It’s officially Draft Week. The excitement is building, as 32 NFL teams are in search of their stars of the future. The 2016 NFL Draft class is chock-full with talent, but each and every year there are diamonds in the rough who aren’t necessarily rated as high, but have the potential to be stars at the next level. Charles Tapper, Defensive End, Oklahoma – Last … Continue reading Brandon Austin’s Day 2 Defensive Sleepers
In the NFL, you always hear general managers talking about winning day two and three of the draft, as they are typically when you find your blue chip players. These are the type of players you hope will flourish in your system and sometimes even turn out to be better pros than expected and help your team in the long run. Notable examples of such would … Continue reading Devin Swann’s Day 2 Offensive Sleepers
We have some new faces this week in The 4th Quarter. Baltimore’s Tate Kobang makes two appearances with tracks from his recent “Since We’re Here” and “Lord of Da Trenches” projects. Deleware’s own Sap has also been picking up momentum after his “Self Employed” album release last month. Then, Jay Verze, TRAPJXHN himself, and MIKEYTHA$AVAGE are some of the familiar faces that round out the count for this week. Continue reading The 4th Quarter – April 29, 2016
Juice Bruns is back at it again with a couple of new songs. The young artist has been up to something. He has released two new songs in the past month. New Light: No More: Also, Bruns plans to release a “Pop Style” remix tonight. We’ll keep you updated. If you want to hear more from Juice Bruns, check out the following social media sites: … Continue reading Juice Bruns: Back at it Again
Editors note: We head into the NFL Draft tomorrow night with enough story lines to film a soap opera. With the Rams and Eagles both trading into the top-two positions, it appears that quarterbacks Jared Goff and Carson Wentz will be selected number one and number two in the draft. However, for the rest of the league, many questions are still left unanswered. Where will Jalen Ramsey, who many consider the best … Continue reading Devin Swann’s NFL Mock Draft
The Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles have made it apparent that they are looking for their respective quarterbacks of the future. Both organizations felt it was necessary to make major splashes and move up in the 2016 NFL Draft to get their guys. The Rams acquired the No. 1 overall pick in the draft from the Tennessee Titans, as well as a fourth-round pick in … Continue reading Rams and Eagles Breaking the Bank on Franchise Quarterbacks
Bernie Sanders was in Baltimore on Saturday, April 23, to address the masses. He touched on subjects such as the Black Lives Matter movement, wealth inequality, women in the workplace and a multitude of other things. Among his litany of supporters was Danny Glover, a star in The Color Purple and the Lethal Weapon series: Sanders also energized the crowd with a speech touching on … Continue reading Bernie Sanders Takes on Baltimore: PHOTOS
The 4th Quarter is back again this week. Chris Cassius makes a repeat appearance in the rotation after his latest single, “Chirp,” assisted by DJ Nick. Beam House Records’ own Daveology also hops into the list after the impressive release of his “sunset” EP to compliment this beautiful spring time weather. Familiar faces like Air Jxhnie and MIKEYTHE$AVAGE also appear back in #The4thQuarter playlist as well.
The mid-2000s were, to say the least, an interesting period for Hip Hop; a time during the hiatuses of Jay-Z and Marshall Mathers III and adjacent to the introduction of Kanye West to the world spurred some of the most popular songs of the decade. Continue reading The Importance of “Crank That” to Hip Hop
On Friday, March 4, 2016, I had the great pleasure of attending a House music concert at U Street Music Hall in Washington, D.C. headlined by Haywyre, with supporting acts Grabbitz and Melvv. Continue reading Let There Be House
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