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Monday, July 20, 2009

Let the man play...

"Let them play, Let them play", Bad News Bears

Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was released from federal custody after serving his time on dogfighting charges. Even though he's a free man, he still isnt a football player (per say). He has yet to be reinstated by the league and Commissioner Goodall said he is gonna wait 2 weeks before making a determination on whether or not he will be for the 09 season.

Out of the 32 teams in the league aint nobody checkin for Mike, which I think is a damn shame. He looks to be in shape and hasnt been hit in a little over 2 years so there hasnt been any wear and tear on his body. What is really pissin me off though is how he is the whipping boy of every sports writer / columnist / reporter / expert on television. They are already stating that he isnt a marquee player and was never a good quarterback, stating his accuracy and defense reading ability werent that of the other elite QB's in the league.

Granted he wasnt the most pure passer in the game, but damn he was electric. The way he used his feet and vision to be an elusive quarterback and dangerous runners. He only really had ONE target and that was Algee Crumpler who is now in Tennessee with the Titans and didnt have enough time with Joe Horn to make an impact. Most of the naysayers are saying that all he is gonna be good for now is the "wildcat" position and some have gone as far to saying a defensive back (how crazy is that?). Some have said he needs to play in the UFL and primarily play quarterback and re-learn the position. Others say he may make an impact in the Canadian Football League, but because of his status within the penal system he may have problems with his Visa / Passport (I didnt think you had to have a passport to go to Canada, but what do I know).

I hope the best for him in whatever he ends up doing, and personally I would like to see him back in the league, causing havok and giving defenses fits. Even as a backup quarterback, because these cats now a days are somewhat fragile and one out of the 32 can / will get hurt and he will be there to pick up the slack. If he does get back in the league if he aint in the Fluer de Lis of the Saints, I just hope he aint in the NFC South, (he gives us the blues). He has lost alot, money, cred, and image, has paid his dues to society and needs to be back in the NFL. As far as I'm concerned Vick not on the field = FAIL

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Posted by the Insomniaq, chillin in the cut waiting for the screen pass

WANTED!!!!

"I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride / I'm wanted (WANTED!) Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi

I was watchin a YouTube clip of Diddy, Cassie, and Dirty Money bumpin some tracks from his new CD..."Last Train to Paris" and the Fugative at the same time, and wondered, just how many careers did Diddy murder and just how much time would he get for these haneous crimes... I know this is a random ass thought and post...thats why its labeled: RANDOMNESS.
Here is the list of his victims and some commentary...where applicable.

Bad Boy Entertainments Roster (entire...all artist, dead, alive, missing, retired, dropped, or otherwise) *Provided by my new friend Wikipedia:

112 / Aasim / B5 / Babs / Black Rob / Boyz N da Hood / Cassie / Craig Mack / Carl Thomas / Cheri Dennis / Dream (band) / Danity Kane / Donnie Klang / Day 26 / Da Band / Elephant Man / Faith Evans / Fuzzbubble / G. Dep / Gorilla Zoe / The Hitmen / Joe Hooker / Jerome / Jordan McCoy / Janelle Monae / Jeff Minerva / Loon / The L.O.X. / Ma$e / The Madd Rapper / Mark Curry / Ness /Nelson / The Notorious B.I.G. (deceased) / New Edition / Red Cafe / Sheed / Shyne / Supercat / Tanya Blount / Total / Trife / Mario Winans / Yogi / Younglord /Young Joc

Thats a total of 45 counts of career murder (and in some cases suicide.. see Elephant Man, New Edition, and Supercat) what was funny to me was that neither Ma$e, Loon, or Harlem World on this list...I wonder why not. its a good thing then. How could The L.O.X. go back to Bad Boy and Diddy after they made all that noise about the shiny suits and what ever bull they were mad about when they fought to get outta their deal to roll with the Ruff Ryders. I wonder what happened with that deal. (I must be gettin old, cause I'm so outta the loop on this one). At any rate 42 counts of murder in the United States Federal System would hold a minimum of 900 years if each case came with a min. 20 year sentence...do you know just how much cologne, clothes, and bottles of water and white tees Mike Barber would have to sell to get him off that charge...or just how many bands could be made in that time. Image how many miles could be walked over that time and how many cheesecakes Dylon. Dylon. Dylon. Dylon. and Dylon could pick up while he spits hot fiyah??? Oh well it does what it does... Hell I got Babs as one of my MySpace friends (times must be hard for her).

