Rehab for Kids

It’s no secret that nowadays kids have pimped out bedrooms including TVs, laptops or computers, Playstations, X-boxes and Wii’s.

Its been reported that a London clinic is launching the country's first therapy programme for children addicted to the internet and computer games. Like me you maybe think errr what the hell is going on with todays world, but really thinking about it, children are not as active as there use to be. Yeah I'm old school, I used to love P.E at school. Don't get me wrong, computer games were great at the time but playing football on the street corner with my friends was our number one hobby (I rememeber shouting out car when a car was coming so we all stopped).

Nowadays the computer games are more advanced, social networking is a bug and you can watch all sorts on the internet now. I was a little bit confused when my little brothers got homework and were told to research on the computer (what happened to books).

I never had to go to rehab for playing Pro Evo for hours upon hours, but this clinic wants to treat children as young as 12 that have serious issues, such as flying into a rage if they have been told to switch it off. Its been said that they will have to go cold turkey and also be taught face to face social skills.

Question may be how long should a child be on a computer? A survey of a secondary school children revealed that more then a quarter are spending more then six hours a day on computers. Some symptoms are said to be sleep disorders, fatigue and depression. This is really beyond a faze if these reports are true, but is rehab the answer? I'm just thinking of all these other so called clinics that celebs attend and are in and out more times then a 24hr McDonald’s drive thru.

A friend of mine was going on about internet bullying, I'm still abit confused on how you can but then again anything is possible, but can't you just block them?! Just reading in the paper that a young girl took an overdose after class mates tormented her on Bebo. I mean this is taking things to far, if you are like that then don’t display yourself to the internet world as you can be open to anything. In a perfect world yes people will say great things about you but hey that's not the world we live in and for that sake people, kids etc need to learn to keep some things to themselves. It’s like people want everybody to know everything about them.

This computer and internet issue is not just a children problem as adults suffer too. Maybe you could be one of them without realising.

Here is a list of key things to spot if you are an addict:

Do you ignore and avoid other work or activities to spend more time on-screen?

Do you often check messages or e-mails before doing something else you need to do, even delaying meals?

Do you prefer to spend time with people online or through messaging to socialising?

With the world going crazy with Blackberries and IPhones, it seems that we have gone crazy for these gadgets that allow us to use facebook, msn and other social sites on our phones. Just think sometimes before you spend hours on end on the internet, or perhaps even try a good old fashioned chat face to face!

With all this being said…..make sure you keep reading this blog! :)

Hustles with Russells

Affion Crockett does Russell Simmons again to good effect! Good to see the real Simmons play along too.

Supra Red Canvas/Adidas Originals Kzklot

A couple of items that have caught my eye recently. (Hint: my birthday is in June)

First up Supra are releasing a Red Canvas pack for this Spring/Summer. The pack comprises of the trademark Supra high tops, some boat shoes (sorry Jay-Z but nah thanks) and some Stan Smith-esque tennis shoes. The high tops were my faves and a pair for this summer would be nice.



Next we have a collaboration by Adidas Originals and Originals. The "Kzklot" is all black and simple enough in design but i'm feelin it.

Google's Latest Race Storm

Anyone who has ever used Google (probably 100% of anyone reading this) will have no doubt witnessed the "autocomplete" feature at work when you type in your topic. It's simple, just start typing your search and you are offered suggestions based on what the most popular searches are at the moment. I'd be lying if I said I had never played around seeing what crazy things people may have been searching for.

Moving swiftly to the point, what if this functionality was being abused? Well try going to Google, typing the word "why" in the search bar and then see what you are presented with. You will find the following results...


Hmm...well what can you say about that? Well let's break it down.

Surely this is Google's fault and it's up to them to remove it? I'd say no. They have algorithms in place to determine what appears in their lists and if they start interfering with content then they will be acting against their own principles. I imagine a person or group of people have managed to work out how to work the system and use it in whichever way they choose....shame they couldn't have done something that was actually funny.

Does it stop there? Nope...type "why is there" and see what appears from that entry.

This isn't the first time Google have come under fire for having racist content on their front pages. Not too long ago their was a debate raging due to the first image appearing when searching for images of Michelle Obama being a photoshopped picture of her with a monkeys face.

There was also the email which went round for the "white people stole my car" incident where apparently Google was returning a suggestion of "did you mean black people stole my car?". If anyone bothered to check though this was a hoax and not true although that didn't stop hundreds and thousands claiming they would boycott Google as they are "racist".


On reflection i'd say yes someone has obviously been playing a joke. Is it funny? No. Yes I did laugh but it was more in amazement! Is it Google's fault? nah. We want freedom of speech don't we so if that's the way some people wish to use their skills it's an interesting reflection on them. Let's just hope there aren't too many impressionable youngsters out there who would easily believe this is serious.

Oh No D'Angelo

It's been 10 years since D'Angelo's last album Voodoo was released and just like every other fan out there I have been waiting ever since for a new one. So what's he been doing? Well he has been busy getting arrested several times, being involved in car crashes, putting on weight, losing that weight again...it's no wonder he hasn't had much time for music. And now....?

It seems that Michael 'D'Angelo' Archer and Those Dreamin' Eyes of his, decided that One Mo' Gin just wasn't enough and he wanted to get Higher. So he decided to go Cruisin for a Lady who might also Feel Like Makin Love. Well what he did next was not exactly Smooth because he ended up goin for a piece of the Devil's Pie.

If only he had looked Left and Right a few more times he might have realised the undercover cop. After gettin caught red handed trying to pay $40 for a hooker you can bet he was sayin Sh!t, Damn, Motherfcuker!

