
Another week is gone, but this one is different... I actually celebrated
my 25th birthday (special birthday shouts to
Michelle Wie,
U-God,
Daryl Hall,
Joan Cusack and
Luke Perry, all who share my bornday). I got some love, a dope
Boondocks t-shirt, and a few other bits... the fam and I also spent the day at Franklin Mills mall in Philly, to check out the
Starbury collection at
Steve & Barry's... YO! If you are trying to clothe a family of 5 or just ballin' on a budget, hit up this store ASAP! They have a dope selection of pants, coats, sweatshirts, tees, and the Starbury joints, all for under like $15. I mean, LOADS of sections of $10 coats, $7 shirts, and the sneakers and boots that Starbury is putting out are quality, and great prices. You can only get 2 pairs per person, per day, so shop wisely... we went in there and it was kind of quiet, but 15 minutes later the bumrush commenced. Shouts to
Stephon, I hope to see you
rockin' your signature kicks this season.
Now, without further ado, let's get it...
01/As you may have noticed, I chose the red iPod shuffle case for this week's pic, in reflection of the whole
(RED) campaign going abouts to raise money for AIDS research and such. This week, Apple stepped their game up and came out with
a red iPod nano to help with the cause. The thing
looks dope, and is crazy thin. Will I cop one? I refuse... but I am in the looking for a new mp3 player. My trust Zen has had it.
02/Speaking of motherfuckers who have "had it", isn't it about time that
Terrell Owens has shut the fuck up with his whining bullshit? Forget the fact that this depressed, drug overdosing ass nigga is writing a goddamn children's book, but he is
pulling the same nonsense he pulled out in Philly last year with Dallas this year. I mean, there are times when you can say "wow, if so and so didn't fuck up the groove, we'd be moving on strong"; this nigga is forever putting the blame on someone else, and he is the problem! I mean, you play football, dog... how the FUCK are you missing practice over an "upset stomach"?!? Niggas are getting their shit pushed in on the regular on that field, you included... don't pull a bitch move, dog. First you "mistakenly" OD'ed on painkillers... but a stomach ache?
Is T.O. gay? Let's be forreal... in all honesty, I know females who are tougher than he is acting on his coaches. And, lastly, how does this bitchmade Cowboy have a radio show? I don't see how he can garner such accolade while not doing shit this year... the exercise bike has seen many more flix of this grass eating bastard. Don't trust him...
03/I do have to say, though, T.O. does NOT win the
Bitch of the Week honors this week out... they belong to this poor excuse of a woman who has the fucking nerve to
use her 4-week-old baby as a weapon against her boyfriend, swinging the child and striking the dude, putting this kid in the hospital. In good news, the authorities took her other four kids away, but this bitch also has a 5th one coming soon! Should she be shot? I mean, once she delivers, should a bullet be put to her head? Drunk or not drunk (and why has no one commented on this pregnant woman being so drunk that she used her kid as a billy club), that's some appauling shit. That's not as bad as the ig'nant ass nigga who
murked his child for tripping over the Xbox wires...
04/Remember
the real-life runaway bride with
the bugged eyes, who fled to Vegas right before her marriage b/c
she got cold feet, but the media said she was missing? She's
suing her ex-fiance for $500K and some additional things... come on now, how fucking bold is that? You left this dude, even though he had crazy loot, and now you are trying to cheat him out of a fucking ladder, a sofa and some cash? Some fucking nerve, you bugged eyed bitch. Go buy some
stunna shades and leave well enough alone.
05/Most people think that when black people move in next door, the neighborhood is kaput. You can now add
Dr. Phil to that list. If you were unaware, Dr. Phil has
this 1984-style house, with cameras and shit all over it, and willing families subject themselves to this situation so he can help them whenever needed. I saw bits and pieces of one episode, and it had the husband and wife screaming at each other, inside AND outside of the place. Well, the neighbors
banded together and kicked Dr. Phil out of their block. I bet most of them wish they could get him off of their TVs... baby steps...
06/For those who truly believed that
Paris and
Nicole weren't friends anymore, they publicly made you aware that
they patched things up, presumably under the guise that this is the start of them filming
a new season of The Simple Life. I'm telling you: until Nicole
gets her weight back up, she can count me out.
07/You thought it was just rappers getting pinched for their gatwork, didn't you? Nope, nowadays, NBA players are bucking off, early!
