ISSUE 2 by Trapped Magazine

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KREPT AND KONAN

ISSUE #2 AUTUMN / WINTER free breaking through, breaking traps

SNEAKER HEADS MENTAL HEALTH EDITION

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Cover - Krept and Konan

CONTENTS Illustrator Anthony Jane

Photographer Perry Harding

Spraying Bricks D*Face

Melinki Meets Visionobi

Wizard

KREPT AND KONAN

Sneaker Heads

Brands of the Season Big Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen Play Dot Apparel

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Mental Health

Rider of the Season Phil Martin

Skater(s) of the Season Dean & Toby

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Kieran trap_trap

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e have been running around these last couple of months showing our faces at Freshers events, Boyley Jam and Sneaker festivals as well as trying to make this issue even better than last time, but of course you all know this cos you follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook don’t you?. We met up with Mobo award winners Krept and Konan before their success for our cover feature, to get to know the guys behind the music. We’ve been scouring the whole of the UK for the best upcoming fashion brands and entrepreneurs. Whilst we were on the subject of Fashion we dragged some crazy sneakerheads into our studio and had some fun. Our boy DJ Melinki caught up with Mc Visionobi to discuss his heavy tour schedule with man of the moment Wilkinson. Keeping up with our real life issues segment, we explored Mental health with some real life testimonials and some unexpected feedback from all of our interviewees on the subject. We are launching our brand new online Magazine where we update lifestyle news daily so look out for that at www.trappedmagazine.com. Look out for our next issue early Spring. Bless,

ILLUSTRATOR ANTHONY JANE Art is therapy, philosophy and the only

true form of free speech. Throughout history any opinion that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that which is widely accepted by the masses will be condemned, always has been... always will be. However if you portray your thoughts and feelings into imagery in a way that is not literal, then the only person who knows the true meaning is the artist and nobody can condemn that they do not know the meaning of. These are the thoughts of Hastings based artist Anthony Jane. He has been an artist for as long as he can remember, his father taught him to visualise an image and transfer it into physical form from a young age. Anthony has since gone on to cover different mediums such as sculpture, digital art, painting but his main passion is drawing. He first started doing cartoon characters and graffiti when he was a child.

He then went on to study for a national diploma in fine art and graphic design, which is where he started to discover different mediums. He has since had his work displayed at the SOCO gallery Hastings (sculpture), the arts forum (painting and etching), a Remembrance Day piece on display in Alexander park Hastings (sculpture, painting and poetry) and most recently has been doing illustrations for us. Anthony has now gone back to his roots drawing with graphite and ink with a style he has developed which can only be described as steampunk/ cybergoth with a graphic novel twist, the imagery will usually consist of people spliced with bionic cog work and cybernetics as a representation of the inner workings of mind and society.

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ILLUSTRATOR: ANTHONY JANE

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Anthony Jane, Mindless

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Perry Harding, Abandoned Observer Building

STREET PHOTOGRAPHER PERRY HARDING Perry Harding is a 19 year old Photographer/Graphic

Designer from Hastings, who is currently studying Graphic Design at the University for the Creative Arts, Epsom.

Pursuing this enthusiasm and interest Perry has been able to develop a wide ranging collection of images, from the eerie dystopian themes of an abandoned asylum building, to the energetic and lively photos of nightclubs and the music scene, he is able to shoot both contrasts in his own distinctive style. His preferred subsection of Photography is night time work, adventuring out at night with no particular place in mind he is able to find inspiration from his surroundings. “If we don’t get lost, we’ll never find a new route”. The moody streetlights of a city are the perfect environment for him to produce the minimalistic; black and white style of Photograph that he favours most.

@PerryHarding

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Since first picking up a camera around 3 years ago, Perry has developed a keen interest in the subject of Photography, and has also been using it as a mediating tool for his Graphic Design. Photographers that he gains inspiration from include urban lifestyle Photographer Chris Krilly who also utilises his surroundings as an influence for his work, producing a dark, atmospheric style of Photograph.

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Perry Harding, Derelict TV

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D*FACE Words and Images - Louis Jensen

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praying Bricks’s Founder Louis Jensen caught up with Street Artist D*Face in London, back in the summer, to capture the process of the Guilty Pleasures mural which was taken from one of the pieces in his recent show New World Disorder which was held at D’s very own Stolen Space Gallery. The mural took 4 days to finish with all weather elements making an appearance. (Check out youtube. com/sprayingbricks for Spraying Bricks – Episode 11 – D*Face.) Born and raised in London, Dean Stockton aka D*Face is one of the worlds most prolific Street Artists and his work can be seen and admired all over the globe. So where did it all start? Louis was fortunate enough to catch up with D*Face again as he was in the process of moving the Stolen Space Gallery to the East-end’s Whitechapel Lane.

What was it that first drew your attention to graffiti? As a kid growing up in the outskirts of London it gave me the ability to travel to and from London easily. From 12 onwards I was constantly getting the train and tube train around London to the local skate spots and that showed me graffiti. I would travel past tracksides regularly and see Graf being painted and I was intrigued by that...it was punchy, bold and graphic. You don’t seem like the type of guy suited to a 9-5, was it ever an option? Well...when I was at college I got an offer to work at a design agency. I took it obviously as I desperately needed to leave home and I needed money. Ok. So I need to hold down this job have a steady income but equally it wasn’t what I wanted to do so I started looking for something else, something free from the bullshit client brief, free from everything but me and I just started drawing characters.

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SPRAYING BRICKS: D*FACE

This lead to a fascination I’ve always had of screen printing. I bought some really shitty screen printing equipment from a charity shop and figured out how to expose screens in my loft, using a pie tin, a bulb and some photo emulsion and started printing stickers, then onto walls, then I was like ‘hang on’ I can photo copy these at work make these larger, stick them together, mass produce them. It got to the point where I was killing myself, working day and night, so something had to give. Lucky I have such a supporting wife, she convinced me to leave my job and concentrate on my Art.

