" OLYMPIC GOLD " Air Jordan Olympic 7's Sneaker

" JORDAN & NIKE BRAND ARE SET TO RELEASE MORE HEAT THIS WEEKEND "

If  you happen to be one of those older "sneakerheads" like me, who remembers buying or missing an oppurtunity of copping one of the best Air Jordan's of all time, in the Air Jordan Olympic 7's back in 1992, then you are are in for a real good treat this Saturday July 21,2012. Jordan brand is set to release the highly anticipated Olympic 7's again this Saturday. This historic sneaker from the air Jordan line has set the bar high when it was released back in 1992,  back when Michael Joran and 11 other NBA "Hall of Famers" won Olympic gold in Barcelon, Spain. 

Since their release back in '92 no other sneaker of it's olympic orgin has yet to be matched on any platform. So the hype has begun as this weekend and people from all race and ages will line up to get their hands on a pair of  this "Holy Grail" of a sneaker. Within the last 2 weeks Jordan and Nike have released a set of throwback sneakers celebrating this year's 2012 London Summer Olympics. On July 7th Jordan released the 2000 version olympic 7's priced at $ 160, and the sneaker was sold out within hours of the release.

Though you may not be able to get your hands on the AJ Olympic 6's, there are still some great Nike sneaks commerating the 2012 Olympics available. So get them now because when the games end you won't see these rare sneakers for another 20 more years!

So will you try to find a way to get your hand on a pair of the mosted wanted sneaker this summer?!

To all sneakerheads --- Good Luck! and get to retailers early?!

" TOTAL TIME SHOCK "

" CASIO G-SHOCK ROSE GOLD SERIES "

The summer couldn't get more better for G-Shock fans with the new release of the Rose Gold Series. Not only are these watches trend setting but feature an eye popping large face dial which sets the watches aside from other watches in the market which are fairly priced not to break your pockets. The oversized dial face of Casio G-Shock timepieces received subtle design treatment in the form of rose gold inlay. Following its Hypercolor Collection last year, this more recent addition includes refined aesthetic yet still retains that G-Shock toughness. In the popular GA-110 and GA-200 editions, the Rose Gold Series will be available starting this month as part of Casio G-Shock’s July release.

source:fresnessmag/urbanmessnmag

" DREAM CHASERS "

" KOBE THINKS HIS 2012 DREAM TEAM CAN BEAT MICHAEL'S1992 DREAM TEAM, BUT HIS AIR-NESS THINKS KOBE'S COMMENTS ARE PRETTY DUMB "

Michael Jordan wasn’t too pleased with the comments Kobe Bryant made about the 1992 Dream Team. According to a statement made by the Los Angeles Laker in Las Vegas this week, this year’s Dream Team could take down 1992’s Dream Team in their primes. He backed up his statement by reasoning all of the members of the 1992 team were at the tail-ends of their careers while this year’s team are in their primes.As reported by the Associated Press, Michael Jordan laughed at the baller’s statement.

"I absolutely laughed, he said during a golf tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina. "For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done.”

The 1992 Dream Team, which was made up of 11 Future Hall of Famers, won six Olympic games en route to the gold medal. "I heard Kobe say we were not athletic," the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats said. "But we were smart. He said we were too old, but I was 29 and in the prime of my career. Pip (Scottie Pippen) was 26 or 27, (Charles) Barkley was 29, Patrick (Ewing) was 29 and Chris Mullin was 29. Almost everybody was still in their twenties."

"I imagine he's trying to say it to legitimize his own Dream Team," he later said. "But to me it's not even a question what team is better."

Jordan isn’t the only one to refute Kobe’s statement, Magic Johnson took to Twitter to voice his opinion as well. “I laughed as well,” he wrote. “The 1992 Dream Team had 11 HOFs, 23 champ rings & the greatest player of all time in Jordan. No chance this years team would take us. Our '92 team had too many winners, were too smart & too competitive to lose to Kobe & the 2012 team. I am excited to watch them though.” Bryant has yet to comment on Jordan's and Johnson’s rebuttals.

What do you think? Does 2012's Dream Team have anything over 1992’s Dream Team?

source: vibemag/urbanmessmag

" AMERICAN DREAMS, ONLY MADE IN CHINA "

 " THE RAPLH LAUREN DILEMMA "

Recent news about the american icon clothing designer Ralph Lauren and the critisim over the outfits selected for the U.S. Olympic teams participants that will be wearing his clothing line during the opening and closing ceremony of the summer London olympic games in August. In a recent article writen by NJ.com focuses more at the matter at hand which has China in the center of the controversy.

