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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>BEN BALLER "IF &amp; CO."</title> <link>http://ifandco.com</link> <description>many are cold, but few are frozen!</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:15:21 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/benballer" /><feedburner:info uri="benballer" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>benballer</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Life is kinda good… kind of</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/usKvb9LJm9c/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/16/life-is-kinda-good-kind-of/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:15:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=12115</guid> <description><![CDATA[I swear this shit is crazy&#8230; Business is almost at the best I&#8217;ve ever seen it since we started this IF brand. Baby on the way and is healthy&#8230; our new home is great and cozy and I literally have everything I want and a great wife. but my best friend Jonas isn&#8217;t around to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I swear this shit is crazy&#8230; Business is almost at the best I&#8217;ve ever seen it since we started this IF brand. Baby on the way and is healthy&#8230; our new home is great and cozy and I literally have everything I want and a great wife.</p><p>but</p><p>my best friend Jonas isn&#8217;t around to enjoy all this with me. shit is crazy. it&#8217;s been almost a year since his passing and besides his immediate family, I think me and his other bro Kevion are still in shock. I think about my guy every day. like damn, anytime I do something fresh or see something cool or just do anything good or even bad, I hit my dude up. No matter what shit is going on in either of our crazy lives, we always send out a text or something to send a sign out that we alright&#8230; but I felt it the moment I got the call super early in the morning. I knew my boy was gone. the shit that is killing me now is that I miss a few people in my life and I think about my boy every single day when I get a free moment or whenever I see random shit. 47&#8242;s pop up everywhere and I think once I went to see the Weeknd that shit hit me even harder since me and Jonas were on that House of Balloons tape heavy&#8230;</p><p>just letting y&#8217;all know that I still got heat coming, we are busy&#8230; I should feel blessed that my life is really good and has been amazing for the past few years and to most it&#8217;s been amazing for this whole decade, but I want more from life and it&#8217;s coming along&#8230;. but you always want to share shit with your partner in crime. I have such a small circle of &#8220;friends&#8221; and a pretty large network of connects, but we go in seasons as the game changes. that&#8217;s just the game&#8230; but whenever I get overwhelmed and get off balanced, I hit my dude up and sometimes I&#8217;ll have to say sorry or he&#8217;ll say sorry&#8230; every time either me or Jonas ever apologized to each other which wasn&#8217;t often. we&#8217;d always reply to each other &#8220;friends have nothing to be sorry about&#8221; the line from chingoo one of our favorite movies&#8230;. shit&#8217;s crazy. my guy had so much to live for and as corny as it may sound, you gotta seize the day. you gotta take advantage. and somehow find that happy medium where you save some for yourself. because these people will take everything from you if you let them. but nothing worse than not being able to properly say goodbye to a loved one. always let your friends know how you feel about them, even if it sounds light or in passing&#8230; if you mean it, say that shit. let them know.</p><p>so back to work</p><p>I&#8217;ll post up Dwade&#8217;s new rose gold chain soon, my boy Q got a sick rose gold heavy 45 carat VS rose gold bracelet&#8230; and an army cat in the middle east got some dope shit too. I passed on the Aston Martin Rapide. I actually drove it for a while and was really disappointed&#8230; speaking of disappointment. the Dictator was a fucking let down. Borat killed that and even Bruno was much better even though it was very homo, it was still way funnier. this had a few moments, but I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;d even enjoy this on dvd or stream&#8230;.. speaking of more disappointments? my lakers need to step it up, but really I have to be real and know that these cats are a wrap for this season&#8230;. I feel worse for the Bulls&#8230; BUT I will be there at the Game on Friday, sitting on the floor, feet on the wood and I will be wearing some Nike&#8217;s for the first time in 8 years. fucking crazy huh? let by gones be by gones&#8230;..</p><p>aite y&#8217;all&#8230;</p><p>god bless. got to see my mom today and that made me feel great&#8230;<br /> saw her for mothers day too and Tory Burch featured her and my sister on her website on the front page which was kinda dope&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TORYBURCH-FRONT-PAGE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12115]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TORYBURCH-FRONT-PAGE-400x287.jpg" alt="" title="TORYBURCH FRONT PAGE" width="400" height="287" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12116" /></a></p><p>We built the nursery already for our son&#8230; and the room is looking really fly. I have to thank Tracy Fong who runs the illest baby furniture site there is on the planet! I&#8217;ll link y&#8217;all soon.</p><p>peace<br /> blessings.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/usKvb9LJm9c" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/16/life-is-kinda-good-kind-of/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/16/life-is-kinda-good-kind-of/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>WE DID IT AGAIN</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/tFAQzWk_kRs/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/11/we-did-it-again/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:19:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[50 carats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air jordan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air jordan IV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ben baller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[black diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[black gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[black rhodium]]></category> <category><![CDATA[corey shapiro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diamond air jordans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I.F. and CO.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Icee Fresh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IF and Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pave set. washington senators]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vintage frames]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white/cement]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=12099</guid> <description><![CDATA[so we make some crazy unique custom jewelry&#8230; obviously we&#8217;ve come a long way since the myspace days when we stunted on cats&#8230; but it was on myspace where we debuted our first diamond fitted cap piece with some fully iced out converse chuck taylors&#8230;. we then progressed to different kinds of sneakers and earlier [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so we make some crazy unique custom jewelry&#8230; obviously we&#8217;ve come a long way since the myspace days when we stunted on cats&#8230; but it was on myspace where we debuted our first diamond fitted cap piece with some fully iced out converse chuck taylors&#8230;. we then progressed to different kinds of sneakers and earlier this year we showed out when we dropped the concord XI Jordans&#8230;.</p><p>so this is nothing new, but doing something different shoe wise is. <img src='http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>we went fully dumb again. this time with a Washington Senators fitted cap. all black diamonds and a pair of white/cement Air Jordan IV&#8217;s!</p><p>not much needed to say, peep game:<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV1.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV1-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV1" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12100" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV2.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12101" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV7.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV7-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV7" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12102" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV8.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV8-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV8" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12103" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV9.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV9-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV9" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12104" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV14.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV14-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV14" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12105" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV13.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV13-400x276.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV13" width="400" height="276" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12106" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV12.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV12-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV12" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12107" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV4.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV4-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV4" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12108" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV5.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV5-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV5" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12109" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV10.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV10-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV10" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12110" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV11.jpg" rel="lightbox[12099]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W-AJIV11-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="W AJIV11" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12111" /></a><br /> the thing with this absolutely beautiful piece of art which is jewelry&#8230;.. is that, cats have to understand that you need to have A LOT OF MONEY to get something this crazy made. a solid franco chain completes this piece&#8230; but remember there are over 50 carats of diamonds, this is a heavy piece and I never quote, but I had to give you an idea before crumbs begin with emails about $3,000 and shit. btw, we used black rhodium over parts of the white diamond areas to give it that &#8220;grey&#8221; color. this shit is spectacular in person.</p><p>our wax molds are so cold, that places like Chopard hit us up for outsourced work&#8230;.<br /> you know how easy it is to make the sickest engagement ring you might see in Harry Winston? let me see one of those guys make this by hand&#8230; the diamond setting maybe slightly better and that&#8217;s also while the cost per setting each stone will be 3x the price and the overall price would be over 10x our prices, but they can&#8217;t create this in less than 15 days. takes these guys 4 to 6 months to just make a medium sized iced out teddy bear.