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  • Studio Time with DEM BEATS | RO Explore

    Studio Time with DEM BEATS | RO Explore

    Ever since Derek moved to LA for music school, I’ve been visiting him in LA every other weekend just because I know he has nothing to do on the weekends and I always have restaurants I want to try. This weekend Derek invited us to his studio for a recording session where he will be recording some music with his classmates.

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    Before heading to LA, I was at work getting ready for the big move. Check out the two S13’s that the RO brothers just picked up.

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     I can’t wait to see what they have in stored for these two beauties.

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    I’m so in love with the clouds lately.

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      When we arrived Derek was already in the middle of recording his classmate singing to a beat Derek made.

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      I’ve never seen Derek so focused before, it’s great to see friends find their passion in life.

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    This place is pretty damn cool.

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      Which one is the “On” button?

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      Derek always representing HOODRATstuff when he’s in the studio.

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     Afterwards we went to Milk to get dessert before dinner, this is a everyday Minh kind of thing.

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      While we were in the car, we came to a realization that none of the guys besides me have been to the LACMA Urban Lights installation. So, I decided to pop 4 cherries in one trip.

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    I’ve been here so many times, but I still never get over it.

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     Cuties.

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     So close, yet so far.

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     Does it look like I’m holding the pole?

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      Number one destination for tourists.

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    My new daily, the Toyota Venza.

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    Outside at Honeymee waiting for our table at EMC.

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       And from this a sticker was born…

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      Late night hangs.

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     Finally got seated at EMC Seafood, get ready for some seafood porn with these delicious lobster rolls.

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     Uni pasta!

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     Garlic noodles.

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     When bae makes sure you’re getting enough to eat.

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      50 oysters.

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     Went back to Derek’s apartment to chill for a bit, it’s so surprising how his GS300 is still intact in LA. It use to get more fucked up driving in OC.

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      Tower 42, where the orgies happen.

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    Just kidding, we just napped. Vinh getting hit with that food coma. Happy Birthday Derek! I only wish you success and happiness in your life.

  • Night Magic

    Night Magic

    First like, first comment, first post this post will be all about the first of everything for 2015. Rang in the new year doing our usual hoodratstuff and basically got nothing done.

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    When the sun comes down the hoodrats come out to play.

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    I’ve been wanting to go out to take photos of stars for the longest time. Hanging out in Jordan’s neighborhood gave me the motivation because Villa Park neighborhoods are pitch black with no street lights. Perfect for star gazing.

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    This reminds me of a great poem I saw the other day.

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    You were red. You liked me cause I was blue. You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac sky and you decided that purple just wasn’t for you.

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    After some failed attempts to take photos of the stars, we decided that it would be fun to try to light paint. Of course, we never come prepared, so we had to figure out some hoodratstuff.

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    We had the power of two IPhone 5S with 11%-30% battery life to help us light paint some cars. Even though the first couple of trials gave us some horrendous outcomes, we finally got it together in the next couple of shots.

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    Pretty good I do say so myself for someone who can’t afford lighting equipment and never really light painted.

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    For some reason, we thought it would be funny to shoot this photo. JDM sideways parked trashcans are cool right?

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    Went down the street and just light painted anything that had wheels on it including Shavi’s daily M30. This car has some crazy stuff coming soon and I’m glad that Shavi will use this photo for transformation Tuesdays one day.

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    Next car was Jordan’s dad’s Mercedes, Jordan sent this photo to his dad and his dad didn’t even recognize his own car and said it was a pretty nice Mercedes.

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    Derek’s car was probably the worst car to light paint with it. The black adsorbed all of the light lines and that shit took forever to photoshop out.

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    Final result. Derek’s car is still ugly.

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    Double light painting! What does it mean?! (2 IPhone 5S and 2 IPhone 6 were used for this shot)

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    I want this to be our thing so bad. Shooting product photos on top of a trashcan. 

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    Not bad eh? I would promote buying this plate, but we already sold out.

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    We decided that Derek needed an album cover for his beat mixes and maybe a new facebook profile photo.

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    Reppin HOODRATstuff til he stops working at a Thai restaurant.

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    Check out dem beats on soundcloud here…

    https://soundcloud.com/dembeatss

     

    Well, ta ta for now. Here’s to more meaningful posts in the future.

    -NGU ASS