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Monday, October 18, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Miss Me???

Just wanted to give a quick heads up to let all those that actually give a damn about the blogs that I write that I will be back to blogging, sorry I just been busy and haven't really had the inspiration to blog recently so now I will be blogging, OD style actually. I won't be poppin off on Facebook too much like I was before so if you want to know what's on my mind or how I am feeling you may need to just come through and pay the blog a visit more often. Before my blogs were kind of limited because I only chose to speak or talk about things such as music and sports but I think now it's time to just range it all the way out with everything from funny things I see to random thoughts etc so stay tuned and buckle up...

Monday, September 13, 2010

ASK NEO - 9/13/10 (From The Heart)


The next installment of my "Ask Neo" blog series and in this one I hope to explain myself into a bit more detail as to why I do what I do and am who I am online...Today's question was "Why Are You So Open With Yourself Publically/Online?"


This one was a little hard for me to do but I put it out there and I hope everyone understands what I am trying to say in the video, I do this stuff because I feel like I have a voice and I want people to hear it which is a contrast to how I used to be...many don't understand why being public and online is important to me, maybe after this you will understand...it's more than just random phrases, posts, & funny comments, this is my THERAPY

Saturday, September 11, 2010

ASK NEO - 9/10/10


Next installment of the "Ask Neo" blog series in which I answer questions from you, THE VIEWERS...Today's question was "How/Why Did You Become A Titans Fan?"


This video was actually made during about the 2nd preseason game of this year after the Titans had defeated the Cardinals, and I figured since theactual season starts in a day it would be a good time to post this one, plus I finally finished making the video lol Everyone enjoy and LET'S GO TITANS!!!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

New J. Cole - "It Won't Be Long"


Yall already know how I do when it comes to holding the homie J. Cole down, so he just dropped a new song which I am digging...took the chorus a minute to grow on me but I am banging with it FULL BLAST!!! The lil homie bodies the lyrics as always with a great delivery and cadence for the track, please yall if you don't, haven't or aren't paying attention to what the young boy is doing please take notice. Also I will include his other recently released song "Premeditated Murder" which also is a banger.

"It Won't Be Long"
(this song would be ill with Anthony Hamilton on the hook, tell me i'm lying!!!)

 
He also announced on a radio show in St. Louis the other day that his debut album will probably not be coming in October but rather in November or December (late 4th quarter the time when the starts shine). Also the album WILL feature a guest appearance from the boss...HOV aka Jay-Z for those old folks out there reading.

"Premeditated Murder"

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

My Gift To The People On Madden Eve


Just a little piece I put together for all the brokenhearted ladies and those dudes that absolutely suck at Madden...please enjoy and share with a friend if you have one out there that is going through that heartache...DUECES

Friday, August 6, 2010

ASK NEO - 8/4/10


Next installment of the "Ask Neo" blog series in which I answer questions from you, THE VIEWERS...Today's question was "How Did You And Your Wife Meet?"

And I am working on spicing my vids up a bit so I added a nice little dedication to the end of the video so like in the movies stay in your set for the ending and let me know what you think of it...DUECES
 

Saturday, July 31, 2010

What Really Grinds My Gears - Part 5 (I'M GOING IN!!!!!!!) *DJ Khaled retard voice*

What up world, it's ya friendly neighborhood blogger Neo back at it again with another installment of my "What Really Grinds My Gears" blog series in which I will highlight numerous things and activities practiced out here in these streets that really just grind my gears. Sorry I been kind of M.I.A. lately been busy on my PS3 rocking with that new NCAA Football 2011 so I haven't had the time to really stay on top of my blog game but I am back today to drop some venom out there so here we go with PART 5!!!!!

