City of No Luv

The City of NoLuv, nee inner-city St. Louis, MO, is a heartless place where rogue villains roam, rogue cops jack, head bussers are plentiful and cap peelers are quick to exercise their state right to carry. On the flip side, the Show Me State's signature city also possess a vibrant social life complete with big houses, fancy cars, flashy duds, popping nightclubs and an abundance of booze, bud and cash flow.

RADAR STATION
In-Town Sounds
We're cleaning off our desk for another local CD roundup
By Jordan Harper
Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2005

90 Days of Hell, NoLuv Entertainment
Noluv Entertainment makes the Wu-Tang Clan look puny. Their label sampler 90 Days of Hell features Bam-Bam, Looney Low, Blacc Magicc, K-9ine, Lil Jazz...I could keep going. The club banger "Jump" goes on for eight minutes in order to get ten rappers and singers on the track. Likewise, 90 Days is overstuffed at two 70-minute discs. But if you're willing to wade through the filler, you'll get a chance to hear the post-Nelly sounds of St. Louis hip-hop. While the production is a little muddy, songs like "Chinky Eyes" (I know, I know) by the STL Rydaz and Magicc's "Donkey Kong" are tremendous fun. Magicc's track is all video-game beeps and references, including the chorus "We're Donkey Kongin' haters." I don't know what it means, but I like it. If Noluv can show a little restraint on their next release, they might make a big mark on the Lou.

Da People's Champ

Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R, Da People's Champ Mix CD (http://www.spaideripper.com/). Spaide's manager, BoOo (don't ask), says that Corey Spinks plans to come out to "The Champ is Here" -- this album's first track -- at upcoming fights. Whether or not this is true, much of the disc has a rousing, "Eye of the Tiger" feel. Half of the album, and many of its best tracks, are freestyles. So while the beats on this "mix CD" aren't original, Spaide's talents definitely are.

Spaide W.H.I.N.E.R.

Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:09 AM CDT

My boy Toriano Porter has been bringing it with some hip-hop coverage in the dirty old Whirl. On a good week, when Tori is in the Whirl and Kevin Johnson at the Post isn't stuck covering some puffy-headed pop music, along with our Grapevine and Kim Hudson in the Argus, the scene is almost getting the coverage it deserves. But this week Tori let old Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R. make a little bit of a fool out of himself. Seems like Spaide got a spin in Memphis and that made him think St. Louis radio owes him free breakfast, lunch and dinner, with room service for all meals and a free bottle of Champagne, not to mention a foot massage and a chocolate mint under his pillow. "I'm getting spins here, but I need that all day, everyday type of love," Spaide told Toriano and Tori told us. "I need my [nasty word, but he meant "music"] programmed into the computer so when they're just letting that [same nasty word] play, my song is steady popping up." Come on, now, brother. Nobody owes you nothing. If the point is you got to pay to play on commercial radio, all D. Shante can say is, "No [nasty word], Sherlock!" But you ain't gonna whine and change it, so what's the point? And so what if you got played in Memphis, but not here. Ever think there's a whole lot more hot hip-hop happening here in the Lou? It should be harder to get played here than in Memphis. To tell ya the truth, though Spaide can spit and he gets some hot beats to spit to, he is nowhere near the front of the line for local talent, just in case commercial radio should open its airwaves tomorrow to who actually deserves the spins, not who has a radio advance man with some money and lapdances to throw around and buy his spins.

St. Louis Bulldogs

Baring their fangs

Mike ElderOf the Suburban Journals

Hazelwood-Bridgeton Journal

The St. Louis Bulldogs minor league football squad might be the best professional team in the area that nobody knows about.The Bulldogs, who are coached by Greg Moore and feature many players from the North County area, have an incredible 124-49 (71-percent) in the 13-year history of the program."We've done well over the years," said Moore.Indeed they have. The Bulldogs, who compete in the North American Football league, have won two league championships, five division titles and two conference crowns.
"We don't have a problem getting to the playoffs," said Moore, whose program has qualfied for post-season play 12 straight years.The Bulldogs will have their work cut out for them if they're going to extend their season this year, however. They fell to 1-2 after dropping a 28-0 decision to the Nashville Storm at home Saturday."We're still going to make it," said Moore, whose team also lost 18-14 to the Kansas Kaos and won a 49-6 decision over the Lincoln (Neb.) Renegades. "We have to win the rest of our games but we're very capable. We're even capable of beating the team we lost to."The Bulldogs, who play in the Missouri Division, are led offensively by a host of players with North County ties including Ritenour graduates Willie Harris and Wendell Mosley.Harris, a former receiver converted to quarterback, had completed 23 of 43 passes for 398 yards and two touchdowns through the first two games."So far I've been pleased with his play," said Moore of Harris. "He's not real tall, though, so we have to roll him out a lot. Our line is pretty big. We average like 6-4 or 6-5 and 340 or 350 pounds."Mosley is one of Harris' favorite targets. He had eight receptions for 175 yards and one touchdown after two games."As a seasoned veteran he's excellent," said Moore of Mosley. "He's a smaller tight end but he's very elusive."Moore said his talented offensive line features some players from the area including Stan Johnson, who graduated from Maplewood High but now lives in North County, Deyon Smith (Sumner) and Rodney Hamell (Berkeley).Damien Wilson, who also lives in North County, is the team's top kick returner. He's returned two kickoffs for 111 yards and one touchdown."He's one of our up and coming young men," said Moore.Marvin Blake, a running back who lives in North County, is the team's leading rusher. He's run 14 times for 147 yards and four touchdowns.Other players outside the area who are mainstays on the team include running back Corey Taylor, who was a star at University City High, free safety Toriano Porter (Eureka/CMSU) and Fred Robinson, a 6-5, 290 defensive end from Peoria."He's our defensive leader," said Moore of Robinson. "He always draws a double team."The Bulldogs, who are playing their home games at Cardinal Ritter High's football field at Vandeventer and Delmar, are averaging between 300 to 500 spectators a game, Moore said."It could be better," he said. "But it's been pretty warm lately. We have our faithful who, no matter what, they are there."Moore has had a hard time focusing on his beloved coaching hobby. Also the police chief of Northwoods, Moore and his officers were responsible for brokering the surrender of murder suspect Kevin Johnson to St. Louis County police recently. Johnson, who was wanted for the murder of Kirkwood police officer Sgt. William McEntee, had been on the loose since the incident July 5.In addition, Moore's daughter, Allison, was involved in a serious car accident recently."She's resting at home with a broken femor," said Moore. "We're praying that everything turns out alright. She's blessed to be alive."The Bulldogs will be back in action this Saturday at home against the Show-Me Spirit, another St. Louis area minor league team. Game time is 7:30 p.m.