Archive for January, 2008

Uncle Ralph The VJ Pioneer / Jan 31, 2008 / 7:44 pm

VJ Ralph McDaniels mixing DVDs (peep the screen in the background)
During MLK weekend, Danny Castro and others put forth a Rakim/Chuck D concert at Planet B in Brooklyn. I didn’t stay late enough for the classic rhymes, but had more my fill listening, and watching, VJ Ralph McDaniels do his thing. He cut up DVDs […]

I was peeping www.blackflivesblog.com and learned that not only is it Jackie Robinson’s born day today, but that the man who broke the Major League Baseball color barrier 60 years ago and became an All-Star Brooklyn Dodger was also mad nice with the pill. Word! He was even courted by the Harlem Globetrotters at one […]

Goodness Gracious, Plus Illatious! / Jan 31, 2008 / 10:00 am

We really shouldn’t show these clips, if for nothing else but to protect the faces of the victims and their families. But, hey–they stepped on the court, right?
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Vote For The Best AF1 Ever / Jan 30, 2008 / 6:16 pm

Nike is gonna re-issue the winner for separate New York, Baltimore, and Philly results. Find out more: http://www.nike.com/af1/index.jhtml#l=1vote
Stash’s AF1 design won the 1NITE ONLY event last December ‘06 to kick off the 2007 25th Anniversary year of events. Will he do it again? What do you think was the best Air Force 1 ever?

The […]

SNY HS INVITATIONAL / Jan 30, 2008 / 3:48 pm

Project Playground’s Bobbito Garcia, Jack Ryan, and Hi-Rise will be doing the halftime entertainment on Saturday Feb. 2. C’mon out!

Feet On The Street / Jan 29, 2008 / 11:29 pm

adidas 1 on Drew Peets at Studio B Ralph McDaniel jump-off. For those who remember my Sebastian Telfair “It’s the Shoes” ESPN interview, we both got laced in these while playing 1 on 1 at the adidas campus in Portland. I had never peeped them in white/royal, though. Oooooooooh . . .

Nike Zoom BB II […]

Ballin’ Obama / Jan 29, 2008 / 10:58 pm

You gotta peep Claude Johnson of www.blackfivesblog.com hilarious analysis of the candidates’ collective basketball experience: http://blackfivesblog.com/?p=302

Zero Your Hero / Jan 29, 2008 / 5:42 pm

Peep www.risemag.com for more info. Gil, if you read this, we’d like to see you back in Harlem playing tournament ball this summer! You got love in the streets . . .