At first glance, the thing you’ll notice about the U.S. Olympic team’s new uniforms is the beret. Do even the French wear berets anymore? But dig a little deeper and the insults to the American spirit get worse. First, the Polo Ralph Lauren logo — on the left breast of Team USA’s $795 formal blazer — is massive, a you-can’t-miss-it advertisement that dwarfs the American flag and Olympic rings logos on the right breast.
(Reality check: Maybe that sort of unapologetic commercialism symbolizes America better than the Stars and Stripes.)

The real affront to patriotism is inside, where the label clearly reads “Made in China.” Ralph Lauren and the U.S. Olympic Committee were panned from coast to coast last week for the slap in the face of the struggling U.S. textile industry. Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) went so far as to suggest we burn the uniforms and start over. What should our athletes wear instead?

“If they have to wear nothing but a singlet saying ‘USA’ on it, painted by hand, that’s what they should do,” Reid said. The U.S. Olympic Committee released a statement: “The U.S. Olympic team is privately funded and we’re grateful for the support of our sponsors. We’re proud of our partnership with Ralph Lauren, an iconic American company.” Notice, they didn’t mention the berets.

So did Ralph Lauren make the right decision on choosing China as the manufacturer of the Olympic clothing for the USA Olympic team or should he have just mad the clothes here at home in the USA?

You decide?!

source:ralphlauren/nj.com/urbanmessmagzine

" HELLO BROOKLYN!!! "

" BROOKLYN HOME COMING " 

 THE BORO OF BROOKLYN WELCOMES DERON WILLIAMS & JOE JOHNSON OF THE NEW BROOKLYN NETS

So I decided to take a walk on my lunch break in downtown Brooklyn with my new camera and guess what I saw? A rally and not just any rally call it a "Home Coming" for the 2 NBA stars of The Brooklyn Nets! Though the Nets didn't get Dwight Howard this week. The Nets were still able to sign to stars in Deron Williams and Joe Johnson formely from The Atlanta Hawks. The Brooklyn Nets will have a pretty good team on paper and though he NY Knicks still have the heart of NYC, it may not be long before the Nets start to steal some fans from the Knicks. Only time will tell but for now the Nets are planning to make some "BIG NOISE" in Broooklyn!

Helllllllloooooooo!!!! Brooooooookkkklllyyynnnn!!!!!!

source:bknets/rbanmessmagazine

" AND THE WINNER IS.... "

"ALL THE STARS CAME TO SHINE LAST NIGHT AT THE 2012 ESPY AWARDS" 

From Hayden Panettiere to Zoey Dechanel to Nas to Jeremy Lin toTim Tebow to Swizz Beats to Robert Griffen III came out to show the Sporting world their best at the 2012 ESPY Awards Show last night in Hollywood, California. Check out their bold and classy styles here on the red carpet.

Everyone looked GREAT!!!!

source:espn/urbanmessmag

" IT FEELS GOOD TO BE THE KING!!! "

" LEBRON JAMES STILL CELEBRATING HIS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP "MIAMI STYLE" IN LAS VEGAS "

So this is what life leels like after winning your first championship, huh?! Lebron James celebrated his winning his first championship @ club Tao in Las Vegas, and for as much criticism from basket ball fans across the world, Lebron can finally enjoy life as a champion (For Now!). But if he wants to catch up to Michael Jordan (6 titles) trust me he still has a lot of work to do! But for now you may catch Lebron partying it up in your city and rigfully so he has earned his first championship. So lets see if my NY Knicks (Carmelo, Jason, Tyson, Am'are, and Jeremy) and the rest of the NBA can De-Throne the champ next season?! Lets Goooooo!!!!

source:sneakernews/urbanmessmag

" KANYE IS KEEPING UP! "

"KANYE IS SET TO MAKE IS DEBUT ON KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS "

It was only a matter of time before the match made in publicity heaven found its way to reality television. Any doubts about whether or not Kanye West would lend his image to girlfriend Kim's hit show Keeping Up with the Kardashians were put to rest last night as the hip-hop phenom showed up to take his lady to Scott Disick's restaurant opening.From the music building upon Kanye's arrival, E! must have known what kind of moment they had as he walked through the door. (You'd think it was the second coming or something.)

