The NBA and Hip Hop love affair continues as Amare Stoudemire reveals to The Fusion Magazine launch a new record label “Hypocalypto” and perps first artist Juice new album which will be a joint deal with rapper Game’s Black Wall Street label, check it out:
There are two sides to every coin, two sides to every story, at least two paths to every fork in the road, and two choices to every decision made. But what happens when two dreams pull equally at your heart strings? Do you give up one? Or go balls to the wall in an effort to achieve greatness, twice over?
Amar’e Stoudemire didn’t start playing basketball until he was 14, but his passion for music has been lifelong. The teen prodigy played two years of high school ball, then declared for the NBA. He was drafted 9th in the 02 Draft, was 03’s Rookie of the Year, is a 5 time NBA All Star, and Olympic Bronze Medal winner.
So what could be left? Besides the ever elusive NBA championship ring? Why not a Record Label, maybe even a Grammy, by way of his Hypocalypto Artist: Juice.
How did you make the transition from the basketball court to the hip hop side of the industry and what prompted it?
I have a huge passion for music. I wanted an opportunity to explore that side of it, so I started the record label to see if I could be successful at it. There are a lot of quality artists out there who just don’t get the opportunity to prosper, so I started it as a way to help, for one, and secondly to fill my passion for hip hop music.
How did you come across Juice and how did that develop into the business relationship that you have now?
I knew Juice before we actually signed him. The situation he was in prior to me wasn’t working out well for him so I invited him over to Hypocalypto. We sat down and came up with an idea together of what we wanted to do with him as a project. Now he’s Hypocalypto and we go from there.
MTV chiefs are cracking down on the money-grabbing “Jersey Shore” stars’ lucrative personal appearances that are netting them up to $7,500 a night according to sources.
They’ve ordered the cast — including Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, “Pauly D” Delvecchio and Jenni “JWoww” Farley — to rein in their appearances at clubs and bars or face strict fines or even legal action.
But sources say certain cast members are blatantly ignoring the rules and pushing to rake in as much money as possible — despite having all signed $180,000 contracts to film a second season this summer.
A source close to the cast told us, “MTV has told the ‘Jersey Shore’ crew they can only do two personal appearances a week, and that all of their gigs have to be approved by producers. They’ve threatened the cast that they will be fined if they flout the rules — but some don’t care and are blatantly going ahead to earn as much cash as they possibly can.”
A second source told us MTV honchos fear the show’s “brand” could turn to trash if the cast continues “pimping themselves” at the current rate. The source said, “We have to put in controls to protect the brand. We don’t want them out all over the map at every single bar in the country.
“They have to get permission from MTV prior to doing a personal appearance — we don’t want one of these kids appearing in a topless bar. Pauly D’s fan base is about 85 percent women between 12 and 21, we have to protect that.”
Michael Schweiger, who manages the cast members except Snooki, confirmed, “We’re incredibly busy. It’s a hell of a ride right now. This is something like America hasn’t seen before as far as reality TV goes. Rather than let it run like a train out of control, there has to be some rules put in place.”
Now if this isn’t some peanut butter and jelly bull ish! I guess Reggie Bush left this chick Carmen Ortega in his crib and she take it upon herself to show the world how she living on his dime lol. Man “What Part of The Game is This”, or better yet “Where They Do That At”. Yo it a cold game out here fellas you got to make better executive decisions when hiring personnel lol… come on Reggie tighten up bra! I don’t know how long homie is going to be able to enjoy that Super Bowl victory… damn the timing is impeccable lol!
Lol it must be something about the Garden that make the greats want to go hard. Lebron dropped 47pts the other night while scoring 24 straight. I know New Yorkers are praying that they snatch him up in the off season.
Congrats to the Saint as they become the Super Bowl XLIV Champs defeating the Colts 31 – 17. Saints QB Drew Brees completed 32 of his 39 passes for 288 yards with two TDs. His 32 completions are tied for the most in Super Bowl history. Also he was the MVP of the Super Bowl.
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Join Diddy and Queen Latifa tonight as they host Help For Haiti. Be sure to tune in and support efforts in restoring Haiti.
“SOS” will feature performances by many top artists, including Wyclef Jean, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige, Drake, Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Robin Thicke, and Monica.
The Mayor already put together his list for the Top 50 AF1s of all-time, but that was before he got the chance to get a look at this pair in an all navy colorway. Staying true to the classic silhouette, the leather upper is dipped in a navy blue from the perforated toe box to the Nike branded heel tab. Navy is also responsible for the coloring of the laces, although it is in a slightly darker tint. The final touch to the design is the translucent outsole. If you look closely, you can see through the navy hue in the ribbed outsole and see a checker board pattern design. They are available now at your local Footaction brick and mortar.
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