Athletes in trouble with the LAW!

Okay so I'm writing this blog because another athlete has gotten in trouble with the law once again. The most recent being Plaxico Burress. Former wide receiver for the New York Giants. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison followed by 2 years "under supervision" once released. This after he plead guilty to a weapons charge stemming from accidentally shooting himself in the leg at the Latin Quarter night club in Manhattan on November 29th.
Okay am I crazy to think that these athletes are stupid and really need to get it together or what? First off I am a huge Plax fan. He played for my Steelers for many years BUT we all know him to be a huge pre-madonna. I'm not sure if he just thought he was this big superstar who was untouchable or what but his reputation definitely proceeded him and his carefree attitude finally caught up with him.
In march of this year Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was arrested for DUI Manslaughter after hitting and killing a man in Miami.
What the hell is going on? You have millions of dollars! Why are you driving drunk??
So many of these guys are so called "Ballers". Can't they afford a chauffeur?
Lets take a look back at Maurice Clarett, the superstar running back for Ohio State who was found with guns and ammo in his trunk and then later arrested for holding up a bar at gunpoint. He was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison. I don't think I have to mention Michael Vick do I? $130 million contract plus endorsements down the drain. I understand that the problem is probably a lot more deep rooted than a lot of us could imagine or convey through a blog but this is a growing problem with so many of today's athletes and it needs to be addressed more often.
So many of these athletes have grown up knowing nothing but sports. A lot of them are freakishly talented and have had everything handed to them because they dominate at a level of "invincibility". A lot of these kids/adults have never been educated properly or mentored at least to understand the vast consequences that life hands you for making a mistake that could have easily been avoided.
Lets take Lebron James for example. He signed a contract with Nike for 90 million dollars at the age of 18. Let me type that again...90 MILLION DOLLAR$$$$. He hadn't even been signed by an NBA team yet and he was worth over a 100 million dollars in endorsements. I'll take a quote from the great B.I.G. "Either your slanging crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot" Therein lies the problem my ppl. We are teaching these kids, most of them whom are inner city kids who have minimal education and only know the streets that money is everything. Then we turn around and criticize rappers for teaching the same message. Ha! (You know I had to throw that one in there!)
Its hard to feel sorry for these guys when they are making more in one year than most of us will make in a lifetime but we do need to speak out more on this topic.
Plax, why are you carrying a gun inside the club? I know celebrities get robbed but no one is gonna rob you in the club. This is why you have security. I didn't want to see him get 2 years in prison but lets face it, had that been you or I they would have sentenced us the same night and threw away the key. Especially in New York where the law is if you get caught with a fire arm its a mandatory 3 1/2 yrs behind bars. We all make mistakes but these guys have to start using better judgment. One minute you have the world in your hand and the next its crashing down on you.
Please take time to forward this blog. Lets educate. Each one teach one! Peace y'all!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

YES! That's all women want to hear! In the words of the famed Chris Rock, don't even let them finish their sentence. Baby can I have a..Yes! Baby will you..Yes! YES YES YES! This is the only way to avoid conflict and be at peace. Our fathers have told us this and their fathers have told them the same. Its a never ending piece of advice passed on from generation to generation. No matter what a woman says she HATES to feel like she doesn't have the upper hand. This is why we throw in the towel for every argument. We give women the satisfaction of thinking that they won the argument and we get the satisfaction of not having to hear them complain. I know I'm gonna get a lot of shit for this blog but whatever ladies this is what its for. Lets create some dialogue. Trust me, all men are gonna agree and most women will too. Men can never win an argument with a woman because we operate with logic and common sense. Women operate with emotions. Plain and simple. If they feel backed up in a corner they will bring up shit from the past, they will call you names, shit, even talk about your mother. As long as they can get you heated enough to either hurt their feelings or put hands on them. Ultimately you will be the cause for the fight. Now don't get me wrong I don't think men should ever hit a woman but if u talk about my mom I might shake the shit out of you..lol!
I have been single for the last 5 yrs but its been by choice simply to focus on my career because a relationship is work and right now I just don't have that time to dedicate. Now ladies I'm not saying that men aren't a handful as well. I know that many times men can act like little bitches just to keep it all the way real. BUT..for the most part we are simple creatures who just want to eat, have sex and watch sports. Anything you want to do in between is cool with us. We'll even go shopping with you and chase you around the mall for 3 hours while you go through every shirt and pants in every store and only walk out with a lipstick you found in Sephora. I am in no way trying to come off as a chauvinist or a man who is not sensitive to a woman's feelings. I get it! We both have to be there for each other through thick and thin. Its 50/50. I just cant sit here and argue with you all day about senseless shit. I'm not talking about if your man cheated or if he got caught indulging in promiscuity. That's something completely different. Overall if your not happy with your situation then CHANGE IT. Who knows maybe I bailed out of my last relationship to early but at the end of the day I was unhappy so I made a change.
I don't feel sorry for men or women who constantly say they have headaches from their partner. Yes as couples we all have headaches and you must go through them to test the love for your counterpart but there is a line and ultimately there is no love like love for self!
To finish up I hope I can get some good feedback on this. Lets create some good dialogue here! Pls leave your comments here and not on facebook or texting me!! Ladies....I love you all! YES! YES! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Yankees "Fortuned and Famished"