</p><p>anyways. this was commissioned through my boy Corey of vintage frames. this was for one of his top clients who shall remain anonymous.</p><p>thanks Corey</p><p>much love to all y&#8217;all&#8230;</p><p>have a great weekend. i&#8217;ll be back with more jewels of course <img src='http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>peace</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/tFAQzWk_kRs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/11/we-did-it-again/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/11/we-did-it-again/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Mister Cartoon launches “SANCTIOND” auto</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/_-vKcniwk2o/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/09/mister-cartoon-launches-sanctiond-auto/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:24:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mister cartoon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sanctiond auto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[skid row]]></category> <category><![CDATA[soul assassins]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=12093</guid> <description><![CDATA[I never blogged the night because 10000 others did. but a cool ass recap much love to my big homey Toons and the whole SA family]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W9w9NJE6L8c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p>I never blogged the night because 10000 others did.<br /> but a cool ass recap</p><p>much love to my big homey Toons and the whole SA family</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/_-vKcniwk2o" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/09/mister-cartoon-launches-sanctiond-auto/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/09/mister-cartoon-launches-sanctiond-auto/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>A CRAZY WEEKND #FIGHTNIGHT #XO</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/0mPK9Ziizak/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/08/a-crazy-weeknd-fightnight-xo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:26:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> 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<category><![CDATA[lamar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[live show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mgm casino]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ovo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pink gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[private jet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q worldstar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rolex day date II]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rolex president]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rose gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SUPRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the avengers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the grove]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the money team]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the weeknd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thursday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vvs1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worldstar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[xo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=12052</guid> <description><![CDATA[so if you&#8217;re reading this and you think the entry above was spelled wrong, then you need to log off my blog immediately. but yeah, a crazy weekend&#8230; and I got to see the homey the weeknd. started out watching The Avengers with my Worldstar fam and we saw the midnight showing and had a [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so if you&#8217;re reading this and you think the entry above was spelled wrong, then you need to log off my blog immediately.</p><p>but yeah, a crazy weekend&#8230; and I got to see the homey the weeknd.</p><p>started out watching The Avengers with my Worldstar fam and we saw the midnight showing and had a fly ass dinner at Koi&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WSHH-MONEY.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WSHH-MONEY-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="WSHH MONEY" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12056" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-PRESIDENT.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-PRESIDENT-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROSE GOLD PRESIDENT" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12057" /></a><br /> let me say this again&#8230; internet money is NO joke. and I&#8217;m not talking about Silicon Valley!<br /> that Rose gold president is such a problem. it took a while for me to make that bezel for Q. but it came out proper!</p><p>So in my entire life of going to the Grove since they opened. I have never seen a mob like that. In fact in my lifetime of seeing movie lines or crowds, I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it. to see thousands of people(mostly geeks) lined up outside was a crazy sight to see at 11:45pm!!! the movie was all the way official and damn they did 200+ million making them the largest grossing opening in history. dope. I still want to see Dark Knight Rises more than this though. fuck battleship</p><p>so after getting all my shit together&#8230;.<br /> I headed over to factory 413 to get a fly outfit for the trip&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LB-ANGEL-AND-BB-413.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LB-ANGEL-AND-BB-413-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="LB ANGEL AND BB 413" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12058" /></a><br /> shout out to my boy Angel for hooking shit up always!!!</p><p>and speaking of Shout Outs..<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE-SHOUT-OUT.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE-SHOUT-OUT-200x300.jpg" alt="" title="DWADE SHOUT OUT" width="200" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12059" /></a><br /> Dwyane Wade, star of the Miami Heat shouted me out on twitter and his instragram that day</p><p>So after all that, I got in contact with the Biebs to coordinate for the fight and this has been going on for a while now. I middle man&#8217;d this situation with Justin and Floyd along with my boy John who runs all of Floyd&#8217;s social media&#8230;. nobody was paid, there were no ulterior motives, just love and respect&#8230; and it was cool to see Floyd&#8217;s daughter so happy to see Justin too. You already know how I feel about Mayweather. dude is 1000% solid.</p><p>everything worked out great too. Bieb let me tag along on his Jet to vegas and I got him his ringside seats and that red carpet champion walk from the locker room to the ring&#8230;<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET-LIFE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET-LIFE-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="JET LIFE" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12060" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET-LIFE2.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET-LIFE2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="JET LIFE2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12061" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET1.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET1-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="JET1" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12062" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET2.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JET2-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="JET2" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12063" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FREDO-BUSY.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FREDO-BUSY-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="FREDO BUSY" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12064" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JB-BB-JET-LIFE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JB-BB-JET-LIFE-225x300.jpg" alt="" title="JB BB JET LIFE" width="225" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12065" /></a><br /> Biebs jet is super flossy! brand new too. I&#8217;ve been on many jets but this one was the newest and best kept. the catering was all the way official too&#8230;. JB was running late because he was up rehearsing and I feel bad for giving him shit because I&#8217;m always punctual and worried about getting places on time smh. He didn&#8217;t get much sleep&#8230;. but we were all good and crew deep! Kenny, Moshe, Khalil, Alfredo, Biebs and Moi</p><p>we flew in early afternoon and it was a really quick flight.<br /> got out and just chopped it up with folks, the strip was already a mess and vegas period was crazy because of the fight night</p><p>Kip(floyd&#8217;s personal security guard) and a GANG of security met us at the back entrance and took us up to the room to chill out&#8230;. ordered a gang of food and kicked it until it was time to do the dance</p><p>David Levi from the Money Team dropped off our Money Team fits&#8230;..<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MONEYTEAM-SWEATS.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MONEYTEAM-SWEATS-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="MONEYTEAM SWEATS" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12066" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MGM-GARDEN.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MGM-GARDEN-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="MGM GARDEN" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12067" /></a><br /> there are actually a bunch of colorways to the sweatsuits, but Champ wanted everyone to wear the Black and Red ones for fight night&#8230;.</p><p>of course I brought out the Cali piece, I haven&#8217;t worn it in over 4 years!</p><p>while I was trying to get swaggy&#8230;. Biebs and Fredo were in the room getting fly too lol<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JB-AF.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JB-AF-400x298.jpg" alt="" title="JB AF" width="400" height="298" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12068" /></a><br /> these cats had me laughing all night for real&#8230; Bieber rocking the prize winning diamond and gold Koi Fish <img src='http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>we got downstairs&#8230; the security level was insane. I mean I&#8217;ve been to award shows and all kinds of stuff where there were way more celebs, but the MGM cats weren&#8217;t playing!!!!</p><p>got down to the locker room area and chilled in the hospitality suite til it was time to watch the undercards</p><p>I checked out Shane Mosley lose to Canelo smh&#8230;. no comment&#8230; it was champs time to fight!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/GREAT-SEATS.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/GREAT-SEATS-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="GREAT SEATS" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12069" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/PACKED.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/PACKED-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="PACKED" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12070" /></a><br /> you know it was sold out!!! and your boy was sitting Row A next to mack maine, lil wayne and Justin&#8230; Diddy was about 5 rows behind me and Anna Pacquin and her husband were behind us and pretty much everyone was behind us&#8230; much love to Floyd for the bomb ass seats!!!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FLOYD-WALK-IN.