Quantcast
Channel: #WHATTHEHELLZ » MENtality

Crooks Just Did It. #PROSXCONS

0
0

Da boss man, Bam Barcena, just launched a special project through his work with streetwear vets, Crooks & Castles and New York hip-hop collective, Pro Era. It couldn’t be more perfect. Using Pro Era’s iconic “rasta” clorway through out the collection, the collaboration makes this west coast / east coast alliance fit anyone’s style.

0002 0005

Available exclusively at Zumiez, #PROSxCONS will be a sure fire hit. Make sure to hit one up this weekend, don’t be a sleeper.

0006 00070009

Keeping true to streetwear’s roots in hip-hop and skateboarding, this collaboration with Pro Era gives life to a once lost aesthetic of bold, in your face graphic tees and all over prints. I’m very impressed and excited to see Crooks take this step and get back to what made them what they are today. Fifteen years strong and Crooks has still got it.

00013 00017

Read more about the collection on Crooksncastles.com and if you’re not already, get familiar with the Pro Era crew here.

00019
00014


HLZBLZ’s FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: CO.LAB

0
0

Happy Monday! Everyone’s favorite day of the week…. not. We all know how much hate and shade we throw at Mondaze. If it weren’t for our local coffee shop, Coffee Co.Lab, I don’t know how we’d survive. Your bad gyalz from Hellz seriously come here every damn day.

IMG_3003

Best coffee on the block, and I mean, lezzzz be fucking real, the Co.Lab boyz are a site for sore eyes…am I right, ladies?! 😉 We sat down with Frankie, one of the 4 owners, and chatted about the story behind Coffee Co.Lab:

IMG_2989

IMG_2974

What’s the Coffee CoLab story? Tell us about how the Coffee CoLab team got into the coffee business, and what’s the meaning behind the name?

It’s a pretty basic story—not much to it. We basically became tired of building companies for other people and watching them destroy what we had built and turn it into a monster. We witnessed everything from cutting corners to under appreciating employees and client disrespect (as in more money less product to gain a buck).

It was only natural for us to take a step away and take lead of the monsters we created and build a bigger, better, nicer, kinder, and gentler monster. We needed to restore integrity to our culture. You know after 10 years as a team we figured why not collaborate or make a coffee lab hence Colab or Co.Lab.

What’s a typical morning for the CoLab team?

That depends on who’s on bar… and who you ask. Some want a morning drink (aka BEN) some want a morning smoke (aka ALEX), some want the headache of being a first time small business owner to just disappear (aka Will, one of the owners). While others wants to go to krav maga (LEO) and others just want to charm the ladies that stop by for the morning “C” rush (hey, STEVE).

But for the most part, our typical morning is something we love. So it’s the “cool kid at school” feeling where you love the position you are in, but realizing your position in leading vs following .

Your cold brew is a morning staple for the HLZBLZ team! What can you tell us about mastering the craft of cold brews?

I can tell you we have spent tons of time figuring out the best common ground for palates to meet and agree, when you have passion for any one thing, you focus to the point where it drives you a little crazy or ocd. I can tell you it takes love, time, and care, just like anything else.

IMG_2934

Can you tell us a bit about what Suits & Knives is, and how you came up with the name?

Simple: you need the suits in this world “ the day in day out 9 to 5” who buckle down and still want to be in the know about whats on the up and up, and the knives, the sharps, the “ still young and on point with current trend” with a grind for passion of being in the know and on the go with everything cool, and the middle ground of where we can meet and have something we can agree with good coffee, Suits and Knives

IMG_2945
Coffee CoLab is more than just a coffee shop. It has a lifestyle element to it. What’s the lifestyle behind Coffee CoLab? What keeps you guys inspired?

Coffee is a culture that a lot of people don’t understand, but see and respect. We wanted to help it grow as a culture and elevate it to a lifestyle and move it to a more forward position of the publics eye. Our lifestyle is more based on the idea of loving what you do and expressing it through a blank outlet, leaving you with a unpainted picture so you can create and recreate anything at any given moment, because you don’t wake up every day with the same feeling and you don’t live every day the same so you shouldn’t have any one idea or limit to what or who you are, cuz in the end you are just you.

Where do you see Coffee CoLab in the next 5 years, and what projects can we expect in the near future?

