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After 20 Years of Influence, Alife Closes It’s LES Doors
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, FEATURED Tagged with: alife, alife rivington club, arc, Arnaud Delecolle, downtown nyc, Rob Cristofaro, Tammy Brainard, Tony Arcabascio, treis hill, vashtie
Throwback: 5 Of Our Favorite Jodeci Jams (Happy Birthday Mr. Dalvin)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jodeci (@jodecimusic) on Apr 10, 2015 at 3:27pm PDT Wikipedia defines Jodeci as… “Jodeci (/ˈdʒoʊdəsi/ JOH-də-see) is an American R&B quartet with members DeVanté Swing, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci, and JoJo. Formed in 1989 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jodeci’s members began…
Culture: Trace Magazine & “Their Annual Black Girls Rule” Issue
Growing up in the 90’s/2000’s, before we had social media and the internet to give us the cheat codes, we only had first hand experience, word of mouth and (if those things were still out of reach for you) magazines.…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, FEATURED Tagged with: 90's. culture, black girls rule, Claude Grunitzky, trace magazine
CULTURE: “Used To Be With Vashtie At Santos.” What Does My Drake Shoutout Refer To?
*This post was originally posted in January 2018, when the song debuted – but, it felt like a good time to revisit. Also, yes I am still excited about my mention which is why I want to revisit it! A…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, FEATURED, MUSIC, Vashtie Tagged with: Amanda Seales, angelo baque, Angie Martinez, Atrak, awake, bevy smith, chike, chris gibbs, club culture, coodie, Culture II, dave 1, dee & ricky, deemehlow, diddy, dj clark kent, dj premiere, downtown nyc, drake, ebor, ebro, erin mcgee, fab 5 freddy, gabrielle union, grace ladoja, harry mcnally, hollywood holt, irene Agbontaen, kid capri, kid cudi, kyle hagler, liya kebede, ll cool j, luke meier, lupe fiasco, mademe, mark ronson, mick jagger, nick poe, oamc, promise smith, puff, pusha-t, q tip, rosie perez, santos, santos party house, scott williams, solange, steve nash, suz p, the rza, theophilus london, tracy morgan, union, vincent cassel, walk it like i talk it
Va$htie and Game Changing Ladies Design Dream Soccer Jerseys With Bleacher Report
In honor of women’s soccer and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, Bleacher Report has released an exclusive line of jerseys designed by 8 game changing female artists and designers. The new FC 2019 collection features none other than…
My 5 Favorite Scandinavian Songstresses Slaying the Charts!
As some of you may know, I am dating a Dane…a man from Denmark…Copenhagen to be exact. Naturally, I am so curious about him and his country – but also his area of the world, known as Scandinavia. As a…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, FEATURED, MUSIC, Vashtie Tagged with: lykke li, mø, Robyn, scandinavian pop, songstress, tove lo, zara Larsson
Recap: Vashtie Brings Back her Classic 1992 Party
Video by: @le.Minor On Thursday, our favorite “downtown sweetheart” reminded us all why there is nothing better than gyrating and “throwing it back” to some good ole’ classics! Hosted by Gitoo and joined by a roster of eclectic djs like…
Quickie: Naomi Yasuda of Naomi Nails
T H E S H O R T … Name: NAOMI YASUDA Nickname: NAOMI NAILS Birthday & Astrological Sign: August 9th, 1984 – Leo Born & Raised: JAPAN Currently Residing: NYC The Last Song You Played?: “Blem” – Drake Hidden Talents?: I can play…
EVENT RECAP: Vashtie Celebrates The Anniversary for ‘Brooklyn Took It’ At Friends and Lovers
If you missed ‘Brooklyn Took It’, then it’s safe to say that might’ve been your biggest mistake. The Friends and Lovers atmosphere was filled with nothing but feel-good vibes and sick dance moves. The DJs in rotation gave non-stop heavy…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, MUSIC, WORK Tagged with: anniversary, brooklyn, brooklyn took it, DJ, event recap, friends and lovers, recap, vashtie
Celebrate the anniversary of “Brooklyn Took It” with Vashtie at Friends and Lovers
What’s a better way to party besides losing yourself in the midst of good vibes and quality music? To spare yourself the wonder, there is no better way! Come party the way you should this Friday for the ‘Brooklyn Took…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, LIFE, MUSIC, Vashtie, WORK Tagged with: 1 year anniversary, anniversary, brooklyn took it, DJ, friends and lovers, good vibes, party, vashtie
