One of the Nation with Kid Raptor

This one of the Nation feature is fairly new. It is our 3rd one here at the Dino Nation Blog. Ironically that is the age of the person this one is on. The feature is to highlight people that love basketball and our fans of the Dino Nation Blog and the Raptors. Kid Raptor may not be old enough to read the blog but his dad is a long time reader of it. So if you are not aware of who Kid Raptor is...allow me to share with you the first video I saw of him.

He is also probably one of only a few 3 year old's to have his own Twitter account @Kid_Raptor and dad has one as well @therounder. Here is a video with both Dad and Kid Raptor from recently.

I had a chance over the Easter Holiday weekend to talk with both Kid Raptor and dad. It was a fun time. They say in show biz or in media never to work with kids or pets. I broke that rule though and the results I think are pretty fun. Have a listen and see if you agree. This is easily the youngest person I have interviewed for the DNB. Kid Raptor has Demar DeRozan beat by like 17 years. Have a listen and enjoy.

Kid Raptor

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Kid Raptor brings a smile to my face even on a day like today after very heartbreaking loss for the Raptors. He still is doing his thing on 92.5 FM in Toronto. He also is regularly featured on the Raptorspace show that airs on Raptors TV on Thursday's usually at 5 pm. Thanks to both Ethan and his dad for taking the time out for me and the Dino Nation Blog. The fact that people that love the Raptors so much are fans of what I do makes me feel good about what I do each day here.

Will Kid Raptor be right about Chris staying or playing for Jay Triano one day. Who knows but that is what is special about kids. They dream and love without conditions and to see kids like Ethan gives me hope for the future of basketball in Canada. Hope everyone enjoyed this feature as much as I did in putting it together.

"1 of the Nation" with D.J Flash

I had met D.J Flash last season while being down at The Score for Court Surfing. Since that time I have kept in touch and did a great interview with him for The Industry Magazine Interview with D.J Flash.When we recorded that interview we did talk a little basketball but he had said that we needed to hook up again to talk just ball in the Dino Nation Blog. So Anas Ahmed came up with this feature called "1 of the Nation" in where we do features on some of the DNB's readers and talk with them about their love and passion for basketball and get to know them. This seemed a perfect way to bring Alex (D.J Flash) in to talk some ball with me. So we talk a lot about the Raptors and some talk about the night life in Toronto for NBA players in Toronto. Even swap stories about our passion for the Raptors over boiling at times. It was a great conversation and a lot of fun. This feature has featured 2 folks in the music world so far. However it is not going to be just about that. If you love your Raptors and have passion for the Raptors and the DNB you could be featured in this segment. That being said people in the music world tend to be some of the more passionate basketball fans you can find. It is part of why I write a basketball column monthly in The Industry Magazine. So let's get to talking some ball with D.J Flash.

1 of the Nation with D.J Flash

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Flash mentioned a few things in that interview first here in the link to voting for his Radio Show THE LOCKDOWN in the Stylus Awards which is something I know The Industry Magazine is involved in as well. So go vote for his show here. You can also check out show's website The Lockdown which goes down on Sunday nights. He mentioned his new album that dropped yesterday here is a link to that. Flash's company that reps a ton of great D.J talent and artists besides himself is Across The Board Entertainment and they have a website to keep up on what they are up to.

If you want get at Alex he is also on Twitter @DJFlash05 and see what is up with The Score's Official D.J and good dude and someone that has supported the Dino Nation Blog and I thank him for that. Just as I thank all of you that check us out day in and day out. This feature is our way at the Dino Nation Blog to give back to the folks that support us by showing them some love in return. Along with showing folks the passion and love that folks have for basketball here in Canada. It was a great idea that Anas has come up with and if you want to be a part of this segment reach out to Anas on Twitter @Thisisanas on Twitter. He will be doing this feature along with myself on occasion and I feel it can be successful and fun for all of you that read the DNB.

So thanks to Alex I really hope he did not punch a wall last night cause it was one of those nights you sure wanted to punch something.

One of the Nation: Alex "Fundamental" Canzoneri

Hello Dino Nation!

This is the first edition of the new, "One of the Nation" feature. The idea here is to give Raptors fans an outlet to speak about their own lives and opinions on the team. We all get to say what's on our minds on Twitter but hopefully this will give some of you the chance to give us a glimpse beyond 140 characters. If you're interested in being interviewed, hit me up at anas.ahmed11@gmail.com or on Twitter @thisisanas. I'd love to hear about the different lifestyles of Raptors fans and what you do when you're not cheering (or booing) the Raptors.

Our respected guest this month is Alex "Fundamental" Canzoneri. I was originally going to make this a write-up but after we got to talking, I thought it would be best to throw up an audio version (so please excuse the amateur sound-quality). I hope you enjoy listening to this talented music producer as much as I enjoyed interviewing him. Also, be sure to check out the links down below. Some real GOOD music.

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Ayatollah Jaxx's album, "Hello Hip Hop", is dropping March 9th for free download. "Ms. 416" is the first single off of it.

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