Prov City

Addicted To Rhythm - Statik Selektah feat Jon Hope & Novel

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:02:00 +0000

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Better - Jon Hope feat Taktix (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:52:00 +0000

Audio: Better - Jon Hope feat Taktix

Prov City - Mista Mista (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:13:00 +0000

Nicely done video by Mista Mista showing some nice shots of the city. Just wish it was a longer vid.

Real Talk Pt. 2 - Jon Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:38:00 +0000

New Joint from Prov City's on Jon Hope.

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Heartbeat - Mista Mista (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:07:00 +0000

Mista Mista - Heartbeat (prod. by LJC) Directed by Josue 'SWAY' Mendez from MISTA MISTA on Vimeo.

Adjust My Tie (Remix) - Mista Mista feat Jon Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:06:00 +0000

New Joint from the homies Mista Mista & Jon Hope.

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Goodwill Hunting (Rza 94) - Theo Martins

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:13:00 +0000

New Joint from Theo.

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Forbes Ranks Providence in Top 5 of America's Most Stressful Cities

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:03:00 +0000

More good news for my home city of Providence. Not only are we the hardest city to get by in, but Forbes.com has also ranked us in the Top 5 of America's Most Stressful Cities, ahead of even Detroit. Pretty sad when I saw this article that I just KNEW Providence would be pretty high up on the list.

Might explain why I listen to so much M.O.P. to release my stress, especially this joint....

4. Providence, R.I.

Providence, tied for fourth place with Cleveland, Ohio, ranks as the fifth worst city for employment, with the unemployment rate up to 12.1% in June. It ranks tenth for cost of living and thirteenth for population density at 975 people per square mile.

Here's the full story:

Sinking property values, high unemployment and prices, and poor environments add to the pressure felt by residents in these metros.

Few enjoy their commute. Just ask Stephen Dinwiddie, M.D., a psychiatrist at the University of Chicago.

"I think anybody who, like I do, commutes on the Kennedy on a daily basis knows exactly what stress is," he says, of his daily home-to-work commute on Chicago's expressway that extends from the Chicago Loop to O'Hare International Airport. "It takes anywhere from 30 minutes to several centuries--at least subjectively."

But more pressing factors make Chicago for the second year in a row the country's most stressful city. Crowding, poor air quality, a high 11% unemployment rate and free-falling home values have created a cocktail of constant worry affecting many in the Windy City.

Los Angeles, Calif., ranks second, followed by New York, N.Y., Cleveland, Ohio, and Providence, R.I.

Behind the Numbers

To find the country's most stressful cities, we examined quality of life factors in the country's 40 largest metropolitan statistical areas, or metros--geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for use by federal agencies in collecting, tabulating and publishing federal statistics. We looked at June 2009 unemployment figures provided by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and cost of living figures from the Council for Community and Economic Research. We examined median home-price drops from Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 that were provided by the National Association of Realtors. Population density based on 2008 data from the U.S. Census Bureau and ESRI also factored. Last, we examined the number of sunny and partly sunny days per year, based on 2007 data from the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, as well as air-quality figures, based on 2007 data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The economic climate is clearly kicking up stress levels. In March, the National Sleep Foundation reported that more than a quarter of 1,000 survey participants were sleeping less because of the economy.

The recession has also forced Americans to skimp on health care. In a February telephone poll of 1,200 adults conducted by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation, 53% of respondents said they cut back on health care costs by avoiding doctor's visits, skipping dental checkups and not filling prescriptions, among other strategies.

Year-over-year housing-price drops may also be behind Americans' anxiety.

"A forty-three percent drop is something that could easily be classified as a housing-market cataclysm," says Andres Carbacho-Burgos, economist at Moody's Economy.com, of the Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 median home-price plunge in San Francisco. That's compared with the national median home-price dip of 14.7% during that same time. "Over that long a period of time a drop that significant for San Francisco, or for the Bay Area as a whole, indicates just that the economy has turned sour and that credit is very, very tight and has been over the past year."

What's more, the drastic decline is not representative of the housing market as a whole--rather of the composition of homes being sold, says Walter Molony, spokesman for the National Association of Realtors. Almost 50% of homes sold nationwide in the first quarter of 2009 were distressed homes. One-third of those were short sales, and two-thirds were foreclosures, Molony says.

Though there are signs of a bottoming in some markets, falling home prices can immediately impact residents in two ways: first by affecting employment in the housing-related or real estate fields, and second by reducing consumer spending in metro areas with relatively large home-equity declines. Consumer spending in July was flat, erasing hopes of a kick-started economy.

And few are going to start spending when jobs are scarce. Perhaps no one knows that better than residents of Detroit. There, unemployment is 17.1%, thanks to the collapse in the auto industry. Employee cutbacks in General Motors plants and other makers of car parts led to the drastic 14.8% unemployment rate increase from May to June 2009, says Steve Cochrane of Moody's Economy.com.

Other cities have different reasons for stress: Pittsburgh comes in second for the least amount of sunny days, and ninth for low air quality. While for years we’ve been told to avoid certain skin cancers by staying out of the sun, new research showed a link between low vitamin D levels and increased propensity to the common cold. It’s also believed that vitamin D receptors in cells and tissue may help regulate the immune system. Irritants in the atmosphere can cause increased incidences of asthma, chest tightness or cough.

