Droppin Dimes

Melanie Fiona x Wrong SIde of A Love Song

2013-02-11T13:43:00.001-05:00

It goes without saying that I'm a bit of a Melanie Fiona Stan. So I present to you the visual for her new single Wong Side of A Love Song, directed by Lorenz Tate.

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Cam Newton Goes Back To Auburn to Finish Degree

2013-01-15T14:27:00.003-05:00

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JB Smoove As The Segway Pimp

2013-01-11T21:41:00.003-05:00

Check out actor/comedian JB Smoove as the Seqway Pimp..

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Wise Words From Tyler Perry

2013-01-04T14:44:00.001-05:00

I was scrolling through my Facebook page and came across this and it spoke volumes to me..

TRUE STORY!

A few years ago I was getting these really insane water bills. I mean HIGH! So I decided to dig some wells in my yard to have water for my landscape. I live alone, so I know it had to be from watering the grass. So I hired a company to come out and dig these wells. The foreman and I walked all around my yard and as we were walking he was putting down flags. I asked what the flags were for. He said, "The flags represent good places to dig for water." I asked, "Why do you have so many flags?" He said, "I'm not sure if any of these places will produce water." I said, "Hold up, you mean if you dig all these spots and don't hit water I still have to pay you?" He said, "Yes, that's how it goes." I said, "Ok, fine." Needless to say, he dug three wells and never hit water. I said, "Just stop."

I got a few more extreme water bills and called him back. He said, "Are you sure?" I said, "Yes, keep drilling until you hit water." The next well he dug he was down 500 feet and still didn't hit any water. He asked if I wanted him to stop. I said, "Go deeper." He dug down another 200 feet and still nothing. I said, "Go deeper." He drilled another 200 feet and he hit rock. I said, "Blast it, cut it, do whatever you have to do but keep digging." After fighting the rock and breaking his drill and getting a new one we got a little deeper. He said, "We are at 1,200 feet, why do you want me to keep going?" I said, "Cause I'm tired of these water bills and I'm going to do something about it." He said, "But this is really deep." I asked him if he had hit water yet. He said "no," so I told him to go deeper. "But you don't understand," he said. "We don't usually drill this deep, this is going to be expensive." I told him that, "Sometimes you have to go deeper to get what you are after, no matter what the cost." He started the machine and went down another four inches and hit a river of water. Just a few inches separated me from getting my breakthrough. That was five years ago and that well has never run dry.

In 2013 I want you to apply that to your life in all ways. Sometimes you will spend time on a thing and it will produce no water. Don't be afraid to move on to another spot. YOU CAN'T HAVE FEAR. I don't care how much time you put into it. If the well is dry MOVE ON! Nothing lives where there is no living water. Be it a relationship, a job, a business, don't be afraid to move to another spot.

Now, on the other hand, if you are digging your well and you are sure that it is not only where you want to be but where God wants you to be, then keep digging in that same spot. Don't stop digging until you hit a river of blessings. Don't stop praying until you live in the change you've been waiting for. Don't stop pushing until you deliver your breakthrough. Yes, it will get difficult. Yes, you may hit rock. Yes, there will be a cost. But when you get to what God is trying to get you to, YOU WILL RECOVER IT ALL! One of my favorite scriptures says that. "PURSUE AND YOU SHALL RECOVER IT ALL!"

Some people give up when they are only inches away!!

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Even Store Displays Bench Tebow

2013-01-03T13:40:00.002-05:00

As big of a sports fan that I am.. I am not the biggest fan as Tim Tebow as a QB.. However I do feel as though he is a great athlete. He spent the majority of the season on the Jets bench much to the dismay of analysts like Skip Bayless. But now, his benching has reached its apex with being benched in store displays.

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Where Are The Now?: Lenny Cooke

2013-01-02T16:55:00.002-05:00

Let's take a basketball flashback to the year 2000. Three time NBA MVP, Olympic gold medalist, and NBA champion LeBron James is just a high school junior at St. Vincent's St. Mary's high school in Akron Ohio. He's attending the ABCD Skills Camp run by Kobe Bryant and Lenny Cooke is the main attraction..

And take a look at Lenny Cooke now..

and check out the article profiling his life now..

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Happy Independence Day!!

2013-01-01T20:53:00.000-05:00

Now I know what you're thinking.. I know it's not July 4th. It's January 1st.. But as a proud Haitian, I'm celebrating the Independence of my people, who gained their freedom from the tyranny of the French in 1804. On this day 209 years ago Haiti became the FIRST free BLACK country!

Also in commemoration of such a momentous occasion I've been blasting this song all day..

