Cena from Drop Interview

Cena from Drop Interview



Cena from Drop and Pink Dolphin

Tell us about yourself. Whats your name? Where are you from?

-Cena from DROP. I'm from the east bay currently stayin in San Jose. Im the ONLY designer for Pink Dolphin. Everything you see was designed by me. All three of us (Young L, EZ, me) come up with ideas but I put the ideas to reality which you see on tees. I also handle most of the business aspect of the company.


What does the word "based" mean to you?

-Based is the mindstate in which you live a unique lifestyle. Youre different from others. Also when your in your zone, thats being based for me.


How did you get into the clothing industry? What/Who inspired you?

I actually kinda fell in it. I used to do a lot of artwork for Young L and he hit me one day and asked me if I wanted to design for this new company he was starting. We linked and it took off from there.


What upcoming projects are you working on?

-Right now were gearing up for the new and improved Pink Dolphin for 2010. Your gonna see a lot of upgrades to our garments, quality wise. The company is also expanding a lot so be prepared to see us in some stores. Other than that, Im still grindin out doing other ventures. I side manage The Doubles who are a bay area duo who just released there first mixtape. Im executive producing all there new projects so be prepared for that.


Are there any clothing lines out there you would like to collab with, but haven't got the chance yet?

-I don't really have anyone in mind but were always down to collab with any dope lines.


Besides Pink Dolphin who are your favorite clothing lines right now?

-I really don't wear anything besides Pink Dolphin but I like TITS, WeSC, Louis Vuitton of course and Levis.


You go by "Cena from Drop" whats Drop

-DROP is my media company. It consists of me and Soheezy from The Doubles. You might recognize our name from the old bay scene, we did a lot of photography and artwork for almost every bay artist. Right now, Im really doing Pink Dolphin and Soheezy is producing and rapping. All the beats that we put out are still under the name DROP. I still do the occasional MySpace layout or album cover but for the most part, Ive moved on to bigger things.


What are some things that people dont know about you?

-I played various instruments in band in high school. I'm a beast at photoshop and illustrator. And its still MOB. Ha.


Whats some advice you can give the people that want to get into the clothing industry?

-Make sure you network and get connects. Networking is the biggest thing in this industry and the music industry. Ive built up quite a big network of people I know in the music and clothing business over the last 5 years. Its crazy what connects can do for you. Also, make sure you focus on making money because at the end of the day, thats what were all playing this "game" for.


Any news you want to spill about Pink Dolphin that no one or little people know about?

-Spring 2010 is gonna be magical...


Where can people find more about you?

-Follow me on twitter asap! @CenaFromDrop .

More Links
PINK DOLPHIN SITE

HERES SOME ARTWORK I DID FOR THE POST

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THE BASED UPDATE IS HERE

WHATS UP ALL MY BASED PEOPLE THE BASED UPDATE IS HERE:

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG IS TO SPREAD THE WORD ON "BASED" AND WHAT "BASED" EXACTLY IS. THIS BLOG WILL GO INTO EVERYTHING THAT IS BASED IN THE BASED COMMUNITY. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS, SONGS, AND INFO WILL BE POSTED ON THIS BLOG. BOOKMARK THIS PAGE. ITS GUARANTEED TO BE ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES!


IF YOU WANT TO BE FEATURED ON THE BLOG:
Hit up the twitter at www.twitter.com/thebasedupdate there all the links and places to find me, in the background on the twitter. Just hit me up and let-me know whats up. By featured I mean that your links will be posted on the side for people to click on. I will be hitting certain people up for the features that will be in a blog post for this site.

FOR THE FIRST POST I AM GOING TO BE GOING IN ON THE PINK DOLPHIN CLOTHING LINE!

What is Pink Dolphin Clothing:

Pink Dolphin Clothing is a cross between Japanese street wear, urban clothing, and a bit of Bay Area. You might think "Japanese"? The writing that is on every t-shirt is the Japanese writing for the word Pink Dolphin.

More Info:

Pink Dolphin Clothing Started back in summer of 2008. Since then they have had 6 exclusive line releases. (Promo Release, 2 Fall Lines, 1 Spring Line, 1 Summer Line, and 1 Winter Line) The Pink Dolphin Clothing Line is the clothing line of the well known Young L from The Pack. Young L is not the only person that owns Pink Dolphin Clothing though. The Pink Dolphin Crew consists of 3 people; Lloyd(Young L), Cena(from drop), and Eric(EZ). The Pink Dolphin crew has come up with a line to feed the needs of based people in the bay and around the united states. It has exactly what anyone would want in a clothing line. Its clean sleek design is eye catching and fashionable. Pink Dolphin was, in my opinion the upcoming brand in California in 2008. But with how everything is going with the line its looks like its more than that. 2010 is easily going to be the year that Pink Dolphin takes over and is going to be one of the upcoming brands in the united states. There has only been two lucky clothing lines that have collabed with Pink Dolphin and they areToxic Lunch Box and Fawr Squair. Those tees obviously have sold out, but you will be able to get a new collabo in the Winter/Holiday line that drops Dec. 1st by Pink Dolphin X Toxic Lunchbox.

There next exclusive clothing release is the Winter/Holiday release which drops Dec. 1, 2009. Make sure to make your calendars, Pink Dolphin Clothing has shown that they are sure to sell out, so make sure to cop their clothes when they drop before they are gone.

HERE IS SOME PICS FROM THE RECENT PHOTOSHOOT FOR THAT UPCOMING LINE:

















Pink Dolphin Photoshoot Video:



HERE IS SOME ARTWORK I DID FOR PINK DOLPHIN:








All of Pink Dolphin Clothes are always LIMITED which means that if you miss out on the drops then you miss out on the clothes. Pink Dolphin does not re release any clothes after they are sold out. So you have to make sure that you get them.


FIND PINK DOLPHIN HERE:
Pink Dolphin Website
Pink Dolphin MySpace

Pink Dolphin Crew:
Young L of the Pack
Cena from Drop
Eric aka EZ

ALSO NEW TO PINK DOLPHIN CLOTHING IS:
THE PINK DOLPHIN CLOTHING STREET TEAM- go to the link that's posted under this and JOIN the Pink Dolphin Street Team. Joining the Pink Dolphin Street Team gets you a free promo pack. Your free promo pack includes stickers for FREE. What you do with those stickers is post them around your area to spread the word on Pink Dolphin Clothing. You can be creative as you want with everything that you can think of. Also being a member of the Pink Dolphin Street Team gets you exclusive DISCOUNTS and extra stuff in your Pink Dolphin Clothing Purchases. All you have to do to become a member is go to this link
Pink Dolphin Street Team and follow the directions to become an official street team member.

PINK DOLPHIN IS MY FAVORITE CLOTHING LINE AND IT IS ALSO THE CLOTHING LINE FOR THE BASED MOVEMENT SO YOU WILL BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT PINK DOLPHIN IN THIS BLOG.

ALSO THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MUSIC ON THE PAGE THAT AUTO PLAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A LIST OF MUSIC FOR EVERYONE TO LISTEN TOO. SCAN THROUGH THEM ALL AND LISTEN TO THEM ALL DAY. I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW WHEN THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON THE MUSIC PLAY LIST BEFORE IT DROPS