  1. People that speak Spanish and English in the same damn sentence, 1st off I hate your life if you do this cause it's like come on son make up your mind on what or who you are going to be and represent...it's confusing enough half the time understanding what people are saying when speaking either of the 2 but you are going to mix it up and FURTHER con fuddle me....WTF!!!
  2. Black sneakers and white socks...listen there is a certain criteria that we all must follow and doing this should result in an instant lashing from a whip with 7 tails because it's just despicable. If you are going to do this I will make one exception and one exception only and that is please PLEASE wear ankle socks (you know the ones that barely show) and not the joints that cover your damn shin game IM JUST SAYIN!!!
  3. Social network site stalkers...look if you are going to sign up to something just to see what someone else is doing you are a waste of time, space, and energy. We see it and hear about it all the time and it's just gross
  4. Long ass shorts that look like pants, again make up your dumb ass mind because this is a fad that is just beyond ridiculous to me...the objective of shorts is so you DO NOT have to wear pants and the objective of pants is for if you DO NOT want to wear shorts....you do the math
  5. Pants hanging low WITH A FUCKING BELT!!!! Seriously what's the point of the belt, and then sometimes it's an unfastened belt, it's like come on ock you really doing it like that??? If you have to bend down to reach into your pocket for loose change you need to really re prioritize the decisions you are making in your life
  6. Female MC's that can only rap about how wet their pussies get or sex...see this is why they get no respect within the hip hop community half the time, NUFF SAID ON THIS ONE!!!
  7. Loud systems in your car that sound like pure unadulterated garbage when you ride by...listen if your back plate is all we hear when you are bumpin your sheer existence has been a joke to all those that you know...TURN THAT SHIT DOWN!!!!
  8. People that have to be right in your face when they talk to you...it's like really B you gotta be right at my eyebrows to tell me about that shit, back up you bastard!!!!
  9. People that can't control their kids in public...if you have to keep saying Ronald's name in IHOP you seriously have to learn how to take control as a parent, I mean if I know his full name by heart before my Bacon Temptation Omelet comes out then there is a serious problem within your household and you may want to fix it or end up on your local news trying to figure out why he just beat your ass in isle 6 at Target and stole your car and crashed it in a Walmart parking lot
  10. Gnats........................that's it just GNATS!!!
  11. People that type out words in dumb ass manner, so bad that as you read it you have to go back and actually analyze what the fuck they just typed to see if you can decode the bullshit (we've all seen this on Facebook and Twitter)
  12. When I walk into work and people ask me shit before I even have a chance to say good morning, log into my computer, check my email on Microsoft Outlook, have a cup of joe, take off my jacket, etc. DAMN DUDE i just walked in this bitch how the fuck should I know if the TPS reports are ready to go...FUCK OUTTA MY FACE AND WAIT TILL 9 o clock when I actually am in the right mindstate!!!
  13. Those that do not courtesy flush...REALLY DUDE??? *holds up C'Mon Son sign*
  14. Men that allow a women ESPECIALLY their own woman to walk on the side of the sidewalk closest to the street...if you nimrods had half a brain and come common sense and proper upbringing you would know that the woman is supposed to and i repeat SUPPOSED to walk on the inside on the sidewalk not the side closest to the asphalt you fucking moron!!!

And as always if you have some things that really grind your gears please feel free to send me your issues and I will highlight them, thanks for listening...DUECES

Thursday, July 22, 2010

NEW JOE BUDDEN - "Short Summer" feat. Emanny


"when you done being critical, say the painter was wild but he made sure the portrait was original"

I haven't been on my blog game much lately because I been locked in on my PS3 with that NCAA Football 2011 but after hearing this new Budden track I had to run to my computer and put my peoples on because I want to make sure none of my fellow Budden fans miss it. Joe spazzed out on this track that's all imma say and he also had a new JBTV vid, well a Cheah201 joint on YouTube so i'm gonna add that too because it fits as you will see....Ayo Joe, you bodied this one brother (as you always do)


"Short Summer"

NEW JBTV/Cheah201 VID!!!

ARE YOU IN THAT MOOD YET!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Neo's Daily Words Of Wisdom

"stop giving or offering advice, inspirational words/quotes, or anything of that nature to anyone if you don't follow it yourself...I'm just sayin" *OJ Simpson the glove doesn't fit shrug*

Saturday, July 10, 2010

The Talents Of Batman, But The Heart Of Robin

 
"He has the talents of Batman but the heart of Robin" - Author Unknown
 
These are the last things I will say about Lebron and that quote above that I saw someone write on this website (pastapadre.com) pretty much sum up exactly how I feel. I know half of yall are defending him but then again no matter what he does you always do and then you give him a pass damn near anytime he does something. I will say this, the move came as no and I repeat NO surprise to me because a lot of his previous moves as a pro and things he has said have indicated that this is exactly what he wanted to do all along, take the easy way out...here are some examples that stand out to me:
  • Subpar performances whenever a playoff series was on the line, such as the video from Game 6 against the Orlando Magic about a year ago (see below). He averaged 42.0 points a game up to that point then you get a lackluster second half where it looks like he checked it in, see for yourself...matter of fact we all saw it no need for me to even say that
 
  • Or this gem of a performance this past postseason, maybe he was hurt, maybe he wasn't, kinda similar to the above post isn't it...turnovers, missed shots down the stretch, notice a pattern here...who knows, well maybe Dan Gilbert
 
