Sole Search on UIC Radio from Darryl Turnbow on Vimeo.

Special thanks to those who were able to listen in while we over at UIC! Thanks to those who are able to watch it now live and in my face! Especially you!!

BKTV w/ Kid Color from Boy Kings on Vimeo.

I forgot to put this up from the good people over at www.boykings.com!! Funny as always but even better is awlays, there is some work getting done in the midst of it all!! I'm still trying to make my appearance but at the same time, I know its all in the timing of life!

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Nope no picture today, just notice my words. Yesterday was Fathers Day and we failed to put up a post for honoring the fathers in the world that do their job and actually hold together a lot of what occurs in a positive way. Its always so easy to forget the fathers, and I'm not exactly sure, but I'm sure its somewhere in the realm of the fact that no matter what, we always have our moms. Regardless to a good or bad situation its always "mommas baby, daddy's maybe" and I think fathers accept that because they know how close they were or are to their mothers. Though at the same time, a lot of men out there, here, and everywhere do the most and always get the least credit. So I wanna thank God for the slide I rode in on to get into the world and thank my dad for the lessons he instilled into me, and the tools that he left for me to bide by. It definitely caused me to grow up very different than the other kids and the way he taught me to respect everything worth respecting DEFINITELY made me miss out on some women in life, but I feel I have a great balance of teaching, and then that gelled with my life experience. Happy Fathers day to all fathers no matter how bad they are because although they aren't always prepared, none of us would be here without them.

 Brandon Williamson

"If you ask me, real heroes don't need cameras and make-up; real heroes just do their job" Launchpad McQuack

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Perseverer - to persist in or remain constant to a purpose

Could you imagine searching for hotels, or finding directions, or trying to find the least expensive flight for an emergency trip you had to make? What if you went out of the country and couldn't look up any places to visit so all you had to go off of was something you saw on TV? Would you really know how to experiment on how to cook Mahi Mahi without a recipe? We would be crazily dependent upon word of mouth, big mama, an Atlas, and Bill Murray movies to teach us where to travel to!! As far out as that seems, 12 years ago, we weren't as dependent upon it like we are now. This has created some lazy people...and I am one of them!! lol... I used to be pretty handy just thru experimentation. Now, I go directly to google.com and type in a few key words to my problem and they let me know exactly what to do to fix it!! Its like MAGIC!! lol. At the same time, I think it takes away some of the fun of getting things figured out on your own or seeing how word travels. Like how to beat Mike Tyson in Punchout, or the code to for CONTRA (Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-

Perseverer - to persist in or remain constant to a purpose

Today I am going to shed some light upon a very influential facet of our Pangea Movement, and PRSVR Brand by interviewing Tekh Togo. With this interview, I didn't prepare any questions beforehand. Not only because I have been busy, but mainly because the best situations within Pangea Estates occur on the fly and without real calculation but authentic direction. I asked questions that I as an individual would like to know about Togo Onasis aka Togo Speilberg aka The Chancellor aka The Technician aka The Narrator of Crumbs and now known to you as Tekh Togo

What would you like to start off with? What is Tekh Togo exactly? Where would you like to begin your story Tekh?

Well I will get into the name. A lot of people ask where I get the the name from. Well I started off in my artistry as The Technician. So even then, people would call me Tech for short within my camp and out within the city. So Tekh, thats simple and plain. The Togo part, was from this cat his name is Duke Togo from this Japanimation flick from back in the day Gogo 13. It was also a cheesy video game on Nintendo too back in the day as well. "Yea!! He had like the green or purple suit on!!!" Yea..He was an ill cat though. I feel like the way he maneuvered was like an iller james bond. Like he don't get caught up on all the bs like bond did.. like he still smashed buns and gets it in, but he doesn't get caught up in the buns. Duke Togo wasn't like that. like bond would get caught up in it, and be up in the room and then have to blow out.  Togo took care of that and kept it moving and quiet as kept he did a lot of damage. So i felt like he was just a cool dude, and i'm laid back so i put all that into my character and into the raps..like thats tekh togo. Cats is gettting assassinated...easy in the raps. Like this man merked me so smooth ima just die right here..im not even gonna cause a commotion. Im just gonna bow out and die..so thats what it is

Going from tech to tekh what made you change

I can't even call it..i mean..you know when like other rappers just may feel you need a change or pull out something that may intrigue you or like how that sounds. Its really nothing all that complex to it. like at times rappers have a thousand different names and then you get to something that just sticks to you, and you run with it. Tekh Togo was that for me. When its you its you, and you just roll with it. But even when I was The Technician, like that name was derived from when I was part of the MADD Squad (shout out to the madd team) I was the cat that like did the beats, and messed with the boards, and studied the compressors and mic pre amps. Nobody else knew the lingo in the studio, so that even is where The Technician came from.

Being from Grand Rapids Michigan, what was like your influence for even wanting to rap? Like i know you are an artist period which is likely my biggest admiration of you is that you are a true artist..what made you channel that energy into the music?

Well we grew up on hip hop, so I was an artist...and I am still an artist..like I still draw, but back then, we used to freestyle and everything just being around the influence of hip hop and the rapping was just an expansion of the art. I had to have been in high school at the time or maybe after that I can't recall, but when Souls of Mischief first came out, that was like when I started writing THEIR lyrics down and telling myself "I HAVE TO LEARN THIS." That was like the time back then like when I was younger I used to put the headphone jack into the auxilary joint and mimic the lyrics and create my own raps even back then. Like listening to Eazy E, or Slick Rick back when I was a shorty and going into that zone like even back then. BUt when that SOM came out, and just being able to see that and like how their style was different, it was ill, and to me it was crazy, but at that point like i got into it and seeing whats good with other cats, and really trying to rhyme and testing my skills to see if I could do this. I definitely give cfedit to them..i was in that WU era.

Within that, you are a very laid back ind, but when did you realize that this is what you were going to do? Like even if it takes you 20 years, this is what im gonna do?

Its like i'm laid back, and i'm quiet, but I am naturally entertaining...lol..like i am never nervous on stage, or butterflies or anything. Like some people just naturally go in. And thats my chamber...I can channel it on and off.

You are the cat in GR who everybodys big brother listened to..how do you feel about your body of work and your output to date?

Its just now coming up to speed. Its been there. its a lot of work in the archives, and I feel like its that time where we can bring it back to where it should have been even awhile back. Like now, its people that know me in GR and that was surprising because people have really embraced the music and what I am trying to do here whereas I felt that they didn't, or wouldn't know. Its definitely time to expand that though.

To date, whats the one song that you be like thats the dopest song I have ever made?

It doesn't exist...lol..Not that I don't like my music, but every day my favorite song I have made changes everyday. I may tell you Flying Saucers today, and Ill Pictures tomorrow, but when I go to the studio next week, I may say that song, so I stopped commenting on things like that about a year ago.

Whats a song that you've heard and been around, and wished you had been around for that creative process or in that studio session?

Man...I wish I was bouncing around in studios when like Illmatic was being made, like during his whole era, or during the WU prominent era. That whole era of 94-98 I wish I was bouncing around in that era.

Within your creative process, what does it consist of if you have one?

