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Lost: The Final Season Promos.

2009-12-15T16:15:00.002-05:00

One word describes these promos. WOW.

In fact, after seeing the Spain promo from the Cuatro channel, I was literally speechless for a few seconds afterwards. It's THAT good. Especially considering that the show's writers and creators are not allowing any footage from the upcoming season in the promos, so the people making promos have only the previous season's footage to work with.

The Spain promo, utilizing a theme of chess, along with the music of Radiohead, debuted on the internet a few weeks back to nearly universal acclaim, even eliciting heavy praise from the Lost creators, who were not involved in making it.

Now ABC has released their first promo of it of a montage of the characters and events from this past five seasons set to Willie Nelson's "Amazing Grace".

Both are really good, but the Spain promo has really set the bar high.

Below are the two promos, and below that a classic UK promo.

SPAIN "Cuatro" PROMO

ABC PROMO

UK Promo for Season 1 (directed by David LaChapelle)

(Download) DJ Rated R - QueensHipHop.com - Crown City Records - "TE2W Pt. 2 - The Insurgency"

2009-11-11T01:52:00.003-05:00

"Take Em 2 War part two got anthems people! And a crazy ass cover too! Why the masses sleeping on Crown City is beyond me. I'm saying tho if you still don't believe then you might be retarded or at least really really slow. The talent will not be denied. I was three listens deep on this joint and I was thinking classic. I mean cats got Cormega to shout them out and Rapmullet.com. Thats big, me being a hard core Mega fan and all but I couldn't let the bias shine. Lol as near a classic if there ever was one tho." - Rapmullet.com

Read the rest of the review here.

DJ Rated R // Willie Maze // Crown City // Queens-HipHop.com
Doo Wop // Cormega // Miami Kaos // Big Tobacco

TE2W PT. 2 - THE INSURGENCY

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1. TE2W Pt. 2 Intro - Doo Wop, Gab Gacha, & Willie Maze (Pd. by 40 Below Ent.)
2. Warriorz - Willie Maze, J. Rikashay, & Freddy Lashes
3. Wherever We Go - Camiliano & Trujillo (Pd. by Brisk)
4. I Never Left - Evil Eye (Pd. by White Shadow of Norway)
5. The Insurgency - Rod Da Blizz (Pd. by Madlib)
6. Sleepless Child - Trujillo & Camiliano (Pd. by 40 Below Ent.)
7. Purgatory - Evil Eye, Willie Maze, & Ali Vegas (Pd. by DJ Nice of Crack City)
8. Pop Off - Willie Maze, J. Rikashay, & Freddy Lashes (Pd. by The Great Zee)
9. The Hard Life - Consep & Trujillo (Pd. by K.O.N.)
10. Cold Summer - Willie Maze & Wizdom (Pd. by Sid Roams)
11. Block Muzik - Rod Da Blizz (Pd. by The Labor Dept.)
12. Bring It - Willie Maze & Evil Eye (Pd. by The Beatnuts)
13. Royalty Freestyle - Consep
14. Return Of Mr. Good Bars - Rod Da Blizz (Pd. by The Labor Dept.)
15. Funny Sensation - Gab Gacha (Pd. by Prince Machiavelli)
16. How It Is - K.O.N. & Consep (Pd. by K.O.N.)
17. Still Got Blue Tops - Camiliano & Rod Da Blizz (Pd. by The Labor Dept.)
18. Never Look Back - Trujillo (Pd. by Doe'p Mann)
19. Crown City Tradition - Camiliano (Pd. by The Labor Dept.)
20. Niggaz Talkin' Shit - Consep
21. Party & Bullshit - Trujillo & Evil Eye (Pd. by J. Dilla)
22. I Hear You - Camiliano & Willie Maze (Pd. by 40 Below Ent.)
23. The Blackout Show - DJ Camilo, Gab Gacha, Joell Ortiz, & Trujillo (Pd. by Juju of The Beatnuts)

Special thanks to everybody that made this project come to life. Shouts to Rated R (You killed it!!!), Miami Kaos (Thanks for going the extra mile cover is bananas!!), Thanks to Cormega for taking the time out, of course can't forget Doo Wop for the murderous intro, The Labor Dept. for supplying some of the best production in the game, The whole Crown City family & everybody else that made this possible. Hope yall enjoy the tape we worked really hard on it.