On a serious note though I feel sorry for Janelle Monae and Cheri DennisThey both have a very unique vibe, a good sound and mad talent...she is gonna sell wood. Is Cassie ever gonna release an album for real or is she just a marketing tool that Diddy uses whenever he needs some focus on him.... Seriously dude, how you gonna put out 16 albums since you dropped her first one (other than her lack of talent), but you can get her to shave HALF of her head and then post naked pictures. Is she even 21 yet? This Diddy / Cassie on again off again relationship is borderline kiddie porn...

This is the best the lil chick has looked ever...Real Talk, I'd beat

Posted by the Insomniaq...Diddy boppin outta here

Are you serious??? Dummy edition....

What in the world is really goin on. Jermaine Dupri got a tattoo of his girl Janet Jackson on his right rib cage...Awwww aint that sweet? NO! Last week it was reported that the couple BROKE UP...now she is back to doin her thing (whatever that may be) and the cockroach is doin his thing (whatever that may be). As a matter of personal opinion, there is NO WAY that I would ever tattoo a girlfriend's name / picture / etc. on my body. The only people I would even consider tattin on my body would be my mother, grandmother, or my seed (i dont have a seed so thats not even an option)... Personally I dont see what Janet was doin with the lil dude in the beginning. It couldnt have been because of his connection at Virgin Records, cause if it was her last two albums would have been that much better than they were. (Dont get it twisted, they had their moments, but Beyonce has dropped 6 singles of her I Am...Sasha Fierce CD). But to get back on track this isnt about Bey or Janet (Directly) its about Jermaine.

Also released this week was a video of Pac Man Jones in the Minxxx Strip club in Las Vegas, during All Star Weekend. The video was obtained by ESPN, I have no idea where they got it from, but this just makes me wanna bring a video camera with me everywhere I go. At anyrate...our boy Jermaine was (you guessed it) in the video, invading the dj booth, telling the locals how to make it rain and instructing the strippers on what to do and what not to do, while Pac Man and Nelly were throwing away plenty money. It was said that Jones had up to $100,000 in his Louis backpack (what an idiot). Anyway this display of fiscal irresponsibility ends up in 3 people getting shot and Jones, becoming a member of the "Ima Snitch so I can stay outta trouble" committee. This just came to mind, there have been 2 Nelly citings on television this week and I promise you I wasnt scrolling the cable guide to find the St. Lunatic.

And finally from the "Are You Serious" files...Ocean's 7. Thats right fam JD has a new crew and its Ocean's 7. The concept is hybrid of the Vegas Rat Pack (y'know, Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Bishop, etc) and the Ocean's series of movies (made famous by the original rat pack) done by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle) ooooookay. This concept came up while JD was doing some work with Usher in Vegas at the Palm's recording studio. Someone rolled in suited and booted and then it just caught on. The collective is: Dupri, Usher, Nelly (there goes that name again), Trey Songz, singer / songwriter Johnta Austin, producer Bryan Michael Cox, and So So Def's Tyrone Davis (JD's personal assistant). They are tryin to recruit Dupri protege and probably his biggest success story to date Bow Wow, but says "Bow is 21, he aint dressing up". They have been seen in various clubs, yuckin it up and poppin mad bottles of Ace of Spades and just having a good time. I hope they have the fun they lookin for....or whatever. Y'all know what it is So So Dumb!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Jay-Z news

Aiight fam, It;s official, straight from the mouth of the "Best Rapper Alive". During a radio interview on DJ Drama's Hot 107.9 FM Atlanta's Gangsta Grill radio show, Jay Z announced that his new album Blueprint 3 will be released on September 11, 2009. He eluded to the fact that was the anniversary of the original Blueprint and the World Trade Center tragedy.

Hova was in the A for a concert with Ciara at Chastain Park which was rained out. Jay said when got to the venue the promoters were gonna cancel due to thunderstorms in the area that were to last 3 to 4 hours. He said that he had seen Diana Ross did Central Park in New York in the rain, but guessed that a thunderstorm was a totally different story. The show has been rescheduled for August 13, stating that was an open date for him and was gonna cancel a photo shoot already on his schedule to make it up to the fans in the A. (isnt that special).

I have been to a Jay Z show (the tour with Mary J Blige) and have to admit that joint was very good....he performed all the hits and even did duets with MJB. There is no doubt that he is gonna bring that heat to the South. He also stated that there will be a Michael Jackson tribute during the show (you can see it on YouTube...it was kinda hot too).