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FLOYD-WALK-IN-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="FLOYD WALK IN" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12071" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHAMP-ENTRANCE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHAMP-ENTRANCE-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="CHAMP ENTRANCE" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12072" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FLOYD.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FLOYD-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="FLOYD" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12073" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHAMP-DANCING.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHAMP-DANCING-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="CHAMP DANCING" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12074" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEZY-MACK-BALLER.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEZY-MACK-BALLER-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="WEEZY MACK BALLER" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12075" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RING-SIDE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RING-SIDE-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="RING SIDE" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12076" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SPOTTED.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SPOTTED-400x298.jpg" alt="" title="SPOTTED" width="400" height="298" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12077" /></a><br /> my wife stayed at home and she recorded the fight&#8230; cats were hitting me up like crazy saying they seen me, but we had no cell phone service in the arena at all for hours!</p><p>at the end of the night, it was a close fight, I won&#8217;t lie&#8230; but champ brought out the animal and started to throw the hardest blows at Cotto&#8217;s head piece&#8230;. the last few rounds champ owned dude&#8230;. and then&#8230;</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/THE-CHAMP.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/THE-CHAMP-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="THE CHAMP" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12078" /></a><br /> 43-0 #moneyteam</p><p>all in all it was just great to see the whole fam and money team again and everyone smiling! shout out to the whole team for showing so much love&#8230;.</p><p>we sat around for a while and I talked to Floyd&#8217;s mom and sisters and my boys Rick and P-Reala&#8230; then we headed over to the press conference&#8230;. after that, we got some food and headed back to McCarran to get back on the jet to head back home&#8230;. even though I had a lot of fun, I missed my new house and my wife so I couldn&#8217;t wait to get back&#8230;.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/GOOD-BYE-VEGAS.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/GOOD-BYE-VEGAS-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="GOOD BYE VEGAS" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12079" /></a><br /> #jetlife</p><p>woke up the next day to watching NBA games and had a bomb ass breakfast at Fred 62&#8230;. then to more basketball and a home cooked meal from my mother in law&#8230;.<br /> was chillin and recuperating for the most part&#8230; why?</p><p>because the homey, the Weeknd was in town to perform his 15th live show!</p><p>I was hyped to get VIP seating and invited by Abel(the weeknd) and his camp<br /> my wife is also a big fan&#8230;. he had a show the night of the fight, but I was in vegas obviously and I&#8217;m more into the venues, wasn&#8217;t so down with seeing it at the Hollywood Cemetary</p><p>so we get there and there is a fucking line as long as the Avengers line. god damn. I mean shit was no joke!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-MARQUEE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-MARQUEE-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="WEEKND MARQUEE" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12081" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NIC-BB-FONDA-THEATER.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NIC-BB-FONDA-THEATER-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="NIC BB FONDA THEATER" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12080" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-BOOTH.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-BOOTH-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="WEEKND BOOTH" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12082" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TRIPLE-VIP.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TRIPLE-VIP-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="TRIPLE VIP" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12083" /></a><br /> triple VIP swag? now that&#8217;s crew love!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-XO1.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-XO1-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="WEEKND XO1" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12084" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-XO2.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-XO2-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="WEEKND XO2" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12085" /></a></p><p>now this is my first time getting to see him perform live and let me tell you, this was probably one of the best shows I&#8217;ve seen in many years. I mean to my memory, I can&#8217;t think of a better show. THE WEEKND MURDERED THIS PLACE!!! He was fucking amazing! the energy was crazy in there! and again, this is only his 15th show ever!!! smh<br /> everyone loved him and I was glad to see him perform my favorite songs and they sounded so dope live. fucking crazy! the encore performance of wicked games was just awesome&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-BACKSTAGE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WEEKND-BACKSTAGE-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="WEEKND BACKSTAGE" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12086" /></a><br /> we went backstage after the show to say what up and take a pic and then I stopped myself and said, damn I had one hell of a weekend for real.</p><p>crazy to see Diddy 2 nights in a row in different cities&#8230; he brought Cassie out. my boys rick rubin and jimmy iovine were there too&#8230;. along with a gang of other people I&#8217;m sure I didn&#8217;t see&#8230;</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHOPPING-IT-UP.jpg" rel="lightbox[12052]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHOPPING-IT-UP-300x300.jpg" alt="" title="CHOPPING IT UP" width="300" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12090" /></a><br /> I had to tell Abel that his show was that damn good again!</p><p>p.s. thank you to Matt George, Corey Shapiro, Cash, Lamar and the whole Xo crew and of cours the Weeknd<br /> swag</p><p>ok, back to work</p><p>peace y&#8217;all</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/0mPK9Ziizak" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/08/a-crazy-weeknd-fightnight-xo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/08/a-crazy-weeknd-fightnight-xo/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Standard Functions… AKA The custom Ruckus Champs!</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/OwO9bP9-L58/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/03/standard-functions-aka-the-custom-ruckus-champs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:04:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2013 bmw m5]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big bore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[custom stretch scooter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fat tire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fatlace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gy6]]></category> <category><![CDATA[honda ruckus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[south el monte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[standard functions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yogi]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=12031</guid> <description><![CDATA[so with everything that I do in life, I swear even though it may be fun for y&#8217;all&#8230; no matter what I do, at the end of the day it always ends up being some sort of blog entry; which means there&#8217;s always work on my mind. a network here. something cool I like that [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so with everything that I do in life, I swear even though it may be fun for y&#8217;all&#8230; no matter what I do, at the end of the day it always ends up being some sort of blog entry; which means there&#8217;s always work on my mind. a network here. something cool I like that can open another door or connect a dot here, there&#8230;. everywhere.</p><p>so yesterday I&#8217;ve been meaning to check out a mutual friends shop that seriously creates works of art with scooters. mostly Honda Ruckus&#8217;s&#8230;. and they do more than just a GY6 or other shit. they really shit on what american chopper does for these scooters&#8230; want a big motor? done. stretch out the scooter 6-10&#8243; ? done! throw on all kinds of crazy lights or gadgets? done! exhaust? done! nitrous or turbo? FUCKING DONE!</p><p>so I was actually supposed to check them out before the year ended and damn, 6 or 7 months later I finally checked them out yesterday. they&#8217;re all the way in south El Monte and they&#8217;re a straight up homey owned fam type business&#8230;. shit you would see in a movie and I swear I loved the moment I walked into their shop. all kinds of custom ruckus&#8217;s everywhere&#8230;.. and this shit is a growing craze!</p><p>I think I found the bike I want and pretty much wrapped up the deal, but I think my wife is not happy about it lol&#8230; hey, I&#8217;m off the motorcycles now and that&#8217;s a good thing because I was a damn fool, actually a hooligan for many years on them bikes&#8230;. now I&#8217;m just an old man, or old boy.</p><p>some of these ruckus&#8217;s can get up to 85mph, but the one I&#8217;m copping is like more in the 60mph range. but the shit is soooo dope. the look, the feel, just fun and fuck it. they&#8217;re expensive, but worth it in my opinion</p><p>they&#8217;re called <a href="http://www.standardfunctions.com">Standard Functions</a><br /> their twitter handle is: <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/STDFNCTNS">@STDFNCTNS</a><br /> their instagram is @StandardFunctions<br /> much love to Ming and the crew and shout out to my boys Mark Fatlace and Yogi for introducing me to a whole new world of some shit!!! damn a new hobby maybe???</p><p>check out some of the pics from their shop and the pics of my new scooter hopefully!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK1.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK1-400x266.jpg" alt="" title="RUCK1" width="400" height="266" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12032" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK2.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK2-400x265.jpg" alt="" title="RUCK2" width="400" height="265" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12033" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK3.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK3-400x265.jpg" alt="" title="RUCK3" width="400" height="265" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12034" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK4.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK4-400x265.jpg" alt="" title="RUCK4" width="400" height="265" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12035" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-FLAME.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-FLAME-400x265.jpg" alt="" title="RUCKUS FLAME" width="400" height="265" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12036" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-FLAME2.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-FLAME2-400x265.jpg" alt="" title="RUCKUS FLAME2" width="400" height="265" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12037" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK-CHAMP.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCK-CHAMP-400x265.jpg" alt="" title="RUCK CHAMP" width="400" height="265" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12045" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BB-RUCKUS-GANG.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BB-RUCKUS-GANG-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BB RUCKUS GANG" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12046" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-MAGGIE.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-MAGGIE-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="RUCKUS MAGGIE" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12040" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-MAGGIE-AND-FRIEND.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-MAGGIE-AND-FRIEND-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="RUCKUS MAGGIE AND FRIEND" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12041" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-FAT-REAR.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RUCKUS-FAT-REAR-223x300.jpg" alt="" title="RUCKUS FAT REAR" width="223" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12038" /></a><br /> AGAIN, I had a lot of fun cruising up and down rosemead blvd from the 10 to the 60! thanks and see y&#8217;all soon!!!</p><p>and oh yeh, NOBODY IS FUCKING WITH THESE GUYS IN THE U.S.A.! HIT THEM UP IF YOU WANT A CUSTOM SCOOTER BUILT! they do what I do to jewelry to scooters!<br /> while I was driving on my way back home, guess what I saw?</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2013-M5.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2013-M5-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="2013 M5" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12047" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2013-M5_II.jpg" rel="lightbox[12031]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2013-M5_II-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="2013 M5_II" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12048" /></a><br /> has to be the first or only one in the state!<br /> crazy</p><p>alright&#8230;.<br /> back to making shit cold!</p><p>peace</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/OwO9bP9-L58" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/03/standard-functions-aka-the-custom-ruckus-champs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/03/standard-functions-aka-the-custom-ruckus-champs/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>harder to blog these days… but still crazy busy!!!</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/PZy4hMR3ahc/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/01/harder-to-blog-these-days-but-still-crazy-busy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:49:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[10000% bearbrick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[14k gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bellagio cafe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[black diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[black gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[corey shapiro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crsvr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[david copperfield]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dwyane wade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fashion show mall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fendi bearbrick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first class]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FLOYD MAYWEATHER]]></category> <category><![CDATA[four seasons hotel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fruition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GAMBLING]]></category> <category><![CDATA[initial tags]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mandalay bay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mayweather boxing club]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mix restaurant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[money team]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nick sakai]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nicolette]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pave']]></category> <category><![CDATA[perrier jouet rose']]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q worldstar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rose gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rose gold sunglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[serendipity 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the hotel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top shop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[triple black]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tryst]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ultra frames]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ultra goliath 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vintage frames]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vs diamond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worldstar hip hop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WS piece]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSHH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wynn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yellow gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yellow gold diamond buddha head]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=11979</guid> <description><![CDATA[it really is, I feel like the days are getting shorter and shorter as I wait for my son to arrive and just got so much shit to do and I don&#8217;t want to lay this all on my new interns&#8230; but still looking for a couple more so if I didn&#8217;t contact you, hold [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it really is, I feel like the days are getting shorter and shorter as I wait for my son to arrive and just got so much shit to do and I don&#8217;t want to lay this all on my new interns&#8230; but still looking for a couple more so if I didn&#8217;t contact you, hold tight. I kept the top 25 in pocket.<br /> anyways</p><p>so I hate to cramp in a bunch of shit that happened last week, but damn I don&#8217;t have a choice!<br /> last week was a long week and I thought it would never end&#8230; the crazy part? I was getting paid everyday and still wanted it to end. smh&#8230;.. so many new jewels and stories. I&#8217;ll try to fit everything I can remember in, but fuck I&#8217;m old!</p><p>jumped over to vegas first class with wifey to check out my boy Money Mayweather train before the fight and we got in a little late. I didn&#8217;t know he was gonna be super late to his press day at his gym. lol had I known, I woulda stopped by earlier&#8230;. but instead, we checked into our suite at the Wynn and did a little shopping&#8230;.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NIC-WYNN.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NIC-WYNN-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="NIC WYNN" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11980" /></a><br /> 6 months preg and she thinks she looks big!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TOP-SHOP-LV.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TOP-SHOP-LV-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="TOP SHOP LV" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11983" /></a><br /> everyone was talking about Top Shop opening and Nic wanted to go real bad, so I we checked it out right quick&#8230;. I coulda copped a lot more stuff, but I&#8217;ll wait for the LA top shop to open at the grove&#8230;.. I got some ill shorts and she bought a few things.<br /> that store Shoe Palace is the biggest waste of space I have ever seen in a store. smh. big as fuck, bright ass lights, no inventory at all.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/STRIP-VIEW.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/STRIP-VIEW-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="STRIP VIEW" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11981" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WYNN.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WYNN-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="WYNN" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11982" /></a><br /> a few shots from the connecting bridge&#8230;.<br /> had dinner at one of my favorite spots RED 8, which is as good as Mr. Chows but more casual and that salt and pepper chilean sea bass is a problem!!! man. and I can wear shorts in there, they don&#8217;t trip!</p><p>I think I couldn&#8217;t sleep that night so I woke up at 5am and gambled til 6:30am and that was a waste&#8230;. just see-sawed from down $2k to up $300 to finally going back to my room down $80 smh</p><p>Nic has never ate at the Wynn buffet before so we did that and she loved it&#8230; it&#8217;s one of my mom&#8217;s favorite places smh&#8230; felt so stuffed after I wanted to go back to sleep and forget about the day&#8230;..</p><p>my boy Nick who owns CRSVR hit me up and scooped me up with his boy Low and we headed over to get a snack a the Bellagio cafe (which happens to be another one of my favorite spots, RIP DJ AM) so we chit chat about everything from bullshit to bullshit and then they take me over to Fruition to check out some different swag and then I lose my shit&#8230;. they have a 10000% Fendi Bearbrick in their store display!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/10000-PERCENT-FENDI-BEARBRICK.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/10000-PERCENT-FENDI-BEARBRICK-276x300.jpg" alt="" title="10000 PERCENT FENDI BEARBRICK" width="276" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11984" /></a><br /> polo by Moncler, skinny shorts by Marc Jacobs, hating by you <img src='http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>so we left there and headed over to see the champ do his thing&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAYWEATHER-BOXING-CLUB.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAYWEATHER-BOXING-CLUB-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="MAYWEATHER BOXING CLUB" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11985" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAYWEATHER-BOXING-CLUB2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAYWEATHER-BOXING-CLUB2-392x300.jpg" alt="" title="MAYWEATHER BOXING CLUB2" width="392" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11986" /></a><br /> Mayweather boxing club is in chinatown where the good Pho is! don&#8217;t tell me he&#8217;s racist lol&#8230;. I was hyped to see my money team fam! greeted at the door by big kip and 50 cent&#8230;. walked inside and seen everyone. but Roger Mayweather was serious as fuck, no smiles, just work&#8230;. saw the champ and gave him a pound and he was ready for war, but still smiling and in a good mood<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHAMP-TRAINING.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CHAMP-TRAINING-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="CHAMP TRAINING" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11987" /></a><br /> no cameras or cell phones allowed inside the gym&#8230;.