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#MUSICMONDAY: CONSEQUENCE FT. COMMON AND TALIB KWELI "IT'S G.O.O.D. MUSIC

2010-03-15T17:02:00.000-04:00

Off Consequence's mixtape Movies On Demand. prod. by Clinton Sparks.

"IT'S G.O.O.D. MUSIC" FT. COMMON AND TALIB KWELI

SEAN JOHN SPRING 2010 COLLECTION LOOKBOOK

2010-03-15T16:11:00.002-04:00

With the weather breaking, the Sean Jean line has released photos from their Spring 2010 collection. Suits, hoodies, and cardigan sweaters a just some of the pieces previewed in the latest lookbook. Stay tuned for a full Spring trend wrap up from @TheFabChick herself. Many of the trends she will discuss are clearly outlined here in the this lookbook preview.

NAS GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

2010-03-15T15:04:00.000-04:00

Many of us recognize rapper Nas for his witty word-play and highly intellectual content, so it may come to a surprise for many that Nas does not have a highschool diploma, but that's about to change.

During the Boys and Girls Club’s 43rd annual National Keystone Conference in Pittsburgh, Nas along with Grammy Award winning R7B artist Ne-yo and NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier, Nas stressed the importance of education and announced he plans to obtain his own high school diploma.

“The reality of it is, you need to keep educating yourself, and I wish I had stayed in school,” Nas explained. “Be your own leader.” Nas stated to the kids as he told them about his regrets of not obtaining his highschool diploma, despite his financial success as a rapper.

Nas and Damian Marley will release their high anticipated album Distant Relative on May, 25th. The album will feature artist such as Lil Wayne, Joss Stone, and K’NAAN.

AIR JORDAN SUMMER 2010 RELEASES

2010-03-15T09:55:00.000-04:00

Check out some of the summer releases from the Jordan Brand. The summer releases include model such as Spiz'ikes, Air Jordan 1, Air Jordan 6, and even Air Jordan 2010. These and other products from the Jordan Brand will hit stores in April.

THE RESULTS ARE... IT'S TIME FOR SOME MADDNESS

2010-03-14T23:14:00.001-04:00

It all comes down to this, 64 of America’s best college basketball teams on one of the biggest stages, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Syracuse, Duke, Kentucky, and of course Kansas all earned number one seeds in their respective regions, but we all know it's not how you start, it's how you finish. It's anybodies game at this point. Skill, determination and a whole lot of heart will lead two teams to Lucas Oil Stadium, and only one will walk out the new NCAA champion.

PUMA KITE TEAM LE

2010-03-13T13:24:00.000-05:00

Puma presents the Kite Team LE, in honor of the Puma Volvo Ocean Race team. The sneakers are made of the original sail used by the team, so that means production is very limited. 500 pairs of the Kite Team LE will be produced all individually numbered. The Puma Kite Team LE LE hits select stores this week.

DANA LEE

2010-03-13T12:27:00.001-05:00

TECMO BOWL THROWBACK

2010-03-11T17:26:00.001-05:00

Before John Madden football there was Tecmo Bowl. At the time this was the greatest football game EVER. Tecmo Bowl had players such as Bo Jackson (who was unstoppable), Mike Singletary, Joe Montana, and other NFL greats. There wasn't much of a playbook so it was obvious what plays your opponent was choosing, but that's what made very exciting. This game was just as addictive as John Madden and now you can relive all of the fun with Tecmo Bowl Throwback.

In a few months, Tecmo Bowl Throwback will let you relive your gridiron glory days of the late 80’s. Available as a download this spring on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, the old school omnipotent features online multiplayer (find your old nemesis on Facebook and finally beat his ass), customizable teams and rosters, and the ability to switch between 2D (8 bit-style) or 3D (shown above) views. The only downside is they don’t have an NFL license, so you’ll have to put in player names yourself. The upside is you can now have Bo Jackson versus Chris Johnson, Montana versus Brees, and one hell of a drunken, tackle-breaking weekend when your better half goes to that Zumba conference in June.

