First off I wanna thank God, he is truly amazing. Yesterday I was the 1st pick of the 8th round of the NBDL draft! Words cannot express how stressful it is waiting on your name to be called. Sittin in front of my laptop sweating bullets lmao... Def a experience Ill remember forever. I was in the situation in 2006 but was called mid draft. Me slipping in the draft just will put an even bigger chip on my shoulder as I approach training camp. Lets get it!
Mane this my shit... T.I. bends the corner on hip hop and shows how versatile he is on this one. He tells the story of what a man goes thru when he was problems in a relationship....Peep it!
What up yall...Aint wrote a log in a while so Im back to do just that and keep ya abreast of whats been goin on with me....Recently I was in mini camp with the Chicago Bulls. I opened the eyes of the staff and the players to the point I was considered for the training camp and pre season!! I showed them ow hard I can work and how far I came since my stint with them I had as a player in their annual summer league in '06. I was honored to attend strenuous workouts, drills, and pick up games with te Chicago Bulls. Very Good experience people!! I feel like Im so close right now I can taste it! I now train everyday and my regimen is to get better and get ready for the D-league draft which is November 5th.... The bulls spoke highly of me to many team owners and GM's. I feel if I lead the D-league in rebounds Ive proved my point drastically in belonging in the NBA...Its my dream and Im full speed ahead...Closer than Ive ever been. Shout out to coach Mike Wilhelm of the Chicago Bulls for taking a chance and believing in me. Shout out to fellow Chicagoan D-Rose for those nice passes. He makes everybody better! Shout out to my boys Taj and JJ, Luol, and Pargo too.. I promise I wont be MIA like I have been anymore ;)Make sure ya'll look out for me in the NBDL draft that takes place Novemeber 5th on nbatv or nbdl.com PEACE!
Chicago stand up! These are the 2 latest releases from my buddies always holdin it down for the uncrowned city! The first track I post is of G.O.O.D. musics own GLC...Its a raw ass track of him featuring rap legend and one half of the duo UGK, Bun-b...Check out the mirrors edge remix.If yall dont kno by now GL is Chicago...Every thing he does is for the city and he reps it more than anybody Ive ever heard spit...Check out his website also....www.glcitymusic.com
http://www.zshare.net/audio/65001406551129dd/
The 2nd post is of "God's Girl" Jamiss... She an excellent unsigned (for now!) rapper who is def on the verge of doing something huge. She very well might be the next female rapper to blow...One hit away! This is from her 3rd installment of her Even the Odds collection...Visit her blog www.jamiss.blogspot.com
Jay-Z's highly anticipated The Blueprint 3 album has reportedly been moved from its original September 11th release date to the same day as Def Jam's The Blueprint Collector's Edition.
According to reports, the album will now drop three days earlier than expected.
Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 becomes the latest superstar album release to shuffle its release date, according to date changes on Amazon.com, Rhapsody.com and WEA's distribution Web site. The Roc Nation set, originally scheduled for release on Sept. 11, has been pushed forward to Sept. 8. The title was intended to drop on Sept. 11, on the eighth anniversary of the first Blueprint's release. Representatives for Jay-Z and Roc Nation could not be reached for comment at deadline. (Billboard)
Def Jam will be re-releasing Hov's Blueprint and Blueprint 2 on the same day.
Now that Jay-Z has left Def Jam, Hov's former label is looking to cash in on Jay one last time. Def Jam will release The Blueprint Collector's Edition consisting of Jigga's first two classic albums, The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. Much like Mariah's collector's set, Jay-Z's edition will be packaged in a collectible slipcase with a poster. There will be space to insert a third CD. The Blueprint Collector's Edition releases September 8, three days before The Blueprint 3 arrives on Friday, September 11 through Atlantic Records. (Rap-Up)
Prior to the album leaking last week and Hov streaming it online for free via Rhapsody and MTV, the rapper spoke with DJ Drama earlier this summer about Blueprint 3's release.
