Archive for the ‘Reviews’

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    Music Review: Ludacris – “Battle of The Sexes”
    Share Ludacris goes to war with the opposite sex on his seventh studio album Battle of the Sexes, but did the rap veteran win the battle with critics? Find out below. USA Today: Social commentary has never been Ludacris’ strong suit, so it shouldn’t surprise that the lighter, cheekier tracks on Battle of the Sexes tend to be the most inviting. And despite enlisting...
    by hiphopucit at March 9th, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    Music Review: Sade – Soldier Of Love
    Share There are a few select artists that appear ageless. Their voices never seem to be affected by father time and they look as fresh as they did when they first entered the music scene. Sade Adu is one of these artists. She’s as mysterious as she is talented. Coming and going every decade or so, Sade makes the music that’s defined quiet and intimate times...
    by hiphopucit at February 19th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    What Media Critics Are Saying About Lil Wayne’s ‘Rebirth’
    Share After a year of delays, Lil Wayne finally makes the transition to rock star on Rebirth, his seventh studio album, in stores today. Did the critics embrace Weezy’s foray into rock or did it hit rock bottom? Find out below. Rolling Stone: Wayne growls like an Auto-Tuned Kid Rock on the swaggering “American Star.” But the hyperclever Wayne we know is missing...
    by hiphopucit at February 2nd, 2010 at 01:02 pm
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    Music Preview: Ludacris – ‘Battle Of The Sexes’
    Share Fresh off shooting a video with Justin Bieber for the teen sensation’s single “Baby,” Ludacris made his way to the famed Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood to preview selections from his new album Battle of the Sexes for a room full of tastemakers on Thursday (Jan. 28). Luda and his manager Chaka Zulu thanked everyone for supporting him throughout his...
    by hiphopucit at January 29th, 2010 at 09:01 am
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    Music Review: Young Money – We Are Young Money
    Share On a cursory level, Young Money is currently the only Hip Hop crew inching toward mainstream acceptance. With the celebrity of Lil Wayne, coupled with the Drake success story and newfound respect for Nicki Minaj, Young Money appears at face value to be on the steady climb. That is until the member-to-talent ratio is broken down, which is where We Are Young Money...
    by hiphopucit at December 22nd, 2009 at 09:12 am
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    Music Review: Eminem – Relapse Refill
    Share Upon the release of his comeback disc, Relapse, Eminem established himself as Hip Hop’s premier technician. With a myriad of out-of-this-world flows and rhyme schemes, with flawless breath control and delivery to boot, Shady took the art of emceeing to a new level. Now that the album’s follow-up, Relapse 2, has been delayed, The Great White Hope offers a...
    by hiphopucit at December 16th, 2009 at 09:12 am
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    Music Review: Birdman – Pricele$$
    Share Owning your own record label can sometimes mean that occasionally, you have to dig in, and get your hands dirty in order to keep the ship afloat, and so is the case with Bryan “Birdman” Williams, as he gets back into ‘artist mode’ with his new album, Pricele$$. Also, if you’re the owner of a successful label, odds are that you’re a smart individual,...
    by hiphopucit at December 7th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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    Music Review: Rihanna – Rated R
    Share Somewhere in between America’s Sweetheart and America’s Next Top Model lives Rihanna, and a lot of the reaction to Rated R relies on where the individual listener places her on that spectrum. Frankly, what we’ve seen of Rihanna’s day-to-day personality has never matched the pitch of her stage presence, but it never seemed like we were missing...
    by hiphopucit at December 1st, 2009 at 10:12 am
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    Conversation With Quincy Jones III About His Documentary – Lil Wayne: The Carter
    Share When did you first decide you wanted to follow Lil Wayne? In 2005, we had interest in doing his story. We wanted to get in early. Most artists, their most special time is about a year before they release what we believe to be a classic album. In our minds, Wayne was an amazing artist, whether he sold a million records [in the first week] or not. You could tell...
    by admin at November 18th, 2009 at 03:11 pm
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    Movie Review: The Carter Documentary 'Mini Review'
    Share A fellow colleague of mine, Matt Diehl caught a screening in L.A. of QD3’s Lil Wayne flick and he’s waving his thumbs as high as your eyes can see. The following will make you wanna see it too.   At the beginning of the film, a title card apologizes for the fact that the filmmakers were never able to sit down and have a formal interview with Weezy, and...
    by admin at November 13th, 2009 at 05:11 am
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