Features
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best 60 Albums of 2009
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2009, highlighted by a bevy of American indie rock juggernauts, the return of a hip-hop master, and a couple of the finest voices on the planet.
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best Singles of 2009
PopMatters kicks off our annual two-week-long best music of the year feature with the 50 best singles of 2009, highlighted by a trio of American indie rock headliners.
Tuesday, December 15 2009
The Best Hip-Hop of 2009
2009 was the Year of the Comeback, filled with powerful storytelling, dense lyricism, and sprawling departures.
Reviews
Tuesday, March 22 2011
Raekwon: Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
Raekwon doesn't quite match the quality of Cuban Lix... 2's artistic renaissance, but it certainly fleshes out his discography in more supple ways than the efforts that were sandwiched by the Cuban Linx duo.
Wednesday, November 25 2009
Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2
Musically and lyrically, Raekwon has topped himself, removing the stigma of Immobilarity and The Lex Diamonds Story to drop what may be the hip-hop record of the year.
Thursday, July 9 2009
Method Man and Redman: Blackout! 2
Method and Red don't recapture lightning in a bottle, but Blackout! 2 gives their patient fans a solid disc of party anthems ten years later.
Blogs
Thursday, December 17 2009
Raekwon: 15 December 2009 - Washington D.C.
Raekwon might be responsible for one of this year's best albums but as his Washington D.C. fans found out earlier this week, he's far from…
Sunday, September 6 2009
Wu Tang Member Raekwon Releases Highly Anticipated Album
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II will be the fourth solo album from Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. It is the anticipated sequel to the…
