GO BABY

It's a proud day for Chicagoans in 09... home to the first black President in United State's history ((OBAMA)) & a host of Superstar heroes like Kanye West, Common, Lupe Fiasco and our big Oscar- and Golden Globe-winner, Jennifer Hudson. Plus let's not forget the strong possibility that Chicago will be hosting the 2016 Olympics... The world's spotlight is on Chicago right now and we're really starting to feel the energy build, creating a movement amongst the Chicago music artists who live here.

KINKY NOTTI

Summer '09 promises to be the takeover for Kink Not. After a couple of years of member changes, lining up ducks in rows and bangin out a bunch of hot new tracks... Kinky Notti is moving FORWARD FAST, so be on the look-out for our fresh release campaign b/c we're just about ready to pull trigger! Music, art, fashion, freedom and of course... Paaaarrrrtaaay's! Succumb...it's pretty much a wrap. Get 2 Free Downloads right here! Nasty Nasty & Beneath the Deck

HEY CHAMP

This band was ridic the first time we saw them rockin at the One Night Stand event. We bought our very own Hey Champ CD before leaving, and yes- it's still gettin bumped in the Kinky Notti whip. Hey Champ's sound is a hot splash of that electro pop shit that makes us 80s kids feel 7 again. We knew it wouldn't be too long before we heard bout them getting signed... and sure enough it was announced that they're f*cking with Lupe on 1st &15th.

HOLLYWOOD HOLT

We've known Hollywood since Nigel... since he was the "b-boy with the fresh break-moves" days. We first saw him puttin all hype men to shame, rockin as sidekick with Mic Terror. Now Hollywood Holt's blowing up the college scene, touring & going from Adult Swim to mtvU... pickin up uber exposure along the way. We think we might havta cop that hot new single from iTunes right now & you should too!

HE SAY SHE SAY

Since Million Dollar Mano's DJ years, we've watched him continue to increasingly command rooms time & time again. Now we're getting his reinvention as the producer of edgy rock, electro joints, along with Drea his partner in crime. Our first encounter with them was on that same One Night Stand set with Hey Champ. It was love at first hear and we can't wait to check out their new project when it drops.

C4

Check a few of our previous blog posts & you'll know that C4 are the muffinking homies & by far our favorite bearded rapper & DJ combo. C4 is dope for so many reasons... not only do you get Floydthefourth: the monster on beats & emcee, but you get DJ C.y.Not on the cuts... plus their emblem looks sick chromed-out on tshirts. They promised us their first copy of Garage Sale, the LP coming soon :P

NIKKI LYNETTE

Although she's the newby on the yard, Nikki Lynette is going hard with her new single "Now That I'm Fine" ((now spinning on B96)). We received a formal introduction to the stage presense of Nikki Lynette recently at Dark Room & now only expect to hear big things about this hot & super sweet chica...

Get 2 FREE Downloads here! Now That I'm Fine & Need a Man

SHALA.

Last but not least on our list is our muffoccur, Shala. He's got flows and bangin beats to go along with em. Who knows what goes on in the mind of the former Mr. Esquire but its never failed over the years. Get ready for a monster....

Blogs we dig

So many blogs... it's hard to keep up! Who doesn't have a blog these days? When we created this blog, we wanted it to be more of a tool for us to measure the successes, trials, tribulations and overall growth of the group, Kinky Notti. But we're not gonna lie-- it's way harder than it looks to keep posts current when you're busy as hell tryna make moves day in and day out!

So we commend those muffoccurs out there in cyberspace dedicated to providing the worldwide web with fresh, consistent & relevant posts each day on their blogs. Here are a few of our fave peeps doing it big on the blog tip... ones u should def check out once u leave here, Kink Not??

blindiforthekids.com
Every time we visit Blind-I we find free, new, hot shit to add to our playlist. They also keep a bunch of videos and many, many, many other cool tidbits in their repertoire. No wonder Kanye lists Blind-I on his blog as one of his faves.

sevenspoon.com
Into the mind of Shala Esquire ((Chicago's own multi-media producer, musician and artist)) or shall we say into the mind of Seven, Shala's amusing cartoon creation... Seven Spoon is like two blogs in one. We love Shala's video finds, interviews and without a doubt, Seven's tell-it-like-it-is commentaries.


scholarreport.com
This blog is like the baby of the two before-mentioned blogs, lol... but we dig it just the same. Who doesn't love watching hot new videos & interviews, copping hot aparel, or checking out new Twitter downloads? Word to Ivy League doing it big on MTV, btw :D

*****Peace to the Babies*****

Eye Shine, You Shine

f*ck grills, can I get my eyes on bling?

Tshurhad is a big birthday freak. He gets all crazy about it, runnin round telling muffoccurs, "My Born Day is in 20 more days... yeah I was born Thanksgiving morning..." Then he goes through his whole story bout how his father called his grandmother to announce the 8lb "turkey" he had for her.

sick flyer design, word to HavMax

So this year Chiv Rock's B-Day spot was downtown at the oh-so-futuristic Sky Lounge ((40th floor of the new Avenue Hotel)). We were right on the Mag Mile, 40 stories up, with a ridiculous view. Plus you know we had to lock down the "Kink Suite" for a lil after-party fun. Anyway, that night Tshurhad put together this outfit that was...well...one of those "nobody could, or would, pull-it-off except-for-him type joints". All white, with lite-up glasses and pearls gallore... you know muffoccurs were dying to try on those lite-up goggle-joints just for shits and giggles.

