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Dope. Kells Barnett x Complex x G-Shock
The Perils of Success Edition 7 (The Importance Of Fake Friends) Part II
It’s 3 In The Morning, For Whatever Ridiculous Reason You’re Locked Out Your House and/Or Got Kicked Out By Your Boo. Call A
‘Real’Friend, They’ll Most Likely Hit You With The “…h-h-hello? Pick you up? Naw I’m sleep…” Now Call A“Fake”Friend “…Yo? You Need Me To Scoop You?…Ight Give Me A Few Minutes…”
Most “fake” friends go to far lengths to prove how much of a ‘real’ friend they are, some people believe doing “real” things makes a person a real friend, some can’t even give you a real definition, others just listen & praise too many rap clichés to know the real difference, but truthfully, does it really even matter? What does it even mean for someone to be a fake friend? Some of the most ‘real’ friends do the most ‘real’ hurt to you, so what would you even consider real?
Realistically, everyone wants something from you. Some people want to use you for what you can do for them, some want materialistic things and some just simply want to be around just to be down (good or bad) but to think you’re ever going to come across someone who wants nothing from you is extremely ‘fake’ & delusional.
Real friends usually do real fu*ked up things to one another. The closer someone is to you sometime means the more hurt they can cause you given the right circumstance. We all see ‘real’ friendships end with real bad words all the time. So were they ever real friends?
Stop feeding into this real vs. fake friends craze. Rock out with whoever rocks out with you & watch for the fake moves, as well as, real.
Don’t Be A Real Sucker & End Up Being A Fake.
By K.E.L.L.s
Read Part I:
Dope. @javonism “Cuz He’s Black”
“Harlem Haberdashery’s 2nd Annual Coat & Toy Drive”
For The HH 2nd Annual Coat & Toy Drive Kick-Off At
Harlem Haberdashery Boutique [245 Lenox Ave. N.Y, N.Y 10027]
Fr 3PM-11PM
All Coats Accepted:
[Used. New. All Styles & Sizes. Men. Women. Kids]
All Toys Appreciated:
[All Toys Unwrapped. For Both: Boys & Girls]
Thanks In Advance.
*Donations Accepted Up Until 12.20.13
“HARLEM HABERDASHERY’S 2013 MASQUERADE BALL BENEFITING THE LEAGUE”
Honoring Marcus Samuelsson, Syderia Asberry-Chresfield & Y.U.N.G. Harlem
Twitter. Instagram.
@HaberdasheryNYC
Harlem Haberdashery’s 2013 Masquerade Ball – a night of fashionable style, music and mystique; celebrating the “Who’s Who” of Harlem. Come dressed to impress in your favorite mask for a night of mystery and fun at Harlem Stage – The Gatehouse (Harlem, NY).
Enjoy Live Arts Performance | Open Bar | Live Music, Dance, Mingle & Enjoy Light Affairs.
Harlem Haberdashery is the “retail expression” of 5001 Flavors. Located in the heart of Harlem, NY, the bespoke unisex boutique is Zagat approved (2014 Shopping Guide) and listed as “One of the best places to shop in Harlem” by Racked.com.
The League: A Distinguished Gentlemen Movement, Inc. a non-profit organization providing community based programs and services to help empower and educate young men of color in New York City. The League is a proud recipient of OneMillionTrees grant for their “Greener Lenox” initiative.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue at W. 135th Street New York, NY 10030
Music Orchestrated By
The World Famous Brucie B
Cocktails & Hors d’ Oueuvres Passed
Black Tie/Cocktail Attire Mandatory: Masks Preferred
Open Barefoot Wine & Bubble Bar
Premium Spirits & Drinks Cash Bar
General Ticket: [$55]
-General Admission
-Open Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Bar
-Passed Hors d’oeuvres & All Festivities
VIP Ticket: [$90]
-General Admission
-Exclusive Reserved Seating
-Six Complimentary Cocktail Coins
-Passed Hors d’oeuvres & All Festivities
*A percentage of each ticket sold will support The League of Distinguished Gentlemen’s Movement 2014 Programming.
Catering provided by Brooks Catering
Spirits provided by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Event Decor by NY Lounge Decor and Lambert Treasures
Event planning & publicity by Wilson Marshall Inc.
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue W 135th St. New York, NY 10027
Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM -Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 12:00 AM (PST)
“The Grand” @InDRAPERweTrust Art Show 12.5.13

Nightmare On Karma Street.
“It was a dark and gloomy night…Karma was lurking through the streets looking for it’s next victim…booga booga booga”
Karma is defined as an action or deed that causes the cycle of cause and effect, it allows us to “let go” without feeling defeated. We have to believe in karma, it helps us sleep better at night knowing there is a super hero of justice flying around gunning down motherfu*kers who have done us wrong. Karma keeps us in good spirit with the hopes that everything will be okay.
People make reference to karma like it’s a creature of horror, we only speak about karma as if only bad karma exist, unfortunately, karma is not a bit*h, what goes around does not come back around and nothing that happens to you is the result of karma the big bad wolf. Karma is not on your side, neither is it on the side of someone who did you wrong.
We want karma to save us but it’s hard to judge who karma is working for. Is there a karma energy bar that allows one person to possess more karma power than the other? What goes around comes around but realistically who is it coming for? Does karma reset itself with every social interaction we have? Or is it a ”roll-over minutes” kind of plan, where if we do bad over here the karma monster hunts us down wherever to punish us?
There may be a higher power at work that puts things back in its place but is that powered by good or bad deeds? There are people who have been doing wrong forever yet got all the good luck in the world? Some of the nicest people have the toughest luck. How is that explained?
No good deed goes unpunished and regardless of what you do there will always be two sides of the story. There will always be people who appreciate your decisions and others who hate it. Karma works two ways but strangely we all want it to only work in our favor but isn’t that also a cause of karma to come back and get you?
By K.E.L.L.s
Dope. Introducing The Art Of Mr. Draper @InDRAPERweTrust
Art Is Life. Everything Around Us Is Art. Appreciate It. Embrace & Encourage Creativity.
Mr. Draper Is A Multi-Media Artist From Harlem. Check Out www.RonaldDraperART.com For More Info.
Mr. Draper Will Be Featured In The “MARVEL”: RAW Artist showcase: April 11th, 2013 from 8:00pm-1:00am @ M1-5, 52 Walker Street, NYC. Tickets $10. www.RawArtists.org
Unrecognized Greatness. “Sega Genesis”
There was once a time when you actually played video games all the way through to the end then played the game over again. The graphics of todays games are dope but they re-playability isn’t. Rarely are there any games that we actually “can’t wait” to play again. Now, soon as we need a game we trade it in or throw it to the side. Sega created a dope era of games with 16-bit graphics (that was dope for the time) & many games that we actually cared to play again.
Dope. HH 1st Annual Coat Drive Mixer.
Harlem Haberdashery 245 Lenox Ave. Bet. 122nd & 123rd St. N.Y, N.Y 10027
Support. Next Saturday December 22nd, 2012 Harlem Haberdashery Presents The 1st Annual Coat Drive Mixer. Respect To All Who Jumped On Board To Support & Push The Cause. You’d Be Surprised How Unfortunate The Unfortunate Have It So Thanks In Advance For Donating.
All Coats Appreciated.
New, Old, Slightly Worn, Men’s, Women’s, Kids. All Sizes & Styles…Even Sweater Donation Will Be Appreciated. Our Goal Is 300+ Coats. If You Or Your Brand Would Like To Join The Cause Please Feel Free. RP. Regram. Retweet. Share. Join In. Thank You.














