February 2012
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Watchrinniesworld:
NBC 4’s Stephanie Elam interviews Awkward Black Girl creator Issa Rae!
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Just came across this very exciting collaboration by German shoe and lifestyle brand k1X and Folorunsho Design Project: which remixes original African materials and techniques with western design.
This project draws its inspiration from Sierra Leone. Creativity lives in us all and this is what happens when 2 ethoses combine. Check out the collaboration here and support a good cause. $25 from...
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WatchThis guys is super talented, deserves going to South By Southwest and he is our fellow country man from Sierra Leone. Go get’em!
Kickstarter - Get Sorie Kondi to South By... →
January 2012
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State of the Union: Royal Dynamite PT. 2
It has been almost a year since we delivered the last State of the Union address as it pertains to Royal Dynamite. Just the other day I was on Facebook and caught a video of President Obama encouraging the American people to attend a watch party for his State of the Union address. For all of our fans outside of the US that may not be familiar with this address, it is an annual speech given by...
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Renee Prudhomme with Brutis Perux Sets the Mood →
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Monster Diesel Vektr On-Ear Headphones →
When we heard there was a collaboration between Diesel and Monster (you know the maker of those cables they always try to sell you when you buy a new TV) in the works, we immediately thought a new pair of jeans that easily holds our gadgets was on the way. Instead we got these Vektr On-Ear […]
December 2011
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Wishing you a Royal 2012
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear in that we are powerful beyond measure “. – Nelson Mandela via Marianne Williamson
As we close out 2011 and gladly usher in a new year with new promise and purpose, I want to take this opportunity to thank all that have supported our blossoming venture, Royal Dynamite. With each year comes a combination of failures, successes and...
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“An entrepreneur is not a person who starts a company but he is the person who...”
– Inc. Magazine. (http://inc.com)
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Laced: A Love Affair!
Hey Royals! On Friday 12/2 “Sneakerheads” and art enthusiasts from all over Los Angeles joined Royal Dynamite at BTNC in Downtown Fullerton to talk rare sneakers, appreciate great hand paintings and mixed media art by Arnold Randall, view dope framed photography by Edizon Flix, listen to Brutis Perux’s newly released album, and watched Akapela Jonz rock the mic with his superb...
November 2011
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Partnering UP towards the concept!
We’ve been silent for far too long, working tirelessly towards the launch of our Fall/Winter cardigan collection. SHOP NOW It has been a learning experience to say the least and has further fueled our curiosity and artistic fire. Our goal is to continuously build on creative concepts that are the foundation on which Royal Dynamite was built, while establishing partnerships with...
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The Dream: Royal Dynamite's "Coming to America"...
Recently one of the Co-Founders of Royal Dynamite, Cecil Williams got interviewed by Our Weekly Los Angeles’ Jasmyne Cannick. They talked about everything from immigration, education to dreams and of course Royal Dynamite. Check out the article and get to know more about how the journey started. http://ourweekly.com/issues-archive/dream-coming-america
October 2011
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RD spreads the lifestyle at UCLA's Ankara Festival...
Well, where else could you find a wide array of talented African musicians, fashion designers, luxury brand retailers, and even a handful of comedians? At UCLA’s Ankara Festival 2011! The event featured talent creative talent and fashion from Nigeria and the rest of the continent! Of course, RD was in the building spreading the Lifestyle and giving our customers a good feel of our premium...
September 2011
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Tees, Shoes and More Tees!!
Recently we set out on a mission to find a wholesale blank t-shirt vendors. We had a couple meeting set and some random visit to other brands in hope to compare vendors, quality and prices. Here’s an article about Picking the perfect t-shirt blank. The journey was interesting and we got some very relevant information and on our way back we took the wrong turn and stumbled upon a urban...
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Are you Arrogant, Confident, Or ROYALTY?
As we have said many times before, Royal Dynamite is a community-based clothing line, committed to providing fans with superior tee-shirt freshness and walking pieces of artistry! To this end, our latest collaboration incorporated innovative concepts submitted by RD’s great friend, Francis Vincent. Though Francis is an engineer by profession, he tapped into his right brain, conjuring up much...