At the time I was painting onto money, printing onto money and spending it. I was just looking for new ways to get my work out into the public domain. So I started messing with the Queen’s face and that got me a lot of attention because it is still one of the few things in the UK, which is considered a highly punishable offence one that is punishable by hangingIf they wished to enforce the law. I got an email from Banksy, who I really liked as you could see he was on a different plain and vision, to everybody else at the time. So I was very flattered to hear from him and that he really liked the defaced money. We did a collaborative note, then from there I did the Queen print and it sold really well. Thats when I knew I had made the right decision in life. Check out youtube.com/sprayingbricks for Spraying Bricks – Episode 11 – D*Face

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Which piece was the piece that put you on the map?

MELINKI MEETS

MC VISIONOBI D.J MELINIKI MEETS - Is a brand new Music Interview segment brought to you by our resident Bass Music DJ ‘D.J Melinki. Each issue DJ Melinki will catch up with bass musics finest MC’s, Producers and D.J’s with interviews, stories, reviews and tips from people within the Bass Music Industry, giving you an insider’s look at the UK Bass music scene. His first Interview is with MC Visionobi, a skilled MC, Winner of the Valve MC competition and current tour partner to Drum and Bass Producer Wilkinson.

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Just in case anyone doesn’t know you, tell us about yourself. I first got into Drum & Bass when I was 12, when I bought the Roni Size Reprazent album - New Forms. As soon as I could blag my way in, I started going raving at The End, Herbal, Fabric and Accelerated Culture in my early days! I fell in love with the scene, the vibe and the expression. This passion for Drum & Bass developed into me pursuing a career as an MC, hosting most of the Drum & Bass nights in Southampton and eventually branching out along the South Coast and down to London. The rest as they say is history. When did you really decide that you wanted this to be your career and what were the first steps you took to make it happen? I decided very early on that this was what I wanted to do. The main steps I took were getting heavily involved with promoters in Southampton and also pairing myself up with DJ Gerra. I was blown away by his mixing skills, knew that this was a guy I needed to get creative with and together we started making a name for ourselves. I ended up staying in Southampton for 8 years, due to the people I met, the opportunities that came my way and because I got to host for so many of Drum & Bass’ elite.

“There’s a lot of love and time in this industry if your not a complete dickhead.” What was your first key show that got you acceptance in the industry? Hospitality Brighton was my first major show outside of Southampton that I was given thanks to Wrec and Steve Academic. Then there was my first Fabric booking, which I got thanks to D-Bridge, which was for Exit Records in room 3. That was a real high point for me. There’s very few drum and bass MC’s breaking through into the mainstream industry, do you think that there’s room for new talent or are the established artists still dominating? I think there is always room for new talent on the scene, however It’s tough to break through as there are alot of well established MC’s who work with a number of DJ’s and only so much work to go around. It is always possible though, if your good enough. Talent in this industry is never ignored and on the whole I think The D&B Industry is very welcoming.

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MELINKI MEETS: VISIONOBI

You have been lucky enough to be paired up with Wilkinson. How did you link up and how’s it been working with him? My link up with Wilko was all through his manager Jon Bailey (Wrec). I had done a few hospital shows and always kept in contact with him. One day he called me and said “I got something for you, do you want to go on trial as Wilkinson’s MC?” I obviously jumped at the offer. Since then, it’s been a crazy journey, playing all over the UK and Europe. To work with a ground breaking producer such as Wilkinson is an absolute pleasure and he is also such a sound guy, who is very level headed and always looking for ways to progress. Lastly, what does the future hold? I want to release an EP in the near future and work towards writing an album. I’m on tour with Wilkinson all of next year and its looking like its gonna be hectic, which is great cause I love playing live.

Just generally maintaining my focus within the music industry and keeping as busy as possible doing what I love. Visionobi should be an inspiration to all young MC’s and DJ’s trying to make it, not just in the Drum and Bass scene but in the Music industry as a whole. A testament to the fact that if you do something purely because you love it, then you can go far. We wish him all the best for the future and look forward to seeing him on stage soon. Until next time @djmelinki

WIZARD Words: Natalie Kinsella Images: Jaaz Tate

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izard is a UK HipHop Producer and former battle Rapper from Hastings. With projects with SBTV, Radio 1 and record label Cream Collective under his Belt Wizard is an emerging talent that should not be slept on. Wizard originally cut his teeth in the Music industry at Underground UK Rap Battle ‘Don’t Flop’ where he was known for his crazy punchlines and quick witted responses. We went down to the Black Market in Hastings to shoot some pool and find out some more about him.

So can you introduce yourself for people that might not know who you are. My name’s Wizard, Wizard Beats. I’m a producer really, I don’t consider myself a rapper anymore, I just do battling for fun. So tell us about Don’t Flop? Originally I did the first battle about 3 years ago, it was a 2 on 2 and that was just for a laugh. It wasn’t that big back then. I did a few solo battles, built up a bit of a fan base there and the most recent one I did was at Ministry of Sound, so yeah its got massive now. What’s your favourite punch line? Two Lamas on deck like Noah! I didn’t expect it to get a good reaction, but it went off and everyone went ham for that bar.

You’ve had 3 albums featured on SBTV Trill Pill, Sour Mix and On the Bench, tell us how that happened? Project Manager Rebecca Wren at SBTV was looking for people to do some tapes, so I sent some to her, The feedback from their team was positive, all of the albums are free to download. The feed back from the fans has been really sick though, when the first tape went out on there my twitter followers went up like 500 straight away. Biggest achievement? Probably being played on Radio One. I got 15 weeks of Radio One play! What does the future hold for you? I’m considering a move over to the States.

@wizardbeats

INTERVIEW

KREPT AND KONAN Words: Kieran trap_trap Images: Jaaz Tate

definitely have a presence in the streets and the UK underground rap scene, featuring on SBTV, GRM Daily, Radio 1Xtra’s ‘Fire in The Booth’ and touring with UK Grime Artist Skepta, but now they are about to become household names for millions of people that may never have heard of them, after winning the Best Newcomer Award at the MOBO Awards in October. We had a chance to sit down with the two young South Londoners just as they had been nominated for the award show, reached the UK top 20 album chart with their mixtape ‘Young Kingz’ and sold out their Live Show at London’s Islington Academy in 2 day’s, to find out just who these men were and what it was like to be an unsigned UK act heading to the top.