USHER FT. T.I. "GUILTY"

2010-03-11T16:34:00.001-05:00

Off Usher's Raymond vs. Raymond album... Sounds like TIP vs T.I.

GUILTY FT. T.I.

SONY PLAYSTATION MOVE MOTION CONTROLLERS

2010-03-11T15:26:00.003-05:00

Sony Playstation has seen the success of the Nintendo Wii and their motion controllers, so it's only right Sony Playstation follows suit and create their own motion controllers for the PS3. Pop the top for more info.

The combination of the PS3 system and PlayStation Eye camera detects the precise movement, angle, and absolute position in 3D space of PlayStation Move motion controller, allowing users to intuitively play the game as if they themselves are within the game. PlayStation Move motion controller delivers unmatched accuracy through its advanced motion sensors, including a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer, and a terrestrial magnetic field sensor, as well as a color-changing sphere that is tracked by PlayStation Eye camera. Through PlayStation Move system, both fast and subtle motion can be detected, whether the user is swinging a tennis racket, or painting with a brush. With PlayStation Move motion controller, users can provide direct input through action buttons and an analog trigger, while receiving physical feedback from rumble functionality and visual feedback from the sphere’s ability to display a variety of different colors. Furthermore, PlayStation Eye camera can capture the player’s voice or image, enabling augmented reality experiences. The newly announced PlayStation Move sub-controller is a one-handed controller, developed to further expand the game play options that PlayStation Move games can offer*2. PlayStation Move sub-controller features a sleek curved design that pairs with the motion controller and comes with an analog stick and directional buttons that allow users to easily control the game when moving characters or choosing a direction. Like all other Wireless Controllers for the PS3 system, it comes with a built in lithium-ion rechargeable battery as well as Bluetooth® technology, enabling the controller to transfer the input information wirelessly to the PS3 system without a cable. PlayStation Move motion controller and sub-controller will further broaden the gaming experience on the PS3 system for all genres, from games that use one motion controller to games that use both controllers.

PLAY OF THE WEEK

2010-03-11T14:38:00.000-05:00

We've seen some crazy alloy-ops but not like this, especially in a game.

MORE PICS OF THE 2011 MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET

2010-03-11T10:18:00.002-05:00

The 2011 E-Class cabrio is looking good and right on time for spring/summer. Pop the top for more pics.

FABOLOUS & TREY SONGZ GOING GREEN

2010-03-11T09:26:00.002-05:00

This Spring, Rapper Fabolous and R&B sensation Trey Songz will promote “green”. Not that type of green, green meaning the environment.

The two will bring environmental awareness to college students as part of the Be Seen Being Green College Music Tour in Miami, FL.

"Becoming more eco-friendly is something we all should be focused on in order to protect our earth, I'm happy If I could inspire even one person to live a greener life."

The Tour is presented by DreamSharee Edu-Tainment, a youth empowerment company that utilizes celebrities to promote education.

"We are very happy to have Trey Songz sign on to our green movement as he is dominating the R&B scene right now and is very influential in the music community," said Marcus King, VP and DreamSharee Edu-tainment Co-Founder.

The Be Seen Being Green College Music Tour will kick off April 16th.

#MUSICMONDAY: T.I. "I'M BACK"

2010-03-08T17:37:00.002-05:00

Clifford is back!!!! New album in stores August 24th.

I'M BACK

PM SPORTS: A QUESTION FOR THE ANSWER: WHAT'S WRONG???

2010-03-08T16:53:00.003-05:00

We all knew 11 time all-star Allen Iverson had problems, but not like this. Associates close to A.I.says he's developed a heavy drinking and gambling problem so bad that he's been banned from casinos in Detroit and Atlantic City. A.I.'s wife Tawana has filed for divorce, his 4-year old daughter Messiah, has a undisclosed illness, and Iverson will not be returning to the Philadelphia 76ers for the rest of this season, leaving us to ask, what's wrong? This 6-foot point guard from Hampton, VA was once looked at as a giant, now his personal endeavors are bring him down day by day. Check out what ESPN reporter and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Stephen A. Smith breaks down how serious Allen Iverson's drinking and gambling situation really is.

