Introduction: Lil’ Wayne is almost cool. For a few brief, shining moments, Lil’ Wayne’s latest album flirts with being cool. Like, legitimately cool from a musical standpoint, not merely cool in the sense that Lil’ Wayne fans tend to cling to that ludicrous period of time where people were calling him the greatest rapper alive. “IANAHB” opens the record with a flurry of ominous piano chords; it seems as though it’s setting the stage for a dark, piano-laced beat, but […]
Posts tagged "Drake"
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.
Spin Cycle: Justin Bieber, Believe
The Biebs grows up, and at least three of us are listening. Big Money, GG and Stephen join forces to tackle “Believe.”
The Viewfinder: Drake’s “Take Care” (feat. Rihanna)
You’ve got to admit: Drake & Rihanna have quite a bit of chemistry together. The video for “Take Care,” the title track of Drake’s second album, tries a bit too hard to be artsy-fartsy, what with the weird animals and stuff-but the truly engrossing visuals come from watching Rih-Rih and Drizzy interact. The song is also pretty dope-although I’m gonna have to keep referring you back to the Jamie XX/Gil Scott-Heron collaboration album We’re New Here, which contains the song […]
Spin Cycle: Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
The conundrum of Nicki Minaj – not Icki Garbaj, pithy Internet detractors – is a curious one indeed. At this point, she’s as inescapable a presence on the pop landscape as any of her peers, so much so that it’s hard to believe that Kanye’s apocalyptic posse cut “Monster” – wherein she contributed an energetic, schizophrenic, scene-stealing verse – was less than two years ago. In the interim, Nicki has hit big-time as both a solo artist and an in-demand […]
2011 American Music Awards Live Blog
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Spin Cycle: Drake’s “Take Care”
Does Drake successfully avoid the sophomore slump with his new album “Take Care”? Andrew Ratliff reviews the new work by the Canadian singer/rapper/actor.
The Popblerd Chart Report 11/17/11: Wait,Who?
Who is this dude and why does he have the #1 album in the country?
New Release Report 11/15/11: Hello & “Take Care”
Drake hopes to avoid the sophomore slump with “Take Care”, while Childish Gambino and Gym Class Heroes also have albums out. See what else hits stores today in our New Release Report.
The Popblerd Chart Report 10/27/11: Casting Crowns Come Up Short
Adele racks up a 13th week at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, bouncing back into pole position with her album 21. It’s the longest run at the top for an album in 12 years-since the “Titanic” soundtrack held sway for 16 long, LONG weeks. Unlike the Celine Dion-led film memento, something in me doubts that we’ll be seeing Adele’s album in $2 discount bins within half a decade. Adele’s return to the top blocks contemporary Christian act Casting […]
