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Sleepy Brown - Mr. Brown (Purple Ribbon/Virgin)
The Sleepy Brown chrous is one of hip hop's truly resplendent moments.... (read more)
J Dilla - The Shining (BBE)
In life J Dilla, aka Jay Dee, who died of cardiac arrest last February at 32, was a bit of a ghostly presence.... (read more)
Method Man - 4:21... The Day After (Def Jam)
Not one prone to excess, Method Man has finally had enough. ... (read more)
Justin - FutureSex/LoveSounds (Jive)
Oh, to be an enigma. Once America’s biggest pop star, Justin Timberlake has quietly spent the past few years revising his celebrity, one artistic decision at a time, in hopes of building something more intricate.... (read more)
Too $hort - Blow The Whistle (Jive)
Though he’s been in the game for twenty-plus years, Todd “Too $hort” Shaw is rarely accused of being the Michael Jordan of rap.... (read more)
Paris Hilton - Paris (Heiress/Warner Bros)
Unless you consider table dancing, sex-video vamping, reality TV appearing, and straight-up alpha chicking “creating,” Paris is the first thing that Paris Hilton, the Krystle Carrington of the hip hop generation, has actually done. ... (read more)
Chingy - Hoodstar (Capitol)
A couple of flimsy but inescapable 2003 singles—“Right Thurr” and “Holidae In”—vaulted Chingy to stardom, but he’s mostly brute-forced his way through two full-length paeans to purchasing power and partying. ... (read more)
Cherish - Unappreciated (Sho'Nuff/Capitol)
With crunk&B on the wane, snap&B seems inevitable. But Jazze Pha protégées Cherish have more than mere gimmickry. ... (read more)
Lloyd Banks - Rotten Apple (G-Unit/Interscope)
It may be some time before G Unit Books publishes The Collected Verse of Lloyd Banks, but be clear: Behind the diamond-encrusted Statue of Liberty piece beats the heart of a poet.... (read more)
Young Dro - Best Thang Smokin’ (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
Young Dro doesn’t have the stone-cold swagger of his kingly mentor, T.I., but he has personality. ... (read more)
Beyoncé - B'day (Columbia)
Did Beyoncé Knowles (See Slideshow) suddenly decide time was running out on her ongoing quest to fill the shoes of Diana Ross? ... (read more)
Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand (Duck Down)
Timberlands and fatigues aren’t in vogue with the fashion-forward anymore, but Boot Camp Clik probably doesn’t care. ... (read more)
Jurassic 5 - Feedback (Interscope)
The Cali outfit’s third full-length album finds them fusing elements of funk with their trademark old-school rhythms. ... (read more)
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Speak Easy
I have to say I'm very excited to see what the good folks at Black Entertainment Television have in store for us with this year's BET Awards. With the (read more) -
RapidShare
7:51: We are coming to you live from an upper middle class neighborhood in South Brooklyn, ready to report on this momentous night. 106 & Park's pre-s (read more) -
Invite Only
Sunday, June 7th--SUMMER JAM. After Jay-Z's "D.O.A" song dropped on Hot 97 on Saturday I became a bit more excited about my attendance. Great weathe (read more) -
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Jay-Z: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (Produced by No I.D. & Kanye West) from the forthcoming Blueprint 3 (Props to LowKey) It's hot, but it's bad (read more)
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