Stephen Jackson, him of the infamous
Detroit vs. Indiana brawl, got into it with in a strip club with a man who apparently has a gimpy arm, and ended up a)
firing his gun and b)
getting hit by a car. Some words or something were exchanged, which leads us to the point where, essentially, no one knows wtf happened: reports say that Stephen punched the gimp, and got hit back; some say that Stephen aimed his gat at the car, prompting the gimp to slam into him, while others counter that Stephen got smacked by the car and busted shots in retaliation. The problem is, Stephen is still on probation from the Detroit-Indiana beatdown, so he might end up doing anywhere from 6 months to 3 years for
criminal recklessness (yeah right, if
OJ could get acquitted, I highly doubt Stephen will have to do a day in jail). The part about all of this that bothered me, initially, were the reports saying that
Reggie Miller was pissed that Jackson did this, that he was being detrimental to the efforts of the Pacers. Nigga, please. You played with Stephen, so I highly doubt you didn't know what this nigga was capable of... shit, he slid a fucking fan across the stands! To be retired and now stick your neck out in this ruckus is just not loyal @ all. And think about it, Stephen had a fucking permit for the gat, so he was well within the law to be carrying it, and busting it if he felt his life was threatened. Fuck you, Reggie. No wonder you never won a championship, you sellout. Check out SLAM for their
Cliff's Notes rundown of this case.
08/For some normal gat talk,
Jadakiss spoke out this week about his recent arrest on gun charges. He tried to clean up the situation, saying he was "being a knucklehead" out in the hood instead of being home. Um, anyways, he says not only was he not in the whip when the po-cheese pulled up, but the vehicle was locked. Yo, if the cops have suspicion of something, does it matter if the car is locked, or if you are in the whip itself? I mean, if a pig thinks "yo, these negroes have a gat in this car", and ask to search it, does it matter that you were standing outside the whip, reading
KING? If they think it's your gun, nigga, it's your gun! Good thing he's out on bail, we need more verses from you. Just don't incriminate yourself, dog!
09/Posts like this next one are one of the reasons I'm glad I'm down with dudes like Rafi over at Oh Word. He exposed
XXL for selling Bol out, by trying to delete this thread that referenced
Lupe Fiasco's Islamic ideal(s), instead of just posting a disclaimer or whatever they normally do. Rafi discovered that Google cached the deleted post, but as of right now the post is MIA. In any case, let this be a warning, XXL: we know how you roll now. Don't put cats in the position, then yank their posts away without an explanation. That's a bitch
50 Cent move, and you will be exposed time and again.
10/Keeping it Hip-Hop for a minute, let's run down this week's Internet Interviews. You guys know that there is
a grip of Rap-related releases dropping in the upcoming months, so the heavy hitters are out there, spreading the word and being absurd all in the same breath.
Snoop Dogg dropped some craziness over at AHH (
part 1,
part 2), speaking on his pimp days ("Bitch, break bread or fake dead"), and speaking on how
he could be the KoNY. Oh, word?
Diddy told People Magazine that he does have tracks on this one that reference his relationship with
J.Lo, like we had never heard "I Need A Girl" (
part 1,
part 2) before.
Lloyd Banks speaks on his singles with HipHopGame, saying he is following up "Hands Up" with "Help", which means that he is trying to hit the same markets as last time. Problem is, his new album is doo-doo on wax.
AZ shot the breeze with XXL speaking on his new album, his past hits, and they have a cool YouTube retrospective on his past video work. Finally,
Nas came out of the woodworks and spoke on his new album, his new situation, and his thoughts on the current state of Hip-Hop. As a bonus, The Fader
recently posted up a preview of some of Nas' new tracks; from their descriptions, the man is going in both similar and different avenues... I'm kind of excited, but only time will tell (here is
another preview via MTV).
11/
First Xtina, now
Whitney? Billboard dropped word that
DJ Premier has been tapped to possibly work on Whitney's new album, which would be a beautiful thing in theory, but I am not sure if her voice can work with some of his grimey beats. Xtina knew how to manipulate his sound and create a banger; Whitney was cool with
Wyclef tracks, but Primo is a whole different monster. I hope they get this off the ground though, I'd love to hear this collabo.
12/BREAKING NEWS: the nigga that smashed into
Cassidy's whip
got a ticket. Say what? As of right now, this nigga is sitting on an unsafe turn ticket for running a red light and smacking into someone else's car, injuring one of the passengers. Only in New Jersey.
13/Here are a few alcohol-related how-tos, courtesy of wifey:
How to Taste Single Malt Scotch and
How to Drink a Tequila Shot. I know most of you lushes might know
how to rock the latter, but the former might still be a mystery. Tell me if these work, or if you have your own bright ideas.
14/Were you lot aware of
the Sopranos video game coming out in November?
David Chase, HBO and THQ set aside some time to create an entirely new story based on
The Sopranos history. You play the long lost son of Big Pussy, trying to get in good with the family. You visit all of the locales of the show, and you are given the opportunity to be hired muscle, go out on hits, all that good guinea shit. You are even allowed the option to beat a bitch down, talk tough, or just plain walk away from confrontation. I'd try it before buying it, but who knows, it might be the bomb.
So that's the end of my thing for this week. Tried to liven this one up a bit, a few of my other shuffles as of late have been bland in some points, and I apologize. I hope you forgive me as I leave you on a different tip... take care.