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All Day I Dream About Sneakers…

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

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I haven’t done an Adidas drop in like forever. There was a moment that I was really going to go all in for the trey striped brand until those dudes fronted on me like I was brand new. I may not have ALL of the most expensive shoes evar, but my pedigree is unquestionable. When those Adidas folks acted like my name was Lenny Lampshade – Always in the dark, I knew I had to break north like your boy OLIVER.

While on my daily tours around New York City my eyes were struck by a blast of summer colors. Upon fiurther investigation I discovered that the trey stripes were attempting another comeback by swagger jacking NIKE I.D.’s out of control colorways. I’m not saying that I will buy these yet, but if I can come across a reasonable offer for both pairs together then you should already know. I decided to name these joints StarBurst ZX 750.

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Adidas makes some tougher than leather trainers there’s no doubt about it, but or my money they have always been a premiere tennis SHOE company. You already know the STAN SMITH’s are classic. The have the ROD LAVER’s, The Forest Hills, and my favorites which are the impossible to find Grand Prix joints.

Another tour pro that Adidas created a shoe for was this cat from Romania named ILIE NASTASE. He was one of the top tennis pros in the 1970’s and his signature shoe from Adidas has carried on the tradition of styling on motherfuckers. Ask C.S. about our trip to Paris a couple of years ago and my hunt through some of the Parisian ghettos for some navy/burgundy NASTASE’s. Good times party people, good times.

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Posted in Black Bullshit, Fashion Faux Pas, Sneaker Fiends United, Straight Laced, The Addict, When I Reminisce... | 23 Comments »

The Origins Of The Bat: Year One…

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

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I just copped the Batman: Year One series from the Virgin Megastore. After watching ‘Sin City’ over the weekend I am really in tune with MILLER’s narrative style. It works so well with the Batman character because MILLER describes the thought processes of the Bat. He gives us this omniscient view inside the brain of a raging pyschopath.

Batman remains my favorite comic book hero of all time because of the fact that he has no super powers. All he has is a shiiteload of bucks and the single-minded determination to kick everyone’s ass. Think for a second about the origins of the character. Bruce Wayne watched his parents get merc’ked while he held their hands. Wayne carries this rage with him forever. He feeds off it whenever he needs that extra kick ass fire.

In ‘BATMAN: Year One’, MILLER’s writing is paired with the pencilling of DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI. It reminds me of early MILLER / KLAUS JANSON collaborations on the Daredevil book. The artwork is bathed in shadows and silhouettes giving Gotham City that perpetual feeling of dusk. MAZZUCCHELLI’s economy of linework is his asset.

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The Year One story arc is all about Bruce Wayne trying to find himself upon his return to Gotham after over a decade abroad in training. The city is dying from the inside out as politicians and criminals are nearly indistinguishable. A detective is brought in from outside of Gotham to shake things up. His name is Jim Gordon. We see the beginnings of the Bat and Commissioner Gordon before they become the heroes that we are already familiar with. MILLER uses his pen to construct characters that are as conflicted as they are courageous.

‘BATMAN: Year One’ is required reading for all my FRANK MILLER / Batman folks. As a matter of fact, I will send you my copy of Year One (in case you haven’t read it already) if you can give me the Catwoman’s fictional government name.

Posted in Fanboy Ish, No Boutros Boutros... Ghali, Straight Laced, The Addict, When I Reminisce... | 18 Comments »

cRap Music Fantasy League Q3 Update #1

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

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It’s the ROC bitches!

cRap Music Moguls! What is the drilly? The first week of the DP Dot Com cRap Music Fantasy League has quietly come to a close. The cRapper points leader for a minute was Plies out of Florida. He scored a nice 250 for a download deal with Sprint Telecom.

This is the next step for cRappers and for the companies that want them to get to the next level. A cRapper can sign an exclusivity contract with a major Fortune magazine telecom brand. Provided that he doesn’t simulate sex with a minor on camera. Or a rapper can be just like Jay-Z and score the majority of their points off merchandising and marketing. If you didn’t choose Jay-Z for your roster you might as well kill yourself.

Jay is one of the handful of cRappers that we consider ‘blue chip prospects’ in this league. He will always get you points every quarter because he has his hands on so many business ventures. Fisty Scent is another blue chip prospect as well as Kanghey and Lil’ Wang. The key to winning at the cRap Music Fantasy League is picking the unknown cRappers that rise to prominence. Let’s take a look at the scoring leaders right now for the cMFL…

Pretty Dollar Entertainment 800
Diamond Ballers Records 750
Yes Baby Yes Entertainment 700
11206 Records 650
20/20 Proof Records 575
Rainmen Records 550
America Done Fell Off Records 550
Bamboozled Records 550
Game One Records 550
Harleyworld Music 550
Quarter Water Juice Records 550
Gain Green Records 550
Sheem-Deem Entertainment 550
Renegade Records 550
Grand Theft Audio Records 550
Blue & Creme Entertainment 550
BlackStar Records 550
Smart-Dumb Rappers Records 550

Jay-Z put 450 points in the hands of his label owners on the strength of his foreword in the new MICHAEL ERIC DYSON book and for his web-based marketing deal for the 40/40 Club.