A beat is key to inspiring you to think about a certain situation that you’ve gone through and to build a vibe that creates the right mood for a track. What Musical Artists Inspire you to keep working hard at your Music? Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Diddy and Brandy. The ones that are here today give us the drive to do what we are doing cos the game’s fickle, so we look at longevity, the ones that were from doing their thing back in the day and are still here today are who we aspire to be like, cos we still wanna be here doing this when we are 40 year old millionaires, haha. You are getting a lot of exposure from your latest Mixtape ‘Young Kingz’ however Krept and Konan have come a long way tell us a bit about your journey. We are 2 of the youngest rappers in the game from South London, we started out as Garage Mc’s, toured with Skepta doing Grime then progressed to Rapping and to some extent singing on tracks, we now consider our craft to be music not just specifically one genre.

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Krept and Konan aka Play Dirty

The Music that you make covers a lot of issues in life that can be related to by many different people, what inspires you to make this Music?

Krept and Konan

One of the biggest musical videos of your career was the feature cover of Kanye and Jay-Z’s Otis, What inspired you to do a spoof video and not a streets related video so early in your career?

You have some interesting collabs on there: Giggs, Chip and Tinie Tempah amongst others, which ones were finan cial transactions and which ones were actually your friends?

It wasn’t even a spoof, we was just having fun, we was chilling with a friend and he brought up the Otis track that they did and said we should jump on that, so we went studio laid it then thought let’s just have fun cos it’s not always about being serious.

None of them were financial, all of them are our friends it doesn’t works when you pay its gotta be natural other wise its forced and it means you don’t have the respect of other artists.

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“SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO ENTERTAINMENT SIDE BUT AS WELL AS THAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE REALNESS, IT’S A BALANCE” We just do what we want, if people take to it they take to it, if they don’t then they’re not really fans of us, we would rather people buy into us. Its not the fans that will be judgemental it will be the people with pride that will have something negative to say. We just do what the beat asks for and just express our emotions with our music, sometimes you’re happy and sometimes you’re sad not everyone is serious all the time. You have just released your second mixtape ‘Young Kingz’ which has made it into the UK top 20 Album Chart, talk us through the concept. It’s about the last 2 years of our journey, us getting our foot in the door of the industry, all of the emotions that have come with dealing with situations, it’s basically our diary of becoming a Young King.

One of the most talked about tracks on Young Kingz is ‘My Story’ this is an emotional insight into the life of Konan and also your friendship, why did you feel that it had to go on there at this stage in your career? If you are putting yourself in the public then you should let people know whats going on in your life. In 2011 when I was coming home someone tried running up on me, my Stepdad got shot and died that was real, everything in the video was facts. Sometimes you have to entertain for the entertainment but as well as that you have to give them the realness its a balance.

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Krept and Konan

Trapped Magazine covers real life issues that we feel are overlooked a lot in today’s fast paced culture, this month we are covering Mental Health and it’s effects on young people, What does the term Mental Health Mean to you?

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(Krept): It’s serious one of my friends he used to smoke a lot of weed and then it turned him mad, he always used to do mad stuff and recently he died because he walked into the path of a car, true he had his massive headphones on. (Konan): People might not think that its serious but it is, its not highlighted as much as it should be. We have alot of friends that have just lost it and started acting out.

What would we be surprised to hear about you? The geeky fact? Konan can do backflips and Krept has a degree in Accounting and Finance. We have a crazy Sneaker feature this month showing our readers about the importance of Sneakers in todays culture, How important are Sneakers to you? Thats why they call me Krept! Sneakers are important, a dead trainer can eff up your swag. Favourite Sneaker? Krept’s: Jordan IV Konan: The Black Nike Air max 90 infareds

“SNEAKERS ARE IMPORTANT, A DEAD TRAINER CAN EFF UP YOUR SWAG” As well as the success of Young Kingz you were nominated for a Mobo Award, what does that mean to you? Crazy! We grew up listening and watching the Mobo’s, we watched So-Solid, Jay Z and all these other great artists perform, so for us to be a part of that its big. Now we feel that we are finally being appreciated and recognised for what we do, when big platforms nominate you it makes you feel like you are actually doing music, you can actually say I’m a musician, when people ask, also it gives us more drive. You have a large female fanbase which is probably growing daily, what would a lady have to do to stand out from the crowd? She would have to be genuine and truthful the worst trait in a person is to be a liar.

What’s coming up next as we go into 2014? Working on the Album, aiming for a bigger scale. (As we went to print Krept and Konan won the Best Newcomer award at the Mobo Awards and shortly after signed to record label Virgin EMI records, we would like to congratulate them and wish them much success on the next stage of their musical journey) Go get Young Kingz.

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SNEAKER HEADS Words: Natalie Kinsella Images: Jaaz Tate

The sneaker scene in the UK seems to

be growing every day. Through various collectors fairs, fashion magazines, music artists and popular culture. Our instagram feed’s are full of what can only be described as trophy pick-ups #crepcheck #jordans #shoeporn #sneakerfreaker. The growing obsession of having the latest or rarest trainers on our feet (or instagrams) seems to be catching up with our stateside brothers and sisters, but why does having the latest kicks mean so much to us? Does it give you status? Or do we just really like trainers? The Trapped team love trainers …A LOT…but there are others who take that love to a whole other level. We caught up with 3 of our favourite collectors who are doing their thing on the scene right now. Nathan and Lois founders of the UK’s hottest collectors fair ‘Fresh Laces’ and Chris, an OG in the game and co-founder of street ware brand ‘StreetWeird’ . We talked kicks, culture and life so here’s what went down.

