read what nyc basketball-icon bobbito garcia aka kool bob love had to say in ny’s nr. 1 streetball-blog “bounce magazine”, about rick apodaca’s sterling performance for team k1x …

www.bouncemag.com

amir, recently signed by virgin records (italy) has worked his way up through the italian underground, and is now ready for his major breakthrough. his street cred and underground following have propelled him to national stardom. the first single from his newest album “vita di prestigio” is called “wild style”. see the whole clip featuring an appearance by italy’s leading street-basketball squad “da move” by clicking the image below.

check amir online here: www.myspace.com/amiristhis and www.amirmusic.it

it’s been a long time, since we left you, with a dope beat to step to…
don’t call it a comeback, but the steamiest party since, well - since authorities forced us to shut down a year ago, is back on track. with a vengeance. and on the beach.
munich city beach that is. every friday. this week, we feature dj petko (baby) and a whole lotta freaks. come round for a good time …

as you know if you read this blog regularly, last weekend was a busy one for team k1x, with 3 games in 2 days.
this week, our recap is not quite as positive as it has been recently. still, we’re gonna keep it brutally honest - here’s what went down:

Game 1 - orchard beach (bx), sat at noon.
K1X matched up against Court Masters, a group of young talent that plays like every game is the championship. K1X did not match their intensity from the start but kept it close. Court masters had a 3 point lead at halftime. Going down the stretch K1X picked up the intensity and made a final push but it was too little too late as a combination of missed free throws and layups was the determining factor in the K1X losss. St. John’s University bound young gun Justin Burrelle was too much for the K1X front line too handle. Fred “the razor” led the way with 33 pts in the 3 point loss.

Game 2 - kingdome (harlem), sat at 6:30pm
This was supposed to be the easiest game of the weekend vs Smack DVD. The K1X starting line up of 3 guards included Homi, Rick Apodaca, and fellow italian pro Donnie McGrath. In the end all smack dvd needed was one guard, former denver nugget Kenny “sirius sattelite” Satterfield. the score was tied at halftime is a boring 1st half of play. For some odd reason there was abundance of hot chicks in the crowd so the male contingent stuck around. and they were lucky they did. The final 15 seconds ended up being some of the most memorable in recent kingdome history. Despite not being able to stop Kenny Sat, K1X (undefeated at kingdome so far) was up by 3 points with 15 seconds to go. And then came the drama. Kason Mims came up with a great steal and kicked it ahaead to “Pretty Ricky” Apodaca for a wide open layup that would have sealed the game. But Rick (last weeks kingdome hero, see further below…) lost the handle as he went up for the dunk! The crowd went nuts! The ball was then quickly sent down court and smack hit a desperation 3 that sent the game into overtime! pandemonium. in o.t., the momentum was too much to overcome and K1X took its first loss. k. sat’s 39 were too much for K1X. no longer undefeated, k1x’s current kingdome record is still a very respectable 3-1.

Game 3 - orchard beach (bx) sun at high noon
This was supposed to be the toughest matchup of the weekend for K1X vs P.R. Pride, who start NBA bound guard Corey Fisher and guess who - Kenny Satterfield. K1X came to play after two close losses. Tied game at the half. Without homicide, kason mims stepped up big and carried the team in a Jason Kidd type way with points , boards, steals and assists in abundance. Kenny Sat had another great game with 40+ points, but the solid team play of k1x was too much for pr Pride to overcome. three K1X players scored 21 pts (underwood, razor, mims) in a big win for K1X. Orchard beach record: 4-2.

next weeks game at orchard beach is sat. @ 4pm vs. Pops 5 who start Kiki Clark and Steve Burt jr., who are both comin of the nba summer league.
kingdome matchup to be announced shortly. stay tuned…

kingdome:
saturday, july 21st: 6:30 pm vs. team “smack dvd”. team k1x is looking to clinch the south divison title, but is coming off of what looks to be a tough matchup in the bronx earlier the same day …

hoops in the sun:
saturday, july 21st: 12 noon vs. the “court masters” (we’ll see about that one), who feature dwight “die hard” hardy.
sunday, july 22nd: 12 noon vs. “pr pride”, who feature former denver nugget kenny “sirius satellite” satterfield (currently averaging 37,5 pts. per game!).

