For the Top Ten, we’re gonna switch up the format a little bit. We’re gonna jump from groups of five to groups of two, since this is the creme de la creme of rhymers, we figure these ten men deserve a little more love. If there was a hip-hop Hall of Fame, these would be the first entrants. Also, make sure you check out the rest of the list, with the most recent entrants posted here (you can backtrack through the […]
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bLISTerd…The 10 Best Stevie Wonder Songs
Welcome to bLISTerd-where the Popblerd! gang comes to argue about shit. Let me explain… Everyone that writes for this blog is here because they love music and pop culture. We love having discussions about music and pop culture. Therefore, once we got an appreciable-sized staff together, it only made sense that we made lists of things we liked. Hence bLISTerd (list+blerd. Like it?) For our first list, it only made sense to pay tribute to a singer and songwriter that’s […]
The Top 40 Emcees of All Time: 20-16
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 […]
The Top 40 Emcees of All Time: 30-26
Check out 40-36 and 35-31 . 30. Treach Representing: Jersey When you think of Naughty by Nature, you think of hip-hop anthems with huge singalong choruses (a tactic that made them popular but then proved to be their downfall). However, what gets lost sometimes when you hear “O.P.P.” or “Hip -Hop Hooray” is that Treach could rhyme his ass off. Versatile as all fuck, able to speed-rap DAS-EFX style or go for a more simplified flow, able to appease hardrocks, pop audiences […]
Popblerd! Presents: The Top 40 Albums of 2010 (10-6)
We’re in the Top Ten!! Coming in to the home stretch, we’re looking at albums by Band of Horses, Nas & Damian Marley and Robyn.
Popblerd! Presents: The Best Albums of 2010 (20-16)
Popblerd’s list of the Top 40 albums of the year reaches its’ second half, featuring albums by Bilal, Erykah Badu, and El DeBarge.
The 5ive at 5: They Went Solo Too (#1)
Because I couldn’t think of a clear cut favorite for this week’s 5ive, I’m gonna be a lame-o and give it to a general concept: The Family Group. When you’re in a group or a band, the natural order of things dictates that eventually you’re gonna spread your wings and fly solo-at least temporarily. Once ego comes into play, that need to fly alone increases, especially in cases where more than one band member feels as though they are most […]
The 5ive at 5: They Went Solo Too (#3)
Ten years ago, *Nsync shattered records when their second proper album, “No Strings Attached”, sold 2.4 million records in it’s first week. An impressive total, to be sure, but did anyone really think that any members of the group would still be relevant ten years later? After all, teeny bopper artists tend to have fairly short shelf lives. Lo and behold, we’re almost in 2011, and Justin Timberlake is not only still relevant, he’s still flourishing in multiple mediums! His […]
The 5ive at 5: Reasons Not to Hate will.i.am (#1)
Every once in a while a song comes around and leaves you completely speechless. John Legend’s “Ordinary People” is one such song. Most people, however, don’t know that the song that introduced Legend to most people (’cause, let’s face facts…”Used to Love U” wasn’t a big hit) was co-written by will.i.am. Allegedly, the song was being considered for a Black Eyed Peas project (which I totally can’t fathom) and a decision was made to use it on Legend’s debut album […]
The 5ive at 5: Five Reasons Not to Hate will.i.am (#4)
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 […]
the 5ive at 5: Top 5 Songs Featuring Kenny G. (#1)
If you’re like me on a Friday night, you’re probably sitting in a bar somewhere, sipping on lukewarm cheap beer and hoping you don’t get so drunk that you punch some obnoxious college kid in the head. Hopefully, you’re not like me and you have a hot date on the average Friday night. If your date is of the female persuasion (or if you like your dates to cross-dress), then hopefully you’ll get the chance to ask her to put […]
The 5ive at 5: Top 5 Songs Featuring Kenny G. (#3)
For a time, a sax part was practically mandatory to score a Top 40 hit, so Kenny G. found his oral skills in high demand (raises eyebrow and looks into the camera), particularly among his Arista Records brethren and sistren. When the Queen of Soul, came calling, Kenny was there. Babyface asked, Kenny answered. When Toni Braxton needed…well, you get the picture. In the late Eighties, Arista’s main draw was Whitney Houston. Actually, in the late Eighties, MUSIC’s main draw […]