Flicks from the event shot with my blackberry curve camera (not bad): (top left) Bobbito and Goliath’s Rosemary; (middle) “PR,” John “The Franchise” Strickland, and HBO’s “Wire” actor Ramon Rodriguez.
Yesterday, I headed to Harlem for the Nike Boot Launch at Vault. It was refreshing to hit up a neighborhood-type event Uptown. In this […]

I got an email from my peoples over at Nike the other day inviting me to a launch for their new boot collection. Nike has had the city on smash the past couple of winters with the Goadomes, Baltoros, and now the Air Max 90 joints. The ’90s are straight heat so hopefully your […]

U. of Arizona bound HS senior Brandon Jennings took a second consecutive co-MVP honor tonight.
8/24/07, Rucker Park, Harlem USA: The 2nd Annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic tonight featured the nation’s top 24 HS players regardless of grade or shoe affiliation. It is the only HS All-American game played outdoors. Fat Joe, Baron […]

We’re back with more info on who to check out, where, and when so that you get your daily playground fix. If you’re a “streetball head” like us, we’ll probably see you at most of these games.
Today: (July 16, 2007)
EBC @ Rucker Park (155th St./Frederick Douglass Blvd., Harlem)
Train: D,B to 155th […]

Just in case anyone was wondering, Harlem was alive and well yesterday. I rolled uptown to 118th between 5th & Lenox to catch the chip at ATM Live. For anyone who doesn’t know, ATM is one of the fastest growing, and best high school tournaments in NYC. The talent is top notch […]