In the end, Kanye's debut was rather anticlimactic if only because it was refreshingly normal. His appearance was less about the over-the-top personae he's cultivated in the press and more about being the standard supportive boyfriend. He simply smiled all googly-eyed in the corner while Kim debated on what to wear, tossed a few sub-titled compliments her way, and doled out hugs to her sisters. Maybe this thing is going to go the distance after all.

source: zimbio/urbanmessmag

" NOT GOING FOR BROKE "

"  WANNA SEE JAY-Z CONCERT IN BROOKLYN FOR LESS THAN $30? IT'S A HOVA BARGIN  "

More than 7,000 tickets for Jay Z opening night concert at the Barclays Center on Sept. 28 will be sold for $29.50 — nearly half the seats for the three-night gig. The modestly-priced upper bowl seats will also be available for the rapper’s Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 sets and will go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. Fans looking for better seats will have to shell out anywhere from $59.50 to $254.50 for the remaining.

By contrast, the top ticket for Barbra Streisand's ballyhooed Oct. 11 and 13th concerts are selling for more than $700 a pop. Jay-Z fans said the cheaper price shows the rapper has kept in tune with the neighborhood"I don't think I would do the same thing. He has a lot of pride being from Brooklyn so he's probably trying to give back to the community.

 I'm definitely going to go," said Chelien Brown, 21, of Bush. While the arena has a 18,200 seat capacity, primarily for basketball, 3,614 of those seats are located behind the stage during concerts and will not be sold due to blocked views.

Jay-Z- whose real name is Shawn Carter -is a director of the arena and minority investor in the Brooklyn Nets. He grew up in the Marcy Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where he sold cocaine, almost killed a rival in a knife fight, and once shot his brother in the shoulder, according to biographer Zack O'Malley Greenburg, who wrote “Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.”

Tickets for the concert can be bought online at www.barclayscenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. 

Although there isn’t a limit on the number that can be purchased, Barclay Center officials are working with ticketmaster in an effort to block ticket brokers from scooping up all the lower priced ducats. “We want anyone with interest to have a chance to attend his shows. It’s Jay-Z’s way of thanking Brooklyn,” said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark.

source:nydailynews/urbanmessmagazine

" CROSSING THE LINE "

" NY YANKEE STAR ROBINSON CANO'S FAMILY WAS HEAVILY HARRASSED BY KC ROYALS FANS OVER NOT PICKING THEIR OWN PLAYER IN THE HR DERBY "

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano took it in stride when fans at Kauffman Stadium booed him throughout the All-Star Game festivities this week. But he said Royals fans "crossed the line" when they subjected his family to similar treatment during the Home Run Derby on Monday.  Cano told reporters Tuesday night that fans yelled at his family members, including his mother, when they left their seats to go to the restroom during the Derby. He declined to be more specific but said he believed the fans went too far. "This is a game," Cano said. "We're All-Stars. And if I get booed, I don't really care. But when they start with your family, that's over the line. "Thank God they didn't do anything more (than yell). You don't want people to take it too far and do something to your family. It's just a game. You want to have fun with it and go home with some good memories.

" Cano was a magnet for attention for two straight nights at Kauffman Stadium. On Monday, fans booed him mercilessly for leaving Kansas City DH Billy Butler off the American League's Home Run Derby team after he had pledged to include a Royal. Cano, the AL's captain and defending Derby champion, failed to hit a single homer in the competition. The fans treated Cano roughly again during the National League's 8-0 victory Tuesday. Cano popped out and singled in two at-bats before leaving the game in the fifth inning.
Commissioner Bud Selig said Tuesday that MLB might consider a rule to include a hometown slugger in future Home Run Derbies to alleviate potential controversies. Last year in Arizona, fans booed NL Home Run Derby captain Prince Fielder of the Brewers for leaving Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton off his team.

Cano picked Fielder, now of the Tigers, Jose Bautista and Mark Trumbo for the AL derby squad at the expense of Butler. They finished 1-2-3 in the competition."It was a tough decision," Cano said. "It's easy to understand how fans want to see the kid from their hometown. But the fans need to understand, we're not doing it because we don't like other players. We just want to pick the people we think are going to put on a good show for the fans."

source:espn/urbanmessmag

" THE KING AND I "

 " SERENA WILLIAMS & ROGER FEDERER WINS THE 2012 WIMBELDON CHAMPIONSHIPS "

They now have 12 Wimbledon singles titles between them, as Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the newest (but not new) titleholders at The Championships. Federer became a men's-record-tying seven-time champ at the All England Club by outdueling British hopeful Andy Murray on Sunday, while Serena equaled her big sister Venus by capturing her fifth title with a predictable victory over third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska in the ladies' final on Saturday. This also marked the third time that Federer and Serena have garnered Wimbledon titles at the same fortnight (2003, 2009 and 2012).  The 30-year-old Federer padded his men's record with a 17th Grand Slam title by nailing down his first major championship in 2 1/2 years. And in the process, the Swiss legend triumphantly returned to the top of the men's rankings, supplanting Australian and U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic. The elegant Federer upset the powerful Serb in the semifinals last week on his way to tying Pete Sampras and William Renshaw with his seventh Wimbledon crown. Federer also matched Sampras' record of 286 weeks at No. 1.

