Category: Music
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Jay-Z – Unplugged
Artist: Jay-Z Title: Unplugged Label: Def Jam Rating: 9/10 Jay-Z does it live with the all-encompassing Roots backing him up. Not since LL Cool J and De La Soul opened the door to the world of hip-hop with a live band has anyone been able to harness all the powers like Jay-Z. In all its…
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Mack 10 – Bang or Ball
Artist: Mack 10 Title: Bang or Ball Label: Cash Money Rating: 5/10 Mack 10 doing the Bee Gees? For sure. “Hate In Your Eyes” borrows its melody from “Stayin’ Alive”, and liberally. Mack 10 has more talent than this. It’s too bad this is the only song really worth listening to, aside from tracks like…
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Britney Spears – Interview [2001]
Britney Spears has become a pop icon. Now she wants more. Britney has grown up, no longer singing about being so innocent or cute. Life is now more complicated and her latest release, Britney, goes deep inside of the world that Britney is living today. Parents and kids may not like it, but the facts…
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Shaquille O’Neal – Interview
Wiping my sweaty hands on my pants I waited for a one on one interview with surely the biggest man in sports. Since I’m a bit of a veteran I found it odd that I was nervous. Why be anxious? Shaq is just a man after all. I tried to play a few tricks with…
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Wu-Tang Clan – Iron Flag
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan Title: Iron Flag Label: Loud Rating: 8/10 Ghostface puts Iron Flag in perspective: “If there is a message to this album, it’s that we the kings of this shit.” There are some artists that you wait for and some you die for. Wu-Tang Clan used to be in the latter, but as…
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Busta Rhymes – Genesis
Artist: Busta Rhymes Title: Genesis Label: J Records Rating: 6/10 Busta Rhymes seems to have just gotten comfortable on his new label, J Records. Genesis is an album that we haven’t had from Busta in a few years. It’s progressive, it’s raw, but it’s also lacking. Busta doesn’t seem to know where this Genesis was…
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Bow Wow – Doggy Bag
Artist: Bow Wow Title: Doggy Bag Label: Columbia Rating: 3/10 From the opener, “We Want Weezy”, with the most annoying Jermaine Dupri doing his worst Eazy-E impression, you get the feeling this is going to be another bad day away from your cd collection. LBW still raps his way around in a circle with Dupri’s…
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Lil’ Bow Wow – Doggy Bag
Artist: Lil’ Bow Wow Title: Doggy Bag Label: Columbia Rating: 3/10 From the opener, “We Want Weezy”, with the most annoying Jermaine Dupri doing his worst Eazy-E impression, you get the feeling this is going to be another bad day away from your cd collection. LBW still raps his way around in a circle with…
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No Doubt – Rock Steady
Artist: No Doubt Title: Rock Steady Label: Interscope Rating: 6/10 Rock Steady is said to be a back-to-roots record for No Doubt. It does have some ska, but whether these roots needed to be explored, I’m not sure. Rick Ocasek of The Cars fame produces seemingly out of his range with new wave dronings of…
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Cyndi Thomson – Interview
Cyndi Thomson has the looks, the voice, and the skills to make it big in Nashville. Most extraordinary is that she’s looked at as the next big thing in country, but Cyndi is down to earth. She’s real, she’s honest, and she’s here. Life’s busy, huh? It’s been crazy. I just got back from my…