<br /> so that&#8217;s the only pic I got&#8230;</p><p>he sparred a while with another champ in his weight division&#8230; dude was nice too, he was going hard at champ and champ was going around 50% at most and after a few long rounds, dude&#8217;s face was getting busted up real bad. so bad that on a few jabs blood splattered all over champs cameraman Pistol Pete! I was like damn!!! it was only about 110 degrees inside the gym. smh. so hot I forgot that&#8217;s how it used to be when I wrestled in high school and college. mannn! then after champ was finished busting dude up (btw, dude floyd was sparring with got a belt and is 10-0!) he hit the bag and other things&#8230; so I chopped it up with some cats and watched a couple games and then me and Nick left back to the hotel.</p><p>Nic went shopping with her friend of course, then we went over to one of her all time favorite spots Serendipity 3!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NIC-SERENDIPITY.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NIC-SERENDIPITY-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="NIC SERENDIPITY" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11988" /></a><br /> this is our 3rd time at the vegas location and we both agreed, the new york OG spot is just way better&#8230;. but damn it&#8217;s still real good!</p><p>after that, it was movie time and I forgot what the hell we watched&#8230; but woke up again at like 4am this time and went downstairs to gamble, but I wasn&#8217;t feeling it and I watched some cats play casino War; yes War like the actual card game War smh&#8230;. I said this shit must stop and went back to bed at around 6am</p><p>woke up at like 10am and did what bosses do&#8230;.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WYNN-BOSS-BRUNCH.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WYNN-BOSS-BRUNCH-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="WYNN BOSS BRUNCH" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11989" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WYNN-BOSS-BRUNCH2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WYNN-BOSS-BRUNCH2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="WYNN BOSS BRUNCH2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11990" /></a><br /> order boss ass room service! lol</p><p>we had a hell of a 59th floor view of the strip&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SUITE-VIEW.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SUITE-VIEW-300x300.jpg" alt="" title="SUITE VIEW" width="300" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11991" /></a><br /> so high up we were lookin down at everything else</p><p>I went down to check out the shops in the Wynn, wanted to cop a few thing at Hermes, but they&#8217;re always sold out of shit&#8230;. makes me wonder because it&#8217;s not a secret that our economy is terrible, yet the most expensive store sells out of shit so fast and all the time????<br /> I get a lot of inspiration from Graff and they&#8217;re jewels are flat out the best. fuck Harry Winston or De Beers or even Van Clef&#8230;. Tiffany is like hood shit compared to Graff and our work is better than Tiffany already so you know&#8230;.<br /> checked out the Wynn Rolex store and if you didn&#8217;t know that is the flag ship Rolex store for the earth. It is the best Rolex dealer on the planet no joke. they have every single possible Rolex always in stock. every color dial or gold you want with all the rare limited edition options, etc, they got it! but they do not negotiate at all. not even 1% you pay full pop and tax&#8230; they wouldn&#8217;t even give Champ a deal so he walked out on a 3 watch deal. but I checked out some watches and I just copped the Rose gold and Yellow gold day date II presidents, so I don&#8217;t know what else I want. hmmmm&#8230; I&#8217;m thinking a yellow gold Daytona is my next move.</p><p>so my boy Q came into town and I was going to check out and head back home because I have a gang of work to do and my new intern is already overwhelmed&#8230;. but Q forced us to stay another night and my first class flight back home wasn&#8217;t changeable due to wack ass expedia, so Q booked us a whole new set of tickets back home and put us up in a penthouse suite at the Mandalay Bay. #swag</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BOSS-LEVEL.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BOSS-LEVEL-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="BOSS LEVEL" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11992" /></a><br /> I love separate elevator entrances&#8230; leaves the squares behind</p><p>our room was nice, but I didn&#8217;t care to take any pics. we had the highway 15 view so who cares lol<br /> got some lunch downstairs and then I took a nap. I was so damn tired from all the walking!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BOSS-LIVING.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BOSS-LIVING-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BOSS LIVING" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11996" /></a><br /> walked over to the four seasons to meet up with Q and my worldstar fam and we then got driven to the MGM to peep out David Copperfield&#8230; for those who don&#8217;t know. the four seasons is actually inside the mandalay bay hotel and occupies 4 floors of the mandalay but has a totally separate check in. my boy Q had a 3000 square foot suite that was stupid with the views!</p><p>everyone loved the show and this is my 3rd time seeing him and none of the tricks were the same so I was impressed.</p><p>we then headed outside and jumped into the super lavish Worldstar tour bus. this shit was all leather seat, suede headliner-ed out! had the ill bar, a bathroom(mandatory) and a stripper pole in the back with a vip room!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BB-WSHH-TOURBUS.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BB-WSHH-TOURBUS-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="Q BB WSHH TOURBUS" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11993" /></a></p><p>headed back over to the mandalay, but this time &#8220;the Hotel&#8221; side to hit up a classic not new but still HOT joint. &#8220;Mix&#8221; now this restaurant and club is dope. I don&#8217;t fuck with the club side and never had, but their restaurant is fly as fuck. best view in vegas and their food is all the way official!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-VIEW.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-VIEW-300x300.jpg" alt="" title="MIX VIEW" width="300" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11998" /></a><br /> the view from the bar side.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-CHANDELIER.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-CHANDELIER-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="MIX CHANDELIER" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11994" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-CHANDELIER2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-CHANDELIER2-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="MIX CHANDELIER2" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11995" /></a><br /> you mighta seen this interior in a commercial&#8230; their whole swag is crisp</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-VIEW2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIX-VIEW2-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="MIX VIEW2" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11997" /></a><br /> that&#8217;s how high up shit is&#8230;. 63 floors up!<br /> I haven&#8217;t been to Mix in about 5 years or longer, but I should go more often now. there&#8217;s just too many good places to eat in Vegas. but I like the vibe here.</p><p>so we went back to our rooms, it was about midnight at this point and we needed to change up and head out over to Tryst&#8230;.</p><p>me and Nic were just not feeling it at all&#8230; the best part of the club was driving to the club in the tour bus. real shit&#8230;. we got there, ordered 3 bottles off top. you already know&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TRYST-LIGHTWORK.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TRYST-LIGHTWORK-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="TRYST LIGHTWORK" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11999" /></a><br /> but the crowd was wack, the DJ was trash&#8230;. I just couldn&#8217;t hang longer than an hour. so got back into the tour bus and headed back to the room&#8230;.</p><p>my body was sore like I was training for a fight smh&#8230;<br /> slept in like a motherfucker</p><p>woke up and had a late check out, but ordered some room service first&#8230;.<br /> then walked over to the four seasons and got a massage at the spa, then headed over to Q&#8217;s room for a meeting before our flight out&#8230;<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BOSS-LOUNGING.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BOSS-LOUNGING-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="BOSS LOUNGING" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12001" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FOUR-SEASONS-SUITE-VIEW.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FOUR-SEASONS-SUITE-VIEW-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="FOUR SEASONS SUITE VIEW" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12002" /></a><br /> I&#8217;m hyped about a few future business deals going on and I know we got a dope future with me and Q&#8230;.</p><p>headed over to McCarran airport and jumped on our flight back to LA<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FIRST-CLASS-STRIP-VIEW.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FIRST-CLASS-STRIP-VIEW-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="FIRST CLASS STRIP VIEW" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12000" /></a><br /> if that ain&#8217;t a first class view, I don&#8217;t know what is&#8230;.</p><p>got back into LA and headed over to the Americana to check out the five year engagement and even though I&#8217;m just not a fan of Judd Apatow these days at all, this was a pretty damn good RomCom. check it out if you&#8217;re older and in a relationship.</p><p>Saturday was all work. god damn&#8230;.<br /> so here we go with some work!!!!</p><p>with Dwyane Wade and Miami as the top seed in the NBA playoffs&#8230; I was already commissioned to make 2 pieces for my boy&#8230;. here&#8217;s the first one.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE1-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="DWADE1" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12003" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="DWADE2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12004" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE3.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DWADE3-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="DWADE3" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12005" /></a><br /> now last time, if you remember, I only made the Initial diamond tags with Z and z which were for Zion and Zaire(his 2 sons) and then the D for dada his nephew&#8230;.</p><p>I&#8217;m still making him another chain now. so it might take a couple weeks as we just finished the basic artwork</p><p>next up, we made those diamond Ultra Frames with Vintage Frames&#8230;. so this time we made an all rose gold, yes real rose gold set of frames&#8230;. no words, just peep<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA1-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROSE GOLD ULTRA1" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12006" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROSE GOLD ULTRA2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12007" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA3.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA3-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROSE GOLD ULTRA3" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12008" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA4.