Fat Albert and his gang used to have an ongoing joke that always ended with the same punch line--"No Class." For example: "Rudy, you're like school on Sunday--wait for it--No Class!
Obviously, having "no class" was a major insult to The Cosby Kids. And they were onto something. This year, as you gear up for your campus, you want to make sure you're not caught out there in the no-class category.
So let this be your study guide. We offer you a soundtrack to bounce back to campus with, some necessary advice and a few essentials to ensure you don't have an epic fail on your return. Even if you're not going back to campus this year, that's no excuse to have no class.
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April Roomet the celebrity stylist behind Snoop Dogg and Bow Wow told SOHH that a plaid shirt is an essential piece of any guy's back to school wardrobe. "The flannels are really big right now," she said. "Simple is more. Flannels are good but you don't want to take it all the way to the extreme and start looking like you're a character."
Nothing beats the back to school blues better than a fourth quarter full of new music releases. In September you can follow Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3, his highly anticipated release in the Blueprint trilogy.
Back to school usually means back to the books but you'll be stylin' on your schoolwork if you trade traditional textbooks for a new Amazon Kindle. This fall, five universities around the country are testing out The Kindle Project which provides college students with souped-up Kindles which come preloaded with their textbooks and better web browsing capabilities.
A fresh pair of kicks is a basic back to school essential. This year you can fly onto campus in a pair of sneakers like the Air Jordan Fusion 4's. These sneakers, which are set on Air Force 1 midsoles come in four colors and will set you back $145.
