Tech N9ne is a underground American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri, or as he would say KC MO. The electrifying stage rapper with performances similar to a rock show filled with energy, is on the verge of releasing the most higly anticipated album of his 20 plus year career, All 6's and 7's.
Tech has a huge fan base throughout the world due to his excessive touring, 200 shows a year, and as he would say shaking hands and kissing babies. This underground artist has recieved no help from the industry as he is all about his independent dollars having his own record label Strange Music. However, mainstream artist like Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, B.O.B., and T-Pain are showing Tech some love in being apart of All 6's of 7's. Other features on the album are Twista, Yela Wolf, and Strange Music regulars like Irv Da Phenom, Krizz Kaliko, and Kutt Calhoun.
Tech N9ne is so muiscly gifted with the way he makes his flows resembles a beat in the song. He is definitely beyond his time with his fast rhymes and complexity. I think this album will show a lot of mainstream music listeners who Tech N9ne is and have no option but to show respect for the Kansas City king.
Tech has promised his fans this album for a long time and is due to come out on June 7 which ironically when written in numeral form is 6/7. The first song to leak off the album is called F.A.N.S., which is an acronym for forever accepting nines soul. The song is dedicated to his fans and shows his love for his supporters. The album will be a classic and cannot await its arrival. Click on F.A.N.S. to check out the track.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Will The Knicks Make Noise in The Playoffs?
With the NBA playoffs right around the corner, now is the time when teams want to start getting on a roll to help build confidence before the playoffs. the Knicks big trade for Carmelo Anthony during the all-star break appeared to have some negatives. However, with the playoffs around the corners, Knick nation is getting to see all the positives.
The Knicks led by Melo are on a seven game winning streak, tied for highest in the NBA with the Bulls who they play Tuesday, all of this minus Amar'e Stoudemire who has a bad ankle but may play Tuesday, according to the Knick coaching staff.
With all this momentum going into the playoffs, can the Knicks win a series or two and make some noise? Amar'e will be back before the playoffs so i do not believe they need to worry about his status.Melo is showing the Knicks along with Chauncey Billups, what they can bring to the team in this years playoffs. Billups is a deadly shooter and one of the best free throw shooters in the game,which is imperative to have in the playoffs. As for Melo, he is showing off to his fellow New Yorkers that he is clutch, being the player with the most game winning shots under 10 seconds since 2003 with 16. That means he has more than Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, and Ray Allen.
Now although we have defensive issues, Melo has stepped it up late on the Defensive side of the ball. After nailing a game winning shot against the Pacers last night, Melo also blocks Danny Granger's last second shot to end the game.
I think the Knicks can make a run deep into the playoffs because they can score lights out. Being one of the best scoring teams in the league, you put pressure on the opponent of not having a bad night offensively. If the Knicks played the Heat or Celtics and they had a bad night or two shooting we can easily take a couple of games and build enough confidence to take the series. The Knicks will need to play Defense, especially in late game situations, to put away close games.
The small rotation Mike D'Antoni likes to play I think will give a lot of teams tough defensive assignments come playoff time. He puts Amar'e at center with Melo and Landry Fields as the forwards, and Tony Douglas and Billups as the guards. It gives us more opportunity to run with two point guards on the floor, and gives Melo the speed advantage being defended by power forwards. Although I feel a title is not likely this year, they can definitely win a playoff series or two.
The Knicks led by Melo are on a seven game winning streak, tied for highest in the NBA with the Bulls who they play Tuesday, all of this minus Amar'e Stoudemire who has a bad ankle but may play Tuesday, according to the Knick coaching staff.
With all this momentum going into the playoffs, can the Knicks win a series or two and make some noise? Amar'e will be back before the playoffs so i do not believe they need to worry about his status.Melo is showing the Knicks along with Chauncey Billups, what they can bring to the team in this years playoffs. Billups is a deadly shooter and one of the best free throw shooters in the game,which is imperative to have in the playoffs. As for Melo, he is showing off to his fellow New Yorkers that he is clutch, being the player with the most game winning shots under 10 seconds since 2003 with 16. That means he has more than Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, and Ray Allen.
Now although we have defensive issues, Melo has stepped it up late on the Defensive side of the ball. After nailing a game winning shot against the Pacers last night, Melo also blocks Danny Granger's last second shot to end the game.
I think the Knicks can make a run deep into the playoffs because they can score lights out. Being one of the best scoring teams in the league, you put pressure on the opponent of not having a bad night offensively. If the Knicks played the Heat or Celtics and they had a bad night or two shooting we can easily take a couple of games and build enough confidence to take the series. The Knicks will need to play Defense, especially in late game situations, to put away close games.
