By Jon Lopez
Ridiculous handle, contortionist dunks, trash talk, Blocks that send the rock into the stands and DJs are not the only form of entertainment on the streets of NYC in the summer. Every announcer has his own swag. Some have jokes, others are great at coming up with nicknames. AG gets the kids involved at halftime for dance contests. Joe Pope has the celebrity check in. Tazz has unlimited energy. Some announcers get the crowd involved or joke on the crowd. Craig banned jean shorts from 119th. Announcers play a major role and, in some cases, can be the X-factor that separates the good from the great. So, who is the best of the best announcers? Read More »
Tags: AG, Big Brawley Chisholm, Bobbito aka Kool Bob Love, Bobbito Garcia, craid, DJ Bobbito Garcia, Dyckman, ej da mayor, Joe Pope, Jose, MC Tazz, ready rock, taz, voice of harlem
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By Jon Lopez
Together We Chill 2009
Where can you see the likes of Kareem “’Reem wit it, Rock wit it” Reid, Antawn “Anti-Freeze” Dobie, Kenny “Serious Satellite” Satterfield, John “Franchise” Strickland, “The Cab Driver,” “Baby Shaq” and other big names in the summer in NYC? Well, actually, Dyckman, Kingdome, Tri-State, and EBC are some of the tournaments where you will find these guys gettin’ busy. But there’s another, less talked-about, tournament where one can find these elite ballers: Together We Chill. Located in the heart of El Barrio on 119th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, TWC might be one of the most slept-on tournaments in the city. Read More »
Tags: Body Wide, dave williams, EZ Pass, feature, Jazz "Total Package" Mansell, jesse sapp, jon lopez, jonathan lopez, k1x, Kareem Reed, Kareem Reid, Kendel "World Premiere" Provet, Kenny-Satterfield, krispy kutz, nyc, piff unit, ready rock, Streetball, summer basketball, Summerball, tedsmooth, Together we chill, twc, world premiere
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