Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Kings Way
Most writers or fans of Graffiti in Australia would be familiar with this book already.
Its easily the most comprehensive coverage of the origins of Graff in Melbourne and is a must own for all purveyors of the art.
If you didn't get a copy of the hardbback before it sold out, then here is some good news. From the Kings Way blog:
The Paperback Reprint of Kings Way!
That's right, first edition, 5000 copies, Sold Out in under 10 months from release! It's already been reprinted, this time round in a paperback cover. It should be in stores in the coming weeks. Here's some pics of the advance copy; matt laminated, embossed and some slick gloss varnish goin' on. Enjoy.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Hiphop Revival continued...
In this next installment of my hiphop education blogs 'Essential Listening' I am going to move on from the '87 classics of BDP, Eric B & Rakim to 1988 - The year that began the "Golden Era" of Hiphop.
'88 may well be the most influential year in the genres history, with a plethora of classic releases that would go onto shape and define the different sub-genres within Rap.
Take a good look at these covers and just consider the legacy of some of the following albums, all droppin in '88
Crazy, and that is by no means an exhaustive list.
I mean PE and Chuck's political hard-hitting, booming delivery.
NWA dropping THE Westcoast gangsta rap album that had your ears sizzling and launched the legendary careers of Ice Cube, Dre and Eazy.
Strictly Business, EPMDs east coast banger with such blatant ill sampology that it brought sample clearance to the industry.
Follow the Leader cemented Rakim god-like legend status.
BDP - Blastmaster KRS starting to get spiritual after Scott La Rock's death and taking his first steps down the path of becoming the Teacher.
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo - man, G Rap pioneered the East Coast Crime Rap and layed the foundations for Nas, Biggie, Wu Tang and Jay Z.
Big Daddy Kane the smooth rap, ladies man with the tongue twisting rhyme schemes. legend.
Tougher Than Leather - talked about this incredible album here. My all time favourite Run DMC album. the defining Rock/Rap album to me.
Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff - Don't front, if you were listening to rap back then you were digging these guys. In DJ circles, DJ Jazzy Jeff is regarded as one of the alltime greats, and while the Fresh Prince may not have been the most technical rapper ever, his records first displayed his charisma and sense of humour that see him become a huge sitcom and movie star.
MC Lyte - the best female mc of the era. easily.
Jungle Brothers - seminal album from the Native Tongues members - think about this - that crew also brought us De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest. the start of the afrocentric vein of hiphop
Slick Rick - who would have ever thought a Kangol wearing, eye patch having, pommy accented mc could be regarded as the pioneer of storytelling raps. MC Ricky D was the king of it.
Life is... Too Short - King of the underground. 'nuff said.
Ultramags - criminally slept on classic album, with gritty beats and a grade raps. introduced the world to the phenomona known as Kool Keith
King Tee - another man who's legacy is slept on, King T was the west coast underground legend who mentored Tha Alkaholiks, Xzibit and Dr Dre. Pretty fucking decent legacy right there.
Salt n Pepa - These girls did it like no one else and really were one of the few female acts to achieve similar popularity to the men, in a lot of cases they had a lot more longevity and success than many of their counterparts.
In putting this together, I was recalling a 1988 mix cd my homie Chris Bass made for me. It led me on a little search, where I found CLASSIC Roadium mixtapes made by Dr Dre back in late 80's at WFMU's blog.
These great mixes will transport me straight back to my bedroom as a youngster.
You can download - U Got Ganked here: Side A & Side B
Grab the rest from WFMU's blog and thanks to those guys for uploading some classic pieces of hiphop.
'88 may well be the most influential year in the genres history, with a plethora of classic releases that would go onto shape and define the different sub-genres within Rap.
Take a good look at these covers and just consider the legacy of some of the following albums, all droppin in '88
Crazy, and that is by no means an exhaustive list.
I mean PE and Chuck's political hard-hitting, booming delivery.
NWA dropping THE Westcoast gangsta rap album that had your ears sizzling and launched the legendary careers of Ice Cube, Dre and Eazy.
Strictly Business, EPMDs east coast banger with such blatant ill sampology that it brought sample clearance to the industry.
Follow the Leader cemented Rakim god-like legend status.
BDP - Blastmaster KRS starting to get spiritual after Scott La Rock's death and taking his first steps down the path of becoming the Teacher.
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo - man, G Rap pioneered the East Coast Crime Rap and layed the foundations for Nas, Biggie, Wu Tang and Jay Z.