For Video Production & Mixtape Hosting Contact: DJ Rated R - (647) 210-7251
For Graphics & Logos Contact: Hardcore Designs/Miami Kaos www.myspace.com/miamikaos

Tekken 6: Motivational Trailer - VERY COOL!

2009-10-16T04:14:00.000-04:00

While I really didn't care for the Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection on PS3 (which I believe was a port of the PSP version) I really did like Tekken 3. Now that Tekken 6 is coming out, I'm a bit wary of leaping in after the debacle that was 5.

However this trailer is just fantastic. Very little actual footage, but there's professional fighters giving speeches on why they fight. What drives them. What motivates them to be the very best that they can be.

Very well done trailer, and simply a great video.

Stephen Colbert threatens Kanye West

2009-09-23T20:08:00.002-04:00

This is pretty funny. Stephen Colbert had to take up for his girl, Taylor Swift, after Kanye interrupted her speech the other night at the VMA's.

The Colbert Report

Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Kanye West Interrupts Taylor Swift at the VMAs

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DJ Blazita interviews DJ Lazy K

2009-09-23T20:08:00.001-04:00

When I first started listening to hip hop mixtapes back in the mid-90's, one of the very first DJ's I ever got a tape from was DJ Lazy K. She's by far one of my favorite DJ's out there regardless of gender. The Lady got skills, for sure.

Here's an interview that my girl DJ Blazita did with the legendary Lazy K. Check it out, and then go over to Blazita's myspace and show her some love there too.

LAZY K SPEAKS ON MAX B SITUATION

DJ Smooth Denali - Do You Remember The 90s Pt 3

2009-08-25T21:33:00.002-04:00

01 - Swv - Use Your Heart
02 - Stephen Simmonds Ft. Big L - Alone
03 - Mary J Blige Ft. Nas Dmx - Sincerity
04 - Adina Howard Ft. Busta Ryhmes Camron - Its All About You Remix
05 - Mary J Blige Ft. Foxy Brown Nature - Love Is All You Need Remix
06 - Aaliyah - If Your Girl Only Knew
07 - Monica Ft. Treach - Aint Nobody
08 - Deangelo Ft. Redman - Dreamy Eyes
09 - Alfonso Hunter - Just The Way (Female Remix)
10 - Alfonso Hunter Ft. Eric Sermon - Just The Way Remix
11 - Kwith Sweat Ft. Kut Close - Twisted
12 - Janet Jackson Ft. Q-Tip - Got Til Its Gone
13 - Karen Wheeler Ft. Bizmarkie - Star
14 - Donell Jones Ft. Lil Cease - You Should Know Remix
15 - Blackstreet - Love In Need
16 - Swv Ft. Smooth Da Hustla Trigga The Gambler - Your The One
17 - Monifa Ft. Lox - Just Wanna Please You
18 - Veronica Ft. Craig Mack - No One Else
19 - Jodeci - Gimme All You Got
20 - Total - Sitting Home
21 - 112 Ft. Shyne - Anywhere Remix
22 - Mary J Blige Ft. Lox - Cant Get You Off My Mind
23 - Blackstreet - U Blow My Mind
24 - Swv - Im So Into You
25 - Blackstreet - Good Life

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DJ Smooth Denali - Do You Remember The 90s Pt 2