"Yeah, pretty much [it's done]," Jay revealed last July. "You know I still tweak it. I made 'PSA' [and it] was the last record I made on The Black Album and 'Give It To Me' was the last record I made on Dynasty. So, I'm always open to recording new records. It's pretty much done, it could go out the door right now. September 11th, the first date, it's the anniversary of the original one, of course it's a tragedy as well so we're going to be doing a lot of great things with charities and everything." (Hot 107.9)
Although it will not be available at retail stores until Tuesday, Hov has provided fans with a free stream-only version of Blueprint 3.
Rhapsody and MTV are the exclusive places to hear the new Jay-Z album, The Blueprint 3, starting September 1, nearly two weeks prior to official release date -- Rhapsody will be the exclusive retailer for The Blueprint 3 from September 8-10, prior to official September 11 release date -- Two exclusive bonus tracks will be available from Rhapsody on September 8 -- Rhapsody collaborates with Jay-Z on TV advertisements promoting the new album -- Rhapsody to premiere a 60-second customized Jay-Z advertisement in 2009 MTV VMAs. (Hip Hop Press) I honestly think it was pushed up cuz everyone is going ham bootlegging this masterpiece of an album __________________
NBA 2k10 slated to drop early October but gave us a lil playable action until then. They actually let you create a baller and puts u thru the draft workouts and combine...This is really cool because if you ever been thru that process you can really appreciate a game that simulates it!
Yoooo, this was hella dope gettin the opportunity to be on the cover of a video game! Its crazy as hell how i found out. I played a stint in Poland in '06 and left because of injury and played one game in which i did pretty good. So while I was back in the states on my D-league team in Cali i get a message from my homeboy kevin hamilton sayin me and him on the front cover of the Polish NBA live lol....Wild times in Poland fa real! The first pic is the actual photo they got the concept from and the 2nd pic is the actual pic of the video game cover....Who'd thunk it lol. It was avaliable for the PC euro xbox 360 and PS3
Michael Vick fresh out the joint has signed a 2 year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles...This brings even more depth to the QB spot with Stunna Mcnabb already on deck! Check out the full story courtesy of espn.com
Rapper C-Murder was convicted Tuesday August 11, 2009. This is messed up cuz i basically grew up listening to C-murder and all of No Limit Records. He is a platinum selling artist and was accused and now convicted of murdering teenager in a New Orleans night club...check this video out!
Joe Budden was reportedly attacked by Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon's entourage Saturday (August 8) night after a performance in California. Click here to find out more!
While details are still scarce, Joey resorted to a live blog to explain what went down.
"It was such a sucker punch," Budden said in a live broadcast. "Rae didn't punch me. For the people just joining us that would like to know what happened...I'm trying to figure out how this could happen...Just need to let n*ggas know, that I'm all right. I know how the Internet is. It moves 20 times faster than real life...It's gonna look like some other crazy sh*t that didn't take place, I must really love you guys...Them n*ggas came in here like Storm Troopers and sh*t. They made a grand entrance...They asked me a whole bunch of questions that they didn't want to know the answers to...it was like an interview gone wrong. My whole thing is, I would have had the most utmost respect for that n*gga if he would have been like, 'Eh, take a walk with me.' I just don't really know how these guys think they can do a show right after. How you gonna perform after that?...Now it's not Slaughterhouse versus Wu-Tang, it's definitely not that. It takes that leverage away. I'm definitely sexy still." (Blog TV)
Reports of the attack landed online immediately following the incident.
Joey was streaming from Rock The Bells backstage in LA when Rae & his people bumrushed in and somebody punched Budden in the eye. Rae's people were recording for IceWaterTV. Joey says there won't be any diss tracks. (Nah Right)
Raekwon previously spoke on his issues with Joey earlier this year.
"I don't like Joe Buddens," Raekwon explained in an interview. "First and foremost, I never knew him and I ain't really trying to make this no campaign, like 'cause he know he can't f*ck with me but I'm just saying that at the end of the day I feel like he was wrong as a man before anything because number one, if you saying you got love for a n*gga, you don't assassinate the n*gga." (Rock Me TV)
Rae also questioned Joey's rhyming skills last May.