  • And if Lebron was was hurt as many say just remember MJ's pops was murdered one year, and he did this one below with the flu son...Mike would have never let his team go out like that
  • Next in that same game, at the end of the game against Orlando from 2009 he shakes no ones hand after getting mollywhopped and then goes on to say "It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them...I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport or anything like that. If somebody beats you up, you're not going to congratulate them. That doesn't make sense to me. I'm a competitor. That's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand".....*cough* BULLSHIT *cough* C'mon Son this coming from someone who is the face of the NBA, meanwhile the man everyone loves to hate, Kobe, shakes hands after losses in playoff games and always does his press conferences...see my blog about that from right after it happened a year ago here http://mrallenakaneo.blogspot.com/2009/06/sportsmanship.html
  • Next up he is a so called fan of the Yankees, Cowboys, & "formerly" the Bulls, hmmmmmmmm I wonder why that is???

And here is another reason why I am so critical, everyone keeps saying he had no team around him well let's look at the Cavs records from the past 2 seasons (which happened to be tops in the league both times) SHALL WE......in 2009 they went 66-16 and in 2010 they went 61-21, yet you say he had no team, I am sure half the other guys int he league would love to have no team around them that produces 60 plus wins back to back times. See the problem with the whole no team around him logic and saying the Cavs did nothing to give him what he needed is bullshit and it needs to cease right now, I also blogged about that a year ago see here http://mrallenakaneo.blogspot.com/2009/06/lebron-has-no-team-around-him.html. They brought in guys EVERY YEAR since he has been there to help him from Mo Williams, to Antwan Jamison, to even Shaq. They shook that roster up time and time again to appease him and his needs, to give him complimentary players to attempt to succeed with. And let's be honest who were they going to get other wise, what other big names have been available the last 3 summers, I mean they were even going to try to get my boy Amare from the Suns but Shaq being there already probably botched that one. They had a team when they were showboating, Mo Williams was an all-star wasn't he, when Jamison came didn't ESPN and all these other outlets (including some of you *points my finger at the screen*) say that he is going to win the championship this year for sure??? Don't worry I'll wait..............*crickets* that's what I thought, he has chances in Cleveland and they probably could have easily won another 60 games this season if he would have returned but like I stated before he took the easy road, as this blog post is meant to illustrate....
(his epic landmark of a billboard being removed)

My heart goes out to the city of Cleveland, not for just basketball reasons like most probably think, but unlike the rest of the world, ya boy is not surprised.....*Lebron "whatever Cleveland" shoulder shrug*

New Rick Ross & Jay-Z........WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS SONG IS EPIC!!!!!!!!! Hov totally destroyed ALL YALL (Ross was nice too), yeah you *points my finger at the haters*

Rick Ross feat. Jay-Z & John Legend - Free Mason
"rumors of Lucifer I don't know who to trust, whole world want my demise...TURN THE MUSIC UP!!! hear me clearly if yall niggas fear me just say yall fear me FUCK ALL THESE FAIRY TALES, go to hell this is GOD ENGINEERING this is a hail Mary past yall interfering, he without sin shall cast the 1st stone so yall look in the mirror double check yall appearance, bitch I said I was AMAZING not that I'm a mason" - Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter

I would go through the trouble of speaking on all that "BULLSHIT" yall keep talking about when it comes to this devil worshipping, but I will simply say this...how would you feel if someone questioned your faith and what you believed in and then right behind that called you a devil worshipper or whatever yall deem these dudes to be???

"I'm on my third 6 but a devil I'm not!!!"

And as always to those opposed have a strawberry smoothie with broken glass in it on me....DUECES!!!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

SMH at The King


Over the course of this past week the man that has done no wrong in the NBA finally did..........good luck to you in Miami Lebron but the team you roll with should have been the 1st team to not make the cut as they have tainted your image with all this madness especially this 1 hour special titled "The Decision". Today we saw why it's still Kobe's league to own....SMH

"The worlds most admired and loved man just became one of the most hated in the NBA"

Monday, July 5, 2010

Ask Neo - 7/5/10 "How Do You Feel About The Knicks Getting Amare Stoudemire?"




LET'S GO KNICKS!!!!!!

Ask Neo - 6/29/10 & 7/1/10


6/29/10

7/1/10

Budden List Revisited (Guest Blogger - Cuzzo)

BEFORE WE BEGIN YOU CAN PEEP MY CUZZO'S BLOGS AT http://threefoureighty.clipz-status.com/
What’s good world. Well this blog post was inspired by Cuzzo Neo. So he just did a 40 Days of Joe Budden series on his blog and I must say it was quite impressive. But as with all lists, there were some cuts left off and with his blessing I’m providing bonus coverage. So here we go with just Ten Eleven Joe Budden Cuts. Oh yeah and this is in no particular order.

