No this is not about the presidential race, but about a few other people that need your vote, coincidentally all at the same time. Read the step by step guide on how to help.

A few weeks ago we posted on Fonzworth Bentley’s video for his new single Everbody featuring Kanye & Andre 3000, with the MTV Video Music Awards around the corner, the call has been set forth to nominate this classic for Video of the Year. Click here and scroll down Fonzworth and provide your vote.

Everybody - Mr. Bentley w/ Kanye & Andre 3000

Also on the MTV VMA Ballot is Los Angeles’s own U-N-I, whose song Supreme has been on our music player for sometime now, has been nominated as one of LA’s Best Break Out Artist. The winner will be revealed at the awards and we want to make sure they take the title. Check out the song & Click here to vote, and represent for U-N-I.

U-N-I - Supreme

Last but certainly not least, we [elevatedla.com] need your help.The 2008 Black Web Black Awards nomination process has begun and we need nominations & votes in the categories: Best Blog Design, Best Food Blog, Best Group Blog, Best Photo Blog, & Blog to Watch. Nominate for one category or ALL.

It will only take a few minutes for this and this can serve as some early practice for the big vote in November, but more on that later!

Simply…
happy birthday to ME!
congrats to the Elevated Crew…5 Years..Hustle Hard, Eat Well, Live Elevated!
and lots of pics of lots of people from lots of parties in the gallery…

If you couldn’t answer the question faster than you read it, your timepiece may be suspect. Last night, the JL boys produced the NOOKA X DDCLAB event in Hollywood at the DDCLAB Los Angeles store. With ever-flowing drinks and rare grooves by Gomez Warren IV, the collaborative event gave invited guests a glimpse of the two brands.

NOOKA, a design company, shared their line of watches that fit as a normal watch with abstract digital displays that make them beyond typical. Having seen a couple of these watches up close, some practice is needed before wearing — as you don’t want to stumble through a response to my initial question. With many styles and colors to choose from, they have pieces for any outfit or occasion. The summer uniform of tees, sneakers and jeans have a new buddy to set a scene off right.

DDCLAB is a product of Roberto Crivello and Savania Davies-Keiller’s design studio DDC USA. This duo is committed to enhancing fashion through emerging technology but never “reinventing the wheel.” So, “The look is the same. It is simple. It is classic. But is now improved. It is fashion technology.” Although my sneakers may be fly, they can’t make me fly — but if it ever happens I know where it will happen first.

Check out the photos LAZO shot at the event and catch your own peek of NOOKA X DCCLAB.

“…we do this party for the hell of it…’cause life is good…” - Nas

As I warned you earlier this week, last night’s party was not something to miss. But for those who did, the photos are up in the gallery. Our photographer Lazo had the task of capturing the event highlights and went above and beyond the call of duty, with fresh pics of the venue and the beautiful crowd. We had DJ Five Star in the booth and host Nas on the mic letting everyone know that “we do this party for the hell of it…’cause life is good.” And last night, life was good. Many special guest joined in on the celebration: Kelis, designer Christian Audigier, Raven Symone, and some of the NFL’s best, including Stephen Cooper, Steve Smith, Dominique Byrd and Lendale White. As you know, the party never ends, so we are kicking off the weekend a day early with a special birthday celebration for Mark Tung at Area Night Club.  Take a peek at last year’s event, and if you think you can keep up with the party, email info@elevatedla.com for more information.

Great performances, paired with awards given to all the top talent, made the 50th Grammy Awards consistently entertaining. While I had to catch it on TiVo around 2 am–when i got in from the party–at least I had the opportunity to enjoy it commercial-free.  If you missed any of the performances, you can scan You Tube to find them all. While you’re at it, check out the Gallery to see the photos from our G.O.O.D. Music Grammy After Party hosted by Consequence and Taz of Sa-Ra (above).  Some of the special guest included ?uestlove, Tank, Snoop, and many more.

Last night we hosted a private birthday celebration for Fabolous, where he and many friends celebrated his 30^th birthday at Les Duex night club. Guest included: David Banner, Snoop, Young Jeezy, Chris Robinson, Vida Guerra and many more. If you would like to be included in one of these private events, make sure to subscribe to the site so we can keep you in the loop. You can view the pictures from the event here.

There wasn’t too much candy last night at the Phantom Masquerade Ball (and costume party), but there were plenty of treats! Our first event at Opera Night Club was off the hook, the crew and I rocked the fresh 80’s outfits. Check out the pictures in the Gallery and get ready for the real deal on Halloween Night…

Last night Kim Kardashian and a host of family and friends celebrated her birthday at the super exclusive Les Deux night club. For those of you who received the private invite, thanks for coming through and partying with us. If you didn’t receive the invite, make sure you subscribe to elevatedla.com so that you can be a guest at one of our special events. We have a lot of surprises coming up before the year’s end. It was a lot of work planning this event, but it was truly a great party. Check out the pictures in the Gallery.

“Hustle Hard, Eat Well, Live Elevated”

We have updated the photo gallery with some truly hot party pics: Cam, T. Mills & Nas Birthday @ Privilege and Rich Boy’s performance last night @ Element. You can view the pictures in the Gallery or you can go through the Flickr page where you can view the archives of all the hot events in 2007.

Hustle hard, Eat well, Live Elevated!

Whether viewed as a publicity stunt or an act of God, last night at the T.I. concert 4 of the most influential men in hip hop and entertainment shared the stage and partied together. With money comes power, with power comes respect, and these men can’t be denied. With the hype behind Kanye vs. 50, this type of event helps us keep things in perspective: this is entertainment and business–and a competition between two top artists is healthy for the game. No beef, no fights, no diss records, just a simple call for “May the best man win!”

We also saw some of these guys party together in Vegas a few months ago check out the pics after the jump…

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