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Does Giving Away Free Music Downloads Fight Piracy? [Uproxx]

Pot & The NBA [High Times]

Willow Smith Vs. Sesame Street “Whip My Hair” [The Urban Daily]

5 Songs That Taught Us About The Black Panthers [Complex]

Steve McNair’s Widow Wrestling with State to Unfreeze His Assets [Black Voices] Read the rest of this entry »

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl model…

Supersize Delivery! Woman Gives Birth to 19.2-Pound Baby [Fox]

Dr. Boyce and Kevin Powell on CNN: Does America Hate Black Athletes? [BV]

Twenty Five Favorite Fake Movie Brands [Gunaxin]

Music Thieves Also Occasionally Pay For Music [SVI]

Steve McNair Murder Scene An Ill-Advised Halloween Display [Deadspin]

Nike Sportswear x Benedict Radcliffe’s Air Max 1 Wire Frame Sculpture [Slam x Hype]

Vick Ready, Calls Return ‘Dream Come True’ (ESPN)

Finally, An Easy Way To Dominate Times Square [Ad Age]

50 Pics Of Drunken NBA Ballers With Randoms [HMJ]

How Much Sleep Do We Really Need? [Ask Men]

Plaxico’s Hostile Reception [NYP]

Meet The Russian Who Will Bring LeBron To Nets [SbS]

Top 10 Rap Songs of the Week: September 30, 2009 [About]

I don’t know about you guys, but the week after a holiday always feel like a holiday… regardless of whether you drink or not.  Things move at a snails pace at the workplace as people get their bearings straight again.  Same thing thing applies to the blogosphere.

So sit back, relax and catch up… Read the rest of this entry »

Usually we like to showcase these on the Saturday but seeing most folks were celebrating their Independence, how bout a little TWTW smack dab in your face as you re-enter reality? Unsurprisingly, the King of Pop still dominated headlines as Phonte preached some posthumous justice and his daddy…well…his daddy ain’t shit.

Sadly, MJ wasn’t the only thing D.O.A. news we had to deal as Vibe magazine and Steve McNair both checking out earlier than expected.  But life has it ups and downs and last week had more than enough positivity to help brace for the blows.

Christmas In July

– 50 Cent paid tribute to the King
– Novel painted pictures with his sound
– Trackstar the DJ and Peter Rosenberg combined forces to deliver BB19 Read the rest of this entry »

The other early face of the Titans, Eddie George speaks about his former teammate. Saw this on local ABC affiliate WKRN last night and I think it was actually a little longer because Eddie talked about Steve’s composure and leadership, McNair being the first person to call him when the local media drug both George & his mother through the mud for a D.U.I., and the early Oilers/Titans years. Read the rest of this entry »

En route to my first cookout today, I was asleep in the passenger seat when Juan called. “They just found Steve McNair dead in downtown.” This was approximately twenty minutes after the news broke. Immediately after, I’ve received numerous emails & calls about his death & the circumstances. Honestly, the word I keep using to describe me reaction to it is “salty.”

When the Titans came to Nashville & with their subsequent success, Steve McNair gave the city an alternate face to display. It was a face different from the usual Country music icons that everyone not from here knew the city and that was a blessing. It was, of course, a Black face so that made it even sweeter. Regardless of color, the majority of middle Tennessee embraced him. Stuck with him, even during the Titans struggles & his D.U.I. arrest.

And everybody rooted for him, even when he was traded to archival the Ravens. The level of respect Read the rest of this entry »