1. The Soul
If you follow me on twitter, you’ll see that I play this song a lot.

“So hard I flirted just to be all nervous
Wish she could see me now, I’m so perverted
I tell her “I’m so glad I found you.
Are you ready for round two? Or can I mount you?”
In old pics I used to look like a clown dude
When I had know idea what I’d amount to
A nigga used to be out of control
Man, I miss the good ol’ days, when we had soul”

2. Happy Holidays
I remember when Joey was doing a live stream of prepping Padded Room, he was recording this track. It’s a song talking about how he feels around others..

“Everybody is putting there mask on
Nigga I rock mine all year
Just to avoid stares
To come across like a nigga who cares
So to my peers I can look like I’m really sincere”

3. Addiction (Freestyle)

Joey’s spin on the Ryan Leslie track caught my attention right off the bat. And whenever I would quote lines from the songs, people would get offended.. Stop that.

“Was at the bar, thought she felt the aura
Figured if I buy her a drink, might could call her
She said “you from Jersey holmes, you not a baller”
I said “stop snapping bitch, you a New Yorker!”
You making offers, something like a stalker
She calls me to practice everything that you taught her
But if chick ever get out of order
You know I gotta off her, dead her, white chalk her, OH!”

4. Stuntin
I remember when this song dropped, Shanda (@ShandaTV) and I thought the best was getting ready to come from Joey. But it didn’t work out that way..

“I don’t babysit Ma, this aint daycare
I fly out tomorrow, what we do here stay’s here
Sport Range pulled up it’s no hate here
Deep Dishes White five fifty, I don’t play fair”

5. Things You Do
This is another Budden song that gets played daily. This track is talking about cheating in relationships.. Real shit..

“IT’S TWO THINGS CHEATING WILL DO…. TELL ME WE AIN’T MEANT TO BE OR MAKE ME JUST APPRECIATE U”

6. Sidetracked

This is another track that I fucks with off Halfway House. Through out the song, he’s on one train of thought and then he’ll switch to another. Let’s see your favorite rapper pull off a track like this.

“I’ve lost so many relationships
(Tell me) Is it, just because I don’t relate to shit?
Me I (me I) I hate ignorance so much
I’m prayin for niggaz that didn’t grow much
Maybe our whole generation was raised wrong
I’m only responsible for me, I gotta stay strong”

7. Def Jam Dis
Awww man.. When this hit the internet, he really vented his thoughts on how he was being used at Def Jam.

“Radio hates “Fire” nah they wont try it
But they love that Rah Digga song that sounds just like it
Wanna keep me under dog, Im the underdog
And they don’t want ya’ll to see up under the fog, so ya’ll
Tell every man in the hood
Gold album one single I’d say im doin hella damn good
Listen here Def Jam, are you deaf man?
Politics aside please don’t interject fam”

8. Pump It Up (New Verse)
Well remember when Shawn Carter snatched “Pump It Up” and wrecked it.. So Joey grabbed it back and added new lyrics..

“everybodys a killer but the deaths dont add up
everybodys a hustler but the money aint comin in”

9. Anything Goes
Another track that I digs off of Halfway House. This track is talking about life in a Joe Budden world..

“I’m just plotting my next step and my next breath
If you don’t do that in excess
It’s really no point, like TV’s in the backseats head-rest
Some niggas get spiteful or angry
Some niggas are prideful and it pains me
Our brain speed ain’t at the same speed
So I ain’t mad, don’t blame y’all, I blame me
Put a wall in my path, I’m just gonna knock it down or go through it
Before you try to knock that down, go through it
Try it and go do it, the folk in my world won’t look at you so stupid”

10. I Couldn’t Help It

Another Joe Budden track that spits that real shit. I’m still wondering who’s he’s talking about in the second verse.

“He has her on T.V. with their kids
I got her on the T.V. in her ribs”

11. All Of Me
Nothing can be said about this song… I mean he just goes in on this track. The whole song is filled with quotable lines.

“See I preach gratitude, she keeps an attitude
Argue long enough and that shit becomes laughable
My norm now since my heart is so natural
Wish I could dwell into all them niggas after you
So not compatible, that we compatible
Its nothin else in this worl that we would rather do
Anybody out there relate to my pain?
Turn the music up let me know that I’m sane”

So that’s the end of my list and it was fun doing it. Shout out again to my Cuzzo Neo for inspiring this post..