Plies had a 250 pt marketing deal with Sprint for the download of his new single.

NaS gave 200 pts to his label for the afterword in the DYSON book.

T.I. released his latest studio album ‘T.I. vs. TIP’ and netted 100 pts for his labels.

KELLY ROWLAND took some time away from brushing BeYONCE’s wig to bag up 25 points for the July/August cover of King magazine.

I thought I’d also take a moment to highlight a few of the labels in this quarter’s cMFL. Diversity is the key to our movement and we have labels from all over the globe digging on this cRap music. I would be remiss though if I didn’t shout out the programmer for Q3’s brilliant scorecard – El Gringo Colombiano. Go check out his website.

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50 Cent
Common
Eve
Jay-Z
Kanye West
MIA
R Kelly
TI

Note: This roster is chock full of blue chippers, but the acquisition of M.I.A. could be the international unknown that puts this label over the top.

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Akon
Cam’ron
Kanye West
Lil Kim
Lil Wayne
Papoose
Saigon
The Game

Note: JOHN SECADA, The vocal coach for this label, is going to have to muster up a classic to get this team off the 0 point schneid.

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50 Cent
Cam’ron
Eve
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Saigon
TI
Usher

Note: This roster seems like a powerhouse on paper but I think that Saigon and Cam’ron are better picks for Q4.

Posted in Billy Sunday @ XXL, cRap Fantasy League, Crappers, Ghetto Celebs, Straight Laced | 43 Comments »

SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

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After getting two separate shouts from BOL on the prolific and prophylactic (nullus, but you already knew) nature of my shoe game I was inspired to do a drop for all the folks down with SFU.

This drop isn’t exactly about sneakers though, but it is based on the sneaker culture that has gripped even the sartorially challenged, red state bloggers. For those of you carrying an iPod nano you may now customize your device with one of these four sleeves that bear a print of your favorite Air Jordan shoe. Free DP Dot Com shit for the first person to tell me the model #’s to each of the Jordans featured.

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The artist name is DAVE WHITE and he rolls with the Sneaker Pimps crew. I’ve used DAVE’s work at this site previously. How sick is the S.P. spaceship gonna be when they touch down in L.A. on August 3rd? It’s gonna be time to party like a rock star. The Funk Doc Spock was a rock star from the starting blocks.

Posted in Black Bullshit, Fashion Faux Pas, Ghetto Celebs, Sneaker Fiends United, Straight Laced, The Addict | 6 Comments »

It’s The Taxes Stupid…

Monday, July 9th, 2007

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Prior to his appearance at the Daytona Speedway to be the grand marshal for the Pepsi 400, the presidential campaign for Republican hopeful RUDOLPH GIULIANI hit a major speedbump (pun always intended). During a town hall meeting this weekend that the former NYC mayor presided over he was loudly jeered. RUDY said all the right things to this crowd of bible belt NASCAR fans when he was questioned about whether or not more people should die in the desert, but he stumbled over himself after saying that he opposed the implementation of a ‘flat tax’ system as a way of overhauling the federal income tax system.

Even though I am a registered Republican voter I also oppose the ‘flat tax’ rate system as proposed by several Congressional legislators because it still allows the rich and corporations to shelter their earnings while the middle class (read: working class) shoulders the brunt of the responsibility for funding governmental services like the war in the Middle East.

Here is the new DALLAS PENN Dot Com buzzword phrase for the next decade in the American economy – COMPASSIONATE CAPITALISM. This is the idea that corporations and big business must be held accountable for their uncontrolled profiteering. With so many sectors in the private industry consolidating and merging there are companies returning to their original monolithic monopoly-like hold on our economy. Bell Telephone which had been split into many pieces is transforming into a tele-communications Leviathan under the name of Verizon.

No presidential candidate has spoken to America’s biggest problem which isn’t terrorism, but a lack of opportunity for living wage employment. This speaks directly to all the companies that have outsourced entire divisions of their manufacturing, processing and customer service overseas. Guess what GIULIANI, CLINTON, McCAIN, OBAAMA, et al? It’s STILL the economy stupid!

Posted in Black Bullshit, HUFF YOU!, Social Upheaval, Straight Laced | 10 Comments »

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