Big Daddy Kane the smooth rap, ladies man with the tongue twisting rhyme schemes. legend.
Tougher Than Leather - talked about this incredible album here. My all time favourite Run DMC album. the defining Rock/Rap album to me.
Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff - Don't front, if you were listening to rap back then you were digging these guys. In DJ circles, DJ Jazzy Jeff is regarded as one of the alltime greats, and while the Fresh Prince may not have been the most technical rapper ever, his records first displayed his charisma and sense of humour that see him become a huge sitcom and movie star.
MC Lyte - the best female mc of the era. easily.
Jungle Brothers - seminal album from the Native Tongues members - think about this - that crew also brought us De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest. the start of the afrocentric vein of hiphop
Slick Rick - who would have ever thought a Kangol wearing, eye patch having, pommy accented mc could be regarded as the pioneer of storytelling raps. MC Ricky D was the king of it.
Life is... Too Short - King of the underground. 'nuff said.
Ultramags - criminally slept on classic album, with gritty beats and a grade raps. introduced the world to the phenomona known as Kool Keith
King Tee - another man who's legacy is slept on, King T was the west coast underground legend who mentored Tha Alkaholiks, Xzibit and Dr Dre. Pretty fucking decent legacy right there.
Salt n Pepa - These girls did it like no one else and really were one of the few female acts to achieve similar popularity to the men, in a lot of cases they had a lot more longevity and success than many of their counterparts.
In putting this together, I was recalling a 1988 mix cd my homie Chris Bass made for me. It led me on a little search, where I found CLASSIC Roadium mixtapes made by Dr Dre back in late 80's at WFMU's blog.
These great mixes will transport me straight back to my bedroom as a youngster.
You can download - U Got Ganked here: Side A & Side B
Grab the rest from WFMU's blog and thanks to those guys for uploading some classic pieces of hiphop.
Danny Green v Paul Briggs Mismatch
Great article telling it exactly how it is from the Courier Mail
"I DON'T know what to say. I hit him with some good shots and when that happens you can see their heart shrivel up. Most guys want to keep fighting. They'd rather eat it than dog it, but unfortunately he didn't show a lot of heart."
Danny Green talking about Paul Briggs in Perth on Wednesday night? Nope. Paul Briggs talking about Jose Alberto Clavero in Brisbane on June 16, 2006.
Clavero was a blow-in from Argentina who was disqualified in the fifth round for refusing to fight. It was a performance that disgusted everyone who saw it. Everyone, that is, except Anthony Mundine, who gave Clavero a shot at his world title on the strength of it.
Still, at least he went five rounds before quitting, unlike Briggs on Wednesday night. His pathetic 29 seconds of shame will live forever.
And the person who should carry that shame the most is Danny Green.
Back on May 17, 2006, I was one of the 30,000-odd fight fans who made a pilgrimage to Sydney Football Stadium to watch a magnificent Mundine dismantle a menacing Green like a matador mesmerising an angry bull. It was one of the best nights of sport I have ever witnessed. It was intoxicating: the atmosphere, the celebrity-packed crowd, the triumph of athleticism over violence.
On that night Anthony Mundine and Danny Green held the future of Australian boxing in their gloved hands.
I know there are plenty of people who abhor boxing. They don't consider it a sport and believe it should be banned. Wednesday night's farce just adds weight to their arguments, but back in May, 2006, Mundine and Green showcased the sport at its best.
And just about every day since, they have shown it at its worst.
Instead of using that night as a springboard to take their skills on to the world stage they have insisted on fighting, with a few exceptions, a collection of has-beens and never-wases, achieving nothing more than lining their own pockets and ripping off their loyal but gullible supporters.
Not that it didn't attract the scorn of disgruntled punters. With each second-rate fight - and the obligatory claim that he was now ready to take on the world's best - Mundine's reputation dropped faster than the euro, yet the Green "brand" managed to stay immune to the criticism.
To those who didn't know better he was, in effect, the "anti-Mundine"; a legitimate world champion who fought, as he put it, "whoever they put in front of me".
Or he did until he and his handlers hit the jackpot, luring an over-the-hill Roy Jones Jr to Australia for an over-hyped mercy killing that netted a fortune and had them trawling the old-boxers' homes looking for similarly big-named cash cows. Happily, mooted bouts against Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield never eventuated - or maybe they're too far gone to answer the phone. If only Paul Briggs hadn't answered his.
