102-Jamz' B-Daht wilds out for convo
102-Jamz radio personality
B-Daht (Brian McLaughlin) is
probably my favorite person to
listen to on the radio these
days. You simply never know
what he's going to bring a
show. He might be funny,
crazy, educational, cool or
wild. Sometimes he finds a
way to be many of those things
at the same time.
I know he's not an athlete,
coach or anything like that.
But B-Daht knows sports.
Believe that. That's why I like
interviewing people Outside of
sports sometimes. They seem
to give more passionate
answers when it comes to
sports. I mean, we're all fans.
And, B-Daht is no different.
So I thought it would be
cool to talk a little sports with
Dahttie this week. I also want
ed to get his thoughts on a
number of topics like Super
Jamz, Chris Paul, Josh
Howard, the NBA Draft,
Mariah Carey, and some other
topics that came to mind.
B-Daht is always cool to
talk with, and be around. No
doubt. Take a look at some of
the things he talked about this
week with me. 1 definitely
enjoyed this one. 1 think you
all will too.
Anthony: What's good, B
Dizzle?
B-Daht: Nothing much,
man. Coolin.' Just leaving the
Goodwill.
Anthony: (Both laugh.)
Were you dropping some nice
things off?
B-Daht: Nah, man. I'm
shopping dude. Stop playing.
I'm shopping. (Both laugh.)
My mom actually works at the
Goodwill on the white side of
town. I went through to sep
her. They had a nice computer
desk. I've had my computer on
the night stand for the last cou
ple of months. So, I just went
ahead and bought that thang.
Anthony: (Laughs.) I got
to ask you if you're finally
over Mariah Carey marrying
Nick Cannon?
B-Daht: I guess I'm over
it. There's no point in hating. I
just envy his position extreme
ly. I don't even like Mariah
Carey like that. I wouldn't
even holla at Mariah Carey if I
was famous. I don't even think
she's dope. Just the fact that
Nick Cannon bagged her is
just -crazy. Lik?, Jermaine
Dupree and Janet Jackson. It's
like I had a shot, man.
Anthony: No doubt. How
much did you enjoy Super
Jamz this year?
B-Daht: This year was
extremely fun. This was my
third one. This is my fourth
with the company. I remember
being an intern for my first
one. We were sitting so far up
on the nose bleed seats. I told
all my folks that I was with
that I swear on everything I
love 1 will be on that stage next
year. 1 did. I'm still new. But
I'm more seasoned. We were
on stage rocking. We had to do
a 20 minute set because we
were waiting on the Dream to
get there.
Having 20,000 people
rocking for 20 minutes was so
much fun. Then, 36 (Mafia)
came. That's one of my
favorite groups. I got to kick it
with them backstage and inter
view them. We gave the people
what they wanted. T? people
wanted to see Plies. The peo
ple wanted to see Shawty Lo.
it was a beautiful experience.
Anthony: No doubt.
How's this year been going for
you?
B-Daht: It's been good.
My son turns two, August sec
ond. That's great. I was also on
Mauri Povich. I don't know if
you saw that. I was on there
for a secret crush episode. That
was crazy. A lot of people still
ask me if that was serious. Just
look at the tape. Do you nor
mally see Daht walk around
with his pants up to his nipple.
(Both laugh.) You don't see
that
Anthony: I see that you're
"Pranks" DVD is starting Xo
pick up. Where did you get the
idea for that? Were you a Jerky
Boys fan or something?
B-Daht: Nah, man. I am
not even a fan of the Jerky
Boys. That came out of the
blue. That was like Punked. I
do the same thing, except I do
it on the phone. My idea was to
just do celebrities, and them to
say they just got pranked. My
first volume was extremely
low budget. I might 've moved
eight copies. (Both laugh.) It
was crazy. This time I went
and hollered at my folk, Ricky
Ruckus. He's a fool with
Photoshop. He designed them
for me. I'm selling them' for
$5. It's not about making
money. I just want to get a lot
of them out there.
Anthony: Real quick.
Shout out to Ricky Ruckus.
B-Daht: No doubt. Did
you hear about the North
Carolina Music Awards?
Anthony: Oh yeah. My
man was voted as the Artist of
the Year.
B-Daht: Yes. I'm not even
from Winston. I was born in
St. Louis. I graduated in
Greensboro. But I rep the Tre
4 because they embrace B
Daht. But I think of Ricky
Ruckus when I think of Tre-4
or Winston-Salem. He goes so
hard. It's a wonder he hasn't
blown. It's a wonder he's still a
local talent. But we're defi
nitely in the studio. As a matter
of fact, I have to holler at him
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102 Jamz' B-Daht entertains with his humor and knowledge.
tomorrow because we have a
banger that's going on the
myspace page real soon. We're
going to link it to Youtube and
get a million hits. I'm telling
you first, Ant.
We're going to have a mil
lion hits on Youtube for the
so. But I don't want put all my
eggs in the U.S. basket,
because I remember being so
pumped four years ago, think
ing the boys were going to do
it. Then, they went over there
and let me down. But they're
more mature. They've got
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next track. We have one that is.
about to be like Barry Bonds,
out the park.
This is exclusive. We're about
to have a track on Youtube
that's going to get one million
hits in a month. On everything,
^promise. It's going to be that
big.
Anthony: Wow. That's
cool. Let's talk a little sports.
My man CP (Chris Paul) made
the Olympic team. Are they
going to bring home the gold
this year?
