It's the "NEW" style

Ok, I just read somewhere that this singing kid Justin Bieber has a "Swagger Coach" that helps style his "street look" which consists of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains, flashy sneakers, etc. He's also adopted a manner of speech consisting of slang such as "Wassup man, how you doin'?" or "It's like, you know, whateva".

He was also recently nominated for a BET award. I did a Google search for BET Awards and this is what I got:

Now, since they referenced African-Americans let’s infer they mean minorities in a racial context. Unless they’ve magically changed the rules on this (like yesterday) how exactly is this kid a minority? I’m not knocking him personally but this is more on the consistency of BET and these awards. If we’re talking about the minority being young white kids from Canada singing R&B, dressing up like Skateboard P, and talking like Gucci Mane then I’d say he was a minority in that capacity but other than that I don’t think so.

In a recent article BET gave their reasoning for the award nomination saying "Bieber has crossed the colour boundaries the same way that hip-hop has crossed the boundaries the other way for a number of years,". Ok, now someone please tell me exactly what boundaries has he crossed? I've never heard anybody in the hood bumping Justin Bieber. How exactly has he crossed over? Because he wears fitted caps and basketball jerseys? I don’t think so. They can make him as "street" as they want to but the minute he pulls a "John Mayer" lets see how many of his "fans" stand behind him then.

Ultimately this all leads me to believe one thing

Blackface is still around, they just don't use makeup anymore

Bo knows Banking ?

It used to be that we knew Bo Jackson for his Tecmo Bowl heroics, running up the outfield wall and for his "Bo Knows Everything" commercials.

Now we might start to know him as the guy willing to loan us a few bucks.

On Tuesday, the legendary two-sport athlete was among a group of investors that cut the ribbons on The Burr Ridge Bank and Trust in the Chicago suburbs where Bo lives. He's on the bank's board of directors and is said to be "rolling up his sleeves" and working among everyone else to make sure the small bank becomes a success during tough financial times.

Ok, so here's my thing. I like Bo, Bo is cool, but what exactly qualifies him to handle my money ? Does he have an MBA in Finance or something ? I'm not knocking the brother but how come every time somebody "famous" (well not every time but a lot of the time) does something they've never done it's cool and people buy into it just because ? Why do we feel that people that are famous or have money "know" how to do things that are in no way related to what they are known for ? Take Steve Harvey for example with his new book. Why do we give him so much credit as a expert on the subject of women ? There are plenty of regular people that say the same stuff he says and give just as good advice. Does he have an PhD in females or something ? And besides that do I really want a guy that's been divorced a bunch of times giving me relationship advice ? This has always interested me but anyway we'll see how this pans out for good ole Bo. He's a gourmet chef and a Heisman winner so maybe that translates into handling millions of dollars. If not then I guess we gonna be saying Bo knows Bankrupcy.

Shaq calls out Suns rookie center Lopez

O'Neal and Lopez had an animated talk during a break late in Thursday's loss in Portland.

"Put somebody on their (expletive) back," O'Neal said he told Lopez. "Don't let anybody oopsy-doopsy layup on you and be laughing at you. Have you ever seen me get dunked on? No, because I put (expletive) on their backs. Period. "If you're going to be a big man, be a big man. Don't be out there (expletive) around. Lay somebody on their (expletive) back. Period. Wilt (Chamberlain) told me that. Bill Russell told me that. Hakeem (Olajuwon) told me that. All the great big men told me that. . . . That's what I'm trying to teach him, instead of just being out there like a loose tree blowing in the wind. Do something."

O'Neal called Lopez "the future."

He's got to toughen up," he said. "Step up. He's got some big shoes to fill because after I'm done, it's his turn."

