• T.I.
    Events,  Georgia

    Atlanta Rapper T.I. Hosts Back to School Giveaway

    School children from all over Atlanta were gifted with dozens of backpacks and supplies for their first day of school courtesy of The King of the South, TIP “T.I.” Harris. Held at the Cascade Crossing Shopping Center, TIP along with Greg Street of V-103 the People’s Station and Saving Our Daughters Organization, hosted their first ever event which encouraged members of the community to register to vote, open up bank accounts with Citizens Trust Bank, one of the largest black owned banks in the southeast, as well as grab new supplies to start their kids year off on the right foot. As TIP arrived, all you could hear through the…

  • Who Advances from the Sweet 16 to Final Four?
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    Who Advances from the Sweet 16 to Final Four?

    We are now down to the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament. Despite the countless upsets, we still have all #1 seeds alive heading into the second weekend. UConn won their games by a total of 56 points. They are looking to become the first repeat champion since the 2007-2008 Florida Gators. Houston needed OT to barely edge Texas A&M and earn a trip to the Sweet 16. Purdue has also dominated their first two opponents also. They beat down Grambling and Utah State by a total of 67 points on their way to the Sweet 16. The final top seed in North Carolina cruised by their first…

  • 6 Quarterback Options for the Atlanta Falcons in 2024
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    6 Quarterback Options for the Atlanta Falcons in 2024

      The Atlanta Falcons are coming off another disappointing season where they didn’t make the playoffs. The Falcons finished 3rd in the NFC South with a 7-10 record. Atlanta had a defense that finished in the middle of the pack in scoring. Jesse Bates III was one of the best free agent signings in the league last season. The offense finished in the top-10 in rushing and that was thanks to Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. Allgeier had a 1,000 yard season the previous one and they selected Robinson in the top-10 of last year’s draft. The offense should’ve been better with Kyle Pitts and Drake London. Atlanta had inconsistent…

  • Mastermind by Rick Ross Released 5 Years Ago
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    Rick Ross Mastermind Turns 10 Year Old

    Rick Ross has had an impressive run ever since he entered the rap game. Ross was on the independent scene for a minute and was even signed to Suave House Records. After that didn’t work out, he inked a deal with Slip-N-Slide Records. For those who aren’t familiar with Slip-N-Slide Records, they are the home to Trick Daddy and Trina. In 2006, Rick Ross released his debut album called Port of Miami. Port of Miami featured his smash hit, Hustlin’ and it was arguably the biggest hit of the summer. Two years later, he followed that up with a gold selling album called Trilla. The following year he dropped his…

  • Top 5 Eastern Conference Teams Heading into All-Star Weekend
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    Top 5 Eastern Conference Teams Heading into All-Star Weekend

    The NBA trade deadline has come and gone and now we’re in the second half of the season. The Super Bowl was last weekend and now the NBA takes center stage. The NBA All-Star weekend festivities occur this weekend. With less than 30 games remaining in the season there’s still a lot of basketball to be played. We will focus on the Eastern Conference and their top teams. The Boston Celtics has been the top dog for the entire season. Are they the best team in the Eastern Conference? If so, who are their biggest threats? Let’s look at the top 5 Eastern Conference teams heading into All-Star weekend. Boston…

  • 15 Years Ago College Dropout from Kanye West Dropped
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    Kanye West The College Dropout Dropped 20 Years Ago

    Kanye West is one of the most controversial musicians of all time. It feels like not a day goes by we don’t see or hear something crazy about Kanye. This is when people started saying we want the old Kanye back. Before all the madness and craziness with him, Kanye worked his way into the good graces of Roc-A-Fella Records. After producing some of Jay-Z’s classic Blueprint album he focused on his solo debut. The College Dropout was the name of his debut album, and it was released 20 years ago today. The College Dropout went on to win several awards for Album of the Year. The album went on…

  • Albums,  Music,  On This Day In History

    Silkk the Shocker Made Man Dropped 25 Years Ago

    Silkk the Shocker has been the butt of a lot of jokes over the years. Some publications and podcasts and even critics have called him the worst rapper of all-time. It doesn’t matter what you think about him because he sold records. Silkk the Shocker released his solo, debut album back in 1996 and it was called The Shocker. During this time, he was only known as Silkk was also a part of the group TRU. TRU released three albums and that includes the classic double joint True 2 Da Game. Silkk the Shocker was also a part of the 504 Boyz that included Master P, Mystikal, C-Murder and Krazy.…

  • All Sports Talk,  Football,  NFL

    6 Teams That Should Trade for Justin Fields

    The 2024 NFL Draft is right around the corner and the Chicago Bears have the #1 pick. Usually when teams have the top pick in the draft they’re going after a quarterback. The Chicago Bears have one in Justin Fields, and he showed a lot of promise. The second half of the season saw a lot of growth on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Caleb Williams just declared he’s entering the NFL Draft and most likely the top pick. Chicago could opt to trade away the pick and continue to build around Justin Fields. With that, they will most likely have to pick up his 5th year…

  • Trav’s 2023 Week 2 NFL Predictions
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    Trav’s 2023 Week 2 NFL Predictions

    Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books and man what a week it was. My opening week record was 8-8, which isn’t great but can improve quickly. The season kicked off with the Detroit Lions going to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and defeating them. There were quite a few eye-opening games during the opening weekend. The Cleveland Browns shut down the Cincinnati Bengals and their offense. A couple days after becoming the highest paid player in league history, Joe Burrow had his worse game. The Minnesota Vikings is looked at as one of the top teams in the NFC. Tampa Bay is looked at…

  • Lil Wayne Tie My Hands Featuring Robin Thicke
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    Lil Wayne Tie My Hands Featuring Robin Thicke

