After 'no-go' with Rakim, could Rick Ross and Dr. Dre be the "choke"?

On January 8, 2012 rap spitter - Rick Ross tweeted the following:  "Just spoke to my biggest musical influence for the 1st time. Dr. Dre just changed my life with a phone call..." 

Are you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'? Could a 'collabo' be in the works for Double-R and Dr. Dre, possibly? What would be Dre's incentive for blessing Ross with beats, especially since he's all-good with his cash-cow, and one of the best selling platinum rap artists, Eminem? We checked the vibe from fans of the doctor and most don't seem too crazy about the idea.

Some say they're not cool with Ross' former employment as a cop; they question his "gangsta" credibility, making him ineligible to work with hip-hop's tightest producer and [original] 'gangsta' beat hit maker. In other words, they don't think Ross rates high enough to lace one of Dre's toxic kush-rhythms, let alone a whole project's worth. Oh well.

Time will tell if this is all shake or real choke in the air between Dr. Dre and Rick Ross, but you can't hate on Ross soakin'-up game from one of rap music's most respected. 

A hook-up that's swagg for-real-though was Doc and L.A. street legend - Freeway Rick Ross,

linkin'-up in Los Angeles, California. During an event back in August, 2011 Dre donated some of his Beats by Dre headphones, for a community dance competition, to O.G. - Rick Ross' Freeway Enterprise Presents:  L.A. Can Dance event. Good look to both O.G.'s for givin' back to the hood.

Considering the last time Dre was supposed to bless an MC's project with his productive genius and precision-sharp skills...

(um...Rakim comes to mind), this, too, might just be another bone for buzz. If the deal does happen, the pressure will be on Double-R to bring-it on a level far beyond what he's delivered in the past. What do you think?

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ABC ACTION NEWS (Video): "REVIEW - NFL Blitz for XBox 360 and PlayStation 3"

Peep this in-depth review, by ABC ActionNews' - Game Room, of one of the tightest football video games on the market - NFL Blitz for 360 and XBox. 

"NFL Blitz features the arcade-style game play that made the original game a hit, but takes the experience to a whole new level with immersive online game modes in high-definition." [Source: http://www.ea.com/nfl-blitz/blog]

No doubt 'gettin'-it-in' with Blitz is a must for all of us ballers' and tailgaters, and we all know we put in much work, alone playing against the computer, keeping our game tight, but the best part is havin' peeps over to play tournament mode! Get the chips, dip, hot wings, fries, potato skins, hot links, dogs (as in hot), ribs, burgers, tacos, fried chicken, sandwiches and cold drinks out...and come get 'dealt-wit', fella. "Yeah, you don't want none; you can't see my swagg on this right here, rookie...raise up!"

Top 10 NBA Plays of the Night - Jan.10.2K12

Beep the NBA's Top 10 plays of the night (Jan.10.2K12)!: 

#10:  San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks

#9:  Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat

#8:  Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat

#7:  Charlotte Hornets vs Houston Rockets

#6:  Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers 

#5:  Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers

#4:  Minnesota Timberwolves vs Chicago Bulls

#3:  San Antonio vs Milwaukee Bucks

#2:  Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons

#1:  Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns

Bruce Lee: The Art of Super 70's 'Swagg'

 
“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ~Bruce Lee  

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Anybody who doesn't know who Bruce Lee is, or who has never heard of the name of this legendary icon, must have been smokin' some good in a cave thousands of miles from civilization. The legendary master martial artist dominated the American and Asian box offices during the 1970's and was virtually every youngsters hero of choice during the days of p-funk, bell-bottom jeans and disco boogie. 

Plenty of kids, of all colors and hue's, were inspired to make their own home-made nunchaku's, or nunchucks ("a traditional Okinawan weapon consisting of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope") due to Bruce's masterful display of this deadly weapon in movies like Enter the Dragon. As celebrated as he was and still remains in America, Bruce continues to get major love from Asian fans, followers and loyal disciples.

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As bad as brother Bruce was, as a world renowned master martial artist and big screen 'swagg-meister', there was another side beyond his external persona; dude's philosophy and hunger for wisdom, knowledge and understanding was just as important as a way of life as his physical commitments. 

"Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in his films.^[12] He initially trained in Wing Chun, but he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favoring instead to use techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy, which he dubbed Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist)." One of the methods of fighting and self-defense that Bruce studied and integrated into his fighting philosophy and practice was the art and style of boxing, inspired by "the greatest of all-time" - Muhammad Ali.

As far as swagg is concerned, 'B-Lee' was doin'-it big. This cat was charismatic, cool, wise, highly intelligent, educated, humble, disciplined, balanced, super athletic, fearless and one of film histories most legendary talents. Unlike some other martial arts film actors, Lee was real with his. In other words, "don't let the smooth taste fool you"; Bruce has been puttin'-it-down since way back. Theaters were packed with eager fans waiting to see Bruce do his thing in one of several of his highly anticipated films. On April 28,1993 this legendary figure won a star on the (Hollywood) Walk of Fame, located at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. Of 32 film and TV performances to his credit, the list of hits that entertained 70's fans include:

  

                                          Fists of Fury (yr. 1971)

Longstreet (yr. 1971)

The Chinese Connection (yr. 1972)

The Way of the Dragon (yr. 1972)

  

                                                     Bruce Lee and I (yr. 1973)

  

Enter the Dragon (yr. 1973)

As popular, we cannot fail to mention Bruce's popular role as 'Kato' in The Green Hornet and Batman television series'.  With plenty of swagg, flow, style and rhythm - Bruce Lee is 'master-swagg' status up in this piece!

"Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image”  ~Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee...Like Water

Jun Fan Gung Fu

"Lee began teaching martial arts in the United States in 1959. He called what he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu (literally Bruce Lee's Kung Fu). It was basically his approach to Wing Chun.^[33] Lee taught friends he met in Seattle, starting with Judo practitioner Jesse Glover, who later became his first assistant instructor. Lee opened his first martial arts school, named the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in Seattle.

Lee dropped out of college in the spring of 1964 and moved to Oakland to live with James Yimm Lee (嚴鏡海). James Lee was twenty years senior to Bruce Lee and a well known Chinese martial artist in the area. Together, they founded the second Jun Fan martial art studio in Oakland. James Lee was also responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to Ed Parker, royalty of the U.S. martial arts world and organiser of the Long Beach International Karate Championships at which Bruce Lee was later "discovered" by Hollywood."

 *Source Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee

 

BRUCE LEE:  Baddest in the game!

While at the studio working on some dubbing for the movie - Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee collapsed and died on May 10, 1973. "There was no visible external injury; however, according to autopsy reports, his brain had swollen considerably, from 1,400 to 1,575 grams (a 13% increase). Lee was 32 years old. The only substance found during the autopsy was Equagesic. On 15 October 2005, Chow stated in an interview that Lee died from an allergic reaction to the muscle relaxant (meprobamate) in Equagesic, which he described as a common ingredient in painkillers. When the doctors announced Lee's death officially, it was ruled a "death by misadventure."