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This time-lapse video shows how artist Matt Cory brought Kobe Bryant to life for The Forest Lab. The original concept for  ”Only Kings Have Rings” was a design collaboration between Matt Cory and TFL#! owner, Garrett Campbell. The idea called for a graphite pencil drawing of Kobe wearing a crown similar to the famous crowned Biggie Smalls picture. But, Matt felt that using Lakers colors in a cross sketch/

On any given night you can dial up your local sports news pundit (on T.V., radio, or the interwebs) and get the latest about the ongoing and seemingly endless debate about who the best player in the NBA is. The opinions you’ll find will vary quite a bit. Recently, some jock turned analyst wrote that Kevin Durant has entered the conversation of the NBA’s creme-de-la-creme. Durant might be good… but i

Hip-hop comes in many forms. Old school, new school, gangster rap, revolutionary, conscious rap, emo rap, indie, horrorcore, hyphy, backpack rap, hardcore, hipster, etc., etc. Beyond the labels hip-hop has received or earned over the years, it’s undeniable that from coast to coast, the sound of hip-hop has bloomed many varieties of itself. Each region has its own slang, production and overall culture that make it uni

There are some things that when invented or built they hit me with a certain sense of relief. Not really in the sense of a fantastic life altering revelation but more of a subtle but sincere sense of comfortability and security. In short, certain things are simply meant to be and they make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. However, in the same breathe there are instances where this new “thing”, upon it’

Everyone at The Forest Lab would like to wish you a very happy Christmas!

I  first met Tyler Killingsworth through a mutual friend, who is also sponsored by slingshot wakeboards, in the summer of ’09 during a nice winch session at a friends pond. Tyler also became my co-worker a few months back, and I knew I needed to get him on TheForestLab.com. Some discussion took place, we finalized everything over 20 some odd yards of vinyl, a cutter buzzing in the background, standing in his ga

There are no doubt many activities to occupy your time while visiting Las Vegas. I’m not gonna get into the details but you know what Im talking about. For some, food isn’t one of those activities that makes it high on the priority/to-do list. But hypothetically speaking, if you were to block off some time during your next soiree in Sin City for food let me make a suggestion. A few miles east of the strip

In June the good people over at LucasFilm announced a partnership with adidas Originals to produce a line Star Wars inspired/branded shoes and street wear. This news, while epic, was just a bit unfair. As you found out a few weeks ago, we are HUGE quasi-nerdy Star Wars fans. And, coincidently, I am also a huge adidas fan (I wear them exclusively). So while the announcement was nice and all what I really wanted to see