Spike Lee is in London popping off about the Knicks now that he’s done messing up Oldboy. There’s no reason to remake that movie.* I don’t know how he found the time to do all of this in between telling us how Django Unchained isn’t worth seeing even though he hasn’t seen it. Apparently it’s an insult to our ancestors. I’m sorry. We didn’t cover that in the last black people meeting and it wasn’t in the newsletter. Maybe I should read the individual emails instead of cruising the digest.

I can’t entirely blame Spike as it’s mainstream media that repeatedly runs to the same people for their opinions on all things black as though we’ve appointed them to be our spokespeople. Sometimes they just appoint themselves like Katt Williams. No doubt he’s a great filmmaker (Spike not Katt). It’s fine if he has beef with Tarantino or just doesn’t want to see it. That’s his choice but I don’t want to hear that I shouldn’t see it because it’s on the Negro Politburo blacklist. They may send Blackwatch after me when they find out that I like hockey and Aussie Rules Football. I dug Silver Linings Playbook (not because Chris Tucker was in it although he was solid) and loathe Tyler Perry movies. Torche, Fidlar, Merchandise and Jessie Ware? Regular rotation along with yacht rock. On the other hand, I think mayonnaise was created by the CIA to keep the black man down. I heart all the Clans, X and Poison. I believe that only Mannie Fresh can bring back the Cash Money magic. I agree that hip-hop is on its death bed due to mainstream radio and major labels. 2 Chainz and Waka Flocka are disgraces to the rap game and Trinidad James is an abomination. He needs to be in the black people penalty box. Five minute major. Chief Keef is also terrible but I’m fascinated by him. It’s just because I wonder how long he has until he gets killed. It’s when not if. I’m a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma encased in chocolate. Either that or just annoyingly complicated and long-winded. I digress.

Spike, in London for the Knicks game, is up to his usual rah-rah thing which is usually harmless. However he made some interesting comments which caught my eye. He believes that Africa should embrace the Knicks since soccer is the #1 sport in Britain. Huh?

British fans have embraced the NBA, selling out game after game at the O2 Arena, the same venue that hosted the Olympic basketball final last year. But with soccer firmly entrenched as the No. 1 sport in the country, Lee appealed to Africa.

“I want all my brothers and sisters in the continent of Africa to support the New York Knickerbockers,” Lee said. “The New York Knickerbockers are Africa’s team. I just said that. Orange and blue.”

This country seems to be full so I’ll just take this continent. If Taylor Swift could place Africa on a map, she’d do a remix called Africa Will Never Ever Support The Knicks. You know why? No Africans. Africans don’t support teams without Africans. It’s a fact. How many times do I have to hear relatives tell me that no African should like Liverpool because they have no Africans and that means they don’t want them?

Africans also like winners except in their own governments, militaries and police (family excluded). The Knicks may have been New York’s team but they can’t even dominate the whole city anymore. Perhaps they should worry about that, JR Smith up the club until 5 AM and Melo waiting by the bus because LaLa tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios. They’d rather support the Bulls even though Michael Jordan isn’t there and wears mom jeans accented with a Hitler mustache. General Motors is a better GM than him and they went bankrupt. Spike Lee needs to just… PAUSE. See what I just did there? …I’ll get my coat and see myself out.

* Great foreign movies are rarely honored when they’re remade (read: dumbed down and censored) for American audiences. The Oldboy hallway fight scene is ridiculous and the ending? Forget it. Floored. See it. If you’re still up for the remake, you’re probably excited about another season of The Killing.

Expect a whole lot of YouTubes this weekend because we’re lazy. You should be happy you’re getting anything from us this weekend. Enjoy Patrick Ewing and Spike Lee getting bitched. Even when the Knicks were good, they still sucked it.

Here’s an added bonus. One of the greatest sports theme songs. Don’t front like you didn’t love it. The Technotronic is on us.

No one ever accused Spike Lee of being a bandwagon jumper, Lord knows we’ve all seen him on the sidelines of the train wreck that is the New York Knicks, but who knew he was a Giants fan? I dunno if I’ve ever seen him rock the Giants gear. By the way, who let him on the field? Does he own a part of the team, because fans do not belong on the field, right?

(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Talk about game. Jesus Shuttlesworth ain’t got shit on Titus Bramble. How he hasn’t repped at the Players Ball is beyond us. The brotha is smoother than Peabo Bryson.

Only three short years ago, he was arrested for allegedly roasting a girl with seven other people and now he’s mixed up with another rape case. Police interrogated the Newcastle defender (and we use the term defender quite loosely) after a woman claimed she was raped at his house while another person watched.

“A couple of girls were really flirting and dancing all round them and making it clear they were up for a party.”

Meet the new face of the Kenny Rogers Roasters ad campaign. Stay classy, Titus.

Champions League Round of 16 Roundup: Chelsea Makes Arsenal Its Bitch Again


No, you take it.
But I don’t want it.
No, no I insist please.
Are you sure?
Oui, oui please. We don’t want it.
Ok if you insist…Stupid frogs.

First Chelsea beat nine-man Arsenal in the Carling Cup final a week and a half ago and then Alex, who plays for PSV but is owned by Chelsea, gives Arsenal a goal only to come back and score the winner to knock them out of the Champions League. Oh and Thierry Henry is going the way of Barbaro. Not selling him last year was genius.

One could start comparing Arsenal to the 1991 UNLV team that lost to Duke. There have been countless matches this season where Arsenal have clearly been the dominant team and done everything it had to except score. Don’t be surprised if you see pictures of Fiberglass, Little Mozart, Hleb and Adebayor smoking cigars in a pool with Brick Top or some other gangsters. You’ll think it’s a hot tub but you’ll be wrong. It’ll be Freddie Ljungberg making bubbles while sucking off some sheikh from the UAE. Keep it Cameldome.

Roy Maakay scored the fastest goal in Champions League history (11 seconds into the first half) and helped knock Real Madrid out on away goals. Capello’s fucked and rightly so.

Man U beat Lille 1-0 on a Henrik Larsson goal to go through to the next round while Kaka and AC Milan saved Ireland from a national crisis of conscience by seeing to it that Celtic won’t meet Liverpool in the quarterfinals.

In Tuesday’s action, Chelsea beat Porto 2-1 to go through on a Michael Ballack goal. Yeah we can’t believe ze German woke up either.

Liverpool managed to hold on despite a goal from the blonde Maradona and bounce last year’s winners Barcelona.

Roma knocked Lyon out with a 2-0 result. A fucking amazing goal by Mancini. Lyon better get used to disappointment with Gerard Houllier in the house. If they think they’re bummed now, wait until Emile Heskey shows up at their door. It’s no damn good when a player has a song which goes “If Heskey can play for England, so can I”.

Valencia ended Inter’s Champions League dream and my CL pool. Fuck you very much. The highlight of this round had to be the fight at the end of the match which was fruitier than a Father MC video (Check the guy on the left at 4:25 and 4:34 – The Deuce loves you).

Here it is in its glory.