My mom randomly bought me two tickets to go see Drake at the Sound Academy on the 13th of May. I honestly respect this guy's work and bump his stuff heavy on my iPod, so don't take this the wrong way. I was looking at the So Far Gone mixtape cover and it looked familiar. Then I remembered No Doubt's Rock Steady Album cover and compared it. Whatever, inspiration can come from other people's ideas right? We still love you Drake.

As you may have already noticed the postings on this blog are not in chronological order. Carrying on this tradition, I've decided to finally do my introductory post.

My name is Gillian although many people call me Gill, Gilly, Gill Gill... and so on and so forth. I'm 19 and I live in the downtown area of the beautiful city of Toronto. I have searched near and far and have come to the conclusion that music, graphic designing, urban fashion and dance interest me heavily. I'm in the process of learning how to DJ and produce beats.

What is the purpose of this blog and why the name 'Chicken and Waffles'? Well why the hell do people blog initially? To express their point of views and opinions on whatever topic interests them. Considering my friends and I are spontaneous, random individuals, I have decided to name my blog "Chicken & Waffles", a crazy combination of tasty -ISH for the Torontonian soul (although if you're not from Toronto, do your thing pimpin').

Like Drake says "holla if you got me, and fuck ya if you had me". We don't wanna hear that weak shit no more.

So a few weeks ago emerging artist Jesse Kennedy (also known as "The Night Rider") collaborated with Married to the Mob. This particular T-Shirt comes in black or white.

I checked Jesse's work out on her website which you can view here and needless to say it was somewhat a tad bit over explicit for my standards. Not that this is an ugly tee, but I would have expected a nicer illustration on the T-Shirt. Although I have to say I love how Jesse incorporated the MTTM signature kisses all over the chicks tights. The two t-shirts are now available from the MOB online store





Pictures Via Highsnobiety

For those of you who are out of the loop, South Park released an episode depicting Kanye West as an individual who believes he's a "gay fish" ultimately questioning his manhood. The quote below is a posting Kanye West himself supposedly wrote on the topic. I guess this episode must have really hit him hard.
Realistically, you know you've made it when South Park creates a character of you on their show and because its South Park, you know its all stupid humor.

SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER. I USE TO USE IT TO BUILD UP MY ESTEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED IN ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MUSIC AND PRODUCTS THE BEST RESPONSE IS THANK YOU INSTEAD OF "I TOLD YOU SO!!!" IT'S COOL TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOU'RE RAPPING BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. WHEN YOU MEET LITTLE WAYNE IN PERSON HE'S THE NICEST GUY FOR EXAMPLE. I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THINK I AM. I NEED TO JUST GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JUST MAKE DOPE PRODUCT. EVERYTHING IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. AS LONG AS PEOPLE THINK I ACT LIKE A BITCH THIS TYPE OF SHIT WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. I'M SURE THE WRITERS AT SOUTH PARK ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO!! I'M SURE THERE'S GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THIS... THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S ME!

Don't worry Kanye, I still love you if you are a gay fish.

So its my last week of school and I have a ton of assignments due. How I'm even managing to find the time to post this message is beyond me. Still don't have much time to sort this blogging stuff out, but we've definitely got some big stuff coming up very soon consisting of art, design, music and fashion fresh out of the downtown Toronto core. I actually wonder who reads this blog, so in all honesty I would love to hear from you. If there's a particular topic that you would want me or the contributors to talk about about feel free to leave your comments or hit me up on MSN. I've got some other people getting ready to contribute to this blog so stay tuned.

In recent news Miss Shannon Celeste, JG and I hit Seven Lounge up last Friday to blow some steam off from the stresses of post secondary. Since I can't think of what else to write, here are some photos from that fabulous friday.

Sorry ya'll, I may not have anything updated for a while, because of the last two weeks of school. Lots of final assignments due, so little time.

BUT rest assured when I do come back, I'll have some interesting news for you folks. I'm gonna have my homegirl, Shannon Celeste contribute to this blog as well when I get some time to figure out how this blogging -ISSH works. I fully forgot to introduce myself when I made this blog... so I'll do that when shit dies down. Anywho, enjoy this track from Drake, Bun B & Lil Wayne. TURN YOUR SPEAKERS HIGH!

Kanye West’s highly anticipated Air Yeezys hit select retail stores across the nation today. The Air Yeezys will surely have Sneakerheads lining up for a crisp pair in one of three colors - Zen Grey. A black colorway is said to be dropping in early may and the last color in June. Each pair is rumored to be selling at $215.

Winter has gone and spring has sprung! Nike Sportswear has released their men and women's Spring Sportswear 2009 Collection. A combination of neutral and neon colors seem to be Nike's theme for this season's line. Here's a sneak peak of the Men's Spring Collection. You can check out the whole Men and Women's line on Inquiringmind Magazine's homepage where they have a full breakdown of what to expect this spring.

Can somebody tell me what Comedian, Tommy Davidson was thinking when he did this shoot? This better be a joke. This is awkward, you're definitely 45... fall back son.

This video features well known Much Music VJ, Matt Babel modeling TBG or Too Black Guy's new spring/summer 09 collection, titled ” Not For Sale “. If you're wondering whether or not you can purchase any of these items, the full collection can be found at Ransom or 155 John.

Sherise you're gorgeous (I mean that in the straightest way possible).


tbg presents...not for sale from TBG on Vimeo.

Playboy Magazine has decided to publish a sneaker feature, entitled “Hot Chicks, Cool Kicks”. I've never found blonds attractive til now... Oh yeah the shoes haha.











Photos taken from www.highsnobiety.com

"Your vision cloudy if you think that you da best. You can dance, she can sing but need to move it to the le…(Don’t do it to ‘em shawty!). She need to go have some babies, she need to sit down she fake.Them other chicks ain’t even worth talkin bout…"

-- Keri Hilson "Turning Me On (remix)"

Do I smell "beef"? Nope just some lame asses trying to start a dispute between Keri and Ciara & Beyonce. Anywho, new joint from Kanye, Neyo & Keri (MISS KERI BABBY!).