His closest confidant asked the basketball world to pray for Allen Iverson, as if no one has all these years while seeing this train wreck coming.
He acted as if the former 76ers star hadn't needed a significant dose of prayer, luck, and divine intervention until now.

And as the rest of us are forced to bear witness to a disintegration, the rapid decline of a career clearly lacking nurturing, the time has arrived for Iverson's inner circle to stand up and be counted, to provide some semblance of tough love - by any means necessary.

Unless those people are willing to write his epitaph instead.
Just listening to Gary Moore, Iverson's business manager and the person he trusts most, they may be doing so very soon.
Allen Iverson is in trouble, folks, deep trouble. The combination of alcohol and gambling - and a once-promising career in tatters because of the first two - won't culminate in anything short of disaster if help does not arrive in short order.

If numerous NBA sources are telling the truth - and there's no reason to believe they'd do otherwise in a situation of this magnitude - Iverson will either drink himself into oblivion or gamble his life away.

Moore, ever the protector, would never admit as much, of course. But that's part of the problem, isn't it?
Iverson's wife, Tawanna, having hired some high-powered Atlanta attorney and filed for a divorce last week, does not help matters. Nor does it help that she's already separated from her husband, with custody of their five kids and seeking both alimony and child support.

When you consider Iverson's well-known penchant for alcohol and his banishment from casinos in Detroit and Atlantic City, if disgust and sadness don't come to mind, at least one question does:
Where is Pat Croce when you need him? Or Iverson's coach at Georgetown, John Thompson?

Where is the person with the ideal combination of compassion and toughness who would shelter Iverson at the same time he's holding his feet to the flames? Someone whose vested interest is in Iverson's well-being, someone who doesn't need his money or cachet?

In other words, someone he does not have in his camp right now. Or someone who has an impact, and needs to utilize it.

"I think there's one guy, and his name is John Thompson," said former Temple basketball coach John Chaney, noted for saving souls as much as winning basketball games throughout his illustrious career. "John is the one guy who'll have a chance of slowing this train wreck down, who could wrap his arms around Iverson and have an impact, because clearly it has not been done. But there's still this one question: Will [Iverson] listen?
"See, too many of our athletes give lip service when someone is trying to help them. And as soon as you leave them, they find themselves dealing with self-preservation and denial. It's an athlete's biggest problem to overcome.

"When you were young and vital, there were a lot of hit songs on that side of the record," Chaney said. "With Iverson, there are no more hit songs on that side of the record. You've got to accept the fact that you've danced and boogied. Now that they've flipped it over and ain't nobody dancing anymore, it's over!
"The ball is deflated. So now you have to find another life for yourself."

Iverson's NBA life may be over, but he and the folks he keeps close to him don't seem to realize it.
Take the more than $200 million he has earned in his career, subtract Uncle Sam's take, alimony, child support for five kids, and no millions forthcoming, then ask yourself what the 6-foot guard has left.
With his lifestyle, his mistakes, his lack of preparation for a life beyond the glory.

Talk to anyone remotely associated with Iverson and they can't deny that he is ill-prepared for a post-basketball career. His cohorts still look to him as that mercurial box-office star who won four scoring titles and a league MVP award, not as someone who simply dreams about those days right now.
The one advantage Iverson acknowledged having all of these years was a wife about whom he publicly said, "I'd die for her. . . . I'd die without her." Now, she essentially has said, "Go right ahead."
No wonder Moore said, "Pray."

This is Iverson we're talking about. What else is there to do? Especially if he is forced to stand alone?

Contact columnist Stephen A. Smith at 215-854-5846 or ssmith@phillynews.com.

PM FRESH: LOUIS VUITTON LIMITED EDITION ANNIVERSAY COLLECTION CHALE MONOGRAM

2010-03-07T21:35:00.003-05:00

www.louisvuitton.com has pre-launch limited edition Anniversary Collection Monogram Shawls in three different styles: the Monogram Rock Shawl in Bleu Nuit, Monogram Pois Shawl in Cassis, and the gorgeous Monogram Denim Bleached Shawl in Rose and Bleu.

