"Proceed"

Just like the title of the first song, its no doubt in my mind that Pure was "Showing off" when he recorded this album. With well thought of lyrics, mind twisting flows, soulful songs, and smooth verses , "Proceed" delivers an artistic, yet gritty sound that music lovers of all kinds can embrace. He proves that you can remain genuine and true to yourself and still deliver great music without losing sight of your integrity. Pure teamed up  with Philly's best up and coming producers AO, Thelonius, Problematic and Slykk to deliver sounds that's hip hop heads all over will appreciate. With songs like "Good Riddance", which has a inspirational, yet tell it how it is kind of sound to it, Pure breaks down his struggles in a way that people can understand and relate, all while inspiring you to "Proceed" to move forward in life. Every song delivers a message, which is something that a lot of music is missing nowadays. This is undeniably a classic album that you can play over and over, and you will still love it like its your first time hearing it. With thought provoking lyrics, what's not to love about this album. E-Hos, Kidd Kasual, Nia Mo, and many others contributed their talents to the album, making this a must have for Hip Hop lovers all over. If great music is what your looking for, then look no further. This is Hip hop at it's finest... PROCEED!

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ANDRE IGUODALA

So today, somebody shared this article with me from SI magazine, about Andre Iguodala. In it, he talked former All Star Allen Iverson, Sixers Fans, and also some of his teamates. He said things like Philly fans don't respect defense first players, and how he had to clean up the mess after A.I. left. Then he went on to talk about teamate Lou williams and how he's a great player but "can't guard anybody." I'm going to just be honest from the jump. Everybody can have an opinion and I respect that, but Andre Iguodala doesn't have any room to talk anything...IN MY OPINION! First off, Nobody, and I mean nobody cares about Iguodala being a defense first player. The city of Philadelphia cares about winning the chip. The last time I checked, we haven't been to the finals since 2001, and that team was led by one of the greatest Sixers ever, Allen Iverson.  His defense wasn't the best, but the guy sure as hell knew how to score, and he was a great team leader. You can point out the fact that Iverson didn't have nearly as many talented teamates as Iggy has and he managed to still help the Sixers go further than the first round of the playoffs. As far as defense goes, I won't throw him under the bus but againts top players in the league, his defense is suspect. Not to mention he's a terrible freethrow shooter in the 4th quarter. On a sidenote, a few weeks back at Allstar weekend 2012 (Which happened to be his 1st Allstar game out of his 8 seasons in the NBA), Iggy had a interview where he said he felt as though he should've been voted in the Allstar game a few years before. I wish I could explain to ya'll how hard I laughed! I mean think about it, can you honestly believe that he felt he should have been on the "Allstar" team? The nerve of this guy. The Sixers haven't made it out of the first round with this guy, who is overpaid I should mention, and he thinks he should be a Allstar? Lebron, Wade and Bosh make 95 million. Iggy makes 10 million less than them. He's not even in the same league as them. Does he deserve all that money? Hell no! I'd rather give Lou Will or Evan Turner more money. The only reason I think he got all that money anyway is because the big wigs at the top of the Sixers organization at the time got caught up in the hype over him being the new "A.I." to describe how Philly fans view Iggy up perfectly, I gotta quote Hov..."Had a spark when you started but now you just garbage". The Sixers are currently 29 - 24, and are on a 2 game Losing streak. As of April 7th, we are the seventh seed in the eastern conference. Right now, your focus should not be on doing in depth interviews on your views and feelings about anything surrounding the Sixers. Get out your Drake bag. Focus on bringing this city that pays you 85 million a championship, then you can talk. Until then, get a journal...NUT!

Reality TV

  Its no secret that reality tv is pretty much all you see on tv now. Almost every single channel has some kind of reality show. From ABC to CBS.  MTV to VH1. Its almost unavoidable. With shows like Parking Wars, Who wants be a Millionaire, The Bachelor, Basketball Wives, or Survivor, how could you not be tuned in to something. Other than sports, sitcoms, talk shows and the news, reality television is basically everywhere. Some shows are about finding love, some are about losing weight. Some are about survival, and some are about absolutely nothing at all like the hit show "Keeping up with the Kardashians". Whatever the case, you should at least be able to find a reality show that you enjoy tuning in to. Ever since the long time running show "Survivor" was launched back in 2000, all sorts of shows have been making it on tv, and having success. Although there have been some shows that have lasted just a season, for the most part, they're pretty reacurring. Personally, I like reality tv. Its entertaining. Watching people humiliate themselves for their 5 minutes of fame is hilarious to me. I know I'm not the only one who sits here and thinks Damn, they really just went on tv and did that? For instance, if I could describe the popular show basketball wives in one word, it would be "Ratchet". I don't understand how grown women can go on tv and act the way they do, but I do understand that people will act and do anything for a dollar, and if that means throwing wine glasses, jumping over tables at fancy restaurants, fighting in public, they will do it. Sometimes I just wonder do they consider that they might be embarrasing their families when they act the way they do on these shows? More importantly, say your on a show, you act a fool, the show ends, and you get nothing out of it. When I say nothing I mean like a spinoff, or enough money to live comfortable or whatever. You then have to come back to the real world. People may only see you as the person you portrayed on tv. Your 5 minutes of shine could end up hurting you in the long run. I know that recently, fomer reality star Tila Tequila had been hospitalized by a drug overdose. Sources say she was going through it because I'm guessing life wasn't as good as she depicted it to be on tv. Classic case of what happens wen the bright lights and cameras are gone. Reality tv is supposed to be unscripted lives of everyday people going through every day events. I think its great for tv, and viewing pleasure, but I also think that people shouldn't humiliate themselves for fame. All in all, reality shows are great! There's something for everybody, and they will only continue to thrive as time goes on...