Saturday, July 3, 2010

SPECIAL 100th BLOG: 40 Days Of Budden (#1)

#1 - "10 Minutes" (100th blog & song explanation below)
"some days i'm not invincible and I feel the pressure...like if everyone is depending on me and I just stop.........then what the fuck happens"




THANK YOU ALL.........oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my queen Key, I love you baby!!!!

Friday, July 2, 2010

40 Days Of Budden (#2)

#2 - Pray For Me
"I need yall to pray for me"

Next to last installment in the "40 Days Of Budden" blog series of mine and this is a great one in my personal opinion because this song as with the last 2 and the one to follow tomorrow reflect me almost to a tee. Pray for me for those not up on Joe's work is a song in which he is at the crossroads and facing his death and he has a chance to speak to the lord and this is a great back and forth conversation between the 2 parties. He asks many questions that I know I have had and I am sure many others have had even if they are too scared to actually admit it. The song is a great track from beginning to end and from the moment I heard it I realized the strength that it carried and have been in love with it from day one. Joe is again giving us raw emotion and truthful words/bars in this track and anyone that I know that has heard this simply has just been speechless at the song and it gives everyone that WOW moment and emotion. Typically the questions that he is asking we all feel but many of us will never even fix our mouths to ask said questions because we are scared to, we are scared to wonder WHY in life and that's something that I am never afraid to do, I have many questions and just like Joe in this song I would not be afraid to ask them. Even as I listen to this as I am writing this description it's just engulfing me in the track...I won't hold yall up any longer, do enjoy!!!

"you stand there and question a nigga that tries hard and finds a way when you keep dealing him fucked up cards...you make mistakes like me far as I can see I think it's a mockery whenever rich niggas win the lottery"

"See my child you need gratitude maybe just a sample, I never give a person anything that they can't handle...don't tell me bout everything you had to go through there is reasons for my actions even if I never showed you...kept trying with you all you did was hurt me still gave you chances to prove that you were worthy...and so I sat with you on the train, i asked you for change you kept calling me names"

"look i'm far from a Christian, not big on religion, but haven't done too much wrong my entire time of living...never killed never tried to though I been lied to, was once suicidal, never read the bible"

That last one was really deep to me because in all honesty if anyone wanted to know a lot about me this whole piece explains it perfect, I was raised as a Christian but I am not too big on the whole religion thing (personal reasons that I do not choose to discuss), I haven't really done a lot of wrong in my life, well one time I thought about killing someone but he was hurting my mother so I think many of us can understand that, been lied to on many levels, I was suicidal at a point in my life because I was weak...many people don;t know this and probably will be shocked to read it but it is true...and I have never read the Bible, just parts of it.

The next installment will probably be a video because not only will it be the ending of my "40 Days Of Budden" series but it will also be my 100th blog (purely coincidence that it happened that way, but what betetr way to celebrate my 100th blog than with one of my favorite MC's....tune in tomorrow for the series finale....

Thursday, July 1, 2010

40 Days Of Budden (#3)

#3 - Anti
"I ain't the social type, I ain't with all the congregating...FUCK NIGGAS"

Alright so we are down to our last 3 and like I said to you guys yesterday the last 4 are a total reflection of me and my varying moods & personalities and this one is the perfect representation of me at times...ANTI. This song is just perfect for me when I am in those moods when I just don't want to be bothered, when I want to just close myself off from the world, and when I am not at my most friendly. I tend to get "Anti" on many occasions because well life and people just tend to piss me off and then I just block everything and everyone out. At times you may not see any new blogs or videos from me, you may see my Facebook status as simply "Anti" and it's just because I need time to myself just to sort out thoughts or just to keep from lashing out and bringing the heat to someone's neck if they come at me sideways. Joe really gave it on this song and it's one of those that I listen to frequently due to not only the strong lyrics but an incredible beat. So sit back and enjoy this next 3:58 of your life because I promise you will not be disappointed.

"I ain't got no patience with niggas that cant speak their mind...WHAT THE FUCK YOU GOT A MOUTH FOR"

"i'm past real they past phoney, ignore the personal and physical attacks on me, I remain cool relaxed homie brand new...I ain't got a scratch on me"

"better tell em what reluctance is, i'm controlled by uncontrolled substances"

"be clear I ain't here to be friends you can dislike me I ain't here to pretend"

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Free Agency Eve......LET'S GO KNICKS!!!!!!!