Man...wake up early..first get up, seems like the mind is fresh. Hopefully you get a lotta good rest. Thoughts is coming thru..a lotta times, like Im not gonna get on my Hov and say I memorize a song right there, but a lot of thoughts or bars will come to my mind, and in my head i formulate how I can put it together and it'll get written down later like yea...i'ma say that. But what a lot of rappers will tell you, its hard to find inspiration a lot of times because it's not a lot of great music to go to for it right now. So a lot of times, you will have to force yourself and sit yourself down and saying I am going to listen to this beat and I am not going to move and just zone out. At times, cats will tell themselves "i'm not feeling it right now" so they will go back to it later, but at times it takes the discipline to really just sit down with it and see what comes of it.

You did mention that their is not a lot of great music out there in this era. Is their anyone that you have heard that you like and can gain insight from?

Ummmm....the last time I came up here with ya'll we were listening to that Jay Electronica..i heard that and was like yea...He sounds like he's got his own planet. So yea...Jay Electronica

You have done several projects now that have gotten nothing short of great reviews ie The Collection, and The Crumbs Project. What more do you feel needs to be done as an artist in order for you to be in a position where the work isn't all for free anymore?

Well once people like your material, but once that time comes, they will let you know. I feel once we have flooded an area with quality music repeatedly, it will get to a point where people are beyond happy to support the art and they feel they want to have it. They are getting something they want for their money which makes it a fair exchange. They are using their money for something that they want and it makes it an even trade off.

What form of art best expresses Tekh Togo?

Black and White. I love how Ansel Adams does his thing...like I wish I could live in black and white...for some reason I like Black and White almost more than color...like I'ma find a plasma that shows the picture in Black and White..no settings changed, just came that way!!

You are an avid admirer of Ralph Lauren, namely Polo with hints into the Purple and Black Labels, but what is it about Polo that leads you so far into it?

Its like, Its classic, so I love pieces that never go out of style..Like I never was trendy...like maybe one or two times I fell into a trend, looking stupid in the pic like damn..i DID do that! But other than that, i never got into USED Jeans or Cross Colours, I was always on to something that I could wear 10 years down the line and still look fresh. With Ralphy its like Its always classic garments, not too gawdy, and the items that are gawdy, I still like and can deal with. But personally, the catalog has been slipping so it comes in handy that Ralphy has a style that is timeless and can still resonate in its current state.

Perseverer - to persist in or remain constant to a purpose

For those catching the tale end of the interview, we've been delving into the world of Niles a "Brooklyn by way of Lansing" emcee who we honestly believe will make a difference in the culture. Click here for Parts 1 and 2. 

What prompted the name change? Do you think it will cause some confusion?

      Well, my name was Alias.When I won the talent search. I had a talk with my homie Kay who was part of the talent search panel and the head of Razzleberry Productions which is a production company that I’m affiliated with.  We talked about the possibility of a name change.  I had the %100 freedom to choose the name.  It was just time for a change, I was stepping into a new frontier, plus, “Alias” was already taken by a couple of emcees and rock and roll artists that had the rights to it. At first they thought my government name “Chadwick” would be fly. I’m like nah, but it does look slick on a resume. Anyways, I couldn’t really think of a name.  I talked to mad people and the names they came up with didn’t embody what I wanted. Every single thing that I do with this has to be calculated, even down to the name.  So I just let time float naturally and when the feeling comes along it will let me know. So one day I got a call from Kay and he told me he had thought of some names that fit my aura. The first name was “Water”, I was like nah. The second one was “Niles”. No lie, right when I heard him say that it was a wrap. That was it. I didn’t let him know because I wanted it to sink in still. So I’m thinking “That name sounds fly, and I’ve always been connected with the Nile River and it’s significance all my life. The next day I hit money up like “That’s the one. Let’s go.”

 Then as time went on, more meanings behind the name came to mind. The Nile River is in Africa, my ancestors are from Africa. The Nile River flows upstream in an unorthodox way. I’m flowing upstream in life in a away that is unorthodox. The Nile River has always been a main provider for the people in terms of the clean water, and the fertile ground that surrounds it. I am a leader and a main provider for anybody who comes in contact with me. I have always had an affinity with ancient Egyptian society. The herioglyphics, the sarcophaguses, all of the sacred kings and queens, the pyramids, everything about it is a wonder that really intrigues me. It’s so euphoric, and to know that they had a spiritual connection to the Nile along with their whole ways of life revolving around the Nile is the icing on the cake. The “s” at the end is for style. Some call me “Niles Davis”, I’m not one to have anything affiliated with someone else, but Miles Davis is an idol of mine. So I’ll take it, ha. And there it is. It won’t cause confusion because for the people that knew me before the name change , now they know the story. The world will be introduced to Niles, then when they trace my history it will add more to the whole connection.  

Explain your thoughts behind your single "This Time" with E1 (formely Koch Records) which is on the airwaves now? 

      Well, I was going through a lot when I wrote that song. My music is a movie of my direct joy and pain and that’s what the song is about. It’s about the mind state of the driven dreamchaser. That person who doesn’t settle for less and wants to be something, wants to be somebody in life and they want to do it the right way with no behind the curtain shortcuts. But at the same time it is so many challenges in his/her way and it seems like everybody is making it but them. That outsider who took the slower route. That dude who isn’t a player, who really wants to be in love with a respectable woman but he can’t find her because of all of the madness out there. That song is the therapy for those people and an education class to the people who try to hide those emotions. It’s telling all of you that patience is a virtue. It’s not easy to find that woman that is a queen inside and out, it’s not easy to reach your long term dreams and goals, it’s not easy to get to college let alone graduate, that is why you have to be patient. You can build for 20 years and have it tumbling down in 20 minutes.  Knowing that will make current impatient vibes easier to deal with. It’s the pessimistic mind versus the optimistic mind. But in the end, patience prevails. The song is like a convo  between 2 people about real issues. One is down and the other is trying to bring him up. And as people listen, they can see themselves in those situations, and the advice given in the song, they can use in real-life. Two things all humans have in common is pain and wanting to succeed. That’s what the song is about. 

Have you ever felt like you had to simplify or dumb down your music in order to get acceptance? 

      Not at all, if you are a true artist, you  will know how to shake shift and formulate to whatever environment your craft visits. From the grimey hoods in the US, to the suburbs of Germany, to the villages of Bangladesh, to the cities of Africa, to the neighborhoods of Greenland, I have to make that universal language that they all can understand. I can’t be artistically stingy, meaning everybody has to enter my mind. But I can’t be artistically lenient meaning I have to step past that line. It’s 50, 50. And either you got it or you don’t. I can’t explain it. Like, I don’t limit how I think I can do by what others think I can do. When they look at me all they see is a mortal man, the mind and soul is beyond. I don’t look at the industry from the scope of a lot of people. If my being stands with the creator of the universe, man can’t stop me. I do believe in being original. It’s only one me. I will never be anyone else ever. And the same goes for you. There will never be another you. And it’s not about being “different”, a lot of people fake being different just to try to stand out. But guess what, they never had it in the first place and in time, they fade.  It’s about tapping into your being and pulling out as much light as possible. Then you expose that to the world. It’s about being bold enough to be yourself in the face of army’s that are doing the opposite. In the end, they become fighters for you because you helped them find their selves. Few are chosen, and I understand that. That’s why every artist that ever did music isn’t remembered. It’s like a pyramid, the bottom is broad, but the closer to the top the more steep it gets to the 1 point at the top. It’s a mixture of a lot of things you have to earn, key word, earn. You earn the emceeing jewel, you earn the true artist jewel. You just don’t pick up a mic like “I want to rap” or “I want to sing”. Time and reality will scold you. It’s about faith. If you have maximum faith in yourself, confidence that exceeds eternity, but humility that even exceeds that, you are on your way. That’s the only way I can describe it. 

