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bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part 5)

by Popblerd Staff on Nov 16, 2012 • 7 Comments

Humpty, meet Tupac. Tupac, meet Humpty. Mr. Shakur and Digital Underground reunite for the latest installment of our list of the top 100 rap albums of all time.

The Viewfinder: EvitaN feat. Sadat X, “3 Kings”

by MJ on Jun 18, 2012 • 2 Comments

hip-hop / music / New Releases / The Viewfinder / Videos

What’s better than EvitaN, the team of Black Sheep’s Dres and A Tribe Called Quest’s Jarobi? How about the Native Tongues twosome teaming up with Brand Nubian’s legendary Sadat X for a new song and video? As you may or may not know, Sadat X is, IMHO, one of the most underrated emcees of all time , so to hear his voice blessing the track “3 Kings” is beyond welcome. Both song and video give me fond memories of early ’90s New York…and early ’90s New […]

The Top 40 Emcees of All Time: 20-16

by MJ on May 31, 2011 • 3 Comments

hip-hop / Lists! / music

Previous entries: 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 20. Talib Kweli Representing: Brooklyn Talib Kweli’s albums are a textbook example of a brilliant songwriter living or dying by his production. While his skills are practically unassailable, his music is capable of being completely brilliant or completely boring, depending on his beat selection. It’s an affliction that’s affected more artists in the upper echelon of this list than you might think. Despite the occasional beat-related mishaps, it’s hard to say anything bad about Kweli from a mic […]