2009-08-25T21:29:00.003-04:00

1. (00:01:55) Deangelo - Brown Sugar
2. (00:02:42) Sable - Old Time Sake
3. (00:03:19) Jodeci Ft. Raekwon - Freakin You
4. (00:02:56) Intro - Funny How Times Flies
5. (00:02:35) Brandy - I Wanna Be Down
6. (00:02:34) Monica - Before You Walk Out My Life
7. (00:03:55) Total Ft. Notorious Big - Cant You See
8. (00:02:48) Mary J Blige Ft. Ll Cool J - All Nite Long
9. (00:02:29) Monifa Ft. Heavy D - I Miss You
10. (00:01:41) Horace Brown - One For The Money
11. (00:01:45) Horace Brown Ft. Lost Boyz - One For The Money Remix
12. (00:02:47) Faith Evans - You Used To Love Me
13. (00:02:33) Skin Deep Ft. Lil Kim - No More Games
14. (00:03:19) Skin Deep Ft. Keith Murray - Playing Games
15. (00:02:57) 702 Ft. Missy Elliot - Steelo
16. (00:02:40) Changing Faces - Got Somebody Else
17. (00:03:09) Gina Thompson Ft. Missy Elliot - The Things You Do
18. (00:02:39) Shai Ft. Jay Z - Dont Wanna Be Alone
19. (00:02:21) Blackstreet Ft. Dr.Dre - No Diggity
20. (00:02:17) X Ape Ft. King Just - Do You Want Me
21. (00:03:56) Mary J Blige Ft. Smit And Wesson - I Love You Remix
22. (00:02:36) Groove Theory - Tell Me
23. (00:02:36) R. Kelly Ft. Biggie - Be Happy
24. (00:02:51) 112 Ft. Biggie - Only U
25. (00:01:51) Miss Jones Ft. Doug E Fresh - The Lesson
26. (00:03:05) Ladae Ft. Chubb Rock - Party All Nite Remix
27. (00:01:50) Jodeci - Get Up
28. (00:04:50) Mariah Carey Ft. Odb - Fantasy

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Your Money is on Drugs

2009-08-17T14:04:00.000-04:00

yep. That's right. Get an intervention set up for that money in your wallet, because there's a 90% chance that it's got traces of drugs in it's system. Sad to see our money resort to drugs to battle the recession, huh?

Your money is on drugs.

That’s the conclusion, more or less, of a study that found 90 percent of the paper currency in circulation in the United States carries trace quantities of cocaine.

What’s more, this represents a more than 20 percentage point increase over a similar study carried out two years ago, researchers point out, when 67 percent of US bills were found to have traces of cocaine.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts studied samples of dollar bills in circulation and found that bills containing cocaine are concentrated “particularly in large cities such as Baltimore, Boston, and Detroit. The scientists found traces of cocaine in 95 percent of the banknotes analyzed from Washington, D.C., alone,” states a press release from the American Chemical Society.

Salt Lake City, meanwhile, was found to have the lowest rate of contamination.

WeFunk Radio - April 6th 2001 - 4 Hour DJ Mix (Hip Hop/Soul/Jazz/Funk)

2009-08-14T22:40:00.000-04:00

I like to listen to various mixtapes, and when I come across a really cool one I just have to share.

Now this isn't a mixtape perse, but rather it's a DJ Mix by the fine Canadian folks over at WeFunk radio which broadcasts on CKUT in Montreal. On April 6th 2001 they were doing a funding drive to support the radio station. The show was supposed to only last for two hours, but the next shift of DJ's never showed up, so they just kept playing, ending up spinning and mixing for nearly four hours!

This is a fantastic collection of hip hop/soul/funk/jazz and breaks. This is a MUST listen to for any true fan of those genres or just music in general.

Check it out, and leave your thoughts on this mix in the comments!

Wefunk Radio
Mixed by DJ Static & Professor Groove
April 6th 2001
CKUT 90.3 (Montreal, Canada)

WEFUNK is a weekly radio mix-show, hosted and produced for more than a decade by Montreal DJs Professor Groove and DJ Static. Since our first show in 1996 we've been selecting only the best in hip hop, funk & soul — from old to new, classics, rare gems, new releases and more. Tune in any time and experience hip hop's roots and future along with the rich legacy of funk, soul and jazz.

NOTE: This mix is individually tracked, and properly tagged for Itunes.