    Lil Wayne is widely known as one of the greatest rappers to ever touch the mic. We can all agree that his run in the mid-200s was legendary. Lil Wayne has influenced a lot of the newer rappers of this generation. A few days ago, tha Carter III turned 15 years old.  Jay-Z, T-Pain, Fabolous, Robin Thicke, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, Babyface, Bobby V, and Kanye West all made appearances. Tha Carter III debuted atop the Billboard charts by selling over a million records in its first week. From the middle of March to the end of September, Lil Wayne released five singles. In total, Tha Carter III has sold…

  • Nelly Dilemma Featuring Kelly Rowland for Throwback Thursday
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    Nelly Dilemma Featuring Kelly Rowland for Throwback Thursday

    In the early-2000s, Nelly was one of the biggest rappers in the world. Even Jay-Z shouted him out on Excuse Me Miss. Jay mentioned that only his crew, Eminem and Nelly were moving units during that time. Nelly released his debut album Country Grammar in 2000. Country Grammar sold over 10 million units off the strength of four singles. Nelly also introduced the world to his St. Lunatics crew. Two years later, Nelly released his second joint titled Nellyville. Nellyville was another strong effort from Nelly. In my opinion, the second one is better than the debut project. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies and he…

  • Trav’s 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Prediction
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    Trav’s 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Prediction

    My prediction for the 2023 Western Conference Finals has been made so now let’s head to the east. The Boston Celtics will host the Miami Heat for the chance to play in the 2023 NBA Finals. Many people had the Celtics making it to this point, but the Heat wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Miami fell to the Hawks in the play-in game to determine the 7th seed. The Heat defeated Chicago to earn the 8th seed in the East. They upset the Bucks and eliminated the New York Knicks to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Boston took down Atlanta in six games in the first round. It took seven games…

  • Will Boston or Philadelphia Advance to the Eastern Conference Finals?
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    Will Boston or Philadelphia Advance to the Eastern Conference Finals?

    The New York Knicks and Miami Heat will meet in the other Eastern Conference semifinal matchup. The Boston Celtics will host the Philadelphia 76ers for the right to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Boston advanced by defeating the Atlanta Hawks in a tough six game series. Philadelphia reached this point by sweeping the Brooklyn Nets. Boston was my top team in my Eastern Conference rankings after the trade deadline. The Celtics are arguably the most complete team in the NBA. Jayson Tatum was an MVP candidate throughout the season. Jaylen Brown is one of the best players in the league and was the MVP of their first round series.…

  • Trav’s 2023 NBA First Round Playoff Predictions
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    Trav’s 2023 NBA First Round Playoff Predictions

    After another long NBA season, we are now ready for the 2023 NBA playoffs. The biggest debate heading into the postseason is who will be the league MVP? Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the top-3 candidates. Embiid has finished runner-up a couple times and Jokic is the reigning and defending 2-time league MVP. Giannis is a 2-time winner himself, but many figure it’s between the two big men. In the East, we had the Atlanta Hawks defeat Miami to earn the 7th seed and face Boston. Out west, the Los Angeles Lakers took down the Minnesota Timberwolves in OT and now they’ll meet the Memphis Grizzlies. Miami…

  • Trav’s 2023 Final Four Predictions
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    Trav’s 2023 Final Four Predictions

    Did you enjoy the first two rounds of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Tournament? For the second time in five years, we saw the #1 seed go down to 16th seed. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated the Purdue Boilermakers in stunning fashion. The Purdue upset was the lone one in the East Region in the first round. In the South, we had Furman defeat Virginia with a 3-pointer with less than 3 seconds remaining. Virginia being beaten wasn’t the only upset in the South Region. Arizona fell to the 15th seeded Princeton Tigers. Princeton advanced to the Sweet 16 after manhandling Missouri. Furman lost to San Diego State to end their Cinderella run.…

  • AZ Featuring Nas The Essence for Throwback Thursday
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    AZ Featuring Nas The Essence for Throwback Thursday

    AZ is one of the best rappers when it comes to his pen game. AZ first hit the scene with his classic verse from Life’s A Bitch off Illmatic from Nas. About a year and half later, he dropped his debut joint Do or Die. We all consider it a classic and on the album he and Nas reunited for Mo Money, Mo Murder. A couple years later, they formed the Firm with Nature and Foxy Brown to drop an album. While the album had a couple of good joints it was viewed as a disappointed and not living up to the hype. Nas and AZ teamed up a couple…

  • My Top 5 Teams in the Eastern Conference
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    My Top 5 Teams in the Eastern Conference

    The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities have come to an end. Team Giannis defeated Team LeBron to take home the trophy. The second half of the season will resume Thursday with less than 30 games remaining in the regular season. The Boston Celtics, who’s lead by All-Star Game MVP Jayson Tatum sits atop of the Eastern Conference. The Celtics hold a half game lead over the Bucks. Philadelphia, Cleveland and Brooklyn round out the top-5 in the East. The question now is, who will grab the top seed heading into the playoffs? Who are the top 5 teams in the Eastern Conference? Below are my top 5 teams in the Eastern…

  • Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap Dropped 5 Years Ago Today
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    Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap Dropped 5 Years Ago Today

    It’s hard to believe that Nipsey Hussle is no longer with us. Nipsey was shot and killed on March 31. 2019. At the time, he was beginning to ascend into a superstar. The year prior, Nipsey released his only studio album Victory Lap. Victory Lap dropped 5 years ago today and it was an instant success for hip hop heads. The consumers didn’t run out and immediately support the project as it sold 53K the first week. The project was dope, but unfortunately the buyers didn’t pick up on it until he passed away. Victory Lap has gone platinum, but Nipsey Hussle is more than just a rapper. Nip was…