How did Danny Green ever think this was a good idea?
He must have known Briggs was damaged goods. Everyone else in boxing did. Three weeks ago a leading trainer told me he had watched Briggs sparring in preparation for the fight.
"Something's not right there," he said. "It won't go two rounds."
When I told him the NSW authorities were refusing to give Briggs a licence he answered, "Thank God."
Sadly God didn't have the final say. Green simply went to where he is the Supreme Being - Western Australia - and got the fight sanctioned there. When Jeff Fenech, a man who has never been accused of being squeamish, described the match-up as "criminal" he wasn't far off the money.
Briggs was neither physically nor mentally fit. There are now genuine fears that the humiliation he suffered will have disastrous effects on an already troubled young man.
Seconds after Briggs had been booed from the ring and pelted with garbage, Green told the crowd that "no one's as pissed off as me" and promised to make it up to them.
How? By handing back their money? Of course not. By asking them to come back. Like Mundine, the man he has criticised for fighting bums, Green will simply go looking for someone else he can beat with as little trouble and as close to home as possible.
The best thing Green and Mundine could possibly do is to fight each other, properly and honourably like they did in 2006, put the sport back where it was that night and walk away forever.
It won't happen though. Even as we speak, poor Paul Briggs is too ashamed to show his face and Danny Green is looking for another bum.
Jose Alberto Clavero should stay close to his phone.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Essential Listening
Raaka Iriscience, the west coast stalwart from Dialted Peoples has dropped this brand new solo.
Peep the new single :
Peep the new single :
Graff Central
My homie from Adelaide we in GM refer to as Trentos has for a long while held down the documentation of Adelaide, South Australia's Graff Scene.
His website www.graffcentral.com is the home of thousands of photos of current and old school Adelaide flavour.
Please get across and check it out!
His website www.graffcentral.com is the home of thousands of photos of current and old school Adelaide flavour.
Please get across and check it out!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Lebron Goes to Miami
So 'The Decision' has finally been made, and i have to say I am disappointed.
Lebron has decided to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, where surely Hall of Famer Pat Riley will step out of the office and back onto the court to coach them to multiple NBA titles.
From a winning perspective, sure, its a good decision.
But for Cleveland, the NBA, the fans, Lebrons legacy and almost any other way you look at it, the choice sucks.
Loading up Miami with three bonafide superstars is going to be awesome for fans of the Heat but what the rest of us can expect to see is a change in the way the league operates. It will become a league where a couple of teams dominate, the Heat win 60+ games a season and secure some rings, and the vast majority of those games will be so lopsided as to be almost unwatchable.
Lebron, who if had stayed in Cleveland or gone to NY or NJ would have had a chance to really cement a Jordan-esque legacy if he were able to lead those teams to a title, especially over a Miama that had Bosh and Wade.
The respect for him would have been thru the roof had he stayed in Ohio. Instead no matter what they achieve, there will be an asterisk.
Now we have the NBAs version of the NY Yankees, where money can buy the best team.
Great for the Big 3 and fans of the Heat. Sad for the rest of the worlds basketball fans.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Essential Listening
I mentioned in my BDP blog ( if you havent caught the last couple click Essential Listening ) that I would discuss another legendary and game changing 1987 album.
This one was even more impactful on me than Criminal Minded and was the blueprint in many ways of what east coast Golden Era hiphop would become.
This groundbreaking album was Eric B & Rakim's Paid In Full.
In the mid 80's Eric B was a DJ on a New York radio show and decided to run a competition to find an emcee to work with that would compliment his beats.
Rakim - who was housemates with the legendary Marley Marl - decided to enter and ended up winning.
This was fortutious for the history of the game, as the pairing of these two - and type of hiphop they made was to be the blueprint for Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Gangstarr, Nas and many more of the all time greats.
With Eric B's production on this album, he really set the tone for heavily sample based production. The album definitely has some classic beats especially noteworthy is the bassline for the title track.
But more so than Eric B's instrumentals, it was the rhyme styles of Rakim that made this album special, and put Rakim in the 'Greatest of All Time' category.
Previous to this, most of the outstanding rappers employed a hype, attack the mic at full volume, energetic rhyme style. KRS One, LL Cool J, Run DMC all fit the bill for this style and all of them typically had a 4/4 rhyme scheme with the last word of each bar rhyming.
Rakim, who was a jazz afficianado, came in on a completely different tagent. His rhyme style was calm and authorative, full of lyrical imagery.
