You see the faces. I’m sure you know the history. But this year’s Hoop It Up in Toronto at the end of July was about people coming together. It was about streetball as a close-knit community rather than a bunch of arguing brats. I have been to every Toronto Hoop It Up this decade, and I honestly have to say this one was right up there for me. 1st or 2nd (2005 was crazy, no matter how you look at it), but 2009 might be the most fun I have had at the tournament. Just because. Im not gonna go into too much detail here because Ghost did a great job recapping everything on his blog, and if you read that and download the 700 or so pics below, well then you basically have heard and seen just about everything that happened through out the weekend.
C-Stan bringin '88 back
As for the site, I would like to thank everyone that has supported and contributed since we kicked things off in April (seems like a long time already). You may have been wondering where the updates are at. First of all, I would like to apologize, and second I would like to assure you that the site will be back. From the end of June I have spent a good deal of time out of town/country and had various work and personal responsibilities and as a result I had to put this site on the back burner. But I plan to relaunch in September with some fresh ideas so please don’t write The No Look off just yet. I think this underground streetball scene is an amazing story and a lot of it has yet to be told and I’m confident that The No Look will be the one to tell it.
watching these 2 freestyle together was like seeing Tupac and Biggie on the same stage
A few "moves" courtesy of T-Mill
A doubles freestyle by Ghost and Mad Skillz, coached by C-Stan. Imagine the possibilities.
At the end of the day, its all about family...and championships.
The title says it all. Slam is consistently elevating his level of dunks with every video. I would not want to get caught on the opposite team in a streetball game with this guy.
Big news for freestyle fans. Snake dropped a new freestyle with some dope new combos and the same classic style. Very fresh and great location as well. Its been a while since Snake’s last video. Does this mean he is back in the streetball game? Only time will tell.
Main reason for this post isn’t because of the track (it’s ok), but it’s mostly because I’m glad Dro is on the return. Dude is pretty unique. Pretty raw flow, colorful bars, and lets face it, he’s better than Yung LA. No disrepect to LA, Kuntry, Bob, or anyone else from Grand Hustle but as far as anticipation in the absense of the King goes, Dro needs to make the spotlight his. Dude has undeniable talent and his ‘P.O.L.O.’ LP needs to drop sooner rather than later. At least while Tip’s not around, Dro is in a sense responsible for Grand Hustle moving forward in 2010. Let’s face it, relevance is a huge issue in Hip-Hop and there is no better time for Dro than right now. This track is better than those joints that leaked with Akon though in my opinion. But, he’s definately capable of something far greater. Just listen to his first album.
Is he going to win a medal? Can he beat the world record?
” I coached many champions and many great athletes, but none of them is even close to Justin Darlington…The world record is 2m45, I want Justin to jump 2m50 ” said Daniel St-Hillaire (Justin’s Coach and former Olympian).
Copped my tix for the Jeezy/Wayne/Drake show (yes I’m purposely leaving the other excuse for an artist out) and that’s about the only time I had online last few days. Back in business. Starting off with some fresh shit from Corey Gunz. I know the majority of artist coverage has revolved around Jeezy, Wayne, and other heavyweights but it’s always nice to hear from hip-hop’s young “Gunz”. You most likely have heard or at least know the name here. Very easy to listen to dude, he has bars for days. Couple new joints here off the new ‘7 Days of Haze’ mixtape that just dropped courtesy DJ Haze & Hear It First.
–CJ
We dont usually post videos that are not streetball related but every once in a while something comes a long. This kid is ranked 6th in the class of 2010 and its no surprise since he has a crazy handle but as you can see he also can go to the hoop and finish. Oh, and Mark Edwards was his ball handling coach. Could this be the NBA’s answer to Hotsauce? Its too far away to tell…but maybe Skip right?