SNEAKER HEADS

CHRIS_STREET WIERD Probably over 20 years. How Many pairs have you got? Boy last count was about 500/600 pairs. Tell us about your collection? I’d say my collection has a lot of variety, New Balance, Asics, Saucony . There is a lot of old stuff that was new when I was growing up that I managed to get a hold of, so it holds a lot of nostalgia. But then there’s everything from air max’s right to up to date Lebron.

coming onto the scene get there info from blogs or inspiration from America. Being a bit of an OG in the game can you give us a little historical breakdown? I think we have a different scene here, that’s why I say what I say like the Jordan’s thing historically isn’t a UK thing, growing up Airmaxs were the thing to have, they were cutting edge. When you was in the club’s the guys on their game were rocking one 10’s . Prior to that, the people I looked up to had that old school Bboy style that was here too so like puma suede’s, Addidas

“I drove 5hrs across America for some air max 1s, when I got back I realised the sole had come off, so I drove back and got my money back.” What’s the craziest thing you have ever done to get a pair of trainers? There’s been some crazy camp outs. I drove 5hrs across America for some air max 1S, when I got back I realised the sole had come off, so I drove back and got my money back. What are your three grails? I got one already my Nike Huarache plus, Nike air span then a not so rare one Nike air max 98’s OG’s. Would you say that sneakers and popular culture are merging like they do in the States? I don’t know if it is organically, I think there is a desire for it to be, but I think we have our own scene that has been established but think a lot of young people

gazelles. We didn’t have that connection with Jordan’s that came later for us because we didn’t have that basketball culture, that’s why it was running shoes that people were into here. Most expensive pair? Bought £250 Clot Air Max Ones. What does mental health mean to you? Everyone has a mental state of health; it just depends where it is. Whether you’re having mental health issues or your mental health is good. We all have mental health the same as we have physical health, it shouldn’t be a stigma attached to a certain type of person , we all have it just depends what state it’s at basically.

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How long have you been collecting for?

SNEAKER HEADS

NATHAN_FRESH LACES How long have you been collecting sneakers for? I’ve been into kicks since a young boy, like in my early teens in the 90’s, but as a real collector it’s getting onto about 8 years now. First pair of trainers? That’s a tough one, not sure about first

trainers and Nike air Carnivore they were released in 1993, had them in 94 and now I’m searching them again. Main source for copping trainers? Always online, then Foot Patrol, Size, Nike Town, Mr Sneaker Bethnal green and dimensions Sheppard’s bush they have everything we need.

actual pair but first memorable pair would be Huarache OG low black and white. My mum got them for me when they were first released in 93, not sure how I swindled that one though haha. Tell us about your collection? I like a bit of everything, Nike is where we been like Jordans, Airmax, I’m a fan of variety so in my collection you can find Acics, Saucony, New Balance, Reebok, anything that’s out there really. What influenced you to start collecting? Definitely my big brother, he had all the Jordans when I was a kid and I was getting the Nikes without the air hah. We was the same size so I’d get into trouble for stealing up his trainers. He’s still a collector now man. What are your three grails? Jordan 3r black cement, My brother had them as a kid and I didn’t get my first pair till 2011. Then Mowabs original og, I’m a big fan they’re my favourite colour way of

Would you say sneaker and popular culture merge like they do in the states? Yea defiantly its part of the culture, sneakers go hand in hand with fashion, music its all under the same umbrella. It’s always been big here but now it’s getting to stateside level. Most expensive pair that you have ever bought? Probably Nike bread 4’s for like £400 quid but that was then, I’m a married man now so my wallet stays in my pocket… sometimes. Finally have you ever experienced or encountered mental health? Yea I mean growing up as a teen I had a big group of friends, some of us got through fine then you know I can see it was defiantly there. I think its all about raising awareness with our young people then hopefully we can start doing more about it.

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“Nike bread 4’s for like £400 quid but that was then, I’m a married man now so my wallet stays in my pocket… sometimes.”

SNEAKER HEADS

LOUIE_FRESH LACES So Louie how long have you been collecting trainers for? I’d say from a yout, like 9 years old, I always had to have the best trainers. It was like the freshest trainers got you the girls, that’s how it worked haha. How many airs do you have? Well I threw a lot away so about 100 pairs now.

Boy ok well back in the day they used to be involved with the Nazi’s, under Hitler’s regime I guess they had to conform or their business wouldn’t run. Do you think trainers and popular culture are merging as they do in the U.S? I think we’re getting there, it’s coming up over here big time. I’d say that the USA parrot our fashion we got that on lock but

“I’d say that the USA parrot our fashion we got that on lock but trainer wise, they got that on lock.” My collection is all about Adidas, growing up my older cousin always had the freshest Adidas like zx800’s, 710’s. I guess that’s where I got my inspiration from. What the craziest thing you have done to get a pair of kicks? Queued up in the freezing cold rain for hours, that’s the craziest. What are your 3 grails? Um my ZX8000, my Z10’s and I’m waiting to get my Ronny figs, Asic gels. As an Adidas man what do you think of the Adidas X Jeremy Scott collaboration? Do you know what there’s probably been like one pair I like, the rest are just too way out there, I don’t really did what he’s doing. Tell us an interesting fact that our readers might not know about Adidas?

trainer wise, they got that on lock. What was your first ever pair of trainers? Do you know what I think it was the TW’s my uncle’s shop in Peckham closed down and he let me pick a pair of trainers from there. Most expensive pair? At the minute my Asics Saint Alfred’s they were like £120, for me its not about spending crazy money on trainers. Finally what does mental health mean to you? I’ve encountered it a lot, like with family members and friends who have mental health problems through smoking weed or for reasons unknown, it’s not new to me it’s always been there.

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Tell us about your collection?

Perry Harding, Household Waste

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e take a look at some of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up and coming brands to watch out for as we go into 2014 and get in depth interview with an entrepreneur who has been doing big things this year and get in the studio with and comming street wear brand.

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BRANDS OF THE SEASON

Brands of the Season

London GoGetters Big J’s Clothing Line Represents Real Go Getters From The Streets Of London To The Rest Of The World!

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www.londongogetters.com

Elisha Francis Jewellery Inspired by vintage glamour her designs are timeless pieces made using semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals and freshwater pearls. She also offers custom one off pieces. Elisha says “I want the person that’s wearing my jewellery to feel like a superstar”, sounds good to us. www.elishafrancis.com

BMe Nails Bme nails offer hand painted custom nail sets in the dopest designs. Designed to match your outfit/ sneakers or whatever you wish, nails are delivered to your door. Bme nails also offer a pop up nail bar at events. www.etsy.com/shop/BMeNails

Brands of the Season

StreetWierd StreetWeird bring you clothing that looks like something you know, but not quite. Something that has the stamp of the people on it. They want the words on their pieces to â&#x20AC;&#x153; ignite fires, sometimes, often even, spoken in anger, but nevertheless words that light a fire underneath you.â&#x20AC;?

