The Ravens did not trade back at all today. They drafted three very talented players that play positions the Ravens need help with.
The 43rd overall pick was pass rusher Sergio Kindle. Kindle was predicted to go in the first round but he fell to the early part of the first round and that is when the Ravens snatched him up. Analyst accredit him as a dynamic college pass rusher in college and expect him to transition well to the pro's.
The 57th overall pick was the enormous run stopper Terrance Cody. He was the Ravens' the other second-round pick. He was also predicted to be picked in the first round. The collaborative efforts of Cody and Ngata will make an interesting run blocking combo. the Ravens finally got another defensive lineman to replace Dwan Edwards and Justin Bannan, both of whom departed in free agency.
The third and final pick for the Ravens on the day was the 70th overall pick, TE Eric Dickson. Dickson is known for being a fast pass catching tight end. It is good to see the Ravens get another body on the depth chart behind Todd Heap in the tight end category.
Right now it looks the Ravens made their squad much better but we will have to wait and see how these picks produce in the future. We still have one more day of the draft. As of now, the Ravens have four picks left, one in the fourth round, two in the fifth round and one in the sixth round.
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Ravens trade out of the first round
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On Thursday May 22 at 7:30pm, the Ravens had 5 drafts picks, two of which were early picks: the 25th overall pick and the 57th overall pick. After 57 they did not have a pick until the early half of the fifth round.
Well today thanks to a wise and somewhat predictable trade, the Ravens walk into the second day with seven picks. They have two picks in the second round, one in the third round, one in the fourth, two in the fifth (one of which they acquired in the Anquan Boldin trade) and one in the sixth round.
The Ravens are known for maneuvering through the draft to get the best rookies available for the best price.
So Ravens fans who like myself watch hours of the first round just to find your team trade out need no worry. It seems that the Ravens have a plan, as they always do, and they will get the most out of this draft class.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Snoop Dogg feat Jay-Z- I wanna rock remix (official video)
Don't get to excited Jay-Z is no where to be found in the video.
Guru, one half of rap duo Gang Starr, dies of cancer
Guru, one of the two mc's in legendary hip hop duo Gangstarr, passed away on Monday due to complications from an undisclosed type of cancer. He worked alongside fellow mc Solar and producer DJ Premier to become pioneers of renown the underground east coast sound mimiced by many in the 90's.
To learn more about who the hip hop world lost yesterday, check out this obit by XXLmag on their website
www.xxlmag.com
The Ravens 2010 game schedule has been released
The game schedules for all 32 teams have been released and fans are already picking wins and losses.
This season's schedule looks to be more gentle from a travel standpoint. They have avoided the disliked game overseas in England once again. They play the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints in the comfort of their own M&T Bank Stadium. The farthest they will travel this upcoming season will be to Houston to play the Texans who had their first winning season in franchise history in 2009.
Nfl.com has calculated that the Ravens have the 12th hardest schedule this year, according to last year's records of their upcoming opponents. Half of their opponents will be coming off of winning seasons, one a super bowl championship.
The biggest break the Ravens will get is playing the Super Bowl champion Saints in Baltimore rather than New Orleans. No team wants to challenge the Saints in the Superdome. Especially after the magical finish they had at the end of last season. Saints fans will bring their high energy and high expectations to the stadium for home games. Luckily the Ravens will be able to avoid the vast majority of those folks when game time roles around.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Game f. Pharrell Williams - It Must Be Me [Prod. Neptunes] | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010
Game f. Pharrell Williams - It Must Be Me [Prod. Neptunes] | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010
New single for The Game's upcoming R.E.D album produced by Pharrell. Beat is knocking, the verses are hard but the chorus does not match everything else in terms of quality. Listen and form your own opinion.
Five years ago this week...
the top five albums on Billboard's Top Hip Hop and R&B Albums chart were: Beanie Sigel's The B. Coming, 112's Pleasure & Pain, 50 Cent's The Massacre, Will Smith's Lost and Found and The Game's Documentary. Looking back I can remember most of these albums featured at least ubiquitous song that played on the radio every ten minutes sometimes one after another.
Radio DJ's loved to mix songs done by the The Game and 50 Cent with another 50 cent song. You would hear "Hate it or Love it" then suddenly have your ears bombarded with record scratches while the song transitions to Candy Shop. This was mostly due to the label connection between the two superstar rappers had. They were both signed as Shady/Aftermath/Interscope artists.
Beanie Sigel did not hit the radio as hard as his other rap counterparts sitting atop this chart at this time but he still landed at the number one spot that week. He had a thoughtful introspective single called "Feel it in the Air" leading the promo for his album but it wasn't something people wanted to hear in their car every twenty minutes. Honestly he only hit number one that week because his album debut as a release on the prominent hip hop label Rocafella, a sinking ship co-steered by Jay-Z and Dame Dash. The album was filled with features from State Property and other talented hip hop producers and artists. The only other single on that album that got attention was "Don't Stop", a smooth two step jam featuring Snoop Dogg on the chorus and Pharrell on the beat.
The most shocking album positioned in the top five that week was Will Smith's last album released to this date "Lost and Found". The only thing that actually comes to mind when this album is brought up is the ordinarily corny music video for his lead single "Switch". He is in an unnamed warehouse-like location where he is rapping his lyrics and randomly finds himself in a party setting. This last album had plenty of features but did not catch anyone's eye after the first week. This probably explains why he has since stuck to what he does best which is everything but rapping.
