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Mike Jones
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Mike Jones has been calling contra dances since 1998. He was born and grew up in Toronto and now lives in Mississauga. He has called for dance groups in southern Ontario and northern New York. He has been dancing regularly since 1996 when a friend introduced him to the Toronto Country Dancers.
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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Mike Jones has always had an eye to the future while laying the foundation to climb the ladder of success. Jones’ first love has always been basketball. But, when his hoop dream did not materialize, he realized that he had to make money to become his own man. As is with most hoods Biggie described, either you’re slinging crack rock or got a wicked jump shot. Mike Jones began to hustle. However, instead of achieving his champa…
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Mike Jones, Harris’s soon-to-be teammate at Syracuse, had a decent offensive showing, but still had some bumps along the road. In Jones’s two days here, he’s shown that he’s not hesitant to pull the trigger from three, and today he was actually able to convert on some of those opportunities. Jones hit two out of six three-point attempts in the scrimmage, most of which were spotting up. Jones has yet to show he can effectively attack the basket, having trouble yesterday and traveling on his lone try today. He did make one nice bounce pass into the low post, though, and was the recipient of two alley-oop catches on the day.
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Despite the obvious odds stacked against him and the obstacles in his path, Houston-born hip-hop heavyweight Mike Jones overcame them all to become one of the most recognizable voices in rap music. Aided by a confident, charismatic flow, Mike Jones exploded onto the national scene in the summer of 2005 with the block-bending break out single "Still Tippin.'" Introducing the world to Texas culture, Mike Jones went on to sell 1.5 million units of his Warner Bros/Asylum Records debut Who Is Mike Jones? Now Mike Jones returns to tell the story of his extraordinary triumphs with the aptly titled sophomore album, The American Dream. And the playful lead single "Mr. Jones" is a perfect re-introduction for the mayor of H-town. Over a light piano loop, contrasting with heavy guitar riffs and an intense string section, Mike narrates through his wonderful world of popped trunks, candy-painted slabs and 84-spoked rims.
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Who Is Mike Jones?, which juxtaposes thick, down-tempo beats with Jones' Texas drawl and music-box melodies, hints at Houston hip-hop's future. Asylum has signed twenty more Houston rappers, and Slim Thug's debut, Already Platinum, is due from the Neptunes' Star Trak Records in late May. But in a personal way, Jones' success has come too late. His grandmother, Elsia Mae, who came up with his record's title, died two years ago. "A lot of people told me I was crazy, but she said, 'You better keep doing it,'" Jones says. "She passed away just before I blew up."
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As far as the NBA is concerned, Mike Jones can be in the NBA if Mike Jones wants to be in the NBA. The only thing holding him back is himself, and his desire, or lack thereof. It will be interesting to see if Jones finally puts it all together his senior year and gives himself a legitimate shot of being drafted, but if we look at how the last three years went, we’d say the odds are against that happening. On the other hand, he can easily carve himself a niche if he can heat up in just a couple of workouts or one of the pre-draft camps, as it’s rare to find an athlete of his nature who can stroke the ball the way he can.
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