The Adventures Of Dj Spice Episode #1!!

Due to high demand the multi-talented disc jockey/stoner/who the hell knows "Dj Spice" is back with the first episode into his new weekly series on The Official Tissue Blog entitled "The Adventures Of Dj Spice"! In this short but sweet clouded adventure Dj Spice discusses getting locked down in the tombs with the one and only legendary boxer Zab Judah! Forgive the tortoise paced dialogue caused by Spice's massive consumption of shrubbery. This strange phenomenon of a human we call Dj Spice a.k.a. Nipsey Russle, has several interesting titilating tales for your veiwing and listening pleasure. Stay tuned as we hopefully will be posting more adventures in the weeks to come.

World's Largest Record Collection + Video!!!!

Forgive me for being late on this extraordinary topic but I could not resist sharing this wonderful story to you all. You know what they say "better late than never". Now here is an interesting story of a man by the name of Paul Mawhinney who currently owns the world's largest record collection containing around 2.5 million records of vinyl LP's and 45's! His first record purchase was around 60 years ago which was a Frankie Lane song. Paul's immense passion for music grew by the day and the addiction took over. At one point in his life his collection reached 60,000 records with absolutely no more room to store them. His wife got fed up with his outlandish collection and gave him an ultimatum being that he had to either A. get rid of the records or B. go open up a store. Paul chose to open up a store called Record-Rama which the name was suggested by his wife. Unfortunately in February of 2008 the store had to close its doors. Paul suffers from diabetes and is legally blind which creates an increase in bills making it extremely difficult to fund up-keeping his extensive record collection. This entire collection is estimated to be worth a whopping $50 Million and he is asking only $3 million. To the best of my knowledge he still has yet to find a home for his collection and I find that to be disturbingly depressing. Paul, if I had the proper funding I'd make your dream come true of keeping your collection alive without question. Someone please wake up and smell the chock full o'nuts. 

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New HUF Spring 09' 5-Panel Hats!!!!

Check out these fresh spring 09' 5-Panel hat's straight from the creative mind of Keith Hufnagel A.K.A. HUF! Aside from all the previous and numerous collaborations HUF has cooked up with elite companies such as Nike, Vans, DVS, Stussy etc..., he also brings impressive work to the table when designing pieces for his own clothing line which is available at his 3 HUF locations throughout San Fransisco and 1 in LA. Mr. Hufnagel is a pro-skateboarder, a designer, an illustrator, a shop owner of a few different locations throughout California, and a phenomenal businessman. For all you fixed gear heads out there check out this new addition of 5-Panels exclusively from the great HUF empire. Unfortunately god has blessed me with a big enough dome that enjoys to reject the stylish wonderful world of 5-Panel caps making it extremely difficult to wear. With all that nonsense aside take a nice gander at these fresh scalp protectors below.

Bolt 5-Panel

3M Polka Dot 5-Panel

Dj Spice supports DaOfficialTissue.blogspot.com!!!!

The Official Tissue Blog has been graced with passionate support from a Jersey City, NJ hood native and local music DJ/Entrepreneur DJ Spice!!!! This menace has the heart of a lion steadily grinding to make his mark in the jersey city bootlegging ring. He rides a huffy mountain bike with an X number of speed variations wielding a 50 pound hiking satchel which conceals nothing but pure fire for your listening pleasure hoping to one day reach super stardom. He often stops by at the store (Packer Shoes) to get massive amounts of music from yours truly. Well without further ado I present to you the #1 supporter of The Official Tissue Blog!

P.S. Be sure to stop by at the store (Packer Shoes located at 382 Marin Blvd. in Jersey City, NJ 201-222-2115) to buy some of the freshest pairs of loafers you've seen to date! Oh and don't forget to get the latest and greatest volume of High Times exclusively off of DJ Spice at 201-428-3977!

Derelict's With A Dream....

Sometimes I really wish I owned my own record label so that I could give people like this a taste of the good life. Unfortunately we all don't get the same cards of life dealt to us and some of us have to deal with deeply intense struggles more so than others. Now let me introduce to you all the first starving homeless artist on my topic for today branded with the name "Sawed Off". This video is deep look into the life of this Jamaican born homeless mc who currently roams the streets of Brooklyn, New York. It's a 9 minute intro/documentary narrated by Sawed Off himself telling you the outlandish trials and tribulations of this poor man and what he had to go through being on his own in the streets since the young age of 11. He's done it all from committing his first armed robbery at 12 years of age, to selling drugs, to being a father of  7 kids, and surviving on the streets doing whatever he had to do to survive in this harsh world we all currently reside in. He takes being an mc as a way of therapy to maintain his cool staying in the pocket. Now I don't agree with a good percentage of what this man did for the overall duration of his life but thankfully ill never have to know what its like to be in his shoes. It's worth the full 9 minutes in its entirety so enjoy and give me your feedback.