"You can't give that n*gga no shine, man," Raekwon said in an interview. "First of all, everybody know that he's not even nowhere near n*ggas, you know what I mean? I ain't got nothing against Joe Budden, I don't know him, I don't care for him like that, but when he mentioned one of my brothers, it's like 'Yo, you outta character, B.' And on a real note, you're not better than anybody over here. So you know, to me, that was just something I feel he jumped in the pool with no water and didn't realize he made a mistake, but that's not my problem, he ain't mention me." (Akira The Don)
I personally listen to Joe Budden on the regular and think it was a sucka move for Wu-Tang to move in on him like such. Mood Muzik 3 was a classic. So now slaughterhouse gets involved....Check out what Slaughterhouse member Royce da 5'9'' had to say about the ordeal. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=54429
This situation seems far from over so Ill def keep everybody posted!!!
SASKATCHEWAN (CBC) - A Paraguayan father mourning the death of his premature baby was shocked to learn his son was still alive when he heard crying coming from the temporary box holding the infant's supposed remains.
"I opened it to look at his remains and found that the baby was breathing," Jose Alvarenga, 25, recounted. "I began to cry."
The infant, born nearly three months early on Thursday and weighing just over a pound, was rushed back to the same hospital, Central del Instituto de Previsión Social, where he had been born hours before.
Staff there had reportedly spent an hour trying to revive him after birth but declared him dead after being unable to detect any vital signs.
The father says he was at the family home in Fernando de la Mora for the baby's wake when he reportedly heard crying from the box.
The mother, Isabel Rossana Cáceres, 24, was still in hospital recovering from the birth. The infant is in stable condition in the intensive care unit.
Hospital officials said they plan to investigate the incident.
"This is a very unusual case," the head of pediatric care at the hospital, Ernesto Weber, told the Agence France-Presse news agency. This is bananas!!!
Incarcerated rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow reported to court today (August 4) for a parole hearing and was granted a two-and-a-half years post-release supervision ruling upon leaving prison this fall. Click here to find out more!
The rapper's attorney, Oscar Michelin, confirmed the court's decision this afternoon.
A Manhattan judge signed an order that will see former Bad Boy recording artist Shyne receive two-and-a-half years of post-release supervision stemming from his 2001 conviction and sentencing in the infamous Club New York case. An attorney for Shyne -- born Jamal Barrow but now going by Moses Levi after converting to Judaism while in prison -- said that the order marked one of the last remaining hurdles in the way of his client's release from prison in October. "He's about 90 percent of the way home now," Michelin said. (MTV)
His lawyer broke the news of today's parole hearing in an interview this week.
"What happened was when they sentenced him [in March of 2001] they didn't sentence him to any parole post release supervision, which was mandatory," he said in an interview. "So the Correction Department has asked the court to re-sentence him under the law they can do that...The judge will decide whether to give him the maximum parole, which is five years, or the minimum parole, which is two-and-a-half years. Shyne will automatically have to do at least a year-and-a-half, which is how much of [the] 10 year [sentence remains] [Shyne] still owes the balance to the 10. But, [the district attorney] also [has] been looking to add to that [time] as well" (Hip Hop DX)
Shyne's time behind bars stemmed from a shoot-out at a New York City nightclub nearly ten years ago.
The fracas broke out on December 27, 1999, at a Manhattan nightclub where Shyne, Sean "Diddy" Combs with then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and their entourage had been partying. Around 3 a.m., Combs and Shyne allegedly began arguing with another group of patrons. Someone threw money at Combs, a gesture of disrespect, and guns started going off. Three bystanders were shot. Shyne, who police found with a pistol in his waistband, was arrested after bystanders identified him as one of the shooters. Shyne received a 10-year prison. Barrow has always claimed he acted in self-defense and only fired his gun after the other group, Matthew "Scar" Allen and his crew began shooting. (About)
His rise to fame came from an association with Diddy's Bad Boy label.
