Hello everyone! I know I've been slacking on the blog and I apologize. Finally here is a video recap of what you missed. It is only a sample of some of the performances and what went down. It was a hot day, but it was great day. Tons of performers, a lot of vendors(too many if you ask me and some that I didn't think should've been there, but whatever), graff artists, and all around good hip hop vibe. Here are some extra videos with Kanye West and Busta Rhymes on stage with Q-tip. Let me tell you everyone went nuts and it was hard for me to get a picture or video the performance. The performances overall were on point, because I became new fans for some artists. Since I knew Q-tip was headlining, I definitely hoped he brought out Busta for "Scenario" and he did and I was happy. Q-tip even brought out Monie Love. Honestly the whole day was crazy. I'm mad I wasn't able to catch everyone, because I was selling Branded Baron tees and tanks, but hey it's okay.
Hey Everybody! It's BACK! The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival is back. Seems like time flew, since it felt like not too long ago I was there selling Branded Baron apparel. Now, the Branded Baron tent will be back and I'm excited to see all the performances. I'm a fan of Hip Hop culture as I'm sure you can tell from some of the t-shirts offered, so I'm really excited to see the performances. I'm pretty excited for the line up, selling, and meeting new people. I'm going to have fun and really that's what it's about. Below is more info.
"Q-Tip & Friends" - A Celebration of Hip-Hop
Through The Lense of An Iconoclast
MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES
Brooklyn Bodega, producers of the 7th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF), is excited to announce this year's headliner - Q-Tip.
Brooklyn Bodega is working closely with Q-Tip to create creative programming for this year's Festival. Not just a headliner, Q-Tip will become a curator to help produce "Q-Tip & Friends," a celebration of Hip-Hop through the lense of his 20+ career. Brooklyn Bodega will be working directly with Q-Tip to mine his personal rolodex and create once-in-a-lifetime live onstage collaborations to bless Brooklyn this Summer.
This event is the culmination of the 2011 programming. Old School, New School, Funk, Soul, Local, and International artists will converge upon Brooklyn for a full day of the best Hip-Hop music our culture has to offer.
The Main Stage will feature performances by:
-Ali Shaheed Mohammad
-Diamond District
-MOP
-Kendrick Lamar
-Homeboy Sandman
-Random Axe
-Nitty Scott MC
-Eternia
-Uncle Ralph McDaniels
-Shad
-Nitty Scott MC
-Kid Glyde
I met photographer Vanissa W. Chan at the Brooklyn Hip Hop festival and we've been in contact. She contacted me to see if I wanted to sell Branded Baron apparel at this upcoming party, which celebrates her birthday. I was down for it, so this Saturday come out to Brooklyn, party, and pick up some Branded Baron apparel. Oh there's a very positive chance that there will be some new items available for sale. I think it's going to be fun and I'm positive that's what the result is going to be.
Address:
Sycamore
118 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, NY
Time: 10pm-4am (I doubt that I will be selling all night)
There is an open mic from 9-10pm
Branded Baron will be a vendor at this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop festival. July 10th will be the day where you can have fun with the activities on Family Day and see some cool performances. Brooklyn Bodega has made the BK Hip Hop Festival '10 a week's worth of events. Check out the site to see what other great events are happening, before the finale on Saturday. http://www.bkhiphopfestival.com/calendar.html From the website:
The culmination of the 2010 programming. Old School, New School, Funk, Soul, Local, and International artists will converge upon downtown Brooklyn and the waterfront for a full day of the best Hip-Hop music our culture has to offer.
We'll definitely be having a lot of fun and hope to gain some new Branded Baron fans. It's at Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, which is located under the Brooklyn Bridge in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn at 26 New Dock Street. Time: 12pm-7pm
Earlier this week I spoke to Danette about her designs and the release date for the new Branded Baron shirts and while I was there I video taped her talking about a couple things. If you didn't know Danette is one of the in-house designers for Branded Baron and two of her designs appear in this latest release. I personally love both of them and think the print came out amazing on both the tank top and shirts. The tank top has great colors and Danette talks about where she got her inspiration. The other design comes in a navy v-neck which is a very dark shade of navy blue, because it's close to the black t-shirt for guys. I'm a huge fan of both and think you'll definitely love it as well as other designs. It was definitely fun working with her when we planning the latest release and deciding what designs would be printed. Let me tell you, there's plenty of Danette to go around and I mean her designs. The cool thing is, her specialty is really accessories, so maybe you'll see some cool Branded Baron accessories in the near future. Who knows? Maybe it's already in the works.
Yesterday was a beautiful Spring day and in Brooklyn Branded Baron apparel was being sold. The Brooklyn Indie Market is a great place for designers to sell their fashion or accessories and I believed Branded Baron would fit right in. I packed my car with fellow Branded Baron helper,supporter, and my girlfriend, Tiffany with the Branded Baron items and left Jersey to head into Brooklyn. Danette, one of the Branded Baron models and designers would eventually meet us there to help out, so I knew we had a good team to help the customers.
As we arrived at the Brooklyn Indie Market(located on Smith Street & Union Street) I saw the big red and white tent with the Brooklyn Indie Market banner and was excited. I was pleased to find out that the kiosk I got to use was on the side of the street with a great visibility by all people passing by. Tiff and I set up the kiosk where it looked appealing and showed the variety of shirts.
From 11-6:30 we were selling. It was good to see people walking by checking out the shirts, complimenting, especially with the highest compliment which was purchasing a shirt or two. Since the March Madness sale is still going on, all the apparel had the sale prices. I liked being able to speak to everyone and seeing which designs they liked. I have to say yesterday's popular purchases were the "Gamer" shirt and the "Listen To Your Heart" design on all of the different color choices that were available. I forgot to take pictures of everyone who purchased, but I did remember at one point, so there are a couple of people holding up the Branded Baron shirts they will soon wear. It was cool to see Ray the owner of the clothing companyLowdtown to stop by and chat it up for awhile. Ray showed Danette and I a quick glimpse of a new design he's working on. He has a current sale on his site as well if you want to check it out.
I did bring some sweatshirts and it seemed odd, since it was so warm out and the sun was hitting us making it even warmer, but I knew it would get chilly later on. At one point of the day it went from nice to being really chilly. We were given a heater, which was great, but it was pretty difficult to keep three people warm with a small heater.
Overall, the experience was fun and I think Branded Baron will be back at the Brooklyn Indie Market another day and hopefully we'll have some new shirts.
Stay No Less Than Stunningly Fresh, Joe
Now for more pictures & video
The video was straight to the point.
This is the kiosk before it was filled with Branded Baron apparel.
Apparently when I looked up, I saw Tiff taking a picture of me setting up.
This is a cool picture.
She definitely liked the Listen To Your Heart t-shirt.
She came through with her guitar and picked up a small "Astrohop" t-shirt.
Ray from Lowdtown and I chatting it up.
Tiffany sitting down waiting to help the next customer to come on by.
Danette was talking to someone and I had to eat at some point, but look at the presentation of the shirts on the table.
The ladies of Branded Baron
I was a little disappointed Danette was had a cheesier smile than me. lol We had a fun yesterday.
April 3rd from 11a.m.-7p.m. Branded Baron will be selling apparel at the Brooklyn Indie Market. Located under the red and white striped tent between Smith Street & Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
So come through, chit chat or chat chit, purchase, or both on April 3rd. It should be a great day, since the Brooklyn Indie Market is reopening for Spring time. Don't you worry if you can't make it, you can always purchase shirts from us online and there will be other events where Branded Baron will be sold at.
