Ties Tieng: January 2010

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Honeys of The Week: Catya aka Ms. Cat, Kala Keen, Rosa Acosta (Live at Junior’s in Brooklyn), Elizabeth Velasquez, Katherine Monslave, Wakina, & More

Catya aka Ms. Cat

Kala Keen

Rosa Acosta (Live at Junior’s in Brooklyn)

New Joint of The Week: Shadows (Produced by Statik Selektah) - Styles P

Rest of the New Joints:

Life Is Short - Statik Selektah feat Consequence

Oh My - Redman

Bring It Back - William Cooper feat 9th Prince & Nature

Still Shining - William Cooper feat Killah Priest

Happiness Before Riches - Bun B feat GLC

Drugs Outside (Oddisee Remix) - Mello Music Group feat Rapper Big Pooh, Black Milk, & Oddisee

Nothing To Lose - Styles P & DJ Green Lantern

Make Millions From Entertainment (Produced by The Alchemist) - Styles P

Time Will Tell (Produced by Buckwild) - Styles P feat Raekwon

Pretty Little Thing - Styles P & DJ Green Lantern

Downfall - Joe Budden

Turn It Up (Produced by Pete Rock) - Sadat X feat Pete Rock

State of The Union - General Steele

One Thing (Produced by Jake One) - Freeway feat Raekwon

Inspire - The Kid Daytona

On Top Of The World - Louieville Sluggah of O.G.C.

Brooklyn - Louieville Sluggah of O.G.C. feat General Steele, F.O.U.L., & Coco

Guide You - Louieville Sluggah of O.G.C.

No Coming Down - Mista Mista

Old School - Meko Mcafee

Pants On The Ground - Bun B

Old School - Meko Mcafee

New Joint from Meko Mcafee. This dude has some pretty dope joints for someone who isn't getting too much attention. I get so much trash in my e-mail that I keep waiting for the songs he emails me to suck, but they've all been pretty dope so far...

Download: Old School - Meko Mcafee

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Pants On The Ground - Bun B

Lookin' like a fool with ya pants on the ground!

Download: Pants On The Ground - Bun B

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No Coming Down - Mista Mista

New Joint from Mista Mista.

Download: No Coming Down - Mista Mista

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E-Mail Bag Mix: Slanguistics - Wordsmith, What They Want - Basic Vocab, & COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPE VOL. 111 - HOSTED BY TRAE THA TRUTH

Slanguistics - Wordsmith

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What They Want - Basic Vocab

Download: What They Want - Basic Vocab

COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPE VOL. 111 - HOSTED BY TRAE THA TRUTH

Download: COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPE VOL. 111 - HOSTED BY TRAE THA TRUTH

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Dunk of The Week: Derrick Rose Dunks On Goran Dragic

Derrick Rose cockin' back two-handed style for the Dunk of The Week, via You Got Dunked On.

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On Top Of The World / Brooklyn feat General Steele / Guide You - Louieville Sluggah of O.G.C.

3 New Joint from Louieville Sluggah off of his album, Best Kept Secret.

Download: On Top Of The World - Louieville Sluggah of O.G.C.

Download: Brooklyn - Louieville Sluggah of O.G.C. feat General Steele, F.O.U.L., & Coco

Download: Guide You - Louieville Sluggah of O.G.C.

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Inspire - The Kid Daytona

New Joint from The Kid Daytona.

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Global Sports Frat: Mark McGwire - Drug Fiend (Video)

GlobalSportsFrat comes through with another hilarious video. This time they poke fun at Big Mac.

Friday, January 29, 2010

One Thing (Produced by Jake One) - Freeway feat Raekwon

New Joint from Freeway the Philly freezer and the Chef who cook up something nice produced by Jake One

Download: One Thing (Produced by Jake One) - Freeway feat Raekwon

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State Of The Union - General Steele

New Joint from Smif N Wessun member General Steele giving his "State of the Union."

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Turn It Up (Produced By Pete Rock) - Sadat X feat Pete Rock

New Joint from Sadat X produced by Pete Rock and off of Wild Cowboys II!

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Downfall - Joe Budden

Another New Joint from Joe Budden produced by J. Cardim. These two should just make an album and get it over with.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

NCAA Basketball Weekly: Kansas Still NCAA Championship Favorites, Potential Final 4 Teams, Kentucky, Marquette, Marcus Morris, Jimmy Butler, & More

Here are the top 10 teams in Overall Efficiency:

1. Kansas .986 (315)
2. Duke .983 (76)
3. Syracuse .973 (239)
4. BYU .966 (308)
5. West Virginia .961 (162)
6. Wisconsin .960 (162)
7. Texas .960 (222)
8. Maryland .956 (178)
9. Purdue .954 (308)
10. Kansas St .949 (10)

Comments: Right now there's two teams based on historical efficiency ratings that have a far greater chance of winning a National Championship then any other teams: Kansas(1) and Duke(2). I'm not really sold on Duke being able to win it all, so I have to say Kansas is the favorite to win it all. Syracuse (3) can put themselves in the discussion by increasing their efficiency rating, but for now I'd have to say they are a long shot.

By the way, the key to a potential Kansas title run is the man pictured above: Marcus Morris. He is the 17th most efficient offensive player in the nation and has been picking his game up big time lately. Over the last 5 games, he's averaging 18.8 points and 7.8 rebounds a game while shooting 65.0% from the field and 80.0% from the line. Put that type of play next to Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich and it's no wonder why Kansas is sitting head and shoulders above most of the other teams in the Top 10.

The rest of the Top 10 is not looking too good. There's been years when the .966 rating BYU has wouldn't even finish in the Top 10 let alone the Top 5, so I have to assume that this year will be similar to last season in that at least one team and most likely two or more teams ranked outside the Top 10 in overall efficiency will make the Final 4.

Because of the lower ratings for the top rated teams, I think we have to lower the criteria for offensive and defensive efficiency of potential Final 4 teams. I normally wouldn't look at any teams ranked outside of the top 25 in each, but this year I may expand it to the top 50 with the thought that some of these teams will improve and move into the Top 30.

Here's a list of teams who rank within the Top 50 in Offensive (OE) & Defensive (DE) Efficiency along with their Overall Efficiency (OVR) rating as well:

Kansas: OE (2), DE (2), OVR (1)

Duke: OE (1), DE (12), OVR (2)

Syracuse: OE (5), DE (8), OVR (3)

BYU: OE (11), DE (16), OVR (4)

West Virginia: OE (8), DE (22), OVR (5)

Wisconsin: OE (28), DE (7), OVR (6)

Texas: OE (23), DE (11), OVR (7)

Maryland: OE (9), DE (30), OVR (8)

Purdue: OE (21), DE (18), OVR (9)

Kansas State: OE (19), DE (20), OVR (10)

Kentucky: OE (14), DE (29), OVR (11)

Missouri: OE (48), DE (6), OVR (12)

Ohio State: OE (16), DE (32), OVR (14)

Michigan State: OE (30), DE (21), OVR (15)

Georgetown: OE (18), DE (33), OVR (16)

Marquette: OE (10), DE (48), OVR (17)

Baylor: OE (15), DE (43), OVR (19)

Arizona State: OE (46), DE (24), OVR (26)

Utah State: OE (29), DE (37), OVR (28)

Butler: OE (26), DE (50), OVR (31)

Xavier: OE (35), DE (40), OVR (33)

Memphis: OE (36), DE (49), OVR (39)

That leaves us with 22 possible Final 4 options as of right now and honestly any team ranked outside the Top 20 in overall efficiency is a long shot. That leaves us with 17 possible candidates as of right now, which will surely change once the tournament begins. I would probably eliminate Missouri too (as of right now), because they are ranked just 48th in offensive efficiency, unless they get in a favorable bracket. Only two teams in the past 6 years have made the Final 4 with an offensive efficiency that low: George Mason (49th in 2006) and LSU (50th in 2006). No other team was worse than 30th.

I would put good money on Kentucky (11) making the Final 4 if they finish in the Top 20 in overall efficiency. Since they have the NBA talent, they are the one team that sticks out the most of all the teams outside the Top 10. Chances are they will finish in the Top 10 though, so that point is probably moot. However, in a year with not so strong teams, their overall talent may be enough to carry them to the Final 4. In any other year, I would most likely say no chance. They could probably do a better job of involving Patrick Patterson though, who happens to be the 7th most efficient offensive player in the nation.

Marquette (17) is going to be a hell of a higher seed if they make the tournament. They are just 12-8 right now but 6 of those losses are to teams ranked in the Top 25 in efficiency. If they really are the 17th best team then I think they will get enough wins to get in and then wreak havoc as a 6 seed or higher. I would not want to be a 1, 2, or 3 seed that draws them in the 2nd Round. Part of the reason Marquette ranks so high is the ridiculous efficiency of Jimmy Butler. The man ranks as the 3rd most efficient player in the nation and is averaging an insane 1.92 points per shot partly because of his great ability to get to the free throw line.

That's all I got for now. Expect more analysis like this once tournament time comes around.

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