Jay-Z and Kanye West, post 5 and 7 -- leading BET Awards nominations for 2K12
Congratulations and big SWAGG shout-out to two of NYC's dope MC's: Kanye West, who received 7BET Award nominations, while Jay-Z earned 5 nods! Six of Kanye's nominations are for hits he and Jay-Z cooked-up for their Watch the Thronecollabo.
Other nominees, for the category of Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, include:
Big Sean, Drake, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy.
The nominees for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist are:
Diamond, Brianna Perry, Nicki Minaj and Trina.
For Best New Artist:
A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Diggy, Future and Meek Mill get recognized for their contribution(s) to the game of 'spit-flow'.
See who gets props when the 2K12 BET Awards jumps-off live from the L.A. - Shrine Auditorium, this summer on July 1st! And for those who plan to travel and attend this 'ballerswagg' affair, make sure you check the vibe in support of the homie's - Tyrei (AKA: DJ Tee), one of L.A.'s dopest local deejay's, and Mike~Dizzle, at The Game Sports Bar: Restaurant and Lounge.
DJ Tee, Puffy and Mike Dizzle @ G|S
It's 'sho-nuff' a fly-ass WestCoast function; so fly...G|S is the #1 Ciroc account in Cali!
This sexy black high performance super-sport machine not only caught the eye of the Black Mamba
- Kobe Bryant, it now belongs to KB. And by the time the check was handed over, in the full amount of $329K, you know Kobe was already praying that the 405 freeway would be wide open so he could burn rubber once he made it to Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), headed towards and probably beyond Malibu. Not sure what color Kobe selected, but black-on-black would look 'fly' with "Black Mamba" on the LIC plates -- fuh sho that's swagg!
...and just in case you're wondering how KB can risk splurging 329K on a new ride, considering his "meltdown" with wifee - Vanessa, it seems like things are looking up at the 'House of Kobe':
The game, players and comparison of this year's red, white and blue 'ballers', representing the New York Giants and New England Patriots, matters to those who cherish the celebrated tradition of watching professional championship football with good food, music, enthusiastic friends and fans, and big game plays; here we go again!
Whether witnessing America's greatest show at the house or tailgating at the stadium's parking lot, this year's 2012 showdown between the Patriots and Giants looks like it's going to be another gun-slinging battle between quarterbacks' Tom Brady and Eli Manning.
So once the menu items and guests are considered and determined, the backyard is freshly manicured, and the deck, patio and bar-b-que pit is dusted off - drafting and printing the game-pool sheets, and gathering a few helpful pieces of game low-down intelligence would be the thing to do, for those hard core grid-iron gamers', who get-a-rush from having passionate arguments and debates about which team will be crowned champs of Super Bowl XLVI.
Regardless of the final score, a good contested battle is a must for
dedicated, enthusiastic football fans who crave for brave and heroic
athleticism. To help sort out a few facts and opinions in preparation for a fan's analysis, take a look at a few variables that may, or certainly will for some, impact the game's outcome (while keeping in mind..."any given Sunday" is subject to, like most of life's affairs,..."Murphy's Law" - a 'blues' the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens were, regretfully, unable to shake recently):
NEP vs NYG Season Productivity - By The Numbers:
Season Record:13 - 3 - 0 (win % = .813)
Season Record: 9 - 7 - 0 (win % = .563)
PTS: 32 (ranked 3rd)
PTS: 24.6 (ranked 9th)
YDS: 428 (ranked 2nd)
YDS: 385.1 (ranked 8th)
Pass YDS: 317.8 (ranked 2nd)
Pass YDS: 295.9 (ranked 5th)
Rush YDS: 110.2 (ranked 20th)
Rush YDS: 89.2 (ranked 32nd)
QB Rating - Brady: (105.8)
QB Rating - Manning: (103.1)
Sacks: (8, opponents 1)
Sacks: (9, opponents 8)
Field Goals: (4/4)
Field Goals: (6/8)
Kick & Punt Return TD's: (0)
Kick & Punt Return TD's: (0)
Turnover Ratio: (-3)
Turnover Ratio: (+5)
So who's gonna "run this town" and earn the title...
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.
“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...LikeWater
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."
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 32years 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."
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News, cuts, clips, articles, pics, and a 'flip-mode' few exceptions added to the mix, cause that's a baller's get-down, is what we represent! Anything having to do with, or related to, the status of 'baller', 'ballin', 'swag' or 'swagger', and urban pop culture, you'll find it here at BS. We dare to get ourswaggon!
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