Though Jay Z moves a little slower than many of the emerging rappers in their…
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Jay-Z: 4:44
Easily Jay’s most well-conceived album since American Gangster.
PLAYLIST: Jay-Z
Welcome to PLAYLIST, a re-occurring feature where our staff creates a playlist (with mix tapes…
Jay-Z: Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Victory has defeated Jay-Z. The drug dealer turned rapper turned mogul’s career is an American…
List Inconsequential: Runt of the Litter: Weak Albums By Strong Artists
Sky Blue Sky by Wilco (2007) Drugs help. When Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy went to…
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These excellent records fell just short of our Top 20 of 2011 list. The Antlers-…
Top 25 Songs of 2011
25. St. Vincent – “Surgeon” [4AD] To know Annie Clark is to love her. The…
Jay-Z and Kanye West: Watch the Throne
Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne Rating: 3.8/5.0 Label: Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation /…
Decoded: by Jay-Z
Decoded by Jay-Z Rating: 4.1/5.0 Publisher: Spiegel & Grau I’ve always taken issue with Hip-Hop…