tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65606645352588240742024-02-19T10:20:43.038-05:00The 2 Man WeaveMusic. Sports. Pop Culture. Life2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-53142347307713439912016-09-06T19:33:00.001-04:002023-05-09T11:45:25.867-04:00The Payphone Funeral <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="237" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/181489029" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Payphones started becoming obsolete about a decade before Adam Levine harmonized about not having enough change to call home, but I still can't shake the feeling that this timely telecommunication tool never got a proper goodbye.<br />
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Nick Smatt, director of the viral Valentine's Day "<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2016/02/go_love_campaign_proves_that_everyone_needs_love_in_their_life_video.html">Go Love</a>" video, is back at it again. This time paying homage to the payphone. The funeral was shot by the West 4th subway station and features the acting debut of yours truly.<br />
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So join us as we say goodbye to the payphone, and thanks to the fact that we'll never have to rub its filthy receiver up to our ears ever again.<br />
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-fresh (@<a href="http://www.twitter.com/danye33">danye33</a>)danye 2MWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14015909848606396748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-66600603697695198952013-08-28T05:10:00.001-04:002022-08-29T09:29:58.562-04:00Keytwitty Breaks Down His College Football Preseason Top 10<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">9) Louisville - If Heisman hopefully Teddy Bridgewater is the real deal, the Cardinals could find themselves in the BCS title mixes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">8) Florida - The Gators are back (on paper). Florida will have many chances to prove themselves this season with big time matchups against Miami, LSU, Georgia, South Carolina and instate rivals Florida State.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">7) Texas A & M - The Aggies will go as far Heisman winner Johnny Manziel can lead them! Johnny Football has had a super crazy off-season that had social media buzzing! A & M should be good if the NCAA lets Manziel play this season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">6) Clemson - They have great team speed! Do you remember the name Sammy Watkins? Well this time around he’s back and healthy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">5) Georgia - The Bulldogs are the good team in the SEC that no one is talking about! Aaron Murray is an NFL ready pocket passer that is going to lead the Bulldogs to SEC championship! Well, at least that's what folks in Hotlanta are hoping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">4) South Carolina - In Jadeveon Clowney we trust! Clowney would have been the first pick in the NFL Draft this past April had he been eligible. He’s back with the Gamecocks and with the old ball coach Steve Spurrier. All types of smoke and mirrors are possible!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">3) Oregon - The Ducks and their prom night uni’s have reloaded since ex-head coach Chip Kelly moved on to the NFL! With their hard to stop spread offense, and their </span><a href="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/583/396/106654203_display_image.jpg?1292980868" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">unique play calling signs</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the Ducks are ready to fly this season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) Ohio State - The Buckeyes are ready to go BCS bowling</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in year 2 of the Urban Meyer era.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> OSU has a very “light” schedule and the super hype machine is locked and loaded on quarterback Braxton Miller. Could the Buckeyes be the team that finally ends the SEC's BCS national championship run? Not if this next team has anything to say about it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) Alabama- 'Bama is #1 because they deserve to be #1! The crimson and white have won an unprecedented 3 out of the past 4 national championships and Nick Saban might be the best coach in <b>all </b>of football. 'Bama has become the mecca of the college football world, and winning titles, along with breeding NFL studs, has become the normal way of life in Tuscaloosa </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">- @</span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/keytwitty" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keytwitty</a>danye 2MWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14015909848606396748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-39907807358264095872013-03-20T20:47:00.002-04:002022-08-29T09:29:14.528-04:00Guest Blog- Keytwitty Power Ranks The Top 5 Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">5. Shortbread Girl Scout Cookies</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Everybody loves little girls and cookies! (#nodusky)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">People may not agree but I think Graham Crackers are cookies! But I like to think of them as the diet cookies for plus size guys like me! </span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">3. Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-@<a href="http://www.twitter.com/keytwitty">Keytwitty</a></span>danye 2MWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14015909848606396748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-37189898057982878982011-07-08T12:18:00.012-04:002022-08-29T09:29:29.941-04:00@Keytwitty, A Tweep You Should Follow<div style="text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the 2 Man Weave's inaugural "A Tweep You Should Follow" segment. We will be interviewing non-celebrities who constantly make us laugh and entertain us on Twitter, so that you guys can get to experience the hilarity of their tweets. This week we have the very funny <span dir="ltr" id=":2o">Keshon Akwesi Owusu Bediako from Cortland</span>, New York. This interview took place over gchat.<br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #ffcccc; font-weight: bold;">danye</span><span style="color: #ffcccc; font-weight: bold;">:</span> Hey what's up Keshon, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this interview. You ready?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;">keytwitty</span><span style="color: white;">:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> Let's do this man. Pause</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> Who are some of your favorite people to follow</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> on Twitter?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;">keytwitty</span><span style="color: white;">:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> @danye33 he drops knowlegde @ochocinco is comedy! Everybody in my dcs crew @illwill3 @jcam32 @bigfrank32 @veazy247 @ellzdagod! I like the pornstars out there that twitpic nasty pics. Oh and @TheRealMrJames hes my second favorite wrestler after ric flair.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NLR1Wg9TzgvazK4oU-AijRElVXxw3DRhBEACQwMDTUjY9NP9yGuOJOjmCoAL1c0R7kj1FiD06pYvOXC6c6-POypKW6zAqkPQU0a5FNXFhIVPNPRggc6oJ2sAEPidZtGneTw26ugHwWs/s1600/deer.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627044169634516882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NLR1Wg9TzgvazK4oU-AijRElVXxw3DRhBEACQwMDTUjY9NP9yGuOJOjmCoAL1c0R7kj1FiD06pYvOXC6c6-POypKW6zAqkPQU0a5FNXFhIVPNPRggc6oJ2sAEPidZtGneTw26ugHwWs/s320/deer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 109px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 277px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /></span><span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> What exactly is a "U Boy"?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span>Well the u-boys is a crew of homies myself @illwill3 n @jcam32 that live a lifestyle similar to the miami hurricanes of the 80's n early 90's. We live fast, party hard , and make the ladies go wild whoooooooooooo.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #ffcccc;"> </span>I see that you tweet quit often about Tami from <span style="font-style: italic;">Basketball Wives<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span></span></span>what is it that you love about her?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span dir="ltr">Tami is amazing shes a grown ass women who drinks beer n smokes right in front of these high price heifers</span>. I feel like u can take Tami anywhere and she will fit right in.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> Have you ever tweeted to her?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span dir="ltr">No i just found her on twitter on Tuesday! But I will twitter stalk her</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #ffcccc; font-weight: bold;">danye</span><span style="color: #ffcccc;">:</span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">Have your views on planking changed in the past week or so? I know initially you weren't a fan of the idea.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr" style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span dir="ltr">I still dont know if i want to plank yet! I think its funny n some r extreme but understanding that, that's the way slave had to stay for a 2 month tied down across the ocean still hurts my heart!</span> But the past is the past I guess.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #ffcccc;"> </span><span dir="ltr">Very good point, I dont think enough people have taken that into consideration with that whole craze</span>. On a happier note- did you come up with the blue balls/blue walls analogy yourself?