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Monday, April 30, 2012
What do you think about the Brooklyn Nets new logo?
Here it is.
The logo. The black. The white.
The Brooklyn Nets have arrived. As a born-and-raised Brooklyn resident, whose parents still live here and work minutes away from the Barclays Center, it's a day I've been waiting for since the proposal was first floated in 2003. And it's a day that brings a new look to professional sports, a timeless one grounded in city history: the signage of New York's unparalleled subway system.
The new primary logo – created by Brooklyn's own JAY Z – retains the shield from its previous iteration, and adds that iconic Brooklyn 'B' to the basketball that has been part of every logo since the franchise's 1967 inception as the Americans. The Dodgers had their lettermark, and the Nets have added another model for the borough to bear. "Brooklyn," of course, is spelled out below. Nets CEO Brett Yormark called this "the new badge for Brooklyn," and JAY Z believes the design's boldness demonstrates confidence in the new direction.
The secondary logo, of the 'B' inside a basketball, surrounded by the words "Brooklyn New York" immediately popped an image into my head: "Planet Brooklyn." It's hard to explain the pride native Brooklynites feel for their home ("BK," "Bucktown," the "Brooklyn Zoo"), how outsiders don't get it and never really will; one measure might be trying to think if you've ever met someone from Brooklyn who said they were from "New York." Another could be the lines I once wrote in a spoken word poem:
I like to sport attitudes like
I'm better than you
because I'm from Brooklyn
… and that's just how we do.
I'm better than you
because I'm from Brooklyn
… and that's just how we do.
Perhaps then, it seems odd that pride has found a partner in loss, the focus often narrowed upon 1957, when the beloved Dodgers left for "La-La Land" – as Borough President Marty Markowitz described Los Angeles Thursday. But "Dem Bums" wove themselves into the community in ways that perhaps are no longer feasible.
My elementary school in Midwood, P.S. 193, was named "The Gil Hodges School," after the first baseman for the "Boys of Summer" teams of the late '40s and '50s; he once lived across the street with his wife Joan, who remained long after Hodges passed in 1972. Hodges remains the player to receive the most votes for admittance to the Baseball Hall of Fame without ever crossing the threshold, fitting for a standout on teams that lost four World Series between 1947 and '54 – also finishing second in the National League three times and third once – before breaking through for the borough's only championship in 1955. "Wait 'til next year!" became a rally cry that resonates even still.
Brooklyn, you have only to wait for the fall.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Rick Ross Added Omarion To MMG & Mase Deal Is On The Table (Details Inside)
The Source said Rick Ross will be making some additions to his 12 player basketball roster. He will be adding some injured reserves.
According to their source, Maybach Music Group camp pieces are falling into place. They confirmedOmarion is already part of the roster, and that an offer for Ma$e is on the table: “Yes, I think its safe to say Omarion is MMG. I don’t want to let no cats out the bag but we’ll see what’s good with Ma$e. As far as newest members Omarion and shout out to Ma$e if he wants to get down with this movement then we’ll see what happens.”
Remember I talked about Ma$e and Omarion being in the studio together. I guess they were in the studio showcasing their talent to Ross who has an ever lasting MMG budget over there at Warner Brothers I see.
Wiz Khalifa & Taylor Gang Cover The Source
Wiz Khalifa and his Taylor Gang crew of Lola Monroe, Chevy Woods and Juicy Jnab the cover for the latest issue of The Source.
Monday, April 23, 2012
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Suge Knight Threatens To "Beat The Dog Sh*t" Out Of Rick Ross
While Suge Knight's wild speculations that Tupac may still be alive earned him a lot of publicity today, it looks like that wasn't the only memorable soundbite he dropped during his interview with 93.5 KDay. The former Death Row head honcho also threatened to put hands on Rick Ross over his song "Tupac Back."
Later in the interview with 93.5's Tattoo and Cee Cee, Suge Knight said that he will "beat the dog shit out of Rick Ross" if their paths ever cross. He explained that while he's not bitter to Rozay and actually enjoys his music, he feels it's extremely disrespectful that the MMG rapper would make a song titled "Tupac Back" when he maintains ties to Diddy, who Knight attributes to the murder of Tupac.
"I can't sit up here and say I'm bitter to Rick Ross, 'cus like anybody else, we don't know Rick Ross," Suge said. "That's a guy who uses somebody else's name. This guy comes from being a correctional officer. I don't got nothing negative [against him] personally, I just feel like he do do good music, and you can't take that from him. That boy got bars, he's gonna write…at the same time, I feel like there's a line you cross, and Rick Ross crossed that line. If you're gonna be with guy [Diddy] who killed Tupac, you can't go turn around and do a record [called] 'Tupac Back'…Rick Ross is a grown ass nigga. I'll beat the dog shit out of Rick Ross for manipulating these people out here."
Although the audio of the interview has yet to be officially published, 93.5 KDay is currently replaying the interview with Knight.
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