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Alphonso Ford
lunedì 23 novembre 2009
*Somiglianze*
Kanye Omari West a sx [rapper e produttore discografico statunitense] & Baron Walter Louis Davis a dx [giocatore Nba attualmente a L.A. sponda Clippers]
"I tre piaceri della vita: la cioccolata, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kobe Bryant in campo aperto" Federico Buffa _______________________________________________________
"Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of a true education" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ______________________________________________________
"La nostra più grande paura non è quella di essere inadeguati, la nostra più grande paura è quella di essere potenti al di là di ogni limite; è la nostra luce e non la nostra oscurità che più ci spaventa. Agire da piccolo uomo non aiuta il mondo, non c'è niente di illuminante nel rinchiudersi in sè stessi cosicchè le persone intorno a noi si sentano insicure. Noi siamo nati per rendere manifesta la gloria che c'è in noi. Non è solo in alcuni di noi, è in tutti noi. Se noi lasciamo la nostra luce splendere, inconsciamente diamo agli altri il permesso di fare lo stesso, appena ci liberiamo dalla nostra paura la nostra presenza automaticamente libera gli altri"._________________________________________________
"If I can't practice, I can't practice. It is as simple as that. It ain't about that at all. It's easy to sum it up if you're just talking about practice. We're sitting here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game last it's my last but we're talking about practice man. How silly is that?
Now I know that I'm supposed to lead by example and all that but I'm not shoving that aside like it don't mean anything. I know it's important, I honestly do but we're talking about practice. We're talking about practice man. (laughter from the media crowd) We're talking about practice. We're talking about practice. We're not talking about the game. We're talking about practice.
When you come to the arena, and you see me play, you've seen me play right, you've seen me give everything I've got, but we're talking about practice right now. (more laughter) " Allen Iverson
[Intro:] He's the best player in the game, it's just that simple, theirs nothing that Kobe can't do, he will defend your best player, he will shoot from the perimeter, he will get all in your mug, he will do whatever it takes, he is the most complete basketball player in the game today, ball or not, he has an assassin mentality, I said this weeks, I said this when the trade went down, and I'll repeat it again, who starvin more, for an NBA World Championship, more than Kobe Bryant, there is no one, this guy is HOLLYWOOD, "What separates Kobe from the pack.", More than Kobe Bryant, there is no one. Ok, Kobe doin work, two four on my shirt, he da greatest on da court, I'm da greatest on da verse, goin for the 4th ring like it was his first, gotta get da bling, do it for Kareem, two four so nice, my flow so mean, catch me at da game sitting next to? .Ko Ko Kobe Bryant Nikes, purple gold strings, Ko Ko Kobe in da game dunkin on "The Whole Team", Ba Black Mamba, attack conquer, basketball beast, ra rap monster, crossover good, or turn around jumper, or just drive da lane, and dunk on dunkers, u kno where is goin, it's goin down yo, this da Lake Show, but don't drown tho, I call him King Bryant, now let da crown show.
[skit:] Pass me da dam ball I don't need a pick at all, and don't worry bout my shot, cause I'm a get that off, yeaa, I drops 40 on your double team, then I drop 81 on another team, yeaa... u better guard me with caution, n watch how I'll work em like an auction, Ha ha, no such thing as exhaustion no time for resting cause I don't take breaks, I I just break records, Ha, and I prefer da ball with 3 seconds, and I bet we gon win it all in 3 seconds, Ya digg, That is a guarantee apparently and please tell your defense don't ever man to man with me, double team triple team, your defenders sick of me, but, I never let them get to me, literally, step back and give dem a three ain ain't no defending me.
[Lebron Skit:] Uh, never take a day off catch u at the top of the key and get a J off, baseline facetime tongue out like two three, even two three gotta love how I do me, pra practice while u sleep, practice in my sleep, stright out, out of the High School, the brackets ain't for me I will be jumping over u like I got a mattress at my feet n all Phil Jackson say is u better be passing it to me, I put the master in the peace, attack it like the beats, and I am starving for victory and dat means I'm a eat, and when dey ask u whos da best then the answer should be me, Ha Ha.