Federer set yet another men's record by appearing in his eighth Wimbledon final (7-1). His only loss in that stage of the tournament came against Rafael Nadal four years ago in what many consider to be the greatest tennis match of all-time. Perhaps you do as well. The 30-year-old Serena, meanwhile, captured Grand Slam singles title No. 14, which is good enough for fourth place among the Mount Rushmore of women in the Open Era (since 1968). Only Steffi Graf (22), Martina Navratilova (18) and Chris Evert (18) have piled up more majors than Serena over the last 45 years. Obviously, there's something to be said for the 30-somethings here. Djokovic failed in his attempt to repeat as Wimbledon champ and also lost his No. 1 ranking in the process. Just last month, the swashbuckling Serb was within one match victory of holding all four Grand Slam titles. And now, just a month later, he only holds half of the Slams and has fallen to No. 2 in the world. Proof that it's a cruel world ... at least in terms of tennis. The 25-year-old Djokovic managed, however, to reach a ninth straight Grand Slam semifinal -- the longest current streak in the game.

The defending women's champion at the Big W was Czech bruiser Petra Kvitova, but it was guaranteed she would come up short this year when the left-hander gave way to Serena in straight sets in the quarterfinals. The French Open superman that is Nadal headed to Wimbledon 2012 as the favorite, but he crashed out mightily in the second round, where he was shocked by unheralded big-serving Czech Lukas Rosol in five sets under the roof on the famed Centre Court, which was covered on many occasions at this latest fortnight because of almost-daily rain in the London suburb. The 26-year-old Rosol was playing in the Wimbledon main draw for only the first time in his career. For the record, Rosol lost to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in his next match. Nadal had appeared in the final in his last five trips to Wimbledon, winning a pair of titles and finishing as a runner-up three times, including last year against Djokovic. Djokovic and Nadal had met in a men's-record four straight major finals before last week. And this most-recent Grand Slam finale was played without either one of 'em. Murray jacked up the home faithful by becoming the first British male to reach the Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938, but failed in his attempt to give the Brits their first men's champion there since Fred Perry way back in 1936.

source::themiamiherald/urbanmessmagazine

" TRAGEDY STRIKES "

 "USHER'S STEPSON IS THE VICTIM OF A TRAGIC JETSKI ACCCIDENT "

Usher's stepson, Kyle Glover, was declared brain dead Monday morning after an accident. The 11-year-old boy was tubing on Lake Lanier in Georgia on Friday, when he and a friend were run over by a man on a personal watercraft, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Glover and the other victim were airlifted to a hospital. Glover has not shown any signs of brain activity since his admission, according to his doctors. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reported that alcohol was not involved, but officials still don't know how the crash occurred. DNR agents have identified the operator of the personal watercraft but have not released his name, reports gossip website TMZ.

Investigators intend to recreate the accident using computer models to determine what happened. Based on their findings, they may or may not recommend that the district attorney press charges. But even if there aren't criminal charges, Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster may still choose to bring a civil suit against the personal watercraft's operator. Glover's physical injuries are the most likely basis for a lawsuit, but based on his condition they might also sue for loss of consortium of a child.

A claim for loss of consortium is typically raised by the spouse of an injured victim. It seeks compensation for the lost ability to have a normal married relationship after an injury. If raised by Usher, the claim could refer to the lost relationship between parent and child as a direct result of the accident.Even if Glover eventually wakes up, chances are he'll be a very different child. The fact that his parents likely won't be able to continue a normal parent-child relationship because of the accident could be another basis for a potential claim of loss of consortium of a child.

" OUT OF THE CLOSET ?!?!?! "

" SINGER FRANK OCEAN ADMITS TO HIS BI-SEXUALITY ON A RECENT ALBUM TRACK "

With rappers like Jay-Z throwing their support behind same-sex marriage, there's reason to believe the hip-hop and R&B communities are becoming more tolerant of gays. Amid these changing currents, rumors have surfaced that Odd Future associate Frank Ocean will come out of the closet on his forthcoming Channel Orange album.

The up-and-coming singer has been holding listening parties all over the world, most recently in London, and after giving Channel Orange a spin, BBC 1 radio personality Max reported back on lyrics that would seemingly out Ocean as gay.

"Frank has also opened up about his sexuality on the album, we think it's brave and admire him for being so honest and sharing such a personal aspect of his life through his music," Max said. "On the songs 'Bad Religion' 'Pink Matter and 'Forrest Gump' you can hear him sing about being in love and their are quite obvious words used like 'him' and not 'her.'

"In the world we live in now we can't see this being an issue or why it should be?" she added. "But we do commend him for not continuing a facade and conforming to what a Hip Hop so called rule book expects, we say live your life and be yourself."

If Ocean were to out himself in such a public way, it would put him in rare company. While Game hinted last year that "several rappers" are gay, no major superstars have broadcast their homosexuality. Will Ocean test the waters, or are the rumors unfounded?

source:theboombox/urbanmessmag

" YA WHIP SO COLD.... THIS OLD THAAAANG!? "

" KANYE WEST SHOWS OFF HIS NEW TOY! "

Kanye West was spotted driving his new matte black Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4  ($750,000) with friend Virgil Abloh in West Hollywood, California. The supercar was a birthday gift from his girlfriend Kim Kardashian.

Pretty nice gift from a pretty nice looking girlfriend!

source:upscalehype/urbanmessmag

" KANYE , JAY & BEY AND MANY MORE RACK UP! "

" 2102 BET AWARDS WAS  GOOD AND I MEAN REALLY GOOD! "

The BET Awards didn't begin with a bang but an extended bleep, as the censor police worked overtime during a performance by Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music group, Nicki Minaj and Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee's parody of Jay-Z and West's hit song "... In Paris." There were extended moments of muted silence as West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz kicked off the show with a performance of "Mercy" (though not all the offending words were bleeped out). Moments later, Jackson, the show's host, was joined by Lee as they did their rendition of the West-Jay-Z hit, to laughs."Two distinguished Morehouse men," Lee joked after the performance, referencing the alma mater of the two.

West and Jay-Z won the ceremony's first award; at first, West arrived onstage alone, and alluded to his many awards-show mishaps."I wish Jay-Z was here to say something politically correct for me," he said, before his mentor came to the stage. Other early winners included  Beyonce and Chris Brown for best male R&B artist, his second consecutive win in the category. Kevin Hart — who hosted the awards last year — also won for best actor, Big Sean was named best new artist and Wale and Miguel's smooth hit "Lotus Flower Bomb" won best collaboration.

source:nydailynews/getty/urbanmessmag

" RICKY ROZAYYYYY "

" RICK ROSS CONTINUES TO MAKE MORE HIT MUSIC, MORE BUSINESS MOVES, SO WHAT IS RICK ROSS NET WORTH TODAY, YOU'LL BE SURPRISED!!! "

Rick Ross is an American rapper, producer and CEO who has released a string of multi-platinum albums over the past few years. Atlanta-based Rick Ross has used his rapping talents to accumulate a net worth of $25 million. And while his net worth might be noteworthy now, it wasn’t always so. Before his success in music, Ross briefly worked as a correctional officer in Florida. This was understandingly embarrassing for someone in the street-cred-obsessed world of hip-hop like Rick Ross. Ross has also had trouble with the law in a more traditional sense – he’s been arrested for guns and drugs, and has also faced lawsuits from various other people in the music industry. In addition to these entanglements, he has had highly public feuds with fellow rappers like 50 Cent.

But you don’t make $25 million dollars simply by feuding with other rappers – in Ross’ case, he needed to release several top-selling albums to do so. His latest, Teflon Don, debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, and his next album, God Forgives, will likely perform equally well. So despite all the controversy surrounding the authenticity of his persona or his “gangsta” credentials, Rick Ross will continue to laugh all the way to the bank. And with a net worth of $25 million, that’s a lot of laughing.

In February 2009 rival rapper 50 Cent appeared on the Ed Lover morning show with a copy of Rick’s financial breakdown obtained during his child support case. These documents reveal Ross’ true financial status and it is far from the image he likes to portray. Ross claims to own three cars: A 2004 Maybach worth $55,000, a leased 2007 Cadillac Escalade worth $30,000 and a 2006 Infinity Q56 worth $30,000. Ross stated that he owned $45,000 worth of jewelry which would have to mean that all the Jewelry he wore in his videos and on TV were either fake or borrowed. His monthly mortgage payments totaled $9,700 and he claimed every month he actually spent $7000 more than he earns.

Fortunately Ross is not having those kinds of money problems any more!

source:celebritynetworth/urbanmessmagazine