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA4-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROSE GOLD ULTRA4" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12009" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA5.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA5-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROSE GOLD ULTRA5" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12010" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA6.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ROSE-GOLD-ULTRA6-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROSE GOLD ULTRA6" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12011" /></a><br /> of course everything we do has the &#8220;IF&#8221; tattooed on it! these are sweet tho!</p><p>next up, my boy Q had me make him another CEO size WS worldstar logo charm but this time in yellow gold and this time we iced out the sides of this beast! (we also iced out the sides of his current white gold one, but I gave that to him in vegas and didn&#8217;t take pics because I&#8217;m a fucker)<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS1-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="Q BIG YG WS1" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12012" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="Q BIG YG WS2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12013" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS3.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS3-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="Q BIG YG WS3" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12014" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS4.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS4-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="Q BIG YG WS4" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12015" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS5.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS5-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="Q BIG YG WS5" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12016" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS6.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Q-BIG-YG-WS6-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="Q BIG YG WS6" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12017" /></a><br /> and we put it on a heavy thick/solid franco chain!<br /> much love to my boy Q and much love to Worldstar Hip Hop!<br /> we got a lot more work coming soon!</p><p>last jewelry piece is something I love to death!<br /> took like over a month to make due to my diamond setters being so damn busy with our current workload and the style is a little different the way we pave&#8217;d the stones on top and we mixed a matte gold with a high polished gold. this is so clean!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD1-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD1" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12018" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12019" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD3.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD3-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD3" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12020" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD4.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD4-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD4" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12021" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD5.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD5-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD5" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12022" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD6.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD6-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD6" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12023" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD7.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD7-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD7" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12024" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD8.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD8-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD8" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12025" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD9.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD9-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD9" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12026" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD10.jpg" rel="lightbox[11979]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BUDDHA-HEAD10-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BUDDHA HEAD10" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12027" /></a><br /> we&#8217;ve made damn near every variation of a gold and diamond buddha piece, but this buddha head is fabulous! lol&#8230; shit is really clean. I wanted to ice out the bail, but I don&#8217;t wanna take away from the top of the head&#8230; I think this will be sold real fast!</p><p>and DAMN!<br /> that was 2 hours to write up this whole blog and upload all the pics! maybe longer!!!</p><p>got a crazy day ahead&#8230; gotta link with Sean Kingston and T.I for their video and then the lakers game and a few other meetings and then my boy Kenny Hamilton&#8217;s bday party tonight!</p><p>god bless everyone<br /> thanks for checking out my blog!<br /> this should hold you over for a little bit!</p><p>excited for the fight!!!<br /> TEAM MONEY MAYWEATHER AKA PRETTY BOY FLOYD AKA CEO OF THE MONEY TEAM!</p><p>peace!</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/PZy4hMR3ahc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/01/harder-to-blog-these-days-but-still-crazy-busy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/05/01/harder-to-blog-these-days-but-still-crazy-busy/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>YP – CHICAGO… THE FUTURE OF HIP-HOP</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/LY8PaEzpaTs/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/24/yp-chicago-the-future-of-hip-hop/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:32:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1off entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ben baller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FATS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Franco Chain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I.F. and CO.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Icee Fresh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IF and Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rap music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[universal records]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VS diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[YP]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=11960</guid> <description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s YP it&#8217;s 1OFF ENTERTAINMENT GROUP and these guys aren&#8217;t fucking around! you already know my chicago team don&#8217;t play, from the grown man lifestyle fucking with Boats, High end luxury vehicles&#8230;. fancy meals to pink champagne of that PJ is nothing new&#8230;. international swag from Paris to St. Barts&#8230;. 1 off parties all over [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it&#8217;s YP<br /> it&#8217;s 1OFF ENTERTAINMENT GROUP and these guys aren&#8217;t fucking around!</p><p>you already know my chicago team don&#8217;t play, from the grown man lifestyle fucking with Boats, High end luxury vehicles&#8230;. fancy meals to pink champagne of that PJ is nothing new&#8230;. international swag from Paris to St. Barts&#8230;. 1 off parties all over the globe to now starting a record label.</p><p>my boys over there in the CHI jewel game is nice and that&#8217;s because I make sure they got constant universal impeccable shine&#8230; so yesterday I got the honor to chain the newest cat to come out the camp, but not a new jack at all&#8230;. for those who say Hip Hop is dead and are under the age 32, then please shut the fuck up. I can say that, but lately there is a LOT of good music coming out and a good amount of noise is coming out of the midwest, specifically Chicago and my boy YP is a shooting star out of the southeast side of chitown!</p><p>before we continue, let&#8217;s turn the temperature down a bit with some ice!</p><p>&#8220;god bless this man I put this ice over&#8221;</p><p>YP&#8217;s logo I had to work with&#8230;<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP-LOGO.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP-LOGO-299x300.jpg" alt="" title="YP LOGO" width="299" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11968" /></a></p><p>and then the swaguuuuu&#8230;.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP1-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="YP1" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11962" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP2-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="YP2" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11963" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP3.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP3-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="YP3" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11964" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP4.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP4-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="YP4" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11965" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP5.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP5-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="YP5" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11966" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP_CHAINED.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/YP_CHAINED-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="YP_CHAINED" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11967" /></a><br /> the piece is solid white gold and heavy! solid franco&#8230;. all VS white diamonds. 17 carats to be exact!</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BB-YP.jpg" rel="lightbox[11960]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BB-YP-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BB YP" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11961" /></a></p><p>the smile on my boys face was priceless!<br /> and he deserves it!<br /> my boy got some FUCKING HEATTTTT coming!<br /> the tracks he did with HIT BOY are crazy!<br /> here&#8217;s something he dropped last year&#8230;<br /> <iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2zfGQu6_I8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /> I wish I could let you hear this &#8220;trade it all&#8221; song, but I have to wait&#8230;</p><p>here&#8217;s a track he did with the homey Jim Jones (video shot too, but we&#8217;ll drop that in a minute)<br /> <iframe width="500" height="369" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GukihK-fSo0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /> my boy is ready for the big stage&#8230; he can rap his ass off, the music is right&#8230;. you&#8217;ll hear that single shit when you hear that hit boy track and others to come&#8230; he can hold his own and he got music with others too&#8230;. shout out to Red Cafe. so get on this shit now before anyone else.</p><p>there will be updates on my G periodically.