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Jadaveon Clowney Lays Out Michigan RB!

2013-01-01T20:42:00.002-05:00

Check out this his from USC's (University of South Carolina) defender Jadaveon Clowney as he unleashes fury on Michigan's running back.. OUCH!!

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Dining Genius

2013-01-01T20:38:00.000-05:00

Having trouble figuring out who should pick up the tab when you go out to eat with friends?? Try this new method.. Enjoy!

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Happy New Year

2013-01-01T20:35:00.000-05:00

I just want to take the time out to wish everyone a Happy New Year filled with health, wealth, prosperity and blessings..

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Mysonne x Truth Or Truth

2013-01-01T20:33:00.001-05:00

Check out up and coming rapper's Mysonne version of Rick Ross' Truth Or Truth..

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Girl dying from Leukaemia Saved by HIV

2012-12-12T00:32:00.004-05:00

This is a very interesting procedure being conducted at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 Unlock

2012-12-01T14:34:00.002-05:00

**FREE UNLOCK** For Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 - ALL GSM
***Deal belongs here because Galaxy Note 2 unlock code on ebay is >$10 ($24.99)***

=====ALL Credits to Owl74 on XDA-Developers=====
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...ostcount=1

This is confirmed by myself to work on the AT&T Galaxy S3 and AT&T Galaxy Note 2 ....and it is reported to work on ALL VARIANTS of GSM.

I am posting it publicly to give where credit is due, and to KILL the ebay profits, specifically ebay Item: 321033698090

Please do not profit off someone elses' idea and ebay this info like the Joker in the auction above

To unlock your Galaxy S3 OR NOTE 2:

Just dial the following keys *#197328640#

Main Menu > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF > (after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in [6] Network Lock then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot your phone... enjoy!!!

standard disclaimer: I am not responsible if you don't follow directions and what you do with your phone...

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Mark Cuban Humbles Skip Bayless

2012-06-25T10:41:00.001-04:00

I am a big sports fan and a fan of ESPN's First Take show, but I tend to disagree with one of their hosts Skip Bayless. Although he is an accomplished sports writer and editor with accolades to his credit, I feel as though the analyst that we see on the air is just a character. Just after the Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks owner accepted an invitation to come one the show and debate Skip and eloquently humbles him.

Dream Team Documentary

2012-06-18T13:11:00.001-04:00

Since I don't have NBA TV I missed the original airing of the Dream Team documentary but I got a chance to watch it on WSHH. I wanted to download it the next morning but it was already removed. But thankfully through hard work and diligence I found a site that had it posted. So if you didn't get a chance to check it out.. Here you go..

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Melanie Fiona x J. Cole x This Time

2012-06-18T12:30:00.000-04:00

Check out this video from Melanie Fiona featuring J. Cole off of her sophomore album The MF Life.

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Happy Father's Day from Michelle Obama..

2012-06-18T00:27:00.001-04:00

Check out this touching video from First Lady Michelle Obama as she let's the world know how the POTUS Barack Obama balances his life as leader of the free world and Dad to his daughters Sasha and Maliah..

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Big K.R.I.T. x Live From the Underground (Documentary)

2012-06-14T14:33:00.000-04:00

Check out this documentary chronicling KRIT on his journey to getting his freshman debut album out to the masses..

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Jim Rome vs David Stern

2012-06-14T13:41:00.001-04:00

The sports side of Twitter has been all abuzz about this exchange between noted writer/reporter Jim Rome and the NBA's commissioner David Stern. When asked about the lottery for the NBA Draft being fixed commissioner Stern gives an awfully distasteful response.. Check it out..

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20 Things I Should Have Known at 20

2012-06-09T14:45:00.005-04:00

1. The world is trying to keep you stupid. From bank fees to interest rates to miracle diets, people who are not educated are easier to get money from and easier to lead. Educate yourself as much as possible for wealth, independence, and happiness.

2. Do not have faith in institutions to educate you. By the time they build the curriculum, it’s likely that the system is outdated– sometimes utterly broken. You both learn and get respect from people worth getting it from by leading and doing, not by following.

3. Read as much as you can. Learn to speed read with high retention. Emerson Spartz taught me this while I was at a Summit Series event. If he reads 2-3 books a week, you can read one.

4. Connect with everyone, all the time. Be genuine about it. Learn to find something you like in each person, and then speak to that thing.

5. Don’t waste time being shy. Shyness is the belief that your emotions should be the arbitrators of your decision making process when the opposite is actually true.

