With the emergence of “streetwear” and so many artists branding and marketing themselves, it’s been inevitable that fans with business savvy and/or a creative eye would soon take notes & create their own future’s while getting their dreams out on fabric canvases.

New to you but not new to the game, designer Marco Enrique brings the two aforementioned qualities, as well as a little social commentary infused into his threads. Inspired by the purported “War On Drugs” (Read “What’s Wrong With The Drug War?“), Marco added his own twist to a renowned logo that’s sure to draw some attention to whoever’s rockin it….and then you can tell’em the science behind it all.

Drug Wars Tee

Oh yeah…that logo, it glows. Real slick shit.

And we’re going to give you a chance to own one of these tees, simply by answering a few simple trivia type questions.

“Illegal Business…” Trivia

1) What year were New York state’s Rockefeller Drug Laws enacted?

2) In New Jersey, possession of how many grams of marijuana is considered a felony?

3) What rapper said “I puff what’s only right/leave the poison alone…”?

Email your answers to The.Smoking.Section.Contests At Gmail.com and put “Drug Wars” in the subject. We’ll be giving away of few of these tees to a few lucky individuals.

Would you rather buy one instead of waiting?

Visit myspace.com/marcoenrique for more info & to purchase.

I know some of you younger cats are headed back to school & looking for ways to snap necks. Thereby, might I suggest that you check www.starkslaces.com.

Starks laces Cement

Starks laces Tennis Classic (Gucci)

Those Gucci & cement print laces are the right accents & provide those subtle nuances that’ll set you apart from the crowd. I wish these dudes were producing these a few years ago because I remember buying a pair of black S.Dots from the Reebok outlet just to get the laces out those joints! Yep, sometimes, it’s that serious for use sneakerheads & individuals who strive for everyday freshness. Ya Gotta Co-ooordinate – John Witherspoon.

To purchase & for more info, visit Stark Laces.

All this week we’re going to be doing giveaways because I’m sitting on boxes of CDs & other promo stuff that needs to find itself a new home. Each day, we’ll give a few things away ONLY via The Mailing List (sign up to your right). Sorry but if you ain’t in, you can’t win. So if you want free stuff & want in, do the deed and join…and I promise we won’t sell your info to telemarketers or spammers lol.

I’ll prolly be mailing out stuff collectively over the weekend so if you win on Tuesday, please don’t email me on Thursday asking has anything been mailed. It hasn’t lol. But it will be.

Oh yeah…Respect My Fresh tees…discounted.

$14.99 + shipping and handling charges.

We want to clear out the few remaining shirts and sizes we have left (No size large’s but a handful of all the other sizes).

Email us @ TSSCrew At Gmail.com for details & info.

Calling All established & up-and-coming designers, want to see your gear featured on TSS?

As long as it’s proper & not that bullshit, drop us a line @ TSSCrew At Gmail.com.

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