</p><p>some GAME:<br /> people getting mad about another person being put on before them or people hating because they think one person had a better sweeter connect and think that it was only money or dick sucking to get that connect&#8230;. NO dunce. NO MATTER WHAT, always remember, somewhere hard work was involved to build that connect. So with that hard work put in, the reward is having doors open and laying out red carpet for your fam or associates. do something about it instead of yapping your gums. that shit does nothing. no matter what dummy says about me on the internet or in the streets&#8230; cats see me daily in a fresh whip, they don&#8217;t know what I got. nobody really knows. I don&#8217;t care. I&#8217;m in V12&#8242;s, draped in gold and eating shit 90% of these illiterate shitheads can&#8217;t pronounce. not even a billionaire can hate on me or my team. we put in our work. that .00000000001% that win the lottery is not us. no hand outs or leeches in our camp. nobody is renting shit. and nobody is rocking shit they can&#8217;t afford. but anyone inside my fam is welcome to anything material wise I have. so just know that. get some commas in your life. I act as if I was broke on the regular and I&#8217;m more humble in person than anyone would think&#8230; why shouldn&#8217;t I be? And you can be the coolest nicest person on the earth, but it&#8217;s hard to be humble when you&#8217;re rollin down the street pushin a brand new 4 door aston martin rapide or in a new Rolls. But these days my money is just going in different places. I know there are a lot of people out there doing worse than I am and others who are doing better&#8230;. but I&#8217;m not keeping score. I have my own scale of what I need to be doing and where I need to be. I still feel that there is enough out there for everyone. again, do something about it.<br /> that&#8217;s just some game I want y&#8217;all to marinate on. but this isn&#8217;t about ME, this blog entry is about my boy YP</p><p>god bless.</p><p>YP you my motherfucking man!<br /> ONEoff you&#8217;re my team<br /> chicago, much love<br /> 213-312</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/LY8PaEzpaTs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/24/yp-chicago-the-future-of-hip-hop/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/24/yp-chicago-the-future-of-hip-hop/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>HOUSE WARMING WEEKEND…</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/dDfrS3mP5V0/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/19/house-warming-weekend/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:06:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[18k]]></category> <category><![CDATA[41mm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beats by dre]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ben baller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big face]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boxed water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[catering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[custom pieces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[david guetta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diamond dial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dwyane wade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family]]></category> <category><![CDATA[house warming party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[huf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Icee Fresh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IF and Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jollibee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[karen civil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keith hufnagel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mixr beats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pink gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rolex day date II]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rose gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ssur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tacos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=11940</guid> <description><![CDATA[while the hipsters and majority of folks I wanted to avoid were out at coachella, I enjoyed a nice calm L.A. and had a house warming party&#8230; small, like 40 people and their kids and it was a great time. I haven&#8217;t hosted anything at any home I&#8217;ve lived in with that many folks and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>while the hipsters and majority of folks I wanted to avoid were out at coachella, I enjoyed a nice calm L.A. and had a house warming party&#8230; small, like 40 people and their kids and it was a great time. I haven&#8217;t hosted anything at any home I&#8217;ve lived in with that many folks and it wasn&#8217;t even a problem&#8230; hired a taco catering business to cook right there; we had a lot of apps and snacks and liquor and even that medicinal <img src='http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>I want to thank most of Nicolettes friends and family for coming because most of my friends were out working&#8230;. but still all good. my immediate family showed up and that was cool because I have never had a family gathering at any of my cribs before.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/TACO-CATERING1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/TACO-CATERING1-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="TACO CATERING1" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11941" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/TACO-CATERING2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/TACO-CATERING2-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="TACO CATERING2" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11942" /></a><br /> while big momma was outside in my backyard doing her thing&#8230;. we were in the living room watching the LAKESHOW handle their biz vs. the mavericks&#8230;.</p><p>I think I&#8217;m going to head to vegas next week to check out my boy Floyd train and then maybe have to watch the fight at the crib instead of going this time because Nic is very pregnant and can&#8217;t be around that craze for the fight&#8230; if it was pacquiao, then she&#8217;d no doubt come out smh lol</p><p>shout out to the cats at BOXED WATER! who showed love and catered our party with their amazing new water!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BOXED-WATER1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BOXED-WATER1-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="BOXED WATER1" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11943" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BOXED-WATER2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BOXED-WATER2-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="BOXED WATER2" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11944" /></a><br /> their water is actually so much better for the environment and tastes great! if you ever get a chance to try it, TRY IT! read everything about it too right here &#8212;-> <a href="http://boxedwaterisbetter.com/">http://boxedwaterisbetter.com/</a></p><p>my boy Russ aka SSUR had a gallery showing event at Known Gallery this past weekend and shit was dope!!! here&#8217;s one of the highlights from the event&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SSUR-FLAMES.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SSUR-FLAMES-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="SSUR FLAMES" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11945" /></a><br /> SSUR is super OG status, been around forever before street wear was poppin like that and is still around&#8230; he made those &#8220;COMME DES FUCK DOWN&#8221; tees and hats that are live right now! much love RUSS!</p><p>back on the jewels&#8230;.</p><p>stepped up to Rose gold aka Pink Gold.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PRESIDENT-BOX.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PRESIDENT-BOX-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="PRESIDENT BOX" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11946" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ROLEX-ROSE-GOLD-DAY-DATE-II.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ROLEX-ROSE-GOLD-DAY-DATE-II-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="ROLEX ROSE GOLD DAY DATE II" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11947" /></a><br /> &#8220;the big face roley, yeh I got 2 of those!&#8221;<br /> the rose gold with the champagne dial is whats up right now!<br /> also, can&#8217;t wait to break out my new yellow gold president day date II next week either!</p><p>you already know we bringing the heat&#8230; I got 4 chains in motion right now that are stupid! should have 1 of them done this weekend&#8230;. making a new chain for Dwyane Wade right now too&#8230;<br /> but here&#8217;s some highlights that I already posted on the blog, but different shots.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IDIOT.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IDIOT-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="IDIOT" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11948" /></a><br /> yep&#8230; ridiculous&#8230; TMZ just hit me up about these and are now gonna run a story about them&#8230;</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DIAMOND-DILLON.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DIAMOND-DILLON-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="DIAMOND DILLON" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11949" /></a><br /> my boy Dillon really hurt some feelings with this joint here&#8230;. popped up on fairfax yesterday and hurt a lotta cats with that really REAL tell me how you feel pendant!</p><p>shout out to my fam <a href="http://karencivil.com">Karen Civil</a> over at Beats by DRE for my new pair of David Guetta MIXR Beats headphones!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GUETTA-MIXR-BEATS.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GUETTA-MIXR-BEATS-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="GUETTA MIXR BEATS" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11952" /></a><br /> these shits look crazy! can&#8217;t wait to use them!</p><p>and last but not least, shout out to my boy HUF!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/HUF-GOODIES.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/HUF-GOODIES-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="HUF GOODIES" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11950" /></a><br /> he laced me with the stupid ill care package!<br /> the weed 4/20 socks &#038; boxers are crazy! and the kicks are dope too!<br /> thank you keith!</p><p>so I gotta get back to work and head to this meeting at Supra&#8230; your boy is gonna fuck around and get back with his fam! not that I ever had any beef with them because that&#8217;s my folks, but it&#8217;s time to get back to business with my KR3W!</p><p>P.S. MY CHEAT DAYS ARE GOOD CHEATS!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/JOLLIBEE.jpg" rel="lightbox[11940]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/JOLLIBEE-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="JOLLIBEE" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11955" /></a><br /> burger steak, chicken joy and a Dr. Pepper? mannn<br /> and I&#8217;m still at 173lbs! all I gotta do is lose 10 for the summer and I&#8217;m straight!</p><p>OH SHIT! ALMOST FORGOT AND HOW COULD I FORGET???<br /> <strong>I&#8217;m down to 37 applications or resumes.</strong><br /> I will get down to 10 by the weekend and make calls.<br /> I do need cats who can type well and fast!</p><p>ok<br /> peace y&#8217;all&#8230;.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/dDfrS3mP5V0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/19/house-warming-weekend/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/19/house-warming-weekend/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>THE SICKEST DIAMOND GLASSES EVER!