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* intro
* sly & the family stone - frisky
* talk (over maceo parker - maceo)
* james brown - stone to the bone
* blackbyrds - runaway
* ripple - a funky song
* alkaholiks & o.d.b. - hip hop drunkies
* masta ace - so now u a mc
* beastie boys & q-tip - get it together
* nubian crackers & artifacts - do you want to hear it?
* diamond & the psychotic neurotics - freestyle (yo, that's that shit!)
* digital underground - do whatcha like (instrumental)
* maceo & the macks - parrty
* sir joe quarterman & free soul - (i got) so much trouble in my mind
* isley brothers - fight the power
* archie bell & the drells - tighten up
* bull & the matadors - the funky judge
* rufus & chaka khan - dance wit me
* mood swingaz - the blessin'
* saukrates - get touched
* tame one & ammbush - in the area
* ace lover, lil sci, vast aire, pumpkinhead, wordsworth & yeshua - lucky 7
* anti-pop consortium feat. pharoahe monch - what am i
* sly & the family stone - if you want me to stay
* kool & the gang - kool it (here comes the fuzz)
* vicki anderson - answer to mother popcorn (i got a mother for you)
* manu debango - weya
* african music machine - tropical
* peter king - ajo
* butta babees - baby mother
* black moon - you da man
* lord tariq & peter gunz - one life to live
* boogie down productions - south bronx
* run-d.m.c. - my adidas
* j-live - can i get it?
* bukue one - cheese and butter
* erule - the real me
* roots - section
* a tribe called quest - jam
* camp lo & butterfly of digable planets - swing
* ranjahz - street life
* meters - clap your hands
* king curtis & the kingpins - sweet inspiration
* hydra beats - girl sings
* sly & the family stone - let me have it all
* j.b.'s - (it's not the express) it's the j.b.'s monorail
* herbie hancock - chameleon
* ramsey lewis - slippin' into darkness
* curtis mayfield - (don't worry) if there's a hell below, we're all going to go
* blue mitchell - dorado
* sly & the family stone - skin i'm in
* parliament - sir nose d'voidoffunk
* del tha funkee homosapien - wrongplace
* milkbone - keep it real
* de la soul - breakadawn
* casual - follow the funk
* brand nubian - word is bond

New Conspiracy Theory: Obama's Health Care will KILL YOU!

2009-08-14T22:39:00.001-04:00

It seems no conspiracy theory is too nutty to throw out there, when it comes to attacking President Obama. Whether it's the false allegations of him being born in Kenya, and thus not an American Citizen, or whatever, the Right Wing is out in full effect, now saying that the President's Health Care will LITERALLY kill you.

*sigh* And to think there are many people who believe this.

This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast July 28, 2009.

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Barack Obama is the Anti-Christ....so says the wingnut racists at World Net Daily

2009-08-14T22:38:00.000-04:00

So what do you do when you put all your stock into the crazy ass theory that Barack Obama is not really an American Citezen, and then that ridiculous assumption gets so thoroughly debunked that not even Rush Limbaugh will talk about it anymore?

When it's so bad that Lou Dobbs, who was a champion of that movement, saw his ratings drop 15% after going on several weeks worth of rants about it?

Well, if you're the racist crazies at World Net Daily, then you trot out an alleged "Christian" to say that Jesus tells us that Barack Obama is really the Anti-Christ.

I swear I couldn't make this up if I wanted to.

This is the Conservative Republican movement right here folks. Take a look. This is what happens when they lose an election, and the American people SOUNDLY reject virtually everything you stand for.

Did they not learn this after all the racebaiting and bigotry that they exhibited during the elections backfired on them, leading McCain/Palin to lose the election?

Apparantly not. President Obama may not be at the highest point of my happy list right now, but to say he's the anti-christ is pushing it.

But this is the racist Republican Party here folks. They're doing everything they can to put out this memo of Barack as the "Angry Black Man" and throwing out as much coded language as possible to turn people against him.

And yet they praised Bush during his atrocious Presidency.

Just another day in Wingnuttia.

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Available In Stores & on the Playstation Network Now!

2009-08-14T22:37:00.000-04:00

While the X-Box geeks have had this game for a few weeks now, the PS3 once again proves the big winner by not only getting the download option, but also there's a retail pack you can get for the exact same price that, while it doesn't include a game disc, it includes a download voucher for the game (14.99 value) plus a 1 month subscription to Marvel Digital Comics (9.99 value), and 2000 Capcom Unity Points.

Take that X-Box fans.