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Industry Beef

Krypto-Nate

Well it looks as though Superman has been defeated at the hands of Lex Luthor in the form of Nate Robinson in this years Slam Dunk Contest. Nate donned his all green "Kryptonite" suit and ball then proceeded to jump over Dwight "Superman" Howard for the final and winning dunk.
I have to give it to Nate, he did his thing although after he dunked and started doing the "Superman that Ho" dance I felt like I was watching Leprechaun in the Hood. I'm a fan of Dwight Howard and everything but this year he just didn't bring his A-Game. He once again donned his "Superman" cape and even came out of a phone booth this time. He get's an A for presentation. On that particular dunk attempt he had them bring out a 12-foot goal and caught a pass off the backboard from Jameer Nelson and dunked it. As impressive as that sounds it didn't quite do him much justice. I find it kinda strange that he was allowed to do this when he tried to do the same thing last year and the league told him no. Judging by the overall weak contest this year it appears they were probably desperate and let them do what they wanted. During the contest LeBron James told Cheryl Miller that he will be entering the 2010 Slam Dunk contest and challenge Nate Robinson so we'll have to see how that plays out. As interesting as some of this stuff is it's starting to get more and more like Wrestling. LeBron might as well had challenge him to a Wedding Dress Cage match blindfolded. We'll see what happens.

Clash of the Titans pt. 2

Well not exactly. The Lakers put an end to the Cavs 23-0 record at home by beating them 101-91 on yesterday. Everyone was real hyped about this game because it featured the leagues top 2 MVP candidates going head to head. With Kobe and LeBron both coming off monster performances at the Garden this game was looking to be quite a show out. Well unfortunately it wasn't and the game actually turned out to be an actual Lakers vs. Cavs game instead of a Kobe vs LeBron highlight reel. This Sunday must have felt like Any Given Sunday to Kobe cause he pulled a Willie Beaman and threw up before the game from having the Flu. He finished with 19 points but spent most of the game on the bench wrapped up in towels going "I'm so cold". LeBron wasn't sick but his game musta been. Picking up the slack from Kobe being down was Lamar Odom who gave an outstanding performance. If he played like this more consistently the Lakers would be even more of a problem. Odom, Gasol and company did an excellent job of containing King James on defense and were able to pull off some great plays on the offensive end. The game was still kinda close down to the final minutes but the Cavs just couldn't seal the deal. Even when they employed their usual "Ok we're about to lose so lets give LeBron the ball and everybody get off the court and let him go 1 on 5 against the other team but yet he's a team player" offense they didn't prevail.

Madison Square Motel ?

It seems that way cause the Knicks seemed to get banged on every night. First Kobe puts up 61 (which is an NBA record for the Garden) and now LeBron scores 50 on top of having a triple-double. What next, D-Wade comes through and drops 70 ??? Everybody seem to be getting off on the Knicks at the Garden these days. They might need to change the name from Madison Square Garden to Madison Square Motel since everybody comes just to F*ck the Knicks and leave. They lay up(baskets), busts a couple (shots), then run (back down court) hahahaha. I bet Spike Lee was courtside having a conniption. Maybe they should have put Starbury in to save the day. The Knicks play Boston this coming Friday so we'll see if that becomes one big Green and White orgy.

Madea in Sin City 2 ???

It's starting.....

Just as I predicted, the M.W.O (Marbury World Order) is beginning to get underway. Antoine Walker was charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Miami Beach early Monday morning, further hurting his chances of playing again this season. Walker was driving a black Mercedes without the lights on when he was pulled over at 5:39 a.m., according to the arrest report. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol and wrote in the report that Walker had a sleepy look on his face. He refused a breathalyzer test. Walker struggled in 46 games with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season. His contract was bought out by the Memphis Grizzlies in December, making him a free agent. Apparently his contract buy-out was the straw that broke the camels back but I'm still not sure why he was in Miami, maybe he was trying to get back with the Heat since he did help them win that championship in 2006. Or maybe he was just trying to buy some weed. Either way this isn't a good look but it further increases his stock in the M.W.O. I wonder what will happen next ? Who will be the M.W.O's next recruit ?

Kobe the real life Hancock ?

Let's see, he lives in LA, his crossover is faster than a locomotive, he's able to leap tall players in a single bound, able to drop 81 points in a single game. Yet people still don't like him ? No matter how many time's he "Saves the Day" people just find a reason to hate him even more. That sounds a lot like another black super hero we know. Lately the Lakers have been playing a less "Kobe gonna save the day" oriented offense but despite their great record they lack the punch they need to really put teams a way. It's cool they're trying to do the whole "team" thing and portray a more kinder, gentler, team-oriented Kobe for the public (just like Hancock) but you don't need your most powerful weapon on safety while the HEAT is on hahaha. (Pun intended). Kobe needs to switch from Hancock to Jet Li from Unleashed and take the collar off so he can wreck shop. It remains to be seen if Kobe continues to play like Will Smith or Agent Smith.

