Mixtapes of the Week- April 2008

Two mixtapes from up and coming artists that boxx heads need to peep.

DJ Relentless Presents Ransom- Fight Night

DJ Heat and Blu- So(ul) Amazing

Shouts to them 2dopeboyz and Icedotcom for the links.

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Nike Hyperdunk (Kobe)

Releasing in June, but Kobe will debut them April 10th against the Clippers.

I am so excited about these sneakers. I like these way better than the Zoom Kobe III, which I still have yet to cop my pair.

Going for $110, which is much more reasonable than the $140 price tag for the ZKIII.

Also check out the Olympic Hyperdunks with Kobe’s Olympic #10 on them.

Not as hott and the Laker colorway.

New pic from Kicksonfire.  Supposedly this is the lightest and strongest basketball shoe ever.

At only 13.0 ounces, the Nike Hyperdunk is 18 percent lighter than the average Nike basketball shoe. Kobe runs an average of 2.5 miles a game—less weight on his feet means more energy on the court. Kobe is expected to play in the Nike Hyperdunk when the Lakers meet the Clippers in April. The Hyperdunk hits US retail in late July.

“The Nike Hyperdunk is extremely lightweight, strong and responsive to give a real advantage on court,” said Kobe.

Looking forward to ballin in these.  Much more aesthetically pleasing than the ZKIII with the same performance it seems.

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Sneakerboxx Bracket Challenge and The Need for a 3rd Place Game

North Carolina

Play-in Winner

Indiana

Arkansas

Notre Dame

George Mason

Washington St.

Winthrop

Oklahoma

Saint Josephs

Louisville

Boise St.

Butler

South Alabama

Tennessee

American

North Carolina

Indiana

Notre Dame

Washington St.

Saint Josephs

Louisville

Butler

Tennessee

North Carolina

Notre Dame

Louisville

Tennessee

North Carolina

Louisville

North Carolina

Memphis

UT-Arlington

Mississippi St.

Oregon

Michigan St.

Temple

Pittsburgh

Oral Roberts

Marquette

Kentucky

Stanford

Cornell

Miami (Fla.)

St. Marys (Ca.)

Texas

Austin Peay

Memphis

Mississippi St.

Temple

Pittsburgh

Marquette

Stanford

Miami (Fla.)

Texas

Memphis

Pittsburgh

Marquette

Texas

Memphis

Texas

Memphis

Kansas

Portland St.

UNLV

Kent St.

Clemson

Villanova

Vanderbilt

Siena

USC

Kansas St.

Wisconsin

CS Fullerton

Gonzaga

Davidson

Georgetown

UMBC

Kansas

UNLV

Villanova

Vanderbilt

USC

Wisconsin

Davidson

Georgetown

Kansas

Villanova

USC

Georgetown

Kansas

Georgetown

Kansas

UCLA

Mississippi Val.

BYU

Texas A&M

Drake

Western Ky.

Connecticut

San Diego

Purdue

Baylor

Xavier

Georgia

West Virginia

Arizona

Duke

Belmont

UCLA

Texas A&M

Drake

Connecticut

Purdue

Xavier

Arizona

Duke

UCLA

Connecticut

Xavier

Arizona

UCLA

Xavier

UCLA

Kansas

UCLA

Kansas

So if you followed most of my picks, you won some money. And I have to have ESP(N), b/c I told yall that Memphis would choke on the free throw line and blow the chip.

But I also wanted to comment on the need for a 3rd place game. Imagine if tipping off at 7:30 before the national championship game we would have had a match-up of UNC vs. UCLA? Kevin Love vs. Tyler Hansbrough? The ratings would have been insane and made the Final 4 weekend even better.

It’s not like there isn’t a precedent for a third place game. The NCAA actually held one from 1946 to 1981, when it disappeared for no reason. Everyone knows they are all about making money and exploiting the student-athlete. Why not extend the Final 4 weekend and make more money at the same time by keeping UNC and UCLA fans around one more day?

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Stacy Dash- King Magazine

Who knew 42 could look so good? All I need is 15-20 minutes…she’ll be ready to marry a nagga!!

However, I don’t remember the ass being that phat from the Playboy pics. Maybe a lil photoshop action?  Let’s take it to the Playboy pictorial for further review.

Thanks to Ice at Icedotcom for the pic. I’m tellin yall, if you not checking his site out on the regular, you are missing out. Dude is a beast with his.

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Polow Gets His Swizz Beatz On

Back in the day, Swizz got exposed for using a Casio keyboard for his beats on “Down Bottom” by Drag-on and the Eve song that escapes me at the moment.  Well, it seems as if Polow is following his lead for the new Usher hit single, “Love in this Club.”

I know I’m late for this…I saw this on Real Talk NY a while back but never bothered to click on it until tonight when my girl told me that I shouldn’t like the song b/c Polow jacked the beat from Mac’s Garage Band program.  Oh well…the song is still hott to me.

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Oh yea, check out the remix to “Love in this Club” featuring TI here.

Air Jordan Fusion Force III

Another winner from the Fusion collection- the Air Jordan III (my favorite Jordan of all time) and the Nike Air Force 1, a closet staple for years (before Nelly made it popular).

Sneakerfiles got the goods…I just point you in the right direction.

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