If you could have lunch with three people alive or dead who would be your guests? 

God the Father, God the son, and God the holy spirit. 

A lot of artist have moved away from doing mixtapes via an actual disc.They are releasing them free online. Have you decided to try to get the music to the masses that way? 

      The bottom line is this and it has always been this way. If people respect it, they will buy it. So if people get my music for free it doesn’t worry me.  Because I have to spark that blue flame in them that makes them think “I just have to buy this”, “I just have to support this brother, he touched my life”. We are in the digital age, as much as people can download free music on the net, they can pay for music on the net with a credit card. Recession or no recession, if you are making timeless magic, the people will be more than happy to support you. I was a fan before I was an artist. And I’m still a fan. To this day, if an artist that I fully respect drops an album, I’m copping on that same exact day. Since I’m a fan, I have to tap into other fans when I’m in artist mode. Being sincere with the listener, opening up my life for them to explore and take whatever with them when they leave. But I’ll do music on disc too. As much as we’re leading into the digital world, the analog world was the formula we built this on. What about when you do a show and afterwards, a crowd of people want to by your cd? You better have some ready to go, or you’ll be a digital genius fool with negative 200 dollars in your pocket. 

Fashion has always been a large part of hip-hop, how would you describe your style. What's your number 1 fashion rule? 

My number 1 fashion rule is wear your imagination and take notes from Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix dress code. My style is heaven dipped in paradise sprinkled with the thoughts Fela Kuti had when he was writing “Water No Get Enemy”. 
 

If Niles had the ability to do a song with three other emcees, who would be your top pick? 

The whole era  of legends from 78’ to 84’, 84’ to 91’ and 91’ to 97’. Line them all up and tell them to meet me at the studio. I’ll give them “thank you for paving the way” cards on the way out of the booth. 
 

What can we expect from Niles this year? 

Expect years to be added to your lives my people.

We here at PRSVR thank you for your time Niles and we also thank our fans of the like.

 
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Welcome back fans from both sides!! We are happy to bring you the second installment of the Niles interview directly from the man himself.

How has your music been embraced by the East Coast? 

It has been embraced with open arms. NYC is the art capital of the universe and it shows in how the people respect craft. With this place being the birthplace of hiphop, it will always have an essence to it that makes the people look for the origin and even though I’m an emcee in the modern day, my whole musical being is to represent the origin of this. But it goes back to black music ingeneral that I’m representing. Poetry birthed beebop –jazz birthed rhythm and blues birthed rock and roll birthed funk birthed  hip-hop. I represent all of those rich artforms of black culture. When it is something I’m passionate about, even though I’m a modern day version of it, I always have the origin of it in mind 24/7. This goes beyond music. I am a firm advocate of history. I will always owe my whole musical life to the forefathers of hiphop and before.  My ethnic life to my ancestors and the people who died to make the road for me to walk in. And my spiritual life to Jesus and so on. So in the music realm, me representing the original essence in the place where it was birthed, automatically equals %100 respect. The east coast has always been in the back of my mind growing up. The style, the culture, the melting pot aspect.  The whole tri-state has the whole world in it. You meet people from all around the planet. I’ve enjoyed myself and the society. And they’ve showed nothing but deep love for me. Much respect. This has nothing to do with the question but I love when a woman loves my music knowing that I didn’t change my style to make her like it. When a woman loves your artform it’s an amazing vibe it creates. Peace to the beautiful ladies in the world. 

What’s the story behind the name Niles? 

He was birthed as Alias then he formulated into a river in human form… . (To be continued later in the interview). 

Who were some of your influences growing up? 

That’s one of those questions that will have me talking forever. Man, wow. Miles Davis, John Lennon, Bruce Lee, so many trendsetters. My uncle Shelton was just a smooth playa intellect. He’s that one uncle you have that you and all of your cousins as kids wanted to be like when you grow up. Man, I came up in the 80’s and 90’s. Remember Atlantic Star? They made the soundtrack to my childhood and shit,  anyways, my older brother Sebastian is the illest painter you’d ever come across. His water and oil paintings will stick in my head forever.  When I was heavy into drawing he was my idol. Alright lets get back to music. The whole bebop era I hold very close. Cats in the 40’s and 50’s was classy jazzy. Part of my style comes from that era.  Just being a smooth king  you know. My pops, Sam Gill, is a bass player who was a major contributor to that era. We need to bring Jazz back into public schools. It’s an integral part of not just black history but American history. Alright, hip-hop wise? Man, first and foremost. Jay-Dee, J-Dilla is the best producer to ever step foot on soil. The man was just a genius in every sense of the word. His music takes you to places beyond Earth. I swear I almost have his whole catalogue. I was saying he was the greatest way before he passed.  I’ll make sure I bring him up as much as possible because the world needs to know. Rest in Peace my brother. I hope and pray that his estate gets fixed, ain’t no way they should be doing his people like that. They should get %100 of the proceeds. My bad, I just get passionate about stuff like that. God bless Dilla’s mother and family. Nas is my favorite emcee ever. At times it’s like he’s watching a movie flick of how I think, and he writes about it. That’s how much I can relate with his joints. He is sincere and does this to be great, not just for sport. Common is a true poet. Much respect. Andre 3000 has never spit a wack verse, he is the most careful writer as an mc I swear. Big L was just live with it. God bless his soul. When Canibus was on the mixtape scene heavy in the mid 90’s I have never seen people react to an emcee like they did with him. He used to say stuff that made people think he was an alien. Like, “He said what?” Dude made everybody go back to the lab. The Wu-Tang, we’re going to have to do a full interview just about how much I dig the Wu. All of them are God’s of hiphop. Gangstarr’s “Moment of Truth” changed my life. That is my favorite album ever. Thanks Guru and Primo. On above the clouds Guru said “Word to the father and mother earth/seeking ever lasting life through this hell for what it’s worth.” That’s one of the most heartfelt lines  I ever heard. Slum Village is my favorite group, I have all of their stuff, from Fantastic Vol. 1, and 2 to all of the unreleased jawns. The Roots ofcourse, Illadelph Halflife was an easy classic. Like, the early 90’s up to 98 was so fly. Not just with music, but in general. You had Yo MTV Rap’s, Martin, Fresh Prince, R&B was, man look.  I am priveledged to come up in that era. Everybody who contributed to my musical memories I want to thank you. From Zhane’ to A Tribe Called Quest. The memories will always replay in my mind. 

If you had to highlight a few emcees who may or may not get the light they deserve who would they be? 