[Skit:] Call me Mr.Clutch or Mr.Automatic, I can post em up or Lamar will get da alley, I'm goin for the ring, I'm goin for the ring, I went to Beijing and came back with da bling, who dey want, dey want Kobe, and what he want, he want the trophy, the victory, and da glory, no Shaq, no Robert Horry, now break em off, Kobe break em off, Yea!, U better be? Yea, just give him the ball and he'll take it all, Yup, or he'll probably be dishing it to Gasol, Yea, or give it to D Fish on the wing, Yea, or just let Ariza do his thing, Yea, cause I'm great and so is my team, Yea, do it for Magic, it's showtime baby, I see nothing wrong with doing it four times baby, I'm da best, Yes, He da best, Yeaa, don't worry Lebron, get em next year, now wuts defense to an assassin, killa instinct, MURDER THE BASKET, then steal da ball back, hold it for ransom, it's more then a game, this is a passion, been an All-Star, been a Champion, free throw line, u hear em chantin, MVP!, MVP!, Kobe Bryant aka Envy Me, any D smash and D, whoever he is, he can't guard me, Ha Ha, he can't guard me."So, there you have it, the over whelming answer was, KOBE BRYANT!
[Chorus x4: Fundisha] They're playing basketball We love that basketball
[Lil' Bow Wow] Yeah, now basketball is my favorite sport I love the way they dribble up and down the court I keep it so fresh on the microphone I like no interruption when the game is on I like slam dunk, to take me to the hoop My favorite play is the alley-oop I like the pick-and-roll I like the give-and-go In this basketball, Bow Wow, let's go
[Chorus]
[Lil' Bow Wow] I got the rock in my hands Aint no telling what I'm gonna do with it When I come position I'ma act a fool with it I might cross you up fake one way Turn around and hit you with you with the MJ fadeaway I'm throwing dime passes like J. Kidd Taking cats to the rack And I'm dunking on them like T. Mac When I'm in the paint I play with that Alonzo style I'm like Darius cause I can shoot two miles
[Fabolous] Don't too many players get offers like me Back and forth, I'll likely Shake the checks off your Nikes They almost had me in a suit at the draft And it look like a free throw when I be shooting from half The first step like Iverson - blow past you Usually nothing but net, but I can go glass too When I'm in the paint the defense so shook They dont know if I'ma put up a slow hook, or dish off a no-look See my game consist of a whole lotta Moves you would think I learned from the Harlem Globetrotters J.D. gon lead us to a ring Fab and Bow Wow the only players that make cheerleaders wanna sing
[Chorus]
[Jermaine Dupri] Now tell me were you in the joint The night MJ scored 63 points When the Lakers won titles back to back Didnt give nobody, no kind of slack When Vince Carter gave and stuck his arm in the rim Everybody went crazy in the whole damn gym Dikembe Mutombo standing tall Playing D with desire, it's basketball
[Chorus: repeat until fade]
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Magic Johnson"
L.A. lakers fast break makers kinds of the court shake and bake all takers back to back is a bad ass fact a claim that remains in tact m-a-g-i-c see you on the court buck has come to play his way and his way is to thwart m-a-g-i-c magic of the buck other teams pray for dreams but he don't give a [fuck] penetrating the lane like a bullet train comes the magic blood a telepathic brain knucklehead suckers better duck when the buck comes through like a truck scott stops pops and drops it in on his way back gets a little skin from the hand of a man named a. c. green slam so hard break your t.v. screen worthy's hot with his tomahawk take it to the hole make your mamma talk i hate to burst your bubble but triple double trouble is coming to your town and he's going to make rubble l. a. lakers fast break makers kings of the court shake and bake all takers back to back is a bad ass fact a claim that remains in tact lakers are the team that i watch on the telly cause they got more moves that a bowl full of jelly the buck stops here - pops - then cheers a roar through the forum that deafens my ears the one and only know if his kind sits in a throne not for the records that he holds but for being bald and bold kareem abdul jabbar all time great super super star i hate to burst your bubble but triple double trouble is coming to your town and he's going to make rubble does anybody want some magic johnson l. a. lakers fast break makers kings of the court shake and bake all takers back to back is a bad ass fact a claim that remains in tact
Public Enemy: "He Got Game"
[Flavor Flav] Yeah that's right this cut goes out to all y'all that's been missin us for mad years One love y'all Yeah that's right, He Got Game PE 1998
[Chuck D] If man is the father, the son is the center of the earth In the middle of the universe, then why is this verse comin six times rehearsed? Don't freestyle much but I write em like such (Word) Amongst the fiends controlled by the screens What does it all mean all this shit I'm seein? Human beings screaming vocal javelins Sign of the local nigga unravelling My wanderin got my ass wondering where Christ is in all this crisis Hating Satan never knew what nice is Check the papers while I bet on ices More than your eye can see and ears can hear Year by year all the sense disappears Nonsense perserveres, prayers laced with fear Beware, two triple O is near
[Chorus - both] It might feel good It might sound a little somethin but damn the game if it don't mean nuttin What is game? Who is game? Where's the game in life behind the game behind the game I got game, she's got game We got game, they got game, he got game It might feel good It might sound a little somethin but fuck the game if it ain't sayin nuttin
