Streetwear has undeniably become the defining fashion trend of the Kanye West/Lil’ Wayne hip-hop generation. Usually characterized as cost-effective tees/hoodies adorned with eye opening designs, patterning, insignias, or satirical wordplay, urban wear and the scene that accompanied it was once teeming with creativity. Unfortunately, things have turned south in many respects, as companies are blatantly […]

Rucker legend Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland at Norfolk St. U. Photo courtesy ESPN.
As I have attended Norfolk State University, the name of Bob Dandridge has been instilled in my head. When entering Joe Echols Memorial Hall, you see a huge picture of him in a Washington Bullets uniform laying the ball up. This man played […]

Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland shooting a jumper while in incarcerated in federal prison. Photo courtesy ESPN.
Yo, who peeped the ESPN two-part documentary “Black Magic” this past weekend? Wow! That joint blew me away. I’m so not that dude to stay peeled to a TV screen, and especially not two nights in a row, but I […]

The frigid weather in the Big Apple is a not-so-welcoming reminder that the midst of winter is upon us in the Northeast. Cold weather aside, at least for basketball junkies like me, this time of year presents an array of options with high school, college and the pro ranks in full effect.
Although the Hoop […]