This week’s Fitted Friday, features a newcomer to the game. Josh Sperber and Lev Mandel teamed up together and founded their own cap company, HELLA TIGHT, and it was from there that they would create a brand that would rep the Bay Area and it’s diverse cultures. So it was a pleasant surprise when these dudes reached out and sent ya boy some fitteds to check out and I have to say “WOW”. Everything about the package is impressive, the fitteds that you order from their site comes in a custom black box and trust me, it ain’t nothin’ like that flimsy ass New Era box, this is some solid cardboard that protects your fitted during the shipping process as well as long after it.

I have to say their fitteds are effin’ top notch, they’re easily on par and in some cases I have to say better then the New Era joints. The quality of the cap is tightly stitched, fabric is of great quality and the inside lining feels great and comfortable. One of the fitteds that HELLA TIGHT sent me was their logo joint called Maylay with the “hT” on the front of the cap and a paisley logo on the side, with tonal paisley stitching all over the hat, while the lining on the inside  lined with detailed stitching all over while the lining on the inside is black satin. Pretty friggin’ sexy I have to say.

So if you want an alternative from the usual New Era joints, then you must not sleep on HELLA TIGHT as they are definitely bringing heaters and it’s not me just saying this, but by checking out their MySpace page, its evident that celebs are feelin’ these as well, as you’ll find David Banner, M-1, Flo Rida, Del Tha Funky Homosapien and both Method Man and Lil’ Wayne have been seen rockin’ the “Hella Belt” joint. Lil’ Wayne can been seen wearing it in the “Got Money” video.

Check out www.hellatight.com for more information

The year was 1994. The setting, summer time in New York City. This comedy / drama takes you on a journey through the main character, Luke Shapiro, who spends his summer before college selling weed throughout New York City. He ends up trading weed for some therapy with his shrink (Ben Kingsley), which honestly was pretty funny, the conversation the two have throughout the movie. Luke also has a crush on his shrinks’ step daughter and his high school classmate, Stephanie. The reason for the film name The Wackness, is because of Luke’s inability to see things positively and just living in the moment, as Stephanie puts it, “Your all about the wackness, while I’m all about the dopeness”. In addition to this coming of age story this film definitely throws you back to the Golden Era of Hip Hop with tracks like: “The What”, “Summertime”, “The World is Yours”, “Can I Kick It?” and a few other tracks that aren’t actually on the soundtrack such as Pharcyde. Check out the trailer above or visit the film’s site here.

Alright, so most of ya’ll know I was just down in NYC for some r & r and to catch the Rock the Bells concert. The trip overall was fairly relaxing and chilled, so mission accomplished there. I also wanted to holla at some of the shop owners about this blog, again mission accomplished there. Although I was only able to hit a handful of shops, but hey the vibe was positive.

So for a recap of the actual concert click on the jump below and have a read. Pictures attached as well and trust me, you gonna wanna see these bitches.

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