Did you see this yesterday? Apparently this 7-year-old boy really didn't wanna go to church, so he absconded with Dad's whip and ended up on the news. Hilarious.
Did you see how well this lil' dude drove? This kid's gonna either be in prison or Nascar by the time he's a teenager.
“Dad, the cops are outside.”
Utterly clueless about the joyride his son had just concluded and the posse of pursuing patrol cars he had collected along the way, the father asked, “Oh, they’re outside in front of our house?”
“Yeah,” Preston said before scurrying out of the room and hiding in the basement.
See the family's Today Show interview after the stretch.
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Teddy Pain showed his baller-ass whips to the fine folks at Forbes not too long ago.
Released in 1984, Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers didn't stir it up on the charts. It entered Billboard at No. 168 and peaked at No. 54.
But the reggae icon's posthumous collection has lived up to its name by becoming only the 17th album to exceed sales of 10 million copies since Nielsen SoundScan began tabulating in 1991.
It's quite a feat for an artist who never had a top 40 single and didn't win a Grammy in his lifetime.
Congrats are in order for the late, great Rasta. He was peace and love personified. I'll be smoking 10 blunts to celebrate this acheivement (you know, 1 for every million sold).
I don't know where USA Today got their info from, though. According to the RIAA Website, there have been waaay more than 17 diamond albums. Oh well.
Enjoy a few samples of Bob's eternal dopeness after the stretch.
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Snoop, Daz and Co. preview Calvin's new joint, Malice In Wonderland, somewhere in Atlanta. According to the DJ, the King of Rocks & Blunts was in the house, too.
I'm diggin' those "We Da West" tees, too.
Malice In Wonderland due in November.
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My man Scoop Jackson breaks down Starbury's breakdown.
For years, it seemed like he'd reach this low, but no one knew what it was going to look like. From the day of his strange TV interview on WNBC's "Mike'd Up" to his perplexing testimony in the Isiah Thomas sexual harassment case to the day he had his own design tattooed on the side of his head, it seemed that he was sliding down a slope that was out of his realm of control.
All the good and bad in his life eclipsed by his attempt to find empathy. Forgotten is how he tried to make shoes affordable, so that it would help put kids' priorities back into a safe and less materialistic place. Forgotten is what he had to deal with in playing for a team that tried to take the game of basketball away from him by not playing him for a year. Forgotten is that the same team waited until after a game to tell him that his father was taken by ambulance from the arena and later died. Forgotten is that he's loyal to a fault when it comes to his family.
None of that matters. Nothing does. Because the Stephon Marbury you either loved or hated has disappeared.
Read his entire piece here.
If you haven't seen it yet, check out the video Scoop's talking about after the stretch.
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So rich that his umbrella has it's own umbrella.
Or maybe the white dude just gets paid to keep Puff's back dry.
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BONUS BALLER FOOTAGE:
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FRASER, Mich. — A game of Monopoly has landed a Michigan man in jail. WDIV-TV reported a 54-year-old man was playing the board game Saturday night with a female friend when he tried to buy Park Place and Boardwalk from her.
When she refused, Fraser police Lt. Dan Kolke told WWJ-AM he hit her in the head, breaking her glasses.
The man was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
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From the September '09 XXL:
Given all the history you made with Gangsta Grillz mixtapes, alot of people were caught off guard when you said "Fuck DJ Drama" onstage last year.
Drama just started acting like a bitch. Drama wanted to be Khaled, but he didn’t want to help nobody. He just changed, period. Look at his crew. The same niggas ain’t around him. You ain’t never been in no streets. I could never have no beef with a nigga like that. He’s a cornball. You made millions off my mixtapes, to the point where the fuckin’ feds scooped you up for bootlegging. I never even made the money he made off of Trap or Die or Tha Streets Iz Watchin, because they were selling and distributing them and making money.
I’m not hating. But we will never do a mixtape together. I didn’t charge that nigga for [contributing a verse to the song “5000 Ones,” on Drama’s official Atlantic Records debut]. But then when I need [a tape for one of my artists], and you want to charge me $20,000?… I’ll slap the shit out of Drama. He knows that. He wasn’t loyal. But me putting my hands on that man ain’t gonna make him respect what I’m saying. I’m just not gonna fuck with him anymore.
