Recapping the Dub Magazine Project: Season 2, Episode 4

I do like how they’ve switched up Tyga’s location. Instead of having him standing along side of a car like they did with the Game, they at least had him in the driver’s seat of a Bentley. Could very well be the Bentley that West Coast Customs did for him. But sadly, this is the last week for Tyga being the host…

First segment belonged to DJ Afro Jack as he leaves out of a hotel, hops into a Ferrari 458 Italia, driving around a familiar city… Las Vegas. As cute as he is, he didn’t talk about cars, so on to the next segment.

Travis Pastramo was filmed behind the scenes at a Dub Magazine Shoot. Aside from there, he takes you on a super behind the scenes look inside the Nascar world- from the building of cars, on the track, etc. He drives one expensive Toyota Camry… then again, I’m definitely positive that it’s nothing like the one my dad drives.

Dub Garage teamed up with Philly’s Killer Kreations as they take us into the creation of the bike for everyone’s favorite DJ- Pauly D. The first bike  that they did for him was for show, but they’re really redoing the bike for Pauly… who rides bikes just as much as he drives. KK cramed it into 4 days, but will they finish??? And most importantly, will they show Pauly D??? Side note: I loved how Myles Kovacs threw most customization shops under the bus by saying “Dub Garage does believe in collaborating with other shops”

Best Segment: Mister Cartoon started out as a graffiti artist and it inspires everything that he does. Driving around in a 1948 Chevy Fleetwood (Rendered priceless), he takes Dub into his studio—in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. There is where he did his photoshoot with Estevan Oriol… the great, as well as showing off the 1963 Milk Truck (again, rendered priceless). The number one thing I do respect about Mister Cartoon is that with his car customizations to his tattoos to his graffiti, it’s that it’s all done by freehand. No tracing, no stenciling, no Photoshop, no Abobe Illustrator. He didn’t take the easy way out, he just followed the advice that is just as priceless as his vehicles… Practice makes perfect. But I often wonder, what is the newest vehicle that Mister Cartoon own?

The shop segment went to Auto Extremes in Conyers, GA. The one stop custom shop that they do everything… even oil changes. Co owned by T-Pain, they discussed one of their famous projects, the joker mobile- which was a 72 Impala with a big block engine, took about a year to do since T-Pain is so fickle and couldn’t come up with the customizations that he wanted done.

It’s GUCCI!!! Time out—Gucci was in a movie? Oh lawd… I was honestly surprised to see Gucci was really pushing that Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8. The reason why because his past cars were, how should I say it? To quote him, “All my cars are immigrants” meaning all his cars were foreign ones. So to see him driving something American was a change, but then again, he was driving a Hummer when he pushed that woman out of it while it was moving… 

Here’s the episode and we’ll see how Machine Gun Kelly does next week...

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Recapping Dub Magazine Project: Season 2, Episode 2

For the second episode of the Dub Magazine Project, it was very Atlanta oriented. T-Pain kicked off the show, by talking about how he influenced some musical styles. But the most important part was when he showed off his garage- Bugatti Veyron (his favorite), A Rolls Royce… or two,  Monster Energy Impala, a souped up Mini Cooper, etc.

The next segment was Roscoe Dash. While talking about his work ethic, you can see him driving a 2012 Chevy Camaro SS Convertible. His segment basically talked about work and going to JJ’s Barbecque Shack.

The “We Baby Your Tires” guys at Butler Tire had their segment. I’m surprised that they went with the Marietta location and not the Buckhead location, but I’m happy that Butler Tire had the opportunity to show what they’re known for. And it did help that they were adding new wheels to T.I. Maybach.  So that was a great look,, and it was a long time coming.

The person I was waiting to see!!!! Lil Duval as he was riding around on his Can Am Spyder bike. He got the Cam Am Spyder because it only cost about $15 to fill it up. One thing about Duval is that yes- he’s doing extremely well as a comedian, but he drives sensible vehicles i.e. Toyota FJ Crusier, and that Scion XB that he once had. P.S. Clay (his manager) needs to brush up on his acting and getting booted outside of Magic City is a very common situation. Yes I’ve been to Magic City

Myles Kovacs’ newest customers and oddly enough they have the cover of the new Dub Magazine, Jake and Jay- Two guys getting the Fisker Karma.  Both had different wants for the new exotic car that everyone wants, but at the end- Myles made sure that they both left happy.