Shooting shit on a boat, blowing stuff up, or saving dinosaurs, wish I could tell you but we play every day as if it’s a new day and even though we have goals for our long term we might wake up one day and feel like being sellouts, but we also could wake up the next day and be over it like…wow that was cool, but we’re glad everyday ain’t the same. For sure, we will definitely be immature and still making good coffee.

For more on Coffee Co.Lab, follow them on insta + twitter: @coffeecolab or swing by the shop on the Santee block: 305 E. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA

IMG_2970IMG_2949IMG_2977IMG_2983

Why Females Love To Be Shown Off

0
0

Men, take notes. If you’re tryna make your woman feel like she’s on top of the world… it’s all about the small gestures. I’m not talking about that type of love you feel when you blow money on her or hit her with a ‘simpy’ text or any of that crap. It’s the love she feels when she knows you are not afraid to show her off. You feel me ladies?

Screen Shot 2015-09-21 at 12.57.46 AM

Personally, when I see a dude take pride in his chick I get hit with a bit of envy. I’m not going to lie. There’s nothing like a guy recognizing and acknowledging the fact that he lucked out and pulled a fine ass bae that he can call hisown. That ‘Yup, that’s all me’ type feel. Us females love that shit. Let me list the reasons why this makes us feel some type of way:

  1. First and foremost, it confirms to the bitches that YES you have a girl and that you are happy (This one is crucial fellas, these bitches need to knooow).
  2. Not only do you have a girl, it shows you truly fucks with her on many levels to put her out there and not just hide her and keep her behind closed doors.
  3. He isn’t embarrassed to show his bros he does have a little simp in him.
  4. Congrats, after posting that pic you just now cut off all your hoes. You kill your own game with other females, but you don’t give a flying fuck. (You get 10 points for that.)
  5. Undeniably gives her reassurance that you are not messing around with other females.
  6. Even if your girl doesn’t feel like she is flawless in anyone elses eyes, you make her feel like someone in the world just might think she is. Which will boost her self-esteem that much.
  7. Now a day, thirsty females will lurk their way into any person’s relationship. “He doesn’t even claim her.” is what hoes do and will say to try and break any relationship up. These are facts.
  8. It’s just cute as hell to see a guy simp, lets be real. I mean not overly simp but just enough. For example: Post Malone’s way of simping to his girl. Cute pics of her blocking him while he takes a leak or tweets every so often like these…
    Screen Shot 2015-09-21 at 12.13.39 AM

Don’t get me wrong, not every relationship is into the whole putting their relationship out there on social media or whatever and I totally respect that. A relationship can totally persist without all the exposure of course. I mean, some of the best relationships are the ones where people can’t keep tabs on. But in general hiding the fact that you have a girl versus just trying to not put everything out in the open is two different things. If you really want your girl to feel special it will definitely gain you some brownie points to take pride in your relationship with her. If you’re not reppin’ your girl, then why the hellz do you have one? Let me hear your perspective, holla via twitter ‘@Whatthehellz’.

Why ‘Cuddle-Season’ Is The Worst Time To Be Single

0
0

Gloomy grey skies, chilly breezes, yawp it’s officially ‘cuddle-season’. It’s time to pick one out of the many summer flings to settle down with cause it’s that time when everyone is getting lazy to go out and they just want to chill. I’m not going to lie, I used to love cuddle season since I always was in a relationship, but this time arould, I’m single it’s just straight depressing.

  1. All I hear are rain drops…: Rainy days are the perfect days to cuddle up with BAE, watch a flick and drink wine together. The downfall about being single is I have to just cuddle up with my pillows and depressingly watch an action flick, intentionally avoiding those cheesy romance movies I would probably cry to.
  2. New ‘Simp’ Music: This is the time of the year when artists like to drop their ‘Simp’ songs. If Drake decides to unexpectedly drop an album these next few months I’m probably not even going to buy/preview it until Spring. #SorryNotSorry
  3. ‘COUPLES… EVERYWHERE!': This season straight up brings out the PDA in everyone, I swear. You can’t even go shopping without seeing a couple holding hands or showing enormous amounts of PDA. Like ugh, get away from me!!!
  4. Holidays: Actually, being single during ‘Cuddle-Season’ is kind of a good thing because you don’t have to spend a lot of money on another individual besides your fam and close friends but it is also sad when you don’t have anyone special to bring to your holiday parties. :(
  5. All Your Friends Are ‘Boo’ed Up’: All your friends have a significant other and they rather go out to dinner dates with rather than go out partying with you so you’re force to stay in by your lonesome.
  6. I Hate Sleeping Alone: On cold, chilly nights you are forced to warm yourself up instead of having a personal human heater. :(Chrissy-Teigen-John-Legend-Show-PDA-Street(My friends on the right, me on the left.)

