DJ Neil Armstrong - founding father of the DJ Collective the “5th Platoon”. Mixtape extraordinaire. Jay-Z’s official world wide tour DJ. And just all around a cool BAD ASS guy.
Russell Peters - the funniest asian brother in the world right now. hands down.
Cut & Paste - a global competition where designers battle live.
Pancho Villa - 5 feet and 1 inch. 114 pounds. Won the World Flyweight boxing championship in 1923. Some say he is “the greatest Asian fighter in boxing history”. This dude definitely had the baddest boxer shorts in the world.
this kid is NOT bad ass
Choimatic - the freshest wedding DJ in the tri-state area. he wears grills when he spins. sucks at Fantasy Basketball. never went to college, but will steal your girl. BAD ASS
Staple Design - Jeff Staple and his crew are taking over the creative and urban fashion world. Dude is an icon now, and you can bet there’s more amazing work to come from his design company slash creative consultancy. And their retail space is pretty f’ing fresh.
Catharsis - there really aren’t a lot of marketing agencies in the US that are started or run by Asians. so I give these guys props for doing some legit work and making it happen.
Gao Zhen (left) and Gao Qiang (right) - these are some BAD ASS artists from china. they created a life size sculpture of old chairman Mao. but in fear of persecution from the government, they created a removable head and hold underground exhibits. plus, they kind of look mafioso, like they’ll cut your neck and grapple it like a football.
All Day Buffet - doing good doesn’t have to be unprofitable. and making money doesn’t have to be evil. the folks at All Day Buffet are putting into action a ton of great creative ideas and inspiring people to think differently about the world. respect.
love noise - this documentary (sponsored by the good folks at Converse) follows 2 punk rock bands who tour China. and the music is focking rad. sounds like it could be from a white hipster BK band, sort of…
