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One of my favorite coachesummmm Hello!also shoefreak and nomadHuynher(think that's how you spell it), blue, franc,rob,sleazzy, and jjwatt did tooOnly a few posted goon pics.
you (Bilbo), grizz, bay, marcitos and that's it I think.
This could go way left. I'll stay quietDat boy Nate a freak maneeating out nonstop
So is everyone ready for the Power Grid Ex shutdown today.
Enlighten me
dont over use itAnyone had experience with using adderall?
new earphones arrived yesternight. lost current ones this morning
why cant they let me be great and have two at once
Just updated my iTunes and I'm so juiced to walk during my breaks and lunch.
Sorry franc, I feel pretty again, the wind went away.
maybe later since I never posted a TAN goon pic.
once made a pbj, cheese, ham, bell peppers, and gummi bear sammich. a bathroom break was had but it was well worth it
try it for yourself before the :x 's or **** b
No goon pics?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...jects-ball-boy-during-philadelphia-76ers-game
my homie was about to get ejected by Joey Crawford last friday
ate dat taco last night
No Cristal. THOSE RACISTS@Antidope
Since I'm gonna have to take some time off from school I was thinking of some champagne options for my class' christmas fondue.
Already brought that Ace last year so I'm doubting between '04 Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque, '04 Cristal, Dom P or just a magnum Clicquot Rosé.
What would you pick?
Very little pain, only when yawning or taking teally deep breaths. Still get tired very easily though. Thanks for askinghi water. and beh. and everyone else.
@Colombia
, how's your healing process going? i hope the pain is gone by now.
Anyone had experience with using adderall?
I've never heard of any Cristal racist stories lolNo Cristal. THOSE RACISTS@Antidope
Since I'm gonna have to take some time off from school I was thinking of some champagne options for my class' christmas fondue.
Already brought that Ace last year so I'm doubting between '04 Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque, '04 Cristal, Dom P or just a magnum Clicquot Rosé.
What would you pick?
I've never heard of any Cristal racist stories lolNo Cristal. THOSE RACISTS@Antidope
Since I'm gonna have to take some time off from school I was thinking of some champagne options for my class' christmas fondue.
Already brought that Ace last year so I'm doubting between '04 Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque, '04 Cristal, Dom P or just a magnum Clicquot Rosé.
What would you pick?
I think I'll probably go with the Perrier Jouet, wodd to Pusha T.
In the club sipping P&J, on the same arm as my Piaget
WOOH
Hiiiiiihi water. and beh. and everyone else.
@Colombia
, how's your healing process going? i hope the pain is gone by now.
Anyone had experience with using adderall?
Yeah. Before I started listening to rap I hadn't even heard of the champagne. All I know is Hov boycotting it or somethingSrs?
what are your top 5 favorite things about living in Belgium???Yeah. Before I started listening to rap I hadn't even heard of the champagne. All I know is Hov boycotting it or somethingSrs?
Yeah. Before I started listening to rap I hadn't even heard of the champagne. All I know is Hov boycotting it or somethingSrs?
Jay-Z launches bubbly boycott of Cristal
Updated 6/15/2006 6:06 PM ET E-mail | Print |
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"It has come to my attention that the managing director of Cristal, Frederic Rouzaud views the 'hip-hop' culture as 'unwelcome attention,'" Jay-Z said after boycotting Cristal products.
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"It has come to my attention that the managing director of Cristal, Frederic Rouzaud views the 'hip-hop' culture as 'unwelcome attention,'" Jay-Z said after boycotting Cristal products.
NEW YORK (AP) — Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.
But the makers of Cristal don't seem to feel the same way about hip-hop — at least that's the way one rapper-turned-record executive Jay-Z sees it.
Now president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Records, the multiplatinum rapper has decided to boycott his once-beloved bubbly over comments from Frederic Rouzaud, managing director of Louis Roederer, the company that produces it.
In The Economist magazine, Rouzaud said the company viewed the affection for his company's champagne from rappers and their fans with "curiosity and serenity."
Asked by the magazine if the association between Cristal and the "bling lifestyle" could be detrimental, Rouzaud replied:
"That's a good question, but what can we do? We can't forbid people from buying it. I'm sure Dom Perignon or Krug would be delighted to have their business."
The comments left a bad taste in Jay-Z's mouth. The rapper said he would pull Cristal from his small chain of popular sports lounges — where bottles of Cristal sell for $450 and $600 — as well as from his personal flutes.
"It has come to my attention that the managing director of Cristal, Frederic Rouzaud views the 'hip-hop' culture as 'unwelcome attention,'" Jay-Z said. "I view his comments as racist and will no longer support any of his products through any of my various brands including the 40/40 Club nor in my personal life."
Jay-Z plans to replace Cristal — which a club spokesman said it could never stock enough of — with Krug and Dom Perignon at the Manhattan and Atlantic City locations of his 40/40 Club. (There are plans for clubs in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong, according to the club's website.)
Rouzaud did not return a message seeking comment. But it was the writer of the article, and not Rouzaud, who used the phrase "unwelcome attention." After Rouzaud's comments about Dom Perignon and Krug, scribe Gideon Rachman wrote: "Both Dom Perignon and Krug have had their share of unwelcome attention, too."
Still, Jay-Z spokesman Ron Berkowitz said his client remains offended.
"They're trying to distance themselves from the hip-hop community," Berkowitz said. "The hip-hop world certainly helped elevate the presence of Cristal. At the end of the day isn't the goal for any company to sell bottles?"
Cristal, which Roederer considers its "jewel," began appearing on the lips of many hip-hop devotees following an onslaught of mentions in rap songs starting in the 1990s.
Jay-Z's adoration goes back to at least 1996, when he rhymed on the song Can't Knock the Hustle : "My motto, stack rocks like Colorado/Auto off the champagne, Cristal's by the bottle."
Others with a fondness for Cristal include Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kanye West and Trina.
According to Agenda Inc., a brand strategy agency that tracks mentions in Billboard's top 20 songs, Cristal ranked No. 8 in 2005, behind brands such as Mercedes, Nike, Bentley and Rolls Royce.
Louis Roederer was founded in 1776 and is still family-owned, according to its website. Cristal was created in 1876 exclusively for Tsar Alexander II. Roederer stopped making the champagne after 1917 but started again in the 1940s.
Boycotts aren't new to hip-hop. In 2003, Pepsi agreed to give $3 million to charity after Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons threatened a boycott because the soda company canceled an endorsement deal with rapper Ludacris in the wake of complaints from commentator Bill O'Reilly.
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1. Foodwhat are your top 5 favorite things about living in Belgium???
and what are the 3 things I should have done when I was in Brussels?
I went to a nightclub, but I don't think it was either of those.1. Foodwhat are your top 5 favorite things about living in Belgium???
and what are the 3 things I should have done when I was in Brussels?
2. Beer
3. Museums, art galleries, ...
4. Great socialized healthcare
5. Education
(No real order)
You should've been to a fancy nightclub like Gotha or Noxx definitely, eat lots of doner kebab, eat fresh warm belgian waffles, visit some museums, try just about every beer you can find, ...
tr1ll did it work?
ya that first rager I went to on my first night in England really set the tone for what to expectWhere was the nightclub? Gotha is in Knokke and Brussels. Noxx is in Antwerp abd has a pretty expensive entry fee; usually around €15.
Probably weird to you never hearing rap in a club right?