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 - Xbox 360 & PS3 Preview #3 - For more funny movies, click here

Dexter Season 4 - Comic-Con Trailer

2009-08-06T21:47:00.001-04:00

Wow, this looks cool! Can't wait til this starts at the end of September. John Lithgow as a psycho serial killer? Sign me the F*** up!

I know you people remember him as the psycho in "Ricochet" starring Denzel Washington and Ice T, right? Remember how absolutely creepy and scary that dude was? Yeah.

Imagine that on Dexter now.

Oh Joy!

90's Hip Hop

2009-08-06T21:45:00.001-04:00

Man, do I miss the good old days of real hip hop. That music that now when you hear it you just lean back and go "OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNAP! I remember that! THAT'S MY SH**!!!!"

Allow me to give ya'll youngin's a clue as to what real hip hop was all about. Not that watered down b.s. they feedin' to ya'll these days. And then get mad cause you ain't got it like this.

The Alkaholiks feat. ODB - Hip Hop Drunkies

The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now

Masta Ace - Born To Roll

Saukrates - Get Touched

Milkbone - Keep It Real

Lost Boyz - Renee

Lost boyz - Renee
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G.I. JOE DVD Boxed Set!

2009-07-24T11:17:00.003-04:00

The complete G.I. Joe animated series available on dvd.

The complete collectors set includes:
* All 95 episodes on 17 discs
* 60 page comic book
* USB dog tag

And more...

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J-Love & Mobb Deep - Mobb Misses Pt 1

2009-07-22T18:11:00.003-04:00

01. Intro
02. Mobb Deep - 'Everyday Gunplay'
03. Mobb Deep & Big Noyd - 'We Got The Drop'
04. Mobb Deep & Cormega - 'Crime Connection'
05. Mobb Deep & ACD - 'Street Life'
06. Mobb Deep, Tragedy, Large Professor - 'Da Funk Mode'
07. Mobb Deep - 'Reach'
08. Mobb Deep - 'Take It In Blood'
09. Mobb Deep - 'True Lies'
10. Mobb Deep & Cormega - 'Saga Ruff'
11. Mobb Deep, Big Noyd, Tragedy - 'Where Do We Go'
12. Mobb Deep - 'Avirex'
13. Mobb Deep - 'Duns & Kikos'
14. Mobb Deep, Onyx, X1 - 'QB Meets Southside'
15. Mobb Deep - 'Pile Raps'
16. Mobb Deep - 'Young Love'
17. Mobb Deep & Ty Nitty - 'In The Long Run'
18. Mobb Deep - 'Rep The QBC'
19. Mobb Deep & Big Noyd - '3 The Hard Way'
20. Mobb Deep, Cormega, Foxy Brown - 'Hard Being Wifey Pt. 2'
21. Mobb Deep - 'Stop Smilin'
22. Mobb Deep & Big Noyd - 'It's Alright With You'

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Big L Press Kit

2009-07-13T02:16:00.002-04:00

Shout to DiggersUnion

The press kit has a great biography on Big L, plus some photos you might not have seen before. Also included in the press kit, is three unreleased Big L tracks with no dj tags on them. It’s too bad Big L was killed before his signing with Roc A Fella Records.

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Angie Martinez interviews Maxwell - July 7th 2009

2009-07-12T09:41:00.003-04:00

On the day that Maxwell's long anticipated album "BLACKsummer'snight" dropped in stores, Maxwell showed up at Hot97's studios to do an interview with Angie Martinez. Check out the link below to download it. Good interview. Bout 21 minutes long. They touch on the Michael Jackson tribute on BET and the ceremony they had that was airing when Maxwell arrived. They talked about his new album, and whether or not he will ever do an "autotuned" record. lol.

Check it out.

Angie Martinez Interviews Maxwell - 7-7-09

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Jay Z pimps the whore that is B.E.T.

2009-07-10T17:19:00.002-04:00

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEARCHING FOR CHET BAKER.

BET had their awards show recently, and they hastily put together a tribute to Michael Jackson after his death, that several artists were to perform including Neyo, Jay Z, Dream and Chris Brown. However, Chris Brown was told by BET that he would not be able to perform.