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQt5MgOEPbkG4OpQw-4o1yDWaSOIc5iJqHvWMnM2MXnYPdYdg5WRK8ryUBlEK-Muu25RMTAxXcwt1VNCQg92angzojrTSHy1-Obv64kbg1-YnlVkUgxxksfo1pDgDNNhvECFQleb8I7Tw/s1600/booty.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627043869597838386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQt5MgOEPbkG4OpQw-4o1yDWaSOIc5iJqHvWMnM2MXnYPdYdg5WRK8ryUBlEK-Muu25RMTAxXcwt1VNCQg92angzojrTSHy1-Obv64kbg1-YnlVkUgxxksfo1pDgDNNhvECFQleb8I7Tw/s320/booty.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 109px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 229px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;">keytwitty</span><span style="color: white;">:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">Sadly I heard that a long time ago from my uncle bobby he said one night to his lady friend "im going to get u back n leave ur walls blues" but i was too young at the time to understand.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>: </span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> Say that a super fast food restaurant has opened up. This restaurant is a combination of Wendys, McDonalds, Taco Bell and BK. All of the prices of the food are the same that they would be at their original stores. You have $10. How are you going to spend that money?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;">keytwitty</span><span style="color: white;">:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">Amen now i only have to make one trip</span>! I'm getting a small frostee thats 1.29, 2 taco 1 hard pasue n 1 soft pause thats 2 bucks, 1 double whopper with cheese no tomatos or onions thats 3 bucks and all the fries i can get from mcdeez.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #ffcccc;"> </span>Well played.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #ffcccc;"> </span>You've tweeted about the difference between "bitches" and "white bitches". Can you describe the latter?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr">I love white bitches they get fucked up when they go out clubbing, they cant dance smh, n they love getting cold taking down!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">Would you rather have someone "like" your Facebook status or RT you on Twitter?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr" style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span dir="ltr">ooo RT BC TWITTER IS REAL RAP RAW motherfucker got feels on facebook.</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #ffcccc; font-weight: bold;">danye</span><span style="color: #ffcccc;">:</span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;">Did you ever find your crazy, naked, zeebra lady Uhmfufu from Africa?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;">keytwitty</span><span style="color: white;">:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">Man u know I'm from Africa!</span> Those wild African (plural name for female dog*) u can train n they will listen not like these America heifers. I think I might have a wife in Africa already I got to ask my mother.</span><span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">What would your name be if you were A) a porn star or B) a 1990's WWF wrestler?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;">keytwitty</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">a) jock st dickman </span>b) the big belly monster</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> What are your thoughts on the lockouts?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZkEFBohUH_Rjmz8AkG-i3n0-w1Hq5KwHJo49Wg3zW7N6CSvFTkHp6Zq5autVKpRZpr0mDRGZTeYF4EY6WxkAXHZaFNxzj2FBxpxkwj7V_sXlrFstdMdtogViOtj-TVZZMmmPEJ35dDM/s1600/tami.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627044019988806194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZkEFBohUH_Rjmz8AkG-i3n0-w1Hq5KwHJo49Wg3zW7N6CSvFTkHp6Zq5autVKpRZpr0mDRGZTeYF4EY6WxkAXHZaFNxzj2FBxpxkwj7V_sXlrFstdMdtogViOtj-TVZZMmmPEJ35dDM/s320/tami.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 134px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 231px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr">The lockout is sad bc it hurts to see rich people fight over money! While the fans who live check to check to support their product r just left heartbroken!</span> And life with no sports I don't even want to think about it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <span dir="ltr">Tell me about the dream you had when Kevin Garnett sucker punched you in an ally?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr" style="color: white;"> </span><span dir="ltr">Well it was dark n I can't see anything! He hit me n screamed anything is possible!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> What song do you currently have on repeat?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;">keytwitty</span><span style="color: white;">:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: white;"> </span><span dir="ltr">I love that song 9 pieces BC I sell dope.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">danye</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: #ffcccc;"> </span>Last question- why should people follow you (in 140 characters or less)?<br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-weight: bold;">keytwitty</span> </span><span dir="ltr">Hmmm BC I will sock u in the face n take ur girlfriend! Real rap raw</span></span><br />
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<br />Ok, so Dan already beat me to a Notorious B.I.G. tribute, but I have to throw something up for an artist who has had a profound impact on my life....
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<br />I have so many memories of Notorious that I don't even know where to start so I'm just gonna jot down some bullets-
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<br />-I think the first time I heard Big was when I was 9 years old. I knew that he had died, but I really had no idea who he was. My mom took my brother and I to Sam Goody on the release date of Life After Death because my brother was adamant about getting it, I didn't see what the big deal was. He got that, I'm pretty sure I got a Sugar Ray single or something. When we got home I snuck a listen on my brother's Disc man, and after hearing Hypnotize, I was hooked-I must have listened to it about 30 times in a row.
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<br />-When I was in the 8th grade, I first heard "Gimme the Loot" and even though I could only understand about half of the lyrics I loved it. I memorized every single word in about 2 days. However, I still didn't really know the magnitude of his abilities.
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<br />-At about 15-16, I stole "Ready to Die" from my friends girlfriend, my life literally changed. I was obsessed with this album, it was pretty much all I could talk about at school.
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<br />-Throughout High School I did everything I could to get my hands on as much Biggie as I possibly could. I must have destroyed my families computer downloading every single Biggie track known to man on Napster and Kazaa, but I had to have it.
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<br />- As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate what Biggie did with his short time on this Earth. It's crazy to me that a man could have such a profound impact on so many lives, mine included. His lyrics are so versatile, he could go from rapping about killing people, to inspiring people, to loving his girl in a matter of 3 tracks.
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<br />-His growth from "Ready to Die" to "Life After Death" was unparalleled. He understood that now that he had made it, he couldn't rap about being on the corner and hustling drugs anymore. I think this is one of the biggest reasons he remains so relevant and his music lives on.
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<br />- All in all, the Rap game would be very different if he would have released a few more albums. In short, there is no way Lil' Wayne would be considered the best rapper ever.
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<br />Rest in Peace Big, your impact on hip-hop is still felt today. You were the best to ever do it, and your music will continue to remain timeless.
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<br />My man Kevin Casey took some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions for The 2 Man Weave. Kevin recently dropped his first mixtape, "Live From New York" which features groundbreaking New York Hip Hop, to much acclaim. I have had the privilege of knowing Kevin for years now, and am very excited to see what he is going to do next. There is no doubt that his hard work and musical talent will earn him great success. Check out his website www.kevincaseymusic.com <ahref="http://www.kevincaseymusic.com"></a> for great music, as well as a free download of his mixtape "Live From New York", and get familiar...before it's too late.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">By dropping a New York only mixtape, it's obvious New York based hip-hop has had a large influence on you and your career. What other musicians, types of music, etc... have influenced you?</span>
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<br />Growing up I was constantly surrounded by music - mostly stuff from the 50sand 60s. I remember my dad having a big collectors set for each decade of all the hit records, each one holding at least 30 tapes. Long car rides between New York and Toronto meant long listening sessions, and I quickly learned all those songs inside out. Playing the alto saxophone in middle school and high school got me more familiar with other genres, mostly jazz. And then as of more recently I've been locked into funk and soul stuff from the 60s and 70s. Oh yea, and hip hop.
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<br />Your blog, www.kevincaseymusic.com <http://www.kevincaseymusic.com/>, displays a wide array of music. What is your goal with the blog, and what made you decide to start a blog?
