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La Academia presents: “RNB Millionaires - Honey”

Every week at 12FPS, we have a night dedicated to La Academia, the place where we gather to experiment with new technology or just exercise our minds outside of the work day. This round, we bring you the musical and vocal stylings of Oakland based rap duo, RNB Millionaires. Jay Casio has a flare for classic beats and airy production that’s not hard to groove to. Justin Flores is a mic slayer, quick and steady flow that is both anthemic and witty. Check out our collaboration!

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Coffee Date: Rice Paper Scissors!

This morning we sat down with the ladies of Rice Paper Scissors (Valerie & Katie) to talk coffee, travels in Vietnam, and foodly ambitions.

We walked up to their street corner HQ to a set-up of knee-high tables and little red stools, a warm welcome to the RPS philosophy: authentic representations of Asian culture and cuisine.

They served the team fresh brewed coffee and told us stories about the curious red stools we see at all their pop-ups. Women at the markets in Hanoi sit on them while hawking at passers-by to buy food, men get drunk on them, old ladies curl up and hug their knees on them, and Katie and Valerie themselves were kicked off of two by a woman who suspected them of meddling with her marriage- they spent about 8 hours picking the guy’s brain about food.

The girls devoted quite a bit of time to observing and working with street food vendors, learning food preparation and practices in Vietnam. They have collected a whole lot of footage, and anticipate a return to Vietnam in the next few months. We hope it’s the beginning of yummy and fun collaborations with SF’s sidewalk sisters, 12FPS style!