Audio recording engineer, hip hop DJ and producer of Jay-Z's spit game - Young Guru (aka: The Sound of New York) gives back to Cape Town, South Africa - School of Audio Engineering [SAE] students in the form of annual scholarship!
Always eager to share his knowledge with those who aspire to enter the rap game, Young Guru is hookin'-up with Heal The Hood to ultimately lace a worthy student with R60000; that's just under $7K U.S. dead presidents'.
With all the well deserved hype surrounding 'J-Lin' (Jeremy Lin, point guard - New York Knicks), good news about 'ballers' on big stages always gets plenty of press.
But just because million dollar players get the added benefit of media attention, it doesn't mean big game and, more importantly, big heart b-ballers don't exists elsewhere - on smaller and less well known courts.
Surfing the net we discovered a young cat from Tallahassee, Florida with major game, heart and swagg, despite his obvious "so-called" physical limitation. Who is he?
The Name:Landus Anderson
'The One Arm Assassin'
The Game:Basketball (B-Ball)
Anderson - 'The One Arm Assassin'
Don't get it twisted, although 'LA' has nerve damage in his right arm, just imagine what he'd do with both arms fully automic; he gets his - fuh sho - against the toughest defenders'. Rebounds, too? Yeah boy!
Aight, hold up, Landus does have his doubters -- those who fear he may not be able to handle playing with and against college players, but his coach is highly confident that if given an honest opportunity - his specially inspired player will hold his own.
Landus Anderson - Heart, Leader, Baller!
Averaged: 21.5 ppg and 8 assists (last summer to lead his team to final four)
2.5 blocked shots
2.9 steals
The game is 10% hustle, 90% mental toughness -- believe that!
So check it, if you agree that this kid deserves an honest look and opportunity to shine at the next level, as well as pursue his educational goals, let us and the world know about it. Let's support this youngster, and others like him, as much as we support million dollar 'ballers' like Jeremy Lin. One love!
Veteran AAU Coach, Curtis Miller said this about Landus:
"He's a talent. He can shoot outside, he can take it inside, he can
overpower you skill wise, has basketball IQ. The sky is the limit."
"If dude got skills and is given the opportunity he deserves for his hard work and dedication to the game -- let him shine and don't hate. That's keepin' it realer-than-real...that's hip-hop!"~T.F. Hodge
Some of the NFL's, and other sports, greatest and most revered teams are represented by animal mascots. From Denver's Broncos, to Chicago's Bears, to Atlanta's Falcons - animal mascots have and continue to dominate team representation. While many animals have found celebratory refuge with pro football teams, the cougar, unlike
Carolina's Panthers, seems regulated to college teams such as BYU (Brigham Young University). "The reason why the future student body gravitated toward Cougars is
pretty clear: Area collegiate power BYU uses the Cougar as its mascot
and enjoys an enormous fan base of area residents and those who follow
the Mormon faith (BYU is a Mormon institution)." But wait! Cougar's may be limited when it comes to sports, but not when it comes to greater representative powers...like being identified with mature women.
Perhaps this exalted status may be too much power for one cat to handle?
On Wednesday (Jan. 18, 2K12), in spite of its popular selection by their student body, receiving 23% of the vote over other options, school district officials at Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon High announced that the school's team name would be the Charger's, and not the Cougar's as students had hoped.
On the surface, this story doesn't seem like such a big deal until the reason for not selecting and naming the team Cougars is revealed; "...the Canyons School Board refused to accept the Cougar as a mascot out of fear that it might offend older women."Say whaaaat?
You mean to tell me that "Cougar" status has grown so influential that it commands political correctness by local politicians? Pure swagg, no doubt, homie! All we can say is, "way to go" to some of the most famous "Cougars" that have contributed to the mystique of 'Cougar Power' [CP]:
Madonna
Demi Moore
Mariah Carey
Jennifer Aniston
Cameron Diaz
Eva Longoria
and no doubt, the Cat Woman...
Halle Berry
Considering this disturbing, or maybe not so disturbing, trend - let's keep our eyes open and looking out for further cougar-political-power developments. The future of Cougar may very well be at stake.
Just after the conclusion of his first season as head coach, the recent ousting of [now] former head coach of the Oakland Raiders - Hue Jackson, by owner - Mark Davis through his [new] general manager - Reggie McKenzie, came as no surprise to some, yet surprisingly to himself and his supporters. While some reports suggested that Jackson was too "power hungry" and wanted more authority and say-so within the Raider organization, others simply believe his press conference comments, right after losing the last game of the season, when he put his players 'on-blast' for not performing as expected, was cause for his firing.
Whether it was actually McKenzie or Davis who made the call to dismiss Jackson still remains a mystery, but there's speculation that it was Davis' nod that put the act in motion. Perhaps we'll never know the real deal on this issue, but O.G. - Hue Jackson was respectful about the decision, and while "pissed" at his team for their lack of will-to-win attitude, he repeatedly accepted his responsibility, as head coach, for producing only an average (500, 8 and 8 record) season.
"I was surprised, but I understand the decision", said Jackson during an interview about his termination.
Upon his release from the organization, the former head coach gracefully accepted his fate and wished the organization, and owner - Mark Davis, well and looks forward to furthering his professional career as a coach in the NFL.
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On a good note: Although Jackson was surprised and obviously disappointed about his fall from Raider Nation, he still stands by his convictions and enjoys major support from long time friends and former teammates, namely, from his high school alma-mater in Los Angeles, California - Dorsey High School.
During his senior year at Dorsey, Jackson was the starting quarterback for the Dons, who won the city championship in 1982. "So hard, so hard to be a Don!"...but not so hard to be a Raider...or maybe not?
With the Raider's poor performance history, and dark cloud of funk that's been plaguing the organization for far too long, Mr. Jackson might find himself better suited coaching personnel who execute plays like the Raiders of times past, instead of setting new record lows for most penalties; "coaches can only coach, but players must ball, homie!"
Coach Jackson is a winner, and it's understandable that he let off a little steam about his feelings regarding his players - finally, a coach who said what he really felt and kept it "real".
Audio recording engineer, hip hop DJ and producer of Jay-Z's spit game - Young Guru (aka: The Sound of New York) gives back to Cape Town, South Africa - School of Audio Engineering [SAE] students in the form of annual scholarship! 
