Hey fuckers! Sorry for the lack of updates.
But times have been very busy for the kid.
Shooting tons of shows

And I was in Japan a few weeks ago.

Japan was crazy!!

I went out there to shoot the punk rock scene via this tour/fest called www.magma2007.com

I went for about 10 days and traveled with 4 bands.
GBH

The Exploited

Harley’s War

Discharge

Plus, I shot the many Japanese bands that played throughout the tour.
These dudes and

Girls are real out there with the punk rock shit.

I also met up with some of the homies from back home.
Met up with Pete Rock

At his show in Yokohama.
He was shocked to see the kid!

I also damn near ran in to

This freaking guy when I was in a cab in Tokyo.
I looked in his cab and I am like…. WTF are YOU doing here Atrak.

He yelled out the cab and shouted to me where he was playing and it was on!

He had the club ROCKING!

One of the best things I did was go see the Yokohama Baystars play.

They had cute girls serving beers. The crowd was hype and it was just a all around great fucking time!

**Side note**
Instant classic!

I took this with my film cam at Santos a few weeks ago.
I dropped my cam and it opened up. I damn near had a tack in the club!
I did all I could do to save that roll. And I fucking did! Talk about nervous!

Here’s another classic!

Diddy and Mos backstage at Governor’s Island

Ok back to Japan.

Shit no wait…

I forgot about this one

That’s Mos Def in the Holland Tunnel.
We are on our way to drop my tired as home in Jersey City.
Mos is one of the coolest celebs I know…right up there with Quest Lover

and Riq Gizzle

Shit…Kid Cudi is a cool as mofo too.

See!

So Japan!

Shit was fun

Ok, so what else has been going on?

I am in love with the Raekwon’s OB4CL2

Shit is SICK!

If you don’t have that CD go cop it now!

I’m also fucking with Cudi’s shit too!

As Simple as That is my shit!

That pic is from the This is 50 Fest.
50 cent and his G Unit crew

Were Horrible!
50 Cent changes 3 times
When he was changing he had his guest do like 3 songs each.

I am not mad at the

Lox coming out. But I coulda did with out the rest of the guest…Jim Jones, Red Cafe and so on.

I really wanted to see what Mr. Cent could do on the stage. I was left with a I am ready to get the fuck up out of hear feeling towards the end when Wyclef came on.

Shouts to the skinny built man

I’m about to go see these

two chaps rock tonight at Terminal 5….ohhhh how I hate going to that fucking venue. It’s so in the cuts. Way up in the 50s

Then I have to shoot this party

Come out and do they sticky legs!

Peace

Hhaha my home girl just sent me this site
Can you dig it?

I am in Japan

Shit has been nuts so far!

Will blog more later on.

Mel Love Japan Tour Pt 2-Punk Rock Edition

Fun with film pt 11

Gotta love a white girl with ass!

And away we go.
The weekend is here, and I have many a things to do.
Like watch football alllll day tomorrow and Sunday!
GO BILLS and fuck you if you like anyone else!

Met Pharrell the other day

He wished me good luck with everything.
Cool dude. Mad humble seeming.

Ok, I gotta run.

Time to go be lazy.
Mel D. Cole….out!

The Drake hate is strong in NY

Had this up for less then 24 hours.

Bombing downtown.

Kid Cudi

Drake

Diplo x Santigold

Almost got, got 2 times last night.

I think next time I am going to go about it in a different way.
I have some ideas as to what I want it to look like.
Gonna be sick.

But for now…this is what it is because I could not finish.

My pics are in the URB Issue 158 Digital Edition Available Now For FREE

http://www.urb.com/permalink/7112/URB-Issue-158-Digital-Edition-Available-Now-For-FREE.html

I have 4.5 pages in the new URB with Kid Cudi on the cover. And yes, That is my foot…deal with it!

Here is the Cover. It was shot by Phil Knott.

I submitted about 30….maybe 40 photos to Joshua. Shit maybe more, I forget.
I get really obsessively compulsive when it comes to picking out the best of my work.
I am now working on 2 projects….well 3. In all 3 I have to pick out the best of my own work with different themes. The shit is not easy.

But yeah…I am very happy about the photos URB picked out. I am sure you see some familiar faces.
I really love seeing my work printed, and I really hate it at the same time!

Please go out and support URB and buy a copy. I know I am as soon as I see it out somewhere. ( I already have 4 free ones)

What they wrote about me is pretty cool. Since you can’t see it all I will type it out:

Sometimes, photography is just being there. If Ricky Powell was around during hip-hop’s formative years, and B+ was present during it’s Golden Era, than Mel D. Cole is in the right place at the right time for capturing the colorful and capricious style of late ‘Oughts hip-hip. Using the precision of a digital camera and the power of the internet, Cole through his Villageslum.com website is documenting the scene as it happens. No need to wait for the coffee table book. And no wonder Kid Cudi picked Cole as his fave photog.

*From Page 47 of the Summer 2009 URB Magazine.

And yes there is a NEED to wait for the BOOK! Trust that. It’s is going to be so wicked and the brand I am working with is a winner and well lets just leave it at that…it’s on!

10 Deep x Donnis Mix Tape Release Party Pics
3 Sets
peep game

Tons of chicks

Check the site to see more.

Directed by Rik Cordero: Skillz feat. Usef Dinero & DJ Jazzy Jeff - “Inside A Change” I have a cameo.