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<br />I didn't want to just start a hip hop blog that reported on the hip-hop world's "news of the day." To be completely honest, I wasn't even comfortable with the word BLOG until very recently. I understand it's value now, and I also just enjoy sharing music that I listen to. If I come across that one song of the day that has me addicted to it, why not share that. My man Buckwild once said to me that my site is more about "culture" than hip hop music ... so I'll go with that too. It's also a good way to support projects of mine and the people around me.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Music, and rap/hip-hop in particular, is in a terrible state. What are you doing to elevate the state of music and blow a breath of fresh air to the music business?</span>
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<br />I think all I can do in my position is just work hard and make sure the stuff I put out is to the best of my ability, and nothing less. I do have to say that I believe hip-hop is on an upward trend... how far along on the spectrum I don't know, but I think it's moving in a good direction. I would just like to see all the people that ask for "real hip hop" be ready to buy the projects that come out in that lane. If they are not doing that, and just talking about it, then they are part of the problem. We're all at least a little guilty of this.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What has it been like working closely with notable producers such as Scram Jones and Buckwild? How have they influenced your music, as well as your career?
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<br />First off, I have to say that my man Dub Sonata was the first one to really see potential in what I did with music, and bring me around the people that I'm around now. He is also one of the dopest producers I know. Being around Scram and Buck has only been positive... watching these dudes make beats is just like being in class - you try to learn as much as you can. Well, I guess that makes it not really like any class I've been in, but I think you get my point. Biggest thing is that I am friends with all the people I make music around, and that can be a hard find in the industry.
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<br />When did you first realize that you wanted pursue a career in music?</span>
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<br />Probably around the time I really fell in love with DJ-ing while going to college. I got paid for the first time for having fun with music, and it felt good. I started making beats on my computer, and that was that. There is such a high level that this can be taken to ... I look at someone like Quincy Jones and get depressed, but then excited. Depressed that I am where I am, and he is where he is ... but excited that if I apply myself, there is so much room to grow as a producer. That's what I love about creative arts, you have the opportunity to take your craft to the highest level. I don't think I should ever reach a point where I am 100% satisfied. I got alot to learn but I'm all in.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Any new projects your working on?</span>
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<br />I like to just put stuff out and not talk about it in advance, but I will say that the next time you hear a Live From New York style mixtape from me it will not be what you expect. 2manweave, it's been real.
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<br />2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-65705206532791076602010-02-11T16:17:00.002-05:002010-02-11T16:30:44.933-05:00An Ode To KillaCam'ron has always been one of my favorite rappers for two reasons, 1. he convinced every heterosexual male that it was cool to wear pink, and 2. he is possibly the funniest dude on the planet. Here's a brief collection of his finest work:
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<br />Sunday February 7 marked the ten year anniversary of Big Punisher's death. Big Pun is one of my favorite rappers of all time, so I thought this would be a fitting tribute to a man who was taken from us way too early.
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<br />Few rappers could control the microphone like Pun, his wordplay and dynamic while rapping is unparalleled and has paved the way for many quick-tongued rappers, such as Eminem. Pun emerged from the Bronx, NY rap scene in 1993 when he opened up the Beatnuts classic "Off the Books" and laid lyrical slaughter on the song, and easily stole the show. Pun was soon signed to a solo deal with Loud Records and his mark would soon be left on the rap world.
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<br />Pun was raised in the South Bronx's Puerto Rican community, and to put it bluntly, was raised rough. Struggling with his mother's drug problem, a non existent biological father, and an abusive stepfather, Pun would become quite destructive and angry, however, all of this led to him dropping some of the realest verses hip hop has ever scene. Pun alluded to his fatherless childhood on the song "Punish Me", when he wrote,
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<br /> I wanna raise my little man but you keep resistin
<br /> I'm insistin you chill for real before you come up missin
<br /> Listen, I don't wanna fight I'd rather do what's right
<br /> A boy needs a father that's the most important part of his life
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<br />There's no doubt Pun had it rough growing up, but it was these memories that fueled his fire and motivated him to becoming one of the rawest MCs to ever touch the mic.
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<br />In 1998 Pun dropped his classic "Capital Punishment" that featured hit after hit. The album reached platinum status and Pun became the first latin rapper to reach platinum status, undoubtedly opening the door for other Latin rappers to achieve success in the rap world.
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<br />Unfortunately, just like few rappers could flow like Pun, none had an appetite like the man. Pun's weight fluctuated constantly to levels of obesity, and on February 7, 2000 Big Punisher died of a massive heart attack at the young age of 28, leaving a gap in hip hop music that still hasn't been fulfilled. Pun released 2 albums posthumously, "Yeeeeeahhhhhhh Baby" and a best of album entitled "Endangered Species". Endangered Species was the first Pun album I heard and it truly blew me away. I had never heard a MC control the mic like him and was thoroughly impressed by his wide array of hits. Throughout the years I have gone through several Ipods and computers, but this album always finds its way back onto my hard drive. Rest in Peace Pun, you are truly missed by the hip-hop community.
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<br />Here's a few of my favorite tracks by this legend, enjoy:
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<br />This list could go on and on, he had that many hits. REMEMBER PUN!
<br />2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-86800774014625967772010-02-05T14:25:00.005-05:002010-02-05T15:41:24.301-05:00Awiez Productions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1FvkWAsgFZstHYQ_7mvaFt4sjljTQGxBxkACNniPQGuCyyKpYpVciapsFlixBhmYMjRZksb_nP3U39qBHlpG4cCdmFKyERkKPtnXpx5cLY43tj2Cx8n_nov9RFLFe9cVMNt5cHCXNME/s1600-h/1033752_5501.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1FvkWAsgFZstHYQ_7mvaFt4sjljTQGxBxkACNniPQGuCyyKpYpVciapsFlixBhmYMjRZksb_nP3U39qBHlpG4cCdmFKyERkKPtnXpx5cLY43tj2Cx8n_nov9RFLFe9cVMNt5cHCXNME/s320/1033752_5501.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434862227797967762" /></a><br />This is gonna be short and sweet. A very close friend of mine made a song called Gold Rolls Royce. He put it on soundclick.com. Said song jumped 1.5 million spots in less than a week. Please listen, and get familiar. Awiez Productions.<br /><br />http://www.soundclick.com/awiezproductions2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-15026863035311746812010-01-29T14:57:00.003-05:002010-01-29T15:18:37.207-05:00Some Jams for the WeekendLike my partner (pause) Dan, I'd also like to apologize for the lack of posts lately. I blame it on blunt smoke, binge drinking, bugging about graduating, and an overall lack of ambition. So to our loyal readers (do we have any?) I promise more entertainment from the 2 Man Weave. This one will be short since it's Friday and I got business to take care of, but here's some tunes to pleasure your ears for the weekend...Enjoy:
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<br />An awesome song by one of the baddest dudes ever.
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<br />If you're like me and struggling with the single life, here's the anthem for those lonely Saturday nights.
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<br />If you spend your weekend (or everyday for that matter) in a marijuana haze, here's something to jam to.
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<br />And for those of you who go to school up north, it's cold out there; so here's some heat: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1033752
<br />Awiez Productions was started by a very, very close friend of mine over the summer, and he's been on his grind and in the studio constantly, so please support this movement.
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<br />Also Rest In Peace to J.D. Salinger, "Catcher in the Rye" was one of the first books that left me saying "wow" when I was done reading it. So thank you Mr. Salinger for having a profound impact on my life and opening my eyes to great literature.2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-51980738116398251272010-01-19T16:08:00.002-05:002010-01-19T16:40:57.723-05:00The Phenomenon that is the Female MCThe place of the female rapper has always been an interesting one in the hip hop and rap industry. The issue that arises is that women MCs write lyrics that are almost perverse, and can make the male listener feel very uncomfortable. This makes for a lack of appeal to a broad audience and continues to hold women rappers down; however, they will just not go away. I appreciate their hard work and definitely respect how much harder it is for a woman to come up in a man's world, but I really don't like to hear about their sexual acts, and how many men they have slept with, as well as how well they perform fellatio; to me that is just not what a respectable woman should be talking about.
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<br />The first Ruff Ryders record, Ryde or Die Vol. 1, will always go down as one of my favorite albums of all times. The album features incredible production by Swizz Beats and phenomenal songs from a young DMX, and my favorite rap trio of all time The L.O.X. However, there are two songs in particular that I always have to skip: Eve's "What Ya Want", and Big Pun's "Pina Colada". "What Ya Want'" has one of the best beats I have ever heard, yet, the braggadocio rhymes by female MC Eve make me borderline uncomfortable. The following lines almost make me wanna never listen to rap again out of fear that a female rapper might pop out of no where and drop a verse that will make me cringe:
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Eve handcuff niggaz but I don't arrest em
<br />Shorty-bang hear the niggaz singin, shoutin my name
<br />Make the thuggish niggaz scream, watchin me entertain
<br />Dicks brick when I lick the lips, just keepin it plain
<br />Fantasizin bout this bitch, got em goin insane
<br />Oooh's and ahhh's, 5'7" thick in the thighs
<br />Every thugs dream wife, see the love in they eyes?
<br />My time to shine, whole package make her a dime</span>
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<br />The line "Eve handcuff niggaz but I don't arrest 'em" makes me question how someone can even agree to put out a song like this. To my knowledge the popular demographic among hip-hop fans is men, so how can a man rap along, or nod his head to a song that applauds S&M and a woman performing fellatio?- it's impossible. Yes, male rappers frequently rap about the women they have slept with and their sexual escapades, and unfortunately this is accepted in society, so why would a woman rap about the same things if she knows she will only be labeled as a "slut" and a whore"? It just does not make sense to me.
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<br />The Big Pun song, "Pina Colada" doesn't feature a female rapper per say, but the opening line to this song is "Where my niggaz with the big dicks?" sung by a woman, which makes me immediately hit next on my iPod. In a male dominated world there seems to be no place for the female rapper, which explains the lack of them in the history of hip-hop music. During the beginning of the music, women rappers frequently rapped about women uniting together and the problem's facing women during the time. But as time wore on, and male sexual escapades became more openly accepted, women were and continue to be seen as objects, as demonstrated by almost every single hip-hop video that has come out in the last fifteen years. So ladies, I respect your hustle, but the rap game is really not a wise career decision, so please put your talents to a better use. And, don't let me get started on Nicki Minaj from Lil Wayne's camp because she may be the worst thing that has ever happened to music.
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<br />Anyway, for those of you who started class today like myself, here is something to bop along too:
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<br />In my recent quest to wet my musical palette, I have come across an extremely talented musician in Ryan Leslie. His music is a bit softer than what I'm used to- he makes the type of songs that make you just wanna hug your girl and tell her how much you care about her, plus I tend to stay away from people who have to first names- but his production skills are so superior I find myself rewinding almost every track. His self titled album has been in constant rotation recently and I will definitely be checking for new music from R.Les
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<br />After doing some research, I learned that Ryan Leslie scored a perfect score on his SATs at the age of 15, and graduated from Harvard at 19- so his credentials speak for themselves. I also stumbled across his youtube channel (RyanLeslieTv) and found out that this man is probably one of, if not, the best producer in music right now; he is an absolute beast behind the boards. Anyway here's some tracks to check out for yourselves, plus a video of him at work:
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<br />This beat leaves me in awe every time I hear it. There is so much going on that the listener really has to pay attention, or the entire song will go over their head. The beat drop into the piano solo gets me every single time. Plus, there's a feature from my man Fabolous- always a positive.
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<br />This is one of the more rugged beats he does, but he nicely shows his vocal range throughout the song.
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<br />"Gibberish" is sung in exactly that, gibberish. Leslie utilizes auto-tune for this track, and probably made one of the better auto-tune inspired songs of the era.
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<br />The making of "Addiction" is showcased in this video, and truly shows the multifaceted talents this musician possesses.
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<br />Unfortunately, with the state of music today, Ryan Leslie may never get the respect he truly deserves, but if you're into good music keep an eye out for any projects including R. Les.
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<br />2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-26285061770915546912010-01-11T22:15:00.005-05:002010-01-11T22:54:56.642-05:00Blakroc-Not to be slept on.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEPl1vVv8iI9Ohx3LBZSgGJKkfyzhlthnKYooKHhSX73iUF0_lVoGO1eZfmdvId8AWrlGykJQRFnOoGAqv4TzUb85dfT1IpEVFsxLd7T6V0SQL57gqaOCuDav83lrxwa8vIa1pSpI1zc/s1600-h/blakroc.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEPl1vVv8iI9Ohx3LBZSgGJKkfyzhlthnKYooKHhSX73iUF0_lVoGO1eZfmdvId8AWrlGykJQRFnOoGAqv4TzUb85dfT1IpEVFsxLd7T6V0SQL57gqaOCuDav83lrxwa8vIa1pSpI1zc/s320/blakroc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425696112367937682" /></a>
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<br />Recently I've been bored with the state of music, and have been left with a desire to find something new to get into; there's only so many times I can listen to the same songs over and over again (exception, Young Jeezy). However, about two weeks ago I stumbled across the Blackroc project which is headed by hip-hop pioneer Dame Dash, and a former pre-pubescent hero of mine, Jim Jones (Jooooooooooooonessssss) of Diplomats fame. I've always been a fan of Dame Dash, and have respected his work and impact on the music industry, particularly the hip-hop scene, but I was a bit wary of the Blakroc project.
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<br />The album pairs Ohio blues-rock band "The Black Keys" (whom I had never heard of until this) and many major players in the rap game, including Mos Def, Pharoe Monch, Ludacris, Q-Tip, Wu members RZA and Raekwon, and a song-stealing posthumous appearance by Ol' Dirty Bastard a.k.a Dirt McGirt a.k.a. Big Baby Jesus a.k.a. Ol Dirty Chinese Restaurant a.k.a. The BZA a.k.a..okay you get the point. After my first listen through, I wasn't really sure how I felt about the album, it sounded a bit like the mash-up between Jay-z and Linkin Park that came out a few years ago, however, Blakroc is much better done and executed much more soundly than the collabo between Hov and Linkin Park.
