My favorite wrestlers of this decade

Here are three wrestlers that made me the most excited to tune into wrestling for the past 10 years. In my earlier years I would watch wrestling just to see one person. Now I watch it just to enjoy the sport and entertainment aspects of it. I still tune into wrestling just to see what the following wrestlers do:

Undertaker: It has been amazing to watch the Undertaker transform from an intimidatingly dark wrestler to a bandana wearing, motorcycle riding wrestler back to the dark, creepy wrestler. He maintained his dominance throughout this decade. Many wrestlers have come and gone over time but he has remained successful. One of the most remarkable things about the Undertaker is his ability to play both roles in the heel/face spectrum. When he is a face (goodguy) the fans love him, when he is a heel(badguy) the fans despise him.

The other great thing about Taker is his presence in great matches. His matches at Wrestlemania are a perfect example of that. Even though he always comes out victorious at the annual event, he always puts on a good show.

Kurt Angle: Kurt Angle brought charisma and great technical skills to the squared circle. When he arrived in the WWE at the end of 1999, he began to breeze through the competition. By mid 2000 he was getting a push to the main event status. At No Mercy in 2000, he defeated The Rock to obtain the WWE championship for the first time.

His first year in the WWE is a fine example of what Angle has accomplished this decade. He was able to perform well in the ring with anyone he wrestled and he manipulated the "WWE universe" to hate him when he was bad and love him when he was babyface. After his time in the WWE ended, he moved on to TNA where he has continued to be successful despite his deteriorating health. Hey if a man can wrestle a man can wrestle regardless of how old he is, just ask Ric Flair!

Triple H: One of the few wrestlers who has maintained superstar status from the beginning to the end is the final wrestler on my list. I know marrying the bosses daughter gets you some points but we have to give Triple H some credit. He knows what the fans want. Whether he is a single competitor or apart of a stable like Evolution or DX, he has control of every cut scene and match he is apart of.

The only knock on Triple H is he has repeatedly gotten injured while he has the WWE by the throat. When he was seeing his popularity peak in 2001 he suffered a serious quad injury that took him out of action for about a year. I will say this, everytime he returns from injury he comes back with a chip on his shoulder and brings a major intensity with his presense. This is why Triple H was one of my favorites from this decade.

If you remember the Hell in the Cell in 2000, all three of these men were in the match. Only one of them came out victorious. If you want to find out look it up it was a great match.

5 Ravens selected to participate in the Pro Bowl next month

Congradulations to Haloti Ngata, Ray Rice, Ray Lewis, Leron Mcclain and Ed Reed for being selected for the 2010 AFC Pro Bowl Roster.

Haloti Ngata, Ray Lewis, Leron Mcclain and Ed Reed are all starters in the game. Ray Rice will be a backup which is no knock on his accomplishments because he has talented running backs Chris Johnson and Maurice Jones Drew ahead of him. He beat out Thomas Jones who is the leading rusher on the Jets who are currently the number one rushing offense in the league.

I am not sure Lewis, Mcclain and Reed have actually earned their nods but it is good to see these players being recognized for what they have done in the past.

Wale at Redskins vs Cowboys game

This is just a little video of Wale at a Redskins game. Its funny because he's so passionate about the Deadskins. Its ok Wale, rep what you love regardless of how pathetic the team is.

Skillz- Rap Up 2009

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Its that time of year again. Skillz gives us the Rap Up for this year. I love these. They make me laugh everytime but there so true. Enjoy!

Lupe Fiasco - Im Beaming | Audio | Rap Basement

Lupe Fiasco - Im Beaming | Audio | Rap Basement

Great vibe from Lupe Fiasco. Im looking forward to Lasers. Sounds like this will be on there. Listen and enjoy

Are you kidding me?

The Ravens beat themselves in a game at Pittsburgh versus the Steelers. That's right I said it. Over the course of the first three quarters, the Ravens started off poorly falling behind 3-0 then at one point 20-10 but in the third quarter they tied it up at 20-20. There mini-comeback made it look like the Ravens could continue to gather the momentum and keeping running up and down the field in the fourth quarter. But that did not happen because of one word...PENALTIES!!

By the game's end, the Ravens had committed 11 penalties for 113 yards in every faze of the game, offense, defense and special teams. These mistakes costed them several scores and opportunities to eliminate the Steelers chances of winning the game. Derrick Mason, best wide reciever on the team, dropped one of the easiest passes thrown into the endzone you will ever see. Christopher Reeves could have caught that thing!

Honestly, if it weren't for a couple of players' (I will not mention names) undisciplined play, we could be talking about a different score, a different playoff picture and a different attitude towards a team that had the scheme and players to win on Sunday.