Dude, those glasses gave a whole new perspective on "moonshine" after a shot of yak... & they had eight different settings: concentric-circles, flash on-&-off, fast, medium, slow, random... those glasses ruled like none other!

The Sky Lounge is like a secret agent hang-out. It gives the feeling of being in an airport control-room tower. And Tshurhad celebrated his bday the right way: with "first class" friends & fam...

B.Foster & Chivas "In the zone"

"and I need my Heroine Chic belt buckles.."

ChivRock & sis, Peets-o-Bot

Chivas & Shala cookin up the master plan

The Urban Upscale, Mr. Craig Elliott

Smooches from Sherri Berri

Special thanks to Ansy a.k.a. DuPeyxl for all the shots from that nite!
Check out more pics from Lick the Sky on Flickr

*****PEACE TO THE BABIES*****

Retro*Grade

**Peace to Mireya Acierto for shooting this event**

So there's this one celebrity fashion designer you may have heard of... She goes by the name of Kesh. One day we checked out her blog ((therealkesh.blogspot.com)) and read "CHICAGO 2NIGHT!!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO COME AND SEE YOU CHICAGO :D"...but at the time she didn't say the exact location and the time, so we were like "where the fuck...when the fuck?!"

Later that day we stopped at a rack sale and ran into our girl Colleen from Heroine Chic ((her belt buckles R.O.C.K...go grab yours now at the Macy's on State St. Chi-IL)). So anyway, Colleen was at the rack sale showcasing her merch when cosmically a deck of flyers appeared to us on her table that read "THE HOLLYWOOD EXPERIENCE...SOUNDTRACK BY DJ JOURNEY (LA) AND KESH (LONDON) @ TABU ULTRALOUNGE"... We were like "wow that's crazy...now we know where the fuck and when the fuck!"

Irena, Eric ((Siver Room)) & Colleen on politic status

So after some small talk we discovered that Colleen was actually a part of the whole "Hollywood Experience" event, along with her girl Dana of Concrete Runway ((stylist/TV show producer...the girl does her thing)) Of course when we found that out, we had a suggestion for "a really hot group from Chicago who could rock the runway"... Kink Not? :D

The H.N.I.C.

Without a question we were on ten after being added to the bill! But because this was a last-minute decision, we ended up having to lug our own sound equipment to the spot. Good thing we got there extra early that nite because we had to jimmy-rig our whole sound system just so muff-occurs could hear us. But once all the fuckry was over of having to run all over downtown looking for extension cords and adapter plugs, the crowd started trickling in.







Dana introduced us to DJ Journey ((Chitown native gone La La)) and we soon found that it was actually a re-introduction. He remembered us from a previous band project...but so much time had passed since then, he was sleep on "Kinky Notti". But as soon as we described our new sound to him, he was totally down for the mission.



Kesh was first on the wons-&-toos while we pulled together a game plan with Journey and Dana. Then somebody said that we should put Kinky Notti on first to kick off DJ Journey's set,right before the fashion show...the rest is history. Mission complete!

The "live mannequins" were amazing! Tres Belle Vintage put their foot in it...((super-hip stylists/designers with a vintage line)). The Life Askew added their touches with a tight, ready-to-wear clothing line ((totally loving the new line, btw!))

The Tre Belle Crew

Two dudes from "The Life Askew" crew

For fashion we stand

So this was the real kicker-- just as things were warming up, Dana had to shut the music off and make an announcement. Turns out the police ordered the venue to shut down the party due to a suspension or some shit. The whole party was at a complete standstill. We were all standing around, mouths hanging open like "get the fuck outa here!" Luckily it all turned out to be a misunderstanding. So you know after that, muff-occurs were really ready to celebrate...Tshurhad Chivas grabbed the mic and yelled out "All ya'll who thought yall wasn't tryna dance before got a second chance now to get get yo ass out here on this dancefloor!" Somehow that whole situation made the party more on bone!

Don't faint Dana... the party's still jumping!

We only performed one song (Nasty Nasty) just as planned and plotted...just enough to hype the crowd before the crazy-80's fashion show began. The dance floor thickened up as we were taken to Hollywood...DJ Journey-style. KINK NOT?


Part II...Kesh's last nite in Chitown ended up at the "I Love Haters show" at Sub-T. This shoulda been a whole 'nother posting, but we don't really feel like creating a new one ((shit takes 4ever!!)) But anyway, this was a great nite becuase we got out to see some of our peeps rock the mic for a change. ((Crazy Hotness!!))

There were a ton of peeps on this bill, but we only saw Mic Terror,
Million Dollar Mano, Kid Static + Yea Big, Shala, and
Hollywood Holt ((his name need not be mentioned on the flyer because...

He got his own flyer, Bitches!

Dropping some a dat new hot shit

These catz literally worked it out on the mic!

HIIIIOOOOOOO!!!!!

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