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Ephemereview: The 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:18:26 -0400

Michael Vick love, rapping academics and more Kanye outrageousness: it can only be the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards

Dispatches From Direct To DVD Purgatory: Miss Cast Away, American Crude and Death Of A Dynasty

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:38:57 -0400

In this month’s super-sized round-up of DTV joints Michael Jackson gets spoofy, Rob Schneider gets handcuffed to a chick with a dick and director Damon Dash offers a not-at-all ironic feature-length testament to the unbreakable bond he shares with fellow Roc-A-Fella founder Jay-Z. Also, a brief note on The Onion Movie

Feature: Primer: Jay-Z

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:47:15 -0500

A beginner's guide to the newly resurgent, self-proclaimed Best Rapper Alive.

Music review: Jay-Z

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:08:23 -0500

The non-boring Jay-Z is officially back.

Music review: Talib Kweli

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:40:37 -0400

Some hip-hop is clearly destined to pass the test of time.

Music review: M.I.A.

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:36:54 -0400

So this is pop? It's hard to tell. But easy to enjoy.

Music review: Chrisette Michele

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:05:47 -0400

Hip-hop hook mistress Chrisette Michele holds up the charm remarkably well on her first solo album.

Music review: Fabolous

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:03:41 -0400

The talented underachiever continues to act like he has nothing to prove.

Music review: Ne-Yo

Tue, 22 May 2007 12:59:04 -0400

An R&B singer submerges complicated pleasures beneath his second album’s slick surface.

Feature: Crosstalk: Is Hip-hop Relevant To Middle-Aged White Guys?

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:01:24 -0500

Two music writers with decidedly different attitudes toward hip-hop talk about their differences.