Well, damn.
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I can't lie, I laughed when I read "jungle monkey". It's racist as fuck, but a lot of funny shit is. Look at Chappelle's Show. Anyway, I hope this asshole gets fired.
In the meantime, there's more hilariously offensive stuff (starring Uncle Ruckus) after the stretch.
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Please forward all complaints to: MXL@shutyabloodclotmouthyousensitivebitch.com.
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From the AP:
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man was charged with having sex with a horse after the animal's owner caught the act on videotape, then staked out the stable and caught him at shotgun point, authorities said Wednesday.
But this wasn't the first time Rodell Vereen has been charged with buggery. He pleaded guilty last year to having sex with the same horse after owner Barbara Kenley found him in the same stable and was sentenced to probation and placed on the state's sex offender list.
Kenley said she noticed several weeks ago her 21-year-old horse Sugar was acting strange and getting infections again...
So you bone a horse, and the horse gets the infection?? You dirty dick bastard!
And this was a BLACK dude!! Not that we Black folk can't be dirty bastards, too, it's just that you don't expect the culprit in a horse-fuckin' story to a Black man. At least I didn't.
Here's his mugshot:
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This might be old, but's it's new to me. Slim and Hov' performing live at the Activision Concert held at the E3 Conference not too long ago.
Slim's bounce was funny. He was really be feelin' himself and the whole vibe. The nigga Hov' was tryin' to be all intimate and shit. LOL. Dope lil' performance.
In case you ain't know, Jay and Slim are both contributing "Greatest Hits" compilations to the packaging of the DJ Hero Renegade Edition. DJ Hero also features the Good Dr.'s Beats By Dre headphones, DJ Jazzy Jeff as a playable character, and probably a bunch of other fly shit I don't even know about. If you're into that kinda thing, you should check it out.
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A Florida cop rear-ends a lady, arrests her, then plots on how he can blame her for the accident. SMH.
What was the big deal? So you followed too close and hit the chick. That couldn't carry that harsh a penalty, could it? Now your silly ass is in deep shit for trying to frame somebody. Fuckin' idiot.
Incidents like this are the reason I don't fuck with the cops. You can never tell who's on that bullshit.
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Yes he is, according to FOX New's Glenn Beck. He said so on the Fox & Friends morning show yesterday. Here's a snippet:
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OK, so when I read this headline on USA Today this afternoon I wasn't surprised. I mean, this is Fox News -- that's the type of shit they do over there.
But what stands out to me is how confused Beck seems to be. First he says,
He's exposed himself over and over and over again as a guy with a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture -- I don't know what it is...
Then, he goes on to say:
I'm not saying that he doesn't like white people, I'm saying that he has a problem and that this guy is, I believe, a racist...
Soooo, first Beck says Obama hates white people. Then he says Obama doesn't dislike white people, but he's still a racist. How, exactly, does that work?
This whole conversation was sparked when the Fox & Friends crew were getting Beck's opinion on Obama's comments about the Henry Louis Gates arrest (he said the Cambridge PD "acted stupidly"). While I don't think Obama should've commented on something that probably should've been kept a local issue, his defense of his ol' Harvard colleague are in no way a sign of his intrinsic racism, as Beck suggests.
(And, for the record, I don't think the Gates arrest was the result of racial profiling. It was the result of an arrogant policeman.)
Glenn Beck's probably been looking for a reason to call Obama a racist, but this one's pretty weak. You gotta come harder than that, Becky.
Some dude in Missouri is giving away Kalashnikov rifles 'cause he says God wants us to defend ourselves...
What part of Missouri is this, I wonder? I'm guessing it ain't St. Louis.
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OK, I have no idea what she says during the first 2 minutes of this thing, but at the 2:01 mark she said "boobs" and my ears popped up like a damn German Shepard. You can call me a pervert if you want to, I don't mind.
Honestly, I didn't pay much attention after her boob story, either. I just got caught up in that accent. I mean, I honestly don't really care what she has to say unless it's some ol' freaky shit (or at least semi-freaky). She said something about cooking plaintains before I cut it off to go retrieve her previously released stretching videos, which you can re-enjoy after the stretch.