I must start off by saying if you are a huge fan of the New York Yankees you are probably going to hate me after this. What can I say..we can't all love the Yanks. I can't really pinpoint why it is that I dislike the organization so much. Maybe its because of the huge payroll they have every year. Maybe its cause they have one of the richest traditions in sports history and some of the most loyal fans yet they charge these same fans an arm and a leg to purchase a ticket to see their beloved team. Don't get me wrong I know they bring in the "High Profile Players" and they have to pay their contracts somehow but its ridiculous when a fan has to pay 75-100 bucks for nose bleed seats. I was online and saw some tickets for the opening series with the Red Sox going for 500 dollars. That is absurd I don't care how good of a rivalry they have. Which by the way the Red Sox have won the first 5 meetings with them this year. Not looking like much of a rivalry anymore huh? There was a report that the stadim had over 3 thousand seats available at game time, and that was before the rain delay.

Okay my sports fans lets do a little history on some of the "High Profile Players" they have brought in in the last decade. How appropriate to start off with the ridiculous amount of money they spent on 3 players this off season. The Yankees shelled out over 420 million on CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Mark Teixeira. The most insane one being Teixeira who signed for 8yrs 180 million. This is a guy who has a career batting avg of only .280. I know this is still a young season but lets go over some quick stats. CC and AJ currently have a combined ERA of over 10.00. while Teixeira is batting a measly .209.
Therein lies the problem my Yankee faithful. I know the Yankees have had many succesful players. No one can deny their 26 rings. (Most out of any franchise in sports history) However in the last decade this same franchise has been NOTORIOUS for paying huge money for these big names and have ultimately become a laughing stock after these same players become what the sports world call "Busts".

Lets rewind a quick second and take a look at some of these "Busts". In 2003 they signed Kevin Brown. First season was subpar, for a Yankee at least. He went 10-6 with an ERA over 4. Following season he leaves Joe Torre's office angry after a meeting, punches a wall breaking his hand and never recovers. He missed the last half of the season and only pitched one game in the playoffs. Next is Jaret Wright who signed a 3yr 21 million dollar contract in 2005. He never pitched well and was traded at the end of the next season and the Yankees had to eat the remainder of his contract. Lets move on to Carl Pavano who also signed early 2005 for 4 yrs 40 million. In his first season with the Yankees he hurt his arm in the second month. He didn't pitch the rest of the season. Very next season he hurt his ass (Literally his ass) in spring training and that was followed by more arm problems. He never pitched a game in 2006. Do the history. Kenny Rogers> Bust, Chuck Knoblauch> Bust..The list goes on for days. They haven't won a ring since 2000 but spend almost double every year than every other team. Oh and lets not even begin to get into A-ROID who always produces in the regular season but come playoff time with the Yanks has a batting avg of under .200 I guess we should just put all the blame on Joe Torre and fire him right. I think they need to take these stats and toss them in the trash with their whole front office.

To conclude I just want to say that I'm really not a Yankee hater. In fact there's nothing really to hate on, its actually quite amusing to see them spend so much money and have such poor results. Who knows, maybe subconsciously I'm just bitter cause I'm a Chicago Cubs fan and we haven't won a ring in over a 100 years!!



Hope you enjoyed this blog! Please leave your feedback in the comment section below even if it is hate mail!! Lets Go Yankees! HaHa!

Whats Beef??