That Time I Wrote, Directed and Starred in an Art Film to “Hotline Bling” Featuring Johnny Stevens (of Highly Suspect), ASAP Bari, Luka Sabbat & More
Note: This post was originally posted October 6th, 2015 Still from the #UOGLB Art Film. 2015 Me and this girl are very different… Yet… Me and this girl are very much the same. I wrote this story about “Lolita” in…
Posted in ART, CULTURE, FEATURED, FILM, LIFE, MUSIC, STYLE Tagged with: #UOHLB, ASAP Bari, aubrey, drake, highly suspect, hotline bling, jarlos, johnny stevens, MAG, mark anthony green, official, sabrina passuntino, unofficial, vashtie, vashtie kola
THROWBACK: Vashtie & Kid Cudi “When Lines Are Crossed” Short Film (2008)
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 8 years this month since me and Kid Cudi were bored one Friday night before heading out to my party (“Open” at Santos with Q-Tip) and decided to have some fun with the video…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE Tagged with: downtown, empire, funny, heave at nite, kid cudi, new york, throwback, vashtie, vashtie and cudi, when lines get crossed
CULTURE: Vashtie’s “This Machine Kills Racism” Mixtape
Shocked. Disillusioned. Heartbroken. Angry. Disgusted. I’ve been feeling this way for a while now, but, the incidents that surfaced in the past week have had me feeling these emotions (and more) to the maximum. Yet, I can’t decide which is worse. The disturbing…
Posted in CULTURE, FEATURED, MUSIC Tagged with: amethyst rocks, an artists duty, billie holiday, blood on the leaves, bob dylan, david morales, dj noumenon, dj vashtie, genesis, james brown, jane elliot, Joey Bada$$, kanye west, kendrick lamar, krs-1, krs-one, land of confusion, marvin gaye, michael jackson, mieko jones, new york, nina simone, police brutality, public enemy, saul williams, sinead o'connor, strange fruit, tears for fears, the clash, the revolution will not be televised, they don't care about us, this land is your land, this machine kills facists, this machine kills racism, tupac, u2, vashtie, violence, woody guthrie
FEATURED: Happy Birthday Kanye! Directing “Us Placers” Music Video by CRS in 2007
OMG. I cannot believe how time is flying. It’s obscene, actually. 9 years!!! Anyways. Before I do a full introductory post for all the newbies to Vashtie.Com that explains the birth of my digital baby and who I am, I…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, FEATURED, LIFE, MUSIC Tagged with: 2007, bbc, birthday happy kanye west, can't tell me nothing mixtape, child rebel soldiers music video, crs, downtown, irak, kreg holt, little kids, lupe fiasco, music video, pharrell, radiohead, thom yorke, us placers, vashtie, vashtie directing, vashtie kola, vashtie.com
LIFE: Supreme’s Paris Store Soft Opening & Afterparty – Last Day In Paris
Okay, just saying. I cannot believe how much Supreme has not only grown, but taken over the world while continuing to dominate in an authentic way. I came to know this brand in the late 90’s, when I was still…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, LIFE Tagged with: a-ron, alex sossah, angelo baque, Cam'Ron, charaf tajer, Colette, dj supa, dolly cohen, Hami Delimi, james jebbia, jason dill, jessica linon, kenzo, kyle demers, la balajo, marais, michael lamjc, moet, pablo attal, paris, RICKY SAIZ, sage elsesser, steven cales, supreme, tan, tremaine, tyrsa, tyshawn jones, tyshawn lyons, west, william strobeck
LIFE: My Paris Fashion Week 2016 Photo Diary
I adore Paris and I am so lucky to be able to travel there for work. And literally, anything is possible in life. If you haven’t traveled to a new continent and want to, just know – it can be…
Posted in BLOG, CULTURE, LIFE Tagged with: 1 oak, afshin momadi, air bnb, angelo baque, bio c' bon, british airways, carven, charaf, chloe, coco baudelle, devon windsor, emmanuele, galliano, givenchy, grace, ian connor, irene, j. scott, jean paul paula, jour/ne, juice press, julien, jus ske, kaki, kenzo, Kilo Kish, kyle demers, l'arc, le pom pon, livincool, louis vuitton, Luka Sabbat, michael lockley, morgane polanski, naleye, new york city, paloma elsesser, paris, pfw photo diary, pigalle, plaza athenee, regine's, richie akiva, rochas, silencio, stephane ashpool, suz p, the haute pursuit, thpshop.com, trapstar, up and down, vashtie, vashtie.com, violettenewyork.com, virgil abloh, Zuhair Murad
