“Put this in the magazine: There’s nothing more to be said about music. I’m the f*cking end-all, be-all of music. I know what I’m doing. I did 808s in three weeks. I got it. It’s on cruise control. . . . Man, we talked about music for God knows how long! Now let’s talk about how my fucking sweater didn’t come back right from Korea. That’s what’s interesting me.”
Carmelo Anthony is on the cover of The Source
Brothers in Flight
By: Bruce Edwards
Young brothers ballin’
Dunkin’, shootin’, scorin’
High priced coaches in their Armani best
Corporate logos pinned to their chest
Best teams in the land
All wanting Final Four glory
But behind the hoop and hype
A totally different story
A story of Black Gladiators
Performing incredible round-ball feats
More blacks on the court
Than in the arena seats
Sponsors, media and of course the schools
All making big money
Everybody getting paid
All but those who upon their backs
The money is shamefully made
College basketball
In a sorry, sorry state
All you need do
Is check the black graduation rate
Exploitation
Academic manipulation
The sham and the shame of higher education
NBA training ground
Where brothers think they will play
White players sit the bench and cheer
They are the ones who graduate
While boosting the team GPA
Brothers for hire
Jumping higher and higher
Campus heroes
Some living large
Through a variety of sources
Trying to stay eligible
With bogus and remedial courses
Billions of dollars generated from the game
Brothers in flight
The trade off is a shame
All but the brothers
Have a huge financial stake
Brothers being used
For the millions others make
Financially, it’s unfair
Morally, it’s not right
See them score
Brothers in flight
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NBA has hired experts to identify players or team officials who might be using suspected gang signs. Apparently this all stems from an incident that happened back in April, when Boston Celtic Paul Pierce threw a hand signals up at an opposing coach. Pierce at the time was fined $25,000.
Condolences to the family of Former San Diego Chargers safety Terrence Kiel. He died in a car crash Saturday. He was 27.
All of the hits Shaq got on YouTube from his freestyle about Kobe has pulled one company's attention and they want to make money off of it. FunMobility says it's providing Shaq's original rap as a free download, as well as a premium ringtone mashup of the original rap and a JibJab-style animation with the mashup soundtrack. Can somebody tell me why?
New York Post's Page Six says Michael Jordan ignored a little kid who asked him for an autograph in Miami. According to the column, Jordan was waiting for valet to bring his car around, when a little boy approached. "The boy told Michael he was wearing Jordan sneakers and asked him if he could snap his photo," Michael kept walking and got in his car, leaving the kid behind in tears.
