Archive for November 9, 2010

Floyd Mayweather’s Next Court Date In January ’11, Ruling On Child Contact Pending

Posted: November 9, 2010 in Fight News
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A Las Vegas judge issued a temporary restraining order for Jose Harris against Floyd Mayweather until his next court date on January 24.

Mayweather was not present for his hearing today in front of Las Vegas judge Diana Sullivan. He is facing four felony and four misdemeanor charges for an alleged September attack of his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris, stealing her cell phone, and threatening their two sons for attempting to call 911. Sullivan advised Mayweather’s legal team that his bail bond had increased from $28,000 to $31,000. She ruled that the boxer has until next Monday (November 15) to pay the outstanding balance.

While Sullivan conceded that Mayweather was not a flight risk, she ordered that he have no contact with Josie Harris.

Family court will make a ruling on if Mayweather will be able to resume contact with his sons. The decision is required due to Mayweather having pending charges of harassment against the children.

If convicted,Floyd Mayweather faces up to 34 years in prison.

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One thing I noticed right off the bat is that Roger Mayweather’s assault trial was also rescheduled for January. Don’t know if it’s just a coincidence, or if the Mayweathers are trying to just push their issues away until the new year.

Like I said before, it’s quite amazing to see Mayweather’s reputation fall after being on top of the world in the immediate aftermath of defeating Shane Mosley. 

No matter the charges, celebrities can damn near get away with murder (and some have). So when Roger and Floyd get their probation and community service, I’ll at least be happy to see the focus back on their boxing careers..

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Lupe Fiasco Gives Soulja Boy a Homework Assignment With “S.L.R. (Super Lupe Rap)”

Posted: November 9, 2010 in Music News
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“Stupid with the raps, but the raps never stupid…”

You can tell a true emcee when you question the integrity of their art. They won’t respond by talking about the vastness of their material possessions or financial accolades. They’ll passionately explain to you why their art matters, and it’s partly due to the fact it’s an extension of their very souls. And with that in mind, the latest to give such a lesson is Lupe Fiasco, who gave some food for thought to Soulja Boy on ”S.L.R. (Super Lupe Rap).”

The song it itself is an answer to Soulja Boy’s statements in the latest edition of XXL magazine, claiming that no one wants to be “super duper lyrical” like Lupe Fiasco. The lyrics are rich with imagery and nods to Malcom X, Cornel West, and Nas’ It Was Written intro. There’s nothing pretentious, just straight lyrical poetry. There are lines that directly address Soulja, but not in a combative nature. It’s more so for Lupe to clarify that he’s not just making intricate rhymes with no purpose (“Soulja calls it Super Lupe lyrical/You can’t understand me/Nor mimic my miracles…”). Lupe also throws in an allusion to one of Lil Wayne’s punchline techniques to emphasize the difference between the intellectual weight of his work compared to his peers (“Being dope is all in the muscle/ It’s more than just a pause and a chuckle/ I bench press elephants and bowling ball juggle..”).

The theme of Lupe’s lyrical exercise is abundantly clear; why would you not want to be “super duper lyrical” like him? Why would you not want your art to hold significant meaning that has a lasting impact on your peers and the culture? As I said earlier, this song is akin to a creative debate rather than a diss record. Unfortunately, Soulja Boy is probably not equipped with the means to offer an adequate rebuttal.

LUPE FIASCO “S.L.R. (SUPER LUPE RAP)” (PRODUCED BY SOUNDTRAKK)

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Antonio Margarito Talks Mayweather and Controversial 24/7 Hand Wrap Gag

Posted: November 9, 2010 in Fight News
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Antonio Margarito faces off this weekend against Manny Pacquiao. But like his opponent, Margarito’s career in recent years has received much attention due to one opponent neither of them has been able to get in the ring, Floyd Mayweather.

In 2006, Antonio Margarito was a tenured WBO welterweight titlist looking for his big opportunity to break into the mainstream. That golden goose seemed to appear when his promoter, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, offered his stablemate Floyd Mayweather a career-high $8 million dollar payday to face him. Mayweather had expressed his discontent with Arum’s handling of his career, and the offer was viewed as Arum’s way to keep Floyd in-house against a tough opponent.