[Chuck D] Damn, was it something I said? Pretend you don't see so you turn your head Ray scared of his shadow, does it matter? For the reparations got him playin with the population Nothin to lose, everything's approved People used, even murders excused (You preach to em yo) White men in suits don't have to jump Still a thousand and one ways to lose with his shoes God takes care of old folks and fools while the devil takes care of makin all the rules Folks don't even own themselves payin mental rent, to corporate presidents (My man my man) Ugh, one outta million residents bein dissident, who ain't kissin it The politics of chains and whips Got the sickness and chips and all the championships What's Love Got To Do with what you got Don't let the weight get to your head or lost to your heart (Word) Nonsense perserveres, prayers laced with fear Beware, two triple O is near
Chorus
[Flavor Flav] Yeah that's right Everybody got game But we just here to let y'all know that PE, is in full effect, from right now till the year 2000 Aiyo my man sing it
[Stephen Stills] There's something happening here (Yeah yeah) What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man, with a gun over there (Yeah that's right hah haha) tellin me, I got to beware It's time we stop, children what's that sound? Everybody look what's goin, down (Aiyo, I don't think they heard you Stevie Kick it to em again one more time) It's time we stop, children what's that sound? Everybody look what's goin, down
[Flavor Flav] Haha, that's right boy, PE in full effect boy to the year 2000 yo
[Shabach Community Choir of Long Island] Stop, look, what's that sound Everybody knows what's goin down *repeat to fade*
[Flavor Flav - over top of choir] Come on sing it Sing it again y'all come on Hey! He-hey!!! Aiyo, these are some serious times that we're livin in G And a new world order is about to begin, y'knowhutI'msayin? Now the question is - are you ready, for the real revolution which is the evolution of the mind? If you seek then you shall find that we all come from the divine You dig what I'm sayin? Now if you take heed to the words of wisdom that are written on the walls of life then universally, we will stand and divided we will fall because love conquers all, you understand what I'm sayin? This is a call to all you sleepin souls Wake up and take control of your own cipher And be on the lookout for the spirit snipers tryin to steal your light, y'knowhutI'msayin? Look within-side yourself, for peace Give thanks, live life and release You dig me? You got me?
Snoop Dogg: "Hoop Dreams (He Got Game)"
Man I had a crazy crazy dream dogg. I had a dream I was in the NBA straight playin basketball. NBA straight getting my ball on dogg. Can you imagine? Snoop Dogg in the NBA? Imagine that, Hoop Doggy Dogg. Yea straight ballin. You know I'm a ball anyway so why not. Let me get my ball on.
If I could play in the NBA I would be that six-four all day shootin that trey I dribbled to the outside and passed it to Shaq they double teamed on him so he passed it back Look at the 3 but I don't take the shot cause I think I'm cold and I aint trying to get hot I'm feelin bionic, we playing the Sonics And I'm sticking Gary Payton so you know I'm ball hatin Bang on Vin Baker cause real Lakers really don't care yea yea Next stop in the court on Damon toast Stouda and my homeboy J.R. Rider Minnesota Timberwolves, we cut 'em down Hakeem Olajuwon and Scottie Pippen, we shut 'em down The Twin Towers, Dave and Duncan 20 in the paint fool you get's nothing On a four game roll sweep, beep beep We beat the Bulls and we rocked the Heat And we traded for a few players, some Pacers Miller and Mullin and now they Lakers We cant be beat now, we on a 27 game win streak now, bow wow When it all started from a dream I'm playin point guard on my favorite team (Lakers) I got the big perm, doing interviews with Chick Herm At Stu Lance, we do a dance When it rains poppin shampane Basketball yes yall thats the game Two years ago a friend of mine Ask me to glide from the free throw line So I took the ball, and as I made the hoop Everybody jumped up and they said "Go Snoop" And my career jumped off into the fast lane My rookie season I made my first all star game Double G like George Gervin, thats what the call me cause I'm so ice Ballin cause that's my life, I balls all day, and I balls all night They call me Snoop Dogg and everybody know I love to hustle and ball The season gettin tragic we lost to the Magic and the word is that Rodman done had it So I guess it on a young homie, the great number 8, Mr. Koby Give him the ball dogg he ready We got to play Charlotte tonight, I'm stickin Eddie Remember all the good times that we had Cuz dont trip to long cause tommorow we play the Jazz Then it on to play the Denver Nuggets The homeboy Nick they traded, but damn I still love 'em Keep a picture of 'em on the wall next to Dr. J Meach, I love basketball Allen Iverson on the fly boy he hard to stick C Webb comin through with a quick pick The NBA Saturday mornings hey or maybe on a Sunday We in the playoffs so stay off the court This aint no game, this a sport And we in it to win it, we ballin, No Limit Remember this When I grow up on wanted to be a point guard playing on NBC With Herb and Suge or Pistol Pete or World B. Free givin dap to me Givin up my dues with converse shoes And tellin all the kids to stay in school This is true and your dreams can come true if it happen to me, it can happen to you
That's for all the NBA players that dream of being a rapper. I'm a rapper that dreams of being a NBA player and I'm a baller. Let's bounce up out of here man.
