The Nets are staying and moving at the same time. Earlier today, Jay-Z joined a group at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn that included developer Bruce Ratner and Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz, and announced the Nets will indeed be moving into the new arena in Brooklyn, and will keep the New Jersey teamâs name. Theyâll be no Brooklyn Bridges or Kings. Itâll be the Brooklyn Nets. Read More »
My team didn’t have to play to win the championship… As my man Ryan Imparato said in a post on the Goodman/Drew game, the matchup that never happened between Jay-Z‘s squad and Fat Joe‘s squad at the Rucker might’ve been even bigger than the game this weekend. Here is a link to the full video.
If I wasnât so out of touch with reality, I probably wouldâve started hating on Watch The Throne. Twitter sunk into a listening/slobbering session for nearly 72 hours, and the predictable response from the public came pouring out:
-FIRST: this album is incredible!!! #classic
-THEN: you serious? OverratedâŚ#goesbacktoplayingBDP
-FINALLY: #WTT is growing on meâŚ
From a masterpiece to a failure to somewhere in between, itâs always the same. Read More »
Anticipation is mounting for the long-awaited album, Watch The Throne, from Jay-Z and Kanye West. On July 4, pre-orders officially began for what is expected to be an August release.
And while a 10-song tracklisting hit the web a few weeks ago, it’s the cover (shown above) that’s now being dissected. Some love it. Others don’t get it. Read More »
If you have ever been in New York for the summer, then you know that the place to be seen on weekends is the Hamptons. So when AXE invited Dime to come hang with them and projected top-10 pickKemba Walker at AXE Lounge in Southampton, we jumped at the chance. Read More »
No one can deny that Jamal Crawford is doing his thing in the NBA Playoffs. And most people know that he’s been doing his thing for a minute. But I guarantee even some of Jay Cee’s and Jay-Z‘s biggest fans forgot about this gem for the Reebok S. Carter. Enjoy!
Back in 2004, part-ownership of an NBA team was called by MTV “the new hip-hop status symbol.” From Jay-Z (Nets) to Nelly (Bobcats) to Usher (Cavs), it seemed like one-named rappers were destined to join the Mark Cubans and Dan Gilberts of the world at the NBA roundtable. (I’m still hoping Magoo can scrape together enough paper to buy-in somewhere.) But unlike Mr. St. Lunatic and Mr. Raymond, Nets general manager Billy King says that Jay-Z’s role with the team is a very active one. Read More »
Well, at least now we know that the Lakers would rather not play Portland in the first round of the playoffs. Last night, the Lakers battled like Erick Dampier in a non-contract year. They simply didn’t care, and most of them probably would’ve stood around in the corner if they were allowed to. How do you go to a dance and not get down? On the other side, the Blazers played with the urgency of a team that was telling itself all night: “Win this game and we probably get to play Dallas in the first round!” … Read More »
Earlier in the day on Monday, Carmelo Anthony characterized last nightâs Knicks/Magic game as an âalmost must winâ for New York. Then he and his teammates went out and played with a desperate urgency thatâs been lacking, well, since âMelo showed up in NYC and outlasted Orlando in overtime, 113-106 ⌠Carmelo wasnât just his teamâs leading scorer last night, he was a true leader. He went for a game-high 39 points, attacked the glass (10 rebounds), and even sort of looked to pass to teammates before he got bogged down over-dribbling or holding the ball. And on top of that, he was busting his ass on defense. There were whole sequences where Carmelo was all over Ryan Anderson (!) when Anderson had the ball at half court. âMelo was moving his feet, fighting for positioning, boxing out, the whole nine ⌠The bad part for Knicks fans is obvious: Read More »
I don’t care if Kobe Bryant had to play press secretary, or if Craig Sager decided to be a full-time reporter instead of a part-time pimp during All-Star Weekend in his efforts to get the scoop on Carmelo Anthony‘s future — I’m still refusing to stick the suffix “-gate” on the ongoing ‘Melo story line. Monday’s update: Read More »
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