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<br />I immediately dismissed the album as a sound that I couldn't really get into, and almost deleted it from my Itunes, however, something stopped me (perhaps the album cover which looks like a city covered in the Ooze from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2), and I gave it another chance. After a second listen, I was completely blown away and realized the mastery shown by "The Black Keys" and their ability to adapt their sound to a completely different genre, yet maintain their own musical integrity. The Keys lace the tracks with heavy drums, haunting background vocals, and an overall raw sound that matches perfectly with the aforementioned rappers. Even Jim Jones, who has been absolutely terrible of late, provides some coherent verses and is actually listenable, something I was very happy about.
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<br />The album is only 11 tracks, and definitely leaves the listener wanting more, but overall it is a solid effort and a great career decision for the post Roc-a-Fella Dame Dash era. So, if you're like me and wanting something new in your music collection check out the Blakroc album, don't sleep.
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<br />2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-58186210085434120212010-01-10T01:39:00.004-05:002010-01-10T01:49:35.399-05:00ROY?I don't think I'll ever really be able to forgive the Knicks for drafting Jordan Hill over Brandon Jennings. Dude is a problem.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fz_F2s0vT9I&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fz_F2s0vT9I&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mWJmOJhpT3LOBOderunpR-8-fzknkbh2DwnrXNBfXWDRIDOUUkQkJVU5DTbZHEgbqNNsiuNPJdOElH0pVWLyqUwH6FJZv1lPnsx3ltLSX70BEnfxKTZe0fX0FwjtUGpCIjgokeTlTJE/s1600-h/CLOT600_black.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mWJmOJhpT3LOBOderunpR-8-fzknkbh2DwnrXNBfXWDRIDOUUkQkJVU5DTbZHEgbqNNsiuNPJdOElH0pVWLyqUwH6FJZv1lPnsx3ltLSX70BEnfxKTZe0fX0FwjtUGpCIjgokeTlTJE/s320/CLOT600_black.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999252230941554" /></a>2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-18118403340551736562010-01-07T15:39:00.005-05:002010-01-09T09:37:16.237-05:00KG and Starbury, What Could Have Been<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-nZJcP-My_sRrsUdR8UFwf9wQL1DBynObCZFXPXrfMRwLtb_fzanx925afIJKOGUMwVE23S5TLoljXnf2xe8M-kID2SnmjtBdWOoWI9aEA4YK_E0xzyh8fqvMvWK2LdH0t1uaewIBkY/s1600-h/stepgarn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-nZJcP-My_sRrsUdR8UFwf9wQL1DBynObCZFXPXrfMRwLtb_fzanx925afIJKOGUMwVE23S5TLoljXnf2xe8M-kID2SnmjtBdWOoWI9aEA4YK_E0xzyh8fqvMvWK2LdH0t1uaewIBkY/s320/stepgarn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424108747979755202" /></a>
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<br />Recently myself and Dan were having a conversation about the career of Kevin Garnett, and the how ironic it was that he and Stephon Marbury were re-united on the 2009 Celtics squad. For those of you who do not know, these two started their careers together on the Minnesota Timberwolves, and were one of the more dynamic duos during their short time together.
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<br />After a stellar freshman year at Georgia Tech, in which he was named a 3rd Team All-American, Marbury declared himself eligible for the 1996 NBA Draft. On Draft day, Marbury was picked by the Millauwke Bucks 4th overall, but immediately traded to the Timberwolves for the rights to Ray Allen and a future pick. I distinctly remember watching a young Marbury crying tears of joy after being drafted and traded to the Timberwolves because he was going to play with his longtime close friend Kevin Garnett.
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<br />Garnett had become one of the first to make the prep-to-pro jump that paved the way for many superstars as well as many busts (Kwame Brown anyone?). Garnett earned All-Rookie honors during the 1995 season, and now with Marbury running the point, and providing camaraderie, Garnett's numbers jumped during the 1996 season and the two seemed unstoppable. After just one season together, Marbury and Garnett lead the T-Wolves to their first playoff appearance in 1997, and Garnett was now being mentioned in the small superstar category of the NBA elite. The two were always having fun together, and seemed to have one of the rare relationships in the NBA where teammates actually enjoy each other's company, which almost always leads to extremely successful seasons plus a few rings.
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<br />However, during the 1999 lockout shortened season, the one thing that tears apart so many friends became a major issue: money. Garnett had just been signed to a ridiculous 6 year $126 million dollar contract, and this, for a lack of a better term, pissed off Marbury to the point where he disrupted the team so much he was traded to the New Jersey Nets, in a three team trade that landed Terell Brandon to the Timberwolves, and ultimately dooming the franchise.
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<br />Let's take a look at what could have been. During the 2000-2001 season, Marbury averaged (roughly) 24 points, 8 assists, and 1.5 steals a game, while Garnett averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks a game. In my estimation, had the two stuck together, Marbury would have averaged about 19 points, 10 assists a game, while Garnett would have had about 27 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Granted, the West was stacked this year, with the Lakers ultimately winning the Championship, with Kobe and Shaq dominating the Finals. But a small part of me believes that The Big Ticket and Starbury really could have given the Lakers a run for their money, because they had what Shaq and Kobe lacked; a true friendship and respect for each other. A lot of people may say that Kobe and Shaq's prowess would have been too much, but I like to believe that KG and Marbury would have willed the T-Wolves to a Championship, or two, or three, but these are all pipe dreams I suppose.
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<br />After the trade, these two careers could not have gone in more opposite directions. Garnett was stuck on a crummy team putting up all-world stats while letting his prime years go to waste. Fortunately, he was traded to the Celtics, and well, we all know what happened after that. Marbury went completey insane, and in doing so ruined the best franchise in basketball, The New York Knicks (bias alert!). Marbury was last seen eating Vaseline on the internet, while Garnett was bringing home Defensive MVP honors, and becoming the most important part of the Celtics championship run. However, it's fun to think about what could have been, and a shame that Marbury's ego broke up what could have been one of the best duos in the associations history.
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<br />Had to throw this up because one, he's my boy, and two, this is just a dope highlight reel all around.
