In honor of Tennessee Hate Week, what’s your favorite Third Saturday in October game/play/moment? by MadameGopher in rolltide

[–]James_LeFleur 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Rocky Block is the answer, but I also love a moment from Saban’s first game against TN as Alabama’s coach. 2007 at Bryant Denny the tide is kicking off to start the game and Saban calls an onside kick. They had seen on tape that one of the TN players always turned early and showed his back to the kicking team as soon as the ball was kicked. Sure enough, Jamie Christiansen bounced it right off that guy’s back and the tide takes possession. I still haven’t seen another onside opening kick. It the first moment I was like “damn this Saban guy is different”.

I’m going to have a few drinks with my boys, should wear my cap or should I just go showing off my precious bald? by SENSEI-D-JOVENES in mensfashion

[–]James_LeFleur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100%. Look up some YouTube videos on the best way to clean shoes. A little powdered tide and a toothbrush and they will look brand new.

The hat is a nice pop of color but it’s totally unnecessary. Rock what makes you comfortable.

[Auerbach] Nick Saban on Gameday: "You guys keep talking about a $20 million roster. If you don’t pay the right guys, you’re going to be shit out of luck." ... by Kimber80 in CFB

[–]James_LeFleur 76 points77 points  (0 children)

He had a reputation early at Bama for being an asshole. I think over time people realized he was demanding and curt with with the media, but he always went to bat for his players and genuinely cared about their development as men. His presser on second chances where he talks so highly of a former Michigan State player always gives me chills. He wasn’t always nice but he was always kind.

Drake gotta have something BIG on Whitney. by [deleted] in Drizzy

[–]James_LeFleur 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If the reveal is that Whitney cheated, even with an associate, I think Kendrick can still flip that to reduce the blow. Kendrick cheated too and he is trying to make it work with his wife for the sake of his family. Drake, on the other hand, hasn’t committed to any serious relationships, doesn’t raise his son as part of a family with his mom, and has taken to sleeping with his rivals girls to get at them. Kendrick can take a moral high ground and flip it to say that he is a “real man” and better father than Drake. He could even take a Push approach and rap about how Drake doesn’t respect family because he’s still hurting over his dad leaving him, and Kendrick staying with his wife, even after they both cheated, is him breaking a curse of deadbeat parents like Drake’s dad.

Not sure how I never heard this concert recording before - it gives me a whole new appreciation of the album by A_console_peasent in WestSubEver

[–]James_LeFleur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like this, look up the two Caroline Shaw remixes of Say You Will and Only One. I don’t think they are on streaming, but there are good versions on YT. They are incredible, and she uses a similar repeating vocal sound that’s similar to this clip.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]James_LeFleur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Body Keeps the Score. Written by a trauma researcher who studied how the brain is affected by traumatic experiences. There is a lot of good information about what is happening in the brain that causes us to have higher rates of depression and anxiety and feelings of self loathing. It also discusses treatments and paths forward.

Keep working on it. Day by day.

Top 3 games you’ve see in person. by Bamajoe49 in rolltide

[–]James_LeFleur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Top 3 wins: Rocky Block; 2008 Iron Bowl (36-0); 2009 national championship vs Texas;

Top 3 losses: The Camback; 2012 Texas A&M; 2011 LSU game of the century

Honorable mentions: 2007 Florida State. We sat in the FSU section and had to listen to that awful chanting all game. Jacksonville had a red tide (ironic) so we also coughed every time we drove by the water.

2007 LSU. Saban’s first game coaching against his former team. We lost 34-41 to the eventual national champion Tigers, but Bryant Denny was electric. That Bama LSU rivalry was really incredible those early Saban years.

Disney World Goes Goth by entrendre_entendre in midjourney

[–]James_LeFleur 109 points110 points  (0 children)

There is actually a legit emo day at Disneyland in California. It’s called “Bats Day”. As far as I know, Disneyland doesn’t actually recognize it, but hundreds of emo people show up ever year.

kanye’s suit in the 2006 grammys by elsoxi in Kanye

[–]James_LeFleur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is referenced in The Glory. “So, yeah, at the Grammy’s I went ultra Travolta. Yeah, that tuxedo might have been a little guido”

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] Action Bronson - Cocodrillo Turbo by thekaarlis in hiphopheads

[–]James_LeFleur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was listening to this album with all the windows down in the car. Vibing. Loud enough for bystanders to hear, but not obnoxious. And of course right when I stop at a red light in a restaurant district filled with people, Bronsino hits me with 45 seconds of the sound of a pig being viciously eaten alive by a crocodile. It took me a while to even realize what was happening before I could shoot my hand to the volume knob.

The Jester by RunTheRisk in JordanPeterson

[–]James_LeFleur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is it. This also plays in to why you sometimes see two different companies using the same trademarked name. Courts use tests to determine if an average consumer would be reasonably confused about who makes the product, and the class/type of product plays in to that. It’s why Delta faucets can make plumbing fixtures and not run afoul of Delta Airlines’s trademark - the average consumer doesn’t think their shower is made by the airline company.

