IT'S GOTTA BE THE SHOES

As the Legend grew so did the prices. The first pair of Jordan's were an affordable $65 now they have reached well over $200. Check the timeline of the Air Jordan's, now in their 24th Chapter.

AIR JORDAN SHOE TIMELINE

TIMELINE OF JORDAN'S CAREER

The Chicago Tribune outlined Michael Jordan's entire career from college all the way through retirement in this story check it.


MICHAEL JORDAN CAREER TIMELINE

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MICHAEL JORDAN'S BASKETBALL CAREER IN PICTURES CHECK IT.



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50 CENT ON CNBC

Love him or hate him, the underdog's on top. There seems to be no ceiling to 50 Cent's success in both music and business. Anyone who argues that Get Rich or Die Trying isn't one of the best albums of all time is hating. On a business level he's done everything from clothes, shoes, video games, and most notably Vitamin Water. Personally, I'm most amazed by the fact that Robert Greene, the author of the classic 48 Laws of Power, wrote a sequel with 50 called the 50th Law. 50's business acumen has earned him the respect of the top business people in the world, including those at the most popular network in the world.

ANDRE 3000 TALKS HOTTEST MC LIST

Andre 3000 recently surpassed Nas as my favorite MC of all time. It was definitely a tough decision because anyone who knows me knows I'm one of Nas's biggest fans. Unfortunately I just had to accept Andre is on a different level from other MCs and may be the most talented artist in music. This video showcases some of the reasons why he's different.

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TOP 10 MICK BOOGIE MIXTAPES YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD NOW

The homie Mick Boogie strikes again today with the new Peter Bjorn and John Mixtape and in honor of the release Complex.com released a list of his top 10 must download mixtapes. Hopefully we can make the cut soon, lol. Check the story and download the new mixtape from The Press Play Show below.

COMPLEX.COM 10 MUST DOWNLOAD MICK BOOGIE MIXTAPES

NEW MIXTAPE: PETER BJORN AND JOHN: RE-LIVING THING

FOR NIKE, JORDAN DELIVERED THE GOODS AND MORE

Interesting article written by Yahoo Sports writer on Michael Jordan's obvious impact on the world of Basketball shoes and merchandise. He was instrumental in building one of the biggest if not biggest brand in athletic apparel. He paved the way for athletes such as Lebron to currently have a $90 Million dollar shoe deal by humbly signing on a dotted line in 1985 for $500,000 and a piece of the sales. In 1984 Nike was a company who's revenues didn't even cross the $900 million, by 1997 it had hit $9.19 Billion, built mainly on the back of Michael Jordan. Even more remarkable is that the Jordan brand has so much equity that it continues to thrive despite his retirement from basketball.

The men of Nike had gathered in the Oregon woods, taking an off-site meeting in a mansion where a change of scenery might assist as the company charted an expensive and daring path into professional basketball.

Phil Knight was there. So was his right-hand man, Rob Strasser, lawyer Howard Shluser and designer Peter Moore, among a host of staffers.

At the time none of them knew much, if anything, about a skinny, 6-foot-6 shooting guard from North Carolina named Michael Jordan. They certainly couldn’t have dreamed what he would mean to their company.

On Friday, Jordan will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as the greatest basketball player to ever lace them up. His impact on what gets laced up in every sport these days is even greater than his on-court accomplishments.

And it all started that January day in 1984. Knight founded Nike in the early 1970s to produce running shoes. To that point, its forays into pro hoops had been unsuccessful.

Now Nike wanted to try again. In 1979, Knight had met John Paul “Sonny” Vaccaro, a basketball maven who pitched a groundbreaking idea: The company would sign endorsement deals with college coaches who, in turn, could turn their players into billboards for the brand.

At first, no one even knew if it was legal, let alone if the colleges would allow it. But by the time of the off-site meeting, Nike owned much of the college game – overnight, Vaccaro had delivered signature programs from Georgetown to UNLV.

“I was charmed by Sonny,” Knight would say. “After that, we gave him all the room he wanted.”

As successful as the college venture had been, Knight knew the big money was in the surging pro game, where Larry Bird and Magic Johnson had vaulted the league’s popularity. Both players, however, wore Converse.

The men at the meeting were following Nike’s well-worn path of thinking far outside the box. With most of the NBA’s top players already locked up to Converse, Nike officials thought they should gamble on a rookie, a fresh new face for the league.

Even more daring that that, Nike was considering creating and marketing a signature shoe around the player, and selling not just a piece of footwear, but an entire package of performance and personality..... READ THE REST OF THE STORY HERE

WIKI OF THE DAY 09/08/2009: MICHAEL JORDAN

Everything you need to know about the Michael Jordan story summarized into a Wiki entry.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player and active businessman. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[1] Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

After a stand-out career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he led the Tar Heels to a National Championship in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line at Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball.[2] In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.

Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular-season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.4 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009 and will be inducted in September 2009.[3]

Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today.[4] Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. He is currently a part-owner and Managing Member of Basketball Operations of the Charlotte Bobcats in North Carolina.......

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I WANNA BE LIKE MIKE WEEK

As the world gears up for Michael Jordan's induction into the Basketball Hall Of Fame we thought it would be important to bring all those who didn't get to witness or have forgotten about the greatest athlete ever(in my humble opinion). It seems many basketball fans have short memories and are too caught up in finding the the "Next Mike" as opposed to allowing the next Mike to create himself. Those who are looking for another one will never find one. So here at mekkadon.com we are going to be creating I WANNA BE LIKE MIKE WEEK to pay homage to His Airness

T-PAIN DISSES JAY-Z AND FAN STARTS PETITION FOR HIM TO STOP RAPPING

It seems a disgruntled Jay-Z fan is calling for him to stop recording music. It was definitely a rough week for Jay. The BP3 album leaked, a fan started this petition, and then T-Pain dissed him. Maybe even bad media is good media for the new album. Check the PETITION BELOW
Petition To Stop Jay-Z From Recording/Making Music
The petition

It wouldn’t do to post the entirety of “Ether.” I’m not sure Tupac’s immortal words, “F**k Jay-Z,” would suffice, either. As a former fan, an adherent one, I am hereby convinced that the man who gave birth to such classics as “Can I Live,” “D’Evils,” “Hard Knock Life,” Streets Is Watching,” “Big Pimpin’,” “Streets Is Talking,” “Dope Man,” “Takeover,” “U Don’t Know,” “Song Cry,” “Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise),” “The Watcher 2,” “What More Can I Say,” “Dirt Off My Shoulders,” “99 Problems,” is no more.

That man, it appears, passed away circa 2006. In his stead stands some cappuccino-drinking, three-piece suit-wearing executive who still expects the whole world to bow down before him in adoration of… well, what exactly? His legacy? His catalog?

In the last three years, since he officially came out of retirement, Jay-Z seems to have morphed from a skilled, witty, and charismatic rapper into a White-limo-using-5-star-hotel-staying-french-wine-drinking-tuxedo-wearing aristocrat. Not hatin’; just sayin’.

In the last three years, occasional flashes of past brilliance have burst forth (cue: “Minority Report”), but all that changed when he thought himself too big for Hip-Hop. Too big to compete with the bright, young stars of today. Too big to diligently compose a decent rhyme. Not bigger than Hip-Hop—too big for Hip-Hop.

If you love justice, hate evil, and agree that Jay-Z needs to stop making music and disgracing the legacy he nurtured so well for a decade, sign this petition now!


http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/helpsavehiphop/index.html

LUDACRIS GIVES AWAY 20 CARS IN ATLANTA

Yet another example of Ludacris doing the right thing. The Obama song may have been a small misstep but for the most part Ludacris has been a great role model as a rapper who continues to give back. Not sure if Bossip or TMZ has interest in stories like this but we do.

Ludacris has donated 20 cars to people in need of rides. After fans shared with the rapper their struggles to keep or get jobs without the advantage of automobiles, the rapper decided he'd help out by having an essay contest, reports "Access Hollywood."

For his Stars for Cars giveaway, Luda read thousands of essays about contestants' inability to afford cars to commute to their jobs, and on Sunday, he partnered with an Atlanta car dealership to help out some of those fans. Twenty winners were chosen from the approximately 4,000 people who submitted their 300-word essays to the Ludacris Foundation explaining why they needed a car.

"People are getting laid off, and now are looking for jobs," the 31-year-old rapper said. "To be efficient, you need some transportation of your own to get there. That's why I wanted to give back to those who need it."

In addition to the cars, they also got free gas for 30 days. The contest winners were, however, responsible for tags, registration, tax and insurance....


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50 Things That Are Being Killed By The Internet

The internet has wrought changes on our lives both positive and negative in the 15 years since its use has become widespread. Here are some of the ones that stuck out to me from the list. To read the entire article CLICK HERE

3) Listening to an album all the way through
The single is one of the unlikely beneficiaries of the internet – a development which can be looked at in two ways. There's no longer any need to endure eight tracks of filler for a couple of decent tunes, but will "album albums" like Radiohead's Amnesiac get the widespread hearing they deserve?


5) Punctuality
Before mobile phones, people actually had to keep their appointments and turn up to the pub on time. Texting friends to warn them of your tardiness five minutes before you are due to meet has become one of throwaway rudenesses of the connected age.

7) 7) Adolescent nerves at first porn purchase
The ubiquity of free, hard-core pornography on the web has put an end to one of the most dreaded rights rites of passage for teenage boys – buying dirty magazines. Why tremble in the WHSmiths queue when you can download mountains of filth for free in your bedroom? The trend also threatens the future of "porn in the woods" – the grotty pages of Razzle and Penthouse that scatter the fringes of provincial towns and villages