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

by Popblerd Staff on Nov 12, 2012 • 7 Comments

Popblerd’s list of the best rap albums of all time kicks off with classics from Queen Latifah, The Roots and Organized Konfusion! Plus, an underlooked (IMO) album from OutKast!

The Top 40 Emcees of All Time: 40-36

by MJ on May 17, 2011 • 5 Comments

hip-hop / Lists! / music

I’m not really good at the whole dramatic buildup thing, so I’ll try to keep this preamble relatively short. First of all, this list is about great emcees, and as I’d imagine you know, great emcees are perfectly capable of making crappy records (the same way Beyonce’s albums kinda suck even though she can sing her ass off). Average emcees are capable of making great records (see: West, Kanye), so let’s not confuse the two. What makes a great emcee? […]

The 5ive at 5: Five Reasons Not to Hate will.i.am (#4)

by MJ on Oct 19, 2010 • No Comments

hip-hop / Lists! / music / Pop Music / soul music

I believe the Sergio Mendes/will.i.am teamup was inspired by the Black Eyed Peas’ use of a Sergio Mendes sample on one of their albums. The Brazilian keyboardist and Will fostered a bond, and 2006’s “Timeless”, an album that was largely co-conceived and co-produced by will.i.am and stands as his strongest album-length effort, was born. The album wasn’t exactly a groundbreaking concept-pair a legend with a sea of established young artists and see what happens, but even though the album itself […]