B-Daht: I'm really hoping
Kobe Bryant now. Maybe win
ning the gold will take away
from that Shaq dft
Anthony: (Smiles) TtMg
was crazy. I can't believe Shaq
is still salty at Kobe.
B-Daht: I can't believe
Shaq is still holding on like
that. Like, move on Shaq.
Grow up. Stop playing. He's
hurting himself more than he's
hurting Kobe. He's really the
lame in this regard.
Anthony: No doubt. Let
me ask you about this. New
Orleans did absolutely nothing
in the NBA draft. CP is proba
bly still going to sign a big
contract soon. Would you
think about opting out if you
were Chris, or would you sim
ply sign- for the money?
B-Daht: That's a good
question. I hadn't even given
any thought to it until you said
that. The way this league flip
flops you really need to try to
get more help every year. And,
what happens if Tyson
Chandler goes down? They
need to get Chris more help.
But he should go ahead and
take the bread. He deserves
that. He is New Orleans. Him
and Lil Wayne. Drew Brees
and Reggie Bush aren't selling
any jerseys.
Anthony: (Laughs.)
Wasn't this the worst NBA
draft in history?
B-Daht: It depends on
which team you like. I'm pret
ty sure Portland would say the
'83 draft was the worst in his
tory. '
Anthony: OK. Can you
name the first five picks?
B-Daht: I can name the
first three because they beat
them in our head all week. But
it gets fuzzy after that. I'm
confused with what Mike
(Michael Jordan) is doing with
the Bobcats. Why did Mike get
Augustine, a guy from France
and another white guy? What
are they trying to do? That's
absurd.
Anthony: What did you
think about the BET awards?
B-Daht: It was bootleg,
and poorly produced. I was
excited to see Alicia Keys and
that outfit. She killed it. And,
she brought out SWV, En
Vogue and TLC. I also
enjoyed laughing at Rick Ross
and his belly hanging out. I got
crunk with the energy that
Ludacris brought out. I 'bout
passed out. A1 Green didn't
know if he wanted to be gospel
or gangsta. (Both laugh.)
Anthony: Let's talk about
Winston-Salem State. Is coach
Blount on the hot seat?
B-Daht: (Pause.) I
thought he should' ve been on
the hot seat last year. By them
not putting him on the hot seat
last year, you have to ride him
out now I think it would be
erratic to put him on the hot
seat after giving him a contract
extension. It's a lot on the
coaches shoulders, but I really
think they're going to step up
this year.
Anthony: All right. Let's
finish with free association.
Uh, 102 Jamz
B-Daht: Hottest station on
the planet. 1 honestly mean
that. If we were in New York it
would be bananas. Everybody
on our roster is talented. This
is a hot station.
Anthony: Chris Paul's
Winston-Salem Weekend.
B-Daht: Off the chain
Bananas. Celebrity-filled.
Memorable.
Anthony: Dream date.
B-Daht: Kim Kardashian.
That's my secret crush right
now. But don't tell Ray-J. I'm
not even worried about Reggie
Bush. I'm trying to get Chris
to fly me down, kick it with
him. Then, get around Reggie,
talk to Kim... make it happen.
Then, I'm outta there.
Anthony: (Laughs.) No
doubt. Uh, Josh Howard.
B-Daht: The mayor. I give
him so much props. He's so
underrated on and off the
court. He's a smart dude. He
just needs t6" watch the people
that he keeps around him. He's
a great dude that always gives
back. He gives back to
Reynolds Park because that's
where he's from. A lot of the
things Josh does goes unno
ticed.
Anthony: I agree. Um. B
Daht.
B-Daht: Still grinding
The funniest guy around here.
I'm really about to take it up a
notch in this comedy. I'm just
now getting my foundation
started too. It's a non-profit
called D.A.H.T (Daht attempt
ing to help teens).
I'm geared at helping 13
19 year-old kids. I want to be a
mentor to those kids. Uh. the
Prank's are out. You can hit me
on myspace at
www.myspace.com/bdaht. I'm
looking for some spots. Right
now you can pick it up at
Fresh Flava's at the
Walkertown shopping center.
I'm still grinding. Just trying
to keep moving forward.
Joe Kindred invited to U.S. Olympic trials
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
High jumper Joe Kindred
(Fuquay-Varina) of Saint
Augustine's College is
already in position to do big
things this summer. He's
presently in Eugene, Ore., to
compete in the 2008 U.S.
Olympic Track and Field
Trials, which will conclude on
July 6.
Kindred, the 2008 Div. II
national indoor and outdoor
high jump champion, partici
pated in the high jump event,
Joe Kindred
which started July 3. Kindred
was tied for the 10th best
qualifying mark entering the
Olympic Trials with a height
of 2.26 meters. In May,
Kindred, a rising senior, was
named 2008 Div. II national
men's field athlete of the
year.
Six former Saint
Augustine's College student
athletes also competed in the
Olympic Trials along with
Kindred. They were Kendall
Stevens (100m), Philippe
DeRosier (100m), Jamaal
Torrance (400m), Anwar
Moore (110H), Bershawn
Jackson (400H) and Adriane
Sims-Stone (High Jump).
Jackson, the 2005 400H
world outdoor champion, has
the fourth best qualifying time
(48.13) in the 400 hurdles,
and Moore has the sixth best
time (13.12) in the 110 hur
dles.
All six former Falcons
were national individual
champions in their respective
events during their careers at
Saint Augustine's College.
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