The story behind this wallpaper is pretty crazy. JEST is a graffiti artist from NYC, who was also part of famed New York shop/brand Alife. I mainly followed him for his writing though. Back in the 90′s, I would drive around all over NYC shooting photos of graffiti.

Fast forward to 2012… I Instagram a set of my old graffiti photos, JEST being one of them (bottom left). I tagged JEST and he ended up commenting and asking for a scan of the pic, which I provided. In turn, I took a shot in the dark and asked him if he would be into hooking up a wallpaper for Defgrip, and he did.

So basically, I shot a film photo in the Bronx during the mid 90′s, Instagram’d it in 2012 and end being in contact with one of the artists. Crazy.

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My good friend Javas Lehn just launched a new website to celebrate the kick off of his new studio! He’s been working on a bunch of amazing projects and I can’t wait to see what more is in store for him. One of his most recent projects is the design and creative direction for Saturdays Surf NYC’s new magazine. Check out the magazine after the jump and check out Javas new site here… Make sure to check out his blog as well… so many great photos!

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Few weeks ago, Alex Valentino, Kevin Kalkoff and Matthias Dandois Flew over the Atlantic to meet up with best spots in NYC supported by Ralphy Ramos, the best spot finder over there.

Here is the result with the Film edited by Thibaut Grevet.

Courtesy of The Diggest

Here are some cool snapshots from Andrew White’s trip to NYC to document the WTP crew.

Last September, WeThePeople sent some of their crew to the greatest city in the world, New York City, to clock clips and shoot photos. As is the case with most trips, there was zero plan besides ride. Banking on the hope that some locals would show us some spots, but knowing that if that didn’t happen you couldn’t go one block without finding three spots, we were ok with no plan.

Pete Sawyer flew in from Britain, Andrew Jackson from Los Angeles, Codie Larson from Portland, while Mike Brennan only had to catch a ride from Animal in Jersey City. Tagalong flow rider ‘Smallfry’ joined us for the second half of the trip while truanting from his High School in Jersey. A bit of a random group no doubt, but we all meshed well enough and managed to shred the city every day. And despite some initial uncertainty (Chester emailed me the day before my flight saying ‘I hope you’re not in the ghetto’), our rented flat housed us just fine. The following images are snaps from our weeklong experience in the Big Apple.

- Andrew White

Click below to check out the pics.

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Our boy Harrison Boyce cooked up a bunch of promo edits for Animal to showcase their new line.

In case you missed it, check out the look book that Edwin shot HERE, and click below to check out the rest of the edits.

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Our friends at Saturdays Surf NYC have launched a new website/online store where you can pick up everything from their in-house clothing line to the art on their walls. The site is super dope and I can’t wait to see what else they have in store for the new year!

Twist / Amaze on Houston St, NYC. Click HERE for bigger version.

Via – Sabeth718

Click below to check out the final piece between OsGemeos and Futura 2000 in NYC. This must look crazy mixed in with the city from far away.

Click HERE for more photos.

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Click below to check out the latest Gatorade/Nigel Sylvester video.

Thanks to Navaz for the link.

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George K. just emailed the latest Front Street shirts over. Check them out below.

The baseball style logo is called “Chin Music” and it comes in the Brooklyn Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees colors. The other chest logo is just called “Stamp”. They all come in sizes S-XXL.

Also, it should be noted that the Front Street store in NYC is no more, but the ONLINE SHOP is still going. You can also pick the stuff up at POST.

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My boy Darren just emailed this video over, which shows the new Manmade/Excelsior (local designer) shirt being printed up. 

Darren is a Mets fan, and I’m sure he is stoked on Castillo’s final play during tonights (6/12) Mets/Yankees game.

Be sure to hit up Manmade for more info.

Thanks to Trevor Graves from Nemo for this link. There are some pretty unique and unbelievable views of the city! oh and don’t forget you can move the curser around to speed the video up, it took me a sec to realize! Check it out

Tyrone & Qian’s shop in NYC is having a one year anniversary jam.

Click below for the unabridged flyer and info. Thanks to Qian.

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The recent issue of Complex had a G-Shock ad featuring Blackman (photo above), which was kinda random but cool. The photo was awesome too. If you recall, Adam made some allegations about the ad…

Anyway, so I was browsing Nah Right, and noticed a little ad with a snippet of the above pic, which I clicked on (ad’s work!!!!). This led me to a G-Shock tough riders page, and onto Blackman’s team page where there are some photos, an interview and a little edit that you can check out below.

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It looks like Grindstate will be back at it soon.

As of now, they have a very NYC promo video up, as well as a prelaunch mixtape that you can download. I enjoyed it, and if you like hip hop, you will enjoy as well. Some Doom?? Yeah.

Rock Star – Chamillionaire
I’m Gettin Gwop – Papoose
Bring The Fire Out – Kardinal Official
The Evening News – Chamillionaire
Good Morning – Kanye West
Every Knee Shall Bow – Garnett Silk
Look At Her – Styles P
Mama – Garnett Silk
Outro – ShoeBox, now known as: Big Grin
King On Set – T.I.

Be sure to visit Dah Shop. Click below for full pic.

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George Kastrinakis hit me up with some awesome news regarding his shop in NYC, some new product and 5 memorable moments from his first year in business. George hustled to help me out with some Jordans a few years ago, so it’s good to see his hard work paying off.

Click below for that.

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