6. If you feel weird about something during a relationship, that’s usually what you end up breaking up over.

7. Have as much contact as possible with older people. Personally, I met people at Podcamps. My friend Greg, at the age of 13, met his first future employer sitting next to him on a plane. The reason this is so valuable is because people your age don’t usually have the decision-making ability to help you very much. Also they know almost everything you will learn later, so ask them.

8. Find people that are cooler than you and hang out with them too. This and the corollary are both important: “don’t attempt to be average inside your group. Continuously attempt to be cooler than them (by doing cooler things, being more laid back, accepting, ambitious, etc.).”

9. You will become more conservative over time. This is just a fact. Those you surround yourself with create a kind of “bubble” that pushes you to support the status quo. For this reason, you need to do your craziest stuff NOW. Later on, you’ll become too afraid. Trust me.

10. Reduce all expenses as much as possible. I mean it. This creates a safety net that will allow you to do the crazier shit I mentioned above.

11. Instead of getting status through objects (which provide only temporary boosts), do it through experiences. In other words, a trip to Paris is a better choice than a new wardrobe. Studies show this also boosts happiness.

12. While you are living on the cheap, solve the money problem. Use the internet, because it’s like a cool little machine that helps you do your bidding. If you are currently living paycheck to paycheck, extend that to three weeks instead of two. Then, as you get better, you can think a month ahead, then three months, then six, and finally a year ahead. (The goal is to get to a point where you are thinking 5 years ahead.)

13. Learn to program.

14. Get a six-pack (or get thin, whatever your goal is) while you are young. Your hormones are in a better place to help you do this at a younger age. Don’t waste this opportunity, trust me.

15. Learn to cook. This will make everything much easier and it turns food from a chore + expensive habit into a pleasant + frugal one. I’m a big Jamie Oliver fan, but whatever you like is fine.

16. Sleep well. This and cooking will help with the six pack. If you think “I can sleep when I’m dead” or “I have too much to do to sleep,” I have news for you: you are INEFFICIENT, and sleep deprivation isn’t helping.

17. Get a reminder app for everything. Do not trust your own brain for your memory. Do not trust it for what you “feel like” you should be doing. Trust only the reminder app. I use RE.minder and Action Method.

18. Choose something huge to do, as well as allowing the waves of opportunity to help you along. If you don’t set goals, some stuff may happen, but if you do choose, lots more will.

19. Get known for one thing. Spend like 5 years doing it instead of flopping around all over the place. If you want to shift afterwards, go ahead. Like I said, choose something.

20. Don’t try to “fix” anyone. Instead, look for someone who isn’t broken.

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Jay-Z x Grammy Family Freestyle

2012-06-02T21:32:00.001-04:00

While being bored out of my mind and halfheartedly paying attention the Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, I just happen to stumble this Jay-Z freestyle. Now I'm not the biggest Jay-Z fan but I am intrigued by the days when all rappers including the upper echelon one would not only do radio and provide something worth listening to besides mind numbing promo, but actually freestyled. In this clip Jay-Z stopped by New York's HOT 97 and hung out with Funk Flex and laid what I considered to be an amazing freestyle over the Grammy Family beat.. Check it out..

Now I normally don't give a damn about the comments that are posted on the videos but something prompted me to take a peek and other Jay-Z enthusiasts were in awe of the freestyle and also provided some insight on the knowledge and bars Jay was dropping.. I'll post some of the interesting/informative posts below..

"The 76th-floor Time Warner Center penthouse once owned by telecom mogul Michael Hirtenstein has a history dotted with boldface names. Hirtenstein rented the place to Jay-Z before selling it to Todd Wagner, billionaire and Mark Cuban's business partner, for $27 million.
"in this spirit I'm evoking kurt with...basquiat."
(two heroin addicted artists who could not handle the dizzying heights of fame they had achieved)."

"the yankees shortstop phil rizzuto in the ads for the moneystore?

jigga sitting with the ad agencies up on madison and then sitting with the investors on wall. (the corporate takeover).
converse all stars? that's what the doc wore. no need to "converse" further?
it's insane
mind on pluto. mercury was in aspect to pluto on 10.30.06
this aspect affected a subject born 12.4.69 very strongly that day.
trust me i looked all this shit up.
it's crazy."

"that's what i be trying to decipher. the mind of jay z. to decode it as the book says. the internal syllables alliteration and rhyme schemes employing false rhyme and crazy metaphors, it's enough to make you dizzy. plus the dude's subliminal wit this shit.
he the GOAT. sorry em, pac, big l, biggie, rakim, nas, sorry. Jigga the GOAT."

Check out the lyrics..