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<br />2MW-PMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210114290221359040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560664535258824074.post-69466285411867913192010-01-02T14:55:00.005-05:002010-01-05T18:52:13.932-05:00Tebow, Nate Robinson, GUNS.Yesterday was an interesting day in the sports world that included a "holy shit, I can't believe that happened" moment that only comes around every once in a while. Last night marked the end of the Tebow/Meyer dynasty at the University of Florida as they romped the Cincinatti Bearcats in a laugher of a game. As good as Florida has been over the last four years, I for one couldn't be happier that this chapter in college football has come to an end. I know I'm probably gonna catch a lot of flack for this but, there have been few athletes as annoying as Tim Tebow. I admire his athletic accomplishments and what he has done for the game, but off the field this dude is just ridiculous, and gets way too much shine for the wrong reasons. First, the religious stuff is just absurd, keep it to yourself man I don't give a damn if you're Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, etc... but keep it to yourself it's extremely self-righteous to openly and aggressively speak of your religion, and the Bible verses on the eye black? Just obnoxious. Second, the fact that he claimed he's a virgin should not be on the front page of ESPN.com. Period. Third, the bromance between him and Urban Meyer is borderline homosexual, these two look way too happy to be around each other to just have a coach/player relationship- bets on who's pitcher and who's catcher? So Tebow, you were a fantastic college player, arguably the best of all time, but man were you an annoying media whore. So please, take your underdeveloped quarterback skills to the NFL for a mediocre career, and fade into obscurity, except your probably too big of an asshole to go out quietly and with some grace. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZyxLfCPyJvHl4lZfsNrDCafZsr81U33QXggUgjAcPWgUdaXGI-0MYrH3V6E5mr2XXiPbhTWqw32FZgTrGbRM9Hix83XkPFsuvqjtorROkycsnVg-et7p9ClqUhsTWLIA2suvHgUZaxM/s1600-h/tebow-christ.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZyxLfCPyJvHl4lZfsNrDCafZsr81U33QXggUgjAcPWgUdaXGI-0MYrH3V6E5mr2XXiPbhTWqw32FZgTrGbRM9Hix83XkPFsuvqjtorROkycsnVg-et7p9ClqUhsTWLIA2suvHgUZaxM/s200/tebow-christ.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422246093027627826" /></a><br /><br />Alright, enough with the hate, how about my man Nate Robinson from the New York Knicks. He hadn't played in 14 games, and was in Coach D'antoni's doghouse for the last month, but last night he got a chance and made the best of it. Robinson dropped 41 points, including 11 in overtime to lead the Knicks to a victory over a very good Atlanta Hawks team. However, in doing so, Robinson put the Knicks between a rock and a hard place. The Knicks had been shopping Robinson, and it was almost guaranteed that he would not be with the team in 2010, but after being the best player on the court last night, what will the Knicks do? What if he keeps playing like a man possessed and helping the Knicks win in the process? Also, I'm interested as to what the interaction between D'antoni and Robinson was like after the game. I wonder if D'antoni gave him the "Sorry for being a prick for the last month, good playing out there." or, "Good game Nate, but get the tweezers back out cuz your ass is gonna be riding the pine until you're out of New York." Something to keep an eye on for the next couple weeks.<br /><br />Lastly, the "holy shit, did that just happen" moment of the day. After getting into a heated argument over gambling debts with one another, Washington Wizards' guards Javaris Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas PULLED GUNS ON EACH OTHER IN THE LOCKER ROOM. I love stuff like this. This is just insane. As my friend Alex and I discussed, this may be the craziest thing to ever happen in the NBA, right up there with Jordan knocking out Steve Kerr during practice, and Latrell Spreewell getting on all homicidal on his coach. I have no idea what's going to happen, but the fact that there are guns in the locker rooms is alarming, yet awesome at the same time. The interviews with the players have been great so far, every Wizard looks like they just walked in on their parents having sex when asked about the situation. 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<br />The 2009 New York Mets put on an embarrassing display of baseball playing this past season. Marred by injuries, adjusting to a new stadium, poor coaching, etc... all lead to one of the worst seasons I have ever seen as a Met fan. In fact, it was so bad that when my room mate encouraged me to root for the Yankees, I became a fair weather fan for the season...and they won the World Series. Why this can't happen to a team I actually care about, in any sport (minus Giants 2007), is beyond me, but that's neither here nor there. However, the beauty of all sports is the old saying "there's always next year" and this is what keeps me coming back year after year.
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<br />After the Yankees won the World Series and effectively and thankfully, ended the 2009 baseball season, I was looking forward to the free agent signing period more so than in the past, hoping the Mets would make some sort of splash and pick up a key player. And what did they go out and do? Signed Kelvim Escobar. Just like many other baseball fans, my first reaction was, who the hell is Kelvim Escobar? So after doing so some research I learned that Kelvim Escobar has made one start in two seasons, so my second reaction was, why the hell did we sign Kelvim Escobar? It got me truly thinking that David Wright would be the last great white Mets player, and that Omar Minaya was truly turning the New York Mets into Los Mets, which is fine with me as long as they win, but Kelvim Escobar? C'MON MAN.
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<br />Anyway, I woke up today with a bangin hangover on an unfamiliar couch in an unfamiliar apartment. After recollecting my thoughts, and finding my pants, I made my way out of the room to see my boy Andrew, which is usually great. But today was a "Bad Look Tuesday", where everything was going wrong. Couldn't find the batteries for the controller, 360 was unplayable, and we were stuck watching Jaws II, which all would have been fine if we hadn't been drinking tequila all night (Continental on the Lower East Side, 5 shots for 10 bucks of anything you want...ch-check it out.) What does all this have to do with Mets and baseball you may ask? Well, while driving through midtown I checked ESPN.com and the very first thing I saw was a picture of Jason Bay superimposed with the New York Mets logo. I immediately let out an emphatic "HELL YEAH", nearly causing Andrew to crash, and got on the phone with my son, who really didn't sound all that excited to talk to me-what's good with that?
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<br />With Jason Bay, the Mets added one of the top-two available players in baseball, a tremendous hitter who just came off a year where he hit .267 with 36 home runs, 119 RBIs and 94 walks in the toughest division in baseball. I still have a looming fear that he will turn out like so many other stars who came to New York only to fold under the immense pressure of the New York media and fans (Randy Johnson, Jason Giambi, Pedro Martinez, plus countless others). But the optimist in me truly believes that Bay will be very productive for the Mets, and be a solid outfielder for years to come. Yes, the Mets undoubtedly need to do more work and sign more players, but if Jason Bay proves to be the player he is capable of I will forever remember "Bad Look Tuesday" as the day the Mets' luck turned for the better. So, Jason Bay in the unlikely event that you are reading this awesome blog, welcome to New York, please don't suck...or we will run your ass out of town.
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<br />This has nothing to do with this article, this is just an awesome song....
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<br />Rap and hip-hop (yes, there is a huge difference) are definitely my favorite types of music, but I’m sometimes embarrassed to admit this due to the terrible state of the music today. Believe it or not, rap music used to be good. Really good. Nas’ debut album has been consistently in my rotation since the first time I listened to it about 10 years ago. Not only is this arguably the best hip-hop album of all time, but one of the best albums of all time, regardless of genre. The influence this album has had on hip-hop music is unprecedented, and it’s a shame nothing of this caliber will ever be released again. Nas put the east-coast on the map with this album, and here’s a track by track synopsis.
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<br />The Genesis (album intro)- a lot of listeners usually skip over the intro, however, on this album the intro tells us everything we need to know about Nas. The album kicks off with the sound of an elevated train with dialouge from the film “Wild Style” over the train, which represents New York and hip-hop culture, then goes into Nas’ legendary verse from Main Source’s “Live at the BBQ” (“Streets Disciple my raps is trifle...) The rest of the intro is Nas and his crew bulshitting over a grimy, simple beat produced by Irv Gotti (yes, that Irv Gotti), that sets the tone for the rest of the album.
