Just as sure as Christmas comes around every year; Queen Latifah and Flavor Unit films are becoming festive staples by bringing rarely memorable yet family-friendly comedies to the silver screen. For 2007, Latifah is at it again with another let-love-rule satire, The Perfect Holiday. Reminiscent of Bringing Down the House and Last Holiday, Gabrielle Union […]
Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in a federal prison on Dec. 10, 2007. Later that night, his former team, the Atlanta Falcons, lost to the New Orleans Saints on MNF. The next day, Falcons Head Coach, Bobby Petrino, left the franchise with 2 games left in the season, to be the head coach […]
What guy goes to the gym day in and day out and doesn’t want to bulk up? The technical term for bulking up is muscle hypertrophy. Muscle hypertrophy is when your muscles cells get thicker. The best way to cause muscle hypertrophy is to put pressure on your muscles with extra weight so that […]
Michael Bivins has been a major player in the music game the past 25 years, most notably as a part of two multi-platinum R&B groups, New Edition and Bell Biv Devoe. More recently, he was Diddy’s right hand man in the MTV reality show Making The Band 4. These days the Boston native is […]
I’ve been a fan of AllHipHop.com for some time now and now that I have a chance to contribute, I wanted to make sure I hit you guys with something worth while. In my first installment of Tech Talk, I’m going to show you some of the toys I’ve been playing with. The first […]
Jason Kidd calling in sick last Wednesday has fueled plenty of controversy. Many writers, fans and even people within the Nets organization (reportedly) are having a tough time grasping that one of the toughest and most dependable players in the league missed a game because of a migraine headache. Instead, people are […]
When the media announced that Eric “Easy E” Wright had full blown AIDS in 1995, I grab my Straight Outta Compton CD and head nodded for a few. Four years prior to this announcement, Magic Johnson had shocked the world with a similar message… “I have the HIV virus…” It hit me like a […]
“But then I threw the check hook. They teach us that in northern Michigan in the amateurs, and he walked right into the shot. He never saw it coming.” -Floyd Mayweather, Jr Indeed, Sugar Ray Robinson would be proud to see his classic KO of Gene Fullmer replicated. Floyd Mayweather scored an […]
The “I Could Care Less” Game of the Week: New Orleans Saints (5-6) vs. Atlanta Falcons (3-8) Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA For the 2nd time this season, the Falcons will play a primetime game on the same day Michael Vick will be in court. Today, he is being sentenced for his involvement in […]
Lately Mario’s been about being a grown man. Further proving that fact, Mario spearheaded a documentary on his mother’s addiction to heroine. Now his third installment, Go [J Records] brings forth a fuller-voiced Mario leaving behind songs that emulate the stylistically “Let Me Love You.” In place of those songs is a grown-up theme album […]
By now you’ve seen the Jordan Spiz’ikes (shout out to Spike Lee aka Mars Blackmon) and either copped them or wish you had the funds to. While Michael Jordan has been retired from the game of basketball for a number of years now, his apparel still racks up plenty of sales. Nike and MJ new […]
1pm games: Miami Dolphins (0-12) vs. Buffalo Bills (6-6) Location: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY The Bills pulled of a good win last Sunday from a field goal by Kicker Rian Lindell with 0:04 left in the game against the Redskins. The Dolphins, all they do is lose, so there’s no need to […]
This week, Sports Illustrated named Green Bay Packers QB and soon-to-be Hall Of Famer, Brett Farve, the 2007 Sportsman of the Year. Now I have nothing against Farve. As mentioned, he’s already going to the Hall. This we know. Is he one of the Top 10 QBs in the history of the NFL? Yes. Top […]
Whether he’s rocking a comedy show, a television hosting gig or a cartoon voiceover, Charlie Murphy is a man of many talents. We first really learned of him through his brother Eddie’s exploits, but Charlie has made his own lane in entertainment in a big way since then. An avid storyteller, Charlie has been able to share […]
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed the importance of nutrition and cardiovascular activity. It’s now time to complete the “healthy trinity” with the final key ingredient for cooking up your new physique: strength training. Whether your goal is to bulk up or slim down, strength training should be […]
The Zune Takeover definitely went down on Friday night (Nov. 30) in Seattle, the home of Zune and Microsoft. The event celebrated the release of the limited-edition “GOODS” customized Zune 80 version, which comes pre-loaded and is only available at the Seattle-based GOODS boutique. Multi-talented artists Swizz Beatz and Bun B were in town to celebrate and perform at the release […]
One of this year’s top rookies was not in drafted in the first or second round of last June’s draft. Hell, he didn’t even play college ball – unless you count community college. Instead, this 27-year-old rookie had to grind to make it to the League. Nearly six years of playing everywhere from […]
Chosen from a pool of over 5,000 applicants in BET’s nationwide search, Rocsi stood out for the producers from the start. Her bubbly personality, confidence and zest was sure to keep 106 & Park interesting. Replacing the immensely popular 106 & Park host Free was no easy task, but this beautiful Latina – who […]
Released: Nov 2007 Platform: Wii Rating: 3.8 out of 5 Geometry Wars: Galaxies is crazy. The entire style of the game is just getting mobbed on so hard by waves and waves of deadly Lucky Charms – like blue diamonds, spinning purple pinwheels, little red rockets, spiraling snakes, and each type of […]
Usually when I write the picks, I normally have a full opening about the past week and try to set the tone for the upcoming games. Although we had a somewhat “solid” game between the Cowboys and the Packers on Thursday Night Football, the game and or games this week have been foreshadowed with the […]