So today is kind of like Christmas Eve for NY Knicks fans, it's the day/night before the start of free agency which begins at 12:01AM/EST on Thursday, July 1st...and yes as a Knicks fan I am very excited. We haven't had much to get amped about over the past few years, little bright spots here and there but nothing consistent, nothing to run out and brag to your friends about, who mysteriously are all Lakers, Cavs, and Celtics fans nowadays, so today marks hopefully the beginning of a few good years to come. Now I know everyone and their mother is clamoring for Lebron James to come to the Knicks and I do agree that would be a beautiful thing but even if we don't or can't land Lebron it's not a loss by any means. Sure he is the best player....wait excuse me, 2nd best player in the league (Kobe is #1 no matter how you feel about that) but that doesn't necessarily mean that we need him. Who knows how he will fit into the system, who knows if we can get the right pieces around him etc, so truthfully I am not holding out hope for King James so I shoot a little smaller in scope. Also I want to say to any and all on the fence Knicks fans, Knicks fan that have become fans of whoever else is winning over the year since we been kind of buns, etc stay where you are at, we don't need you. Don't try to align yourself with the Knicks once they have those Lebron jerseys for sale (if he takes the sales pitch), when they start winning and blowing people out, when NY is dominant again...I don't want to hear it, you didn't ride for them when they sucked so don't start screaming em out now. My true Knicks fans know who they are...Uncle Jeff, Uncle Chris, Charles, Kaseem, Jeff Foster, Tiffany Harrington, Droptop, Dow aka Pretty Ricky what they call him (even though he disowns them after every loss), & Kevin Martell...i'm sure there are a few others but I am not sure where they stand so WE SHALL SEE.
Let's start off by going through a few guys I wouldn't mind seeing in a Knicks uni next season...:

Lebron James - SUPERSTAR and the prize possession in this year's free agency crop, do I really need to explain this one....any team, any fan, would love to have Lebron no matter how much we may get on him about stuff, but I would love to see that killer instinct that a superstar must have, a bit more in Lebron. And before everyone gets hype about he and Wade joining forces I think that would be a dumb move on both their parts because they both need to have the ball most of the time on offense so who would defer?

Dwayne Wade - (see Lebron comments but ADD the killer instinct because he has it AT ALL TIMES)
Chris Bosh - very underrated player and because he played in Toronto a lot of people aren't up on the homie Bosh but he is a monster in almost every facet of the game for a big man. Can play about 3 spots on the floor, nice jumper, good defender, nice in the post, good passer, I mean the guy deserves every bit of any hype that he is getting. Would be a good fit with NY no matter who you paired with him because I think he is on the cusp of being a superstar in his own right...he is NOT just a role player or bit guy to stand next to Wade and James, so Chris why do it??? Stick to what you said and make your decision, don't wait on Lebron and D-Wade!!!
Joe Johnson - outstanding SG with great scoring ability and if you don't know this you haven't been watching enough of J.J. No he isn't Lebron or Wade but he is quite good and will be a perfect compliment, if those 2 are "Jordan" types then Johnson is a good look at the 2nd option or the coveted "Pippen" that every team is trying to pair their superstar with. Johnson also has said he does not need max if he comes to NY and he became a star playing under the D'Antoni system
Amare Stoudemire - another guy that flourished under D'Antoni and has continue to play great since Mike left Phoenix for NY. Amare is a beast, on the blocks, decent mid range jumper, pretty good defender, flashy at times and he knows the system, and paired with any combo of players he will be a force. He has the ability to outrun your best big man, and dominate smaller forwards when matched against him...he can also play center if needed
Ray Allen - Jesus Shuttleworths is still a deadly sharp shooter and as my man Alvin said he has one of the if not THE best jump shot in the game. Ray isn't Ray Allen of old but he is still more than capable of dropping 20 points on you at any given time and he spaces your defense out and in the D'Antoni system he would be a good fit in my opinion. Put Ray at the 2 and then you still have Gallinari who can shoot the lights out if left open and you pair them with any combo of James, Johnson, Amare, Wade, etc and you are looking at a pick your poison type scenario.
Paul Pierce - just opted out of his contract last night and Paul would be a legitimate piece but I have this weird feeling that he is going to end up playing in LA, and no not for the Lakers but for the Clippers....but don't be surprised if the Lakers made some kind of move for him, that would just ignite rioting in Boston like none ever seen before in US history. I don't see Pierce coming to NY though
Dirk Nowitzki - what can I say about Dirk other than, c'mon son, THAT'S DIRK!!! I know you have seen the Mavs play on a few occasions and if you have you know Dirk is deadly, about as deadly as they come and in the NY system Dirk would be damn near unstoppable especially when pieced with other shooters and big men thus making the possible pairing that much more substantial in NY.