According to those close to Brown, both Chris and his handlers practically begged BET to allow him to take part. Chris Brown grew up with MJ's music and considered him his idol. He wanted badly to take part in this tribute.

However, BET said no. And now it's coming out that the reason that Chris Brown was denied the ability to pay tribute, is that Jay Z himself told BET that if they allowed Chris to perform, then he (Jay Z) would not perform.

Now at first glance, you might say "good for Jay Z". I mean too little attention seems to go to the fact that Chris Brown did in fact beat up Rihanna. At the time he got a lot of criticism, but we tend to overlook things like that when someone has a talent such as athletics or music (see Kobe Bryant, R. Kelly, etc, etc, etc).

However there's a more serious aspect to this situation, that I'm not sure people are aware of. At what point does a company, in this case BET, decide that they're going to allow an artist to tell them how to run their company, and let that artist dictate policy?

I realize Jay Z is probably one of the more powerful artists out there. And him saying "I'm not going on if Chris performs" that would no doubt have repercussions as it pertains to ratings and the such.

But don't you take a stand somewhere?

I realize we're talking about BET and they sold their soul a LONG time ago. The network has embraced genocidal behavior and glorified it and built their reputation on it. There's nothing good on BET worth watching, for someone wanting to see healthy examples of African American life or culture. I mean, does anyone even REMEMBER that they refused to air a lot of rap videos that were positive in tone? Artists like Tribe Called Quest, Camp Lo and Brand Nubian among many many more, because they were deemed "irrelevant" to their demographics they were going after? Perhaps not enough killing and drug dealing and sex in their videos, I suppose.

Unless you want to see mindless drivel and reinforced negative stereotypes of African Americans as thugs and sexual deviants and objectifying of women, then there's no reason to even turn to that channel.

However, this goes to the larger idea of a company having standards. BET and MTV started out as a way for labels to market their artists. Artists would hope to get their videos played on these channels, and perhaps get to stop by one of their hip hop countdown shows to get their faces out there for promotion. Exposure. They needed BET and MTV to build their names.

However now that the names have been built up, it's like the inmates are running the asylum. This is no different than a magazine interviewing a subject, and that person saying they won't do the interview unless they get full editorial control. And then the Magazine folding like a deck of cards and giving that editorial control, thus not revealing anything the subject doesn't want.

I mean, look at just today's news. The Washington Post was setting up to sell access to it's reporters, and by extension their contacts in the White House for anywhere between 25,000 and 250,000. That would buy, "off the record, nonconfrontational access" to congressmen, members of Obama's administration and going so far as to offer the paper's own reporters and editors, according to a Politico article. That has since been cancelled after the uproar, but you get the point?

With the ascension of blogs in the culture now this is even more prevalent. And if it's not a publication sacrificing whatever journalistic integrity it might have had, it's a blog or a magazine selling it's soul and just putting out a total blowjob of an article in hopes of attracting an interview or an exclusive from that person in the future.

It's shameful. It reeks of selling out, and it's sad that companies like BET have zero integrity, zero honor, and absolutely NO SPINE in their backing down to Jay Z's threats.

Yeah, if Jay Z walked that would have hurt the awards ratings. But this is a tribute to Michael Jackson. This is the BET AWARDS SHOW, not the Jay Z Tribute. Not the JAY Z AWARDS SHOW.

When you sacrifice your integrity and parley that into favors, there's essentially only one thing you can honestly call yourself after that. A whore.

And that's what BET is. A whore.

Should Chris Brown have been allowed to perform? I dunno. I think he's a scumbag for beating on Rihanna no matter whether she hit him first or not. I'd like to see him get a lot more blowback for what he did than he has gotten. But if he wanted to perform at the tribute, and BET didn't have a problem (and they apparantly DIDN'T until Jay stepped in) then he should have gone on.

That decision is up to BET. or it SHOULD have been up to BET. They should never sacrifice their integrity (or what little they had left) by kowtowing to an artist that at one point was depending on them for promotion.

But that would take balls and a spine, two things BET seems to be in vastly short supply.

