Monday, June 20 2011
Hip-Hop’s Heartbreak: Kanye West – “Amazing”
On "Amazing", Kanye West creates a whole new level of crazy with his willingness to travel deep inside his own madness.
Wednesday, August 4 2010
El-P: Weareallgoingtoburninhell Megamixxx3
While the music is well-produced, and the beats are tight, and the fuzz is furious, it's still background music.
Thursday, February 5 2009
He’s Back: Killa Cam Turns to Role-Playing Recession Rap
The most focused, thought-out, and accessible Cam'ron song in ages.
Monday, January 19 2009
Tha Giggle: On Lil’ Wayne
Why was Lil' Wayne the single biggest musical phenomenon of 2008?
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 18 2008
Young Jeezy: The Recession
With all apologies to Nas, if there’s any rapper suited to make an overarching concept album about living in 2008, it’s the self-made hit king from Atlanta.
Thursday, May 1 2008
Mariah Carey: E=MC2
The second act of Mariah's comeback doesn't wisely expand her sound: it instead succumbs to the blueprint so carefully laid out by its predecessor, a pointless remake that exists only because it has to.
Thursday, September 7 2006
DJ Khaled: Listennn… the Album
Heavyweight Miami DJ gets his hometown the attention it deserves.
