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Hosted by Seattle's own Massive Monkees (of America's Best Dance Crew Fame), Vancouver's best dance crews will be showcasing their rhythmic skillos to celebrate their love for dance and music.

Featuring:
Beyond Say
Lyrical Thesis
SVS Style (woohoo!)
FlowEthics
UBC Thunderbird Dance Team
N.O.N.

Friday, January 8 2010
Gossip Nightclub

For more info/ticket information, click here.

 
 
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the nice fellas of Just a L'il Hype did a wicked article on us ladies from SVS Style.

Peep it here.
 
 
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We're now on Twitter!

Make sure to follow us for news + events:
twitter.com/svsstyle
 
 
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Pharrell Williams has designed another piece of furniture art for Galerie Emmanuel Perriotin.

Titled, "Tank", this is a sure-fire conversational piece.
Too bad it doesn't come with Pharrell Williams. *le sigh*

Check out his design from last year, the Perspective Chair (2008).
 
 
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photo via honeyee
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Hip Hop + High Fashion are a regular collaboration these days.

Check out Pharrell Williams sportin' Christian Louboutin's "Louis Spikes," part of the S/S 2010 Men's Collection.

Vicious.

Don't worry ladies! This shoe designer, infamous for his red-soles hasn't forgotten about you. Check out the women's collection here.
 
 
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Vancouver's own Chin Injeti (The New Royales, Hastings Set) has released his single titled "Mask on my Face," feauturing K'Naan.

Keep your ears peeled for his Solo LP, "D'Tach" set for release March 2010. 

But for now, download the single here: chinschunes.com
*you have to sign up for his mailing list first
 
 
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Fortune Sound Club Presents a celebration of the Femme Fatale

DJ BLES-SED (SVS Vancity, The Hastings Set)
An unquestioned authority on all things old school, Bles-sed incorporates an impressive range of different musical genres into her already divine flow. So in addition to classic R&B and hip hop, expect some funk, soul, disco, electro, classic house, dancehall and everything 80's and 90's thrown into the cut as Bles-sed builds the vibe to one of heavenly heights.

DJ SHE
She's a force to reckon with on and off the dancefloor! From house to hip hop & funk to reggae and back again, Dj She knows how to keep a crowd on their feet. Recently invited to open for Queen Latifah and compete in the 2010 Red Bull 3 Style competition, She's proven to be a hot commodity in the Vancouver music scene.

ERICA DEE
Erica Dee delivers an energetic and uplifting performance, filled with passion, love and positivity.At the age of only sixteen, she began her career as a solo mc, singing and rhyming over everything from beat boxing, to reggae to hip hop to house.Having shared the stage with artist like Lyrics Born of Blackaliscious, Keenie Star, Stanton Warriors, Warrior Queen and Scream.Live Vocals, Percussion and beats are combine to create a driving sounds ready for the crowd.

SVS STYLE
This is Vancouver's first true all-female hip-hop dance crew. With their special brand of hip-hop influenced by a variety of street dance forms such as house and b-girling, they manage to maintain their femininity while showing power and strength in all their performances.


+ Prizes from WESC, Lifetime Collective, Adidas and Exhale Studio

Info here.
 
 
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
Has it already been 10 years since "Lover's Rock?"
Sade will be releasing her 2010 Album, "Soldier of Love."
Time to get freaky, peoples.

Pre-order your copy here. (US Folks Only, damnit)
 
 
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Excited to have back our homies from Toronto DJ Wristoect
(http://wristpect.com/) and MC Sir Lancelot with a special performance by the always amazing SVS Style. Toronto, Canada’s “Wristpect” has quickly become one of the most sought after, and highly regarded, entertainers in the country. The DJ-without-borders can harness a plethora of genres and
sounds to produce a superlative entertainment experience. The facts don’t lie - Wristpect’s success is unprecedented. He is not only the youngest, but only, entertainer ever nominated simultaneously for five Stylus Awards, and in 2009, he became Canada’s Club DJ of the Year. He also won the 2006 and 2007 Showdown DJ Battles, as well as the 2008 Stylus Showdown. Wristpect recently became an official member of Clinton Sparks’ “Smash Squad” DJ Crew.
 
 
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Picture via Jewelry.com
Alicia Keys has founded her own Jewelry Line with Gisele Theriault called The Barber's Daughters. These hand-made accessories are all engraved with messages of hope to help enencourage and motivate. You go, girl!

Read more about it here.