Other notable Free Agents - Carlos Boozer, Rudy Gay, Tyrus Thomas, John Salmons, Travis Outlaw, Josh Howard, Roger Mason, J.J. Redick....(some dependent on whether or not they opt out, are restricted, etc)

Another thing to keep in mind when you guys are thinking about the Knicks is this, yes this year they have the money to get 2 max contracted free agents or maybe even 1 max guy *cough* Lebron *cough* and then 2 others for lower than max but still substantially good contracts a la Amare/Johnson or any combo of that effect...and then here is the kicker, once Eddy Curry's bum ass drops off the payroll next year they can offer yet another max deal for next year's crop of free agents. Fucked yall up with that one cause many people didn't even know or realize that part...so even if they miss out on Lebron this year and maybe have to just get the homie Joe Johnson and Amare, Bosh, etc build around that and then next year with that next max contract holla at the boy Carmelo. Now I haven't always been the biggest Melo fan but in a Knicks uni he get's my vote cause his game is vicious. So listen Knicks fan we are in a good position no matter how you look at it, don't look at shit as a loss if Lebron or Wade go to Chicago, stay in Cleveland or Miami, or any other wacky combo like that, I think we have the best overall chance to make a good overhaul of our team within the next 2 seasons if done right, but no matter how the next few days, weeks, months, play out I think we are headed in the right direction...GO NY!!!!!


40 Days Of Budden (#4)

#4 - Hello Expectations
"it makes sense i'm being framed....I'm a work of art"

Alright we are at the top 4 and this one is a newer song by Joe but it made it into this slot for one reason...IT'S ME!!! The next 4 songs on the list beginning with this one mean more to me than any of the others simply because they are honest representations of my varying moods, emotions, feelings etc. A lot of times we hear a song or some form of music and instantly relate to it, it immediately resonates within us and get deep down to our soul to the point of giving you goosebumps and chills because you feel like the artist actually knows you and is actually speaking for you and as I stated previously I think that's what many of us admire about Joe, it's his ability to connect with us...sure he can't reach everyone but who can, that's not nor never should be the goal. When I do my blogs, YouTube vids, etc it's to attract those interested not those who don't care to know me or what I am about. "Hello Expectations" gives me an escape if you will, it allows me to think about my life and the expectations I have set for myself and the ones that others have set for me, and how I continually exceed them because I always push to do just that.

"my audience is die hard so if my fans spazzing you might see the 1st drive by from a bandwagon"

"I try to see shit in all shades so i'm prepped when they finally show their true colors"

"word from the wise, when you lie, make sure the trail is gone and don't expect a happy ending unless you in the nail salon"

And this last one (he always gives a line in a song that just sticks with me) just was really that one line that was just so epic I have to keep repeating it when I listen to that piece of the song itself

"if you got an assessment of what I represent, it's more than likely negligent if we were never friends"

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

40 Days Of Budden (#5)

#5 - Dumb Out
"some acquire these skills I was BORN WITH EM"

Alright loyal subjects we are now entering that top 5 of the "40 Days Of Budden" series and it's been a good ride but let's go on ahead and bring it on home with these next 5 personal favorites of mine. "Dumb Out" is a classic in any and all Budden circles because well....IT WAS SIMPLY BANANAS!!! There is no denying Joe on this one, no matter how much you hate him, how little you know about him, if you are a hip hop head then you have to really respect this song. The bars he spit were absolutely incredible to me and it's one of those songs that I consistently play no matter what the mood is that I am in because it's just raw ass hip hop.....PAY ATTENTION!!!!!

"i'm somewhere between the real and the fakeness, the red pill, blue pill, real or the Matrix"

"i'm downloading like...NIGGAS ACTUALLY PLAY THIS, maybe i'm buggin out maybe i'm on a spaceship"

"these dudes might as well be Jamie Foxx, trying to sound like somebody that already died"

"i'm the nicest dude out since Reasonable Doubt"

"now who said they fucking with me, they just said that fucking with me....they didnt mean it, NAW!!!"