Jay-Z said it best. "Young rappers getting at me, my nigga B.I.G. predicted this shit exactly. Mo money mo problems gotta move carefully, cause fa**ots hate when you getting money like athletes". I wanna take some time out with this blog to discuss a major issue in Hip Hop. This is young rappers or even newcomers into rap taking shots at Veterans in the game. I don't care how much money you got or how desperate you are to get recognition, there are certain rules to the game and it seems like nobody follows these rules anymore. I recently saw an interview with Soulja Boy where he said that at the present time he is hotter than Jay-Z, Kanye and Lil Wayne. This interview is from last year but it is relevant to this blog. Is this kid out of his mind? He in no way will ever be hotter than any of these artists. I don't care if you have a song or two in heavy rotation. His buzz could never exceed any of these artists at any time. I was on youtube and saw countless videos of no-name "artists" taking shots at the big boys in the game. Where did the respect go? If it weren't for our predecessor's we wouldn't even be able to make music. They made this possible for us whether they are hot or not. To go out and say that you are presently hotter than Jay-Z is a joke. These artists make it possible for you to breathe in the game and this is your thanks? I'm not saying you have to like them or their music but give them some respect. At any given time if Jay, Kanye or Lil Wayne had decided to pay any attention to this kid they could have shut him down instantly. Its crazy how these kids get a battery in their back and they start talking wreckless.
Okay on another note. Aren't these "rap beefs" today just the most entertaining thing out. This feud between Rick Ross and 50 is the best. I was never one to invest time in this nonsense but it just sucks me right in now. The reason why is because it has absolutely nothing to do with who is a better rapper. Now its just about who can humiliate the other one more and the person with the most money usually wins. I love it when people war with 50 cause he has so much cash to throw away on embarrassing you. You cant war with someone like that. This guy actually went out and paid for the official transcripts from the jail in Miami where Ross worked as a correctional officer just to show the world. He sent his child's mother and a friend on a shopping spree. WHAT THE HELL DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH RAP? Nothing at all but its damn entertaining. This isn't about music anymore. Hip Hop is turning into a fucking spectacle. We are now the WWE of music. Maybe I am a hypocrite in ways for feeding into it but its kind of hard not to when its thrown in your face everyday. Its like protocol now with rap artists that they must beef with another one to promote their albums. Turn on the damn radio and Flex and Angie Martinez are interviewing someone about the beef they have with another artist, meanwhile half the Hip Hop albums that have been released in the last year have been straight trash. Where did the music go my people? Well to conclude let me take this opportunity to say that my album will be dropping very soon so any rappers that wanna beef with me please do so in helping me to promote my album. Wait! I forgot. I'm broke so I really don't have any money to help promote yours...
Below is a link to the Interview with Soulja Boy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW-i8Zi7gMw

Super Bowl Coverage with Maintain..

Okay so where do I start here. I guess by saying that yes I am a Steelers fan so this blog might seem a bit biased and a bit opinionated but nonetheless you can't deny the facts:

I was so tired of everybody saying that the Cardinals were going to win because they were the ultimate Cinderella team. I read the Daily News (NY) Newspaper everyday for 2 weeks prior to kickoff  and it was for the most part all print about this destiny team. Every reporter begging for a chance to create some type of hype for Kurt Warner who was a former grocery store employee and how he was cut from the Giants a few years back and has once again emerged has an elite quarterback in the NFL. They also raved about the fact that Larry Fitzgerald was a human vacuum who caught everything thrown his way. They created this grand illusion that Arizona was gonna win this game. Look I understand a great story sells papers  and creates great hype for the game but there was only one problem... They were still the Arizona Cardinals and had not won a championship since 1947 when they were the Chicago Cardinals. Yes it was a great game and the Cardinals came close but lets be clear my people, Arizona never had a chance. The Steelers got that one crucial interception from Kurt that everybody knew was eventually gonna come and which to me was the deciding factor in the game. The Steelers also sealed the game on an 8 play 78 yard drive that looked relatively easy aside from the game ending 6 yard pass from Big Ben to Santonio Holmes. The point is they (Arizona) had a sub par defense all season long and whether you want to admit it or not we all knew it was gonna come back to haunt them. I want to finish up by saying that in no way am I a Cardinal hater. To be honest, had it been any other team they were playing I would have definitely rooted for them. I think Larry Fitzgerald is the the best wide out in football right now and I think aside from this loss Kurt Warner is a Hall of Famer. Lets not forget he is a 2 time regular season MVP and a Super Bowl MVP. Lets also remember he is only one of 2 QB's to reach the Super Bowl with different teams. The other one being Craig Morton with Dallas in 1970 and Denver in 1977. 

Sunglasses in the club..

I recently was a guest host on a hot new podcast called Organized Kuhn-Fyoo-Zhuhn and was asked about how I felt about ppl who wear sunglasses indoors. Particularly the club. Okay, so here goes. No matter who you are and what you say this is not cool. I was recently at a show in downtown Manhattan and the place was very dark. I must have seen like 20 guys with glasses on. To put it simple you look really corny. I don't know who made this trendy but they need to be locked up by the fashion police. I know that this is just my opinion but I don't know how ppl really get away with this. I remember as a youngin growing up (The Golden Years '93-'98) if you wore something that looked remotely corny you would be called out for it immediately. Anyways just random babble here my ppl but I felt the need to get this off my chest! Pls check out this new podcast and website which has so much to offer. It is hosted by one of my good friends Aris. He touches on any and every topic and will have you begging to open up live chats with the controversial things he brings up. Below is a link to the website page where you can download the episode (6) I was on. 
http://organizedkuhnfyoohuhn.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/ok6/