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<br />New York State of Mind- Arguably the best hip-hop song ever made, and one of my personal favorites. My favorite story about this song is told by DJ Premier, who produced the song. According to Premier, Nas had no idea how to start the song and was having trouble catching the beat and figuring out how to rhyme over it. Eventually he just went in, and did the whole song in one take, which is unbelievable considering the complex rhyme schemes and story telling taking place in the song. “New York State of Mind” offers a haunting view of New York through the eyes of a 20 year old ghetto kid during the early ‘90s. Nas raps about robberies, drug use, and shootouts with acute imagery, and makes them sound poetic.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“I never sleep ‘cuz sleep is the cousin of death. Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined, I think of crime when I’m in a New York state of mind.”</span>
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<br />Life’s a Bitch- One of the realest songs on the album, featuring a very young and still underrated AZ. The song is extremely dark, and retraces their roots and struggles growing up in one of the many ghettoes of America. Nas and AZ have a chemistry that is unparalleled, and they still continue to rock it whenever they got on a track together. After dropping a verse each, that should be envied by every rapper to get on the mic, the song closes with a beautiful trumpet solo from Nas’ father. A very interesting song, and one that I find myself listening to with my jaw at the floor.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“I switched my motto, instead of saying fuck tomorrow, that buck that bought the bottle could’ve struck the lotto.”</span>
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<br />The World is Yours- My favorite transition on the album, Nas goes from an extremely dark, somewhat depressing song in Life’s a Bitch to an uplifting, optimistic song with The World is Yours. Nas raps about the troubles facing him, but how he keeps attempting to overcome adversity and eventually making something of himself. He talks about his son and daughter, and how he finds strength in them when his back is against the wall, and his hope that they will lead a better life than the one he chose. A beautiful and uplifiting track, and one of my favorites of all time.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“Whether cruisin in a Sikh’s cab, or Montero Jeep, I can’t call it the beats make me fallin asleep. I keep fallin, but never fallin six feet deep. I’m out for presidents to represent me.”</span>
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<br />Halftime- when a true lyricist absolutely kills a track, you know that your listening to something special. That’s exactly how I feel every time i hear Halftime, from the very get go (Nasty Nas in your area, about to cause mass hysteria) you know shit is about to get serious. He raps with great confidence, his ability to pick up women during the afternoon and hit the matinee at night, and his refusal to get a girl pregnant because it would force him to spend money on kids instead of Philly blunts and weed.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“In ya, stereo sets, Nas’ll catch wreck. I used to hustle- now all I do is relax and strive, when I was young I was a fan of the Jackson 5. I drop jewels, wear jewels, hope to never run it, with more kicks than a baby in a mother’s stomach.”</span>
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<br />Memory Lane (Sittin’ in the Park)- a nostalgic track where Nas raps about his life growing up in the projects of Queensbridge. The song represents the changing face and landscape in Hip-Hop during the early ‘90s. It marks the transition from the party and dance songs from the late ‘80s to the grittiness, and realism of lyrics during the ‘90s. Nothing more to say here, the song speaks for itself.
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<br />One Love- one of the coolest songs I’ve ever heard. Nas raps letters he wrote to his incarcerated friend about everything that is going on in his life, and around his neighborhood. For fans of the movie Belly, the scene at the end of the movie when Nas is smoking a blunt with the little kid with the gun is taken straight from this song- which just goes to show few can tell a story like Nas can. “One Love” offers brilliant imagery, and can really put the listener right on the corner of his neighborhood seeing everything that he is seeing and living.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“Sometimes I sit back with a buddha sack mind’s in another world thinking how we can exist through the facts written in school text books, bibles, etcetera. Fuck a school lecture, the lies get me vexed. So I be ghost from my projects, I take my pen and pad for the week hittin L’s while I’m sleepin. A two day stay, you may say I need the time alone to relax my dome, no phone, left the 9 at home.”
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<br />One Time 4 Your Mind- I always have mixed feelings when it comes to this song; sometimes I absolutely love it, and sometimes it feels like my ears are being poisoned. But I feel like that’s exactly how he wanted the song to be like, to really flip people’s minds to show that he controls the album and knows exactly what he wants the listener to feel when he’s listening. Lyrically, the song is decent, but probably the weakest on the album with no real substance, but rather just braggadocio rhymes about how great a lyricist he is (but we already know that from listening to the rest of the album.)
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“The parlayer, I’ll make ya heads bop Pah, I shine a light on perpetrators like a cop’s car. From day to night, I play the mic and you’ll thank God. I wreck shit so much, the microphone’ll need a paint job.”
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<br />Represent- the most aggressive song on the album. Nas raps about his transformation as a young child committing petty crimes, such as breaking into the candy store, to carrying a gun and committing robberies with his crew. “Represent” is a shout out to all the people living below the poverty line in New York City, who have to commit crimes just to get by.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“Cold be walkin with a bop and my hat turned back, love committin sins and my friends sell crack. This nigga raps with a razor, keep it under my tongue- the school dropout, never liked that shit from day one. ‘Cause life ain’t shit but stress, fake niggaz, and crab stunts, so I guzzle my Hennessy while pullin on mad blunts. The brutalizer, crew de-sizer, accelerator, the type of nigga who be pissin in your elevator.”
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<br />It Ain’t Hard to Tell- just when I thought Nas had already used up all his best lines on the previous 9 tracks, the album closes with a song so quotable that it almost puts the rest of the album to shame. Every time I listen to this song, my face gets completely blown away; in fact I’m listening to it right now and my ears, nose, eyes, and mouth are now scattered throughout the room. Few albums end on a better high note, and even though my favorite song changes almost daily, “It Ain’t Hard to Tell” will always hold a special place in my heart.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps. Deep like the Shining, sparkle like a diamond, sneak a uzi on the island in my army jacket linin. HIt the Earth like a comet, invasion, Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, Half-man, Half-amazing.”</span>
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<br />Even though I have listened to his entire album thousands of times, I never get sick of it, and like a great movie, I notice something new every time I listen to it. It’s important to pass along this album to every one, before it gets forgotten in the shit storm that is auto-tune, Hip-Pop, and all the other horrific music coming out these days. So please, do yourself a favor, sit back, light something up, and listen to this album....often.
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<br />Before Bob Marley became an iconic international superstar, reggae music was synonymous with one man: Jimmy Cliff. Cliff’s remarkable career has spawned decades; he has released twenty-eight studio albums, and was the central figure in one of the most significant events in the entire history of Jamaican music, the release of the movie The Harder They Come. Cliff was one of the first Jamaican artists become an international sensation, and has been one of the most successful, and iconoclastic reggae artists of all time. Although Cliff may have never reached the fame and influence of Bob Marley, he paved the way for Marley and other reggae superstars to spread their music and their message worldwide.
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<br />There have only been a handful of films that can truly say they have changed the world, and Perry Henzell’s The Harder They Come, can be lumped into this small company. The story was loosely based on the life of Ivanhoe “Rhygin” Martin, the quintessential rude boy whose 1940s escapades captured and thrilled the populace. Henzell took Martin’s story of his reign of terror around Kingston, updated it, set it to an infectious reggae soundtrack, and casted Jimmy Cliff as Ivan, an aspiring musician inextricably involved in both the Jamaica’s music world, as well as its dark underworld. According to authors Roger Steffens and Peter Simon, The Harder They Come, “…was a stark evocation of ghetto levity, documenting the political and social pressures of the drug trade and the mafia-like control of Jamaica’s music business, and would gradually prove to strike a universal chord.” The Harder They Come showcased the small island of Jamaica to the rest of the world, showing its unique culture as well as the music of the people.
