Eddie Huang is a Miami based restaurateur and host of “Fresh Off The Boat,” a series that takes you behind the scenes of Miami’s culinary landscape.

In this episode, Eddie has a stroke of genius in combining porn and gastronomy.

Delicious porn star Jada Stevens agrees to try out some of his restaurant recommendations. While filming, camera men from the “Bangbus” series roll up on them, and before you know it, Eddie is sitting in on an impromptu porn shoot.

Kelvin Okafor is at the forefront of the “Hyper-Real” art movement, which is basically the ability to draw shit in pencil that looks just like a black and white pic.

The detail is uncanny, especially with hair…but the pessimist in me says, if you’re gonna draw a picture that you can’t discern from a photo…save yourself 10 hours, and just take the goddamn photo.

Meh, what the hell do I know about art? Not much, but I know enough to declare Kelvin Okafor a fuckin baws.

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The art world is so full of shit. I thoroughly respect a nigga that can draw well, or sculpt some dope shit up real quick…but let’s be real…a lot of these so called artists out here are just pullin shit out they ass, and cakin!

My landlady has a “work space” in the back yard…it’s basically an old ass garage with a bunch of metal and power tools in it. She toils in there for hours…pensively smoking her yellow pack of American Spirit cigarettes while she welds a fuckin bike chain to a copper pipe in the name of God damn art. Bitch please. You wanna impress me? Draw me a fuckin picture that looks like something. You getting dressed up in overalls, dusty Doc Martens, and tying a retarded flannel around your waist doesn’t make you an artist. It makes me nauseous.

Enough about my landlady…in other pretentious art news, designers Chen Chen and Kai Williams (gay as fuck names) have teamed up to create an artistic ode to shanks. Yes, shanks. The prison tool of choice in most murder matters. Here’s an excerpt from their website, where they display 30 one of a kind shanks for sale…all selling for $75 a piece.

Sharp, knifelike utensils have been made by humans for the last 2.6 million years. All cultures make use of a form of a knife and there are hundreds of types made from metal, plastic, stone, ceramic, glass and wood. For the launch of the web store, Chen Chen and Kai Williams present Shank Shack, 30 shanks in 30 days. These sharp utensils were made as an exercise in experimentation of connections and manipulation of proportions and materials. All pieces in the series achieve one goal and show the myriad of methods one could improvise to achieve that goal. All pieces are unique works and are signed and numbered.

And all this time I thought convicts in prison were making shanks to survive in a kill or be killed existance. Stupid me didn’t realize they were merely indulging in the exercise of experimenting connections and manipulation of proportions and materials in a myriad of improvisational methods to achieve a goal.

FUUUUUUUUCK YOOOOOU, ART!

I’D LOVE TO SHOVE THAT STUPID SHANK ART OF YOURS UP YOUR PRETENTIOUS PUSSY HOLE!!!

Anyways, enjoy some of their pieces below, or get your credit card out and cop some $75 shanks at their site HERE.

Meet the man behind MF Doom’s mask…Blake Lethem, a Brooklyn born graff artist who went by he names KEO and SCOTCH 79.

Here, he describes how Doom’s mask came to be, and the reasoning behind it. Apparently, the first incarnation of the mask was a Darth Maul cheapo Halloween mask sprayed silver.

I wonder if dude was ever properly hit off for giving Doom his entire marketable identity.

Now this is interesting.

This morning Boston Herald reporter Dave Wedge had a story in the paper about the Future Boston Alliance, a group spearheaded by KarmaLoop CEO Greg Selkoe that aims to position itself as a prominent voice in civic affairs.

Normally, we wouldn’t blog about Boston political’s rat maze (aside from maybe the Ghost of Faraone) but this deserves some attention, and not just because we appreciate the steady supply of glassy-eyed models that Selkoe consistently manages to pluck from all corners of the Commonwealth. One of Future Boston Alliance’s major platform components is loosening City Hall’s grip on the city’s entertainment and nightlife scene; or more specifically, how much Mayor Menino has done to make sure bars and clubs are only slightly more tolerant than those in Pyonyang. The article cites examples of Hizzoner’s officers hitting the House of Blues with a citation for moshing during a punk rock show, and for shutting down Cure Lounge on Tremont for three days for allowing dancing (insert Footloose joke here) without a specified permit. And all the while, Menino is hanging with this fuck.