But there are ways to stay sane in cities while the state of the economy stays stressful. Dinwiddie says it's important to identify what's causing stress to be able to tackle it, and to find a good balance between work and home. He also points out that one of the good things about big cities is that they offer a variety of things that can rapidly change an individual's environment. "It's easy, for example, to go to the beach or catch a Cubs game," he says. "Although I suppose some people wouldn't consider that to relieve stress."

Jay-Z To Perform In Providence At Dunkin' Donuts Center on October 24

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:43:00 +0000

Looks like Jay-Z's tour will be coming to Providence...I swear the last time he was here was 1998 with Red & Meth, DMX, Mya and some other people...

When: Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00 PM

Doors: 7:00 PM

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, RI

Opening Acts: N.E.R.D., Wale, J. Cole

Smartest - Jon Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:42:00 +0000

New Joint for all you dumb cats from the homey Jon Hope.

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Above It All - Jon Hope feat Tatix & Nandi

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:27:00 +0000

New Joint from Jon Hope.

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Ryan Westmoreland - Baseball America's Prospect Hot Sheet

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:54:00 +0000

Rhode Island's own Ryan Westmoreland showed up in last week's Baseball America's Prospect Hot Sheet:

RYAN WESTMORELAND, CF, RED SOX

Team: short-season Lowell (New York-Penn)

Age: 19

Why He's Here: .400/.500/.720 (10-for-25), 1 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBIs, 8 R, 5 BB, 3 SO, 3-for-3 SB

The Scoop: The athletic Westmoreland has more than held his own against older competition in the New York-Penn League. The teenager is riding a nine-game hitting streak and has raised his average to an even .300/.403/.491 in 220 at-bats. A shoulder injury cost the '08 fifth-round pick a chance to make his pro debut last summer, and he didn't start playing in the field this year until Aug. 16. The injury never slowed down his legs though, as Westmoreland is a perfect 19-for-19 stealing bases and is hitting .318/.422/.471 in August.

Theo Martins - S.A.B. Radio Interview, Part 1 (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:51:00 +0000

Passing Me By 2009 - Kyle Lucas feat Jon Hope, Sean Falyon, & Donny Goines

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:44:00 +0000

New Joint featuring Jon Hope that is a remake of the Pharcyde classic Passing Me By.

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Mista Mista & Styles P Performing At Jerky's Live Music Hall in Providence (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:26:00 +0000

DJ Premier at Jerky's Live Music Hall in Providence on October 10th

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:26:00 +0000

DJ Premier will be at Jerky's in Providence on October 10th...details below:

Date/Time: Saturday October 10, 2009

Time: 9:00pm - 1:00am

Entry Type: Club Event

Location: JERKY’S

Street Adr: 71 RICHMOND STREET

City: PROVIDENCE

State: Rhode Island

Zip: 02903

Notes: $20.00 21+ EVENT

Styles P To Peform at Jerky's Live Music Hall in Providence on August 21st

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:23:00 +0000

Styles P will be at Jerky's in Providence tomorrow...details below:

Date/Time: Friday August 21, 2009

Time:8:00pm - 12:00am

Entry Type: Club Event

Location: JERKY’S

Street Adr: 71 RICHMOND STREET

City: PROVIDENCE

State: Rhode Island

Zip: 02903

KRS-1 To Peform at Jerky's Live Music Hall in Providence on September 19th

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:15:00 +0000

KRS-One will be at Jerky's in Providence on September 19th...details below:

Date/Time: Saturday September 19, 2009

Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Entry Type: Club Event

Location: JERKY’S

Street Adr: 71 RICHMOND STREET

City: PROVIDENCE

State: Rhode Island

Zip: 02903

Notes: $25.00 21+ EVENT

Raekwon Performs at Jerky's Live Music Hall In Providence (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:06:00 +0000

Let It Out - Mista Mista

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:46:00 +0000

This track will be featured on Tecknowledgy's mixtape "Modern Tecknowledgy" which also features artists such as: Donny Goines, El Prez, Convinced, Fresh Daily, Kel Spencer and many more. "Modern Tecknowledgy" is set to release late November 2009
-- -Mista Mista

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Redman & Method Man & Mista Mista Live @ Lupos (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:08:00 +0000

Forever - Jon Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:45:00 +0000

New joint from Jon Hope getting his "Keith Murray" on.

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Jimmy Baron To Play For Utah Jazz In 2009 Orlando Pro Summer League

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:34:00 +0000

Looks like Jimmy Baron will be trying to make the NBA by playing for the Utah Jazz in the NBA Summer League:

Also expected to participate in camp are former Jazz training camp invitee Kevin Lyde, Utah Flash players Andre Ingram and Kevin Kruger, and former Utah State Aggie Gary Wilkinson. The rest of the roster includes former NBA players James Augustine, Cedric Bozeman and Justin Reed, in addition to rookies Jim Baron, Josh Duncan, Wes Mathews, Reyshawn Terry and Larry Turner. (NBA.com)

Not sure if Baron will make the team, but this might be a good fit for him playing under Jerry Sloan. The Jazz do already have a player similar to Baron though in Kyle Korver, who is pretty much Utah's token three-point shooter.

Tape Bang feat Freeky Zekey/Get Focused/Successful (Remix) - Prov

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:57:00 +0000

New shit from Prov.

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Download: Tape Bang - Prov feat Freeky Zekey

Download: Get Focused - Prov

Download: Successful (Remix) - Prov

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H.O.P.E. - Jon Hope (Live Performance)

noreply@blogger.com (Antone) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:54:00 +0000

Third new joint and performance from the Jon Hope Sessions.

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