We've restocked just in time!
We’ve restocked on The Misadventure’s of Awkward Black Girl’s “I’m Awkward” tee just in time for the launch of Episode 8: The Project! We now offer this tee in more sizes (Women’s XL and 2XL)! Grab one now while you have the chance. You know these awkwardly dope Royal threads go like hot cakes! Ready for even more news? We’re also fully restocked on...
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Akapela Jonz rocks the Playground Festival, RD...
Akapela Jonz at the 1st Annual Playground Festival
We must say, Labor Day Weekend in The OC was pretty HOT! AGOne Entertainment artist Akapela Jonz and DJ Nick E. Nice rocked the crowd at Orange County’s 1st Annual Playground Festival of course in our Royal premium threads! Akapela performed some DOPE cuts from his latest mix-tape, “Wake Up And Dream” ( http://ow.ly/6mdxI )...
August 2011
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Smile, RD just gave you a FREE Shipping!
Hey Royals! In celebration of RD Co-Founder Ralph Diesel’s birthday and Labor Day Weekend, we’re giving you FREE SHIPPING on all your tee purchases made through Friday evening! All orders made before 3PM PST will be shipped out same day! Look out and stay tuned because we’ll be releasing a new Royal-tee design soon, and we are currently restocking our best-selling tee designs...
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Social Media Crash Course!!!
Hey Royals! I was able to attend Entrepreneur Magazine’s: Social Media Crash Course Breakfast, hosted at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, CA last week. The event featured one of the greatest social media strategists of our time, Starr Hall. Simply put, she is a social networking guru, who has taught us everything we know about using social media to effectively build and grow an online...
How to Land Angel Funding →
Started a business and need funding for the big boys(Venture capitalist/ Angels). Watch this….
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A tid-bit to a Grand Dream
Hey Royals! You all have been following a journey and embedding yourself in RD’s history. Yesterday we hit another milestone. For the past year, we’ve been running this RD machine on limited funds and we did a darn good job at that with the help of our loyal Lifestylers! It’s been a bit of a roller-coaster with many up and downs, mistakes made, lesson learned and experiences...
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SB X RD Tank Collection
Check out the Seth Brundle X Royal Dynamite Summer Tank collaboration!!! FIRE!!
Crown —- Mrahaba, Swahili for Royalty. We are all great in our right. Celebrate your nobility!
Africa —- Nyumbani, Swahili for Home. Our shared history is a work of art - bright, bold, loud!
Children —- I once heard a theory that we were once all the same tribe and the races of people...
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Seth Brundle Meets Royal Dynamite
Royalties, meet our good friend @SethBrundle! Pardon our manners….we’ve been meaning to introduce you! Welcome to the part of #TheRDLifestyle where Seth Brundle brings his creative genius to our self-expressive brand and together, we create a fabric of superiority! As a celebrity stylist whose portfolio includes Faith Evans, Flo-Rida, Nick Young, Serge Ibaka, Teyana Taylor, Hosea...
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WatchAfrican Fashion is definitely on the rise. Maybe someday we will see an entire department store owned by an African with and entire inventory of African Inspired fashion, fabric etc….
kenemaco:
1min50 for Kenema pieces. Video is from here from Kylie Lawson.
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WatchJust another day at the lab!
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Happy Birthday to RD!
A note to all the fans on Royal Dynamite’s First Birthday……. A year after we set out to build a lifestyle “befitting royalty”, Royal Dynamite has met and surpassed all prospects. The over 950 Facebook fans and 500+ tee shirts that have been sold to date can be attributed to one irreplaceable and exceptional factor – Royal Dynamite Fans. With every ounce of our being, and with immense love and...
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I'm Awkward!
Rush Order: “Misadventures Of Awkward Black Girl”. While supplies last!
Hey Lifestylers!
We are super excited to announce that our long-time friend Issa Rae has brought her funny and quirky web-series, “Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” over to Royal Dynamite to create an exclusive “I’M AWKWARD” tee! Check out the web-series here at «awkward black girl». All 4 signature “Awkward”...