If you've seen the D.O.A. video you saw that he cut off that ridiculously nappy mini fro (thank you lawdy) so that meant the Blueprint 3 was in the can and ready to be in iPods and cd players near you. Personally I was wondering if he was gonna come back at west coast rapper The Game for the diss record "I'm So Wavy", and listening to the interview I just knew that Drama (true to his name) was gonna ask him about it and the jabs that Chuck Taylor threw at Hov, but it didnt happen (cool point deducted). He may drop a gem on a mixtape or something. I really cant wait cause you just know he aint gonna let that shit pass, especially that line about not makin a baby with wifey. That was so uncalled for. But I am definetly waitin for the joint to drop and will be watchin the packet sights to download it. Truthfully fam, I havent paid for but one cd since 1999 and that was Keyshia Cole's debut cause I was in Tower Records in Nashville after Katrina with no computer and was diggin it...

Blueprint 3: Its a celebration bitches!

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Speaking of cd's I'm lookin forward to - Lil' Wayne's -"The Rebirth"

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Posted by the Insomniaq, th'owin up "The Roc"

Getcha Popcorn Ready!!!! It's the T.O. Show baby!

I want to give a shout out to VH1 for finally gettin it right... A celebreality show that is actually gonna be good. Not that Scott Baio is 42 and pregnant, Hogan Knows Best, or Gotti's Way werent good, but the subjects werent always the most interesting (especially Gotti). They now have a subject that is in his "prime", maybe not in his profession but in life. He is very entertaining on and off the field, misunderstood and sort of an enigma. Terrell "T.O." Owens. The embattled, flamboyant, and you got to admit very good NFL wide receiver has his own spotlight and is gonna make the best of it. The T.O. Show begins when Owens was released by the Dallas Cowbiys at the end of the 2008-09 season. Along for the ride are his publcist and his best friend (2 females), who persuade Terrell to move to Los Angeles and find and live like the real Terrell and not "T.O." The women, get him to reconnect with his ex-fiance Felicia Terrell and have some fun. Along with all this California Dreaming, he gets signed by the Buffalo Bills thanks to his super agent Drew Rosenhous who makes cameo apperances throughout the series (I'm speculating, but lets be serious Drew isnt tryin to miss any shine he can get....especially FREE publicity).

Of course this isnt only about football and the L.A. party scene. There are twist and side plots thrown in. Not only does that make for good television, but really gives you an in depth look in Owens and crew. There are relationship issues, (not all these issues are problematic either) between T.O. and Felicia, his father (who was never there like he wanted and confessed the fact to him) , the two women and their "signifigant others", Ownes and Drew, the Los Angeles and his greatest inspiration...his Grandmother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a some years back.

This show really looks like its gonna be good. Its not a "of Love" show so, you won't have a bunch of nonsense like Flav, Brett Michaels, and Ray J (I cant believe they gave this dude another season of that foolishness). He's not a wanna be tryin to find that extra 15 minutes like Tiffany "New York" Pollard.

I really hope that they have a lot of background to show folks that he really is a hard worker with the drive and will to win a championship, and not a prima donna with quarterback issues and a bad attitude. Getcha popcorn ready son, its gonna be a wild ride. The show airs on July 20th at 10pm eastern time....

Posted by the Insomniaq, chillin with that Orville Redenbocker

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Cha-ching!!!!

The saying goes "Money talks and bullshit runs a marathon". A few minutes ago I read on ESPN.com where former LSU Tiger / Dallas Maverick Brandon Bass signed a free agent contract to play for the Orlando Magic, terms 4 years for 18 million dollars. That got me to thinkin, "What's this dude's hourly rate? By raw calculations it came out to around $914 an hour. Gotta love that job, right?

Well as the wheels kept turning, I googled Bill Gates and found that he makes around $234,000 an hour. Diggin deeper in the article, there were some interesting points made. If Gates stacked his total estimated worth $35 Billion in one dollar bills under a king sized mattress, he would need a parachute to fall outta bed. A distance of 9.6 kilometers which translates to 5.9 miles. WOW at that! Over the course of a good nights sleep he wakes up $3.5 million wealthier than he went to sleep. Now how many of us can say we wake up better off than we went to bed (financially that is)?

