Amar’e Stoudemire, T.I., Lisa Leslie (WNBA)
Ovie Mughelli, Amar’e Stoudemire, producer Drumma Boy
Phoenix Suns center Amar’e Stoudemire celebrated the merge of his record label Hypocalypto Entertainment with a private dinner party at Justin’s on Saturday. Special invited guests included: T.I., Killer Mike, Big Kuntry, Lisa Leslie (WNBA), Ovie (Falcons), D. Woods, Drumma Boy, Deon Grant, and more.
Amar’e introduced his new artist, Juice to industry veterans. After the dinner party, Amar’e hosted The UNION Party at Dreamz ATL where he was surrounded by a bevy of beautiful women.
Hypocalypto Ent. merged with Grand Hustle under a deal that will see the sports star and the rap star coming together and building a force to be reckoned with in the music industry and sports.
Both men plan to start a record label and a sports entertainment company together and they are in talks to open different properties together.
Stoudemire and T.I. came from similar backgrounds from the bottom up. Growing up in Florida was rough for Amar’e whose mother was arrested multiple times before he was a teenager. His father died when he was young. Yet Amar’e has never been arrested and he was able to land solidly on his two feet.
He bounced around to different high schools before being drafted straight into the NBA by the Suns where he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003. Amar’e, who is single, gives back to his community through his Each One Teach One Foundation in Phoenix.
Amar’e also signed a consulting deal with MusicBusinessPolitics (MBP) which is based in Atlanta.
The female owned company will oversee all the All-Star Weekend events in Phoenix, Arizona for Amar’e and Grand Hustle, which means there will be opportunities for lucky sandrarose.com readers to gain All-Access to the All-Star parties!
Thanks to Laura Giles of MusicBusinessPolitics and Nicole Garner of Garner Circle PR!
Photos by Nzinga Wallace
ok T.I and Lil Duvaull(sp)..PUHLEEZE don’t stand next to anyone else over 5″10
12bme Says:
ok T.I and Lil Duvaull(sp)..PUHLEEZE don’t stand next to anyone else over 5?10
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That’s the same thing I was thinking. T.I must be very comfortable in his own skin to stand next to Lisa.
lol … i’m 5’10 … priceless … who won the contest ??
lol, T.I. looks like a lil kid standing next to Lisa Leslie.lol
LOL at T.I between Amar’e and Lisa looking like a lil munchkin.
Amar’e is kinda cute but I’m mad he got the start over Melo or Dirk and Brandon for the All Star game.
TI has new show coming on MTV I think its called TI redemption countdown I d/k please dont quote me on the name of the show… But anywho, who won the contest?
T.I. looks like a lil kid standing next to Lisa Leslie.
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i was thinking the same thing! lol
Amar’e Stoudemire or 50 Cent, hmmmmmmm lol
great pics Zing now come take some of your BNL lol
I cant wait to see T.I’s countdown to lockdown (shout out Lil Kim, Tracey Edmonds) It looks interesting. I was cracking the hell up though when I seen the commercial. I wonder why he didnt go to BET and get with Tracey? Hopefully she gets some type of payment, after all it was her idea. First Kim, then DMX.
I luvs me some TI yall faithfull members knew it was coming. I will be front and center for his MTV special.
Amara was having a “hella” good time at Dreamz it seemed. I was impressed that he was mingling w the “regular crowd” at times.
Amare (pardon)
Amare always kicks it with us “regular folks” here at the clubs in Phoenix. Dude is really down to earth and cool as hell. Anyways Sandra, keep me in mind for the All Star hookup since I live in Phoenix and would love to attend some of these events that will be hard to get into.