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On The Flipside is back with Episode #23! On this show, I used the Miami Beach Marina as the backdrop ant went fishing with a bunch of Miami Dolphins rookies, talk to Danica Patrick about the new racing video game Blur, hit the beach with Sweethearts for Soldiers and have all the highlights from Jason Taylor’s Celebrity Golf Classic dinner event at Martorano’s! For all the On The Flipside action, visit http://ontheflipsidetv.com

LIKED  IT…a lot! Walt Disney’s Prince of Persia is an action-packed adventure that’s SO MUCH fun to watch. I definitely expected it to be good, and it surpassed my expectations. The film had great pictures, cinematography and special effects, while Jake Gyllenhaal did a fantastic job as the bronzed hero figure! I will say the story was nothing too new…it had that epic feel of “once up on a time, in a land far, far away” and at times it felt reminiscent of Gladiator, where only one man can save the day. During the film I found myself clenching down on my jaw and all tensed up as just when you thought it was going to be okay….something had to go wrong! Ha!! Nonetheless, it kept me on the edge of my seat and was interesting enough to keep me guessing which direction it’d turn to next. Not only is there action and adventure, but there’s quick wit and romance too (between a prince and a princess), all the ingredients of an epic fairytale. I tend to enjoy period pieces and films that fall in line with 300, Gladiator, Braveheart, etc… so now I can add another one to that list!

Sex and the City 2 opens this Friday and I was lucky enough to watch it ahead of time!! The movie is everything you expect it to be… The fashion, the shoes, the wit and of course its four leading ladies. This time around, they get a little bit of international adventure in there as well! When it comes to fashion, the film pulls out all the stops, and in watching it I couldn’t help but think I would never be bold enough to rock some of that stuff in my everyday life. First of all, the stiletto’s are to die for…some of the best footwear out, but these days, I can barely last a few hours in heels…much less walk the streets of NYC in them! And – while I love each character’s style, it’s just outrageous – BUT that’s the fun of it all. Anyway, I don’t want to say too much, or give specifics since it’s not out yet, but it IS fun. Grab your girlfriends and enjoy!

The good folks over at GOOD WOOD recently presented Jae Millz with a couple Jesus pieces…

You may’ve noticed a lot of celebs and rappers have been seen sporting these lately…I like! It’s a “good wood” look!

And – Millz is rockin’ his black piece in the video interview below during the Crooks X Vault event in Harlem.

To view the entire line, see pictures of all the celebs rockin GOOD WOOD  and order your own piece, go here: http://goodwoodnyc.com

Shouts to Q Butta!!!

Jae Millz has been “flooding” the mixtape scene with new music with his FLOOD series and next on his agenda is a new “Virgo” mixtape, so look out for that! In the meantime he released a trio of videos this week…two being beautifully shot and edited by Geohvision (geohvision@gmail.com) in record time!

I’m Back

In This World

Angels

“Slime Flu” fans can now get the first look at the Crooks & Castles design in partnership with Harlem rapper VADO and NYC stores Vault/Goliath. The graphic is iconic with the Crooks line of street wear, putting a “Slime Flu” spin on their ever-popular ‘Medusa’ shirt with a ‘Bandito’ look!

VADO will release his exclusive “Slime Flu” shirt collaboration Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 6pm, during an in-store Meet and Greet and “Slime Flu” mixtape listening session at Vault in Harlem. The limited edition tee falls in line with VADO’s highly anticipated “Slime Flu” mixtape, which will officially infect the streets at the end of May. The custom shirts will be available for sale in limited quantity and are only available at Vault/Goliath stores until they sell out! This is VADO’s first collaboration with Crooks & Castles and Vault/Goliath.

AND – DJ Drama, Cam’ron and VADO came out with Boss of All Bosses 2.5 earlier this week….

You can get your copy here: http://www.halloffamemixtapes.com/

A couple of the ladies I’ve featured on the “Sideline Distraction” segment of On The Flipside are competing for the title of Miss USA tomorrow night in Las Vegas! Megan Clementi (Orlando Magic Dunking Dancers) and Brittany Bell (Phoenix Suns Dancers) are NBA Dance Team Alumni!! They’re both beautiful, articulate women and I wish them each the best of luck as they make a run for the title!!

Watch their features below…

Megan Clementi – Miss Florida USA - http://missfloridausa2010.blogspot.com/

Brittany Bell – Miss Arizona USA - http://www.facebook.com/MissArizonaUSA2010

I recently returned home from a trip to New York. My good friend Grace met me there (coming from LA) and it was her FIRST time ever in NYC, so I had to share with her what I love about the city that never sleeps!

Our first day there, we were tired from our flights, but hit the streets immediately! After checking in at our hotel (Hudson Hotel), we met another good friend of mine, the ‘Sneaker Sensei’ for lunch at Pio Pio.. (it was Cinco de Mayo, that’s the closest we could find to Mexican in the area)…lol Then, we walked by the Empire State building and made the first of several trips to H&M. I also ran into my buddy Mike Hill from ESPN, caught up with him for a second, before we went back to our hotel, grabbed some Pinkberry and got ready to see the newest Cirque du Soleil show, Banana Shpeel at the Beacon Theatre. Well, the theatre was beautiful, but the show not so much, although we did enjoy the girl who could twirl things on her 4 limbs while standing on her head and the Russian male “pole dancer.” So, we cut that show short and met up with another friend, CJ of Deep Foundation.

He took us to Times Square, we ate at Junior’s and of course had the cheesecake!

Remember this is Grace’s first time to NYC, so she was in awe of pretty much everything she saw from the tall buildings to the lights, all the people, etc… BUT her favorite was having a heart attack every time we got into a taxi…thinking we were gonna crash!!

The next day I took Grace to see some of the shops on 5th Ave, but we eventually ended up at the CAVI NYC showroom with the homie Phil…that’s a regular stop for me, every time I go to NY.

That evening after a quick change we headed over to Harlem Lanes for the Celebrity Strikeout event.

I did a little bit of work, while enjoying the event…I had to make sure VADO and Millz got some face time…

We briefly stopped by an after party, but NYC was kicking our butts and the shoes were expired….

Friday, Grace and I went downtown to check out the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park, we also went by Ground Zero and Wall St….but the highlight was going to see the one and only Anjelah Johnson who just happened to be headlining at Comix.

Some of my Miami friends were also in town (DJ Affect, Derick G and Mr. Bowtie South), so we had a nice group for the show…GOOD TIMES!

The next day we met up with Anjelah for some brunch and LOVED the corn “elote”…hehe

I think a common bond I have with most of my friends is that we all LOVE TO EAT! Here we are chowing down again at Philippe’s…me, Cipha, Anjelah, Veronica and Mitchell.

All in all, a very nice trip…although it did get extended by a couple days since my flight ended up getting canceled! ha