He was the first to really flow around time and not stick to the basic 4/4, dragging rhyme schemes around beat and through bars, which earned his raps comparisons to jazz soloists rather than other MC's.
He was also the the pioneer of the 'internal rhyme scheme' where lines within bars would rhyme with those in the next, setting the precedent for the Nas' and Kool G Raps of the future.
This album, which also made popular the sampling of James Brown, was named by MTV as the Greatest Hiphop Album of all time, and rates in practically every major music publications all time lists.
I can't speak highly enough of the role Rakim has played and if you are not familiar with this album, do yourself a favour and go out and get it right now.
This one was even more impactful on me than Criminal Minded and was the blueprint in many ways of what east coast Golden Era hiphop would become.
This groundbreaking album was Eric B & Rakim's Paid In Full.
In the mid 80's Eric B was a DJ on a New York radio show and decided to run a competition to find an emcee to work with that would compliment his beats.
Rakim - who was housemates with the legendary Marley Marl - decided to enter and ended up winning.
This was fortutious for the history of the game, as the pairing of these two - and type of hiphop they made was to be the blueprint for Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Gangstarr, Nas and many more of the all time greats.
With Eric B's production on this album, he really set the tone for heavily sample based production. The album definitely has some classic beats especially noteworthy is the bassline for the title track.
But more so than Eric B's instrumentals, it was the rhyme styles of Rakim that made this album special, and put Rakim in the 'Greatest of All Time' category.
Previous to this, most of the outstanding rappers employed a hype, attack the mic at full volume, energetic rhyme style. KRS One, LL Cool J, Run DMC all fit the bill for this style and all of them typically had a 4/4 rhyme scheme with the last word of each bar rhyming.
Rakim, who was a jazz afficianado, came in on a completely different tagent. His rhyme style was calm and authorative, full of lyrical imagery.
He was the first to really flow around time and not stick to the basic 4/4, dragging rhyme schemes around beat and through bars, which earned his raps comparisons to jazz soloists rather than other MC's.
He was also the the pioneer of the 'internal rhyme scheme' where lines within bars would rhyme with those in the next, setting the precedent for the Nas' and Kool G Raps of the future.
This album, which also made popular the sampling of James Brown, was named by MTV as the Greatest Hiphop Album of all time, and rates in practically every major music publications all time lists.
I can't speak highly enough of the role Rakim has played and if you are not familiar with this album, do yourself a favour and go out and get it right now.
Wade and Bosh to Miami
from nba.com
Posted Jul 7 2010 8:34AM - Updated Jul 7 2010 7:09PM
Wade granted one of his wishes with Bosh coming to Miami
Posted Jul 7 2010 8:34AM - Updated Jul 7 2010 7:09PM
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Dwyane Wade's future was muddled and uncertain, until Chris Bosh told him where he wanted to spend the next few years.
"I'm feeling Miami," Bosh said.
Those three words were all Wade needed to make his decision.
Will they be enough to sway LeBron James to Miami? Stay tuned.
Ending months of speculation, Wade and Bosh announced Wednesday that they'll sign with Miami, two decisions that vault the Heat back into the NBA championship picture and puts them two-thirds of the way to hitting one of the biggest trifectas in NBA history. Wade, Bosh and James all have talked about playing together. On Thursday night, James will say why that will or will not happen.
"It's over," Wade said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It's not all over-over, but for me, it's over."
James can't say that yet.
Wade told the Heat that for him to re-sign, the team had to add either James or Bosh. For good measure, they might get both.
"It had to be one or the other," Wade said in the AP interview. "Of course, there's a lot of talented players in this league. But you want to look at players that complement my game, and Chris and LeBron are two of those guys. I had a decision to make. Chris had a decision to make. It wasn't a lock that he would come to Miami. So I had a lot to think about."
James averaged 29.7 points for Cleveland last season, Wade averaged 26.6 points for Miami and Bosh averaged career-bests of 24.0 points and 10.8 rebounds for Toronto.
They were the three kingpins of this long-hyped free-agent market, a trio of All-Stars who came into the league together seven years ago and structured their last contracts just to hit the open market together this summer, the last under the current terms of the league's collective bargaining agreement.
Now, the ball is in King James' court.
"I expect us to compete for a championship," Bosh told ESPN. "I think both Dwyane and I, we both wanted an opportunity where right away we would be competing. ... We're ready to sacrifice a lot of things in order to do that. It's not about the money. It's not about anything else except for winning. I'm a winner. Dwyane's a winner. We're going to bring winning to Miami."
