Hot Sauce在加拿大-关于Killa Krossover Tour 2006的访谈
多伦多——最后一次举办大型街球早在2003年夏——那时跳跃的灵魂(Skip To My Lou),黑寡妇(Alimoe)和主赛事(Main Event)曾因And1的街球巡回赛(And1 Mixtape Tour)第一次也是为一次造访多伦多.
一直以来都有个悬念在记者心中——为什么街球大牛们没有再次来访,一个偶然的机会和And1的有关人员告诉记者,那是因为And1 Mixtape Tour在多伦多从未拥有足够的观众...
三年过去了,现在Killer Krossover Tour来到了ACC(Air Canada Center,多伦多猛龙的主场)."Killer Krossover Tour"是什么?那是街球高手辣酱(Hot Sauce)主办的比赛！
Hot Sauce在表演运球
记者和Hot Sauce进行了一番访谈，访谈中Hot Sauce告诉记者，The Killer Krossover tour是属于他的比赛，并在最近四五年一直积极寻找真正的天才一起参与。当被问到And1 Mixtape Tour和The Killer Krossover Tour的区别时，Hot Sauce表示And1的街球巡回赛更像是表演，而Killer Krossover Tour则是属于他个人掌控的赛事，并暗示说这只是一个开始...关于Hot Sauce有份出演的街球电影《Crossover》，Hot Sauce回答说那是一次非常棒的体验，当记者说到是否考虑出演更多非篮球的角色，Hot Sauce老实不客气地回答正在做，“好事多磨，耐心等吧”。
Hot Sauce：“街头篮球就是你争我抢的过程，我要扬名立万并得到自己想要的东西，Hot Sauce就是我的名字，大字写下来！...”
（以上由无招篮球-www.HoopChina.com简译）
原文如下：
Canadian Hot Sauce
in Streetball, Features
by Clement Chu
Toronto — The last time there was a major streetball event here in the T-Dot was waaay back in the summer of 2003 — Skip To My Lou, Alimoe and Main Event were in the building for the And 1 Mixtape Tour’s first and only visit to Toronto.
What remains a mystery to me is why they never came back. At the time, I spoke to some of the And 1 reps and they told me that up to that point, there had never been a larger audience for an And 1 Mixtape game, ever.
Strangely, three years have passed since then, and now we have the Killer Krossover Tour coming to the ACC on Thursday night at 7:30pm.
What is the Killer Krossover Tour? I went down to the Scadding Court Community Centre recently to get some answers, where Neil and Andrea from Substance Entertainment Group were hosting the man behind the tour: Philip “Hot Sauce” Champion.
Me: Whaddup Sauce? So what’s going down with this Killer Krossover Tour?
Sauce: We’re basically blowing people out city to city…as y’all know, it’s my tour. I hate really blowing people out but it’s a job so, we have to do that, know what I’m sayin’? We go across, playin’ cats with a lot of skills…but, they can’t find a way to really pull the win. So we’re really looking for talent. We’ve been looking for talent for the last 4 or 5 years…[but] there’s nothin’ out here, you know what I’m sayin’?
Me: What’s the real difference between the And 1 Tour and the Killer Krossover Tour?
Sauce: The And 1 Tour is established. The Killer Krossover tour is under my name and it’s bringing new cats up to get a name. And it’s basically an exposure tour. I [was just over in Hong Kong] (with And1) and killed…I started something…It’s like the butterfly effect of Hot Sauce know what I’m sayin’ and I’m lovin’ it right now. I wanna go overseas, and turn everything around and come back and be set for life.
After the game (in Toronto), all [the] drinks will be on me…(after party @ Fluid Nightclub)
Me: Tell me about the experience of being in the movie, Crossover.
Sauce: Um, the movie was crazy, it was a great experience. It’s me doing something I always wanted to do…something I can fall back on as far as when I get to the end of this streetball career. I got a lot of props…I mean, it’s had its ups and downs, but I got a lot of props for it [considering] it was my first movie…
Me: So that’s something you’re considering…the acting thing? Like…roles non-basketball related?
Sauce: I’m workin’ on that right now. Just gotta wait…good things come to those who wait…
Me: So what’s coming down the pipe for Sauce that you want your fans to know about?
Sauce: I’m hustlin’ right now know what I’m sayin’? Streetball is a hustle, so basically I’m using my name to get what I want. Hot Sauce…that’s my name…and you can put that in bold letters if you want to…
I’m still doin’ my thang. I am who I am, ain’t nothing new, just doing bigger thangs right now. You’re not going to get the Hot Sauce you saw in [the And1] Mixtape 3 you know what I’m sayin’? Cause I’m about business now…my name is a business…so I’m using that…that’s my breadwinner.
So, if you’re interested in checking out guys like Hot Sauce, I’ll Be Right Back, Sik Wit It, High Octane, etc., take on a local T-Dot legends like Mike ‘Ghost’ Zanadine, Donrick ‘Cheeze’ Thomas and Corey ‘Sho Stoppa’ Niles, head down to the ACC @ 7:30pm. Tickets are still available.
