Will Strickland aka “Wall Street Journal” is Hip-Hop/Toronto Streetball
Will Strickland is a renaissance man deeply rooted in hip-hop culture and well-respected on the streetball scene. Strickland represents on Canada’s Score TV Network’s basketball life-style show called Court Surfing and he’s presently the President of the Urban Music Association of Canada. Will participates in all the streetball tourney’s and he’s for real for real when it comes to bringing the street to the general populace.
Excerpts from Bounce Issue #2 – Will Strickland on Streetball in Toronto. .
“I ain’t talking prison time upstate with trips from your DL chick bringing illegal contraband strapped to her thighs. We are strickly talking hooping outta control above the 49th parallel in the country that birthed the inventor of the game…
Will’s intro of LeBron’s new kicks on Court Surfing
Strickland’s best player list and the places where ball is being played on the pick-up level in Toronto.
Players:
Rodney “H20″ Hampton
Shawn “Biggs” Green
Phil “Dr Dix” Dixon – Nike Battleground Champion
Alex “Beast” Beason
Denham Brown
Duane Cross
Colin Charles
Shane Nicely
Wayne Smith
Alex Urosovich
Vidal Messiah
Sherman Hamilton
Kevin Shand
Mike Kennedy
Places to Ball in Toronto:
University Settlement Rec – 23 Grange Road – Saturday’s 2-4pm
George Brown College/Casa Loma Campus – Sunday’s 6-9pm
Nike/Air Canada Centre – 40 Bay St. – Thursday’s 7:30-10pm
Humber College/North Campus – 205 Humber College Blvd – Daily Early Afternoon
For further info hit Will on his e-mail at the end of the youtube highlight and he’ll drop the new science.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:
will is my main man! love that dude. we’ve been friends for almost 20 years since back wehn he was doing college radio in texas and i was sending him def jam records. once we realized we both could play (and wear mad exclusive kicks), we became buddies! haha! he is quoted all throughout my “Where’d You Get Those? New York City’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987″ book as i respect him as a high level connoisseur. his game is serious, too, i’ve never beaten him in a 1 on 1, although he i’ve gotten off some serious shake and bake sauce on him! haha
January 28th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
illest says:
he had an ill show on rice university. he used to play stuff from your tapes, bobbito. like that oc and organized and kool keith freestyle when large pro was there and he played cold peein on em your show.
January 28th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
that guy sweets says:
I don’t know if you can say he’s Toronto Streetball as Will hasn’t been living here since back in the day, but he’s definitely a vet when it comes to ball, kicks and hip-hop. he’s a historian and has countless great stories.
Good to see he is getting his due, because in Toronto they are too quick to bring you down.
Haters…
January 29th, 2009 at 12:47 am
Sean Couch says:
Call em True School Will from Up north and give em some legend status…
January 31st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Wall $treet says:
Family,
Appreciate the burn on my newest-latest, Court Surfing, on The Score Sports Network in Toronto, as well as some of my past glory & relationship with the Artist Formerly Known As Bobbito The Barber:)!
I’m gonna keep trying to do hip hop, hoops, my ManChild & just keepin’ it RIGHT with the World goin’, tu sabes? I believe if you do it for love & play with skills, good things happen…I learned that from watchin’ my man Bobbito!
VIRTUAL HIGH FIVE: Couch, you showed mad love & it’s logged in the Mental Rolodex for future reference. We’ll connect soon & update this list of T-Dot hoop kings, because most of us on that list are old now.
However, just like Elvis when he got fat, he could still sing; I’m ALWAYS gonna be able to do my “Release, Rotation…SPLASH!”.
My scouting report has but 3 words:
HE
WILL
FINISH!
Wall $treet, givin’ KBL the bizziness on the court all day, e’ryday:)!
http://www.youtube.com/WStrick24
wstrick24@gmail.com
WHISPER (‘cuz I’m too damn old to “Holla!”),
Will
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Feets Malone says:
Will! this is a great look. Some of the life lessons you schooled me on still remain etched in the forefront of my memory. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we sat on the gym floor as you showed me the ball handling warm up drill from the Spurs camp and I still get a little misty eyed when I think about your Raptors combine. You mean so many things to so many people and as a youngin I appreciated it but really never had the chance to thank you. Seeing you at One Night Only was extremely special and I relished those moments of one on one at the 92nd St Y. But it’s great to see you’re still impacting and influencing the world! I wish you nothing but continued success….and I agree the love of the game will always see you through!!!
February 4th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Wall $treet says:
Damn, Feets…
I think it t’was I who just got misty eyed after reading your post! I can’t believe you remember all of that, but I appreciate the love, B! Hopefully some of that talking & stuff helped you…Hearing that you remembered humbles me & lets me know that someone’s listening or watching at all times…
Reach out & update me on your movements…
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:48 am
Toronto Baskteball says:
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