Tuesday, August 23 2011
DJ Khaled: We the Best Forever
After a four year descent into superbly corny singles and disarmingly awful album cuts, DJ Khaled returns with a sequel to his best known and best received effort.
Thursday, August 18 2011
Benny Benassi: Electroman
No number of star guest appearances can save the Italian DJ and producer's new record from the mediocrity of its fundamentals.
Tuesday, March 22 2011
When Did Trying to Be Good Start Feeling So Bad?
Now don’t get me wrong—of course I believe in saving the planet (at least until scientists determine if there are other inhabitable planets with better mobile phone service), but there's gotta be a limit.
Friday, February 4 2011
Guessing the Grammys
Predictions on who will win what in the biggest categories, based on industry hype and a little guessing about the academy’s voters.
Thursday, December 3 2009
Chris Brown’s answer to Rihanna album a puzzling mix of accusations, partying
Wednesday, February 18 2009
‘Sick and Tired’ of wife-beaters: Pop violence against women
The audience interested in seeing a black drug-dealing, rogue cop trumps any audience interested in seeing an entertaining film with plenty of black characters about the birth of America's most revolutionary and transformative civil conflict of the century, challenging white supremacy. Yet, with Negroes like Nellie neatly assimilated into the hegemonic beat, white racism really does not have to exist for blacks to perceive and profess oppression.
Wednesday, November 28 2007
Chris Brown: Exclusive
Chris Brown may be growing up, but with Exclusive he still comes across as a kid with a fake ID trying to blend in with the real adults.
Wednesday, November 21 2007
This Christmas
A typical domestic dramedy, This Christmas offers one exceptional moment: Chris Brown performing "Try a Little Tenderness."