Jurassic 5: "The Game"
All right, everybody shut up I said shut up! Now are you ready to play the game? NO! Are you ready to play the game? YEAH!
The Game Playing to survive Aiming to win anyway they can
Yo, yo Pass the ball, final casting call First of all, verbal basketball Off the glass, smash your jaw Too fast for y'all You might take a nasty fall Trying to stick with the prehistoric passenger (Foul Ball) All breath, no physical contact Bounce back, demonstrate invincible bomb raps Not no hustler no player or speakin no crime crap I'm vocally trying to score before my time lapse
Uh! Full court press, hands in your chest Runnin' cause I'm a rebel with the ghetto No fouls just checks, make a brother sweat Word for y'all to earn my reject Get it out of here, attack from the rear Ya'll niggas aint nothin but some bitch ass queers I'll be in your ear, increase the fear Rippin with the shears as the crowd just cheers
Bring on the opposition Cause my position is to shut you down As the basketball pounds on the concrete floor Envisioning moves to freak brothers every which way Dominating like Doc J. Pass me the rock, I know just what to do with it It's real vivid, I pivot, through the lane Three hundred and sixty behind my back I take your monkey ass to the rack like Jerry Stack
I'm saw by most recruiters and heavily recommended Stickin your best shooters they lower verbal percentage It's takin its toll, 24-second clock control Stoppin this obstacle, impossible I was the number one ?? project in the city Prospect, now thats something that you can believe So be it, whether pro or collegiate, the hit but don't miss Prime time the offense, switch
Y'all can't ball, Y'all can't ball Yo ref, where's the tech? Man, make the call The game is gettin tight verbal victories in sight What counts is what you write not concerned about the hype My rhymes go baseline so why you tryin to take mine? Last man tried just died inside the paint line I bank rhymes, got a call so I flex I'm on the foul line with a few verses left When my flow hits the net, the next brother flex
I put my foot in the pavement With the brothers I'm raised with Play with and break dance back in the days with And still in the game with 12 points, 4 assists Get up in the game, in your face like swish Crash the boards with metaphors In the air like a concord Aiyyo what you out for? Yo I'm out for the whole score 22 flat seconds for me to win I can't win for losin with this cheatin ass ref
[Clip from Laker game]
My squad's supreme So I don't need Clyde or the dream Next time you play the game boy pick a better team Your choice is short when you on a concrete court But my mental cohorts is bout to change the whole sport Give me the pill boy, crossover with the skills Wrap around pass, fly right past your grill Take off from half court, in some J5 shorts The rap band with the man when my words play sports Comin' through your lane, with pure skills so stand clear Vocal charge is a mirage, I still stand here Damn near, make your shit look soft like Pam Grier Fans cheer for the paragraph Bill Lambier
Show me the rock, so I can show these fool what I got (He's heating up) Fuck that, I'm flaming hot Verbally take you to the blacktop, and wreck shop Turn my game up a notch, pass me the rock 1 on 1, 3 on 3, 5 on 5, horse, 21 It really don't matter cause son you'll still get done Yo you should know better than try to barter with this globetrotter Militious, vicious dunks, I'm Vince Carter And it's the high draft pick, flashin it Still can penetrate and slightly overweight But whatever it takes my shot can elevate No pain, no gain for the brothers with no game
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