Hip Hop Is Read - top 60 of 2009

60. Gift of Gab - Dreamin' (feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien & Brother Ali)
59. Slum Village – Da Night
58. Obie Trice - Can't 4eva
57. Lupe Fiasco – Fire
56. Warren G - 100 Miles & Runnin' (feat. Raekwon & Nate Dogg)
55. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Cream N Ya Panties
54. Big Boi - Fo Yo Sorrows (feat. George Clinton, Too $hort & Sam Chris)
53. Souls of Mischief – Postal
52. J. Cole – Lights Please
51. Brother Ali – Good Lord
50. M.O.P. – Blow the Horns (feat. Busta Rhymes)
49. KiD CuDi - Heart of a Lion (KiD CuDi Theme Music)
48. Game – Bang Along
47. La Coka Nostra - Choose Your Side (feat. Bun B)
46. B-Real - Don't Ya Dare Laugh (feat. Xzibit & Young De)
45. I.V.A.N. – What She Said
44. DJ Quik & Kurupt – 9x’s Outta 10
43. Uncle Murda – Murdera
42. Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Rock
41. Rick Ross - Mafia Music
40. Jaz-O – Gangstas Ride (feat. The Game)
39. Freddie Gibbs – Womb 2 the Tomb (feat. Pill)
38. Young Jeezy - My President Is Black (Remix) (feat. Jay-Z)
37. Slaughterhouse - The One
36. Game - American Dream (Diddy Reference Track)
35. French Montana - New York Minute (Remix) (feat. Ma$e & Jadakiss)
34. Cam'ron - Silky (No Homo)
33. Saigon - Pushin' Buddens
32. J Dilla - 24K Rap (feat. Havoc & Raekwon)
31. UGK – Purse Come First (feat. Big Gipp)
30. Jay-Z - Run This Town (feat. Kanye West & Rihanna)
29. Red Cafe - Hottest In the Hood
28. Mook N Fair - Who's Your Daddy (feat. DJ Webstar)
27. Jadakiss - What If (feat. Nas)
26. Fashawn – Stars (feat. Aloe Blacc)
25. UGK – Da Game Been Good to Me
24. Drake - Best I Ever Had
23. Raekwon - Catalina (feat. Lyfe Jennings)
22. Clipse - Kinda Like a Big Deal (feat. Kanye West)
21. KiD CuDi - Sky Might Fall
20. Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
19. Slaughterhouse – Move On
18. Method Man & Redman - A-Yo (feat. Saukrates)
17. Rick Ross – Magnificent (feat. John Legend)
16. Raekwon – 10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah)
15. Big Boi - Shine Blockas (feat. Gucci Mane)
14. Rakim – Holy Are You
13. Drake – Forever (feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)
12. Raekwon – Broken Safety (feat. Jadakiss & Styles P)
11. Eminem – Beautiful
10. Clipse – Popular Demand (Popeye's) (feat. Cam'ron)
9. k-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman (feat. Saukrates & Nelly Furtado)
8. Mos Def – Quiet Dog
7. Method Man & Redman – City Lights (feat. UGK)
6. Raekwon – House of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface Killah & Method Man)
5. Mos Def – History (feat. Talib Kweli)
4. Eminem – The Warning
3. Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)
2. Raekwon – New Wu (feat. Ghostface Killah & Method Man)
1. Jay Electronica - Exhibit C

Seems like a decent list...

http://hiphopisread.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-60-songs-of-2009-60-41.html
http://hiphopisread.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-60-songs-of-2009-40-21.html
http://hiphopisread.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-60-songs-of-2009-20-1.html

interesting sprint propositions

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4794525

chris johnson vs usain....INSANE. usain would kill this dude but i still want to see this. how much faster are track runners than fast football players.

one question where is rajon at... after challenging chris johnso i would think he could spare some time maybe over all star weekend to make this happen.

so they are arguing over the length... this is easy run both the 40 and the 100 m or average the two distances for one race (in fear that the second race would be so much more inferior to the first due to burn out particularly only on johnson's part)...

this brings up another point from this weekend... everyone is trying to figure out what to do with the all star game for the NFL... people hate the fact that it isn't anywhere close to a real game due to rule changes in fear of injury.

i say get rid of the game and do skills challenges by position.... basically the combine. i want to see bench press by position, 40 by position, quickness by position, hands by positions where applicable, qb scrambling contest, qb arm strength and accuracy, etc. also where applicable declare an overall winner and have the winner by position compete against the other winners... thus chris johnson vs revis vs desean jackson, vs vilma vs jeff saturday vs vernon davis vs aaron rodgers vs jared allen in the 40.... this could be a full weekend and alot more interesting. offer REAL money to competitors and winners to urge people to compete because i can already see folks intimidated (not wanting to be exposed) by others and not wanting to compete (similar to how certain NBAers trip about the dunk contest when they have reached a certain status within the sport).

