Had a chance to check out Tobe & Fat’s playback on Tuesday and ngl… some rooms feel bigger than music.
We were ready to hear some bangers, but more than anything, you could feel the love, respect and partnership between them. For two people that swear they “not outside like that” they sure did step on out to pull us in. 🖤
Queen by Fat is already OUT and deserves spins asaptually. And Tobe? Big things soon come. 🙌🏾🇳🇬
Big love to @tobenwigwe , @tobecallsmefat and @human.re.sources@dimplez for having us.
Shoutout to The Lay Out fam that pulled up and respect the shooter @MoreSoupPlease
@kyrstin_johnson deserves all the applause for her STUNNING halftime performance at yesterday’s Girls in Sports Day, presented by @grunsdaily 👏🤸♀️⭐️⭐️
Franklin Avenue, we’re outside.
The Lay Out’s BuyBLK. ByBLK. is excited to partner with Bridge Street Development Corporation for the 2026 season of Franklin Avenue Open Streets as an official marketplace partner.
Vending applications are coming soon. To apply, businesses must have a BuyBLK. ByBLK. profile. Link in bio to create a profile if you don’t already have one.
2026 dates (12 PM to 6 PM): June 6 & 20 July 11 & 25 August 8 & 22 September 12 & 26 October 3 & 24
Open Streets: Franklin Avenue from Dean Street to Eastern Parkway The Lay Out’s Marketplace will be on Franklin Avenue between Bergen Street and St. Marks Avenue
Get your profile set up now and stay tuned for the application drop.
#openstreets #crownheights #franklinavenue #bridgestreet
🙌🏾Huge thank you to @thelayoutco
For having me on the set as they partnered with the @nba ‘s @brooklynnets for their HBCU Homecoming Night @hbcunight vs the @hornets sponsored by @pepsi & @cacti . The energy was amazing on the concourse as fans rolled into @barclayscenter , was gifted a custom Nets jersey with “More Soup” on the back, with a special merch collaboration with @shaqsince95 !available for purchase. I had great seats to watch the game & got to watch the infamous @howard1867 Marching Band performed at halftime. Then, after the game I rocked the afterparty on the @modelousa Bridge alongside @djenvy sponsored by @patron . The divine 9 was in the house, stepping and repping!
We ❤️ Us. HBCU Night with the Nets was a time. Thanks for coming out last night, more to come. Also, watching all of these videos counts as cardio 😅 @moresoupplease@brooklynnets@shaqsince95@epu1776
Closing out March with a @nba set! Catch me rocking on the concourse for the @thelayoutco 🤝🏾 @brooklynnets HBCU homecoming vs the @hornets . Sponsored by @pepsi
🎟️ Cop them tickets!
We sat down with cousin Shaquille Frederick (okay fine, it was a Zoom), founder of apparel brand E Pluribus Unum @epu1776 and the designer behind the Brooklyn Nets’ HBCU capsule collection, only available 3/31 at Barclays. The range is crazy: Howard alum, mechanical engineer, vintage lover, former alto saxophonist, Kappa, biker-culture inspo enthusiast, future swimwear designer, and now someone having a very full-circle moment, with his work featured inside Barclays after once watching it get built while starting his locs back in 2011. Slide through and see y’all on Tuesday.
Join Brooklyn Nets x The Lay Out as part of Nets Unite for HBCU Homecoming.
This is for the AKAs, the Nupes, the Ques, the Deltas, the Alphas, the SGRhos, the Iotas, the Zetas, the Sigmas.
For the HBCU grads, the almost-finisheds, the almost-wents, the never-wents, the state school cousins, and those who played the ops at PWIs.
This is about all of us celebrating our Blackness together.
Tip-off: 7:30PM Doors: 6:00PM
Link in bio for the HBCU Night Game + Afterparty package.
