The NFL has hired experts to study game footage to determine whether players are displaying street-gang hand signals as part of their on-field celebrations, The Los Angeles Times reports.

^^ Rashaan Salaam used to throw up the B’s when he scored
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I knew it! That ninja was affiliated lol

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SMH @ the NFL. White people get scared so easily over nonsense.

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*reads comment*

*shutters and covers face at the comment cause I am a YT*

^not at all, but being an artist means free range of emotions, and if there are some things that cant be expressed through brunt rap songs. And dont get it twisted many a rapper have song on their albums, most notably GFK.

Rhianna > beyonce

^ co-motherfucking-sign all day

^^ Rashaan Salaam used to throw up the B’s when he scored

^ thats not growth my love, thats delusions of grandeur. he needs to stick to what hes good at. singing aint it.

July 16th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
its no secret Jay is veering towards a more alternative sound. Timbo is the right fit for it considering he can give Jay those dark heartfelt inst (c) coldplay. Jay will sing on this next album, its just part of the growth process.

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Anything is better then a Hov-beyonce colabo.

She was ill

^Sitting right next to me, we started family like 4 years ago, where you been rigz?

lol

“There have been some suspected things we’ve seen,” said Milt Ahlerich, the league’s vice president of security, according to The Times’ report. “When we see it, we quietly jump on it immediately, directly with the team and the player or employee involved to cease and desist. Period.”

Gang signs in pro sports gained a higher profile during the NBA playoffs, when Boston Celtics captain Paul Pierce was fined $25,000 for making “menacing gestures” toward the Atlanta Hawks’ bench during a game.

“We were always suspicious that [gang-related hand signals] might be happening,” said Mike Pereira, the NFL’s vice president of officiating, according to the report. “But the Paul Pierce thing is what brought it to light. When he was fined … that’s when we said we need to take a look at it and see if we need to be aware of it.”

Ahlerich said he does not believe the problem is widespread, but added that the league has spoken to some players — whom he declined to identify — about their use of hand signals, according to the report.

First-year players were counseled on gangs at the league’s recent rookie symposium, and a video on the dangers of gangs was required viewing for every player in the NFL last year, according to the report.

But differentiating between a gang sign and something less menacing can involve some guesswork, according to at least one player.

“Guys come from all over the country, and who knows what they’re really doing?” Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Dennis Northcutt said, according to The Times’ report. “People have got signs for their kids, signs for their fraternities. How do you differentiate who’s really throwing up gang signs?

“This is a gang sign,” he added, touching his index finger to his thumb to form a squished version of the hand sign for OK. “But at the same time, it’s a sign for a personnel group.”

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SMH @ the NFL. White people get scared so easily over nonsense.

July 16th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Dj Khalil , Madlib, Alchemist = the niggas I would go to for that heat

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amen to that too.

July 16th, 2008 at 11:59 am
you know what would be cool? if jay revisits friend or foe and coming of age again

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Naw, no More Bleek. Friend or Foe, All Day.

She was ill

^That would be cool, maybe if he did coming of age as the prequel (I don’t know how that would work out, maybe bleek would be the lil nigga running to the store for jay getting blunts). Isnt jay new album the blueprint 3?

This Me (off Trilla)
Big Brother
Cant Tell Me Nothing (W/kanye)
N.I.G.G.E.R.
I Luv It
White House (Port of Miami)
What You Kno

He has a distinct soulful sound….i wouldnt mind hov getting a track from homie