NBA News....damn man.

Aight, so a lot has happened in the NBA lately. Some old, some new. Let's recap.

Old:
-B.Diddy decided to leave the Fun to Watch doomed Warriors for the horrible sorry, Elton Brand-less Clippers. Damn dogg. You're supposed to be leaving the bad team man...but they did get my man Ricky Davis too...time to go jersey shopping??

-Former LSU stand-out, Anthony Randolph is killin the Summer League. Son is 19 and underweight as shit, but he's workin it out there. Best of luck to all ex-LSU athletes... [Note: What up Putt?!]

-The possible names for the team in Oklahoma City were announced...and they're terrible. Barons, Thunderbirds, Outlaws or Thunder. It's looking like it's gonna be the Oklahoma City Thunder...whomp whomp. On to more important things...

New:
-Ron Artest makes a move to...the Rockets?? Aight, Chris...T-Mac has been cursed unable to make it past the first round of the playoffs every time he's tried. Will the addition of Artest be enough to change this trend?? I don't care think so, but we'll see.

-Luol Deng finally gets a new deal. I'm glad the Bulls were able to lock my man Deng down for six more years. I think he'll be one of the top 3 small forwards in the league within the next two years. Now let's try to make Ben Gordon happy...
[Note: The Bulls also cut JamesOn Curry....damn.]

-Three of the new jerseys for the 2008-2009 season leaked today as well. The Minnesota Timberwolves new joint, modeled by a gay confused-looking Kevin Love is the worst of the bunch. It looks like a cross between Granger Middle School and the Minnesota Lynx. Why can't FreshJive or 10Deep design NBA jerseys instead of adidas?? I actually like the Kings' new one but the Magic jersey looks like a failed attempt at this. Wtf??

-Today in "Who Cares" News...Kwame Brown is now a Detroit Piston. Do you care?? I didn't think so...

-Also, one of the girls from my high school is now a New Orleans Honeybee...congrats Angele!! [Note: She's fine too.] Yurp.

Oh yeah...and the Bulls still got D.Rose....ballin.

Bout Time, Bears...

Sigh.

The Chicago Bears finally did something right. After almost losing Urlacher, having trouble with Cedric Benson and just being sorry in general, we were finally able to sign Devin Hester to a four year deal worth $30 million. Hot damn. If I was gettin 30 mil to return punts, you couldn't tell me NOTHIN'. Could this mean big things for the Bears this year?? ...I'm not gonna hold my breath, but it's a start.

Album Review: Black Kids - Partie Traumatic

I'm gonna catch heat from all the hip hop heads out there but more than any other album this summer, I've been waiting for Partie Traumatic from Florida-based group, Black Kids. Black Kids are as Indie-pop as it comes. Rolling Stone named Black Kids the Artists To Watch in 2008 and I couldn't agree more, especially because of their raw talent. When I stumbled across their Wizard of Ahhhs EP, I was pleasantly surprised that there was still music like this being made: Kind of 80's-ish with a European influence. Awesome. Their songs are catchy and have little substance, but I'm still loving the album. It features all four of the songs from their Wizard of Ahhhs EP except they've been re-recorded and the quality is much better. Going in to the album, my favorite song was I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You. But after first listen, the title track takes the cake for best joint on the album. The new version of ...Boyfriend is definitely up there along with Hit the Heartbreaks and Listen to Your Body Tonight. I would definitely say give Black Kids a listen if you're looking for something new and different.

Solid album, just a little short. Altogether, it's worth about 4 a.samps.

Check out the video for I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You. It's mad different, but still hot.

I had to include Partie Traumatic too.

Music of the Moment - July 21, 2008

So I copped Nas' new joint the other day and I've been listening to it ever since. I like the album so far because it seems like Nas really has a lot to say this album. I'm gonna try to get around to doing an album review on it pretty soon. The first single is Hero with Keri Hilson but upon first listen, I was drawn to the joint Fried Chicken featuring Busta Rhymes. Mark Ronson produced the beat and it's a tongue-in-cheek look at the relationship between black people and fried chicken. It might sound lame, but give it a shot.

I also ran across this song while I was going through my Nas collection. I know you remember this joint. Yurp.

Lupe Fiasco - And He Gets The Girl

Yeah I know that this song is far from being new, but I was on YouTube and came across this video that this dude put together. It's pretty tough.

and he gets the girl... from loxham on Vimeo.

Anyway, I'm back in Atlanta for good so get at me doggy.

Music of the Moment - July 19, 2008

Aight, so I'm back from LYS and my man Ben just put me on this new dude from Pittsburgh Wiz Khalifa. His first joint is pretty commercial but the joint is kind of catchy.
[Note: If any girl can name the sample, dinner's on me son!!]

Check out the video for Say Yeah.