#STRCRD2014

If you want high fashion, you can go to Paris
If you want the hottest Pizza, you can find it in Italy
If you're into the illest urban culture that just says edgy to the core, your best bet is probably New York City, baby!!

However, if you're looking for all of these wrapped in one, your best choice would be Johannesburg!!  In Johannesburg you can wrap your head around the best culture and the coolest beatz, the most interesting happy juice that you could ever find.  Basically, you can wrap your head with the illest material about anything.

We have innovative bands such as Bongo Maffin; courageous actors such as Thapelo Mokoena; we have dope characters (if you will) like Jerry The Blogger who has the biggest blog following in South Africa.  Our culture is absolutely rich, our people definitely friendly and our weather can give you goose bumps just enjoying it as a mandate.

Our youth is vibrant, creative, not afraid to "take it there and bring it back", and down right totally gutsy!!  We have a spirit of growth and embracing change in such a fashion that is questioned by the world all over and still they wonder how we keep smiling through the adversity that we had to endure in the past and sometimes, in our present lives.  All these trials and tribulations lead us to a higher level that brings us to a platitude that even wings could not reach...it makes us soar, it makes us grow and it keeps our minds curious and open to great change and keeps us hungry to express and to change what we don't like.  Some could even call us rebellious...but this is South Africa, and we can do whatever we like!!

A place that you will definitely see all of these qualities displayed in their full mind, body and soul, is at a fashion movement that is called: #STRCRD (this is an abbreviation of Street Cred).  It is held every year around October and November for three days running and it is one that one does not ever wanna miss!  It is of international standard, as it is also held in countries such as Los Angeles and New York City.  #STRCRD is dope because it showcases new fashion, regular fashion and old school fashion which when fused just makes a kick ass fashion "outlet".  A ticket for this event will set you back R150 per person.  You might be gasping for air right now thinking if it's worth the adventure...but trust and believe me when I say it definitely does.  There are other artists, such as a bioscope festival that plays hour movies for free (and they give you free pop corn...heeeeeey.....), there are skater bois that do their stunts and biker bois that ride around at the skater park...this keeps you entertained as you see all of their facial reactions as they miss a landing on that skating slope!!  There are hip hop DJ's that murder the sound for dayzz as you're chilling there sippin on your drink that just makes the sound so much smoother.  Don't take my word for it...go paint a picture of the reality of what it's like for yourself next time that the show comes to town...you will LOOOOVE it.  It is normally held at Braamfontein at Constitution Hill and it is definitely worth every single cent. 

I was rolling VIP style this year (again) at the Jameson section (did I just hear a horn...?), which was totally dope.  I enjoyed it to the max, and did not wanna leave. 

Take a dip in the culture, you will definitely enjoy it, and will never look back!!

Here are some of the pics I took there

rolling VIP style baby

 

this is one of the bars there... looks cool, right?

the editor of destiny man magazine, kojo baffoe and I. this dude rocks!!

this was an atm machine there...how dope is it??!

chilling by one of the shop stands...really cool!! check out that propeller!

slikour and me

jerry the blogger and I

 

chillin in vip baby

 

dj switch

 

lead, don't follow...except me on twitter @mel_juicy

 

when it gets dark, the party animals come out and play...don't stop...play-