Lebron James and the Dunk That Shall Not Be Seen

2009-07-10T17:19:00.001-04:00

Lebron James hosts a "Skills Academy" every year in his hometown of Akron Ohio, and at this year's game, Lebron got dunked on by a college basketball player from Xavier, Jordan Crawford. This is one of those things that are must see videos!

Only you won't see it. And that's because Lebron James had Nike confiscate tapes from the only two cameras rolling at that time so the footage wouldn't end up on youtube.

Are you kidding me? Lebron James has really fallen hard in the last several months. There's his bitch out when the Orlando Magic thumped his Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, and he walked off the court without congratulating the Magic players, or addressing the media.

There's his reportedly telling Trevor Ariza that he was "of course" staying in Cleveland past next summer while trying to entice Ariza to sign with the Cavs. Ariza later declined to sign with Cleveland saying that he wasn't convinced about Lebron and felt that James was simply saying what he had to say to get Ariza to come there. Which would have made Lebron look like even a bigger jackass next summer when he opts out like everyone KNOWS he's going to do.

And now there's this. Lebron James, a man who the media has crowned King James. The man whose high school basketball games at St. Mary's was broadcast on ESPN. A man who bypassed college, went straight to the NBA and proceeded to light up the league, is so thin skinned that he can't stand for people to see him getting dunked on by a college player.

As has been mentioned before, this is a man who has bought into his own hype.

This is someone who's ego has been stroked for so long, and has heard everyone talking about how he's the best baller since Jordan, and has somehow bought into the idea that he's just flat out better than everyone else. That he's in such a league of his own that the mere idea of him getting dunked on is going to do irreparable harm to his ego if it gets out. So he sics his Nike pitbulls on the camera men and they take the tapes.

Now, there's obviously the question of what were the camera men thinking by giving up the tape. Why would you do that? Why would you give your tape to ANYONE? You were perfectly within your right to film there, there was no problem leading up to the dunk, but suddenly Nike wanted your tapes? I'd suggest telling them to do something with that request, but it might not be polite.

Lebron needs to toughen up. He needs to act like he's the role model like he wants people to believe. I'm sure he does many good things in his life for the community in Cleveland, however this pretty much wipes out all of that in the eyes of many, at least for the time being.

He's exposed himself as an insecure child in a man's body. He can't take criticism, which has become evident. He can't take being beaten when everyone assumes he's gonna win (see Magic def. Cavaliers 2009 Eastern Conference Finals), and he's shown now that he can't stand to be upstaged, least of all by some lowly college player.

Sack up, Lebron. Sack up and man up.

Oscar De La Hoya gets owned by fan "Marquez is not gonna QUIT like DLH"

2009-07-02T17:31:00.002-04:00

WOW! That's gotta hurt. DLH kept that million dollar smile going though. This is obviously in reference to Juan Manuel Marquez' upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Whooooooo that has to sting, but hey....money helps that pain go away huh?

Alexis Arguello, Ex Boxing champ found dead today

2009-07-01T16:45:00.002-04:00

courtesy of ESPN.COM:

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing's most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.
Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandanista Party's Radio Ya and other local media were reporting it appeared to be a suicide.
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The La Prensa newspaper reported that Arguello -- elected mayor of Nicaragua's capital last year -- was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The 57-year-old Arguello retired in 1995 with a record of 82-8 with 65 knockouts and was a champion in three weight divisions. He was perhaps best known for two thrilling battles with Aaron Pryor and fights with Ray Mancini, Bobby Chacon and Ruben Olivares.

Rush Limbaugh: "Michael Jackson flourished under Reagan; Died under Obama"

2009-07-01T15:39:00.001-04:00

Wow. This is beyond the pale, even for Rush Limbaugh. His racist and anti-Democratic Party comments are well established, but I think he hit a new low with this outburst.

Did Democratic presidents kill Michael Jackson? It appears that Rush Limbaugh may think so.

“I have an observation about this Jackson thing,” Limbaugh began on his radio show Wednesday. “Jackson’s success paralleled the rebound of the United States under [Reagan]. Jackson’s biggest successes took place the in 80s … He flourished under Reagan, he languished under Clinton [and] Bush, and he died under Obama.”

Then he added, cryptically: “Let’s hope this parallel does not continue.”

