Our man DJ Roc Raida, or Anthony to some of us, passed away. Tony Touch told me on the plane Saturday afternoon as we were flying back from Toronto. I came across this photo that I took of him in ‘96 during a battle at Barnard/Columbia U. Thought I’d share it with all of you. He seemed real calm and collected in it.
That’s how I remember him.
Raida and I met around 1989 through DJ Lord Sear who grew up with him in Harlem. They both would come down to 97th St. to chill at the Goat [Park] with our crew, and we’d snap, bug out, talk about kicks, whatever.
When Stretch and I got on WKCR 89.9FM Thursday nights, we put the X-MEN (later named the X-cutioners) turntablists featuring Raida, Read More »
Nike reps, Bounce familia and the fans of NYC summer ball had waited for this day the way Lil’ Dez does when he sits outside Kobe and LeBron’s apartment– uncontrollably bopping around in excitement, just waiting to see their heroes.
The 1 train, The Village, Hunter College and Harlem World have all been watching and waiting to crown the team of the summer. After months of players getting after it on all surfaces in all locations, the city finally got its wish this weekend. Read More »
What happens when you bring streetball indoors? Let me answer that question for you with this clip. The DnD winter and spring classic is the number 1 tournament in queens, Teams such as Money Train, TNP, Money Inc., Diamond, X-Men, United Brooklyn, 1/3 The Champs have played in this tournament. I played in this tournament myself and it’s no walk in the park.
The only thing hotter than the temperature in NYC yesterday was the X-Men shooting.
The team drilled 17 threes en route to knocking off Diamond, 117-100, for its second consecutive West 4th crown.
The X-Men jumped out early behind the hot hands of Tommie “Gunz” Eddie and Sean Dantlzer, who combined for 20 first-quarter points, and held a 32-13 advantage after the first ten minutes.
By halftime, it was a 26-point game. Diamond never got closer than 13 the rest of the way. Read More »
Tommie “Gunz” Eddie scored 25 points and Mike Campbell added 18 as the X-Men advanced to their second consecutive West 4th final Saturday afternoon, knocking off Pick & Roll, 95-87.
The X-Men led virtually the entire way and took a five-point lead into intermission.
But Miguel “Miles High” Millien netted all 20 of his points in the third quarter to bring Pick & Roll back. Read More »
This Friday the words hell in Harlem come back to life with the Tri State final four on 145th street and Lenox Avenue. You know I’m hype because we get to watch Smush Parker, Tommie Eddie & Chris Welye coached by long time basketball wizard Dytanya Mixon in what will be an epic battle Read More »
After Andre Barrett hit a teammate with a no look pass that led to a dunk, #2 United Brooklyn coach James Ryan threw his hands in the air in triumph. The flush gave the team, who trailed by 10 at one point, a seven-point lead. But little did the coach know his boys were far from in the clear.
After being down by 12 entering the fourth, the #6 Usual Suspects cut the deficit to just four after Erving Brown drilled a three from the left wing with about 3:35 remaining. Brown then stole the inbounds pass and put in a lay-up to make it a 95-93 game.
With the Usual Suspects leading by three with 20 seconds left, UBK guard Gary Ervin connected on one of two free throws to make the score 104-102. The Suspects then threw away the inbounds pass and James “Stixx” Williams put in a running hook for UBK with about 11 seconds left to tie the game. Read More »
BOUNCE #20 with Chicago’s Will “The Thrill” Bynum on the cover can now be read online! Simply click here or on the top right box on our homepage. You can flip through pages, read your favorite articles, search keywords, download the whole magazine to your desktop, and even print it!
Bounce print issue #20 will be available for free at our NYC and Chicago orange distribution boxes this week, and can be ordered at the Bounceonline store soon.
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