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YRB Recap: EMINEM TAKES CENTER STAGE AT CASIO G-SHOCK’s 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION @GShock_US
On Wednesday, August 7, 2012, Casio G- SHOCK celebrated their 30th anniversary with a press conference featuring special guests James Marsden, Jessica Stam and Brook Lopez, where three exclusive timepieces were presented: MTG, Rangeman and GDX6900.
The pinnacle of the event came as the highly anticipated new luxury timepieces from G-SHOCK were announced: the metal twisted MT-G Collection. This game changer will reposition the G-SHOCK brand into a more premium space for the affluent consumer — the MT-G, Metal Twisted G-SHOCK collection is a completely new timepiece crafted at Casio’s advanced factory in Yamagata, Japan, for select premium styles. The MT-G is the epitome of modern wrist couture.
Starting at 9pm, guest enjoyed the DJ’ing skills of DJ Mick Boogie while celebrities such as Vincent Piazza, Fabolous, Melanie Fiona, Paul Pierce, Adrienne Eliza Bailon, Stevie Williams, Jamie Burke, Cynthia Rowley, Rebecca Minkoff, Tom Murro, Tali Lennox, Andrej Pejic, Chris Meloni, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Kelsey Rogers, Bob Gruen, Frank Grillo, Nigel Sylvester, Tiki Barber, Brad Richards, Joe Johnson, Doug E. Fresh, Eric LeGrand, Gabe Kling, Louie Vito, Rosie Perez, Eric Haze, Adam Sinn, Big Sean, Josh Hopkins, and Adam Driver from “Girls” hung out in VIP.
Yelawolf performed as the opening act and got the crowd moving later on in the evening.
The night commenced with an hour long show stopping performance by Eminem – “Criminal”, “Lose Yourself”, “Wont Back Down”, “Cleaning Out My Closet” and “Love The Way You Lie” were some of the hits performed!