The Mayor of New York was 17th on the list and Im not talkin about Jay -Z, but Michael Bloomberg at $16 billion. He donates around 800K to charities every year. I have no idea at all why he wanted to be the head worm in the Big Apple, but some folks have "dreams". Goin further down the Forbes list, the youngest in the top 25 was Michael Dell founder of Dell computers age 44, is worth $12.3 billion. I refuse to buy another "Fail" computer as long as I'm black and thats gonna be a long time. Other notables on the list were: Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) (#32), Philip Knight of Nike at (#52), Record and Film executive David Geffen (#110), News, Inc Rupert Murdoch (#132), Charles Schwabb (#164), Apple computers Steve Jobs (#178), Filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (#205), Polo Founder Ralph Lauren (#224), and Media Personality and talk show host Oprah Winfrey (#234) with an estimated worth of $2.7 billion. Winfrey is the only African American Female in the top 250, and ranked above Virgin Records Sir Richard Bronson, Dallas Maverick team owner Mark Cuban, and Real estate mogul Donald Trump...all billionaires.

This fact made me look deeper and by catagories, and found some other interesting things. Beyonce Knowles Carter was number 1 on this list of celebrities under 30 at 90 million earned from music, movies, and endorsements...between June of 2008 and June of 2009. LeBron James was third at 40 million. Other notables on the celebrities list were, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, and as Forbes put it "The last true movie star Will Smith who brought in a cool $45 million of his two box office bangers Hancock and Seven Pounds (combined box office earnings were a whopping $795 million bucks).Oh and I almost forgot...my man Jay-Z topped the Hip Hop list with an earnings estimate of $35 million and Lil Wayne at $19 milli a milli a milli....

My question...What recession?
From the mind of an Insomniaq, rubbin a dime and a nickel together really hard...still no dollar

Friday, July 10, 2009

Dunkgate...WTH??

When will the bullshit stop? Aiight so this cat Jordan Crawford from Xavier University (Ohio) dunked on King James in a pick up game at Nike camp the other night and it was video taped. According to reports on every sports channel on earth, there were two guys video taping the event. Someone I dont know who (actually nobody knows who) from either Nike or LeBron's camp "confiscated" both tapes, stating that camp organizers and sponsor Nike have made it clear that there are events at the camps that can and can not be video taped. This particular event was supposedly on the "Do Not Tape" list.

Here is what I have a problem with...
1.) What in the wide world of sports is wrong with LeBron gettin dunked on? It happens. Kobe has been dunked on, Jordan has been dunked on, even Magic has been dunked on, so whats the problem? Hell do we really have to go to the highlight reels (clearly DVD, but work wit the kid) and find out how many times King James dunked on whomever? The cat is human regardless how superhuman he seems to those who worship the ground he walks on and the air that he levitates in. Its part of the game, if it were illegal the only dunkin, you'd see would be at your neighborhood donut shop by some cop named O'Malley. Get over that.

2.) Nike is clearly trippin'...if you have stated from the get-go what events could and couldn't be taped who let the two guys in the building with video cameras? Someone in security turned their head and let the cameramen waltz in the gym with whatever equipment they had. According to one of the dudes, Ryan Miller said on ESPN radio, that he was taping at least 15 minutes before the dunk even took place. I feel Miller's position who said, "They should have come to me from the first minute, why wait so late..."

3.) The dunk itself... A two handed dunk? Whats so spectacular about that? I mean if it was an alley oop, a windmill, a Vince Carter nuts on your neck joint or something with a degree of difficulty of 9.99 it may be "embarrassing". Revisit number 1 though cause it happens. Crawford a 6'4" 195 lb guard , James is 6'8" 250 lbs and both are grown men. All that to say one guy jumped higher than the other (at that particular time) and dunked TWO HANDED at that...in a PICK UP GAME. That really makes the entire thing trivial. I could and would like to see if it were a 5' 4" 12 year old that did it, but this was a grown man...

4.) Nike really needs to stop tryin to objectifing/protecting this dude. Don't get me wrong I am a fan of LeBron, so I'm not totally bashin, (if it was Kobe I was talkin about, I woulda really dug in that ass). The MVPuppets series was really great especially since they (Nike) was hyping up a supposed showdown between The King and The Momba, but when Cleveland was eliminated they should have cut it short. I know they probably had to do a mad scramble to shoot the other commercials after the Cavs got knocked cause money was already spent, but damn. Dude clearly makes Nike a gang of money and I can see them wanting to protect their interest and his image, but if that was your intentions then you shouldnt have let him play in a PICK UP GAME to begin with. Then by snatching the tapes they only added to James' "Diva Behavior", now how are they gonna spin that. Rmember after the Magic bounced him from the playoffs...he didnt shake hands with the opposing players, just a diva move. He prolly was like damn, I aint gettin a ring this year and Nike all but annointed me a World Champion and this shit happens.

In a fan boy scheme of things that was the reaction. You kinda understand don't you?
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