Shyne was well-known among the public before Bad Boy Records even released his debut -- which was, for many years, his only -- album. That album charted well, thanks in part to all the media attention he'd garnered over the years, and he showcased a remarkable talent for rapping despite his young-twenty-something age. The album wasn't an especially memorable work, however, and Shyne remained far better-known for his story than for his music. (All Music)
Shyne is reportedly set to be released Tuesday, October 6th.
This is true G shit...My homeboy GLC came thru again with another cold song. He stays on his grind and will be dropping his debut album "Love, Life, and Loyalty" on Kanye's label "G.O.O.D. Music soon...Make sure you hit his blog up also where you can find alot of his music and thoughts on current events! www.glcitymusic.com
This was too funny! Sun Ming Ming is 7'9'' and the tallest man to ever play basketball...We played against each other in Mexico and I got the best of him in this poster.. And the other picture is of him and my homeboy lewis Fadipe...Lewis is 6'10'' and Ming makes him look like a lil boy ahahahaha...Shout out to Lewis. What yall think?
Drizzy chose to forgo another Yeezy-directed video out of sensitivity for his female fan base.
"That career move was very important to me," he said in an interview. "We've done such a great job of building it all up. It's kind of like people were getting this impression of me that I'm never gonna make a mistake...If you listen to the song, I'm not saying the most graceful thing in the world. It's not the most heartfelt song...I guess one thing I didn't consider is what the song personally means to a lot of women...To those women, I apologize. I do apologize. My intention wasn't to put anyone down. It was to make them laugh. I wanted people to see something visually different." (MTV)
He previously defended the deeper meaning behind the controversial music video.
"The concept of the video is, I'm a coach at a high school and the girls of my life are all on my high school basketball team," he explained. "Throughout the video you see us prepping for this big championship game, and my team ends up losing. You see the looks on their faces at the end of the video, but the moral of the story, I guess, is win or lose, you can still be the best to somebody. When women see the video and see all the breast and ass, hopefully they don't take offense. Hopefully they see the real meaning." (Complex)
Juelz Santana expressed his initial shock to watching the music video.
"A!I just saw the Drake Video.I was Disappointed i think it could of been better. Jus my Otwinion.The song is still hot tho the Chicks was bad" (Juelz Santana's Twitter) In my opinion this may be the best video I've ever seen lmao...
Congrats to my homeboy Jamario for his new contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA...He previously played for the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors...He'll add even more athleticism to the Cavs...For yall that dont know, jamario's story is very inspiring...he played the minor league circuit for years and was finally signed to an NBA team at the age of 27. He's just a true example of a dream that came true after alot of hard work and dedication! Lets get it Moon, Ill see u there soon!
Yo alot of people sleep on Hamilton but lil buddy can flow...This is one of my personal faves, especially when i was in Turkey...Lemmie kno what yall think
whats good its ya boy Tim Parham checkin in with yall for the first time! Right now im at the crib in chicago tryin 2 figure out where im playin overseas this season...This can be a very stressful time but ya boy gonna get thru it with the many options im facing...Last year I was in Turkey doing the damn thang...averaged 14 pts and 11 rebs a game...They dont call me Mr. Double Double for nothing...My signature stat line is always atleast 10 pts and 10 rebs....About me tho, as u probably already know i play pro ball overseas, i love music, and video games...Typical i guess but too bad! Not too long ago I played in the eurobasket summer league and did my thang! The first game i had 11 pts and 10 rebs...Kinda low I know but i barely played because we won by almost 30 pts...all my points was dunks and power lay ups and i didnt even play the 4th quarter so u do the math! 2nd Game i had 17 pts and 10 rebs with 3 blks in a losing effort..In the 3rd place game i had a camp high 30 pts and another camp high 15 rebounds in a thrashing against my opponentThe write included I was "virtually impossible to guard"...So we ended up 3rd place in a camp with 10 teams...I recieved 1st team all tournament honors, as well as all big man, and i was labeled the best big man in the whole camp...Just another notch under my belt of achievements.. check it out for urself http://www.usbasket.com/Eurobasket-Summer-League/basketball.asp?NewsID=166528
I try to stay very humble and focus on my dream, and now yall get to follow me! Lets get it!!!
