USAIN BOLT ATTENDS PUMA YARD SHINDIG (LONDON) / PUMA’S HISTORY

A triumphant Usain Bolt partied hard with his fellow team mates Yohan Blake and Warren Weir at the Puma Yard shindig in East London this past weekend. Excited club patrons watched as Bolt stood alongside DJ Manny Norte and turned DJ/sound man for the evening. It sounds like everyone was at Puma Yard including those annoying bandwagon jumping media types who are all over anything Jamaican right now.  You know who you are. It has also been a good couple of weeks for []

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FRONT COVER: USAIN BOLT

Via Oaccess Jamaica Congratulations to Team Jamaica who took home Gold, Silver and Bronze medals last night after the 200m men’s final. Usain Bolt – Gold Yohan Blake – Silver Warren  “Nuh English straight patois” Weir  – Bronze.

UK “SHOWBIZ” NEWS: SINGER JESSIE J APPOINTS REGGIE YATES’ BROTHER AS HER NEW STYLIST

It has been reported that the fashion icon that is Jessie J has apparently fired her old stylist and has appointed Cobbie Yates (brother of BBC TV/Radio host Reggie Yates) as her new stylist. As most of you will know I don’t mix in showbiz circles so I was not familiar with the name Cobbie Yates up until this point. But from what I have read he is a well known celebrity stylist and also a photographer with access to every A-list shindig going and parties with the likes of Kate Moss and []

LONDON 2012: PHILLIPS IDOWU FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR MEN’S TRIPLE FINAL

East Londoner Phillips Idowu has crashed out of the men’s triple jump final after failing to qualify. On the run up to the event it sounded as if Idowu had disappeared off the face of the earth. But on Sunday he finally arrived at the Olympic village claiming  that for the last few weeks he has been ‘in his home city of London, finalising his preparation, receiving treatment (for an injury) and was easily reachable by the “appropriate people”. However his coach Aston Moore allegedly only received a brief text from Idowu []

NEW MUSIC: AALIYAH FEATURING DRAKE – ENOUGH SAID

… Enough Said is taken from Aaliyah’s posthumous album and for some reason the Aaliyah estate has given Drake the greenlight to produce the album. I like hearing Aaliyah’s vocals on the single but when Drake jumps in I just think ‘WHY???’ Sometimes it is best to just leave things alone. Rest In Peace Aaliyah.