Arguing, presumably, with his producer off-screen, Limbaugh asked: “What about what I said is not true?”

And then, as if turning Jackson’s death into a partisan issue wasn’t enough, Limbaugh went after the race angle.

“Michael Jackson died during the era of the first black president,” he said. “How about if I say it that way?”

Michael Jackson passes away at the age of 50.

2009-07-01T12:20:00.001-04:00

Michael Jackson was a very polarizing figure. He was also very enigmatic. I think that many people just didn't know what to make of him because he didn't really conform to society's rules for how we're supposed to behave. He was hounded by the public's attempts to get a piece of him since he was a child, and as a result he never really had a childhood. He was in the limelight and was thrust onto the public stage at a young age, and was denied his ability to just be a kid. He never had the fun that children typically have such as having pool parties and sleep overs and going on rollercoaster rides and just having fun.

While kids his age were doing those things, he was on tour, and recording music and making appearances on TV shows and the such. So as an adult it was no surprise, to those of us who actually paid attention, that socially and psychologically he was a child. He never really was anything but a child. Whether this is a direct result of his denied childhood, or deeper emotional and mental issues, we'll never really know.

However I think that he was a very misunderstood person. While there were many allegations of child molestation, none proven beyond simple allegations, I don't think he was guilty of that. I never have and never will. I think that Michael Jackson was simply a child in virtually every sense of the word except for physical appearance.

And as such he enjoyed being around children because he himself was basically a child. So when people viewed this older man hanging out with kids, we naturally tend to look at this from the cynical and jaded view due to our society. We tend to look at older men hanging around little kids with disdain and disgust. We automatically assume that there is something improper in the man's intentions.

And what I believe is that he was simply being a child hanging out with other children. They represented the innocence that he lost so many years ago. They represent something pure that hasn't been touched and ruined by the world yet.

Many people will be using his death as an excuse to criticize him for what they believe he did. And while I began this piece with that discussion due to the fact that with Jackson it's nearly impossible to have a conversation or discussion of his life without that, I prefer to use the rest of this piece to talk about his work.

Michael Jackson left us with some fantastic music! Say what you will about his physical appearance and whatnot, one thing that cannot be denied is he was an absolute legend in the game of music. His album "Thriller" is still the best selling album of all time. His long form music video "Thriller" set the bar for concept music videos, in the days before Puff Daddy began putting out long form videos based on movies.

His early stuff is beyond reproach. His classics with The Jackson Five is undeniable. His early solo albums such as "Bad" and "Thriller" and to a lesser degree "Dangerous" all showcased his brilliance. His later material never really captured that wonderful time from 1982-1987, and it became easy to just write him off as once great, now mediocre.

And then he hit it big again with "Black or White", which had another fantastic music video.

Say what you will about Michael Jackson, and his eccentricities. But what you can't ever say is the man did not entertain us. Michael Jackson spent the majority of his life entertaining and providing us with classic material whether it's in music or videos.

And to that I say, God Bless you Michael Jackson. Hopefully you find peace in Heaven now that you were never able to achieve on Earth. And thank you for everything you gave to us musically.

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson - Black or White (Full Uncut version) - kewego
Michael Jackson - Black or White

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Joe Budden & NBA Draft pick Brandon Jennings' phone call leaked to net

2009-07-01T12:15:00.002-04:00

Damn, Joey just can't stay out of the news, can he? lol. Now this is obviously no big deal, but when you're starting your NBA career, it's helpful to remember not to say things that might reflect badly on you and/or the team that just drafted you.

Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinal:

However the taped phone conversation between Milwaukee Bucks draft pick Brandon Jennings and rapper Joe Budden came to be posted on the Web, it's not the kind of hello world moment you would choose to begin your National Basketball Association career. In the exchange, Jennings repeatedly uses the n-word, says the Bucks will not re-sign Ramon Sessions, asserts that Luke Ridnour will be his backup (but later says he doesn't know), believes ESPN's Jay Bilas was "hatin' on" him on draft night, thinks he made the best draft night appearance and was the best dressed of all players who made it to the stage at Madison Square Garden, contends Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio is overrated and wishes ill on the New York Knicks because they "skipped out on me." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel