Tonight I am a Saints fan

As you already know, the Baltimore Ravens are on their bye week so we won't see any game action from them today. The Steelers, however, are headlining the 8:15 Sunday Night Football matchup in New Orleans against the (4-3) Saints tonight.

The sights Saints fans, Ravens fans and many others desire to witness is Drew Brees getting the best of Pittsburgh's stingy defense and the Steelers offense underperforming and keeping the game close.

If the Saints win, Pittsburgh is (5-2) and falls behind Baltimore in the standings because of Baltimore's .5 game lead over the Steelers.

Kanye West- The Joy featuring Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Kid Cudi and Curtis Mayfield (Prod. by Pete Rock)

The whole "G.O.O.D Friday" campaign has been simply remarkable. Who would have predicted the weekly series of Kanye West's collaborative and album material to last so long?

Here we are again with another track to add to the list, "The Joy". The combination of Curtis Mayfield sampling and a heavy bassline here is just the sort of work Pete Rock has made living upon. Enoy this laidback groove.

Michael Jackson - 2 Bad (Ghosts)

As we are right on the heels of the Halloween festivities that will transpire this weekend, I would like to resurrect a few "scary" music videos that deserve to be forever remembered.

Do you remember the horror themed short film/ long music video by Michael Jackson that came out in 1997?

Well if not, here is a ghoulish jog down memory lane. Enjoy the great choreography, creepy special effects and most importantly, Michael.

Kid Cudi- Marijuana

Kid Cudi- Marijuana (Produced by Dot Da Genius)

 

Kid Cudi's ode to his drug of choice. Link above

Diddy-Dirty Money- Lovin You No More (Official Video)

Broken objects, shameless plug for Ciroc and broken hearts outlines the theme of Diddy-Dirty Money's video for "Lovin You No More". Yes, Diddy takes another shot at singing but it is more pleasant than past attempts.

Drake is featured on the song and adds a semi-emotional verse to the song.

Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On

Sped up Modest Mouse in a Kane Beatz production makes for a very radio-friendly single by Lupe Fiasco.

Common- We can do it now featuring Lupe Fiasco and Jennifer Hudson

Actual song


Behind the scenes of "We Can Do It Now"


The inspirational ode to Chicago by three of the city's homegrown represents Common's return to the hip hop game once again. He hasn't released any new material of his own since 2008 but has been featured in a few songs featuring fellow label mates Kanye West and Kid Cudi.

Lupe Fiasco and Jennifer Hudson slide right in and make the No I.D production sound even better. Hudson opens up with soulful singing and Fiasco has the first verse.

Bye Week couldn't come at a better time.

This week the Ravens are taking advantage of a much needed restoration after seven weeks of hard-hitting, emotional, nail biting football. In the past two weeks the games have been decided in grueling overtimes.

In Foxborough, the Ravens efforts were stalled as Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots endured through 77 minutes of game action to drive down the field and kick a game winning field goal.

Last Sunday the result was different ending with sighs of relief and smiling faces in Baltimore. After being down 17-3 at one point, the Ravens rallied back to grab a 34-24 lead toward the end of the third quarter. The seesaw game ended with Billy Cundiff kicking a 38 yard field goal for the win.

As exhilarating as those types of wins are, the players are beat up and a little drained. Todd Heap has suffered from neck problems the past two weeks starting with the helmet-to-hemet hit delivered by Patriot Brandon Merriweather. He will surely take this week to rest and let his neck pains heal as much as possible before going back to work next week to prepare for the Miami Dolphins.