Popblerd finishes off the Top 40 albums of 2010 with the final five.
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The Viewfinder: Kanye West’s “Monster”
Have a ghoulishly good time with Kanye West’s “Monster” video.
Hear Here!: “Cold Rain” by Talib Kweli
Check out Talib Kweli’s new song, “Cold Rain”. It’s the first release from his upcoming album “Gutter Rainbows”.
Chart Stalker 12/2/10: Yay ‘Ye!!
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A look at this week’s Billboard 200 album chart. Kanye West debuts at #1, while Nicki Minaj scores the best sales week for a female rapper ever.
Hear Here: Jay Electronica’s “Shiny Suit Theory” (feat. Jay-Z & The-Dream)
Hype is a dangerous thing-as I’ve said before, we need to come to a place that’s more about showing and proving than talking about it. So while the internets and the hip-hop tastemakers have been buzzing about Jay Electronica for something like two years now, I’m patiently waiting for the brother to actually release an album. Seems like we might be a little closer to that actually happening-Jay linked up with Jay-Z and became an official Roc Nation signee about […]
Spin Cycle: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” by Kanye West
It’s one thing to not like Kanye West’s music. I’m a reasonable guy, and I don’t expect everyone to like everything. I can even understand if you’re not a fan of hip-hop. Well, I can’t understand it, but I can give you a pass. However, it unnerves the hell out of me when people criticize Kanye’s art based on his public persona-especially when all they know of him is maybe the four or five songs they hear on the radio […]
Hear Here!: “Kush” by Dr. Dre (with Snoop Dogg & Akon)
The hip-hop “Chinese Democracy” is finally gonna see the light, it looks like. The rumor mill is hinting very strongly that Dr. Dre’s “Detox” will finally see be released next February. The last full-length Dr. Dre release was in 1999, and Dre has been promising “Detox” for at least half a decade. So…take this news with a grain of salt, but also be aware that an official track has surfaced from the project-the first time that’s happened (as opposed to […]
New Week, New Kanye Song: “Chain Heavy”
Another week and a half, and Kanye’s new album is out. That hasn’t deterred him from releasing new G.O.O.D. Friday songs, though. Even while feuding with NBC and Matt Lauer (and using up a great deal of the goodwill I’ve accumulated towards him by acting like a beeyotch), he’s been in the studio. The latest effort is “Chain Heavy”, a song that (at least when you look at the title) sounds kinda Gucci Mane-ish? Or maybe Soulja Boy-esque? Thankfully, neither […]
Hear Here!: “The Joy” by Kanye West (and Friends)
Another week, another Kanye tune. The latest track is entitled “The Joy”. One thing I’m starting to get a little concerned about is that many of the tracks that have surfaced recently are a bit overstuffed with guests. Case in point: “Joy” is credited as co-starring Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson, Pete Rock and Curtis Mayfield. Can’t we just call this a Kanye and Jay record? Mayfield (obviously) appears via sample, while Uncle Charlie’s contribution is brief and negligible. Cudi’s […]
Hear Here!: Lupe Fiasco’s “The Show Goes On”
It seems like we’ve been waiting on Lupe Fiasco’s third album, “Lasers”, for quite some time now. The Chicago rapper has also been openly feuding with his record label (Atlantic) for a minute. However, it looks like things have been resolved for the time being, and “Lasers” will be released next spring. To tease his upcoming release, a single called “The Show Goes On” has surfaced. I know I’m quick to praise any rapper who’s not talking the same old […]
Hump Day Flashback: What’s Up Doc? (Can We Rock)
Who’s the only dude in the NBA with a platinum album? Shaq, of course. So in commemoration of the beginning of what promises to be a ridiculously exciting basketball season, it’s only right that I take it back to the birth of Shaq-Fu, courtesy of the Fu-Schnickens’ “What’s Up Doc?” This Top 40 hit briefly gave both the Fu-Schnickens and Shaq a moment in the spotlight. The Schnickens were riding high off of a Gold album and the near constant […]