I’m going to name some cats that y’all may or may not have heard of, either way, these dudes were and are sick to me. Killah Sin from Killarmy, man, that dude is a very special emcee.  I used to look forward to hearing him on every song he was on. Guru from Gangstarr is live.  Black thought and Malik B is a sick 1, 2 punch.  If you never heard “Step into the Realm” by the Roots, do it after you read this interview and you’ll see. M.O.P always gets live. J-Dilla was a very dope emcee, too. His style was extremely original. Elzhi, Royce Da 5’9. His song “King of Kings” is just poetry on an ancient mastered level, he said “The last grand wizard slash serial bomber”.  There was this mc named 9 that was bubbling in the 90’s. He had this album called “Cloud 9”, the jawn was a classic. Much respect to him. This one cat named “E-Rule” out of Cali is insane he had this dope single called “Listen Up”. No lie, it came out when I was in 6^th grade . My older brother had this tape where he recorded some very live cuts off the radio on. That’s when you put paper towel in the holes of the tape. True heads know exactly what I’m talking about. I’ve been looking for the song and couldn’t find the joint until my 10^th grade year. Fam, I kept playing and rewinding that track and memorized it after playing and rewinding it for 5 hours straight. That’s how much I dug it.Breezely Brewin’ from Prince Paul’s “Prince of Thieves” is crazy nice. Queen Herawin from the Juggaknots is my favorite female emcee. O.C’s album “Jewels’’ will always be one of my favorites. Cee-lo Green is insane on the mic, and he made “St Elsewhere”? That album blew my mind. I don’t want to leave anybody out but we got to get to the next question. 

Great material man!!! We have a few more questions that we would like to pose and we can wrap this up.

Niles fans will have to hold tight!!

Check back for PRSVR and Niles Interview Part 3!!

Perseverer - to persist in or remain constant to a purpose

A very large and needed part of the world of music and hip hop is the role of the producer. So many to be named from Pete Rock, so Just Blaze, to Kanye West, to MF DOOM, to Madlib, The Rza, DJ Premier, Dr. Dre, Black Milk, Rick Rubin, Timbaland, The Neptunes, The Trackmasters, Q-Tip, Tekh Togo, Don Canon, NO I.D., Jay Electronica, Akon, Fat Jon, The Alchemist, and one of my favorites, the Great Late J Dilla. I remember reading where House Shoes was talking about how Dilla could duplicate any sound but the way Dilla worked and made his sound, you couldn't duplicate. You can't really notice how dope he did what he was doing unless you listen to the records in which he chopped up to end up at the final result which is what we hear. He would change records tones and minors and stretch out words to make them sound like other words and really perform acrobatics over tracks. General principles weren't followed by J Dilla and a lot of that has to do with the fact that his process was a horrible one. lol....Like the way Dilla produced was beyond self taught and he made it work. The tempo was always off and the samples were chopped "wrong" and the way his drums came to be, just all of it would confuse anyone that wanted to learn how to produce. To Dilla it was more than going to get a Presonus ACP88 compressor and get busy...it was about creating classic work that had his sound. And it always has. This is one of the only people I have ever encountered that loved liked jewelry, but just wanted to sit inside and work all day. I love the work he gave us, and also the work that I am still coming across to this day...freaking awesome!!

Plastic Cups Up!!

I used to hate when producers sampled but this was during the Puff era where the songs weren't even touched, they just played the record and literally sampled the whole thing. No chops, or loops, or adding strings, but from watching producers like Just Blaze, who is honestly extremely underrated work and make an authentic sound, it shows that the sample is like the cement you lay to build the house upon and Just really goes into his craft and doesn't always sample but when he does, you don't know it off the top because he digs for records crazily, Pete Rock the same. They build around the sample but its more to it than just the sample. That I can respect.

Who is your favorite producer?

Ambassador OUT!!

Perseverer - to persist in or remain constant to a purpose

Chadwick Phillips is in mid-town Manhattan in heavy traffic “Is this James? “he says, talking over the horn that just blew in the background. “I’ll call you back cause you are not going to be able to hear nothing I’m saying.” He’s probably wishing his rap name Nile(s) could become this busy Manhattan street, so he can flow up stream to his safe heaven in Brooklyn.

You don’t know him yet, but soon he will be amongst the elite of his class. Who is in his class you say? Not the cliché rappers that are in the game. 

“I’m not here to save Hip-Hop by any means,” [Niles says,] “but I am going to look in that mirror and ask myself what are you doing to keep the music alive? My fingerprints belong to me. I have to bring them in to what I’m about to do.”
Niles is in a great thought process when he begins to speak about his journey from Lansing, MI to New York, NY. “I moved to purse a career in music, film and education“he says. “I made an oath to myself, once I hit the ground in New York I was going to find a job and get my name out there.” “I was going to go to every cipher, open mic, freelance opportunity and show that I could display my talent,” Niles states. “You have to fight for every crumb out here and I wanted to do it all.” 

Let's back up a bit, let's rewind to Michigan

What prompted you to move from Michigan? 

The signs started to appear. All my life I wanted to see what NYC was like. When I’d see pictures of the city, hear about how it is, and see the range of art that it produced, it was intriguing. I had to experience life in this place. But I knew I had to have enough leverage to be comfortable while dreamchasing. So I gained as much insight as possible,  and got my Bachelors Degree from Michigan State University. When I graduated school that’s when the sign revealed it’s self. That was the last sentence of that chapter.  I needed a higher mountain to climb and NYC was the Himalayas. From the first time I started spitting, I used so much time alone sculpting my craft, and manifesting a style, and a mystique that is my own. Hip-hop was a part of my life on the minutely.  And right when I decided to take the art of emceeing seriously, it was no turning back. When I was 13 I had a vision that NYC would be the place it was all going to unfold at, and here we are. 

What were some of the challenges in this transition and did any of these effect you creatively? 

There definitely were some challenges. First of all, I moved to NYC prematurely.  My boy Jeff was working on Wall St. and he wanted to move away from the city in order to stack bread. It just so happens that when I  was ready to move, he was moving to Queens so the timing was right. But at the same time I was reluctant. One of the  trillion thoughts that ran through my mind was “I should stay in Lansing, get a job, stack paper,  and finish my album so I can arrive in the big apple with product ready to go”. But one day, me and Jeff had a long conversation about how in highschool, we always talked  about one day moving to NYC and making moves in a major way. And he reminded me of those convos, and it really made me think. Plus, sometimes when you are on the brink of a new frontier, the mist around you can get puzzling. Almost like it never will happen. So you have to respond off of reaction and not emotion in those situations or you never will do it. I had a long talk with my older brother Silas too and he told me it’s time. But my money was low, but having a roof over my head in Queens was enough to build on and worth the sacrifice. I took the Greyhound to NYC and my mind was like a kaleidoscope of confusion, excitement, anxiety, hypeness, confidence, etc. But then I prayed to God for 45 minutes straight, after that I felt an ease come across my soul. I just gave it to God to formulate for me and all I had to do was live.

To make a long story short, it has been triumphs, tragedies, curiosities of the future, doubt, thoughts of quitting, experiences that made me feel I made it, enduring challenge, heartaches, and the sweet taste of victory. Last year was the book of Job for me. I literally became Job and went from a world of stepping into my dream to a dark world of my faith being tested like never before in my life. I past the test and now I’m about to receive my 100 fold like Job did. One thing that I will say is there has never been a success story without the pathways of the darkside interfiering. My paintbrush went dry and the paint in the bucket disappeared. I couldn’t write anything and my mind was clouded. I couldn’t see my creative thoughts. But now that I made it out, those struggles truly are the reason for my glory. I’m willing to share the testimony with anybody. It will be therapy for them along with inspiration for them to keep pushing no matter what. 

