Video for ‘As We Enter’ produced up in Monteal for Nas and Damian Marley (Jr. Gong).

Y-O from U-N-I stops by the gallery and picks up a Parra HVW8 Tee

Here is the video filmed from the recent backyard blowout behind the HVW8 Gallery.

From adidas:

adidas Originals presents an Original performance by Mayer Hawthorne and The County at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery.

Mayer Hawthorne is the new school soul sensation who counts his musical influences with the likes of Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, and Barry White, but draws the most inspiration from the music of Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield, and the legendary songwriting and production trio of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland Jr.
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Distant Relatives piece by Gene Pendon for HVW8.

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Photos from Saturday’s event at the Gallery.

Thanks to Bear Flag for the wine.

Somehow our mural from last year’s adidas house party landed as the background in the Mistah F.A.B’s Hit Me On Twitter Official video. The piece is still standing in downtown L.A.

Follow HVW8 on Twitter HERE.

NAS & DAMIAN “JR GONG” MARLEY DISTANT RELATIVES preview from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

… and a couple more studio shots from Ty G ….

… more to come!

HVW8’s Gene Starship was responsible for the And 1 mixtape illustrations for the first 5 tapes (1999-2002). The HVW8 Art Installation also went on the tour with the ballers to N. Philly, Chicago South Side, Rucker’s in Harlem and Venice, California, and painted pieces under the net during the games. Some wild times. The first player that we did a lot of artwork for was Rafer “Skip to My Lou” Alston. He even picked up a piece for his place. Good to see Skip to My Lou now in the NBA finals 10 yrs later.

LA times article on Rafer Alston aka Skip to My Lou HERE

more photos “MixTape” artwork below
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Check out HVW8 at the beginning of the new adidas House Party Spot, featuring David Beckham, Kevin Garnett, Missy Elliott, Method Mad, RedMan, Young Jeezy, Katy Perry, Pharell, Mark Gonzales and a bunch of others …. with music by pilooski (first dropped by Parra at his HVW8 podcast last year). The mural was done by dstrbo, G. Starship, Jonathan, Alex and Ty G, and it’s Ty G at the beginning of the ad. Here are a few photos from the shoot in Boyle Heights this past August.

Ty G

G. Starship

dstrbo

DMC

Under the bridge, L.A.

Jonathan

Ty G

GONZ

dstrbo

photos by max