[hopelore]

Ain’t no effects, we come for the checks
We stirrin’ the racks, we trap in the ‘jects
We sleepin’ in jets, we really the best (Brr, brr, brr)
We pull up and flex, we speakin’ baguettes

[bruno666]

I can’t be nobody else’s
I want them bad bitches to myself, ’cause I’m selfish
Lit nigga, girl I know you felt it
Young Ghetto Lenny tried to tell you “I’m for real bitch”

[mati]

You ride for the best, I’m here in the flesh
Key to success, you lookin’ depressed
You did it to death, you shoot at the head
I shoot at the chest, yeah
Driving the Ghost, my dad was a ghost
The bitch on the side, she don’t got on clothes
The moment is close, just watch the approach
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Momma I’m dope, my niggas is dope
The switchup is dope, the pickup is dope
They feelin’ the waitin’ on the G.O.A.T
Hey, hey, hey, hey
I got it made, my niggas is made
I’m gettin my money, my nigga I’m paid
The pussy is good, my credit is great

[zoidial]

This 67′ Monte Fino yacht in the Seattle area is available for weekend day, overnight, and weekly charters. The yachting crew works with you to build your dream vacation cruise, greets you upon arrival with a champagne toast, and offers full catering options. Cruise to the San Juan Islands or through Puget Sound, the choice is yours!

[daltonmiddleto]

This 80′ Sunreef yacht is the second international inclusion you just can’t miss. It’s available for an 8-hour day charter or multi-day term charters. It combines ultimate luxury with power and includes a vigilant crew, jet ski, jacuzzi, and various other water activities. Do yourself a favor and check out the rest of the interior here; it is simply stunning. more

[srb123]

I don’t think I’m alone in admitting I’ve been fascinated by ultra-luxury for as long as I can remember. Reality shows are built on this natural enchantment. However, my true favorite form of voyeurism is scouting out the best boats and yachts money can buy. Yachting is the ultimate form of showcasing wealth and enjoying over-the-top service and was formerly something only the ultra-rich experienced.

[azazar]

This 40′ VanDutch yacht defines over-the-top luxury and glam. In fact, it has been featured in the HBO series Entourage and Ballers as well as the James Bond Skyfall movie. It is available for charter for both half- and full-day custom excursions. The booking includes a concierge to work with you in advance to build your ultimate cruise. They do warn, “Be prepared to get photographed everywhere, because this boat turns a lot of heads!” here

[zoidial]

This 125′ mega luxury yacht offers day trips around Marina Del Ray, Santa Monica Bay, Malibu, and even an overnight voyage to Catalina Island. The listing promises an extravagant experience aboard this cruiser, thanks to its experienced and attentive crew. here

[GhoulBalliz3x]

Speaking of industry colleagues: I used to work in wealth management, and from my experience the ratio of Biltmore patio lunches for 30 and getting client photos tattooed on your shoulder to mundane necessities like wire transfers and municipal bond portfolio exposure analyses seems just a leeeeettle beeeet out of whack. (It’s possible we’ll get a little more snapped back to reality when the show inevitably ends Season 1 on a “we’re starting our own shop!” Entourage -style cliffhanger.) I’m not saying to bore anyone with Sharpe ratios, but how about we meet some of the Anderson junior staff who are actually doing the grunt work of answering phones and then blowing off steam at night by gossiping with their roommates about the crazy characters they deal with all day? They’re the ones more likely to leak stuff to Deadspin than vengeful go-go dancers, after all.

[bitboy]

An uneven cast of characters round out a roster of athlete archetypes: John David Washington, IRL setter of gridiron records at Morehouse College, is a pointy-bearded joy as mercurial if mostly well-meaning receiver Ricky Jerret. (He’s also Denzel’s son, which is only the second best use of industry nepotism on display. Troy Garity, who plays agent Jason, was named by his mother Jane Fonda after Vietnam resistance leader Nguyen Van Troi.) Omar Benson Miller gives the show much-needed depth as a retired and bored offensive lineman once hailed as the “Black Swan” but now reduced to slinging Chevys on commission. Donovan Carter plays Vernon Littlefield, a defensive tackle for the Cowboys and the closest there really is to a Vince: talented, surrounded constantly by hangers-on, and super boring. Women pop up from time to time to flaunt cleavage, nag, be scheming biatches, wake up tangled naked in high-thread-count sheets, and bring Victor Cruz along to morning-after yacht parties. You know, as women do. more

[kaspar]

HBO places Ballers in the same category as other half-hour “comedies” like Veep, Silicon Valley , Girls , and Entourage . It’s that last one that the show is most often compared with: there’s the same aspirational wastefulness, the same poolside hijinks and tricked-out rides, the same tableau of (almost entirely dude) protagonists party-hopping, boning randos, dropping six figures on “please forgive me” jewels, and allegedly being good at their jobs despite ongoing evidence to the contrary.

[Metal]

A blackmail plot line involving drug-fueled photos felt like those endless “where’s Sophia?” Walking Dead installments : a whole lot of episodes wasted on something with almost zero payoff. It’s rare for the stakes to feel particularly high — it’s not quite at the level of “I told you everything would work out, baby bro” Entourage nonsense, but sticky situations have an annoying way of resolving themselves without incident. Since The Sopranos , the penultimate episode of a cable season is typically the meaty one, the complicated intersection where the car crash takes place. Last night’s plot, though, which involved Spencer making amends with a player whose career he ended with a borderline hit, felt contrived and one-note: it wrapped up a little too neatly and hinged upon a character we’d only just met and will probably not see again. (Also, it presented an entirely unrealistic depiction of a Miami Marlins home crowd .) here

[robotmonkey]

Blending the silly quirks of high-roller athlete existence (the “party houses,” the five-figure offers to switch uniform numbers, the absurd characters) with the lifestyle’s hard and difficult truths (the tiny earnings window, the aftermath of repeated brain trauma, the predatory operators) provides enough inherent absurdity to be darkly comic without feeling forced, to be contemplative without getting preachy. Ballers never seems quite sure where exactly it’s headed, though; it has flashy jukes in its arsenal but tends to only advance the ball a few yards. here

[kenlefeb]

There’s a fun, funny, and thoughtful show in there somewhere underneath all that padding, I just know it. Unfortunately, one of the more interesting elements from the early part of the season — the tension building around Spencer’s possible CTE diagnosis — was ultimately little more than a disappointing head fake. It’s too bad, because Ballers is best when it ditches the attempts at Ari Gold slapstick and just plays things more straight. here

[edwinc112]

We haven’t told anyone, though I am bursting at the seams to tell the world. I can’t wait to hold my little baby in my arms. I know I can never get back the time I missed with Ellie, but I don’t plan to miss a thing this time around. more

[pyrrhos]

“I love you too,” she whimpers into my neck.

[danknug]

“I could never hurt you,” I say as we move to our own rhythm. “I love you so much.”

[BlackEye]

“Hey honey, how are you,” a woman says through the phone, with a heavy southern drawl. [links]