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I REALLY wanna go to Miami.
I stole this video from Elliot's Site.
From USA Today:
OAKLAND, California (AP) — Oakland police say a man impersonating a police officer tried to pull over a real undercover officer and was arrested.
Police say 21-year-old Antonio Fernandez Martinez of Oakland was arrested Wednesday in the Fruitvale district after trying to pull over an unmarked police vehicle. Martinez was driving a Ford Crown Victoria outfitted with flashing lights, a microphone and speakers.
Martinez, a convicted car thief, will have his felony probation revoked and could face a prison term.
The officer, Jim Beere, says Martinez probably thought he'd be an easy mark to rob.
You, sir, are an idiot. But remember:
ALABAMA - Mobile police used pepper spray and a Taser on a deaf and mentally disabled man Friday after they were unable to get him to come out of a bathroom at a Dollar General store, authorities said.
After forcibly removing Antonio Love from the bathroom of the Azalea Road store, officers attempted to book the 37-year-old, on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and failure to obey a police officer, but the magistrate on duty at the jail refused to accept any of those charges.
The officers' decision to take Love to jail — even after they discovered his disability — as well as their conduct throughout the incident is still under investigation.
Since the incident, Love's family said, he hasn't been himself. He's been scared of anyone in a police uniform...
That's just fucked up. After the magistrate refused to enter the bogus charges, police allegedly dropped Love off in the middle of the parking lot of his family's apartment complex and sped off without so much as knocking on the door to let them know he was out there. Catch the whole story here.
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He already wrote a letter directly to Tip, now he's speaking to the people. Here he apologizes to Ali Baaqar, whom he says he only lied (not snitched) on, shows his two broken legs and (jokingly?) suggests that he might do a reality show. He also says that the documents that allege his snitching were fraudulent.
I don't know if it's because I've interviewed and was impressed by the guy or because his (ex?) publicist is a colleague of mine, but for some reason I'm almost inclined to believe him. I at least think Tip should holla at him. I mean, he did ride for the dude more than once.
Of course, that probably won't happen. Image is everything, and I don't think his can afford to reconnect with Alfa considering all that's goin' on.
Oh well...
Well, not really. But I did get a good chuckle outta this.
That nigga Whoo-Kid is a fool!
*** OK, I'm hearing now that this video is supposed to be a diss? I thought it was just some ol' funny shit. ***
...Shade 45’s DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Mandog heard this: “Stop your blood clot crying The kid the dog everybody dying No lyin, your n*ggas’ jeans too tight Your colors too bright, your voice too light ~ Jay-Z “D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)” Now, all the way from the sands of Morocco, DJ Whoo Kid responds. This is “Camelgate (Jockin Jay-Z).”
Why would Whoo Kid take offense to that? I don't get it.
I'd like to formally introduce "You're An Asshole", a section that will be sporadically recurring here on AD whose intention is to put a spotlight on some of the stupidest shit people do.
Our inaugural Asshole is Slaughterhouse's West Coast rep, the one and only Crooked I. As a caveat, let me just say that I fux with Slaughterhouse and I fux with Crooked I. The guy's rhymes prove that he's got some intelligence.
But this shit right here, nigga? Simply inexcusable.
What in the fuck does S-L-A-U-G-T-E-R spell? How the fuck you in a group and can't spell the name?
I guess that medicinal they got out in Cali really is the shit!!
If you're interested, there's a little more shit talkin' after the stretch.
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Obviously, I jacked these pics from the homie illseed. He seems to believe that the tatt artist is to blame but I beg to differ.
Well, kinda.
Yeah, the artist is the one who fucked up the spelling, but the nigga Crook didn't seem too upset to me (I mean, the nigga took a picture like the shit was hot) which probably means he didn't even know he was just tagged with some incorrect shit (even though I'm sure he watched the tatt being done) which qualifies him to be today's Asshole.
Crook, my nigga, you're a dope MC; but how fuckin' high do you have to be to allow something like this to happen? I wonder what the rest of the SLAUGTERhouse has to say about this. SMH.