Hubert and Calvin Hubert and Calvin are a new London street wear label less than 2 years old creating a range off limited edition lines. Their items have been worn by Snoop Dog, Rita Ora, Wretch 32, Aston JLS, P Money, Scorcher and various grime artists. Hubert and Calvin take pride and joy in creating one of customised pieces that will make sure you stand out from the crowd. www.hubertandcalvin.com

InTheDark This Uk streetwear brand is only 2 years old but is already gaining a steady following. They pride themselves on being a little off track, not following trends and like to be seen as streetwear with a darker edge. www.inthedark.co.uk

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www.streetweirdus.bigcartel.com

BIG J’S KITCHEN

Big J is literally a 6 foot plus powerhouse of a man that obviously practices what he preaches when it comes to sharing the food he loves on Instagram. but there is no hard demeanor with him it’s big smiles and a lot of passion in his words. Hearing him talk about the humble beginnings of his Words: Kieran trap_trap now successful business that have products Images: Jaaz Tate being sold in Butchers and Delicatessens across London and Surrey as well as online, reminds me that there is so much positivity rapped Magazine promotes UK talent, and progress happening in our country that creativity and Entreneurship in all its no-one is aware of. J tells me “I just started forms, our strap line Breaking Through, sharing the food that I like to eat and on Breaking the Traps is about anyone with top of that I started putting my products a talent or an idea being able to become out there on Instagram, I share everything a success and not just the people that the from Burger to Lobster and Carribean Mainstream media channels are telling food to Asian Food, if its nice and it fits my us are talented. With this aim we have criteria, Im cool with. I’m passionate about interviewed Big J aka Gigantic J - an food, I’ve got food products so I started entrepeneur from London who runs Big putting it out there and luckily people took J’s Kitchen food brand and London Go to it”. And take to it they did, we first met Getters clothing Label two Instagram Big J and his team at a Lifestyle event in startup businesses that now have a huge Central London, manning the stall himself combined social media following of over selling Jerk sauces, dip and glaze BBQ 74,000 followers. We wanted to find sauces, as well as his other brand London out more so Kieran Trap_Trap travelled Go getters Clothing. The queue was so long down to South London to grab a few min- that I thought I was at Carnival. I asked utes with him. J how London Go Getters came about, “I started running competitions on my Gigantic_J Instagram page, getting a lot of followers, doing really well getting 1000’s of likes, then when I put pics of my self I always used the hashtag #Londongogetter because I felt that showed what I was about, being a London Go getter, taking that same go getter spirit and mentality from the streets and putting it to a positive use.

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It started taking off and people started calling me London Go Getter, the rest was pure hard work and hustling, I linked up with ‘We Hustle’ a UK clothing company and started printing hoodies hats and Tees with a logo that I made myself on Photoshop. In that winter period alone I sold 200 wooly hats and then the brand was born”. The London Go getters clothing as well as the food products are all quality products, there is something about this man that says he wouldn’t settle for less. Big J’s Kitchen is a brand that has done so well with the general public because of its product, food, people love food and this food is from a completely different culture to what England on a whole is used to but you only have to look at our capital city and see the 100’s of country’s and cultures that have fused together to form communities. Jay loves this mix of cultures, “ Big J’s Kitchen brings food that most of us in London grew up on in stress free, convenient packaging for you to use in your homes.”

“A DREAM’S WORTH NOTHING IF YOU LEAVE IT ON YOUR PILLOW” We talked a lot about pursuing your dreams and bettering yourself in the way that you found comfortable thats when I found out one of Big Jay’s Motto’s “A dreams worth nothing if you leave it on your pillow” he wants people to believe in themselves “Whatever you wanna go and do, make it happen the worst thing that can happen is you fail but in failing you learn and go again.” Big J is currently working on his Youtube TV series and E-Recipe book “Da Flavour of Da Street” Which should be with us in the winter months. All of Big J’s kitchen and London Go getters products can be copped from his website and viewed on his IG. www.Bigjskitchen.com and @gigantic_J.

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PLAYDOT APPAREL Words: Natalie Kinsella Images: Jaaz Tate

‘Interactive clothing… Dress how you feel’

lay dot apparel encapsulate everything an authentic street wear brand should. Born and bread by the street, inspired and influenced by the street. The London born brand is not new to the scene , it has been evolving and gaining support for over 6 years now. With followers and support coming from the underground scene right through to celebrities, with the likes of Adam Deacon, Dappy, Lil Wayne and Jessie J. Play Dot was founded by South London boys Kwasi Boateng and Kenny Annan-Jonathan. Their passion for fashion eventually came to life in December 2007. Their aim was to create a brand, which reflected how you feel through your clothes. Seeing a lack of colour in the market, they got to work. The founders developed various ranges from the ‘whose king?’ range and urbanised animals range to the swagger hand range. However the original aim did not feel like it was being met. In early 2009 the ‘Skitz’ range was developed.

The name Skitz is derived from our day to day moods. The character has many faces, each face represents a different mood. “We all change how we feel day to day so our clothing is very versatile as a result.” We got a chance to catch up with them and have a look at their AW13 collection. “Our A/W 13 Capsule collection was inspired by londons indecisive weather. Never being sure if it’s going to be 30 degrees in winter or -10 degrees in summer we chose to use our staple amazingly colourful pantones and create some timeless silhouettes. This season we know that our detachable pullover hoodies will be a big hit. Being able to remove the sleeves at the tug of a zip allows you to transform your hoody in to a open arm pull over keeping you cool when hot but makes for a great fashion statement giving you multiple choices on how you want to look.”

