Pages tagged “young jeezy”

Jay-Z: The Blueprint 3

By Michael Saba on 9:00 AM on September 4, 2009

In September of 2001 Jay-Z dropped his magnum opus... read more

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Def Jam preps 2LP comp for anniversary, Record Store Day

By Michael Saba on 12:27 PM on March 12, 2009

Hip-hop is in a collaborative frenzy right now. Nearly every big-name release has a small horde of featured artists, and producers and emcees are passed around the studios like so many communion chalices. Even so, uniting an entire label's best and brightest is no mean feat, since so many titanic egos would have to play nice to squeeze onto a single album. Def Jam, rap mecca that it is, is artfully sidestepping this problem by releasing a double-vinyl compilation in celebration of the label's 25th anniversary.... read more

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Whoa, We're 8.333% There: The 10 Greatest Musical Things I Experienced in the First Month of 2009

By Austin L. Ray on 7:00 AM on January 31, 2009

So much for January 2009, huh? That was quick. Seems like only yesterday we had a different president, Valentine's Day was more than a couple weeks off and, um, other vaguely January stuff was happening left and right.... read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Kanye West hosts 808s & Heartbreak listening party

By Michael Saba on 1:35 PM on October 17, 2008

By now you've probably heard about Kanye West's bizarro listening party this week for his upcoming LP 808s & Heartbreaks . More than 700 guests showed up for the L.A. exhibition curated by artist Vanessa Beecroft, not to mention the 40 nude women in faux-lambswool masks that lined the walls.... read more

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The 10 Best Hip-Hop Songs VH1 Forgot

By Nick Marino on 1:44 PM on October 1, 2008

VH1 just announced the “100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs Ever!!!” and the list isn’t terrible. It’s actually pretty good. They have Public Enemy's “Fight The Power” in the right place (# 1), they identified the best Notorious B.I.G. song (“Juicy”) and, apart from the egregious inclusion of Coolio (at #38 with the horrendous “Gangsta’s Paradise”), they don’t have a lot of embarrassing inclusions. But they did forget some amazing tracks. Here, in 10 words or less, we make the case for the 10 best hip-hop songs VH1 forgot. They may not trump “Fight They Power,” but they’re all better than anything... read more

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