It's not the end of the world, Crook, but you've certainly set yourself up for some serious ridicule. You can recover, though. Just remember:
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I'm a day late on this one, but whatever.
In case you haven't heard by now, T.I.'s former protege Alfamega has released an open letter to inmate #59458019. Here's a couple quotes, with the full letter after the stretch:
I'm coming to you as a man who is disappointed that he was publicly exiled by a friend. You've often said that you're a man of your words, but homie, you are not being true to your words. Instead, you're trying to play me like I'm a pawn in your own personal game of chess.
At one time, a lot of dudes were questioning how you got that year and a day, so the word in the streets was that you were a snitch. I went off in those same streets for you. Shawty Lo dropped a song that had a verse in it disrespecting you and your wife. I stood up for you and went off when he disrespected you at the Dirty Awards. I got pepper sprayed, blasted down by the police and everything. I did that for you and your wife. Man, Shawty Lo didn't utter a single word about me and my wife; it was all about you and yours.
Once this is published, I'm giving you a week to call me. Should you choose to not call me within that timeframe, I'll know exactly where we stand. At that point, we'll separate and we can get it off like Muhammad Ali v/s George Foreman in The Rumble in the Jungle. It will be what it is, you on your side of the ring and me on mine. Instead of a boxing ring, it'll be the studios and instead of boxing gloves, it'll be me lyrically pounding you.
Wow.
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Dope video of The Godfather of Soul, The King of Pop and the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince sharing the same stage. Crazy!!
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Not the best quality or angle, but you get the gist. Bron got shat upon.
Ehh... Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I guess it was just the embarassment of getting shat upon -- which is another way of saying he got "shitted on" or, in lay terms, that he was on the receiving end of a rather powerful slam dunk -- at a camp with your name on it that made Bron call for confiscation.
For the record, though, this confiscation is Bitchassness Strike 2 on King James. Not shaking up with niggas after the Magic put him out was a straight sucka move. I fucks with the kid, but these moves were both in very bad taste.
Bron, cut it out.
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Wow. From USA Today:
A Chinese worker killed himself after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for disappeared.
The 25-year-old engineer, Sun Danyong, who worked for Foxconn, jumped from a 12-story building last week. A Chinese newspaper reported that his property had been seized and that he was held in solitary confinement, where he faced "unbearable interrogation techniques" for having lost one of 16 "4G" prototypes. Foxconn apologized, but questioned reports that police beat Sun.
Apple issued a statement this afternoon in response to a report by CNET. A spokeswoman said the Silicon Valley firm is "saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death. We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect."
His property was seized and he faced "unbearable interrogation" over a lost iPhone prototype?!? That shit's crazy! Is Apple run by Steve Jobs or fuckin' Keyser Soze?
Apple apparently has a super-strict confidentiality policy, and I guess this kid thought jumping off a building would be lesser punishment than whatever Jobs 'nem would've done to him.
What a shame.
Yo, avid basketball fans surely remember Ed O'Bannon, the 6'8" former forward for the UCLA Bruins who starred on the team with his brother Charles before being considered one of the biggest busts in NBA Draft history.
Listen close, I got duct tape and rope / I'll have you missin' like the fuckin' O'Bannons - Lil' Wayne, "Cannon Freestyle"
Find out where he's been after the stretch.
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Ed was a pretty much a beast, picking up damn-near every Player-of-the-year Award available while leading the Bruins to the 1995 NCAA Championship. He was drafted by the Nets that same year, but he couldn't transfer his collegiate dominance to the pro game [NBA career numbers: 5.0 PPG, 0.8 ASTS, 2.5 REB] , and found himself out of the league by the '97-'98 season.
Ed and his brother fell collectively off of everybody's radar, leaving only some wondering, "what ever happened to those guys?"
Lord only knows where Charles is, but Ed is now a car salesman in Nevada.
He says he doesn't even play ball anymore but is tempted to try coaching since he helped his young daughter make her middle school team.
He thinks he can do it, even though middle school girls' basketball isn't exactly a good measuring stick of coaching ability. Unless he wants to be a middle school girls' coach, that is.
