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THIS SONG TAUGHT US ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS EVER

THIS SONG TAUGHT US ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS EVER

June 5, 2021

Already an underrated producer/lyricist, west coast legend, DJ Quik provided us with one of the most important life lessons presented through hip hop. The classic “Jus Lyke Compton” from the 1992 release, “Way 2 Fonky”.

The opening verse, as Quik get ready to tell his foray w/ the city of Oakland.

The song goes on a three verse journey about how Compton isn’t the only place with gangstas. Quik describe his ventures into various cities, such as, “St. Louis”, “San Antonio”, and “Oakland.” With as fearsome and dangerous Compton was, Quik soon realized that these other places had a level of griminess to them that was as bad or even worse as his native city.

Quik learned a lesson everyone has to eventually learn that comes from rough backgrounds, its gangstas in every city and they will shake your world if you’re not moving correctly. That’s right, just because you have little knowledge of a place or you come from a place with a volatile reputation does not mean the next city is for play play. Majority of my readers should know I’m from Detroit, e.7 mile specifically, a place that is literally engulfed with street culture. It almost makes you think how could someone like me come from a place like that.

Anyways just because I come from a rough neighborhood, I did not go down to Pine Bluff(where I went to undergrad) thinking people was any softer. When we visited Houston often it didn’t make me want to underestimate the locals. Heck even in Lansing, for as much joking I probably did about Lansing, I still know thorough people are living in the capital and they’re about whatever.

Now in the conclusion of the song, Quik threw shots about “Denver” saying how “they wanna be like Compton” but that still doesn’t take away from the message. Like I said earlier about Lansing, you can talk crap about the next city till your lips turn blue but always keep in mind someone is ready to match your level of toughness every time. Its up to you to decide whether you want that smoke or not.

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I LOVE THAT ATHLETES CAN DO THIS

I LOVE THAT ATHLETES CAN DO THIS

May 20, 2021

I.THE PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT

This NBA season a new gameplay mechanic was introduced to the league( I don’t know why I’m making this sound like 2K lmao). The NBA now has what is called the “Play-In Tournament” which lower seeded teams compete in a mini tournament for the last two slots in the NBA Playoffs. Unfortunately my guy Bron and his Lakers found themselves in the tournament, after being ranked the number one team at some point earlier in the season. Nevertheless the Laker Boys season was on the line as they scratched and crawled to defend their NBA title ( and we still celebrating that to this day….to..this…DAY!).

Lakers v. Warriors became the marquee match-up for the evening, a match up that seem fitting to be a finals game itself! Steph Curry vs Lebron James, it never gets old…yes I mean NEVERRRR! The Lakers does as they usually do drag the entire game out until your heart is jumping out of your chest like a looney tune (go see Space Jam: A New Legacy and put more money in my guy pockets please and thank you!)

The final play comes down to a Lakers possession, tied up, desparately needing a shot. When the ball hits KCP hands in the paint, the Warriors defense proved to be too much as he is forced to kick it out to KIng James. With under two seconds on the shot clock while defended by Wardell Curry, he hoists a three from the Whole Foods off Fairfax and drains a very Curry-Esque three! Victory was secured and the Lakers earn a spot in the playoffs (only to end up eliminated but that’s not the point of this article).

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II. THE REAL TIME REACTION

Later Lebron James posts the magnificent shot sequence to his instagram page. When I saw the posts I said “I love that athletes can do this”! So many great sports moments missed the social media window, it would’ve been so cool to see athletes react in real time. What if we could’ve gotten a tweet from MJ after he shook Byron Russell out his boots?(Yeah you wasn’t pushed my boy). What if we could’ve gotten an IG Livestream from Ali? Hell what if we even gotten Deion Sanders making statuses about his performances while hopping from sport to sport like its double dutch.

Social Media as we all know can be a deep vacuum for negative energy located smacked in the middle of East Hell. However, social media is great when we get to see GOATs react to something they just did on the court, their reaction hypes up the next game, gives sports commentators more to discuss, its just an overall good vibe for the sports community. I definitely won’t be taking these moments for granted. I can see my goats relish in the moment and not wait until a documentary 30 years later. Its their flowers and they need it now!

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