Shout out to Todd Heap, Joe Flacco, Ray Rice and Domonique Foxworth for playing well. Rice eclipsed 100 rushing yards against a Steelers defense who had not allowed one in 32 games. Flacco had two touchdown passes and one interception(caused by poor pass protection). Heap had another 2 touchdown day and Foxworth had another interception.

My favorite hip hop albums of this decade.

Sadly this decade is coming to an end. We have witnessed the release of many albums, some superb, some good and some horrific. For right now I will focus on the ones that I enjoyed.Here is a list of 5 of my favorite Hip Hop albums from 2000-2009.

Kanye West Late Registration- This was Kanye's sophmore album but it was no slump. He along with Jon Brian created songs with political value (Crack Music), sentimental value (Hey Mama) and catchy tunes that would replay in your head for days(Gold Digger). The production and arrangement of the songs were terrific. Lyrically he took a step forward.
Best songs on album: Diamonds from Sierra Leone, Touch the Sky and Roses

Outkast Speakerboxx/Love Below- The two disc set featured two solo albums from each rapper. Speakerboxx was Big Boi's side and Love Below was Andre 3000's side. The styles of both cd's contrasted in so many ways but that is what made it great. 3000 seemed to be experiementing with new sounds while keeping some of the Outkast funk sound.

Big Boi took the southern rap route with his album. Collaborated with various artist in the game at the time like Ludacris, Jay-Z as well as some of his closer friends from his hometown Atlanta like Killer Mike and Goodie Mob.
Best songs of the album: Hey Ya, Roses, The Way You Move and Bust

Jay-Z The Black Album- The magnitude of the hype for this album was crazy. This was supposed to be Jay-Z's last album before he went into retirement (obviously that didn't happen). Hov got together some of his favorite producers and compiled a group of songs that made us dance, think and learn a little more about him.
Best songs of the album: 99 problems and Encore

The Diplomats Diplomatic Immunity- The first installment of the Diplomatic Immunity series by Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana was heavily fueled by sped up high pitch samples. The album had songs about selling drugs (Real ******), a personal song (Who am I) and plenty of songs that display how well the soldiers of the Diplomat's camp can rap. For some inexplicable reason the soul samples and crack raps lured me to these rappers. This album forced me to pay attention to this crew. I knew I would be hearing a lot more of them and I was not wrong.
Best songs of the album: Real ****** and I really mean it.

Eminem Marshall Mathers LP- This album featured some of the most outrageous lyrics I have heard in my life. Songs like Amityville and Kill You gave you the hint that something was seriously wrong with this Eminem guy. One thing that was not ailing him was his ability to make songs the masses wanted to hear. Hits like The way I am, The real Slim Shady and Stan all boosted the sales of this record to over 10 million sold. The way Eminem illustrates a perverted fan in Stan is almost unparalled.
Best Songs of the album- Stan, The way I am

Ravens at Steelers. Who wins?

Well Ravens fans knew it would come down to this one. It is week 16 and if the Ravens win they have a great chance of sliding into the playoffs. If they lose, it is pretty much over.

The intriguing matchup for this game seems to make it a must see. Neither team is the defensive titan that they were a year ago but they get the job done. Both team's offenses are putting up points, the Ravens are using Ray Rice to run up and down the field on opponents and the Steelers are allowing Roethlisberger to throw as much as he can. Last week he threw for 503 passing yards against a solid Packers defense. Will this be a shoot out? I do not think so.

The Ravens defense has been improving all year long. They are currently ranked fourth in the league in yards allowed. Despite the crucial injuries to the secondary, the Ravens have been able to hold there own versus all of the average quarterbacks. The problem has been the Ravens defense has not contended well versus elite quarterbacks. Aaron Rodgers, Philip Rivers, and Brett Favre can all testify that this secondary has its vulnerabilities.

The Ravens have a chance to win as long as they do not turn the ball over and they run the ball effectively. This means that Ray Rice, Willis Mcgahee and Leron Mcclain should all get in some work. But do not get confused, Flacco must be able throw under pressure and punch it in the endzone whenever he has the chance. 14 points will not put away the Steelers on Sunday.

It is unlikely that Ed Reed will play and Lardarius Webb was put on Injured Reserve this past week. This comes at a great time since the team is traveling to Pittsburgh to face Santonio Holmes, Hines Ward and Mike Wallace.

This game would lie in the Ravens favor if it did not take place in Pittsburgh. The Ravens win this game if they can score points in the redzone, take the ball away from the Steelers and prevent turning it over. On Sunday they will do everything but score in the redzone and that will prevent them from winning.