He says he's happy and living comfortably despite no longer enjoying NBA riches (he might still have a few NBA dollars left), but he recently became the first and sole plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit filed against those rapists at the NCAA.
I wonder if Charles is slangin' cars, too...
Suppliers: NY Daily News & USA Today
This nigga JoeJack is a trip. He uses his first minutes in front of a camera after his son's death to promote his bullshit-ass record label, now he's got a big ol' party planned -- for himself.
If Joe Jackson’s spate of recent interviews feels like a publicity tour, that might be because it is one. Michael Jackson’s father is ramping up for his big 80th birthday bash scheduled for Aug. 22 in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park.
He’s throwing the party with his record label partner Marshall Thompson, who wrote on his MySpace page that the singer's father is well-known for his “popular birthday celebrations each year.” - MSNBC
SMH. My rants after the stretch.
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"Popular birthday celebrations"?? Who in the fuck gives a fuck about Joe Jackson's birthday? And the fact that Mike's birthday is exactly one week following JoeJack's planned soiree makes it even more inappropriate, if you ask me. I'd be willing to bet that the JoeJack shindig doesn't include one single dedication to his dead son. And if it does, it'll probably be very fuckin' weak.
It seems to me like the only relatives (out of the most famous ones, anyway) genuinely affected by Mike's passing are Katherine and Janet.
I've been trying to stay out of this Mike Jackson shit, but this one just seemed too weird.
If you're interested, you can catch JoeJack's interview with Larry King - where he denies ever hitting Michael but admits to not expecting to be in the will - at EUR Web.
In an interview with UK OG Tim Westwood, Shawn Corey finally addresses his little "situation" with one Chuck Taylor.
I said I'm not talkin' 'bout this, this - Is that a diss? ... If that's a diss, then wear that. Tell groupie to get over it.
He didn't diss him the first time, but this here was DEFINITELY a diss (and a deserved one, 'cause I'm kinda tired of Game's Stan-ism rearing it's ugly head over and over again), so I'm sure we can expect Young Jayceon to take even more shots at Hov'. The good part about that is, a lot of those diss records will probably be dope. Even with his repeated acts of bitchassness, Game is still a beast on that mic and seems to feed off beef.
Jay - in usual Jay fashion - probably won't say anything else about it. Which, of course, will only make Game go harder 'cause he's obviously starved for attention.
Guess we'll have to wait and see exactly what happens.
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Less than a week after a judge dismisses the insider trading case brought against him by the SEC, Mark Cuban finds himself in yet another legal battle - this time with former Mavs owner, Ross Perot, Jr.
The lawsuit claims Cuban covered the Mavericks’ financial shortfalls by obtaining more than $29 million in unauthorized loans through a limited partnership designed to distribute profits from the arena, the American Airlines Center. It accuses the Mavericks and three other companies controlled by Cuban of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. - NBC Sports
I haven't the slightest idea what "breach of fiduciary duty" or "unjust enrichment" means, but it seems to me like the walls are closing in on Cubes. I think dude's been on some grimy shit from jump, and the chickens are coming home to roost.
I really think it's karma, though. He should never have traded Devin Harris for Jason Kidd's old ass. You never trade your future for your past, asshole. Now you must pay!
Fuck the Mavs!!!
The wrong nigga to fuck with.
In a statement, the city and police department of Cambridge, Mass., said they had "recommended to the Middlesex County District Attorney that the criminal charge against Professor Gates not proceed."
"This incident should not be viewed as one that demeans the character and reputation of Professor Gates or the character of the Cambridge Police Department. All parties agree that this is a just resolution to an unfortunate set of circumstances," the statement continued. - MSNBC.com
Well, damn. That sure was fast. Cambridge PD must've started feeling the heat. They knew that shit was silly, anyway.
Not everyone gets this opportunity to be on this show like I did. What happens from this point is up to me. There might have been a little more money elsewhere in the short run, but I’m looking at the big picture...
My favorite backyard bully reflects on the best career decision he's ever made.