In general terms, the FBA takes issue with, among many other things, Menino’s overall attitude towards the arts/culture industry, which involves everything from the awarding of liquor licenses to the lack of late-night public transportation to the bureaucratic red tape that impedes the creation of new businesses. They’ve taken their message straight to YouTube, in the form of one of those animated ads that are usually reserved for explaining some new iPhone app…which I guess is the audience they are looking to reach (check after the jump).

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Love you Knife.

My Job

Father figure.

On March 1st.. (I Think) .. our boy (@FARA1) Faraone is releasing his big “99 Nights w/ the 99%” book.

We all know that the occupy movement will be nothing more than a vague memory by March, so we figured we would step up and help the god sell a couple copies. (His adderral and ritalin addiction needs to be supported somehow)

To raise awareness, (and to shame his undeserved giant fucking ego), we have decided to hold a Faraone themed art show the night of the release party.

We are not expecting many entries – we are not expecting any to be good. So yes, much like the party (and the book itself) we are keep the expectations low. Don’t feel you need to spend a ton of time on these, but don’t turn in bullshit.

His parents will be there. Not sure what that means in any direction.. but just keep that knowledge close to the heart and mind when designing your works.

Click below for rules:

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h’okay.

Happy Birthday to the great Ricky Powell!

The Rickster celebrated his 5 decade long journey of life experience by rocking a slideshow at Il Bagatto in NYC this past weekend. Peep the recap via Frank 151:

The party was everything you’d expect for an ode to the man who conceived, developed and maintained the “bummy sophisticate” lifestyle with supermodels mixing with living legends over endless red wine and Heineken and a specially prepared vegetarian feast from Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta. As the special red velvet birthday cake kicked in, Ricky treated guests like Alek Wek, Ashley Smith, Kimmy Matulova, Stretch Armstrong, Bobbito Garcia, Edan Portnoy, Brandee Brown, Mel D. Cole, Aviva Klein, Noah Ritter, DJ Jasmine Solano, Jason Goldwatch, Kaves, 13th Witness, and Jose Parla to a one of a kind rendition of his slideshow that showcased not only his humor and deep involvement in everything from hip hop to art to sports culture but also displayed the photographer’s heart – his tribute to Jam Master Jay delivered directly to Jay’s son TJ Mizell nearly brought the house down.

Ricky also dropped a new mix with the dudes from Good Life. No, not the legendary Boston venue where we throw our Boston Music Award winning Fresh Produce party (BMA has gone to my head), but with a collective of creative types from NYC. The new mix has been in constant play in the Rubicon for the last few hours. Feelin’ the fuck out of this. Anything Ricky does is fresh. Shouts to the legend and friend of JTTS.. Rickstahhhh!

TheGoodLife! presents by DJ SMOKE L.E.S.

There’s an endless philosophical showdown in the rap community. Some have fallen in the struggle. Others have just wasted countless hours bullshitting on stoops and in barbershops, debating whether hip-hop is for dancing, or for revolution.

Obviously the truth lies somewhere in the middle. But while Furious Force of Rhymes director Joshua Atesh Litle acknowledges boom bap’s park jam roots, his focus leans decidedly toward the genre’s more rebellious side. (more…)

^^ “CherChez La Chepe” by Mark Quintanilla (Chepe Lena) ^^

I will admit; we are predictable as fuck. Find me something with a Wu-Tang logo on it and 99.9% of the time I’m down. This show should be dope. Rumor is Tekitha will be in the house…don’t miss out.

Check the DigBoston preview

WU-TANG @ THE GALLERY

FEATURING AMUSE, CHEPELENA
BECKY SMALL, ACOMA,
HANS 1, RAODEEREKLOOS,
BARRINGTON EDWARDS AND H.R.O

OPENING SAT 6.18.11
8PM-10PM
UNTIL MON 7.18.11
ACOMA ART GALLERY
24 SPICE ST.
CHARLESTOWN
8PM/21+/$10; $5 WITH WU-TANG APPAREL

So, after Sade told the LA Times that she’d turned down the chance to collaborate with Jay-Z, this track, from the upcoming Ultimate Collection album, leaks on the net. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, this is the first time Sade has collaborated with anyone, which makes this kind of a big deal. And on top of that, it’s not half-bad either. Still, I would have rather seen her let Raekwon get on this, considering she was an admitted Cuban Linx II fan, to which Rae responded with this.

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DOWNLOAD: Sade x Jay-Z – The Moon and the Sky (Remix)