Major League Baseball has set up a great site where numerous Major Leaguers and Hall of Famers share a moment of what Jackie Robinson means to them. Today marks the 64th anniversary of when Mr. Robinson broke the color barrier as the first black player in Major League Baseball as a first basemen for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. The League retired his number 42 throughout the league in 1997 and have celebrated a Jackie Robinson day, April 15th, every year since 2004. Each player in the league wears the #42 as their number on their jersey as well in respect. It is pretty neat to see every player on both teams with the same number. The public has no choice but to reflect and honor a true pioneer and symbol of strength and freedom in our country and as human beings.
Go to the site www.iam42.com for the player video's and more great information on Jackie Robinson.
This is one of the coolest tatoo's I've ever seen, let alone, a Star Wars tatoo, which earns triple bonus points. Obviously, she's a follower of the Darkside, with the iconic portraits of the Death Star, Darth Vader, and a Stormtrooper all intertwined with roses on her sleeve. Love how the Tie Fighter is coming out of the flower as well. You can follow the canvas of this tattoo on twitter, @PrincessLesha for many, humorous Star Wars related comments. Kudos to one of the illest tributes. Simply Awesome, I can hear Darth Vader's asthma from here..
Nike's marketing department does it again with this pretty fresh commercial for Foot Locker. The Cool Kids provide the beats while Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, and the homie Desean Jackson playfully act in this cartoon world as they cruise to the Bodega to get the freshest sneaks out for the spring.
The surprise is the chef cooking up the Special of the Day in the back kitchen and who is it? None other than an original old school Nike superstar, Ken Griffey Jr., serving up new colorways of his signature cross trainer. I grew up being a Griffey fan so it's great to see Nike still incorporating him in their new school campaigns. Enjoy
I don't need to change the title when it's as much of an emotional state of awareness as it is one of the hottest mixtapes to hit the internet in a minute. The public has been waiting for one half of the Clipse, Push a Ton, to release his highly anticipated solo mixtape. He signed to Kanye's record label, G.O.O.D. Music, last year and was a main staple of Ye's free song of the week, Good Fridays, where he dropped gem verses to validate his status as one of the top lyricists of all time.....yes, I said it. This
FREE mixtape has original music as well as freestyle's over some current bangers and unexpected ones. One thing I do recommend if you appreciate lyrics is to listen more than a handful of times as Pusha T does not leave any word, metaphor, sound, simile, verbal gift unturned. This is intelligent rap people even though the content is the usual Push powder flow. His topic has always been about the illegal and the mental/spiritual aspect of immoral behavior balanced with monetary success that pays the bills along with living a life of luxury.
Rick Ross, Mr. West, Skateboard P, 50-Cent, Re-Up Gang Captain Ab-Liva, all provide guest spots even though some leave more to be desired....ugh um, Ye...but as I've done, just put this on repeat and you'll hear something you didn't before every time. Again, I've mentioned numerous times how major artists continue to promote themselves by giving free music and doing what they need to do to stay relevant in the uber competitive world of music. The Clipse has always been one of my all time favorites and he continues to validate that. This is supposed to be the warm up to Mr. T's official solo album and if it ends up being anything close to this, it will be a success. Even if it doesn't scan units, Pusha will always be appreciated as one of the most underrated rappers to ever have existed. Study the resume and I think you might agree...somewhat. Download "Fear Of God" from his site here. Updated with the video's for Blow, My God, Alone in Las Vegas, Can I Live and Open Your Eyes.
Here's the video for "Cook It Down" from the mixtape.
