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Big Boi “Apple of My Eye”: The Viewfinder
You don’t have Big Boi’s latest album? You should correct that. Check out “Apple of My Eye” and make sure you’re not sleeping on the new music from ATL’s finest.
JT & Jay-Z Announce Stadium Tour: “Legends of the Summer”
Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake are bringing their “Suit & Tie” act on the road. Check out what cities this Dynamic Duo will be playing over the summer!
The Popblerd Interview: Soul Khan
New York-based rapper Soul Khan is making moves, both literally and figuratively. Once known as a titan of the burgeoning battle-rap scene, Soul Khan’s focus these days is making music. Lots and lots of music. Since retiring from dismantling opponents to focus on his art, one thing’s become clear: Khan is a hungry, creative emcee. His vast network of personal and professional acquaintances unite to make each album or EP unique, vivid; in December of 2012, he concluded a run […]
Drake Sinks to the “Bottom” with First Taste of New Album
The first single from Drake’s as-yet-untitled new album doesn’t exactly set my ears aflame.
Popblerd’s 2013 Grammy Awards Preview & Predictions Part 2: Rap
‘Ye and Jay adding more Grammy hardware to their already prodigious totals? That shit cray.
Blerditorial: On “Baby Got Back”, Tipping, and the Slow Death of Civility
If you haven’t been on the internet lately — understandable, as it’s as much a barren wasteland of lost souls and vitriol-spewing keyboard activists as it is an information superhighway and social facilitator these days — let me catch you up to speed. The web, torn asunder last week by President Obama saying stuff and Beyonce not singing stuff, was once again divided into two very different factions over a couple of news items that happened to go viral. Now, […]
Drews & Don’ts: The Top 7 Great Unheralded Albums By Oft-Heralded Artists
Every Wednesday, music nerd and serial list-maker Drew brings you a small, highly specific, pop culture-related list to either enjoy or inspire debate. He remains the only Popblerd staffer pretentious enough to name a column after himself. First things first: these aren’t necessarily the most underrated albums of all time. That’s a different column for a different day, and for my money, would probably be populated with a fairly tiresome amount of Boston bands (still the liveliest music city I’ve […]
Blerd Radio 2013 Episode 1: Cat Butt
New Blerd Radio…make sure you listen and don’t get catfish-ed!!
The Roots Announce 2013 Picnic Lineup, New Album(s)??
Two new albums and the Roots Picnic lineup announced. Do these guys ever take a break?