Mayweather countered that he also wanted guarantees that he would also get to face Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton for at least $10 million a piece, something Arum did not feel Mayweather was worth based on his ticket sales and pay-per-view viability at that point. Mayweather walked, and Margarito lost what would have been his biggest fight.

However, Bob Arum used Mayweather’s departure as the centerpiece of a campaign that helped make Margarito a national name. Dubbin him as the “most feared fighter in the sport,” Arum took every opportunity to claim Mayweather turned down the offer completely out of fear. Margarito even went as far as to famously confront Mayweather at a press conference regarding a title shot. Mayweather advised him that they would eventually fight, but later infamously stated “we’re not fighting to prove to the boxing fans who the best is.”

Mayweather never seriously looked at Margarito as an opponent following his departure from Top Rank. Even today, Margarito is not sure if it was fear or promotional issues that made Mayweather turn him down. But the Tijuana Tornado does believe it was a stylistic matchup that concerned Mayweather.

“I really don’t know what his reasoning was for not taking the fight,” Margarito told Beats, Boxing & Mayhem. “It could be because he saw I’m a big Mexican, a fighter that goes forward and throws a lot of punches. Maybe he was too worried to take that chance. He’s a fighter that keeping the ’0′ is very important to him.”

Margarito’s hand wrap scandal is a controversy that will linger for the rest of his career. To some, he did no favors for his image by joking about the incident on the second episode of HBO’s 24/7: Pacquiao-Margarito. On the show, Margarito’s team placed a block of cement on his hand while he feigned aloofness to what was going on.

When asked if that was wise considering his license is currently revoked in California, and could be still be in other states, Margarito explains that he was unaware of the joke until the last-minute.

“I didn’t mean to disrespect anybody by doing it,” Margarito explained to Beats, Boxing & Mayhem. “It was more something for the 24/7 because we were joking. I was surprised when they came in and put it on my hands. I don’t know if you noticed my facial expression when they put it on me, but I just rolled with it.”

HBO’s last 24/7 show will be air this Friday (November 12) at 9:30 PM.

The Pacquiao-Margarito PPV card begins Saturday (November 13) at 9 PM.

Wiz Khalifa Released, Facing Felony Charges Over Marijuana Possession

Posted: November 9, 2010 in Music News
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Wiz Khalifa is facing two felony charges after being arrested at his concert last night (November 8) at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

Khalifa, named MTV’s Breakthrough Rapper of the Year, was in town for his headlining national tour Waken Baken. As a big advocate of marijuana in his music, Khalifa earlier in the day encouraged fans via Twitter to attend with their ”finest plant life.”

He was arrested at his tour bus and now faces two felony counts of trafficking marijuana and storage/distribution. Khalifa also faces a misdemeanor charge for drug paraphernalia. Nine members of his camp were reportedly arrested with him.

Wiz Khalifa was released earlier today and dropped a quick statement to fans on Twitter.

“Jail sux! But being Taylor’d doesn’t,” he said.

At press time, Wiz Khalifa’s court date has not been disclosed.

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Like many of you reading this, I’ve been to so many Hip-Hop concerts where the air was thick with marijuana smoke. In fact, I was at a Wiz Khalifa show this past April where people were falling out. Why this was such a problem at this location will be interesting to find out.

From the small details so far, I’m think it’s something tied to the fact it was on school grounds. It’s possible this school may have strict policies against drugs and maybe a faculty member or student reported what was happening. At my college, we were deprived of seeing 50 Cent back in 2003. It was because a student had written a letter to faculty stating that 50′s image and criminal background was counter-productive to the school. I was heated being that the switch happened the day off the show, and this was when 50 was red-hot and a month out from dropping Get Rich Or Die Tryin’.

Stuff like this normally amounts to a slap on the wrist. But the fact that he got charged with felony counts means there was likely a substantial amount of weed on that bus. I guess Wiz wasn’t lying about his habit being $10,000 a month.