The small rotation Mike D'Antoni likes to play I think will give a lot of teams tough defensive assignments come playoff time. He puts Amar'e at center with Melo and Landry Fields as the forwards, and Tony Douglas and Billups as the guards. It gives us more opportunity to run with two point guards on the floor, and gives Melo the speed advantage being defended by power forwards. Although I feel a title is not likely this year, they can definitely win a playoff series or two.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Butler lost because they could not score
Butler lost their second straight national championship game, this one to Connecticut 53-41. Butler Defense was solid, but they could not make a shot if their lives depended on it.
Butler shot 12 for 64 from the field a staggering low 18.8 percent, which is the worst in any title game. They only had two points in the point. If you have basically no points in the paint and are shooting 18.8 percent, there is no way you can win. I say the fact that they only lost by 12 speaks volumes to the Butler Defense that did a good job.
It must be difficult for the Bulldogs to have their worst shooting night in the most important game of the season. Foward Matt Howard shot one of 13 from the floor, and other Butler star Shelvin Mack struggled as well shooting four of 11. Only Mack had more then 10 points for the Bulldogs finishing with 13.
You cannot plan when the ball is not going in the hoop. You have to be confident and keep playing hard, which Butler did. However, sometimes it is just not your day and for Butler this was the case in the biggest game of the year.
Butler shot 12 for 64 from the field a staggering low 18.8 percent, which is the worst in any title game. They only had two points in the point. If you have basically no points in the paint and are shooting 18.8 percent, there is no way you can win. I say the fact that they only lost by 12 speaks volumes to the Butler Defense that did a good job.
It must be difficult for the Bulldogs to have their worst shooting night in the most important game of the season. Foward Matt Howard shot one of 13 from the floor, and other Butler star Shelvin Mack struggled as well shooting four of 11. Only Mack had more then 10 points for the Bulldogs finishing with 13.
You cannot plan when the ball is not going in the hoop. You have to be confident and keep playing hard, which Butler did. However, sometimes it is just not your day and for Butler this was the case in the biggest game of the year.
Better Year: The Red Sox or The Yankees?
With the first weekend of Major League Baseball in the books, the Red Sox were swept by the AL champion Rangers, and the Yankees took 2 of 3 against the Tigers. The season is 162 games long, so I would not look into the first weekend too deep, but there are definitely signs that tell me that Boston will be left out of the playoffs, again.
Watching the Ranger series, the Red Sox have major pitching issues. Everyone talked about the Yankees not getting Cliff Lee in the off season saying how weak the Yankee pitching staff is, but is the Red Sox who have more pitching issues then the Yankees. The Red Sox pitching has allowed 11 home runs in the first three games. Imagine what the Yankee line up could put up in a three game series against Boston? The bullpen is horrendous and did not get anything done the past series. Maybe its just the first week and they need to warm up, but the bullpen will not improve unless the Sox make multiple mid season trades.
Although the Yankees will have some pitching issues, they have a lineup that has been putting up good numbers. Imagine the year Mark Texeria could have with a good April and May. He is known for bad starts, but this year he already has three home runs and seven RBIs in four games.
They also have this guy that's a closer, Oh yeah Mariano Rivera, also known as the sandman, he is pretty good.
The main reason I feel the Yankees will have a better year then the Red Sox is the shaky play of Josh Beckett and Dice-K last year. Beckett is coming off injuries and his ERA last year was a career high 5.69. With both these pitchers, I feel every game will be like rolling dice, one day you may get a one or two run outing, and other days your going to get a five or six-run disaster.
And personally, the additions of Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzales are good moves for the Sox. However, the Yankees already have Curtis Granderson and Texeria to match up to them, so my question is who match ups to Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano on the Red Sox? No one.
Watching the Ranger series, the Red Sox have major pitching issues. Everyone talked about the Yankees not getting Cliff Lee in the off season saying how weak the Yankee pitching staff is, but is the Red Sox who have more pitching issues then the Yankees. The Red Sox pitching has allowed 11 home runs in the first three games. Imagine what the Yankee line up could put up in a three game series against Boston? The bullpen is horrendous and did not get anything done the past series. Maybe its just the first week and they need to warm up, but the bullpen will not improve unless the Sox make multiple mid season trades.
Although the Yankees will have some pitching issues, they have a lineup that has been putting up good numbers. Imagine the year Mark Texeria could have with a good April and May. He is known for bad starts, but this year he already has three home runs and seven RBIs in four games.
They also have this guy that's a closer, Oh yeah Mariano Rivera, also known as the sandman, he is pretty good.
The main reason I feel the Yankees will have a better year then the Red Sox is the shaky play of Josh Beckett and Dice-K last year. Beckett is coming off injuries and his ERA last year was a career high 5.69. With both these pitchers, I feel every game will be like rolling dice, one day you may get a one or two run outing, and other days your going to get a five or six-run disaster.
And personally, the additions of Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzales are good moves for the Sox. However, the Yankees already have Curtis Granderson and Texeria to match up to them, so my question is who match ups to Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano on the Red Sox? No one.
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