Out of Bounds: 2009 ESPN the Magazine’s Pre NFL Pre-Draft Party @ Espace, 2/24/09

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The SVEDKA was flowing, the Coors Light was cold, the women were lovely, and the stars were out last night. The ambiance was one of good times, high hopes, and sound advice for this year’s draftees. With legendary spin-mistress, Spinderella on the ones and twos and a live performance by Fabolous, ESPN the Magazine gave the NFL’s up-and-coming stars and their fans a memorable evening.   Soon to be NFL superstars, Michael Oher (University of Miss.) and Jason Smith (Baylor) were in the house as well as future Hall of Famers Deion Sanders and Michael Strahan. New York Giants’ great, Rodney Hampton, was in the building last night. The H-Town native has been busy with his various charity organizations and football camps for youngsters while practicing on his golf swing.As the crowd settled into its collective mood, your favorite rapper’s favorite slick talker and Brooklyn’s own F-A-B-O took the stage and  proceeded to rock the crowd with a medley of his biggest songs, much to the delight of those in attendance.  Solid performance, good crowd control and overall very efficient.   With this being a Hip-Hop site, we decided to ask a few stars a question that’s a been a hot topic here on the site. The question: “Who are your Top 5 Hip-Hop artists, dead or alive?” Here’s what a few of them said:   Damien Woody, Tackle, New York Jets: Notorious B.I.G.2PacJay-ZNasKRS-One   D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Tackle, New York Jets CommonNotorious B.I.G.NasKanye WestAndre 3000   Keith Bulluck, Linebacker, Tennessee Titans JadakissNotorious B.I.G.Jay-ZRedmanIce Cube   Michael Strahan, NFL on Fox analyst, Former New York Giant Defensive End Notorious B.I.G.2PacJay-ZLil’ WayneYoung Jeezy   Ryan Grant, Running Back, Green Bay Packers Jay-ZNotorious B.I.G.Andre 3000EminemGame Rebellion   Idris Elba, Actor, The Wire Notorious B.I.G.Jay-ZLauryn HillBlack Thought of The RootsNasBonus Pick: KRS-One   From Dennis L.A. White, Michael Ealy, and Omar Benson Miller, to Osi Umenyiora, Matt Cassell, Adrian Peterson, Brandon Jacobs, Devin Harris and many others; ESPN the Magazine’s Pre NFL Pre-Draft Party was, and always is, a huge success.   You can always check out new and past posts on the Out of Bounds blog at: outofbounds-therowdyone.blogspot.com