet. It’s actually always pretty amazing and I know I’m lucky to have just one person want to draw my likeness. Yesterday I saw this on Twitter…
Let me find out Oregon has so much style that their Dental Association just drops creative PSA’s for the hell of it! This got me so inspired I went to brush my teeth…because “all my teeth love me”. The Oregon…
Saran Kaba Jones & Vashtie Photos courtesy of GUEST OF A GUEST (see more HERE) A few weeks ago I DJ’ed an event for FACE Africa, a grass-roots organization dedicated to empowering women in Africa as well as funding water sanitation…
When my friend MIKE MILOSCIA General Manager of the fresh and new RYU invited me and some friends out to dinner, I jumped at the opportunity. I just love breaking bread with friends and since I rarely venture off the…
photo via THEYBF.COM photo credit:Â THEYBF Last night, I was invited to a 50 person seated dinner (thanks to TEAM EPIPHANY) at the newly re-opened BAGATELLE in honor of NAS. Sponsored by MOET ROSE, the champagne was flowing like water…seriously, there…
A month ago, Complex released their list of 50 Most Stylish New Yorkers Right Now. It was interesting to say the least. It was full of mixed emotions for people; anger, excitement, ambivilence, etc… A few weeks later, I was asked…
As the Kanye line goes… “How you go to New York, what you ain’t never took a tour there? What you ain’t know you gotta be rich just to be poor there?” It’s true. Long and gone are the days…
Thanks to Angelo for hooking his sister up with not 1 pair, but 2 pairs of Vans (Vans Authentic & SK8-HI) from the highly anticipated Supreme x Comme des Garcons SHIRT collaboration. The pin stripe is everything!
Wow. Frank Ocean comes out and I am so happy I could scream. I grew up with a gay brother who came out when he was 14 and I was 7, so the Gay Community has been close to me…
As per your requests on my recent post about what you guys want to see more of, some of you mentioned more of me and ELLE CLAY. I will definitely be doing more posts (video, text, blogs, etc) with her.…
Finally! The Joey Bada$$ Music Video for “Waves” that I directed is out! We spent two days following Mister Bada$$…sneaking into his high school, watching him skate, listening to him freestyle with friends and eavesdropping on teenage conversations. This video…
Hey there long-time readers, search engine stumble uponers, in-between visitors – oh and lets not forget the automatic spamming programs that sell penis enlargements and adderall (you count too)… I started this blog in 2008 (I think) with the intention…
Come by and say “Hi”. It’s all ages so no excuses you youngin’s. If I hear one more time on Twitter that you can’t come to my functions and you still haven’t figured out what a fake I.D. is then…
If you don’t know, newcomer JOEY BADA$$ is the talk of the town. Hailing from Brooklyn and with only 17 years of life on his resume, it is already being predicted that he will lead a future full of major achievements. His…
When I was in art school I had a dorm neighbor by the name of Chad Coleman. I also have to note that our dorm was a legendary old Hotel (The George Washington) that still housed a few tenants who…
Oh what a night! It has been a year and two months since the last 1992 party, and Oscar and I were ecstatic for another one. This event marks our official comeback, details to follow soon. The party started off…
Nike asked me to participate in a fun project called NIKE TECH PACK. They interviewed all sorts of people from around the world, including dreamboat PAUL “P ROD” RODRIGUEZ… There are a lot of “ums” in this video, as I…
This day was a scorcher, but a little known fact about me is that I love sweltering New York City in the Summer. I’m no fan of humidity, but that dry heat that feels like your walking into a pre-heated…
I made this video in August of 2006, to spread the word about me and Oscar’s party…which would be the very first of its kind…a party dedicated to the 90’s. It was homegrown and started solely as a place to…
1992 (Vashtie & Oscar, NYC 2008) 1992 (Vashtie & Oscar, NYC 2008) Its on. 1992 is officially biz-ack! Oscar and I gave birth to this baby on August 15th, 2006 and 1992 The Party is 6 years old now. A…
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