Crak Brand: Bucket Feet

What started from a Twitter(@ItsCrak) follow lead to this interview. I saw the description of themselves on their Twitter and saw they made custom sneakers. Being the sneaker head/fiend that I am, I dived further into the Bucket Feet world and saw that their not just a brand. Not only do they customize their own sneakers, with every purchase they donate 5% to charity. Not a bad deal if you ask me. Read on and find out more about Bucket Feet. 




Crak: Tell Us about the first sneaker Bucket Feet created?
Bucket Feet: There really are two stages of BucketFeet: the stage when I was drawing on shoes in college and the stage we're at now, mass-producing and selling online. The first model I ever did was on a pair of Vans, it was a design I had always drawn, ever since I was a little kid doodling in class. I posted the photo on Facebook and got a great response. That's why we're doing what we're doing now!

Crak: What goes into creating a shoe for Bucket Feet?
BF: Oh man, so much! It really boils down to choosing designs, colors and materials. I have a huge repertoire of designs in the wings that I'm ready to unleash.


Crak: What was it about Buenos Aires, Argentina that inspired you?
BF: Buenos Aires is an amazing, vibrant city. I think the people I met and the lifestyle I lived made creating these shoes a real joy. It's a crazy place.


Crak: What type of people you find most wear Bucket Feet?
BF: No real answer for this. We've had Raaja's(Co-Owner Of Bucket Feet) old uncles and aunties wearing them. We've had turf dancers from East Oakland, California wearing them. Anyone from anywhere, really. If we did have one target demographic, it would be people between the ages of 18 and 30 who want to make a statement but also just like wearing something different and new.

Crak: I see you guys work with a lot of organizations and charities. How did you guys become involved and how could one become involved?
BF: My business partner, Raaja, and I met volunteering with kids in Argentina. Had we not done that, we wouldn't have teamed up and started this business for real. As far as getting involved, you should get a pair of our shoes! 5% of all proceeds go to some amazing groups.


Crak: How could an artist become apart of Bucket Feet?
BF: We are currently in the sampling stages of our first guest-designed shoes right now. We are always taking on new artists to be showcased on the site so please feel free to send an email to info@bucketfeet.com if you are interested!


Crak: What do you look for in an artist?
BF: No one thing, really. Personality, creativity, style. We really like to tap into artists from little known places too, so if there is someone from say, Equatorial Guinea, we'd jump at the chance to showcase them!

Crak: What is the ultimate goal for Bucket Feet?
BF: To sell awesome products, have happy customers, and to hopefully make a difference in the lives of needy children and undiscovered artists.


Crak: Where do you see yourself and Bucket Feet in 5 years from now?
BF: We have a lot of tricks up our sleeves, guess you'll have to wait to find out. No but for real, we want to be a full-fledged apparel brand and keep innovating. We're excited for what's to come.




Check out more of Bucket Feet:
www.bucketfeet.com
Twitter: @bucketfeet
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A Night of Art,Spoken Word, and Hip Hop!

Last night Asia and I took a ride to Newark to support our home girl Physical Graffiti. She was performing at the Coffee Cave in Newark for the JLA Art Show. Upon arriving at the Coffee Cave I had this feeling it was going to be a great night because I didn't know what to expect! I didn't know who was performing except for Physical Graffiti. The first act up was an emcee by the name of Enigma, during his intro he stated he was about to go to Panama to teach English as a second language for a year, which I think is pretty dope to say the least. The second performer of the night was another emcee named Venomous The Ultra Emcee and he was backed up by the infamous DJ/Producer DJ Priority, who he made do live cuts on his records, another set that I truly enjoyed. The next set was Uninvited who captivated the crowd with his brand of spoken word. Now onto one my favorite sets of the night was by a singer named M.Josephine who you could tell was singing from the SOUL! The beautiful part about her set was not only was her voice incredible but her husband DJ Irs was Djaying her whole set with their child in arms, that right there is grind and dedication! The set after M.Josephine was by Spoken Word Poet Godsent who ripped it along with the host Jennifer. One of the craziest parts of the evening was a surprise performance by one of NJ's best breakdance crews NBK who I've known for a little while now and of course they didn't disappoint! Now onto my favorite set of the whole evening was by none other then Physical Graffiti. She performed 2 songs I never heard before and she didn't disappoint, mind you the last time I saw Physical Graffiti perform we were on stage and I was playing the hypeman! Before I end this blog I have to say all the art was incredibly creative and beautiful but my favorite pieces were done by an artist by the name of Jorge Del Frisco. The evening was great and the atmosphere was humble and beautiful I wouldn't count on this being the last JLA event I attend!! Check out the photos below