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I’m the only guy going in the house with a bull’s-eye on my back. That’s cool. I’m always going to be the underdog, no matter who I fight. These guys have been doing it over 10 years, some of them all their lives. And in me, you got a guy coming right off the streets. - Kimbo Slice, first day of filming on TUF 10
Guess who's back? The king of the neighborhood knockout is back after being pimped by the goons at EliteXC. Now, I don't blame Kimbo for chasing the loot (the nigga's got 5 kids.), I just knew that Elite wasn't the place for him to become a better fighter. All they did was dump money on Kimbo so they could parade him around like some prize pony in attempts to gain more viewers (it worked, by the way). Again, good for Kimbo's bottom line, bad for Kimbo's octagonal skills.
Not surprisingly, EliteXC folded like a weak-ass, paper organization should, which immediately made me wonder if dude's career would be over.
UFC is the holy grail of mixed martial arts, and I was sure Kimbo would never get in because it was my understanding that Dana White, the organization's genius co-founder and President, hated Kimbo's fuckin' guts.
I don't think he's a big Dana White fan... You know, how could you be after all the things that have gone back and forth? - UFC President Dana White on The Carmichael Dave Show, KHTK North Cali
Dana's gone on record saying that Kimbo "sucks," that he'd get "killed" in UFC and that the onliest way he'd even think about giving "Big Ferg" a contract is if he made his way through The Ultimate Fighter.
Dana, like most MMA fans across the country, made totally irrational, snap judgments on Kimbo for reasons that I still don't fully understand. The way they talk about him, you'd think Kimbo was the biggest asshole God ever created. But if you check his interviews or even watch his old, pre-MMA, $5000 backyard fights, Kimbo is always gracious, never gallivanting around like he was King of the World or some shit and always showing respect for his felled opponent. The only thing Kimbo did that could even be perceived as asshole-ism is throwing his fists up to the camera; even though all he ever said while doing this is, "This is what I do. This is how I eat." I, personally, was never mad at that.
I think Dana's ire was misdirected. He had more of a problem with Kimbo being treated like the biggest thing in MMA - all in the main event on CBS primetime and shit - when his biggest accomplishment until that point was knockin' out a string of ol' regular-ass niggas in backyards across Miami.
But I respect Dana 'cause he's fair, and in true Dana White fashion, he kept his word and gave Kimbo a slot on the show (I say "gave" because the guys didn't have to fight their way into the house this season). And, in true Kimbo Slice fashion, he immediately impressed.
I said a lot of things about this guy, and I'm gonna tell you now, just like I would, I've got nothing but respect for him. This guy stepped up and he wants to fight on The Ultimate Fighter. And he's dead serious about winning this thing too. - Dana on The Carmichael Dave Show
Apparently, Dana changed his tune on Kimbo after FINALLY speaking to the man and eventually agreed to let him rock on Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter. Dana's a business genius, so I'm sure he recognized Kimbo's earning potential, too. Sure, he's only got like 4 pro fights, but so did Brock Lesnar going into his TITLE DEFENSE at UFC 100, right? Now, Kimbo's no Brock, but I'm just sayin'...
Anyway, here's what else Dana has to say about Kimbo now:
They say he can't fight, and, in a sense, they're right -- he's an incredible street fighter, but his MMA skill is infantile, to say the least. What they seem to forget, though, is that Kimbo is a rookie who has never really faced anyone impressive as a pro, and you can't sharpen steel with cotton. The only real challenge he's ever had was Seth Petruzelli, and he lost that one. Kimbo was the much bigger man, but was still outmatched due to Seth's technical skills.
And all Kimbo's interested in in improving. He claims to not even have sex with his wife for like 8 weeks while he's training. Did I mention dude has 5 kids? That means him and wife get it in OFTEN, so that's quite the sign of focus if you ask me.
But, I digress.
So Kimbo's got nowhere to go but up. He's got the world against him and has already acknowledged the bullseye on his back, but I think he's up to the challenge. He's humble, he's got natural gifts but still trains hard as a muthafucka, and he ain't scared. Now I'm not predicting a TUF 10 victory for Mr. Ferguson, but I do anticipate him competing and impressing because he's got a LOT to prove.
Good luck, Kimbo. Prove these niggas wrong!!
