If I had to summarize “Ken Griffey Jr”–and its parent project–I’d say “it’s nerd rap for people who grew up on [or grew up like] Wu-Tang.”
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Tre Houston and TheyCallMeSolo are “Here”
I love the swagger here, as it’s like that booming “I’ma let my [grapefruits] hang” sort of hip-hop that you’d get from the South or Midwest. I also appreciate that, even as a sports-centric sort of track, it doesn’t play cheese with its metaphors and punchlines.
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Mookie Betts: The 392 Million Dollar Man
Mookie Betts has 392 million reasons to smile today.
Read moreSOTBSports: Thank You, Adam Jones
I’ll keep this one short, since I know it’s one of a million posts out there just like it. I’ve voiced my appreciation for Adam Jones quite a bit over the years, even naming him my favorite Oriole. Yes, he finally passed Eric Davis, mainly due to his social activism and general boyish love of […]
Read moreSOTBSports: On Chris Davis
Let me start this by saying I believe in you, Crush, even though it may seem like I don’t. Looking at Chris Davis, especially over the past few seasons, you have to wonder something: could this have been avoided? Could the Orioles’ former Dan Duquette-led brain trust have anticipated that Chris Davis would crater over […]
Read moreSOTBSports: The MLB Needs to Figure it Out This Offseason
In February 2019, there are two things that are givens in my life. There are countless others…but let’s focus on two of them, so I don’t bore the beejeezus out of you all. First of all, Letterkenny is an amazing show. Its lexicon has crept into my daily usage. It’s one of the few joys […]
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