What’s wack is all the sports Journalists now who have flooded MultiMedia when they get on their soapbox and say somebody’s ‘job is in trouble’ you know what happens… ? Somebody ends up having a job in trouble and getting fired except for those on the Soap box… Never have I seen a season with so many analysts have been wrong all damn year …..they might not get fired sho nuff makes me wanna cut my subscriptions everywhere
Legendary American basketball player Russell Westbrook and his wife Nina share the story of how they found love through basketball in college 😍🏀❤️….This is beautiful ❤️
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Alan Leeds reacts to D'Angelo's death:
"I’m utterly heartbroken. Grieving is such a self-absorbed process. But this time it’s not just about losing someone who was part of my life. This one is about losing the link between the music I grew up with in the 1960’s and the music that looms fresh today. Against the grain of bland modern r&b, D’Angelo preserved the Gospel essence of early soul music, mixing it with every other genre of Black music without ever leaving the church. I don’t care what the lyrics said, I don’t care what the song was about, I ALWAYS heard the church in there! He couldn’t help it. He didn’t have to think about it. It just willfully flowed through whatever he did in a recording studio or on stage. After one of our shows, you FELT like you’d been to church. Good church!
There are those who were puzzled by his slight body of released work. But D’s posse of fellow artists and friends knew he was way more prolific than his three albums suggest. His music was personal. It was just what he did. He was not a pop star, he was an ARTIST. His three albums had more substance, versatility and influence than any artist with a whole record store full of music!
It didn’t escape D that the irony of his break-through was the controversial, sexy video clip for “Untitled (How Does It Feel)”. He got a kick out of shooting the clip and stood by it as a marketing tool. But when excited audiences began shouting for him to “take it off”, he nearly cancelled an entire tour! “Hey Pops, they thinkin’ we some kind of Chippendales s--t up here?” he asked me.
D’Angelo was about the music but Michael Archer had little taste for the BUSINESS of music. Even at the risk of his career, he refused making decisions based on the bottom line. He was convinced that every step towards the music business was a step away from his artistic integrity. A balance between the two was daunting to navigate. D once described it to Malcolm Kee, his forever loyal sergeant-at-arms, as trying to spin a basketball on a finger while riding a roller coaster. (How’s THAT for a metaphor?).
Sure D had his demons. Don’t we all? There’s no school teaching artists how to handle success. But none of that defines him. Maybe he’s not even defined by the three albums he left us. I think he’s defined by the thousands of young artists and musicians who he exposed to all the music of the Black diaspora and how artistic integrity can bring all the genres together.
But to Hell with all that now. I told you grief was selfish. I’m grateful we had the chance to say goodbye. But I’m still broken hearted. I miss Mike."
A genius creative has returned to the Creator.
We will miss you, D’Angelo.
But music is such a powerful part of our lives that your artistry will remain in our atmosphere.
Thank you. 👏🏾
1995 — D’Angelo, Brown Sugar
1996 — Maxwell, Urban Hang Suite
1997 — Erykah Badu, Baduizm
1998 — Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Four years. Four timeless albums.
Neo Soul wasn’t just a genre — it was a revolution.
NBA legend Alonzo Mourning built a 37 million dollar senior living complex in Florida, called Astoria on 9th. It has 120 apartments, with one and two bedroom homes that are between 635 and 900 square feet.
Rent is only 322 dollars for those with very low income, and even the highest rent is around 1316 dollars, which is still much less than most places in Florida. To qualify, seniors must be 55 or older and have an income below certain levels, so it is made for people who really need affordable housing.
The community is not just about cheap rent. It has a cyber café with internet and a kitchen, a gym for exercise, a clubhouse where people can gather, and even a dog park for pets. Everything was designed to look modern and welcoming, just like expensive apartments, so that seniors feel proud of where they live.
This project gives seniors a safe and beautiful home at a price they can afford. Alonzo Mourning showed all rich people what giving back really looks like, building something that changes lives in a real and lasting way.
4 game-winners in the playoffs
Helped lead his team to the Finals
Sent it to 7 against an amazing OKC team
Gave it his all and played on an injured calf
We not forgetting this run Hali 🤞🏽❤️