(SIDENOTE: While I'm definitely looking forward to this season of TUF, I really can't wait for it to hurry up and end so we can finally see that "black-on-black crime" we've been waiting for!! Rampage wants to get that belt back - unfortunately, he'd have to get it from Lyoto "Laugh at my Karate Pants and I'll Whoop Your Ass" Machida now - but Rashad says all he'll get is knocked the fuck out. Rampage/Rashad will be damn-near epic!)
Other than Kimbo, you can catch these other Heavyweights competing for that contract this season (from UFC.com):
Zak Jensen – standout wrestler at Augsburg College
Marcus Jones – former 1st round NFL draft pick who had a six-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (This guy's older than Kimbo)
Scott "Punk Haole" Junk – Division II All-American football player at Southwest Oklahoma State and fought in UFC 76.
James McSweeney – former international kickboxing and Muay Thai champion
Jon Madsen – defeated Brock Lesnar in a high school wrestling match
Matt Mitrione - played for New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings
Roy "Big Country" Nelson – former IFL Heavyweight Champion
Demico Rogers – high school football and wrestling star
Brendan Schaub – played for Buffalo Bills and Arena Football’s Utah Blaze
Darrill Schoonover – decorated Army veteran
Wes Shivers – former member of the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons
Wes Sims - fought two heated battles with former UFC champ Frank Mir at UFC 43 and UFC 46 (this guy's 6'10"!!)
Abe Wagner – played linebacker at Michigan Tech and has a degree in mechanical engineering
Mike Wessel – UFC veteran and former strength and conditioning coach at University of Arkansas
Justin Wren – All-American high school wrestler
TUF 10 premieres September 16th on SpikeTV.
(For more on Kimbo, check out Spike's "Kimbo Uncut" series, parts 1 and 2.)
This is insanity.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Colleagues of Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard’s most prominent scholar of African-American history, are accusing the police here of racism after he was arrested at his home last week by an officer investigating a report of a robbery in progress.
Professor Gates, who has taught at Harvard for nearly two decades, arrived home on Thursday from a trip to China to find his front door jammed, said Charles J. Ogletree, a law professor at Harvard who is representing him.
He forced the door open with the help of his cab driver, Professor Ogletree said, and had been inside for a few minutes when Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge Police Department appeared at his door and asked him to step outside.
Professor Gates, 58, refused to do so, Professor Ogletree said. From that point, the account of the professor and the police began to differ. - NY Times
Apparently, smart niggas get it, too.
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The differing accounts go loosely like this:
Gates says he gave the officer his driver's license and Harvard ID to prove that he not only owned the house he was "breaking into," but was also an esteemed member of the community. According to Gates, Crowley still didn't believe he lived there, which pissed the Harvard Professor off and led him to ask for Crowley's name and badge number.
Officer Crowley says Gates offered only his Harvard ID, but that he was still "led to believe that Gates was lawfully in the residence," then became "surprised and confused with the behavior" Gates showed, which allegedy included him exiting the residence to yell at the officer further.
Whatever happened, it resulted in Professor Gates being arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
Now, who's telling the truth? Probably both of them.
Do I think the police of Cambridge, MA - which, to me, always sounded like a place that sold "Whites-Only" pies - are capable of the level of racial profiling alleged in this case? Oh, hell yeah. I think the Police Department is capable of many levels of corruption and overall dirtiness, so I don't put much out of their realm of capability, especially not racial profiling.
But at the same time, do I think it's possible that a 58-year-old nigga got just a little rambunctious at the idea of being questioned and threatened with arrest at his own home? After taking into consideration that he probably had a bit of an attitude by that point anyway since he'd come fresh off a long-ass flight from China only to be locked out of his house, only to then have the cops show up to investigate a B&E in which he was the main suspect? Not to mention the fact the he already wasn't feeling well due to some kinda infection? Yeah, that nigga was pissed d-fuck off and probably did get a little snappy with the officer.
