"I really never thought of myself as unique. I'm just another soulja in the battle to inspire positivity to others." - Professor B. Check out our exclusive interview with the reggae rocker.
Paul Lipsey hits number one this week on Jamsterdam Radio with his track titled "My Life" off of the album "Who's Paul Lipsey, Vol. 2". This is Paul's 20th album and he is bringing the heat. Check out Paul Lipsey and his recent releases at PaulLipsey.blogspot.com
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In May this year it was the annual celebration of Ballzfest - the celebration of men. The event has been celebrated annually since the early 2000's and takes place at Bronte Park in Oakville, Ontario. The weekend consists of boozing, BBQing, bocce balling, Newfie horseshoeing, flip-cupping and brugaling. See below for definitions:
Boozing: Self explanatory, the standard is usually the cheapest beer you can find or what's on sale (typically Old Mill or PBR). A bottle of Fireball always makes an appearance at some point during the weekend.
BBQing: Straight up burgers, dogs, carbs and sodium all weekend long. I don't recall ever eating a single vegetable at Ballzfest.
Bocce Balling: At Ballzfest this is referred to as "extreme Bocce" where there is absolutely no restrictions on terrain. Swamp, fire pits, poison ivy, this game is played everywhere.
Newfie Horseshoeing: Otherwise known as washer toss, this game is played with some metal washers and a sandbox with a cup in the centre. Toss the washer in the cup to earn points. Typically the more you drink, the better you toss.
Flip-cupping: We found ourselves collaborating parties with a neighboring camp site this year and battled over flip-cup for campsite supremacy.
Brugaling: The game called "Brugal" is by far the most instilled tradition at Ballzfest. All attendee's at the campout must participate. Lawn chairs are placed in a circle for the players to take their seats. In the middle of the circle are bottles of Brugal or a disgusting alcoholic beverage with an equivalent alcohol percentage. The players throw a football to one another in the circle until either A) the ball is dropped or B) a bad throw. The one responsible for the dropped ball or bad throw must take a swig of the booze in the middle of circle while all players in the game repeatedly chant the word "Brugal".
If the bottle is knocked over or not placed back firmly into the grass and tips over then the culprit must take another shot. If the dropped ball or bad pass is up for debate then the two parties involved must do a "dance off". The worse dancer of the two parties goes to the middle for a swig. You can only imagine how quickly this game progresses as one player will quickly become beligerant and smashed to the point where they lose all hand eye coordination. This individual is then crowned the champion of Brugal.
Check out the clip below from from Ballzfest '08. The crew at Ballzfest perform some air guitar to the sound of the Kracker Japz:
Catch clips from Ballzfest '13 this week on Jamsterdam Weekly. Tune in daily from 6pm-7pm EST (Toronto time). Following Ballzfest stay tuned for a brand new Walz Rantz where he talks about his Beverly Hills Adventures Part 2.
#NewMusic featured this week includes Paul Lipsey, Rizzo, Rayzed Hoods and J Noble. Tune into Jamsterdam Weekly for your weekly fix.
Kaiyzer is back at the number one spot this week on Jamsterdam Radio with "The Connection" featuring AceMirrorman and Paul Lipsey from recently released Kaiyzernomics mix tape. Kaiyzer and "The Connection" was voted the #1 track this week by Jamsterdam listeners. Take a listen to The Final Curtain Call Mix Tape Compilation for his slew of tracks and a free download.
Kaiyzer was recently interviewed by HipHopRapSheet.com and was able to touch on some of his main inspirations and his past in the hip hop industry that has lead to the Kaiyzernomics mix tape.
“The main two people that are important to me in my career have been; a rapper called MC Holiday aka Gucci Man, he was like my mentor for years and along with my brother Paul Lipsey, who pushed me to the edge, always bringing the best out of me. Those are the main two people that have been there from day one for me.
Kaiyzer leads into his early influences. “All the west coast rappers from the ‘80s and ‘90s. Especially the homie, Tupac Shakur and the living legend from Texas, Scarface. East coast artists like KRS – ONE, Positive K, MC Lyte, The Legion, Rakim, The Third Villains and Technician The DJ from the Bronx, and Spectacular from Brooklyn, all of them for real.
The defining moments in my career have been the opportunities given to me by the labels that I was signed to, the great and not so great people that I have met throughout this journey. Most of all, the opportunities that God has given me to still be here on this planet, collaborating with all of these unique artists in what I think will be my greatest masterpiece to date…besides all the work that I have done with my brother Paul Lipsey. - HipHopRapSheet.com