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AW13

Hubert and Calvin denim - ÂŁ50

Grey In The Dark Sweat - £35, Leopard Legging -£30 Topshop, Airmax 1, Feax Fur Hat - £90

Street Wierd Just Gwaan do it tshirt black- £20, Leather skirt, £30 H&M, Airmax 1

Street Wierd Just Gwaan do it sweat black- ÂŁ30, Custom Nike x Gwaan do it

Jewllery by Elisha Francis London, Black Croc tee - ÂŁ50

London Go Getters white tshirt - £19.99, In The Dark winbreaker- £35

Hubert and calvin Tiger arm sweat - ÂŁ40, Nails by BMe Nails

Army jacket- £50 urban outfitters, London Go Getters black tshirt -£19.99

Street Weird Just Gwaan Do It grey sweat- ÂŁ30

MENTAL HEALTH

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Words: Natalie Kinsella Images: Jaaz Tate

Why is it that when people hear ‘Mental Health’ they immediately feel uncomfortable, as if its words that should not be spoken aloud. We at Trapped think that they should be spoken aloud, shouted in fact especially, when it effects 1 in 4 of us. Our mind is just like the rest of our body, it can become unwell too, at anytime in our life’s. Its something that effects all ages, races and genders. Just because it is not physically visible like a broken arm or a cut, it doesn’t mean it’s not real. Its seems to be embedded in human nature to be scared of what we don’t understand, “ignorance is bliss” they say but this couldn’t be further from

the truth , its this ignorance that breeds discrimination making life that much harder for those suffering with mental illness. So the Trapped team are going to try and help our readers understand a bit more about mental health through the facts, real life stories and more. We hope after reading this you will understand mental health a bit more and if you or anyone around you is affected by it that you know where to go for help.

Check the facts − We all probably go to school, college or work with someone experiencing mental health problems. − People with mental health problems are more likely to be the victims of violence not the other way around. − 9 out of 10 people with mental heath issues experience discrimination and the stigma surrounding it. − 3 in 4 young people are too scared to talk to their friends about the mental health problems for fear of their reaction and rejection. − 95% of violent crimes and homicides ARE NOT committed by offenders diagnosed with mental illness. − People suffering with mental health problems are more of a danger to themselves that others, 90% of suicides in the UK are by people who are suffering from mental stress.

We know its hard not to get it wrong when so many of our favorite TV shows or films portray mental illness in such a negative or stereotypical way.

THE RUNDOWN There are many different mental health illnesses, when we think of mental health people seem to always think of ‘schizophrenia’ when there are so many illnesses, disorders, problems and issues right at the other end of the spectrum. Many of us will go though periods of ill metal health and don’t even realize they come under that umbrella, like stress, anxiety and depression. People are scared to talk about how they’re feeling because of the stigma attached to it but its completely normal to suffer from mental health problems, don’t worry the men in white coats will not come and take you away just the same as they wont if you break a leg. We have put together a rundown of the most common mental heath illnesses and disorders to help you have a better understanding of just what they are , we have gone into detail for most but you can get more information from the web sites and organizations listed on our where to go page.

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− 1 in 4 people experience mental health problems every year.

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ANXIETY Anxiety disorders effect 16% of people in the u.k and are probably the most common mental heath problem.

Symptoms can include

Many of us will go through times of stress in our lives when we feel anxious, worried and tense.

There can also be physical symptoms

Some people experience anxiety at a much higher level, so much so that they find it hard to cope day to day and it becomes overwhelming. Anxiety can be triggered by certain events or situations or for some people its present everyday.

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Types Of Anxiety Disorders . Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) . Panic disorder . Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) . Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) . Specific phobias (e.g. of spiders) . Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) . Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) . Trichotillomania (TTM - hair pulling)

. Prolonged periods of feeling worried. .Difficulty sleeping and concentrating.

. Heart palpitations . Sweating . Tensions and Pains . Difficulty Breathing . Diarrhea and sickness . Dizziness and Fainting . Panic attacks For some people they find it hard to be around people or social situations and become very withdrawn. Some people develop phobias, obsessive thoughts or compulsive behavior. Treatments Anxiety disorders can be treated with talking therapy, medication or both, but many people can and will recover from it.

BIPOLAR Changes in our mood are a part of our everyday life, but if you have bipolar these changes are extreme, and there mood swings can go from feeling depressed to feeling overactive (mania) but normally with phases of normality in between . 1 in 100 of us are thought to suffer from bipolar which used to be known as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;manic depressionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The impact on peoples lives for living with this disorder can be tough but you should know that there are many people out there with bipolar disorder that lead good productive lives.

Symptoms . Symptoms of mania include - increased energy, euphoria, impulsive behavior and enhanced belief in own powers. . Symptoms of depression include:lack of energy, feelings of worthlessness, low self-esteem and suicidal tendencies. Psychotic symptom scan also be experienced in bipolar disorder. Treatment Often a combination of medication can be useful. Psychological treatments also help people overcome depressive periods.

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PERSONALITY DISORDER

PSYCHOSIS

You may be described as having a personality disorder when these characteristics cause regular and long-term problems in the way you cope with life, interact with others or respond emotionally.

Psychosis is a medical term used to describe hearing or seeing things, or holding unusual beliefs that other people do not share. Symtoms include hearing voices or believing that people are trying to harm you psychosis can be experienced for a wide variety of reasons eg it can be a side effect of mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. It can also be caused by drug use, brain injury or extreme stress. Treatment Treatment Start with an assessment and then the appropriate medication will be prescribed. Many people also benefit from talking therapy as well.

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There are a number of different types of personality disorders. There is no single cause of personality disorder. It is likely to be a combination of reasons, including genetic and psychological causes. In the past, personality disorder was often viewed as untreatable but this is no longer the case with a number of treatments being found to be effective for personality disorder. â&#x20AC;˘ personality disorder can also coincide with other mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.

BIPOLAR

SCHIZOPHRENIA

People who suffer from depression can experience it in different forms from mild, moderate and in some rare cases severe to psychotic . Theses feelings include a long-lasting unhappy mood, l ow self-esteem, and a lack of motivation.Bipolar disorder may also involve periods of depression. Different factors contribute to depression such as genetics,brain chemistry, upbringing and lifestyle. Symptoms of depression Treatment

Schizophrenia is a relatively common illness. About 1 in 100 people develop schizophrenia in their lifetime. The illness can have a big impact on themselves as well as people around them but it is treatable. It is an illness that effects the way you think, it usually develops in early adulthood. It is very important to remember that this DOES NOT mean the sufferer has a split personality or will become violent. Symptoms can include experiencing hallucinations and becoming disillusioned. Some become withdrawn and unmotivated.