Stay tuned for PRSVR and Niles Interview Part 2

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Where's 520-570?? That's a good question, one that we even wish we could answer.

Every group, band, company etc... has a problem child. A person that creates bumps in the smooth lining of an organization. Perseverer consists of nothing but straight forward, loyal, honest, determined, focused individuals then there's 520-570, a person who's bout a readable as sandblasted grafitti. We wouldn't necessarily say that 520 is a problem child, but he most certainly isn't the easiest person to work with or understand at times. With his reserved demeanor paired with the drawing off of inspiration guiding his next move, he can be a piece of work to partner with.   

We had every intention of partying up with that man at RRF this past Friday to just unwind from a busy work week and he was an utter no show. We've grown closer to understanding him over the years and we realize that he would rather be behind the scenes than in front, which we can respect.... I guess this is just something we have to deal with or not...

The above video illustrates...WAIT another no show!!! It can't be, say it ain't so... 

Where's 520-570, you ask...? Your guess is probably just as good as ours...   

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Hey you!!!! Yea, We talking to you, YOU right there with the lost look on your face knowing that you will probably be sitting at the home alone bored this Friday night. Now don't get us wrong, there's nothing wrong with sitting at home and just relaxing on a Friday night, but this Friday do yourself a favor and break out of the monotony, break out of the routine that you normally follow and grab a lil of our REALITY!! 

Leave your warm place on the couch, your jammies, throw blanket, ice cream and forget about the TV for the night, you can tivo "Wife Swap" for later. Come join us at the Funky Buddha Lounge at 728 W. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL where we will be presenting Reality Rap Friday. DJ Reality will be providing nice blends of underground and classic hip hop paired with the diverse ambience of the FBL, that offers a nice end cap to your work week (Oh yea and there's free stuff). If you missed last month's RRF you owe it to yourself and Pe' the Flamingo to make an appearance at this one!!!

You are too familiar with your own reality come experience a lil of ours!!!

Don't break Pe's heart he such a sensitive creature...

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In this Webi, Thee Ambassador assures everyone to relax their mind and let their conscious be free because the Coalition is coming!

Today we would like to highlight the emcee. The emcee holds a treasured stake in what we call Hip Hop, unfortunately fans of the culture have to look and know where to look for quality Hip Hop today. The above video features a close friend of Perseverer by the name of Niles formerly known as Alias. Simply put Niles GETS IT IN, Check the video if you don't believe us!!! We're sure you'll agree!! Hip Hop fans look no further!! 

Niles represents many things, an emcee, a young man following a dream, a lover of Hip Hop and a visionary to name a few. To us and his growing fan base Niles is a perpetual reminder that what he does is an art form. We don't want to give away too much at this point, since we have an upcoming interview with Niles that we were honored to host.

Check back soon for more to come! 

-"The elements, do yall know what I'm sayin' Graffiti, MCing, Breakdance and DJ'in, Rap without the Emcee means Rap aint stayin" - MC Juice

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Here we have pics from our Pangean Affiliate and friend Ashley out in Michigan who was kind enough to send over her pics of the shirt she got from our Reality Rap event we held in February!! In addition to her shirt, she also got herself a CRUMBS!! a narrative by Tekh Togo CD in which she is quoted as saying "Yo I really like the crumbs cd" (direct quote). Ashley has made her way out to a few of our events and the hope is that she is able to make t in town for our March 20th Reality Rap Event at the Funky Buddha. We are still waiting on a few more entries so stay tuned but in the meantime check out Ms. Chancellor!!

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Peace!! I named the month of March as honorary Pangea Hip Hop Celebration month and just failed to mention it on the first as I have been ok what we call around here "the grind." In our celebration we will be highlighting what we like and influence within hip hop and what it means to us and put our own spin onto it and present it as pretty as rugged can be!!
In the image above it's showing one of the dopest aspects of hip hop because no matter what, if you weren't nice at it, you weren't getting a pass!! Their wasn't any down south breaking, or east coast breaking, or breaking on lean, it was either you are crazy nice!!! or just crazy. When most people think of breaking now people think of Nigel who is mad cool, or of the Jabbawockeez...now not taking anything away from these cats, but when I think of breakin' I think of Bobbito, or Turbo and Ozone, and for some reason I think Sho'Nuff would have been a dope B Boy!! Like I think he had enough flare in that character to really cause havoc for any competitor!! But I digress!! March is gonna be an exciting month!! We have A LOT to show you so please stay tuned...otherwise you won't know what's going on at the water collier the next day...or at the Estates!!

PRSVR perfecting the windmill
Coalition Coming 2009!!!

Image courtesy of wikimedia.org

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Hey now!! LOL...today is Tuesday and we are still really just now getting back acclimated to business from planners, but indeed it's all business. Again we appreciate you all coming out or attempting to come by and check out our event we had at The Funky Buddha. Mark your calendars in March as we will be returning with a new spin for the Reality Rap you have grown to love and support. We have some very exciting things coming up and we would love for you to partake in our experiences that we will be offerring. Be sure to leave your contact information with us so that we can submit updates to you, let you know when product is available, and also for us to let you know when we will be in your town!! Thank you for your support!! We have uploaded images to our social networking sites, but the images you may REALLY want to see came courtesy of Clayton with www.everyoneisfamous.com
I gotta learn how they make the pics look like that!!

Check out the Reality Rap pictures at http://everyoneisfamous.com/2009/0221/1.html

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Ok, so its 4:47 am and I am in rare form..this has been possibly the best week of 2009 and its only Wednesday so you can imagine how much work I've been doing..more on that in a later post that I may write tonight...but like I said, I'm in the zone!! I'm facebook chatting with my bro Noah Sife (www.noahsife.com) about the logistics for his event April 18, 2009, and facebook chatting with my mans Rob Smith about his site and international travel, and I'm typing posts!!  I'm even typing this blog from the computer! That NEVER happens...its always on my iPhone..but today is different...anyways!! A few days ago I got an email to come to an event from Latoya Shanell (www.lshanellevent.com) and check it out I did. I went in not knowing what to expect per se, so I made sure I arranged my schedule so that I could attend and then go and handle the things that I needed to do for the rest of the evening. So i go...Burberry Nova Check button down, Ralphy Cable Knit white sweater, Burberry Denim, Burberry Trench and my kicks and I'm ready to go!! It was a good look (the event not me..unless you wanted to offer up a comment or two)!! I encourage people to register with her meetup group (www.mynameisfashion.com) and check it out as it was an excellent resource for individuals looking for photographers, and models, or what to do Friday Night such as Reality Rap Friday at the Funky Buddha 728 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL. So of course I spread the information to those in attendance to come through and party with PRSVR (www.prsvr.com) and some cats were quite receptive to the brand and all. Next time, I am wearing the Flamingo Chain!! STAT!! lol....But one individual I saw there I am hoping falls through. She actually happens to be sitting in the middle of this picture shown. Her name is Brandy...say hi to Brandy...*cheese* If you know like I know, Brandy needs to come out and enjoy the music of the Great DJ Reality of Universal Records. To refrain from losing the bulk of the support I do receive, I won't say much aside from the fact that Brandy had very nice dimples which was the main thing I noticed...long story short, someone pass the word to the new 'B' to use that chocolate rasberry card she got at the Suite Lounge..*wink* LOL!!!! She likely won't and I'm prepared for such, but aside from that there, she was dope..I believe she said that she was in IT which was interesting to me because its something I can't do...but I bet I can beat her in Thumb Wrestling. Find out LIVE IN THE VIP LOUNGE at Reality Rap. Couldn't fix the red eyes in the picture, and when I fixed mine, it looked odd. Another reason you see aviators when you see me!!

