The National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month Foundation mission is to promote the history, legacy, and future evolution of the hoops and hip-hop culture fusion era born in 1984 that is known today as The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America.
To honor the 25th Anniversary of The "Dunkadelic-Era" (1984-2009) the NBHHCM non-profit foundation was created with the month of June each year being selected as National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month. NBHHCM seeks to align itself with various communities by educating the youth of American cities/suburbs on the history of hoops and hip-hop culture.
NBHHCM also will be connecting its vision and goals with corporate leaders and partners that are associated with the cultural aesthetics of hoops and hip-hop. NBHHCM will be focused on being a leader for the current and future generation of teenage kids and young adults that are inspired by the fusion of hoops and hip-hop culture in America.
"The Dunkadelic-Era Next 25, 2010-2035" Derrick E. Vaughan, Founder
National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month
BMORE SELL AkA THE DUNKADELIC MC
B-Moresell a.k.a. The Dunkadelic MC was born Morsell Anthony Baker Jr. on August 1, 1985. He's a West Baltimore native rapper and writer who's the first MC to write a rap song on the 25th Anniversary of the basketball and hip-hop culture fusion born in 1984 that is known now as The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America, 1984-Present.
B-Moresell was first introduced to hip-hop music at the age of 2 when his older cousin (Peanut) would pick him up and sing the rap lyrics to the 1987 classic hit 'I Ain't No Joke' by the legendary rap-duo Eric B. & Rakim. He would also at the tender age of 3 and 4 when taken shopping by his mother pick up the microphone at department stores and start rapping and dancing.
His father Morsell Anthony Baker Sr. was murdered when he was only 3. He was raised by his mother and 2-grandmothers. B-Moresell's family is very supportive of him in his attempt to become a sucessful rapper in the very competitive music industry.
He attended Stuart Hill Elementry school in West Baltimore. He would later attend Landsdowne High School, but was determined to become a rapper. B-Moresell like many aspiring young rappers was influenced by old school rappers RUN-DMC, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim, and Kool G. Rap. He also was influenced by other legends of hip-hop Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Jay-Z, Nas, Nelly, Scarface, 50 Cent, and Lil' Wayne.
In 2004 he and a childhood friend were the house guest of former NBA lottery pick Dujaun Wagner when he was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. B-Moresell had the opportunity to meet LeBron James, Derek Anderson and other members of the Cavaliers team. He remembers how the players would play their favorite rap songs in the locker room and in their cars. LeBron would recite the lyrics to Jay-Z rap songs while changing into his uniform. James and Jay-Z are very close friends.
His first concert was in 1999 during the Jay-Z "Hard Knock Life" tour. The first NBA game he attended was in Baltimore when the then Washington Bullets played Dominique Wilkins and the Atlanta Hawks. B-Moresell like other young urban teens had a love for both hoops and hip-hop.
B-Moresell sees the future of hoops and hip-hop getting bigger and stronger. He wants hip-hop to get back to the old party days when it was about having a good time. He also states that MC's need to make more songs with a positive statement. His first pair of Air Jordans were the Air Jordan 8, and his favorite pair of Air Jordans were the AJ12.
B-Moresell sat down for a One-on-One interview with Derrick E. Vaughan of Dunkadelic TV to answer a few questions on hoops and hip-hop.
Dunkadelic TV: OK B-Moresell or a.k.a the Dunkadelic MC, who is your favorite rapper?
B-Moresell: (laughs) I don't really have a favorite rapper. I like the styles of many them, but I want to make a name for myself. Biggie and Tupac are at the highest level in hip-hop. They're like Michael Jordan.
Dunkadelic TV: Do you have a favorite old school rapper?
B-Moresell: Man, its Rakim. I was singing 'I Ain't No Joke' when I like 2-years old. Yeah Rakim.
Dunkadelic TV: Lets turn to b-ball for a moment. When did you start playing?
B-Moresell: I was like everybody else from the city. I played on a milk crate, we nailed to the telephone pole in the alley and played all day long. I was like 3 or 4 and played on milk crates until I was 11 or 12.
Dunkadelic TV: I played on the milk crate too. If you could make free throws on a milk crate on a regular you could be a shooter like Ray Allen, Larry Bird, or Reggie Miller. It was hard to make shots on a square goal with a round ball. I knew kids that played better on the milk crates than on a regular goal (laughing very hard).
B-Moresell:(laughing) yeah I knew a guy like that too.
Dunkadelic TV: Did you play ball in high school?
B-Moresell:A little bit, but I wanted to be rapper. my rapping was better than my handle on the court so I dedicated myself to the rap thing.
Dunkadelic TV: I'm going to put you on the spot. Who's your favorite player in the NBA.
B-Moresell:Aw come on DV, that's easy STAT Amare Stoudemire. I also got some love for Carmelo. He's from the B-More and I gotta give some props to Melo. The Nuggets look good this year.
Dunkadelic TV: Amare 'Standing Tall And Talented' Stoudemire huh, I know you missed him for the last quarter of the season and so did the Suns. I'm a big fan of Amare too.
B-Moresell:STAT will come back strong and dominate just like he used to.