That was Heat president Pat Riley's plan.
Around the NBA, the immediate reaction was that Miami is poised to be in the mix for the 2011 title.
"It just makes the East that much better," Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said in Orlando, Fla., where he was watching summer league games.
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy was more succinct, lauding Bosh as "one of the best forwards in basketball."
"I think they're instant contenders," Van Gundy said. "I don't think there's any doubt. They're instant contenders to win an NBA championship."
Wade's summer of change is now almost complete. He settled four civil lawsuits stemming from failed business deals, finally completed a long-awaited divorce and was awarded temporary custody of his two sons. And the question he'd been hearing for years -- staying or going? -- has an answer.
It wasn't easy.
For Wade, the decision came down to Miami vs. Chicago, adopted hometown vs. actual hometown.
The Bulls almost pulled it off, until Bosh said he was bullish on Miami.
"The good part of this was controlling your own destiny," Wade told the AP. "It really meant a lot to me, and I'm sure if you ask Chris or ask LeBron, they'd say the same. You have a say-so. You can control the destiny of where and what's best for you. And it's not many times in your life or your career if you're going to have that. This is it."
Wade does not know what the terms of his contract will be (he could receive up to $126 million for six years but told AP he would take less if necessary to make other deals work). Bosh doesn't have terms of his deal done either. It's all contingent on what James says Thursday night, and Wade insisted he knows nothing about what the two-time MVP will say or where he'll be saying it from.
"I won't speak to him again until he makes his decision," Wade said in the AP interview. "And when it's over, I will congratulate him."
The Heat still have only four players in the picture for this coming season: Wade, Bosh, Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers. Miami is in discussions with several free agents, including Brendan Haywood, Mike Miller, Raymond Felton and Udonis Haslem -- whom Wade has played with in all seven of his previous seasons.
"We'll see what the best thing is for us to win," Wade told the AP. "I'm going to make a lot of money, no matter what happens. I've been blessed. I'm not counting every dollar and every cent. Let's sit down, let's see what the best thing is for us, for the long haul."
Miami came into free agency with around $44 million of cap space, not including $16 million or so earmarked for Wade, thanks to years of avoiding just about any deal where money would have been committed for the 2010-11 season.
It was high-stakes poker, and Riley went all-in that he could get something done to make Wade happy.
Citing league rules, the Heat couldn't express their glee Wednesday, since the NBA's signing moratorium was ongoing.
Wade's oldest son, however, isn't bound by any restrictions.
Zaire Wade, 8, got woken by his father Wednesday with the news: Daddy's staying in Miami.
"For real? Cool," Zaire replied.
Wade knew he made the right choice.
"I felt great this morning, waking up knowing I've got another chapter behind me," Wade told the AP. "Coming into the summer, I knew that I had a court case here, court case there, custody, all these things. Just took one step at a time, and this is another step in the journey of where I wanted to go, forward, not backward."
"I'm feeling Miami," Bosh said.
Those three words were all Wade needed to make his decision.
Will they be enough to sway LeBron James to Miami? Stay tuned.
Ending months of speculation, Wade and Bosh announced Wednesday that they'll sign with Miami, two decisions that vault the Heat back into the NBA championship picture and puts them two-thirds of the way to hitting one of the biggest trifectas in NBA history. Wade, Bosh and James all have talked about playing together. On Thursday night, James will say why that will or will not happen.
"It's over," Wade said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It's not all over-over, but for me, it's over."
James can't say that yet.
Wade told the Heat that for him to re-sign, the team had to add either James or Bosh. For good measure, they might get both.
"It had to be one or the other," Wade said in the AP interview. "Of course, there's a lot of talented players in this league. But you want to look at players that complement my game, and Chris and LeBron are two of those guys. I had a decision to make. Chris had a decision to make. It wasn't a lock that he would come to Miami. So I had a lot to think about."
James averaged 29.7 points for Cleveland last season, Wade averaged 26.6 points for Miami and Bosh averaged career-bests of 24.0 points and 10.8 rebounds for Toronto.
They were the three kingpins of this long-hyped free-agent market, a trio of All-Stars who came into the league together seven years ago and structured their last contracts just to hit the open market together this summer, the last under the current terms of the league's collective bargaining agreement.
Now, the ball is in King James' court.