I been crushing the buildings since Izod socks
I'm so independent, shit I might buy Koch
I might not stop, places to cop
76 floors you can call me the Doc...

Inspired by Basquiat, my chariots of fire
Everybody took shots hit my body up I'm tired
Build me up, break me down, to build me up again
They like Hov we need you back so we can kill your ass again
Hov got flow though he's no Big and Pac but he's close
How I'm supposed to win they got me fighting ghosts.....

Same sword they knight you they gone good night you with
Shit that's only half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
Don't believe me, ask Michael.

See Martin, see Malcolm
You see Biggie, see Pac, see success and it's outcome
See Jesus, see Judas
See Ceasar, see Brutus
See success is like suicide
Suicide, it's a suicide
If you succeed prepare to be crucified
Hmm, media meddles, niggas sue you you settle
Every step you take they remind you, you ghetto
So it's tough being Bobby Brown
To be Bobby then, you gotta be Bobby now
Now the question is is to have had and lost
Better than not having at... man.

Everybody want to be the king til shots ring
You laying in the balcony with holes in your dream
Or you Malcolm Xed out getting distracted by screams
Everybody get your hands off my jeans!
Everybody look at you strange, say you changed
Uh, like you work that hard to stay the same
Uh, game stayed the same, the name changed
So it's best for those to not overdose on being famous
Most kings get driven so insane
That they try to hit the same vein that Kurt Cobain did
New dangers, so strangers invited to the inner sanctum of your chambers
Low chained them, the enemy's approaching so raise your draw bridge and
drown him in the moat
In the spirit I'm evoking kurt with...(unintelligible)

Everybody screaming they want the old Hov
But the new and improved Hov hit like Albert Pujols
Everybody wanna hear me talk that money like Phil Rizzuto
But my mind is on Pluto
Bills that I do fold I now invest
on trying to find some loopholes in the IRS
So where I used to have a few hoes I am just
Concentrating on making a new Hov through sex
I've awaken just to try to school those putos
Trying to follow in my shoes with jewels-froze
Better adhere to this text 'fore you go
Broke spending more than you accrued on silly baguettes
I know silly begets, silly you learn on your own
At least my conscience is clear I'm no longer steering you wrong
Ain't nothing wrong with baguettes after you get a home
Take care of your home, you can go back and um....

I'm getting courted by the bosses, the Edgars and Doug Morrises-sss
Jimmy I and Lyor's-sss
Gotta be more than choruses-sss
They respecting my mind now, just a matter of time now
Operation take over corporate
Make Oval offices-sss
Then take over all of it
Please may these words be recorded
To serve as testimony that I saw it all before it
Came to fruition, sort of a premonition
Uh, uncontrollable hustler's ambition
Alias superstitition like Stevie,
The writing's on the wall like my lady, right BB?
Saw it all before so they all thought I was crazy
Maybe, like a fox I'm cagey
Ah, ah, the more successful, the more stressful
The more and more I transform to Gordan Gekko
In the race to a billion, got my face to the ceiling
Got my knees on the floor, please Lord forgive him
Has he lost his religion, is the greed gonna get him?
He's having heaven on earth, will his wings still fit him?
I got the Forbes on my living room floor
And I'm so dope to the core, fucker I want more
Time's most influential was impressive
Especially since I wasn't in the artist's section
Had me with the builders and the titans
Had me right with Rupert Murdoch
The billionaire boys and some dudes you never heard of
Word up on Madison Ave is I'm a cash cow
Word down on Wall St. homie you get the cash out
IPO Hov no need for reverse merger
The boy money talk no need to converse further
The baby blue Maybach like I own Gerber
Boardroom I'm lifting your skirt up
The corporate take ....nigga.

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Beyonce Prepares for Revel

2012-05-26T13:47:00.002-04:00

I'm not the most supreme of Beyonce fans but I do respect her abilities. Despite who I do and don't like though, the one thing that is universally respected is work ethic. In this video, we get a glimpse into the preparation that went into her 3 day show at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City. Kudos to her and her team. I know she'd going to put on one hell of a performance.

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Men's Rules for Women

2012-05-24T00:59:00.001-04:00

We've all seen a bunch of rules for men from women... Now in true male fashion (meaning late) the fellas answer back..

World's Fastest Guitar Player

2012-05-21T12:31:00.002-04:00

Check out this guy playing Flight of the Bumblebee at an amazing pace to be crowned The World's Fastest Guitar Player..

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Swizzy Celebrates Alicia's First Mother's Day

2012-05-21T11:45:00.001-04:00

Check out this clip of Swizz Beatz talking how he celebrated his new wife's (Alicia Keys) first Mother's Day..

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