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<br />The universal impact The Harder They Come had was unparalleled; it truly captured the country of Jamaica, reggae music, roots culture and should have taken Jimmy Cliff’s career to a whole new level. The film exposed the record industry of Jamaica, and showed the business’s internal politics of exploitation, and at the same time revealed the public’s interesting relationship with the record companies of Jamaica. Above all, The Harder They Come offered an intense insight into what ghetto living was really like, and provided insight into the realties of reggae music and its lyrics. Cliff recalled, “The Harder They Come had a great deal to do with the spread of Rasta and the roots music. It was seen all over the world, and more than just play you music it took you right into roots culture and how people lived in Jamaica at the time. It introduced people to the fact there was more to reggae than the happy stuff that had been hits, because it provided the pictures to go with the music…That movie was socio-…economic…political…religious- all the elements of Jamaican society…It told the tale with real depth, put it into context, which was probably a surprise to so many people but it was that that helped them understand it and appreciate reggae music for what it really is.”Henzell captured the gritty street life, and poverty that so many Jamaicans were dealing with at the time, and Jimmy Cliff played the part with such convincing that one could believe he wasn’t even acting, but just living his daily life.
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<br />The film was acted, scripted and directed with a blistering acuteness, and the film’s soundtrack took the same approach providing one of the highest selling, and recognizable reggae albums of all time. The soundtrack boasted some of reggae’s most notable names including, Cliff himself, Toots and the Maytals, the Melodian’s, the Slickers and Desmond Dekker. Cliff’s title track, in particular, appeared to sum up the aspirations, and the eventual fate, of every character in the film and, by extension, on the streets, which the film graphically depicted. The soundtrack had such an immense impact on Jamaican music and producers recognized the potential of roots music sales. By 1973, roots music became the most popular form of reggae music, all due to the success of The Harder They Come soundtrack. Until Bob Marley’s retrospective Legend was released in 1984, The Harder They Come Soundtrack was the best-selling reggae album of all time.
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<br />The Harder They Come truly opened up the international market for reggae music, and helped Jimmy Cliff become recognizable worldwide. Before the film’s release, roots music made little sense to people outside of Jamaica because they couldn’t put a visual to the lyrics. Now, people could put a face to reggae music; and Jimmy Cliff became iconoclastic. After the release of The Harder They Come, words like ‘sophisticated’ and ‘worldly’ were used to describe Jimmy Cliff and his career. New fans were impressed that he had lived abroad, toured all over the world with great acclaim, recorded with American producers and musicians, wasn’t scared to try different styles of music and was now an international movie star.
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<br />I can’t believe I slept on Jimmy Cliff and The Harder They Come for this long. Luckily I was exposed to him earlier this year, and his music, as well as the soundtrack from the film have been in heavy rotation.
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<br />With the retirement, and now unretirement of AllenIverson, I've taken some time to look back at the career of one of my favorite basketball players of all time, and one of THE best to ever do it. Because of the media, and the talking heads over at ESPN people are going to remember Iverson as a team "Canswer" and not as a player who came out every night and gave it all for 48 minutes.
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<br />His career has been marred by controversy dating all the way back to his senior year of High School, when he was caught up in what has been described as a near race war at a bowling alley in his hometown of Hampton Virginia. Only Iverson and his fellow African-American friends were arrested, with Iverson facing a potential 20 year prison sentence. He spent four months at Newport News City Farm, a correctional facility in Virginia the case was overturned due to insufficient evidence.
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<br />However, this didn't stop Iverson from going on to Georgetown and having one of the illest, and highlight worthy two year careers of all time. Under legendary coach John Thompson, Iverson went on to destroy the Big East for two winters, winning two Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards, and was named to All Rookie Tournament 1st Team. However, his accolades don't do him necessary justice. At 6' and armed with a killer crossover and unparalleled athleticism, Iverson dominated the college game from the get go, and was the face of a new era of player. His grittiness, heart, and "you can't stop me" attitude was never seen from a player at his height. Peep these youtube videos for visual justice:</a> href="<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x4lFZVC5Utg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x4lFZVC5Utg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>"></a>(the dunk at :32 is just disgusting). (Also, Iverson was part of one of the most underrated college rivalries with Ray Allen. The hype surrounding these two was unreal, especially when they were pit against each other; think Ali-Frazier on the hardcourt, every time they squared off it was a slugfest. Their'95 game at the Garden goes down as one of the best college basketball games of all time, with two of the best college players of the '90s going bucket for bucket.) More visual evidence:<a href="<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jYznIWiw_kQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jYznIWiw_kQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>"></a> featuring Cameos from Travis Knight, Donyell Marshall, and Othella Harrington.
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<br />After two stellar years at Georgetown, Iverson was drafted first overall by the 76ers in 1996 Draft (incredible draft by the way featuring Steph Marbury, Ray Allen, Kobe, Nash, Marcus Camby, plus Knick picks John Wallace and Walter McCarty...and people only wanna blame Isiah.) Iverson was getting busy in the League from day one and was honored with Rookie of The Year. Iverson proved that a new athlete was entering the NBA, and made that point quickly by crossing the hell out of then reigning NBA king Michael Jordan. (rookie highlights.... <a href="<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fi6-s22X5gU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fi6-s22X5gU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>"></a>peep the original Questions, so official.)
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<br />Iverson's first year was only a stepping stone, and during the 1998-99 season Iverson won his first scoring title, was named to the All-NBA First Team and his first playoff appearance as a 76er. And despite facing numerous injuries, he averaged over 44 minutes a game and put the team on his back carrying them to the 2nd round of the playoffs. Iverson was playing on a whole nother level than the rest of the league at this point, but was still under appreciated due to his media dubbed "thuggish" attitude.
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<br />(Few people realize the impact Iverson had on the league, both as a player and as a fashion icon. He was one of the first players to take his "urbanized" look and bring it to the suburbs. His whole clothing line and shoe market was aimed towards urban youth, everything Iverson donned; whether it was a headband, arm band, arm sleeve, tattoo etc.. became popular around America. Think Lebron would be rockin a headband plus tats without the influence of Iverson? Hellllllllllllllll no.)
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<br />The 2000-2001 season was hands down the best of his career, and arguably one of the best of all time. After being actively discussed in trade discussions during the offseason, Iverson came to play with an enormous chip on his shoulder. Iverson led his team to a 56-26 record and was named All-Star Game MVP, won the Scoring Title, Led the league in Steals, named to the All NBA First Team, and League MVP. Iverson led the Sixers to the NBA Finals, only to be met by the unstoppable tandem of Kobe and Shaq. (I think a lot of people underestimate how incredible this season was. Iverson took a team comprised of Dikembe Mutombo, Tyrone Hill, George Lynch, Raja Bell, Kevin Ollie, Jumaine Jones, Eric Snow, and Matt Geiger among others, and put them on his back to post the best record in the East and a Finals Appearance. And another thing, how the hell did Todd MaCCulloch play in 3 NBA Finals Series? Plus Iverson completely ruined Tyronn Lue's entire existence.... <a href="<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fL8biXfHb-k&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fL8biXfHb-k&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>"></a>
<br />Iverson continued to do his thing with the 76ers from 2002-2006, scoring around 30 ppg and wowing NBA fans with a killer crossover and insane athleticism. He had a falling out with the Sixers and was eventually traded to the Nuggets and then the Pistons. However, as much bad press and criticism Iverson endured during his career, he almostnever took a night off, and gave his body and soul to the game of Basketbal.To all the non believers, bow in the presence of greatness...Oh you mad?
<br />Oh yea, think I would go through a whole Iverson digression without this...<a href="<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eGDBR2L5kzI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eGDBR2L5kzI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>"></a>
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