Depression can be treated with either medication, therapy or both.

Treatments The treatment in antipsychotic medications and talking therapy.

Mental Health

I have been living with mental health problems since I was 15. I have a voice in my head that talks to me every day. It doesn’t tell me what to do but does talk to me about life in general. It scares me. The only way to get rid of it is to listen to music. I also have a figure that I see. His name is Ryan. He told me his name one day while I was walking around the house. Some people say I have a spirit guide. Some people say I am ill. Whatever you’re interpretation is that’s up to you. I believe in both I guess. I have never gotten my head around being ill. Even after being under the Early Interventions Team for nearly three years. I am on tablets that keep my anxiety at bay. I do still have panic attacks but not as often as I ever did. I have delusions about death. I can’t control them, they appear in my mind’s eye. I normally have delusions about falling off something and smashing my head open. That one occurs a lot. Day to day life is hard but I have become strong. I listen to the voice most days, just through sheer routine I answer. I find it hard to see the figure, he haunts me, something in the illness I can’t deal with.

“I have recently started dating again. I found it hard to tell him I had psychosis.”

I have recently started dating again. I found it hard to tell him I had psychosis. It wasn’t easy but I showed him who I was at first then after a few weeks I came out with it. He just took me for who I am, which was a relief. I’ve never had anyone take me for who I am in a relationship sense. They have always wanted me to be something I can’t be, someone I’m not. I have experienced discrimination in work many times. They think that I am too young to be living with a mental health problem, though I am very afraid to tell anyone I have psychosis. I have not told anyone this (except my boss because I find it hard to get out of the house). I am worried about what people would say if they found out I had a mental illness. It’s hard because no one talks about these sorts of things at all. They ask me how I am, of course. I just say I’m fine. I suppose it’s my own fault not being open with them in the first place, though I have been advised not to talk about it and publicise it. It’s nice to read all these blogs on Time To Change. It lets me know that I’m not alone in this world. I have been told I will live with my illness for the rest of my life sadly but, for most people, you can recover and I hope people do. Thank you for taking time to read this. We thank ‘Time to Change’ for allowing us to print this story originally published on there website www.time-to-change.org.uk

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Mental Health

ALICE’S STORY “I tell them that I have a mental illness because I believe that this challenges stigma and may help others in the future in a similar situation.” Since recovery from my last bout of psychosis, I have found even people I don’t know have been surprisingly supportive. I have been relatively open with people when I find it appropriate. I tell them that I have a mental illness because I believe that this challenges stigma and may help others in the future in a similar situation. The number of people who have then felt able to share their own experiences of mental illness with me has pleasantly surprised me. This has helped me feel able to contribute to other people’s well being. When I was at my most unwell, it was hard to believe that I would ever recover but, with the help of friends and the kindness of people I don’t even know, I have managed to become re-connected with the world and I will be forever grateful to those who helped. I would recommend to anyone that if they have a family member or friend experiencing a mental illness that they can stay in touch in some way. Whether through calling, texting emailing and showing that the person who is ill is valued and cared about. It doesn’t have to be a dramatic gesture it is the little things like staying in touch that often helps the most.

We thank ‘Time to Change’ for allowing us to print this story originally published on there website www.time-to-change.org.uk

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Although I live with a mental illness called schizophrenia, I have been extremely fortunate that I have been blessed with such an amazing group of friends. I have also been able to rely on, at times, extreme generosity and kindness from strangers in some of my most difficult times. One of the things that all these people have shared in common was their ability to listen and to stay in touch even when I am at my most unwell. When I was at my most poorly, I was having an extremely difficult time, both seeing things that weren’t there and hearing intrusive voices that were extremely upsetting. At the time some of my friends found it difficult to be around me, perhaps because they didn’t understand what was happening to me and perhaps were frightened. However, some people in my life were absolutely incredible, listening to me, not defining me by my illness and waiting for me patiently day by day to get better. One of these people was my best friend Tristan. Despite the fact that I was acutely unwell, Tristan and his partner Dave kept in touch with me every day in some way or other. They would phone or text every day and even when I was too unwell to speak to them would phone my mum to find out how I was doing and she would let me know so that I felt connected to my friends in some way even in my most difficult hours. Another friend made the effort to drive an hour to visit me in hospital and bring a card despite the fact that, she was terrified of driving at night and that it was the middle of winter and bitterly cold. When she arrived she was brilliant and I was so pleased to see her. She didn’t just focus on my situation at the time and my mental illness but kept me up to date with all the latest news from other friends and family and helped me stay in touch with everyone.

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COUPLE OF TIPS Talk

Get Active

Talking about your feelings can help enormously with managing emotions and day to day life. Keeping things bottled up can often make your worries seem much worse than they really are and left can leave you feeling isolated anxious and stressed. Talking to someone can help you rationalise , find solutions and make you feel cared for.

Exercise releases chemicals in your brain that make you feel good, regular exercise gives you energy, self-esteem and can help concentration and sleep. It also keeps our brain and vital organs healthy. Doesn’t mean you have to go to the gym, just going for a walk or doing the house work gets those endorphins going.

Connect With Friends And Family

Big Up Your Bad Self

Keeping in touch with friends and family is so important. When we feel a bit low its easy to cut yourself off from the world or sometimes it feels like were so busy that we just don’t have time so this can leave us feeling cut off. We all need to make time even if its just a chat on the phone or texting , there is nothing better than chilling and having a laugh with the people that we love.

Learning to accept yourself for who you are is vital. We are all good at different things and have different qualities , its not about being perfect , in fact its often those imperfections that make us an individual and who we are, its all about being unique who wants to be like everyone else? Try to focus on what your good at and try and flip what you see as bad into a bad as in good?

Time To Chill

Don’t Self Medicate

Taking a break from the daily grind is a must for us all. Even if its a five minute break outside at uni, chilling on the sofa with a book or a weekend away.

There is nothing wrong with occasional light drinking (if you are legally old enough), as long as you are not using it to get through a hard time. A lot of people will use alcohol or drugs to change how they feel, but that good feeling won’t last long. A heavy night drinking or using a substance can impact on your mind and body, leaving you feeling ill, out of sorts and lower in your mood and feel the need to drink or take a substance again. Once you go down that route, you can very quickly become addicted to it.