PRSVR OUT!!!! 

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Only one thing makes me happier than women...well actually nothing does...LOL...but having shirts for them is a pretty big deal!! Most of the PRSVR tees come in extra large tall and medium tall because that's my size...LOL...nah not really...but as I attempted to make a tee shirt that maybe more women would like, I found out that I like pink more than most women and they just want the regular shirts in smaller sizes as was explained to me after I ordered 100 shirts...LOL...well nonetheless new tees are coming out and will be handed out at REALITY RAP Friday at the Buddha this week Friday February 20th!! Flamingo is still the password!! Come sweat out your new tee shirt this week while we all listen to the best in many genres of music!!
Reality Rap Fridays at Funky Buddha
728 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL
Check the link in our events tab for more information!!

PRSVR OUT!!!!!!

For those of you that will be in the Chicago area this Friday the 20th, we welcome you to swing by the Funky Buddha Lounge. Come join us as we will be spinning classic and underground hip hop in the VIP room providing a nice soundtrack that will conclude your workweek and drum kick start your weekend!!

The bird's the word!!

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For the first time in a long time, I am excited!! A lot of times you get to see pictures of me (Thee Ambassador) doing the mostest. And at times you see me with The Med or with 520-570. Depending on what phase I was in you would see more of one of them than the other. People often think it's because I like one of them better than then other..LOL...totally not the case because these are my brothers, and my business partners, I just happen to have a dual residency so it depends but I wish we got to all four of us (now playing included) take pictures all at the same place, but it hasn't been the time...but it will be soon. I'm excited because very very very soon, the rulers of Pangea will be all on the same campus!! If you thought work was getting done just wait until this happens...it's not enough Dilla tracks on my laptop to compile a soundtrack for what we are about to create!! So I guess we will have to add in some Madlib....520 let me get some of that Fat Jon!! And Med...pull up that Alchemist mayne!! Welcome to Pangea.

PRSVR Coalition coming as soon as 520 moves!!

PRSVR OUT!!!

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This post really needs no words at all...I mean what do you say that hasn't already been said without already being said? This is not a club flyer because you will never see my face on one of those, it's not a solicitation...this is what I'd like to call "Get your weight up"..LOL..no not really, it's really just a challenge to all to try new things within your wardrobe and experiment to at least see how you will look and see some response to it. Now I know that catching up to a level as shown is a bit of a stretch but at least try to shop at places other than the mall. There is nothing wrong with the mall, but other places to shop do exist...or you can do what we do in Pangea...shop for fabric, materials, and components and have it crafted to your frame. The way this blazer occurred was really an accident...before PRSVR left for Paris my tailor Kentel Townsend aka J.C. Leyendecker had a few yards of material he purchased on accident and didn't have anything to do with it so he suggested making a blazer for me. My demeanor is very free so I said let's go...no real desire or outlook or expectation of any sort but it was something new so I said let's go. I went and chose the lining and buttons and such and Leyendecker got busy!! I got fitted probably 9 times!! That may seem excessive to you, but that's normal considering the time it takes to essentially turn a bed sheet worth of fabric into a blazer. Information for Leyendecker is on the image so by all means check out his work and actually be able help create your own piece. This has been like the highest pleasure for me to be able to wear such a piece...I don't think I am the first, but in the world of relevancy, I'm the first!! And after seeing how this one came back, ima be the next as well!! Fits like a glove! I really don't even have to wear it ever again!! Like the promo online is going to be bananas like Gwen Stefani doing a handstand!!
Ambassador aka Maybe I bought it!!
Call me Mr. Maybelline

PRSVR OUT!!!

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Now Playing: this is crazy B!! All these cats is just lookin' around and not speakin B..you know them dudes? Hawd Body!!
The Med: yea...they peeped us like we made a wrong turn at Albuquerque but whatever, let's just focus and complete whats in the luncheon and keep it moving...you tellin me like I don't see the same thing J Hall. Yiiiikes!!
Thee Ambassador: hold on man, cuz these cats is like really looking at dudes like we fell off the wagon with moonshine still in hand..they lookin at me like I'm speaking German nahimean!! J? Why is everyone staring at us?
520-570: Jambone!! Why I should have known...we must look like freaks to them!! We didn't put our human suits on yet!!

You'd be surprised how often that monologue would be fitting for us entering into a new scene.

Welcome to what we go through each day in Pangea.

PRSVR OUT!!!

Image courtesy of www.janbrett.com

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Live from the Pe' Channel

Pangea - the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras about 250 million years ago, before the component continents were separated into their current configuration.

What does that have to do with Perseverer, you ask? Well we like to think that it simply represents UNITY. For us the supercontinent symbolizes an underlying equalness in us all, a mentality that should be more prominent and one that should bring us closer to each other. We live in a society where technology has made the world smaller in terms of access, but distant in terms of physically interacting. There's a great deal that can be accomplished moving as one unit towards a goal, unfortunately this is often forgotten or not applied in our communities. It's quite sad how we can reside in a place for years and not know our neighbors.  

Perseverer realizes strength in alliances and is open to and respects those who are also striving for greatness regardless of the field or the unique paths they choose.

Perseverer is the Brand, Pangea is the Machine... 

Images courtesy of 

www.necrat.com/wbz4_protv.html

Credit & Copyright: C. R. Scotese (U. Texas at Arlington), PALEOMAP

I always enjoy looking back into the archives...especially pictures that existed before I had a blog. This picture comes from the first event PRSVR (www.prsvr.com) had in Chicago on October 24th, 2007 at the Gold Coast Bentley dealership downtown Chicago. It was the day before my birthday and I went to Michigan to pick up the shirts from our screenprinter and I was doing a lot of running around on the day of the event. All I can say is I get it in!! At this event we first unveiled our PRSVR 'www.prsvr.com' shirts and I remember us looking at it and being unsure if we had a hit....well let's just say, we haven't had to fix it because it isn't broken. We met a lot of people that day. Some we still build with, some we wish the best to. Names? We met George Daniels that day, dope relationship still. We met Sven who is in the picture who was over the marketing for the dealership but has since moved on but we are still in steady contact. And a lovely woman by the name of Shanel Cooper-Sykes. Google that...we will keep you posted.
Mr. I fly there I fly back

PRSVR OUT!!

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Perseverer would like to take the time out to highlight an artist who is close to the brand and one who has supported us from Day 0. Melissa Selmon has been putting in work developing her craft for a while now showing true passion and dedication to ones craft. This drive is exactly what Perseverer embodies and is delighted to see it in others. Keep persevering!!

Born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI, Melissa received her B.A. in Art & Design in 2004 from Grand Valley State University. Melissa R. Selmon's artistic focus is the relationship between emotions and children's facial expressions. Most of her inspiration comes from taking photographs of children. Her work reflects the journey of her life through the emotion she conveys in each piece. She works mostly in charcoal and mixed media because she feels that black and white medium deepens the meaning of her work. Her primary inspiration is Diane Wright.