"I expect us to compete for a championship," Bosh told ESPN. "I think both Dwyane and I, we both wanted an opportunity where right away we would be competing. ... We're ready to sacrifice a lot of things in order to do that. It's not about the money. It's not about anything else except for winning. I'm a winner. Dwyane's a winner. We're going to bring winning to Miami."
That was Heat president Pat Riley's plan.
Around the NBA, the immediate reaction was that Miami is poised to be in the mix for the 2011 title.
"It just makes the East that much better," Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said in Orlando, Fla., where he was watching summer league games.
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy was more succinct, lauding Bosh as "one of the best forwards in basketball."
"I think they're instant contenders," Van Gundy said. "I don't think there's any doubt. They're instant contenders to win an NBA championship."
Wade's summer of change is now almost complete. He settled four civil lawsuits stemming from failed business deals, finally completed a long-awaited divorce and was awarded temporary custody of his two sons. And the question he'd been hearing for years -- staying or going? -- has an answer.
It wasn't easy.
For Wade, the decision came down to Miami vs. Chicago, adopted hometown vs. actual hometown.
The Bulls almost pulled it off, until Bosh said he was bullish on Miami.
"The good part of this was controlling your own destiny," Wade told the AP. "It really meant a lot to me, and I'm sure if you ask Chris or ask LeBron, they'd say the same. You have a say-so. You can control the destiny of where and what's best for you. And it's not many times in your life or your career if you're going to have that. This is it."
Wade does not know what the terms of his contract will be (he could receive up to $126 million for six years but told AP he would take less if necessary to make other deals work). Bosh doesn't have terms of his deal done either. It's all contingent on what James says Thursday night, and Wade insisted he knows nothing about what the two-time MVP will say or where he'll be saying it from.
"I won't speak to him again until he makes his decision," Wade said in the AP interview. "And when it's over, I will congratulate him."
The Heat still have only four players in the picture for this coming season: Wade, Bosh, Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers. Miami is in discussions with several free agents, including Brendan Haywood, Mike Miller, Raymond Felton and Udonis Haslem -- whom Wade has played with in all seven of his previous seasons.
"We'll see what the best thing is for us to win," Wade told the AP. "I'm going to make a lot of money, no matter what happens. I've been blessed. I'm not counting every dollar and every cent. Let's sit down, let's see what the best thing is for us, for the long haul."
Miami came into free agency with around $44 million of cap space, not including $16 million or so earmarked for Wade, thanks to years of avoiding just about any deal where money would have been committed for the 2010-11 season.
It was high-stakes poker, and Riley went all-in that he could get something done to make Wade happy.
Citing league rules, the Heat couldn't express their glee Wednesday, since the NBA's signing moratorium was ongoing.
Wade's oldest son, however, isn't bound by any restrictions.
Zaire Wade, 8, got woken by his father Wednesday with the news: Daddy's staying in Miami.
"For real? Cool," Zaire replied.
Wade knew he made the right choice.
"I felt great this morning, waking up knowing I've got another chapter behind me," Wade told the AP. "Coming into the summer, I knew that I had a court case here, court case there, custody, all these things. Just took one step at a time, and this is another step in the journey of where I wanted to go, forward, not backward."
James Tony is a funny motherfucker
Ok, for those not aware, ex-boing champion James Toney has been talking shit on the UFC for a long time, trying to gouge his way in for a couple of big money fights.
Apparently UFC president Dana White got sick of the shit talk and decided to make Toney cash the proverbial cheque.
Ariel Helwani is easily the best interviewer going around in the MMA world, and always seems to be willing to ask the tough questions, although in this case h shows he has balls of steel, i dont think anyone with an ounce of self preservation goes out of their way to ask James Toney these Q's.
For more of Areils excellent work go to mmafighting.com
Apparently UFC president Dana White got sick of the shit talk and decided to make Toney cash the proverbial cheque.
Ariel Helwani is easily the best interviewer going around in the MMA world, and always seems to be willing to ask the tough questions, although in this case h shows he has balls of steel, i dont think anyone with an ounce of self preservation goes out of their way to ask James Toney these Q's.
For more of Areils excellent work go to mmafighting.com
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Calendar Girl
Ok, Ive been a little bit behind due to my trip to Adelaide ( what up fam, thanks for a fucking sick weekend!) and we are already 6 days into July.
I have decided for this month, that I am going to go with the very gorgeous Adriana Lima.
Enjoy.
I have decided for this month, that I am going to go with the very gorgeous Adriana Lima.
Enjoy.
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