Now as for this guy he is not a rapper but a G-Funk Beat Boxer and goes by the name of "Red". There is not much info on this interesting character but so far all we know is his name and that he resides in the streets of LA. It appears to me that he is a crack head from the sound of his crack infested uvula and voice box but hey.... it wouldn't sound as cool without the harsh and deep raspy effect he conveys on his melodic funk driven creativity. The first video is a world premiere of his talents in a local LA parking lot. The second video is Red shortly after the parking lot fiasco looking a little cleaned up talking about him recording his first single. I have recently got news he got locked up which is the reasoning behind the single being pushed back. Check this interesting sound out and be sure to support FREE RED!!!!

Nike Air Yeezy!!!!

Let me first start out by congratulating Kanye West a.k.a. The Louis Vuitton Don on becoming the first non-athlete in history to ever get a Nike deal with his own shoe! The first time any of us had a world premiere glimpse into the creative mind of Mr. West's extensive design etiquette was at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards back in february of 2008.

As soon as my eyes along with those of many others either saw this photo or his performance from that night almost instantly questioned "WHAT ARE THOSE????!!!!". From this unclear picture no one was sure if this shoe was actually Nike made or not. I distinctly remember myself practically implanting my face into this 17" screen of the imac at work squinting my eyes beyond belief trying to determine if that was a Nike swoosh towards the back heel tab or not. Not to long after the release of this photo we all get promising conformation that the shoe is in fact from Nike's extensive catalog and that Kanye has designed it and it will be released but with no said date. A small number of sample pictures have surfaced the internet over time of all different possible color variations for the Nike Air Yeezy, but it seems that in the end none of the colors we thought were going to release first made the debut.

At the beginning of this post you see a picture exposing the first 3 color's coming out for the Air Yeezy. The picture I posted directly above is going to be the first of the 3 to come out in stores. Personally in my opinion this seems to be the best colorway out of the 3 even though they all take my eye in their own ways. The main focus it seems Kanye felt should be incorporated into the shoe was comfort. It has debossed ankle collar pads which will seem very similar to the ones located on the Air Jordan V. Also included with an extra thick sock liner, a support strap on the forefoot, and with a Y shaped tension lace loops located on the tongues midsection. The entire upper features full grain leather with perforated holes throughout most of the front of the shoe and also topped with suede around the toe box. The outsole which its design has been taken from the likes of the Air Jordan III / Air Assault, and yes it glows in the dark. The only thing that disappoints me about this shoe is the Y pattern scattered like broken glass all over the patent leather strap and suede mud guard around the toe box. It looks like Y shaped sprinkles and might have the tendency to appear tacky but I guess you can't have your cake and eat it to right? Despite the Y sprinkles I think this shoe is a masterpiece and will have hypebeasts all around the globe hunting for this one. The shoe will go for a retail price at about $215 and is supposedly very limited so I suggest you get your tents set up because next weekend might be a long one. This particular colorway is slated for an April release and it should be next weekend. Following this release will be the black and pink color seen at the top of the post which is slated for May and the Net/Net colorway will be June. Good luck to you all and hopefully there will be another post within 2 weeks of me holding my pair licking the bottom of my outsole glowing like Bruce Leeroy in Berry Gordan's movie "The Last Dragon" a.k.a. my favorite movie of all time..... but well save that topic for later =D.

BLU.. if you see the E DROP EM'!!!!

I couldn't of made a better first blog entry than to discuss BLU and Exile's debut album "Below The Heavens". Upon first discovering this lyrical menace, I had a chilling feeling almost equivalent to the first time I heard Black Moon - I Gotcha Opin (Vinyl Remix) when I was a young buck. Not in a sense of the lyrical content being equal but in a sense of hip hop feeling alive like it was back in the early 90's. Blu is a totally new sound accompanied by the master of the akai mpc2000xl (Exile) which gives proof that real hip-hop hasn't totally died yet you just have to look in the right places. This album is easily one of my favorite albums of the decade and I have become overzealous of their work every since my eardrums were first drowned in their sound abyss. BLU is a rapper that not all but, most people can relate to who go through common life struggles. He covers topics across the board such as being in love and having girl problems, being broke with no job, having an extravagant passion for music, family problems, smoking herb, and just being a 22 year old hip hop head from cali with a passion to make it as a master of ceremony and to have as much fun as he can while doing it. His flow is impeccable joined by superb delivery and emotion painting a perfect picture taking you on a journey into his life as a struggling cali artist. As far as production goes Exile is absolutely not human when he hits those pads on the mpc. His selection of samples is really soulful with a hint of jazz mixed into his melodic cocktail of sonic fury. The combination of their talents made the stars align perfectly for this strong debut. I give this album 4.5 out of 5 stars considering there is probably 1 track that i can do without even though its still promising. I recommend you peep this album ASAP without question and remember who put you on.