On My Retro Ish!!!: Obey Your Thirst

Chances are your favourite MC drinks Sprite. LOL!

On My Retro Ish!!!

On My Retro Ish!!!: Sick As A Dog

Always On My Retro Ish!!!

So I wake this Morning sick as a dog and the first thing I do is look for drugs. LOL! My stuffy nose, red eyes, and congested head need relief. Help!!! I'm going to see if I can get something to ease the pain. In the meanwhile here's a flashback from an old school commercial I always used to see as a kid.

Peace

"Mo 'tussin, mo tussin', mo 'tussin" - (C) Chris Rock

On My Retro Ish!!!: Mr. T Cereal

On My Retro Ish!!!: New York Undercover

Back On my ish! Okay back when I used to worship the crack that is television the one show that I "NEVER" missed was New York Undercover. Every week Detectives J.C. Williams and Eddie Torres would go undercover fighting crime on the mean streets of New York City. NYU was a show that broke stereotypes often associated with Hip Hop. Williams & Torres represented individuals driven to their call of duty who also embraced the style, the music and the diverse culture of Hip Hop. Before I could hit up the club the place to see the flyest wears and the hottest artists of the time was New York Undercover. The cameos were some of Hip Hop's biggest stars such as Ice-T, The Notorious B.I.G, Mary J. Blige and so many more. Fox had it locked every Thursday. And the Soundtrack!? Strictly classic material. Unfortunately NYU's run was cut short after four years (1994-1998) but if you're lucky you can still catch the show in syndication.Times change but As always I'm "On My Retro Ish!"

Take notes, you might just learn something.

DVJ

On My Retro Ish!!!: Nike commercials

On My Retro Ish: Electric Circus & Xtendamix

Back on my ish!!! During the early nineties Much Music was one of the few channels (Ch. 30 in Scarborough)that represented Toronto's growing ethnic diversity. Before the advent of reality TV no two shows represented Hip Hop, House, R&B, and Soul better than Electric Circus & Xtendamix. Electric Circus was essentially Toronto's own Soul Train and Xtendamix was the show to see all the latest videos. Every Saturday I'd tune in excited to see the best of what the world had to offer. Young and wide eyed these shows made me hip to all the new trends,fashions and dances of the time. I would dub over moms videos and keep an archive each week. Hosts Monika Deol (my first celebrity crush) and Tony "Master T" Young always kept their shows fresh and entertaining by having live performances and engaging conversations with their audiences. Master T and his assistant "Roxy" would keep me glued to the tube dying at the fact that "Roxy" was a talking keyboard. Master T also kept it live by creating crazy characters like Taurus T. Electric Circus was a trip! Imagine a club full of rhythm less people dancing. 'Nuff said. I can't lie I watched the show for Monika (wink). I thought she was the flyest big hair and all. Unfortunately both shows have gone to TV heaven but they will always bring back fond memories.

R.I.P

Electric Circus ( 1988-2003) & Xtendamix (1990-2001)

JoVi

On My Retro Ish: Michael Jackson - Pepsi Commercial

On My Retro Ish!!!: Travel Fox

Today's flashback is courtesy of Travel Fox Footwear. Travel Fox had the aesthetics of being a casual shoe and sneaker in one. This made them top choice for the rude bwoys round the way. As a kid, in my neighbourhood Travel Fox was the official shoe of "Yardies". Light,comfortable,stylish and available in multiple colourways they were the prized possession of all who owned them. Even my Grandfather had a pair! They were black mid cuts with a splash of red,green, and gold. I swore he represented all things cool when he wore them. To this day the image of my Grandfather doing a two-step in his Travel Fox always brings a smile to my face. Miss you Grandad. Deuces.

Jovi Da Great

On My Retro Ish !!! : Starter Jackets

"Yo! Where you get that jacket from?"

Starter jackets represented cool. It didnt matter what team you had but how you rocked that bad boy. With a fresh snapback cap to match you were official. In the winter with the lack of insulation you had to bundle up. But at least you looked fly! Right? At the height of their popularity Starter jackets were an ultimate jack move. NCAA teams like Georgetown Hoyas, UNLV Running Rebels, and Miami Hurricanes held high status. The cool cats had multiple teams while the regular dudes rocked that one Starter literally to death. If you never owned one you wouldnt understand. Real heads recognize.

On My Retro Ish!!! : Polo

This is my shit!!! Polo will forever be a personal favourite. Nothing beat rocking that exclusive piece and watching all your friends become jealous. In the day Polo was far from cheap. In Toronto you were limited to either buying from The Bay or the now defunct Eatons for that superior Lo. The quality was one thing but the exclusivity is really what did it for me. At a time where you had to make trips across the border to cop that Polo fix. I would be digging the racks at Marshalls looking for that flyness. I was dry cleaning my shit to keep it extra crispy. Still timeless and fresh as ever Polo still got it.

On My Retro Ish!!!! : Ewing Sneakers

Honestly. Honestly. What can I say? I've been looking for a deadstock pair for years!!! Pardon the exclamation points but I have to stress that my search for these joints has been serious. I remember cats getting straight jacked for their Ewings. You were either throwing up a two piece or you found yourself walking home in your socks (TRUE STORY) With a re-emergence of all things retro don't you think it would be a good idea to bring them back ? (Hint, Hint) All My deadstock heads need to get at me. I need a pair in size 12 like yesterday.

Uno