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More of Me, Just Less of It Here
June 19, 2009 by
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Looks like a fun, sexy time.Been a busy week, what with doing some real work for a real job and some serious writing for the FD (so many words). Latest work product can again be found on FD, where some of the team put together a mock draft. Please do check it out.This site gets some...
FD'ing It
June 16, 2009 by
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Hello, friendsters. I've posted a lengthy essay over at FreeDarko about the Knicks, the Knicks' exceptionalism, and LeBron James. Check it.
Wanted: Lil' Wayne Impersonator for a Bar Mitzvah
June 15, 2009 by
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Title says it all. No, wait, it doesn't: the bar mitzvah boy is blind, so you only need to sound like Lil' Wayne.To Craigslist we go:My son is turning 16 and really wanted Lil Wayne to perform for his birthday gala. Unfortunately his schedule will not permit him to make it...
Music for a Monday: The Return
June 15, 2009 by
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A happy rap futureThat's right. Still here. Still working that Music for a Monday.Post Black Album and retirement, every time Jay-Z drops anything, it becomes a spectacle merely because Jay's done it. Doesn't matter if the music is good (American Gangster at times) or bad...
Music for a Monday: The Return
June 15, 2009 by
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A happy rap future.That's right. Still here. Still working that Music for a Monday.Post Black Album and retirement, every time Jay-Z drops anything, it becomes a spectacle merely because Jay's done it. Doesn't matter if the music is good (American Gangster at times) or...
The Unwinding of a Good Idea
June 15, 2009 by
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NBA players need to stop flashing gang signs.Had the Wachowski brothers left The Matrix as a purposely ambiguous snapshot, as a mystery delightfully solicitous of active appreciation among its fans, the movie would be much better than what it is today. At least, it would be held in...
New Isht: Rae Rae, M.O.P., and Kool G
June 13, 2009 by
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This Wu-Tang Chamber Music record is shaping up to be dope, now isn't it? When history accounts for the Wu-Tang Clan, it ain't going to be pretty for everyone else.- Raekwon ft. M.O.P. and Kool G Rap, "Ill Figures" (Clean)
All That Glitters Ain't ****
June 11, 2009 by
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N.B: Another guest post today, and one about which I've been quite excited for some time. When not contributing realness to FreeDarko, the Dr. Lawyer Indian Chief is likely found listening to rap music. Dude even makes it. In an effort to help close out the decade, I asked him...
HDNet is Underrated
June 10, 2009 by
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A friend of mine goes to medical school in Pittsburgh, Mark Cuban's hometown. When you're the dopest owner in the NBA, you do this kind of ****. I mean, I ain't never seen one of these with Micky Arison.
Life as a Social Liability, Otherwise Known as Life as a Lost Enthusiast
June 10, 2009 by
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N.B: Guess who's back on the site today? No, not just Kareem. We also have my sister, The Buckets, our sometime co-author, and a general expert in all things popular culture. She has returned to both drop knowledge about her most refined specializations, television and reading...
The Kareem Jacket: An Origin Story
June 09, 2009 by
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We now know the provenance of Big Chief Skyhook's favorite event jacket.I would wager that few otherwise innocuous moments in my sports-viewing oeuvre ever were as enthralling and mind-blowing as the time when I saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wearing what has since come to be known as...
Better Than Yours Is Back!
June 08, 2009 by
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"Old-timey" is an adjective that should be used more often.I have, periodically, dedicated this site to chronicling when rappers use the same beats. And today is the latest installment. Who do you think used this joint better, Skyzoo or the Black Star homies?- Skyzoo, "...
As We Proceed to Give You What You Need
June 04, 2009 by
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"New Yorkers." The one on the right makes self-serving **** too often.If you can reach deep into the recesses of your memory, you might recall that last week, I did an early dance on the Cavaliers' grave, called them underdogs--still not sure if it was a complement or...
Mike Breen Ruins Life Just a Little Bit
June 02, 2009 by
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I wrote about why over at FD today. Peep game.
Find Sports Genius at The Norman Einsteins
June 01, 2009 by
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GeniusThere is a new online magazine called The Norman Einsteins which publishes on the first weekday of each month and endeavors to provide you, the reader, with fine contributions about sports and culture written by people across the internets. For the inaugural issue, I was asked...
What, Tru Wasn't Available?
May 31, 2009 by
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It's like an art project from a class dedicated to making me mad.It's fun to bust on St. Louis because: a) I'm a hater; b) "city living" in this city is not the same as real city living in a real city, like New York, London, Chicago; c) medium-sized, Midwest cities...
Where Amazing Caucasian Happens
May 31, 2009 by
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Props to the commenter "dunny" for passing along this gem:One of my favorite things to say when I chat with my man HR is that white people stay winning. And it's true. Except in this video. The Newble boot to Lil' Dunny's head (no relation to the commenter, I...
Something Nice for a Saturday
May 30, 2009 by
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Now I want one, just to commemorate the review.I'm not really a "car person." I love driving and I love my own car, but I don't really know anything about whips. Like, what makes the suspension on a 2009 Jeep better or worse than suspension on something else. Or,...
Jay Stay Paid
May 29, 2009 by
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Thanks for this, Peter!This beat just screams out for Elzhi to slay it, no? How ill would that be?- Jay Dee, "Coming Back"Cop Jay Stay Paid.
Well, That Was Cute
May 26, 2009 by
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At the risk of seeming like an asshole, I am going to be honest: I hate the Cleveland Cavaliers.I marvel at LeBron, of course. To watch him is to know that I'm witnessing history. But I came here to bury Cleveland, not to praise LeBron. More specifically, I want to explain myself...
Too Much John Wall on the Brain
May 21, 2009 by
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Look at the photo above. The red arrow directs you to a headline which appeared above my GMail inbox: "S&P cuts UK's rating outlook to negative."Do you know what I thought when I read that? In order: 1) Which college basketball organization goes by "S&P"...
If You Were Thinking about Seeing "Terminator," Don't
May 21, 2009 by
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Like Watchmen, an awesomely scored trailer was the highlight.The more I write about movies, the more I seem like a huge dork. And I haven't even yet written about how much I cherish 30 Rock's Star Wars jokes. Or the entire Lost episode dedicated to rewriting the original trilogy...
Fingers Crossed
May 19, 2009 by
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Remember that one time when the Knicks actually won something?Rejoice, Knicks fans, it's our time!That's right, tonight is the NBA Draft Lottery. Tonight, we have a 2.8% chance of eventually drafting Blake Griffin, a 3.3% chance of eventually drafting Ricky Rubio, a 3.9% chance...
Me at FD
May 19, 2009 by
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What will happen with Andrew Bynum tonight? Is he ready for the Nuggets? Is he ready to know that he matters? Read.
Taking It Back Can Be Overrated
May 18, 2009 by
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The best thing about Eminem albums is that you get older but they stay the same age.When I was leaving high school and entering college, pop music was saturated with artists embraced for being angry, middle-class, generally disillusioned white men. Bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit were...
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