For the less musical official version see the story on BBC News.

Personally I don't care if he writes the whole of his next album being obese and high on cocaine whilst driving around crashing cars and picking up prostitutes...the guy is a musical genius and the world needs at least one more album!!

iJoke...White men can't duck

There are surely many ways to botch a trampoline dunk at an NBA game, but a fan at Portland TrailBlazer's game show us smashing one's head into the rim is a particularly brutal and embarrassing variation.

Then think this poor guy has to take the LONG walk back to his seat & for the rest of the game listen to people laughing while think "I’m now a you tube star" NOT your way to be famous for five minutes but I’d rather this than being in the big brother house........

Wu Massacre Artwork/T-Shirt

This is the artwork for the forthcoming Wu side project album from Method Man, Ghostface and Raekwon, titled Wu Massacre. Following on from the wicked House of Flying Daggers video from Raekwon's previous release, the Wu have again coupled great artwork with some great music.

As if that wasn't good enough, Wu Tang have collaborated with Rocksmith to produce this shirt to accompany the album.

Supra Skytop II in White

Supra have become more and more popular recently with many other brands mimicking their currently in vogue style.

Here are the latest edition of Supra's original Skytops...think high tops but a bit higher.

Would I? Yea go on. Despite the fact most people would probably rock these with skinny jeans...which by the way I wouldn't unless looking like a giraffe wearing a pair of drainpipes was a good look...they get my thumbs up.

Guess Who's Bizzack?

Ok so in a million guesses you probably wouldn't have guessed who or what I was talking about but...drumroll please...one of my favourite websites ever is back online.

hiphopsite.com is a must visit, sorry scratch that, a must favourite for any self respecting hiphop fan. I was going to write a little history but DJ Pizzo (one of the site creators) has done such a good job himself that i suggest you read his here if you are interested.

I used to visit this site daily for its features such as News on the DL (a daily gossip/news column), In The Deck (reviews)and their renowned Best and Worst lists. It's a great thing to find a site that stays true to it's beliefs and no matter what pressure or money may be being thrown at it from certain quarters, sticks to its guns and gives an honest opinion. Because of this I always found their reviews to be on-point and would often buy albums off the back of their recommendations.

On the note of buying music, another of the reasons I visited the site so often was to buy music, yes they were based in Las Vegas and I have an HMV down the road but did HMV offer free mixtapes, hats, shirts and other goodies and all for pretty much the same price as buying from down the road (incl. shipping)? (The answer is no, by the way).

So albeit without the store (a victim of the massive changes in music retail), the site is back up and running and it may have a new lick of paint but the old soul is still there. In fact years worth of archived reviews and features have been uploaded so check it out and fill your boots.

Def Jam win the race to sign Shyne

Def Jam has won the race to sign former Bad Boy rapper Shyne. It has been rumoured that a bidding war between Dre Dre (come on Dre has had many artist at his label and just wasted their time i.e Stat Quo, Bishop Lamont, Rakim and Busta Rhymes to name a few and by the way they have just re-signed The Game for what ever reasons), Jimmy Iovine and other labels. Def Jam now have the rights to release Shynes highly anticipated album. His last album was in 2004, with classics such as “Bad Boy” (just a reminder video below).




Shyne is reportedly planning to record his album in London even though he was not allowed entry into the country because of his convictions and immigration papers.

I’ll keep you posted peeps…

Timbaland – Carry Out f. Justin Timberlake (Video)

Can't lie I'm a fan of the 2 Tim's when there together, its seems like a great music friendship...

Timbaland drops his lastest single "Carry Out" with his boy JT....(it is catchy so don't blame me) lol

Charlie Murphy Life after Chappelle Show

CHALIE MURPHY!!!……(said in Chappelle show style) most famous for being the older brother of Eddie until Dave Chappelle brought his exploits with Rick James to the TV screen Charlie Murphy is dam hilarious stand up in his own rights. To let the world judge this “I Will Not Apologize” comes out on the 16th Feb


There is also CD “Live At the Roxy Theater Atlanta” doing the round on the net & share site’s (check a clip below)from last year while is well wroth checking to…..

NBA Vs D League Dunk Contest

So like alot of NBA fans at this time of year only means one thing ALL STAR WEEKEND & the best part of that would be the dunk contest.This years line up on paper looked nice (even though it was mean to boost one LeBorn James this year). Nate Robinson, Shannon Brown, Gerald Wallace & Demar DeRozen. The dunks started but nothing to make you stand up & wake up & shout & that's my point. What happened to spark? meanwhile the D League dunk contest(like the 2nd division in football)was a WOW each dunk..



Next year things need to step it up! Maybe NBA Vs The D League? Get the X factor judges to mark them? something. But props goes to nate for winning for the 3rd time which hasn't been done before. not bad for a 5'9 player

Redman - Oh My

Redman by far is one of my fav mc's, with his new album dropping this year, this is the first offical single called Oh My.

Also added his video Coc Back feat Ready Roc (Red keeps it real and one of the many reasons why I'm a big fan....



Love this tune....

Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives

No doubt this album being released on April 20th this year, it will do so with no big fanfare and probably fall below the radar. Shame that. I can understand though, there won't be songs about lollipops or some new dance craze, the content will no doubt be deeper than a child's paddling pool, plus proceeds of the album will go towards building schools in the Congo...I can see how this may put off the modern hip hop fan.

Anyway, with my usual cynicisms over, I am looking forward to this project and will definitely check it out when it's released. So far a few tracks have been released and here's one of my favourites that i've got on constant repeat right about now.

Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter