High school basketball star Jabari Parker touted ‘best since LeBron’
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Jabari Parker (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Simeon junior basketball player Jabari Parker has high expectations. The country’s No. 1 recruit graces the cover of Sports Illustrated this week and is being called the “best since LeBron”. Even with all the talent in the world, the star on the rise has a difficult decision to make because of his religious beliefs. The Sun Times has the story:
If Simeon junior Jabari Parker wasn’t feeling the pressure of being the No. 1 basketball recruit in the country, he might now.
Not only has Sports Illustrated placed the hoops prodigy on its cover this week, but they call Parker “the best high school player since LeBron James.”
The cover story takes an indepth look at Parker’s Mormon faith. Writer Jeff Benedict, who is also Mormon, reports that Parker might have to make a choice between the NBA or a faith-spreading mission after his freshman year of college.
Click here for the full story.
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Tickets To Return Of The Queen Tour: "It Would Be Dope For This To Turn Into A Big Junior M.A.F.I.A. Reunion. I’m A Wishful Thinker!"
5 Reasons Why You Should Buy…: Tickets To Return Of The Queen Tour: “It Would Be Dope For This To Turn Into A Big Junior M.A.F.I.A. Reunion. I’m A Wishful Thinker!”
Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:00AM
[As Lil Kim's 23-city tour comes to an end, fans are flocking to see the Return of the Queen tour. If you haven't seen the show, Saigon's here to give you five reasons you need to get tickets to her Bronx performance.]
1. Lil Cease
I’m trying to pitch [Lil Cease] a record, I don’t know if he’s gonna get on it, but me and Lil Cease had little issues when I first came outta jail and we didn’t get along. Now we get along. Sway from MTV actually squashed the beef between us–we had beef that nobody knew about…it would be dope if Lil Cease would come out and do this record, and then him and Kim just really rock.
2. Junior M.A.F.I.A.
It would be dope for this to turn into a big Junior M.A.F.I.A. reunion. I’m a wishful thinker! It would be dope for Big–like he gave both ya’ll life. If ya’ll still have problems in 2012 that’s kinda disrespectful. He gave ya’ll an opportunity to touch the world. Respect him enough to love each other.
3. The Essence Of Hip-Hop
People should come because I’m a great performer! Ghostface is on the bill, I’m on the bill, Kim‘s on the bill, that’s [the] pure essence of a lot of elements of hip-hop. That’s Wu Tang, that’s Bad Boy in its prime, so you know…
4. Honor
I’m proud to open up for two people that influenced my life [and] so many Black, young lives. Lil Kim, hate her or love her, she’s a legend in the Black community–good or bad.
5. The Bronx
It’s the Bronx, it’s the home of hip-hop…if you’ve never experienced hip-hop in the Bronx where it started, it’s like saying you’re a Muslim and you never went to Mecca. It’s the birthplace. You gotta make your way to the Bronx, especially for Lil Kim.
You Decide. Will you be one of the few to witness history in the Bronx this Friday night?
To purchase tickets to Lil Kim’s NYC show, click here.
SOHH/Return of the Queen Contest:
Want a chance to win tickets to the show? Here’s what you gotta do:
1 – Follow @sohh @sohhdotcom
2 – Beginning around 1 PM EST, check out SOHH’s Twitter accounts for questions based on Saigon’s five reasons you should purchase tickets to the Return of the Queen NYC show. Make sure when you answer the question you include the hashtag #SOHHLilKim in your response. G’luck!
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Florida judge says rapper Luther Campbell should coach football
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A state administrative law judge says former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell should be allowed to coach football in Florida schools.
Judge Robert Meale made his recommendation Tuesday.
The state refused to certify the 51-year-old rapper although he’s been volunteering as an assistant coach with local approval in Miami. Education officials cited his songs’ raunchy lyrics, a string of arrests and a performance with two women who removed their clothing in South Carolina.
Meale noted the charges were dropped, except for a couple misdemeanor gun crimes more than 25 years ago. He also wrote that Campbell has coached inner city youth and high school football without incident for years.
Campbell can take his case to an appellate court if Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson rejects Meale’s recommendation.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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