Dunkadelic TV: A couple of years ago I would've said that he was better than Dwight Howard. Just like Biggie said, "Things Done Changed". Who's your favorite old school player?
B-Moresell:Penny Hardaway. I was a big Penny fan.
Dunkadelic TV: Penny Hardaway, Penny Hardaway you know he was supposed to be the next Mike before Kobe came along. He and Shaq could've had it all. Do you remember your first NBA jersey.
B-Moresell:Penny Hardaway. If it wasn't for injuries Penny would've been running things when Jordan retired in 1998.
Dunkadelic TV: The Penny #1 Orlando Magic. Tracy McGrady wore that same #1 in Orlando he was supposed to be the next Penny. In closing I see why your stage name is B-Moresell you're from Baltimore and your name is Moresell. How did you get the nickname Dunkadelic MC.
B-Moresell:Come on Derrick, you know you gave me that nickname (laughing).
Dunkadelic TV: (laughing) What inspired you to make the 25th Anniversary song for The "Dunkadelic-Era" and National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month.
B-Moresell:When I first talked to you and told me about the whole history of hoops and hip-hop and saw the headline title names for each year I just sat down and wrote the song. There so much history since 1984 til now. It's crazy.
Dunkadelic TV: I love the hook. If ballings what you love, what you want, what you need. If rappings what eat, what you sleep, what you breathe. Than Dunkadelic TV (Woo) is where you need to be.
B-Moresell:You like the hook.
Dunkadelic TV: I sing it in my sleep, when I'm snoring. Thanks for the one-on-one Sellie Peace!
National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month, Famous Quotes. DERRICK E. VAUGHAN: Dunkadelic (adj) the fusion of basketball and hip-hop inspired by the cultural aesthetics of urban style, fashion, and attitude.
DERRICK E. VAUGHAN , ESPN the Magazine 2005:"Hip-Hop and Basketball, That's Dunkadelic"
ALLEN IVERSON :Basketball and hip-hop is our culture, its not just music and a sport its a lifestyle.
CHUCK D, Rebel Without a Pause :“Simple and plain, give me the lane, I’ll throw it down your throat like Barkley!”
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. , "Things Done Changed:" The streets is a short stop either you slingin' crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot.
JAY-Z, Show Me What You Got:I ain't talkin' about the 2-3, miami in the zone. Like the homie 2-3, Jordan or James, make no difference we all ballin' the same. I am the Mike Jordan of recordin'.
JAM MASTER JAY , RUN-DMC, (NBA on TNT Set):"basketball and hip-hop is the same thing".
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, NBA star:There were days that I wanted to be Dr. J and other days LL Cool J. NBA players want to rappers, and rappers want to be ballers everyone knows that.
LIL WAYNE :I'm the Kobe Bryant of the rap-game.
BOW WOW , Basketball: The first step like Iverson - blow past you Usually nothing but net, but I can go blast too.
CHRIS WEBBER : I grew a high-top fade, because I wanted to be like rap icon Big Daddy Kane.
1984 - “Air Jordan” and the Def Jam Remix
1985 - The King of Rock and the "Hoya Paranoia" 1986 - "My Adidas" and the MJ Playoff Record 63
1987 - "Showtime" Gets Paid In Full, and the Doctor Makes His Last House-Call
1988 - The Greatest Year of All-Time for the NBA and Hip-Hop
1989 - "Gangsta Rap" & the Bad Boys of Motown
1990 - The Runnin' Rebels of Hip-Hop College Basketball
1991 - 2Pac and the "Fab 5" Come Alive
1992 - The Jordan Repeat, Shaq Fu, and the Day of "Dr. Dre"
1993 - I'm Not a Role Model for Basketball or Hip-Hop
1994 - "The Year Hip-Hop was Reborn"
1995 - Return of "Air Jordan" and the East Coast vs. West Coast Feud
1996 - Here Comes "The Answer" and the Death of a Hip-Hop Icon
1997 - "Life After Death" and MJ Becomes Lord of the Rings
1998 - "The Shot" and the Hard Knock Life
1999 - "Bling-Bling" Becomes the New Thing
2000 - Kobe & Shaq Bling Rings, and Talk a Little "Country Grammar"
2001 - The Answer Has "The Blue Print" to Win the NBA MVP
2002- Nelly Raps about His "Air Force Ones", Kobe & Shaq Three-Peat
2003 - "Air Jordan" & Jay-Z Says Goodbye, "King James" and 50-Cent Says Hello
2004 - Motor City Pistons "Brush Their Shoulder's Off"
2005 - NBA Dress Code, LeBron, D-Wade, and Melo Make Some Noise
2006 - D-Wade & Shaq Bring the Heat, "Witness" King James, and Kobe's 81
2007 - Jay-Z I'm Back, A.I. joins Melo, and the "Kingdom Comes" to King 23
2008 - Boston Beats LA and Lil' Wayne Lollipops to the Top
2009 - The 25th Anniversary of The "Dunkadelic-Era", Nuff Said
2009 DUNKADELIC // NATIONAL BASKETBALL HIPHOP CULTURE MONTH // INFO@NBHHCM.ORG
