I used to play “The Light” from Pharoahe Monch on my train ride to work to start my day inspired. Watching “Still Standing” reminded me of the veteran emcee’s ability to come off so motivational, a trait taken for granted amid the necessity to have swag. Produced by Australia’s finest M-Phazes and accompanied by Jill Scott, I’m glad a visual dropped from an overlooked track Read the rest of this entry »

The last time FC Barcelona and Real Madrid met in the Copa del Rey, Cristiano Ronaldo and company took the trophy in the Final. Unfortunately for “Los Blancos,” the dropping and destroying that trophy from their victory parade bus is what people remember more than actually winning. For Ronaldo, Barca is that thorn preventing aspirations for soccer supremacy Read the rest of this entry »

Madlib and Freeway collabo? Nope. The doo-rag and Philly Freezer-style beard threw me off. In the image above, you’re actually looking at Jacob “Pop Life” Barrow and Deen Whitter better known as the latest aliases from the rapping members of De La Soul. Read the rest of this entry »

Take a look at this unbelievable goal by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard scoring from his own box (insert joke here) during Wednesday night’s EPL action. Credit this play on shoddy defending or just a lucky bounce but this is one of the craziest goals you will ever see. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night Black Star performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon but I fell asleep. Thank goodness for the Internet otherwise I would’ve forever missed their performance of “Little Brother” and, more importantly, Questlove sharing the song’s intriguing backstory on the show’s site. Read the rest of this entry »

Fitting I found out that HBO’s How To Make It In America was cancelled via Hypebeast initially. Readers of the Gen Y fashion hub would be the best gauge to see what people in that scene or at least those “who try to make it” there felt about the axing. Read the rest of this entry »

FC Barcelona’s goalkeeper flubbed a clearance resulting in a Real Madrid goal in the first minute of the game but with a little luck and resiliency, Barcelona won 3-1 to tie their rivals as league leaders in Spain. Read the rest of this entry »

Fit Antonio Margarito for an eye patch now. Avenging his loss from their first fight, Miguel Cotto’s nine-round pummeling of Margarito resulted in a TKO to retain his WBA Super Welterweight title. Cotto (37-2-0) tactically took out his opponent in one-sided dominance with all three judges scoring in his favor 89-82. Read the rest of this entry »

Soccer fans don’t have NBA withdrawal; we have the Champions League. And with all the drama Wednesday night – including Bayern Leverkusen’s upset of Chelsea, Valencia’s 7-0 demolishing of Genk and Arsenal being the only English club to secure a spot in the knock-out stage – the match all fans anticipated with FC Barcelona and AC Milan lived up to the hype. Read the rest of this entry »

The crowd booed the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday night once the judges decision to award WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao the victory over Juan Manuel Marquez aired over the speakers. The match could have easily went the Mexican’s way but with the card reading (116-112),(115-113), (114-114), against him, Marquez again goes winless against Pacquiao. Read the rest of this entry »

As the resident Filipino of TSS, I was going to comment on this after the Pacquiao-Marquez III fight on November 12th however I felt compelled to write after viewing the last night’s Pac-Man karaoke session on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Yes, Manny Pacquiao and Jimmy Kimmel have taken their bromance to the next level by singing a duet of the Bee Gees’ “How Deep Is Your Love.” Read the rest of this entry »

Donwill the DJ? Don, the Tanya Morgan rapper and kicks contributor, dabbles behind the wheels by concocting a mix for the women’s style site, Parlour Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

In the “Subway Series of Soccer,” Manchester City trampled Manchester United 6-1 on Sunday to prove they weren’t pretenders but contenders for the Premier League Crown. For Americans, the Manchester derby can easily compare to baseball’s famous local rivalry. Read the rest of this entry »

On the pre-fight promos for the Manny Pacquiao versus “Sugar” Shane Mosley fight Saturday night, an immense laughter echoed in the living room as my brother and I saw the Mortal Kombat logo appear between the images of the two fighters. Practically not expecting heart-ripping fatalities or ice-freezing, one comparison of the game did occur at the MGM in Las Vegas – flawless victory. Read the rest of this entry »

First, let’s all admit the roller rink was an alibi to check out girls. If you could skate it was a plus, but hanging by the rail and bird-watching would be worth the trip, especially before you weren’t old enough to go anywhere else. But unlike other options like the mall or the movie theater, the facade of skates hid the fact the music made it your nightclub starter kit. Read the rest of this entry »