But the redacted police report claims Gates was pretty damn unruly, even going so far as to pull the ghetto-ass "yo mama" bomb out of his ass [Cop: "Sir, if you have any more questions, you can talk to me outside. Gates: "Yeah, I'll talk to yo mama outside."] and yelling, "This is what happens when you're a Black man in America!" as they took him, in cuffs, to the squad car. It also says the officers were very polite and empathetic, even cuffing Gates with his hands in front of him for his comfort and going back inside to get his cane. How sweet!
Of course, police reports are written by police so you have to expect it to sound like they're a bunch of coddlers.
What I'm having the biggest problem understanding is how the lady next door didn't recognize her neighbor. The report says the call was placed to police at about 1 in the afternoon, which means she looked out her window in broad daylight and really believed muhfuckas were breaking in. I don't know if they've created the nigga dumb enough to pull a kick-door in fuckin' Cambridge, MA - on a house in an upscale neighborhood minutes from Harvard University, mind you - in BROAD DAYLIGHT. Fuck she think this is, Paper Soldiers?
Smells like bullshit to me.
Anyway, that's all I have to say about that. I know I didn't really come to a conclusion, but fuck it.
This ain't CNN.
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Suppliers: NY Times & EUR Web
You may or may not be aware of this, but there's some funny shit on Craig's List. I mean, it's random folks from random places posting random shit for FREE, so you know there's got to be some bullshit on there.
Anyway, I found this one a few days ago. It's obviously fake (I hope), but it's still pretty funny.
If you ever need your script creative'd, holla at this fool.
That's all I got for now, but there will be more. If you see somethin' funny on Craig's List, don't be scared to share. Just hit the "Contact" button up top and gimme dat link.
Didn't plan on doin' two Mike posts today, but I had to put this up.
Check out Mike's jet with the Jordan logo on the back:
(N236MJ: 23 = His jersey number, 6 = The number of titles, rings and Finals MVP trophies he owns, MJ = If you need me to explain this, I'll come slap the shit outta you.)
"Ballin'" is quite the understatement.
Supplier: MTO
...According to the potheads over at COED Magazine. (Them muhfuckas over there are hilarious!)
In the classic documentary Pumping Iron, he is seen smoking, and loving, a joint. Schwarzenegger hasn’t been puffing since his election to office, but he has presided over California’s recent medical marijuana renaissance. According to Arnold, marijuana “is not a drug, it’s a leaf.”
The Governator is only one. Check the rest - in no particular order - after the stretch.
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Phelps has given a few interviews decrying his “bad judgment,” promising it was a dumb mistake that never happened before and won’t happen again… but we know that’s bullsh*t. It might be his last, but it definitely wasn’t his first. This means that you can become the most world class athlete of all time and be a pot smoker at the same time. Stereotype shattered.
While the ‘Sir’ in front of this guy’s name puts him in some very elite company, it doesn’t automatically get him on this list. Not only does this man smoke weed, he gets high with his 21-year-old son. He has publicly stated that there’s nothing wrong with smoking pot, has petitioned for the legalization of pot, and even said that if it were legal, he’d sell it.
Ted is a rare breed of billionaire — he comes off as completely absent minded, incapable of even putting on his own pants. Yet he is a mega-mogul. Not what you’d expect from a guy who grew pot in his college dorm room. Ted is also a major funder of the Kentucky Hemp Museum, along with renowned stoner Woody Harelson, and is a well known fan of the classic stoner cartoon Scooby-Doo.
The talk show prince discovered pot late in life, and for good reason. Back in 1999 he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and couldn’t find anything to suppress his symptoms. He tried all sorts of pain killers; none worked, and all had horrible side effects. So he decided to try medical marijuana (same thing as regular marijuana, FYI) and it worked wonders for him!
...If you’re one of those idiots who believes a pothead could never amount to anything, you’d have never guessed this was the way Bloomberg would turn out. Did he smoke pot when he was younger? In his own words “You bet I did. And I enjoyed it!”
Almost every American President before Barry, from Washington to Clinton to Bush, has had a pot addled past. But as far as we know, none have admitted to smoking as much pot as Obama. “When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” Anyone who wonders what kind of future a pothead can have should take a hard look at Barack Obama. Not only can you grow up to be ridiculously smart, you can grow up to be President.
OK, I know that's not ten, but the others I'm not too concerned with. If you are, catch the complete list here.
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