If you’ve grown up with Jay-Z as a consistent presence in your life, it’s difficult to be critical of him. That might have to do with his fairly remarkable record – although he’s only released a handful of stone-cold classics (Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint unimpeachably, and I’d argue for The Black Album too), he’s released plenty of good albums, with few (if any) clunkers in the bunch. I mean, sure, Kingdom Come and American Gangster weren’t really what anyone […]
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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.
Blerd Briefs: The BET Hip-Hop Awards, Jack White & Foo Fighters
Drama at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, Jack White melts down, and the Foo Fighters call it quits? Here are today’s Blerd Briefs.
Spin Cycle: Trey Songz, Chapter V
R&B lothario Trey Songz does his best to target every R&B audience imaginable on his latest album, “Chapter V.”
The Viewfinder: Mariah Carey, “Triumphant (Featuring Rick Ross & Meek Mill)”
Mariah Carey’s new video, “Triumphant” features Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and a boxing ring. Give it a watch!
The Singles Bar: Mariah Carey, “Triumphant (Get ‘Em)”
Mariah Carey’s latest single features Rick Ross and Meek Mill…almost at the expense of Mariah herself.
Popblerd’s New Release Report 7/31/12: Who’s The Bawse?
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Rick Ross is this week’s heavy hitter, but there are also future hit albums out today from country band Gloriana and the late Whitney Houston, in the form of the “Sparkle” soundtrack.
Spin Cycle: Usher, Looking 4 Myself
Usher’s seventh album, Looking 4 Myself, finds the singer straddling the worlds of pop and soul. Is his genre blend successful? Check our review and find out.
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 […]
Spin Cycle: Estelle’s “All Of Me”
Sometimes simply being refreshing is enough. Take Estelle: she’s a good singer, but not a vocal powerhouse. She’s a fine emcee, but not a magnetic one. And yet, 2008’s Kanye duet “American Boy” was such a shot in the arm; the London vocalist’s flirtatious interplay with Ye was engaging, the hook burrowed deep into the brain, and the splashy electro-funk production sounded like both a fresh diversion and a remarkably spot-on prediction of the direction pop music would take in […]
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.
Spin Cycle: Wale’s “Ambition”
DC rapper Wale joins Rick Ross’s Maybach Music team for his second album “Ambition”. How does he fare? Read our review.