June 28, 2010

Soup of the Day: Postseason Pack

Once again another successful season is in the books and we are rounding things out with the last three tees of our Postseason Pack. Get these instant classics, including the latest EM VEE PEE tees and the Rookie Royalty tee while they are still hot! Strictly limited and for basketball connaisseurs only. Check out all [...]

June 27, 2010

Gauchos play hard …

Soccer is often considered a sissy sport, but it’s good to see Gabriel Heinze from Team Argentina took a page from our playbook: “play hard – don’t embarrass our products.”

June 26, 2010

New K1X Shorty clip feat. Rize dancers from L.A.!

We recently got a hold of this clip from a good friend who spent some time with several protagonists from the iconic movie “Rize” in Los Angeles. It features exclusive footage of of o.g. krump dancers such as Miss Prissy, Lil Mama & Tiny Mite sporting our K1X Shorty summer collection 2010. See the complete [...]

June 26, 2010

Soup of the Day: H.I.T.S.

Orchard Beach, BX once again is the place to be this summer when it comes to heated streetball battles. The 2010 edition of infamous Hoops in the Sun tournament is well under way and will feature some of the biggest names in the business, including Kenny Satterfield and a certain warrior who just took home [...]

June 24, 2010

Born Ready!

Enough with the ping pong balls and trade rumors already! Tonight, it’s going down. One of the most intriguing prospects at the guard position is Cincinnati’s Lance Stephenson. The Brooklyn native and Lincoln High School star is wishing for his hometown team to call out his name at Madison Square Garden later today. Fingers crossed! [...]

June 22, 2010

231 cm of heart … R.I.P. Manute Bol!

Everyone who got hooked on hoops in the late eighties did so because of guys like Mike, Chuck, Larry and Magic. But the league also featured a bunch of too-good-to-be-true personalities, like Mugsy, Spud, Gheorge, A.C. and Manute, the latter of which embodied “unique” like no other. The Dinka warrior (who had never played basketball) [...]

June 21, 2010

Ron Artest: People’s Champ

We created this ad as part of our “Being Ron Artest” campaign in 2006. Ron Ron’s allure as a man of the people was always obvious (at least to us), which is why gave him the title of “People’s Champ” back in the day. His post game press conference after game 7 of the NBA [...]

June 20, 2010

Big up to Ron Ron & the Lakeshow!

Last Thursday night one of the biggest rivalries in basketball history went the full distance. In the end, the Lakers outhustled the Celtics in a game 7 that was dominated by defense. It was the perfect stage for one of the game’s baddest defenders ever, our boy Ron Artest, who stepped up Tru Warier style [...]

June 19, 2010

Germany’s Reality Check

It’s that time of the year again. The hardwood season is finally in the books – time for some action on the blacktop. Cologne is once again the place to be as Germany’s Reality Check, the biggest and badest tournament in the country, rolls around come July. Our main man Jon has once again assembled [...]

June 18, 2010

K1X & YUE WU DELIVER HOOP DREAMS FOR STREETWEAR TODAY

Today, we are quite proud to give you an exclusive sneak preview of our upcoming fashion editorial for the much anticipated trade show issue of Streetwear Today magazine. The most relevant streetwear magazine on the market knew where to come knocking when they decided to feature an o.g. basketball editorial that would team up art, [...]

June 17, 2010

PUTTING SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE MAP

Fans of hard core rap music should listen carefully right now: the Snowgoons/Savage Brothers/ Sicknature/Reef the Lost Cauze affiliated spitter Lord Lhus just shot some videos to visualize his auditory effusions. Have an eye on him (and an ear of course) and make sure you see him live while he tours Europe these summer months. [...]

June 17, 2010

Store check: K1X DCAC (Patrick Mohr Edition) hits CLVII

When two worlds collide there’s usually a big explosion. In this case the bang can be heard from Berlin to Paris, two trail blazing cities that the notorious CLVII store calls home. The K1X DCAC Patrick Mohr edition is limited to 150 pairs world wide and only available at CLVII Berlin and CLVII Paris (fall [...]

June 17, 2010

GO, NIGERIA, GO!

The Nigerian/Sierra Leonian group X-Project might be something you never heard of but is the peoples hope when it comes to African R&B, Hip Hop & Dancehall tunes like people of Nigeria hope that some Greek butts will be kicked in today’s soccer game. Majeed, Slez and Saal, winner of a Presidential Award in Sierra [...]

June 15, 2010

Olli Banjo’s Kopfdisco debuts at 15!

Kopfdisco, the new album by our favorite rapper Olli Banjo, just made its debut at #15 in the German Top 100 album charts! All the hard work Olli Balboa is known to put into each and every single rhyme, verse and track was worth it – and proves that the kids are still willing to [...]

June 15, 2010

Five #69

June 14, 2010

SOUP OF THE DAY: Fresh Meat Tee

Don‘t even act like you don‘t know! This showtime piece is old-school like VHS – and has game like really expensive Japanese steak. Part of the K1X Post-Season Pack: kickz.com

June 10, 2010

How to Make it in America!

Aloe Blacc is one of the hottest singers on the planet right now. His soundtrack “I Need a Dollar” to HBO’s already legendary comedy “How to Make it in America” is probably the catchiest tune of the year. Check it out by clicking the link below. On top of that homeboy seems to have a [...]

June 8, 2010

Soup of the Day: Hello Brooklyn Tee

It’s like Jigga said: “In a couple of years … ” it will be done. Pro basketball will finally make a much anticipated return to BK! In the meantime, get in the swing of things with our all new “Hello Brooklyn” Tee. It’s got funk like the Doctor and more flavor (“32″) than your local [...]

June 7, 2010

Go Beat Nuts!

Last week two New Yorker hip hop veterans, JuJu and Psycho Les (better known as The Beatnuts), came through to transform Munich’s Crux club into a melting pot. Dope show, fellas! JuJu is wearing our K1X Club Selecao Wiesn cap.

June 4, 2010

NUTTIN BUT LOVE

Last weekend Hannover became the spot for fans of hip hop music to share One Love for their culture. The Spezializtz, who just may be the most explosive rap-duo Germany has ever seen were on deck to contribute their part and move the crowd. Dean is wearing our K1X Check Mate jacket and Lazy High. [...]

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