Word from TDEU: I saw Nikko recently on VH1's 2nd season of Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta, when he signed with a great friend of mine, ce...
Most of you are probably wondering why we did an interview with a celeb who comes from a bit of a different background than what we're all used to reading on TDEU, but, Nikko definitely proved that football is not that different from the music industry.
Football
I actually played basketball more than
football. However, I loved playing the game of football. Jets is my
favorite team in the NFL. I like Rex Ryan and I do like Mark Sanchez,
I do feel they are a fit for their positions. I was fortunate enough
not to see the “butt fumble” (laughs). Next season is going to be
a good season for the Jets, I can feel it.
You will always have people who will like you as an artist or athlete, but there will always be people who will not respect what you're doing. When it clicks in your mind – this is what I want to put out, this is how I want to perform – on the field or on the stage, that's going to make people see me different than the rest – keep hitting it until you win.
Football vs Music
I have two new singles out, “NY to LA”, and “I'm ready girl”. One of the guests known to EU audience on the new project will be Rick Ross.
Football and music are not that different. Things I've learned in football are dedication and endurance. You have to have a mindset to go out there and hit hard. Suppress the pain. It's same like going into the studio and the fight when putting your music out there.
You will always have people who will like you as an artist or athlete, but there will always be people who will not respect what you're doing. When it clicks in your mind – this is what I want to put out, this is how I want to perform – on the field or on the stage, that's going to make people see me different than the rest – keep hitting it until you win.
It's amazing how hard you have to work, and how dedicated you have to be as an athlete, not just in football, but in every sport. Football is different though, it's a different mindset, you hit, you get hit, you can get hurt or even worse. Still, 45 men are in it to win it. Battle on the field is not just a fight against a team, but a battle with yourself, how well you will do and how will it impact the rest of the game.
Persistence overcomes the resistance. Never give up!
The Reality Show – Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta
I used to date Mimi way back. Before
the 2nd season of the reality, I saw Mimi at the VMA's and
we reconnected. I was invited to be in the reality show. I accepted,
but although I wasn't shown in the good light, I don't regret my
decision.
Mimi did act like we never did anything
intimate, however it's a different story on that again. Off camera
it's something else. Hour long conversations would be edited to look
like they were couple seconds. I was trying to help her with her
business, but they made it look I was trying to be a part of her
business. We're still cool though.
Now, it's a shot at me. I have to clean
up the mess. People make judgments on what they see on TV. I'm
getting my story out now via media – TV, radio, press.. It was no
different than Russel Crow in the Gladiator, thrown out there, and
now have to defend. That's the most important thing to me right now –
telling it how it is, and moving forward. Of course haters will bash
you, but I can't control that. I got to say what I have to say, and
keep moving.
Stevie J
Me and Stevie J are a whole another
story. Mimi is still caught up on him, but, I don't judge, since he's
her baby daddy. She didn't really support me on the show as she
should. Stevie J... He felt I was a threat to him. At the end of the
day, I'm with his baby mama. I know it hurt him.
In one of the episodes I gave Mimi a
Rolex. Watch was real, not like Stevie J kept saying it wasn't. On
the show, you can see she didn't really appreciate the gift.
Honestly, I don't know what girl in this world that would get a
Rolex, Presidential, wouldn't appreciate the gift. Stevie on the
other hand, never gave her anything. Stevie came in to my video
screening, giving her the keys of a BMW. Whole scene was set up to
make me look like the bad guy, since, first of all – that car was a
rental, it was taken back two days after. Secondly, security was
there behind me, to grab me, no one had security next to him. Whole
scene was a set up, the joke was on me.
Stevie J was completely broke just 8
months ago. He didn't have a car, he'd wear Joseline Hernandez ex
boyfriends clothes in the first season, and so on. This, 2nd
season, they're trying to make him look like the good guy. Again,
like I've said, it's entertainment.
Mia Bajin
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