A local artist and former Art Instructor, Diane saw the creative talent that Melissa possessed at a young age and encouraged her to use her gift to glorify the Lord in any way possible. One of her other major influences includes South African Artist William Kentridge. Melissa has been involved in numerous exhibits around the Grand Rapids area. 

Melissa desires to start her own gallery in the near future. 

For more information please be sure to visit Melissa Selmon here!

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"If you have to copy what everyone else is doing, you've got no damn business in this business." - Bill Mitchell

What you are about to lay witness to is innovation mixed with modesty in every aspect you could possibly imagine. As I take off my lab coat to give my time to tell you that in a very short while, you are going to see some polished versions of something you have seen already, and then you'll see some vast tweaks to an already famed product that you have seen. What does this mean? I can't even say yet until we run a few more tests in the lab to ensure that even the most treacherous situations don't stagnate the progress of PRSVR perfecting the Coalition. I do admit and apologize that we have taken quite some time in developing the brand and the business, but more importantly the brand and the product. Working on our international appeal and our domestic acceptance. Research and development, bomb proofing, bob sledding, Dorito eating, and most importantly "popping and locking" are just a few of the things we are doing to ensure that we don't have to sacrifice quality to save money to put towards a marketing campaign that looks like music video. Merely contending with what the competition is doing without reinforcing your own unique strengths is suicide in this business.

Dr. Ambassador General Soldier Janitor...aka Mr. My Title is Important
PRSVR OUT!!

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Very rarely do we take the time to gain attention for the works we do in the community. The reason for this is solely due to when we are doing our philanthropy work, it's coming from a space that doesn't want attention, but wants to make a difference for the moment that exists in that time. One thing I have always enjoyed is taking the time to speak to the kids. I use to teach preschool for about 18 months and that was probably the best thing for me at the time. I remember being young and nobody outside of my moms house really taking that time to speak with me so we try to put forth the effort to let young entrepreneurs shovel the snow, or rake the leaves or even give them advice on anything we may have the ability to speak wisely upon. Not mentors by choice, but in case ever adopted as a role model, we remain ready for the close up.

Chris (yellow hoody) wants to grow up and make video games, and Dave (white hoody) wants to own his own business. If that doesn't get you a few words of wisdom and a PRSVR (www.prsvr.com) t-shirt, then I'd need to reevaluate my purpose.

Big Brother
PRSVR OUT!!

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In regards to the webisode that is coming forth in the weeks to come, I want to personally thank all of those involved in the process of making the 'Take 7' webisode. I want to thank The Med, 520-570, Now Playing, Wilson, Brandi, April, Christina, Stan, Rueben, Darren, the slate listed in the picture, my momma, and God.

And that's my acceptance speech...I think you'll like this batch we cooked up.

Brutus the Beard

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This image is courtesy of J.C. Leyendecker aka Kentel Townsend. This was an event we attended and sponsored in Chicago months back called the Dunk XChange. In doing so, we gave away PRSVR (www.prsvr.com) shirts and CRUMBS!! cd's to whoever was there.
So the question for the post here is simply, what color PRSVR tee would you like to see coming forth?

PRSVR OUT!!

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Come February 6th, I will be watching Coraline. I am a fan of director Henry Selick and his body of work which includes The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. Not only does this movie boast visual arousal but there's an interesting team that has brought this movie to life. The movie is produced by LAIKA which is a community of animators, designers and filmakers and get this.....the owner of LAIKA is Phil Knight which is one of the Co-Founders of Nike. No wonder I was drawn to this movie. ;)

Photo Courtesy of ranggayang on flickr and Focus Features

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Like other occupations who may have a uniform or dress code when conducting business, Perseverer has a similar approach in presentation. In addition to suit standards, perseverer has created a list of must-have for its representatives ranging from personalized business card holders to writing utensils that may look like just that to an outsider, but don't speak too loudly the rep. may have just recorded the entire conversation with a mini recorder... 

You may say, "that  sounds like some James Bond $#!@", and we in turn would say, "that's just how we move."

For the man of ambition...   

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From the Vault of Pangea

At a press conference a couple lifetimes ago, a few inquisitive fans proposed 520-570 (designer of extraterrestrial shoe horns, hoover craft airbags, hard palate mouth guards when eating cereal, flamingo muzzles and of course the Coalition) with a few questions regarding the brand, the shoe, life and Big League Chew.

Here's what 520-570 had to say...      

We here at Persévérer (PRSVR www.prsvr.com) have been working...how can I say..feverishly to bring you all the future in footwear. The Coalition will do just that. Remember moon boots? Well I do...and as cool as they sound, they weren't. The connotation of such would allude to what I would wear when I hop into my spaceship. Since that's not quite what they brought forth, we here at Persévérer have created the Coalition to allow you to match up with all of the different variations of your life. In the picture shown, is one of the most important pieces of our Coalition shoe that will be launching in 2009. In the picture is the gum sole which will be featured on our Coalition Low and Mid models. With the creation of the Coalition from PRSVR, we here at Persévérer have taken the cobbler process step by step by piece by piece by day by night to bring you the best product possible. Best in the regards of quality, creative process, design, materials, components, and manufacturing to bring forth an exceptional looking product that is comfortable and built to last. It's good to see progress says the fox. Coalition coming soon...need we say more?

PRSVR OUT!!

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From the Vault of Pangea

Now we have seen pop, chips, apples, sandwiches, candy, books and once upon a time even cigarettes being dispensed out of vending machines. What if the above were true?

What if you accidentally push C9 instead of D5 and ended up with a shoe that was 3 sizes too small. YIKES

Pe' Per View 

I think as a collective we here at PRSVR have a love and interest in electronics. If not solely for wanting to have the latest greatest, then for the possessed innovation. So with this post it's clearly a full reflection...at least that's what I'm going to say it is. At the Consumer Electronic Show that took place in Vegas recently showed this as a top showing for the trade event. This is a bond like cell phone that is built directly into a watch. Again...innovation. I don't think I will be talking into my wrist..especially since I can't even figure out where the mic is for the Bluetooth in my car!! But leaps and bounds nonetheless. Check out the highlights from the show when you can!!
Ambassador can now be seen in Ninja mode.

Brandon

Image courtesy of www.phonenews.com

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This is a new chess and checkers set by Dal Negro that features all leather pieces for both games. I thought it was dope and was really a matter of time before I had one created for myself through the brand, but now I can make my implementations to it and make it my own. All I can say is wait until you see him hit!!! They won't like us once the brain starts working...but you will!

Image courtesy of www.thechessstore.com

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I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today. This is a huge note to the readers of the www.prsvr.com family. First off, don't ever try to eat a hamburger this big, but most importantly, if you don't have it, don't act like you do. Not because I don't like seeing you overdo it when I'm out, but because you pay for it sooner than later. Watch over your credit situations and keep on top of what you are ABLE to do, instead of what someone is expecting of you. We don't buy much of anything if we can't pay for it 10 times...just a suggestion.

Prsvr

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Black and white, like a fat panda!!!!
This is a pic of me with one of the coolest reps in my favorite sneaker boutique Livestock Toronto!! This is by far the best spot for finding the best products in streetwear without incurring the hike up in price. We hit up Toronto often and this is typically the first spot we hit once we have checked into the hotel!! As always, Toronto is literally my second home...well I guess third because I live in Chicago but the love in Toronto is real. If you haven't been, definitely get there!! Just try to avoid winter!! Yiiikes!! Peace to Andrew over there as well!! You must have taken the day off...
Livestock Toronto
116 Spadina Ave
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2K6

You shoulda told us how good the cheese was!!

