New goodies, clothes, and accessories are always dropping. Some you may know about, some you may not. So, as we do every month, our BallerStatus.com staff handpicks some of the coolest things you should be aware of when spending your hard-earned cash. This is your Shopping Guide for May.
Mosley Tribes' Crooks Castellano Sunglasses
Price: $250
Buy it: Karmaloop.com
Mosley Tribes created this boss style glasses via a collaboration with streetwear co, Crooks & Castles. The stylish frames have been very popular, and graced the faces of such rap stars as Jay-Z, Fabolous and Raekwon, as well as many other celebs. At $250 a pop, they are pricey, but shades have sold for a lot more than that (think Louis Vuitton frames).

Famous Stars & Straps Ooze fitted hat
Price: $42
Buy it: FamousSas.com
Cool fitted hat from Famous Stars & Straps new Summer 2009 line. Comes in black with turquoise colored ooze highlights, and charcoal with bright green colored ooze highlights. Definitely one of the cooler looking fitteds from their new hats selection.

The Fast Life Bad Mutha F***a wallet
Price: $59.99
Buy it: FamousSas.com
Remember the movie "Pulp Fiction?" If you do, you probably remember when Samuel L. Jackson told robbers at the diner, during the film's closing scene, to give him back his wallet. The robber (Tim Roth) asks "Which one is it?" Sam responds: "The one that says 'Bad Mutha F***a' on it." The Fast Life has re-created that wallet in black leather, with embossed print and screen printed branded. It's a little pricey, but pretty cool!

Knalihs Athem Iced Out Blackberry Bold & iPhone 3G
Price: n/a
Buy it: Athem.ch
We really thought the days of buying iced out accessories just for show were over. We thought wrong because designers are still creating them. Designer and jeweler Knalihs Athem recently unveiled their latest diamond-covered phones: the Blackberry Bold and iPhone 3G. There are several options available for both phones. The Blackberry, for example, can be customized in different finishes such as black/bronze, black/red snake skin, and or blue and pink demin; and can be topped off with pink, yellow, black, champagne, and/or white diamonds. Price? We have no idea.

Soul Assassins Limited Edition Vol. 1 book
Price: Free, with $50 purchase
Buy it: SoulAssassins.com
The Soul Assassins crew leaked this info to Frank151.com, of their Limited Edition Vol. 1 S.A. booklet. It's a 36 page book, featuring interviews with artists from the crew including Cypress Hill, Estevan Oriol, Mister Cartoon, Alchemist, Self Scientific, Skinhead Rob, Sick Jacken, DJ Solo and more, as well as personal photos of tours, studio session and behind the scenes footage from over 15 years of it's existence. The only way to get one of these is through the SoulAssassins.com or SA Store in Pasadena. They are free with a purchase of $50.00 or more. They are limited, and when they are gone, they are gone.

Transformers USB flash drive
Price: $42.99
Buy it: BigBadToyStore.com
Japanese toy company Takara has created this 2 GB flash drive sure to be a collector's item among Transformers enthusiasts. Sure, it's a little pricey at $42, but come on, tell us you don't want one. It's a flash drive, and actually transforms. For an extra $2, online retailer, BigBadToyStore, will ship it in a collector’s grade packaging -- at least 90% mint -- so you can store it and keep it preserved. Thing is, it doesn't ship out until September.

MySpace/ShockHound Eminem t-shirt
Price: $17
Buy it: ShockHound.com
ShockHound.com is making available this exclusive tee, in promotion of Eminem's new album Relapse, exclusively in collaboration with MySpace Music. It's another limited tee, and isn't available anywhere else. There's no link to it from its site. The company sent emails to certain press to promote.

Acrylick's Limited Edition New Era Fitteds
Buy it: Acrylick.net
Los Angeles based clothing company, Acrylick, released their limited edition New Era hats earlier this month. Right now, they're available at their flagship store in Azusa, California. But, if you're able to get one, there are three versions. A black/white/turquoise called the Starter, a grey/black called the Asher, and a black/purple called Kings. Simple and stylish.

Converse Metallic Croc Skin
Price: $260
This is a very limited version of the Converse chucks. The company took a luxurious approach to what is largely considered a cheap and disposable form of footwear, via their France-exclusive croc skin Chuck Taylor All-Star Low. They created a two-tone metallic finish to go along with the real croc skin material. According to HypeBeast.com, the shoe is exclusively available in France, and is quite pricey.

New Balance 420 running shoe
Price: $110
Buy it: Zappos.com
New Balance have brought back their running shoe. Directly from their running heritage, the 420 is deconstructed and updated for its spring 2009 collection in unique textiles including metal-infused nylon and a unique see-thru Schoeller material. The 420 incorporates a three layer outsole and technologically superior patented Extended Saddle. There is the Schoeller 420, available in white, purple/beige and grey/yellow/teal; while the Metal-Infused 420 comes in beige/brown and green/purple.

G-Shock 7800 Series - Gold Snakeskin
Price: $170
Buy it: Karmaloop.com
Here's one of the styles of the new 7800 series Casio G-Shock watches. It incorporates the boxy shape of the 5600, but with a larger dial. The functions you've come to expect are here as well, including world-time, stopwatch, timer and LED backlight. In addition to the gold/snakeskin, there is also three other models, including standard black, silver, and black/croc.

80s video game tees
Price: $15 - $20+
Buy it: 80sTees.com
Get some fun tees with some of your fondest memories of game playing from the 80s. Mario Bros? Check. Mike Tyson's Punchout? Check. Zelda? Check. They got all kinds of tees, hoodies, hats and more with designs from your fave games, as well as other 80s related stuff. Very fun.

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