It's About Time Plus "Scott Caan Gets Busy"

Finally, after like what seemed like eons upon eons, the Arizona Cardinals finally updated their look for the upcoming season (and the 2006 new stadium). I'll have to admit that I'm a Cardinals fan for the simple fact that Anquan Boldin and Darnell Dockett are on the squad and I'll give you one guess as to their collegiate stomping grounds. Right. (Side Note: If Peter Boulware gets back into the starting lineup with the B-More Ravens, then they will be my favorite team buy default simply for the Boulware/Polley/Rolle/Deion-if he comes back- connection on the Raven's D).

Darnell by the way, is a mean looking dude. The pride of Burtonsville, MD.


Man I wish Dish network had the NFL Sunday Package...bastards.
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All Across The Map - The Whooliganz
Hit The Deck - The Whooliganz
Put Your Hands Up - The Whooliganz
Put Your Hands Up (Skate Mix) - The Wooliganz

Are you familiar with the actor Scott Caan? Son of James Caan? Stars of such movies as "Varsity Blues", "Ocean's 11", and "Gone in 60 Seconds"? Okay, how about one of today's most popular producers in rap music, Alchemist? Down with Mobb Deep and Soul Assassins? Dilated Peoples? Okay, well little known to folks outside of the hip hop diggin community, these boys were once in a Cypress Hill backed group called The Whooliganz.

Yes, Scott Caan was once a rappin' b-boy from the streets of North Hollywood (pardon me, Holly-Hooood!). Sort of counteracts his current publicist induced image of "All-American" bad ass boy. But hey, I can't hate on dude simply cause he has a better job than I currently (or ever) have. Or can I?...Nah. The Alchemist has produced for a "who's who" of current underground & mainstream artists from Dilated Peoples to Mobb Deep to Nina Sky. I always thought his Dilated stuff was better before he hooked up the M.O.B.B. and Havoc showed him how to use the MPC properly, but his stuff still gets the party grimey when need be, so it's gravy.

Side Note 2: Around the same time that The Whooliganz were coming out, EPMD's Eric Sermon had a similar bright idea of two white kids in a group (is that like "Two Hype Brothers & A Dog"?) by the name of The Knuckleheadz. I remember who they were but cannot seem to recall what they sounded like. I know that one of their tracks sampled the Brand Nubian line "...she can make the bed springs sing a song of mercy...", but I don't recall the name of the song. Any ideas?

Here is a little ass bio on The Whooliganz if you want to get some more info...
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So Keith Boogs aka TiVo and I went to the Orioles Vs. Red Sox game tonight at Camden Yards. I have not been to but one professional game in my entire life and that one was about 10 years ago at Camden yards with some HS friends. It took us a rack of time to get there cause of the Beltway traffic but it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Anyhow, we had some great seats about 15-20 rows up from the O's dugout. Great view. But here are the two complaints (or funny observations) that I must share with yawl this evening:

1. There were these two 13 year old boys sitting in front of us and I swear on all things Seminole that one of them took a shit in his pants, figured it out, decided to stick his hand down there, and then proceeded to use it at underarm deodorant. BY far, he was the nastiest smelling kid/person I had ever been around. Thank goodness the wind was blowing out....nasty.

2. In the 7th inning stretch they play a rendition of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" which is part of baseball lore or something. That's cool. But right after, they put on "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" by who-the-hell-ever sings that tune. I looked at Boogs and we looked around and for real were the only people within eye distance who were not singing along. We then proceeded to attempt to combat the "neck-ness" by standing in a proper B-Boy stance. I have no idea if it worked but man...we had to do something.

Side Note 3: In the stadium, which was about 3/4 full I swear there were more Red Sox fans than were O's fans. Every time one of the Sox would get a hit, uproar. When the birds would do the same, eh, sort of a whimper. The crowd kept chanting, Let's Go Red Sox....simply embarrassing B-More. After all, as the great Ralph "I Ate The Fridge" Friedgen said, "You Must Protect This Hooooouuuussssseeee!!!!" Oh and the O's got creamed. Typical.

Aight my peoples, I'll be getting at you later on. TiVo may or may not be guest posting for Friday but be on the lookout.

Take it easy.
Brother B.

*Shout to Ruby Rube!!!!!