These latest additions to the Louis Vuitton scarf collection will be available in Louis Vuitton stores starting March 11th. Pricing starts at $745

ILL ADVISED MOMENT!!!

2010-03-07T19:45:00.001-05:00

Damn D'Angelo, Damn!!! Just when we thought he was back on the right path, Mr. How Does It Feel gets popped by 5-0 after soliciting oral sex from an undercover police officer in New York City, according to the New York Post. D'Angelo was reportedly driving alone through New York's West Village with $12,000 cash in his Range Rover before stopping to pick up policewoman, whom he assumed was a prostitute. D'Angelo was charged with solicitation.

PM ENT: JAY-Z's "NY-Z"

2010-03-05T22:11:00.001-05:00

ABSOLUT Concert Series, Madison Square Garden, and of course Jay-Z will release "NY-Z." A behind the scenes documentary what it truly means for an artist to play at the Garden. "NY-Z" will be released March 22nd.

PM SPORTS: ARIZONA CARDINALS TRADE WR ANQUAN BOLDIN TO THE RAVENS

2010-03-05T21:56:00.000-05:00

Wow this came out of no where, the Cards have traded Boldin to the Baltimore Ravens for third and fourth round draft picks. The Ravens recently signed WR Donte Stallworth and now with addition of Boldin the Ravens just became the team to beat in the AFC North.

PM SEXY: CODI BRYANT

2010-03-05T12:33:00.002-05:00

PM AUTO: BENTLEY CONTINENTAL FLYING STAR TOURING

2010-03-05T12:14:00.002-05:00

Wow this is crazy. Bentley always keeps the luxury automakers on their heels. First it was the Muslanne, now it's the Continental Flying Star touring, that will definitely have you looking like a Flying Star.

For just $800,000 you can 1 of 20 Flying Stars that will hit the showroom. Designed by Touring Superleggera of Itilay, the Flying Star will house the Continental GTC’s 6.0-liter W12 engine with 560 hp. The Flying Star also reaches 62 mph in 4.8 seconds and has a top speed of over 200 mph.

PM SPORTS: ANTONIO CROMARTIE TO THE NEW YORK JETS

2010-03-05T11:52:00.002-05:00

The New York Jets defense was already one of the most feared in the league, especially when DB Darrelle Revis is on his A game. Now the Jets secondary just got stronger with the addition of Antonio Cromartie.

The Jets give the Chargers a 2011 third-round draft pick that could turn into a second-round pick.

Cromartie was an All-Pro in 2007 and will team with Darrelle Revis in the Jets' secondary, making them possibly the best cornerback tandem in the NFL. Cromartie replaces Lito Sheppard, who was released earlier in the day after one disappointing season.

PM ENT: DRAKE "OVER" (PROD. BY BOI-1DA & AL KHAALIQ)

2010-03-05T11:04:00.003-05:00

The first single off Drake's highly anticipated debut album "Thank Me Later"

OVER

PM AUTO: PAGANI ZONDA TRICOLORE

2010-03-04T20:11:00.000-05:00

The blue paint, yellow wheels, and bright blue interior of the Zonda Pagani Zonda Tricolore celebrates the 50th anniversary of the squadron of the Italian air force named the Frecce Tricolori. The Tricolore's special edition paint matches the squadron's planes. Pop the top for more pics

PM FRESH: LOUIS VUITTON IMPULSION SUNGLASSESS

2010-03-04T08:41:00.000-05:00

As seen at Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2010 Men's runway show, the Impulsion Sunglasses combines ingenious construction with a modern and elegant twist. These sunglasses features an innovative laser-cut frames and vividly colored circles which gives it a graphic, chic look. It comes in four vibrant hues: Yellow, Black, Blue, and Orange.

The Impulsion is made from metal and acetate and offers 100% UV protection. You can purchase these sunnies at Louis Vuitton stores for US$450.