A good night sleep is also essential to good mental health. So many of us survive on the bare minimum but sleep deprivation has a massive impact on our physical and mental health. We all need to listen to our body, if you are tired rest and sleep is top of the list. Its so easy to become engulfed in a busy life but taking a step back and a deep breath seems so easy but does so much for our minds.

WHO TO CALL FOR HELP AN ADVICE Samaritans Telephone:08457 90 90 90 (24 hours a day) Email:jo@samaritans.org Website:www.samaritans.org Provides confidential, non-judgmental emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those that could lead to suicide. You can phone, email, write a letter or in most cases talk to someone face to face.

Mind Infoline Telephone:0300 123 3393 (9am-5pm Monday to Friday) Email:info@mind.org.uk Web site:Samaritans Mind provides confidential mental health information services. Rethink Mental Illness Advice Line Telephone:0300 5000 927 (10am-2pm Monday to Friday) Email:info@rethink.org Website:www.rethink.org Provides expert advice and information to people with mental health problems and those who care for them. Saneline Telephone:0845 767 8000 (6pm-11pm) Website:www.sane.org.uk Saneline is a national mental health helpline providing information and support to people with mental health problems and those who support them. ChildLine Telephone: 0800 1111 Email:www.childline.org.uk Website:www.childline.org.uk ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of nineteen. You can contact a ChildLine councilor for free about anything.

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NHS Direct Telephone:0845 4647 Website:www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Health advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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WHO TO CALL FOR ANY HELP AN ADVICE East Sussex

Opening Hours Monday-Friday – 8.30am – 7.15pm Call Hastings -01424 464750 Call Eastbourne – 01323 726650 Hastings Targeted Youth Support Hub – Help and advice 11-25 yr olds Harold Place Town Centre Call- 01424 726400 Opening Times Monday – 12pm-2pm and 3pm-6pm Wednesday – 12pm-2pm and 3pm-6pm Thursday – 3.30pm-6pm Friday - 12pm-2pm Saturday – 1pm-4pm

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Youth Access Centers Frank – Friendly confidential drug advice Call - 0800 77 66 00 SMS – 82111 Website - http://www.talktofrank.com Mind- For better mental Health call – 0300 123 33 93 website – www.mind.org.uk Childline call – 08001111 website – www.childline.org.uk

Charles Jewell Center 56 Seaside rd Eastbourne Bn22 7QL Call – 01323 746332 Clued UpThe Regenty, The Broadway, Crowborough, TN6 1DA Call 01892 661990 Joff Youth CenterRoderick Avenue, Peacehaven, BN10 8BL Call – 01273 583354

connections360 - East Sussex County Council’s website for young people

Mercread Youth Center

call – 0800 900 100 website – conections360.org.uk

Mercread rd, Seaford, BA25 1AB Call – 01323 892531

CRI – Supporting vulnerable young people

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Call Hastings - 01424 722 045 Call Eastbourne - 01323 410 803

Harold Place, Hastings, TN34 1JA Call- 01424 722524

RIDER OF THE SEASON

PHIL MARTIN Words: Jaaz Tate Images: Mark Richards

21 year old Phil Martin is a Source BMX sponsored How long have you been riding? A good 9 years now What influenced you to start riding? My brother used to ride so made me want to ride, then my stepdad got me a bike. What was your First ever BMX? My first proper bike was a Hoffman. Casual trick? Tail whips and no hands What’s the best tricks you’ve ever pulled? I recently shot some photos for a ride UK article and 360’d off some roof, I was stoked about that Tell us about your sponsors. Well I ride for my local BMX shop, The Source BMX and Bike

Company Fitbikeco, both of who I get most of my bike parts from with is a big help I also ride for Etnies bmx on flow witch, which is where I get most of my clothes and trainers from. Who would you say your riding style is like? Well I don’t really know to be honest but I like to try ride like chase hawk I love his style so chilled out Where’s your best spot to ride? The 4down park and the source What kind of Music do you listen to when you ride? Bit of everything really, DnB all the charts stuff and a bit of the Saturdays haha!

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rider from Bexhill, Sussex with crazy skills just waiting for his opportunity to enter the big competitions.

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SKATER(S) OF THE SEASON

DEAN AND TOBY Words: Trapped Magazine Images: Toby Shaw, Dean Robertson

1 year old’s Dean and Toby Shaw are our Skaters of the season. Both come from Hastings, East Sussex and have a range of sponsors behind them including Source skateboards, Bad Blood Clothing And the Skateboard shop, they have competed nationally with Pro Skateboarder Amir Williams at the UK national Championships. We got some words from them.

Dean Robertson

Toby Shaw

Sponsors: Bad Blood Clothing, The skateboard shop

Sponsors: Source Skateboards, Bad Blood Clothing

Stance: Goofy

What was your first proper board?

My first set up was given to me by my dad at like 8 but I didn’t start skating until I was 11 What are your favourite casual tricks? Smith 270 and Nollie BK disasters jump to mind, I just love the feeling of doing them, the bigger the ramp the more fun! Where is your best spot to skate? Church Crookham DIY park aka SHOTS sadly its been knocked down but Jake Watt, Phil Gee and the whole bunch that made that place possible THANKS!! What Music do you Skate to? Dr Dre- The Chronic is a great album I like Music from the 90’s as I grew up in that era. Best thing you’ve ollied over? There was a hench set in Wales it was at a skatepark but everything there was really quite tricky. I was with Arbel Samsonov, Dan Hill and some other of the Welsh crew so I was hyped but there was a double 4 set about the height of the ramP, which I remember being quite big I want to say around 8ft. I ran full blast and popped hard but more than anything I focused on the clearance so I boned it quite a bit, landed on it first go and wiped out.

World Industries setup for my birthday once What are your favourite casual tricks? Variel Heel Where is your best spot to skate? Southbank - London What Music do you Skate to? 2pac, Biggie smalls, Bob Dylan. Best thing you’ve ollied over? People

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What was your first proper board?

Stance: Goofy

Dean, 1 foot blunt extension

Toby, BS 50/50

Toby Shaw - Dean Nolie BS Rock

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