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Hood Legend Video

Every neighborhood basketball court carries the memories of past great players on their worn concrete surfaces. To the people that witnessed them in action, those players will live on forever: As Hood Legends.

This is our first attempt at video production and it was a lot of fun, piecing it together. That being said: Please go easy on us :). Special thanks to Dean "Sizzlin Montana" Jones for repping the brand in the video, Nicholas Maynard for doing the bulk of the camera work and AbCents for the musical dopeness.

Fiz - NBA 3X 2012

My man Fiz doing his thing in this past weekend's NBA 3X tournament in Halifax. Congrats to the Outsidaz on their 3rd place finish! Ya boy Glitterati Duane needs to get in the line up next time though. Just sayin!

S.K.Y Streetball Syndicate In Bermuda 2011

The S.K.Y. Streetball Syndicate was in Bermuda again earlier this year for an exhibition basketball game against a local team. Thus video contains some highlights from their latest visit. I remember watching some of the S.K.Y. guys like "Half Man Half Amazin" and "Spyda" on the And 1 Mixtapes back in the day and being excited that streetballers were getting props for the skills that they bring to the basketball court. Seeing my brother play with them blows me away (He's the guy from the Bermuda team who threw the alley-oop at the 2:09 mark). Shout out to the Bermudian guys that played (Including my bro) as they head to Isle of Wight today to defend their championship title in the Island Games.

Second Chance 2011 Graduation

Earlier this year, my friend Finley asked me to speak to a class from the Center of Entrepreneurship and Education's Second Chance program that he was in charge of about my background as a Graphic Designer and a business owner. The Second Chance Program participants have had problems with the law and are in the  program to turn their lives around and become more entrepreneurial and employable. When I spoke to them, I hoped that I would be able to inspire them with my story and show them that there are young, visible minorities (A good percentage of them are too) doing positive things in the community.

However, after attending their graduation and hearing about some of their stories the opposite happened. They inspired me. I've faced a lot of the same challenges as most people in this economy and sometimes I feel like the deck is continually stacked against me. Then when I think about the challenges these guys have to overcome on a daily basis my issues seem minor at best. Andre Levingston, owner of the Halifax Rainmen and co-founder of the newly formed Canadian Basketball League gave the keynote speech and  woke up something inside me. He applauded the group for their completion of the program and for raising $1000 for the Community YMCA and encouraged them to keep dreaming, dream big and to not be afraid to ask for help. He made me realize that I am not dreaming big enough. I have realistic aspirations for myself and for Glitterati that I am actively pursuing but I also have some far fetched "dreams" that I tell myself will never come true so I more or less give them up. Maybe it's time I let myself believe that those "dreams" ARE possible and ignore those that doubt me (Including myself). I thank him and the Second Chance 2011 graduating class for reminding me that it's still ok to dream.

The Court

Just a typical day at the court with my brothers.

Old School Dunk

Experiment with video in Photoshop. I've been feeling the urge to tell stories on a larger scale lately and video seems like the next logical step. I don't know. We'll see... Music by AbCents.