There is not much to say about the one R&B album on this list which is 112's Pleasure and Pain. I do not remember a thing about this record, not even the lead single so I will say no more about that.
Today, if you look at the charts you see Usher's Raymond vs Raymond at number one, Monica's Still Standing at number two, Erykah Badu's New Amerykah, Pt.2 Return of the Ankh at number three, Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes at number four and The E.N.D by Black Eyed Peas at number five. This is a major turnover from what we saw five years ago. At that very distant time in the past, we saw hip hop albums great and not so great top the charts, this week we see an R&B top heavy chart.
The reason no one is buying any hip hop albums right now. *BUZZ* What are low quality hip hop albums, alex? Correct!
Right now the most popular album is Battle of the Sexes. It is a good bass heavy album full of tracks that are designed to appeal to both men and women. It is definitely your best bet at finding a good hip hop album in the new section at your local music retailer right now. I do not even consider the Black Eyed Peas hip hop anymore, they are purely a pop group so let's take them out of this equation. The next highest selling hip hop album this week is Lil' Wayne's Rebirth album, a sorry attempt at Lil Wayne making a crossover rock record. Do not be fooled, it is a hip hop album with some rock sounds and samples mixed in. The best part about that album is when he strays from the rock sound namely Drop the World featuring Eminem. The compilation was a career mistake for him.
The other problem is way to many people have out hit singles but cannot compile a decent album together. Waka Flocka Flame? really? Nicki Minaj is killing it right now but her torch will burn out before she releases an album just like I think her labelmate Drake will allow to happen to himself. There are anthems on the radio right now but they are not and will not be attached to classic albums.
This trend will spin back around again soon when see Drake, Eminem, Kanye and T.I drop an album in the upcoming summer and fall months. We are just experiencing a slight hip hop drought is all. Have patience hip hop fans, better things are in the forecast.
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Radio DJ's loved to mix songs done by the The Game and 50 Cent with another 50 cent song. You would hear "Hate it or Love it" then suddenly have your ears bombarded with record scratches while the song transitions to Candy Shop. This was mostly due to the label connection between the two superstar rappers had. They were both signed as Shady/Aftermath/Interscope artists.
Beanie Sigel did not hit the radio as hard as his other rap counterparts sitting atop this chart at this time but he still landed at the number one spot that week. He had a thoughtful introspective single called "Feel it in the Air" leading the promo for his album but it wasn't something people wanted to hear in their car every twenty minutes. Honestly he only hit number one that week because his album debut as a release on the prominent hip hop label Rocafella, a sinking ship co-steered by Jay-Z and Dame Dash. The album was filled with features from State Property and other talented hip hop producers and artists. The only other single on that album that got attention was "Don't Stop", a smooth two step jam featuring Snoop Dogg on the chorus and Pharrell on the beat.
The most shocking album positioned in the top five that week was Will Smith's last album released to this date "Lost and Found". The only thing that actually comes to mind when this album is brought up is the ordinarily corny music video for his lead single "Switch". He is in an unnamed warehouse-like location where he is rapping his lyrics and randomly finds himself in a party setting. This last album had plenty of features but did not catch anyone's eye after the first week. This probably explains why he has since stuck to what he does best which is everything but rapping.
There is not much to say about the one R&B album on this list which is 112's Pleasure and Pain. I do not remember a thing about this record, not even the lead single so I will say no more about that.
Today, if you look at the charts you see Usher's Raymond vs Raymond at number one, Monica's Still Standing at number two, Erykah Badu's New Amerykah, Pt.2 Return of the Ankh at number three, Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes at number four and The E.N.D by Black Eyed Peas at number five. This is a major turnover from what we saw five years ago. At that very distant time in the past, we saw hip hop albums great and not so great top the charts, this week we see an R&B top heavy chart.
The reason no one is buying any hip hop albums right now. *BUZZ* What are low quality hip hop albums, alex? Correct!
Right now the most popular album is Battle of the Sexes. It is a good bass heavy album full of tracks that are designed to appeal to both men and women. It is definitely your best bet at finding a good hip hop album in the new section at your local music retailer right now. I do not even consider the Black Eyed Peas hip hop anymore, they are purely a pop group so let's take them out of this equation. The next highest selling hip hop album this week is Lil' Wayne's Rebirth album, a sorry attempt at Lil Wayne making a crossover rock record. Do not be fooled, it is a hip hop album with some rock sounds and samples mixed in. The best part about that album is when he strays from the rock sound namely Drop the World featuring Eminem. The compilation was a career mistake for him.
The other problem is way to many people have out hit singles but cannot compile a decent album together. Waka Flocka Flame? really? Nicki Minaj is killing it right now but her torch will burn out before she releases an album just like I think her labelmate Drake will allow to happen to himself. There are anthems on the radio right now but they are not and will not be attached to classic albums.
This trend will spin back around again soon when see Drake, Eminem, Kanye and T.I drop an album in the upcoming summer and fall months. We are just experiencing a slight hip hop drought is all. Have patience hip hop fans, better things are in the forecast.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wale f. Chris Brown & Fabolous - Pretty Girls Rmx | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010
Wale f. Chris Brown & Fabolous - Pretty Girls Rmx | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010
Here is the the remix to Wale's hit "Pretty Girls". Fabolous and Chris Brown swoop in to add some fire to an already hot song.
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