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Status. >> by the 50s and 60s, sneakers were mostly made by canvas and worn by kids. but a cooler customer was putting them on the map. >> if you went back to the time i was growing up, athletes made shoes cool. dr. j wore the converse one star and he practically invented the slam dunk. so whatever he was wearing was super school. >> the beginning of my career, i wore dress shoes to the office. about 1994 i stopped. it was a huge generational shift somewhere in that period where casual ware bega...

Security measures, that it led other people to take those steps at that level. >> donald trump would insult us and that had ripple effects to his audience. they would throw things at us, follow us, and so this is really serious business. >> gwenda blair and liz, thank you for your stories. we have dr. j and d dj skribble. look at rob reiner and anthony scaramucci. >> now were getting along, but on the air hes going to hit me terribl terribly. >> rob, this is not planned, but can you say someth...

And now on "the beat", a special edition of fallback friday. and yes, its a takeover edition of fallback. we have two legends from the show amtv rap. mtv is relaunching the series with a kickoff concert friday, and im joined by the original co-host of "amtv rap." dr. j and dj skribble is working on the relaunch. >> mtv raps today. >> were going to start off with a game right here. rap kim is in the house. >> yo, thanks for being here, you guys. >> nice being here. >> youre making me happy and i

I was going to get a jimmy blazer and a benz, and that was going to be it. so was it not the passion then for basketball - but really the money? - yes. - really? - yes. levin: were you naturally good? shaq: no, at first i wasnt good. but, you know, i just gradually worked, worked, worked. and then when my father showed me that article, thats when i really started focusing. you had problems dunking. as a youngster, i did. and my father changed that, too. - howd that happen? - so one day in the ga...

I was going to get a jimmy blazer and a benz, and that was going to be it. so was it not the passion then for basketball - but really the money? - yes. - really? - yes. levin: were you naturally good? shaq: no, at first i wasnt good. but, you know, i just gradually worked, worked, worked. and then when my father showed me that article, thats when i really started focusing. you had problems dunking. as a youngster, i did. and my father changed that, too. - howd that happen? - so one day in the ga...

And that was going to be it. so was it not the passion then for basketball - but really the money? - yes. - really? - yes. levin: were you naturally good? shaq: no, at first i wasnt good. but, you know, i just gradually worked, worked, worked. and then when my father showed me that article, thats when i really started focusing. you had problems dunking. as a youngster, i did. and my father changed that, too. - howd that happen? - so one day in the game, im real smooth and im, you know, and i fin...

I was going to get a jimmy blazer and a benz, and that was going to be it. so was it not the passion then for basketball - but really the money? - yes. - really? - yes. levin: were you naturally good? shaq: no, at first i wasnt good. but, you know, i just gradually worked, worked, worked. and then when my father showed me that article, thats when i really started focusing. you had problems dunking. as a youngster, i did. and my father changed that, too. - howd that happen? - so one day in the ga...

>> you have the best celebrity story of all time involving michael jordan. >> i do. >> playing dice on the mens room floor. >> lets skip the rest of the story. >> fortunately, i won the game. >> quentin marcellus. i went to see his jazz show when i was 18. he sang happy birthday to me. >> i met dr. j at a sixers game, julius erving, for those of you that dont know. >> not a real doctor. >> he gave me a checkup, dana. [laughter] and then i got his autograph and then i lost it. >> ive done that. >...

Michael jordan. >> i do. >> playing dice on the mens room floor. >> lets skip the rest of the story. >> fortunately, i won the game. >> quentin marcellus. i went to see his jazz show when i was 18. he sang happy birthday to me. >> i met dr. j at a sixers game, julius erving, for those of you that dont know. >> not a real doctor. >> he gave me a checkup, dana. [laughter] and then i got his autograph and then i lost it. >> ive done that. >> i grew up in wyoming and colorado and there are not that ...

Losers of 16 in a row. and in baseball, 23 straight losses by the philadelphia phillies. this season is a far cry from the glory days of the team, the days of wilt chamberlain, dr. j and allen iverson. fans tough on their teams but this season, sixers fans are barely showing up. looks like they have the long game in mind. >> hopefully in about two years, theyll go from worst back to the top again. >> philadelphia fans are smart and they see whats going on here and they know you got to lose to wi...