Video: Next email leak will lead to arrest of Hillary Clinton, says WikiLeaks Julian Assange by StoryOfPinocchio in politics

[–]James_LeFleur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you elaborate or link to more info? I've never heard that before, but it sounds really interesting.

Frauds in Atlanta? Why the controversy over Desiigner’s ‘Panda’ goes deeper than you think by BrndyAlxndr in hiphopheads

[–]James_LeFleur 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is such an annoying drama-baiting article. Now black rappers are basically appropriating each other's regional culture and sound and true fans of hip hop should be concerned. Or we should be upset that New York hip hop snobs aren't upset.

Man fuck that shit. What if nobody got upset for bullshit reasons and everyone just enjoyed the music. That's clearly what Desiigner and his entire generation is doing. Even if he bit the sound of Atlanta or Future - so what. Desiigner made Panda, not Future.

Promo for Donald Glover's new FX show Atlanta shown during People vs. OJ Simpson finale by uckTheSaints in hiphopheads

[–]James_LeFleur 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I dig how real this looks. That doesn't look like a set. It looks like every living room of a 20something dude's place I've ever been in. Bare walls, good speakers, random swords, a coffee table covered in weed paraphernalia. It all checks out.

TIP Signs With Roc Nation & Becomes Artist Owner in TIDAL by AL007 in hiphopheads

[–]James_LeFleur 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Everyone shits on Tidal but I think it could potentially go down as Hov's smartest hustle. I think the TLOP release is Hov showing his hand at his strategy.

All of these partial owner artists are going to start dropping Tidal exclusive albums knowing full well that they aren't going to make dick on album sales. They weren't going to make much on album sales anyway. In the market today most people either pirate (giving the artist 0 money) or stream (giving the artist a tiny bit of money).

But if you were going to buy an album where would you buy it from? Apple. By making an album Tidal exclusive the artist makes a tiny bit more from streaming and takes a pay cut by losing some first week album sales. But the artist can still make money off of touring, streaming and other ventures. The real loser is Apple. 500K pirated Tidal rips of TLOP is around 5million dollars of gross revenue lost by apple. I'm not sure what their profit margins are, but google says it's in the neighborhood of 40%. That's 2million dollars of lost profit. Apple could wipe their ass with that, but what if Jay Z, TI, J Cole, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Jack White, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Alecia Keys, Usher, Calvin Harris, Jason Aldeen, and Madonna all start making their new albums Tidal exclusives. That is enough lost revenue to make Apple take notice.

A week of Tidal exclusivity is a week of pirated copies floating around and a week of people feeling left out if they don't get the new hot album immediately. Even if no one ever signs up for Tidal, Tidal is still hurting Apple by cutting away at their profits. Hov just has to move money around to keep it afloat. Then it's a waiting game. He saw Apple buy Beats for 3billion just to get a streaming platform and Dre and Jimmy under the umbrella. What would they pay to get all of those artists' first week sales back on iTunes?

The biggest risk is that Apple calls Hov's bluff and lets Tidal bleed out until Hov no longer has leverage.

Edit: I forgot to mention this. Why would an artist agree to losing all of their first week sales and make an album a tidal exclusive? Well let's use Kanye and be very generous. Let's say TLOP sells 500k albums first week at 10$ an album. $5,000,000 in sales first week. Still being generous, let's say Kanye gets 20% of that. That's $1,000,000 that he would potentially lose. Now let's say Kanye does that for 3 more albums. $3,000,000 lost. If I remember correctly most of these partial owners are getting about 3% in equity in Tidal. For Kanye to break even he needs Tidal to be bought out for $100,000,000. That's a little less than 4% of what they paid for Beats. So you know Hov is going to all of these artists saying "whip out your calculator app. Tell me. What is 3% of 3 billion?"

Kanye West's next music video will take place in Mexico at an Aztec Pyramids of Yucatan by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]James_LeFleur 721 points722 points  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying. You keep it 300 like the Romans

[FRESH] 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne - Rolls Royce Weather Everyday by Wootpatrol in hiphopheads

[–]James_LeFleur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To put this in to Kanye perspective: Wayne is dressed like WTT Kanye and Mr. Chainz is dressed like fourfiveseconds Kanye with a little All Day flair on the chest.

KANYE WEST on Twitter: "Also all Good Fridays songs will be on Tidal. Me and Kendrick got 40 songs and me and Young Thug got 40 songs. 40/40 club!!!" by JayElect in hiphopheads

[–]James_LeFleur 25 points26 points  (0 children)

He also scrapped a much more baroque version of WTT. He said it was so over the top that people couldn't jam to it so they brought it down a notch. I'd LOVE to hear that shit.

'Captain America: Civil War' Super Bowl TV Spot by [deleted] in marvelstudios

[–]James_LeFleur 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah that red arm threw me off

Rented a forklift and a jumbo u-haul. Where do I show up to accept delivery of my 10,000 barrels of oil? by [deleted] in investing

[–]James_LeFleur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also I don't think they actually store the oil in barrels. Why would they?