LAST SUNDAY, K1X HAD THEIR TOUGHEST MATCH UP OF THE SUMMER FACING S&S ALL-STARS, WHICH FEATURED NYC ALLSTARS JOHN “FRANCHISE” STRICKlAND, BJ “THE BEAST” MCFARLAND AND SPEEDY POINT GUARD “WORLD PREMIER”.
K1X DID NOT HAVE THE SERVICES OF HOMICDE (LOANED TO THE NBA’S GS WARRIORS, SEE BELOW FOR INFOS), BUT PULLED A RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT, PUERTO RICAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER/K1X WARRIOR RICK APODACA AKA PRETTY RICKY (SEE IMAGE BELOW). THE STARTING LINE UP OF KASON “SUNNY SIDE UP” MIMS, RICK “INSTANT OFFENSE” APODACA, FRED ”THE RAZOR” WILLIAMS, CORY “UNDERTAKER” UNDERWOOD AND RICARDO “PANAMA” KIRKLAND WAS SOLID. PLAYING RIGHT INFRONT OF HIS MOM’S BUILDING, RICK CAME OUT GUNNIN LIKE THE WILD WEST, HITTING HIS FIRST 4 JUMPERS (EARNING HIM THE NICKNAME INSTANT OFFENSE) IN A TIGHT FIRST HALF THAT FINISHED TIED AT 28. EVERY BUCKET AND EVERY STOP WAS IMPORTANT IN THE SECOND HALF AND DESPITE THE WEAK PLAY FROM TEAM K1X ON THE BOARDS GOING DOWN THE STRETCH, IT WAS A TIED GAME UNTIL “THE RAZOR” HIT A DRIVING LAYUP WITH 5 SECONDS TO GO TO GIVE K1X A 58 – 56 LEAD. WITH JUST SECONDS TO GO S&S COULD NOT GET A GOOD SHOT UP AND K1X MOVED TO 3-0 AND FIRST PLACE IN THE SOUTH DIVISION.
RAZOR LED THE WAY WITH 20 AND RICK APODACA HAD 18 ON AN ARRAY OF CRAZY NBA TYPE JUMPSHOTS. “SUNNY SIDE UP” PUT THE CLAMPS ON “WORLD PREMIER” WHILE “UNDERTAKER” NEUTRALIZED “THE FRANCHISE” WITH BLUE-COLLAR PLAY DOWN LOW.

TEAM K1X PLAYS SATURDAY VS TEAM SMACK DVD AT 6:30 TO CLINCH THE SOUTH DIVISION TITLE. BE THERE TO WITNESS THE RETURN OF HOMICIDE…

french hip hop vet rachid wallas (who has collaborated with the likes of gang starr, mop, wu tang clan and busta rhymes), recently fimed the video to his upcoming album’s (”delirium tremens”) first release “wall of fame”, in nancy. the track is a tribute to hip hop & basketball and fetaures the who is who of french streetball: kadour ziani, sami salomon, steve lobel, habib and dejan ristic of slam nation, canal + anchor man legend george eddy, k1x warrior 6-kay, maxime ziaveni (pro a) and others. check back next week for a look at the whole video. here are some images of the “making of”…

catch rachid wallas on scene with his jazz band “the goodfellas” by clicking here!

corey williams got some serious burn in the nba summer league for the golden state warriors over the weekend. “homicide” justified the coaches’ trust by pouring in 13 points and 4 rebounds to go along with 3 assists and 3 steals in his first start for the warriors. saturday’s game against the knicks was the last piece of summer league action for the warriors. so corey will continue to turn people’s heads next weekend, when team k1x plays kingdome and hoops in the sun in nyc.

french mc reel carter just shot his newest video in sunny paris, here’s the “making of” of “star systeme” …

click on the picture below for an exclusive look behind the scenes!

jesus christ!
if you who haven’t seen the spezializtz live in concert, you’ve missed out on a cathartic experience. see them rock the living daylights out frenzied crowds at the biggest european hip hop festivals (splash & rheinkultur, 2007) by clicking the images below. dean is holding the camera on stage, so actually hearing anything other than roaring fans is impossible. in this case, seeing is believing.