</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/xOV0sBfw-uE/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/17/the-sickest-diamond-glasses-ever/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:06:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[14k gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ben baller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cazal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[corey shapiro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[custom diamond sunglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diamond frames]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I.F. and CO.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IF and Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ultra goliath 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vintage eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vintage frames company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VS diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yellow gold]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=11926</guid> <description><![CDATA[VINTAGE FRAMES COMPANY X INTERNALLY FLAWLESS &#038; CO. finally, me and my friend Corey Shapiro who owns Vintage Frames and is literally the largest and most well known Vintage eyewear seller and who is also the owner of Ultra (goliath 2) have collabed to bring you the most luxurious and most exclusive pair of custom [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>VINTAGE FRAMES COMPANY</strong><br /> X<br /> <strong>INTERNALLY FLAWLESS &#038; CO.</strong></p><p>finally, me and my friend Corey Shapiro who owns Vintage Frames and is literally the largest and most well known Vintage eyewear seller and who is also the owner of Ultra (goliath 2) have collabed to bring you the most luxurious and most exclusive pair of custom made sunglasses you have ever seen!</p><p>here&#8217;s the trailer to the commercial we shot here&#8230;.<br /> <iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OCEuC86zlLY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p>and here&#8217;s some photos&#8230;.<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO1-400x266.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO1" width="400" height="266" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11927" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO2-400x266.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO2" width="400" height="266" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11928" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO3.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO3-400x266.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO3" width="400" height="266" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11929" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO4.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO4-400x266.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO4" width="400" height="266" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11930" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO5.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO5-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO5" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11931" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO6.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO6-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO6" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11932" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO7.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO7-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO7" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11933" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO8.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/VF-X-IFCO8-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="VF X IFCO8" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11934" /></a></p><p>we used 2000 round brilliant VS quality diamonds and pave set them all into a gold frame (65 grams total weight) and then molded them onto a pair of Ultra Goliath 2&#8242;s by Dr. Shapiro!<br /> price tag: $25,000 and inquire at: <a href="http://vintageframesshop.com" target="_blank">www.VintageFramesShop.com</a></p><p>what else needs to be said? other than these look absolutely ridiculously insane when put on&#8230;.<br /> wanna see an example?</p><p><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BB-RETARDED.jpg" rel="lightbox[11926]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BB-RETARDED-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="BB RETARDED" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11935" /></a><br /> I&#8217;m in a bad mood&#8230; muggin and they look hard body!</p><p>the IF AND CO x Vintage Frames Company Ultra Goliath 2 Diamond Edition Sunglasses is by far the most luxurious and elite frames to ever exist!!!</p><p>p.s. these are available in yellow gold, white gold and rose gold. also available in canary diamonds or black diamonds with black gold. just inquire at the vintage frames link above!</p><p>much love to my jewish brother Corey<br /> much love to my IF and Co team!</p><p>shalom!</p><p>I TOLD Y&#8217;ALL I WAS GONNA HAVE AN INSANE BLOG WEEK!!!!</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/xOV0sBfw-uE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/17/the-sickest-diamond-glasses-ever/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/17/the-sickest-diamond-glasses-ever/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>#diamondlife DILLON</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/benballer/~3/UqWvH8ViiKY/</link> <comments>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/16/diamondlife-dillon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:50:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben Baller</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[14k solid franco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[14k white gold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ballin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ben baller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diamond life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diamond supply co. dillon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I.F. and CO.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IF and Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inland empire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kid retro 23]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nick diamond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unpolo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vvs diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white on white]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ifandco.com/?p=11916</guid> <description><![CDATA[they call him kid retro 23, but if he knew my steez, he&#8217;d never come at me with no sneaker shit&#8230;. lol. BUT AT HIS AGE, I DIDN&#8217;T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THE NECKLACE THAT IS HOLDING THIS CHAIN I MADE HIM!!!!! so he might get to laugh at me instead? how many [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>they call him kid retro 23, but if he knew my steez, he&#8217;d never come at me with no sneaker shit&#8230;. lol. BUT AT HIS AGE, I DIDN&#8217;T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THE NECKLACE THAT IS HOLDING THIS CHAIN I MADE HIM!!!!!<br /> so he might get to laugh at me instead?</p><p>how many times do I hear, you got them VVS&#8217;s?<br /> and how many times in my head or do I actually say SHUT THE FUCK UP RETARD.<br /> now how many times do I have to explain this? the price of SI diamonds would be an E class, which is nice no doubt. but the price of VVS quality diamonds overall would be the S65 class. so we&#8217;re talking over triple the price! most people with their eyes can&#8217;t tell the difference when it&#8217;s with diamonds that small (0.01-0.05) but when we use what we internally call &#8220;JONAS QUALITY&#8221; diamonds aka VVS diamonds which is not very rare, but not often&#8230; you can see them shits shine and the difference is when you get lotion or dirt or soap on your piece, that shit will still shine no doubt! it&#8217;s just a WHITER and BRIGHTER stone overall&#8230;. So when I met the kid Dillon, I thought he was playing, he is one of the few I have overlooked by appearance and didn&#8217;t think he had that ice cold in his veins&#8230;.</p><p>he wanted a diamond supply co unpolo logo iced out and like 4&#8243; or taller and he wanted this bitch solid!!!!! I said, hold up famo, let me talk to you for a second lol&#8230;. he talked to me and he wasn&#8217;t playing games. so&#8230;.</p><p>we made a stupid heavy 14k white gold piece (you rarely even see 10k gold these days) with a heavy 14k white gold solid franco&#8230;. and 22 carats of VVS2 E/F colored diamonds!<br /> without further ado</p><p>BANG!<br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D1.jpg" rel="lightbox[11916]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D1-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="D1" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11917" /></a><a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D2.jpg" rel="lightbox[11916]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D2-224x300.jpg" alt="" title="D2" width="224" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11918" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D3.jpg" rel="lightbox[11916]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D3-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="D3" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11919" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D4.jpg" rel="lightbox[11916]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D4-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="D4" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11920" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D5.jpg" rel="lightbox[11916]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D5-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="D5" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11921" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D7.jpg" rel="lightbox[11916]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D7-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="D7" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11922" /></a><br /> <a href="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D6.jpg" rel="lightbox[11916]"><img src="http://cdn.ifandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/D6-400x300.jpg" alt="" title="D6" width="400" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11923" /></a><br /> that&#8217;s right bitches&#8230;<br /> he&#8217;s bout that life! #diamondlife the piece is WET!<br /> real talk, that&#8217;s that Jeezy white on white, that true BMF quality. nobody can say shit to my dude. he can hold his head up high at any function and nobody can even say anything about the quality. he&#8217;s up there with the 1% and the best. cats don&#8217;t even use real VS really. I cant think of the last time I seen a VVS jacob piece&#8230;.</p><p>I showed the mold originally to Nick Diamond and he freaked out. like WTF?? WHO IS THAT? I WANT TO MEET THIS KID! damn! that&#8217;s reppin hard! so Dillon, you gotta come through to the block again when me and Nick are around and grab some gear. much love homey<br /> enjoy and stay strapped! lol jk</p><p>shout out to the IE too</p><p>peace</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/benballer/~4/UqWvH8ViiKY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/16/diamondlife-dillon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://ifandco.com/2012/04/16/diamondlife-dillon/</feedburner:origLink></item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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