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Greetings from the future!! Before your eyes is the future of the cubicle, the desk, the workspace, the drawing board and all that. Currently on display overseas, I know 520-570 is gonna love this one...it really beats stacking the ibm monitors on top of eachother...hello renovated office space slash open area in my bedroom...meet the new addition...even Bobby came!!

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Inada Sogno massage chair that was recently unveiled at a trade show that does everything from gripping, rubbing, kneading, and stroking...everything but make the steak and eggs in the morning. Look it up!!

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Dear Paris (or whomever opens your mail)
We have been back state side for some time now but we have far from forgotten about you. The good times...the bad times...the times we didn't know what time it was. Ahhhhh...and jambone. The reason for my letter was to notify you that we would be back soon. Perhaps not in the physical form as soon as we would like, but we will definitely have a presence in your beautiful city. We left a few things at Charles de Galle at the EasyJet terminal...can you overnight that to Pangea? Courtesy of Thee Ambassador.
Merci

The next time you see these faces in Clingancourt, we will be there to pick up a check!! Proppa

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Not that 80/20...LOL. 80% of looking good is feeling good. So from my point of view I got at least a B...that other 20 must be lost in translation...or the ozone..or...that's all I got. The moral of it all is increase your outlook of self in 09 and forever...and start chopping wood...the world would be a better place!! Well...I mean..only you can prevent forest fires.

Smokey thee Ambassador

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The year is 3009 only one brand exists and this brand creates everything from Space Twinkies to Space Heaters, witness the standard issue Mega Blaster Plasma Ray Gun. Yes, Marvin the Martian it's time to hand over the sneakers!!!

We got to quit day dreaming lol... 

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From our families to yours...Happy Holidays!

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Ahh yes the chore of gift wrapping...

This holiday season we've decided to take a little of the pain out of wrapping gifts with our own logo monogrammed wrapping paper!! Sitting here wrapping gifts with snowmen and obese guys in boots just doesn't cut it, so we decided to play around with the idea of personalizing wrapping paper.  Even though it will eventually be ripped up by an anxious child or child at heart, it's still fun to see!!

Who knows this might even become wallpaper for the office :)

-Easy on the egg nog  

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Thanks for stopping by!! It is with my esteemed pleasure to let you and your momma know that CRUMBS is finally available and is making it very close to a finer retail store near you!!

As always, this project was a pleasure and it's been getting a pretty good response thus far so to keep that going we have made rounds and dropped it in some of our favorite spots!!

All City Kicks
139 S Division Grand Rapids, MI
Leaders 1354
1400 N Milwaukee Chicago, IL
Untitled
1941 W North Ave Chicago, IL
Reckless Records
1532  N Milwaukee Chicago, IL
Silver Room
1442 N Milwaukee Chicago, IL
Belmont Army Surplus
1318 N Milwaukee Chicago, IL
Saint Alfred
1531 N Milwaukee Chicago, IL

As you can see, we are partial to the Wicker Park area...which is only halfway true..these are the places we shop at. The project is free so pick it up! And for you MacBook Air users, the link for the free download is coming very soon!!

We will try to keep them stocked at these locations and many others but with your help we will be able to do a lot better job!! The units are free so it's possible they will move quicker than expected, but let us know and we will have the spot replinished. Also if you know of a spot that needs to have it in there, let me know directly!!
brandon@prsvr.com
(773)746-9204

Y'all shoulda seen me hop that turnpike.

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Tuesday, October 14th 2008

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Perseverer will be flying to London and eventually making our way to Paris for the Silmo Optical Show. This trip will be our first international trip that we will make as a collective unit and also the first big trip that we can document in our blog(s)!! Which may or may not be a good thing lol. This should be a very interesting trip, aside from the fact that we are in Paris, but because we know about 5 french words between the three of us...

Be sure to check out the Pangean Journal and our personal blogs for a documented journal of our international travels.

-gulliver 

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The inspiration for "CRUMBS" narrated by Tekh Togo came from my talking with Tekh about doing some kind of collaboration that would showcase his talents as a musician and our talents as clothiers of life and space. He was already working on something musically and he proposed the idea of Perseverer actually being the host of the unnamed project and with that being said, the flood gates of creativity opened.

I chose the title "CRUMBS" to represent the "steps" we (Perseverer and Tekh) are taking in accomplishing our visions. The loaf of bread is the overall vision but you have to take off pieces in a strategic manner to deplete the whole loaf eventually. Mission accomplished. This project was also my selfish way to hear Rob Cucci again.

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I love going to the studio. I'm not a musician at this point in my life but I have been exposed to the studio aesthetic through association. This time, me and Brandon made it to Tekh's session at CRC in Chicago and he was wrapping up the final pieces of the CRUMBS portion of ROBOTIC MEDIA. I only got to hear several of the tracks but that's all I took for the night. I was moved emotionally and creatively. I love going to the studio.

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The eccentric minds behind Pangea glady brings you Webisodes. Webis are simply another visual form of creative expression. These shorts will be shown periodically throughout the year in the light of promotion, and pure personal amusement.

Letter to Shaq is the first episode narrated by "the med" himself...

Its not often I get excited about another companies event..I mean we have been to countless events and parties, and have thrown several legendary events where everything lined up and was just perfect. Been around the world and ah yi yi. This is something to truly be excited for. This is a true testament to witnessing someones growth as the DunkXchange has gone from an underground secret and has blossomed into a mainstream feat that still holds its integrity and true meaning behind it. I want to personally thank Oscar out in Chicago and of sneakerfiles.com, as well as Curtis and the whole DunkXchange organization for accepting us into their vision and allowing us to be a part. Anytime you see us allowing the Pe to be on someone else's flier, just know that we are in great company as we wouldn't have it any other way. We'll be there with our ambiance, our movement, and our vision. Come by to get the pre-release for Pangea Presents: Crumbs, t-shirts, updates, and watch History happen twice on September 13th, 2008 at The Wild Hare....I promise it'll be more fun than Weekend at Bernies Part Deux!!

Adam West

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We have received a number of questions regarding the pink bird aka the flamingo. The flamingo has surfaced in our advertisements, has been the theme of a few events and has shown itself in our apparel and accessories. Why?

The flamingo is representative of the brand Perseverer in that as a species it exudes elegance, mystique, and an undeniable flyness(play with ya puns) with the ability to stand upright on half of its foundation. Perseverer and all of its offerings is able to persevere solely with anyone of those.

Looking into the wild there are a number of species that were designed to blend in, for instance the tiger a beautiful expert killer who relies on its stripes as camouflage in the grassy plains, until it's ready to be seen. There is a possibility that the tiger can go without notice until it's too late.

Now in a world where more and more of the market is sleeping I think it's best to always stand out, at any glance you never miss a flamingo...

Perseverer would like to thank PLS Magazine www.plsmag.com for their hospitality and an ill event a few weeks ago. Project art was an event that truly created an environment where we felt welcomed...and oh yea the music was ill, which is always a plus!

Live art, energetic dj sets and a diverse crowd what more do you need.

-golgi bodies