Saturday, November 6, 2010

Kanye West- Looking for Trouble featuring Pusha T, Cyhi tha Prince, Big Sean and J. Cole




Great addition to the G.O.O.D series. Pusha T, Cyhi tha Prince, Big Sean and J.Cole are all featured on this Blue Dance Raid sample.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Dolphins have never scared me... until now

The 4-3 Dolphins are coming to Baltimore riding high hoping to continue a highly-acclaimed undefeated road game streak.

So far they have traveled far and wide to defeat other formidable teams like Buffalo, Minnesota, Green Bay and Cincinnati in their respective home stadiums.

When I look at Miami’s list of mid-season accomplishments, my mind state about Sunday’s showdown shifts from an optimism that Baltimore extends an impressive winning streak to hoping the Ravens play their best football to compete with the league's best road warriors.

One of the most obvious comparisons to analyze is the tales of the tape between both teams starting quarterbacks, both of whom were drafted in the 2008 NFL draft.

The Ravens' Joe Flacco has been lauded for his exemplary accurate passing in the past few weeks. After throwing four abysmal interceptions against division rival Cincinnati Bengals in week two, the third-year starter has cleaned up his act.

His numbers of his last five games have been astounding. He has thrown nine touchdowns and only one interception, computing to a 104.6 quarterback rating over that time span.

Chad Henne has not been far off the mark. The 6-3, 230 pounder has been generally conservative, surmounting a 100.0 passer rating only once this season. Henne did not throw a touchdown against the Cincinatti Bengals in the team’s win last week despite throwing 37 times; Henne was not the most valuable player in that victory proving that the Dolphins passing attack is analogous to a computer screen.

To the untrained eye it appears that a screen is what makes a computer function but a knowledgeable person understands the CPU makes a computer run. Many people perceive the passing attack as what makes Miami's offense productive but that credit goes to the running game driven by Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown and Patrick Cobbs.

The Dolphins have the number 16 rushing offense in the league, a fall from the number four ranking the same crew had a year before. Nevertheless the three man rotation will be a challenge for the Ravens' regressing run defense that was supposed to be virtually immovable with rookie defensive tackle Terrance Cody and pro bowl player of the same position, Haloti Ngata.

The past few weeks have proven that the Ravens offense could hold their own in a shootout but the defense would falter in the face of the slightest adversity. Clear evidence of this lies in the overtime victory against the Buffalo Bills. Joe Flacco and co. kept pace with the Bills offense (can't believe I just said that) while the defense was bending and capitalized on a fumble forced by Ray Lewis to win in overtime.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Kanye West- All of the lights featuring Various Artists



Kanye West recruits one-third of the entire music industry, specifically Rihanna, John Legend, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Charlie Wilson, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Rihanna & Elton John for the album version of "All of the Lights".

The number one song on iTunes is...

Rihanna's latest single "What's my name?" featuring Drake is sitting atop the iTunes single chart right now. Although a quiet excitement for the song has been built on the radio, the single has finally hit iTunes and blown up in a major way.

This influx in sales will affect its position on Billboard's singles/radio charts. Last week "Name" peaked at number 50 in the radio songs list but on today's newly updated version it is at number twenty four.

I can feel the support for her upcoming album L.O.U.D bubbling up, can't you?

In you haven't heard it that's ok, click on the following link to hear for yourself.

Rihanna & Drake- What's My Name?

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Lil' Wayne released from jail tomorrow


It's ridiculous to get excited about one person being released from jail especially when their absence has gone almost unnoticed.

Tomorrow, Lil Wayne will step out of prison for the first time in eight months fans and make fans everywhere tune into various sources like Twitter, Facebook and blogs to acquire information about their favorite rapper's whereabouts.

The 28 year old rapper has been serving a sentence in Rikers Island Prison Facility for weapons possession. While in jail, Wayne was rumored to be receiving special privileges and signing autographs for other inmates. Toward the end of his sentence he was sentenced to solitary confinement after being caught with contraband (mp3 player, charger and headphones.

N.E.R.D- Hypnotize You



"Hypnotize You" is N.E.R.D's most recent single from Nothing, their upcoming album. This video featuring uniformed girls all seemingly hypnotized was very simplistic and bizarre but I guess that's the point.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

A toast to a year in action.

One year ago today, a magnificent blog by the name of "Bite My Tongue for No One", spoken with a refreshing and opinionated voice, was born. In its origin it was a way for the public to view another perspective on the Baltimore Ravens and hip hop music. Today, 437 posts later, this online writting log is thriving with the same goals and perspectives.

Monday, November 1, 2010

How much better can Dante Stallworth make this offense?

In January, the Ravens signed Dante Stallworth seven months after he finished serving 24 days of a 30 day sentence in a Miami jail for manslaughter.

Even since the moment Stallworth joined the Ravens offense people have been verbalizing their expectation for him to utilize his speed to stretch the field, be the prominent deep threat for Joe Flacco and open up the shorter/intermediate routes for the other receivers.

Stallworth has not done that yet as a Ravens due to the foot he broke in the third preseason game against the New York Giants. In a press conference following that game, Harbaugh estimated Stallworth to return from that injury after the Ravens bye week.

Well... here we are. This post bye-week the Ravens will reconvene to study and practice for the game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at 1pm and the great news is, Stallworth is expected to participate in all of this.

What remains to be revealed is how much of effect will he have on this offense?

Without Stallworth, Joe Flacco has distributed the ball to all of his major weapons at different capacities. Anquan Boldin leads the team in receptions with 38, receiving yards with 518 and touchdown catches with five. Derrick Mason, Flacco's favorite target in previous years, has 357 receiving yards and Todd Heap not falling far behind with 357 yards.

None of these men can claim the longest catch by a Ravens this year. That feat belongs to rookie Ed Dickson who leaped over veteran Brian Dawkins for the catch and then dragged him ten yards toward the end zone in the week five shootout between the Broncos and the Ravens.

Once Stallworth returns he will have to work his body back into game form. Remember he hasn't played in a game since preseason and has been unable to run at full speed for a majority of his time injured. TJ Houshmanzadeh is playing the role of the third receiver for the Ravens this year and has caught only nine passes, how much more of an impact do you Stallworth can have?

Yes, Stallworth is younger and faster than TJ but lacks the rhythmic practice and game experience Housmanzadeh has had with Joe Flacco this year.

As much as I hate to admit it, Stallworth's injury was a huge shot in the foot (no pun intended) for his 2010 season. There is more time for him to establish a special place but not enough to shove himself into the status of playmaker.

Because a receiving core featuring Anquan Boldin, Derrick Mason and Todd Heap has already been fermented, Cam Cameron opportunities for Stallworth to run past defensive backs for long yardage catches will be far between.