I’m playing… ‘Cuddle-Season’ isn’t all that bad when you think about it. Learning to enjoy your own company is the best type of company, tbh. Work on yourself, for yourself, strategically making moves for a better you. You never know, you might just find potential BAE within the ‘Cuddle-Season’ when you least expect it… 😉

Why You Should Always Trust Your Instinct

0
0

Listen, I’ve always been a sole devotee in the power of trusting my intuition. I’m talking about that strong, deep af vibe linked to your intuition aka  ‘gut-feeling’.

We’ve all heard that subconscious voice whispering unexplainable reasoning and guidance from within. Like, “Yeah, this fucker is definitely playing me.” Or “I really feel like making this move will make me prosper.” Or even as simple as “A. is definitely the answer.” Well there is some ‘nerdy’ reasoning to why you really should make your decision on the natural vibes you get from situations.

Researchers from Leeds University in England studied ‘intuition’ and concluded that the brain, over time, saves certain memories in your long-term memory without you even trying. Later your brain draws on past experiences at a subconscious level when needed – and it happens in a split second. So fast, in fact, that you aren’t aware your ‘intuition’ is actually stemmed from previous logical thinking. Cool, isn’t it?!

This is why people always tell you to trust your gut. Vibes don’t lie, BAE, go with your instinct.

3 Mistakes Females Make While In A Relationship

0
0

Arguing, good loving, fights, relationship weight and more good loving. Relationships can get messy, bittersweet and at times be the best blessing in the world. I, personally, am not a relationship guru or anything of that sort but I had my fair share of experiences. There are many situations I’ve witnessed or heard from my homegirls that I relentlessly shake my head at.

Here are a few crucial ones:

  1. Be your man’s peace, not the one causing the headaches. Ladies, it’s vital to be that individual in your man’s life where he can run to when he is tremendously stressed out, hopeless and tired. If your man isn’t running to you because you’re the one that is constantly bitter, nagging and is never positive… there is a problem. He will run to someone else, and don’t be mad when he does.
    original-13
  2. Revolving your whole life around him. I know love is a crazy thing. You want to persistently be in their atmosphere, text them every minute, just give them your full on attention. This is the hugest mistake we females tend to do. We get so preoccupied with our relationship we tend to forget about our friendships. No longer keeping in touch, not attending ‘girls-night-out’, etc. But, who do we run to when we’re crying our asses off cause our man is being a fuck boy? Our homegirls. Realize this, who is going to come up with numerous strategies to cheer your ass up when your relationship ends? Your homies. Balance is key.
    Sex-and-the-City-Girls-Night-GIF
  3. Getting too comfortable, you start to make him your everything you start to lose yourself. Further down the road, of course we feel the need to not care much about how we look because we know we got them already. As woman, we should never lose ourselves trying to take care of our man. We need to constantly be on our game and be ‘fleeked’ out as fuck to fight off any bitches who feel like they are in any competition with us and most importantly to grow the attraction our man has for us.
    anigif_mobile_a52d43e9fca4f2b16fee60e5f9865800-0

Every relationship is beautifully distinct in their own way. There really aren’t any rules to it… just don’t be that girl to regret it in the end.

Our #MCM Is Creed’s Hottie With A Body

0
0

Today’s #MCM is Michael B. Jordan. Have you guys seen his new movie Creed? Like, I mean, uh.. shit. I can’t even talk. He was lookin’ f*in hot in it. His muscles, his sweatiness exercising, his smile, even his non-smiles, and did I mention his muscles? Oooweee. Maybe it was how he was portrayed in the movie as the strong, motivated, son of Apollo Creed or… nahhh he’s just hot. We all could see he did worked hard though to get those muscles all bulked up and defined for the role. And he did a damn good job. *Insert heart eye emojis and fire ones too**
The movie plot was really good too. I def recommend you guys watch it. Also, Michael B. Jordans outfits in the movie caught my eye a lot. He basically was all decked out in Nike! I was like.. Oh heyyy, you’re lookin’ pretty good over there. Haha. Check out the trailer below along with some outfit pics from the movie.