Shaq buys LeBron a Phantom for his birthday??

What is up with this story?? Can we add Shaq into the manup birthday celebration list? LOL

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/LeBron-celebrates-birthday-with-win-Rolls-Royce?urn=nba,211345

Dropping Knowledge: It's A Wonderful Life Predicts It All...

There are striking parallels from the 1946 film "It's A Wonderful Life" and last year's domino collapse of the banking systems. The character Mr. Porter portrays an incompassionate, hardfisted, selfish businessman that personifies Wallstreet's mentality to a letter. This is an accurate portrayal similar to the movie "Animal Farm" reflecting WW2. The symbolism in the movie title says it all is it wonderful life after all?!?!?!?! Check this clip out.

2009 Pro Bowl Selections

Every year someone complains that fans should not get to vote for the pro bowl. I agree, fan favorites and name recognition result in many players undeservingly making the pro bowl for years on end thanks to punk ass announcers that dumbass fans listen to.

First, there are no Bengals going to the pro bowl... There are 8 Vikings going to the pro bowl...

AFC
QB: Peyton, Phillip Rivers, Tom Brady
Snub: Big Ben not based on stats but on more clutch performances

RB: Chris Johnson, MJD, Ray Rice
Snub: Cedric Benson was a much bigger part of his offense than Ray Rice

WR: Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Brandon Marshall, Wes Welker
Snub: Vincent Jackson should be there over Brandon Marshall and Wes Welker; Unfortunately plays in San Diego

TE: Dallas Clark, Antonio Gates
Snub: None

DE: Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Mario Williams
Snub: Aaron Schoebel (This is them making up for Mario Williams not making it last year)

DT: Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton
Snub: No idea cuz we only ever talk about the perceived best nose tackles

OLB: Elvis Dumervil, Jams Harrison, Brian Cushing
Snub: Harrison made it on name and Cushing has been hyped all season. Cushing leads the AFC in tackles but only because he leads the league is assisted tackles, not even in the top 10 in solo tackles. This is the worst pick in the entire process

ILB: Ray Lewis, DeMeco Ryans
Snub: DJ Williams, more passes defensed and sackes than Ryan

CB: Nnamdi Asomougha, Darrelle Revis, Champ Bailey
Snub: Jonathan Joseph, Leon Hal
Note: At what point do we question Nnamdi? I saw him in 1 game this year and wasn't impressed...

FS: Ed Reed, Jarius Byrd
Snub: Antoine Bethea
SS: Brian Dawkins
Snub: Brandon Meriweather


NFC
QB: Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre
Snub: McNabb, hell Romo deserves it more than Favre

RB: Adrian Peterson, Steven Jackson, DeAngelo Williams
Snub: Frank Gore, Ryan Grant
Note: Didn't think AP should be starting due to an obvious fumbling problem, but RBs just weren't that impressive this year

WR: Larry Fitzgerald, DeSean Jackson, Miles Austin, Sidney Rice
Snub: Steve Smith of the Giants or Marques Colston

TE: Vernon Davis, Jason Witten
Snub: Brent Celek, 8 TDs to Witten's 1 or even Tony Gonzalez over Witten

DE: Jared Allen, Julius Peppers, Trent Cole
Snub: Will Smith of the Saints, 13.5 sacks

DT: Darnell Dockett, Kevin Williams, Jay Ratliff
Snub: Ratliff should be starting

OLB: Lance Briggs, DeMarcus Ware, Brian Orakpo
Snub: Clay Matthews

ILB: Patrick Willis, Jonathan Vilma
Snub: None

CB: Asante Samuel, Charles Woodson, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Snub: None, thought DRC was undeserving but it's not as bad as I thought

FS: Darren Sharper, Nick Collins
SS: Adrian Wilson
Snubs: None

ESPN's quotes of the year are in... hilarious

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neumann/25-1/091231

guillen, shaq, josh mcdaniels, lawrence taylor, tiger's publicist , ex wives... all hilarious.

my favorites were delivered by eve, hulk hogan, john wooden, terrelle pryor, jim leavitt (don't know who this is... that's why his quote is funny), bruce pearl and al harrington...

hard being famous.... everyone says dumb things but is it on record?

folks are really upset about the colts resting players and losing...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4776421

i have no problem with this... if peyton or wayne or bethea anyone gets hurt then everyone calls in with the opposite feeling. i think you play your guys to a certain extent so that they don't lose their rhythm but other than that....

if they win it all he will be loved like coughlin in NY (eveyone hated coughlin and questioned his system constantly until he won). if they lose first post season game everyone will blame the time off... the outcome does not determined the integrity of the decision.

the only people that can be upset are fantasy football players and gamblers... get over it.