Just a couple of years ago Drake was one of the most talented up and coming rappers out there, everyone was impressed with his "So Far Gone" mixtape and couldn't wait to hear more from him, but instead of becoming a great rapper like everyone thought he became a "ladies" rapper, thats not a diss, every generation has what I call "every woman's favorite rapper" right now thats drake, ten to fifteen years ago that was LL Cool J, when he first started he wasn't that way, he was just a really good rapper, he had a fun rap feud with Kool Moe Dee, some great songs like "Mama Said Knock You Out" "Boomin' System" "Going Back To Cali" etc, but as time was passing he began doing more songs about making love using vanilla ice cream than anything else, which was getting him more woman fans than anything else. His album "Mr. Smith" is the cross over album, it had songs aimed at both his male and female fans, songs like "Hey Lover" and "Doin It" were aimed at women for sure, and then there was "I Shot Ya" which is right up there with "Mama Said..." as the hardest song he's ever made.
Vernon Maxwell earned the nickname during his NBA career of "Mad Max" and for good reason, but there is often dispute as to how that nickname is implied to him. It was created by a commentator for the Houston Rockets because of Maxwell's tendency to go on "mad" shooting streaks, he is one of only 5 players in NBA history to score 30 points in 1 quarter, but as his career would go on, the nickname would become more fitting than anyone would have thought. Maxwell seemed to play the game with a chip on his shoulder at every second, he would fight players, yell at refs, and one time even ran into the stands and punched a fan who was heckling him all night, this incident was before the famous basket-brawl in Detroit. But for all the angry antics Maxwell was one of the great streak shooters in the game, he had the ability to score 50 on any given night. Maxwell played for 9 NBA teams, many felt it was because of his attitude that he kept getting moved around the league, but he had his best years as a Rocket, Maxwell was a huge part to the Rockets winning the 1994 NBA Finals against the Knicks, he had several clutch shots in the deciding Game 7. A year later however instead of Maxwell continuing at the Shooting Guard position the Rockets decided to bring in free agent superstar Clyde Drexler, forcing Maxwell to the bench, the move created a lot of tension between Maxwell and Drexler and Rockets Management. The Rockets would again win the NBA Finals in 1995, sweeping the Magic, Maxwell was not as integral a part of that years championship, and would eventually leave the team that summer. Maxwell would spend the next 6 years moving from one team to another, before eventually retiring in 2001. While he was never an All-Star, or MVP, he is a 2-time Champion, and there are a lot of players like Karl Malone that would trade all of the individual awards for just 1 of his championship rings.
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