Marbury World Order (M.W.O)

Well then, it seems as though Starbury's Knickerboker woes continue to escalate. It seems that he's been banned from attending all team functions yet he's still getting paid. This seems like the perfect time to start the Marbury World Order (M.W.O) movement. Hopefully if he gets voted into the All-Star game he can make his debut there by removing his jersey and revealing the new M.W.O one. At this point he'll be joined by the rest of the exiled nba players that have joined his movement:

Current Roster:
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Ron Artest (do you even have to ask)
Jermaine O'Neal (him and Artest make the perfect tag team giving that 1-2 punch, literally)
Antoine Walker (has just been bought out of his Grizzlies contract so we're just waiting on him to flip)
Smush Parker (No means No Smush)
Ben Wallace (The Beast from the East)
Latrell Sprewell (for security just in case them 60 year old coaches try to get bout it)
Allen Iverson (The Answer to a question nobody asked)
Darius Miles (just one drug violation away from re-inventing the term 'Shake and Bake')

Isaiah Thomas as the Coach (He just called her a bitch, not a black bitch)
Dennis Rodman as the General Manager (the glue that holds the dysfunction together)

And as their membership grows they can even form their own expansion team. That would definitely give the NBA a ratings boost because people would always watch anticipating when they will wild out and beat somebodys ass hahahaha.

Thing's I've learned / wondered about Heroes Season 3 (Spoiler Alert)

1. Mohinder has officially been promoted from boo-boo the fool to complete moron. I guess it's the whole "people that have books smarts don't have common sense" thing.

2. Sylar needs counseling, he has relationship and abandonment issues, maybe he needs to go talk to Dr. Phil

3. Mama Petrelli is E-V-I-L

4. Nathan acts like he hasn't gotten any in a while, he got a little too evil too quick. I don't understand why he goes to the President with a mandate to hunt down people with gifted abilities when he and most of the people in his family are one of them. It's funny how he went to a black man for help in hunting down his own people hahaha.

5. Claire went from being a cute little cheerleader to a highly skilled killer (I blame the Internet)

6. Peter is still Peter, but with a scar

7. Family will screw you over worse than any one else

8. Hiro is a Hero

9. Tracy Strauss is COLD and Meredith (Claire's biological mom) is HOT. (No Pun intended)

10. Noah Bennett is kinda like a crazy, middle aged, Batman

11. Never trust anyone with fire coming out of their hands

12. When your dad (who's apparently come back from the dead) tells you to come give him a hug it's probably not a good idea

13. Criminals who escape from a high level security facility designed to hold people with super-powers that set out to stop evil politicians are the real good guys

14. Sylar couldn't kill Claire even if he wanted to, she's far too special. But he sure ripped that Veronica Mars chick a new one !!!!

15. The Petrelli's need to attend family counseling

16. No one on this show seems to get along with their siblings, or their parents for that matter

17. Who's looking after Molly ?

18. You don't need special powers to be a Hero, but you need people with special powers in order to make a show called "Heroes"

19. How come we see Sylar steal all these powers from people but only uses 1 or 2

20. Doyle (The Puppet Master) seems like he'd make a great sex offender

The Day The Dude Stood Still

Ok. I'm normally a fan of these type of remakes as it's usually good to see a modern day take on a sci-fi movie from way back when. From the previews everything looked cool and it seemed more than fitting to have Mr. Matrix himself portraying the lead role of the emotionless one-dimensional personality having alien named Klatuu, especially since it sounds so much like his real name LOL. The movie got off to a great start creating a feeling of suspense and impending doom for the planet. Then after that the movie becomes one long episode of Reading Rainbow with Keanu replacing Lavar Burton's educational narrative with drunk Mr. Miyagi-ish qoutes such as when Will Smith's son asks him "What are we supposed to do during a war, stay and fight ? or run away ?" and he responds "It doesn't matter because there is nothing you can do". I don't want to spoil anything or give too much away but I'll just say that as with other Hollywood movies that came out in recent times this movie wasn't quite what you would expect, especially considering who's in it (Keanu Reeves) and the way it was advertised. It kind of reminds me of Hancock in that regard. So if you going into this movie thinking you're gonna see another (Independence Day / The Day After Tomorrow / Armageddon) then you may wanna look else where.