Last night’s Ravens/Steelers game was epic. And I know that “epic” is one of those overused words, especially among the “millennial” generation, but “epic” describes the back and forth play between these two teams. And, just as it’s happened on many occasions before, Ravens kicker Justin Tucker tied–and later, in overtime–won the game with his […]
Read moreShould We Be Worried?: Three Thoughts About The Terps, Pre-Michigan
It may be time to start getting worried. …well, many people expected a loss. We just didn’t expect one so definitive. The Terps lost 45-6 to West Virginia. Which sucked. Hard. But, things aren’t going to get any easier from here on out. So, it’s up to the Terps coaching staff to, in the words […]
Read moreSix Months Later…
So, I haven’t, in the words of Drizzle, “catharted” in a while. But, I think this one may be needed, maybe. Monday was the six-month anniversary of my mother’s death. A photo posted by SpeedontheBeat, the K.I.N.G. (@speedonthebeat) on Mar 28, 2015 //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js And for the first time since before she passed, I thought about […]
Read moreWale feat. Highbridge Voices – "Voices In My Head"
Well, if they’re taking submissions for the NBA 2K17 soundtrack, this may be an early contender. Wale, Metro Boomin, and the Highbridge Voices, per Mass Appeal, pretty much put this track together from scratch. It’s one of those inspirational/I-gotta-get-it tracks. But, one of the things that got me hooked was Metro did his known sound, […]
Read more@SantanatheLord – The Yellow Tape
I’m a sucker for instrumental hip-hop albums (shameless plug, by the way). Donuts still remains one of my favorite albums of all-time. So, when I got this project in my inbox (h/t Eli Saf), I loaded it up. Each one of the five tracks on the project, they’ve a different feel. While they all follow, in […]
Read more@seefrvncis – "Everything"
New Jersey native see.francis sent this one over yesterday and once I hit “play,” the kung-fu meets mobster trap instrumental from Illusive Realm grabbed my attention. Add in some catchy punchlines, control of the aforementioned beat, and a topic which any audience member can say “I can relate to this” (getting to where you want […]
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