Pop Culture Chronicles

In a recent documentary from HBO Sports, chronicles the story of former boxing great Johnny Tapia.  Tapia was notoriously known for his wild fighting style in the 90s and drug problems with cociane and being arrested and imprisoned for it. However, this documentary shows Tapia's perspective among all of the controversy. Born and raised in Alberquere, New Mexico, raised by a single mother and grandparents until when Tapia was 8 yr old, his mother was brutally murdered by being stabbed 22 times and possibly raped. Tapia would a later find out the killer who was linked to his mother's death was her boyfriend and his associates at the time. Yet, this scarred Tapia throughout his life, which lead to bad decisions growing up, involving gangs and heavy cocaine usage, However, Tapia found hope through boxing and began training and it served as physical and physcologial therapy for him, based on his past. Tapia was talented and in the 1990s, Tapai had won titles in the Supeflyweight, Fl...

Rapper J. Cole debuted his much anticipated album today and he did not disappoint. The album took a little over a year from his last one, Born Sinner ( Summer 2013), and there are numerous hits, such as Wet Dreamz, G.O.M.D. , Fire Squad and many more. I expect those songs to be in heavy rotation across radio stations nationwide. Cole used his time effectively and created an excellent follow up album. He has reasserted himself among his contemporaries, such as Drake, Childish Gambino,  Kendrick Lamar, Tyler The Creator, Wale,  Mac Miller , and Big Sean.  However, expect some new material from rappers such as Drake, who is working on a new album and is expected to be released in beginning of 2015.     Not to mention, seasoned rap vets and stars such as Jay Z and Kanye West will make new songs in the near future. Yet, the spotlight for now is on Cole and he deserves it, job well done.  My rating for this album is a 9/10 You can purchase Cole's new album on ...

After much debate and controversy over this year's FBS college football playoff, the top 4 teams will be 1) Alabama , 2)Oregon, 3)Florida State and 4) Ohio State.  The match ups will be Oregon V. undefeated Florida State and Alabama will have their hands full against rising Ohio State. After those two match ups have concluded. The Championship will be Jan 12 in Arlington, TX (Cowboys Stadium). My prediction: Florida State and Alabama will face off in the championship and Florida State will continue their undefeated championship season under QB Jameis Winston and Coach Jimbo Fisher.  We shall see who wins it all next month. 

The latest animation movie that I watched from Disney, was Big Hero 6. Big Hero 6 was a heart-warming, exciting , captivating movie, involving a boy tech genius, named Hiro Hamata. Hiro lives in the town of Sanfrantokyo and he and his brother Tadashi are involved in creating new tech gadgets for the future. Tadashi creates a new robot that is designed to combat any physical health problem. The robot is called Bymax. With Bymax, Tadashi and Hiro could revolutionize health and cure all diseases etc. However, tragic news strikes when Tadashi unexpectedly dies in a fire at the university he attended.  This leaves Hiro, alone and up to him and Bymax to solve his technical problems and help the world. However, Hiro is not alone and with the help of his and Tadashi's friends, they are able to use him for good and defeat the evil forces that lurk and want to use Bymax negatively. With all that being said, Disney hit this movie out of the park and has another gem on its hands. I recommend...

As a lifelong Redskins fan and Washington-dc area native, I have come to the conclusion that QB Robert Griffin III is not an elite quarterback and can't lead the Redskins to consistent victories. Coupled that with his numerous injuries in a span of 3 years, he cannot also be healthy.  In a article by Patrick Cannon from CBS Sports, titled  " Dear RG3: You Are Not an NFL QB", perfectly summarizes and outlines the stress Redskins fans such as myself have and his entitlement as a QB. He simply needs to prove to himself and Redskins nation that he will work on his fudamentals as a quaterback and focus on winning football games. Take a look at the article from Cannon and read the truth about Griffin. http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/11/17/dear-rg3-you-are-not-an-nfl-qb/

The movie, St. Vincent, starring Bill Murray, Naomi Watts and Melissa McCarthy entails the story of Vincent an elderly man who is quite disgruntled with the world and receives new neighbors (McCarthy) and a little boy Oliver, played by Jaden Leiberher. McCarthy's character is a single mom , with Oliver and is busy working as a nurse, leaving her son Oliver, unattended afterschool. So, she asks that Oliver be watched by Vincent ( Murray) and be paid as a sitter. A newfound relationship forms between Oliver and Vincent, serving as father-son relationship, with Vincent teaching Oliver how to be a man, stand up for himself, be confident. In turn, Oliver teaches Vincent how to be compassionate and polite to those around him in his community.  As for Naomi Watts character, she plays a pregnant Russian prostitute who forms a friendship with Vincent and they have somewhat of a romance going on simultaneously. So, all of these characters seem to disfuctionally blend together in the film and...

For those of you, that watched the Comedy Central show, starring comedian Daniel Tosh, it is a show that parodies and mocks what's going on in today's pop culture, from celebrities and athletes and people on the internet. Tosh has a segment called, Web Redemption, where he interviews a person who has gone viral on the internet with a "fail" video and gives them an opportunity to redeem themselves by doing their stunt or trick correctly on his show.  ESPN came out with a segment called Awesome Videos and they copied the exact same format for the segment. They interviewed the failed person and gave them an opportunity to redeem themselves.  Tosh, was displeased and outraged that ESPN stole an idea from him that hes been doing for years on his show. Well, that's show business for you, it's not about who does it first, but who does it the latest.  So, Tosh parodied one ESPN's show's Sports Science and called it Sports Science. 0.  Take a look for yourselve...