Tity Boi—I mean—2 Chainz finished out the show. One thing he said is that he doesn’t believe in buying cars that doesn’t need to be fixed up. Case in point, he drives Atlanta’s favorite vehicle- a 1971 Chevy Chevelle, but in this episode, he was riding around a Rolls Royce. However, just cause he was 35 when his debut album came out and it was highly successful, I’m not suggesting for every aspiring rapper to do so. Then again, it was his debut solo album, he did have albums when he was in Players Circle, hence the Tity Boi reference.

 

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Nice strong episode and it was almost very Atlanta. But seriously, who is Jake and Jay.

Shop Review: Auto Extremes, Conyers GA

Labor Day Weekend (I know, so long ago) I had the honor of interviewing Auto Extremes in Conyers, GA. I met two of the guys at V-103 car show where they were showing off one of the partners of Auto Extremes, T-Pain's, Scion XB that they've done. They said it would be fine to come to the shop.



I took them up on their offer, and on Sept 4th, I pulled my Envoy up to the front door of Auto Extremes, where Bubba, the manager greeted me at the door. Like Reme, he let me have my run of the one-stop shop, except for one area.

On the lift in the back was the Joker Impala that belonged to T-Pain. Yes there's photos of it out. Yes it has an article dedicated to it in Rides Magazines. However, they're doing a little bit more work to it to take to the Dub Car Show that will be inside of SEMA. Bubba asked if I could not photograph the Impala. I didn't photograph the Impala simply because I knew that the Impala and I would meet up again in Nevada.

Besides the Joker Impala, there were three vehicles that stood out that I will talk about...

First: Ne-Yo's '68 Matte Black Chevy with suicide doors, matte paint, new automatic transmission, 20 inch wheels, and more. But at the time of this photo, it was almost complete. Notice how I didn't take any photos of the interior...



Two: Ciara's three wheeler, at the time of the photo, she hasn't picked it up yet. I wonder if she finally got it...



And Three: Keri Hilson's White Jeep Wrangler Sport. As you can see, not much has done with it, but what will be done to it is: trim will be painted from black to white, JL Audio System and custom box, Chrome Accessories, Window tint, and 22 inch wheels and tires. All of this for the low, low price of let Keri tell you(Bernie doesn't drop Dollar Amounts without permission). Like Ne-Yo's car, I want to see the finish product...



While I was there, I also saw someone who was working hard on his personal car. His name is Champ and he answered every question that I decided to ask him. His '71 Chevelle SS will look familiar because it was the secondary car that was on the cover of this month's Rides Magazine. (**Note: Nothing personal towards the factory Dodge Challenger SRT with the widebody kit on it, but that shouldn't have been the main car featured.) Like his car, I thought Champ was adorable.




I was impressed with the work that comes out of the house of Auto Extremes. Even though one of the partners happens to be a celebrity, they're not just a celebrity car customizing shop. They'll put just as much heart and work into a car enthusiast's car as they would a celebrity's car and that says a lot about them.



I had the opportunity to sit down and interview Bubba and he's what he had to say:



If you want to check out Auto Extreme for yourself, go to AutoExtreme.net or if you want to go there, the address is 1018 Iris Dr SE, Conyers, GA. 30094 and tell them Bernie sent you. It probably won't do you any good, at least if you mention their ad in Dub Magazine, you'll save 10% off of any service.

Ridin Music: Bernie's Song Of The Moment

Photo jacked from Derick G. (He does good work, well besides me)

So DJ Khaled rounded up Snoop, Ludacris, T-Pain, and Ricky Ross for the song "All I Do Is Win". THEN, Khaled rounded up even more people for the remix... brace yourself for the list. We have Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Jadakiss, Puffy, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, T-Pain, Fat Joe, and Swizz Beatz. And on top of that, Khaled decides to rap.

Of course, the remix has 10 people on it, so each person basically gets two bars on a 5 minute 20 second song. It's a little bit more than two bars, but not much more.

So muffin butts, if you want to take a listen to both, I got them below. The original version is first:



Followed by the remix: