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Monday, March 29 2010

India’s Fair Skin Ambassadors Welcome Hip-Hop’s New Dark Knight (video)

Since Shahrukh Khan is showing Akon around Bollywood, imagine that awkward moment when the two are out on the town and they encounter the Fair and Handsome advertising chair, and Shahrukh Khan says to Akon, "I'd like you to meet my sponsor."


Tuesday, May 19 2009

Keri Hilson: In a Perfect World…

A "diva" is a female version of a hustler, and as interchangeably indistinct as the males.


Thursday, February 12 2009

E-40: The Ball Street Journal

Legendary Bay Area rapper's eleventh album is 50% great and 50% an ill-fated attempt at pop. Sigh.


Tuesday, December 9 2008

Akon: Freedom

Oft-maligned hitmaker's third album doesn't do much to convince the haters that he's not the hack that they think.


Thursday, September 25 2008

Kardinal Offishall: Not 4 Sale

Even if the title is misleading, Not 4 Sale has something for everyone.


Monday, January 15 2007

Akon: Konvicted

Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam. Wait -- are you swearing at us?


Monday, December 4 2006

Snoop Dogg: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment

Snoop Dogg invites a bunch of friends to the studio, records a small army of songs, accomplishes not much of anything.


Thursday, September 7 2006

DJ Khaled: Listennn… the Album

Heavyweight Miami DJ gets his hometown the attention it deserves.


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