CREED, from left: Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, 2015. ph: Barry Wetcher/©Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett CollectionCREED, Michael B. Jordan, 2015. ©Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett CollectionCREED, from left: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, 2015. ph: Barry Wetcher/©Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection CREED, from left: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, 2015. ph: Barry Wetcher/©Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection

Contributed by Vanessa.

It’s Just One Of Them Days -Don’t Take It Personal

0
0

Life gets a little overwhelming and it’s always good to have some “me” time. Even us bad ass ladies have to wind down and get her mind right while we slayin every damn day. Here’s my go to starter pack for my “me” time. Feel free to try it out or share with us your go to ritual.

Bubble Baths
If you have a tub, fill it with warm water and add the Aveeno Stress Relief Foaming Bath. Sooo relaxing.
aveeno

Candles
You can get these Pure and Natural Salt Water Orchid candle at Target. I used to think candles smelled all the same, but this certain brand and smell is my ultimate favorite. I’ve already used up 2 candles because I light it everyday:) The lavender and vanilla scent is nice too!

candle

Wine
Alcohol.. DUH! Best thing to have when you needa relax. I mean not too much.. well if you’re down, there’s no judging here. I guess you can have a shot or more of Jameson or Henny, but I like to do wine also. No.8 red wine is good or any chardonnay white wine.

wine

Music
I like to just put on Pandora on the relaxation station or sometimes just hang out while it’s quiet.

Okay. Relaxing done. Time to get more work done.

Contributed by Vanessa.


Why I Encourage Looking Through Your Man’s Phone

0
0

Ladies, I know there comes a point in our relationship where we play the part of a certified schemer who, usually, will take any opportunity that we can to take a little peek into our man’s phone. I, personally, am hella guilt-ridden of it. But the thing is… I highly incite anyone to look through their significant other’s phone primarily for reassurance purposes.

serena-checking-phone

There is an abundant amount of stories I have heard from innumerable of my close friends that set my mind in rock-solid-stone on the fact that a lot can be kept away in a damn iPhone device and, at times, you wouldn’t have even suspect it.

A true story: One of my friend’s ex-man was secretly having another relationship with one of her good friends for over TWO YEARS and she never suspected it. She never thought to look into his phone until one day he fell asleep and she placed his finger on his iPhone and BAYUM she saw all the naked pictures and conversations.

pretty-little-liars-aria-crying-texting

Trust me, it will save you a lot of time if you assert yourself aka lurk but to a certain extent. To a certain extent meaning not going all psycho ape-shit checking their phone every instant you get. If you literally don’t ever find anything and suspect any shenanigans is going down. Chill out, you might just have yourself a winner.

selena-phone-gif-jc

I understand, a relationship is built on trust but my argument is… a lot can change in a vast or even minimal amount of time, it’s always good to reassure yourself.

If the time ever does come that you do find something SUS, it’s best to assert the situation and ask your significant other what the deal is. Frequently when lurking, we have a minimal amount of time to check their phone and usually we will find minor things that we create assumptions causing our mind to go everywhere. Speak on it, express yourself, you never know what you’ll find out.

Learning More About You Or Even Someone Else

0
0

Are you an introvert or extrovert? I’m sure you’ve heard these two words and had to distinguish between them before. Maybe you’re both. That’s okay too! Here’s a quick run down on the two, but of course there’s more info on it online.

Introvert: a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings

Extrovert: a person characterized by extroversion; a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment

So that’s just the basics, but I came across a site that went even deeper to a person’s personalities. You would take a test (takes less than 12 min), then you get a whole summary of which of the 16 personalities best describes you. Then it is broken down with details on Strength & Weaknesses, Romantic Relationships, Friendships, Parenthood, Career Paths, and Workplace Habits. (Quite a few categories right? Yeah SUPER detailed!) But it’s not the boring long kind, which is why I’d like to share it with you guys. Learn more about yourself and even see what your friend are like. Here’s the link. Which one are you?

sentinels

explorers

diplomats

analysts





Latest Images