Monday, June 28, 2010

40 Days Of Budden (#6)

#6 - Good Enough
"make me uncomfortable and you gonna put me in a comfort zone"

Alright yall we are getting closer to that number 1 spot and now we are getting into my FAVORITES, and this one is hands down just great to me because I can't express to you how I feel like this about 75% of the time. I used to post quotes from this song on Twitter all the time when this song 1st came out because I wanted people to not only relate to real shit but to see that Joe was a rare breed of MC that should be highlighted more than he is. Again these types of songs are the main reasons why I respect Joe so much because he can spit those lyrics that honestly really touch people, he digs deep into his honest emotions and puts himself out there to be ridiculed or in my case and the case of many of his true fans loved/admired. I am sure we have all had feelings such as these but how often do you get an MC speaking on them, instead they want to make those bullshit dance songs and use metaphors that mean absolute shit to the masses of us with actual intelligence. I can go on for days about how dope this song is but just listen for yourselves and tell me that you have never felt some of these emotions, that you have never felt like you just weren't good enough...stop being blinded and recognize the truth.

"insensitive, don't waste time trying to tell me what emotions is, i'm emotionless"

"speak up and violence gets mentioned"

"even I don't know what to expect from me, but yall have yet to see the best of me"

That last one means the most to me because that's how I feel, like I can't ever totally predict my own actions but I also know that I haven't even begun to show my best.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

40 Days Of Budden (#7)

#7 - Russian Roulette Freestyle
"I'm outspoken, out casted, when the odds were outrageous a nigga outlasted"

Okay I had to go with another freestyle and many may argue and say that this one shouldn't be this high but you gotta understand the reason why I put this one here, it was simply due to the fact that I loved this song originally by Ri-Ri and then if you are a Budden fan like myself you know that he was going through a lot of stuff around this time with breakups, new chicks, the Wu shit, so it has a stronger meaning and the words speak with more venom in my opinion. Like the part about his ex (who I won't mention cause I don't give away free shine) was just bananas to me, as were all the other lyrics because unlike a majority of these bullshit rappers Joe actually speaks about real shit. Joe does nothing but spit good lyrics so I don't get why these lames out here really think they can see him on the mic cause at the end of the day in hip hop that's what matters....IMO

"out of every battle I ain't lost yet, they say i'm misunderstood I say my points just ain't come across yet"

"she can do what she want as long as she don't do it near me"

"since we no longer you and Cotto get the same advice need to fire everybody in your corner"

Saturday, June 26, 2010

40 Days Of Budden (#8)

#8 - No Comment
"motivated by the hate, inspired by the love"

AMAZING....that's the best way I can personally describe this track, simply amazing one of his best in my eyes. I remember the 1st listen and that beat came in I was like "this one is going to be a problem" then Joe came in with the "Uuuuuh Oooooooooh" I knew he was about to let loose and that he did. The chorus was on the money, the flow was sick, bars were insane....COME ON man how can yall not fuck with Joe after shit like this. You know what from here on out anybody NOT on board with Budden is straight asscheex to me son, i'm sorry but anytime I hear this I get amped and get on my fuck the world flow so deal with it...lol Yo why did my dude Joe call niggas "SCHMUCKS" that shit was just fucking hilarious to me son, I swear that's the ill insult to bitch made sensitive ass niggas...and I think that's why I rock so hard with this song cause it's like a motherfucker can't even have a fucking honest opinion nowadays without some femininity coming out in niggas, can't even spit without people reaching for disses towards someone else....SMH Thats why I respect Joe cause he always speaks his regardless of what the popular opinion is.

"so i'm supposed to put niggas on a pedestal for rapping bout a bunch of bullshit that they don't ever do, you sound stupid when you go there say i'm only hot online and you ain't heating up NOWHERE!!!"

"what up with you and so and so I heard you got dissed...I don't know about that but I know about this nigga...NO COMMENT, NO COMMENT, NO COMMENT, I ain't got a comment"

"things niggas say I don't mind it, say they lost respect for me, well who the fuck was asking you to find it"

"rappers saying my name like it's a bright tactic, Jackson 5 put your mic in a casket"

Friday, June 25, 2010

40 Days Of Budden (#9)

#9 - Three Sides To A Story
Making lyrics come to life is a trait every MC does not possess but Budden has the ability to do it as you can hear in this track. I personally love songs like this because it plays in my mind like a movie and I can actually visualize a video and the verses scene by scene in my head. I am not going to elaborate too much because for those that haven't heard this song before I really want you to listen to it so you can bear the same appreciation as I do for this track because it's sheer genius in my opinion...so please give this one a listen and see how the story begins and then ultimately climaxes.....REAL HIP HOP SHIT!!!!!

no quotes on this one cause Budden's words are much more potent when heard rather than read on this one