Drake-Over (Official Video)

Here is the long anticipated official video for "Over" by Drake. It is full of flashing lights and blurring images. I must say that I enjoyed the "Best I ever had" video more than this. Check it out for yourself.

Will Joe Flacco get better in his third season?

Ozzie Newsome and the rest of the front office made a statement with their off-season acquisitions so far. Two of their three best acquisitions are wide receivers. Anquan Boldin and Dante Stallworth are both veterans who have both experienced different levels of success in their careers. Derrick Mason, one of Flacco's favorite targets, is returning for the upcoming season. This means the Ravens offense will be stocked with talented and proven aerial targets that can play different roles in the offense.

With all the players the front office has worked to sign, will Flacco become leaps and bounds better than he was last season?

It should. One of main problems he has faced in the past two years is not having enough targets to look for when the pass rush is breathing down his neck and he was forced to get rid of the ball immediately. During his rookie year, Derrick Mason was Flacco's throwaway. That was the first receiver Flacco looked for. In his second year, he started to look toward fellow second year player Ray Rice when the plays broke down mostly because defenses had learned to double and sometimes triple team Mason.

With a new looking receiving core, Flacco will hopefully be more willing to scan the field for different players. Besides there will be times when he has two wide receivers that had over 1000 yards in the previous season roaming the field and a tight end that has a knack for getting open in the middle of the field and a speedy wide receiver that can be very effective in the slot.

The most important factor is how much progress Flacco makes in that crucial period in between his second and third season. He will be expected to make more reads and better decisions than he did in this past season. He will have to study a little more tape and squeeze in a little more practice time with his offense than he has done in his professional career so far.

Usher- OMG (Official Video)

This is the video for Usher's next single OMG. It has everything. He glides at a random part of the video and he dances and smokes a cigar at the same time in 3-d. Will-I-Am put a nice club feel into the production of this song but he did not offer much vocally. His verse was plain and pointless. I know MTV2 or whatever channels play pop music videos these days will have a field day with this one.

Fabolous- Im Raw

Here is a visual for one of Fabolous' underground tracks "Im Raw". It is actually a pretty good video to go with the nonstop one liners Fab delivers.

The video's discorded nature leaves you questioning how and why certain things are in the video. The woman who works in the butcher shop with is dancing on a piano in a studio. Otherwise this is a quality music video for a non-album song.

Usher returns to the top

Usher released Raymond vs Raymond last week while riding a high wave of momentum and anticipation. All that promotion seems to have payed off as the numbers are in and Usher has returned to number one on the Top 200 list. He sold 330,100 in just seven days.

This success comes as a surprise to me because of how many he sold. His seven week numbers are higher than Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes total sales after a month on the shelves.

I guess people have really taken notice of his singles, Daddy's Home, Lil' Freak and recently OMG. I actually doubted Usher because I did not think people were really catching on to the songs he was releasing but I guess a good Usher song is a good Usher song. Right?

I want to extend my congratulations to Usher. The product he is offering his fans this time around is far superior to his last project, Here I Stand.

Rhymefest- Dangerous 5:18 Mixtape

I am currently listening to a few tracks from Rhymefest's recent mixtape release "Dangerous 5:18". It has some really aggressive tracks and a few heartfelt songs like "Do it again". There is even a club joint called "Vibin". I was delighted to see that Little Brother was featured in three of the 17 tracks on the compilation(one of which was on Little Brother's "And Justus for all"). The three have an amazing ability to collaborate on a song and all three of them rap with emotion all comparable to one another. This is an impeccable free mixtape available for listen on datpiff.com. Check it out.

Best tracks: Do it again and What do I do.

Big Boi- Shuttebugg

Here is one of the dopest leaks I have heard from Big Boi's upcoming project "Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty". It is funky, has a heavy beat and a melodic chorus. I hope this album actually comes just because he has worked hard to create sounds like this.

Chris Kanyon dies at age 40

Chris Kanyon was found dead friday night in his apartment. The cause of death is believed to be suicide. His bipolar disease has led him to threaten suicide several times before. My condolences go out to his family and friends.