50 Cent, 'Before I Self Destruct' (Aftermath/Interscope)
It's not the G-Unit leader's birthday anymore.
By Marc Hogan 11.17.09 1:35 PM
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson said his long-delayed fourth album would be "like a prequel" to his blockbuster 2003 debut Get Rich or Die Tryin' -- in other words, a back-to-basics return to the rapper-mogul's more aggressive roots.
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Gorillaz, 'D-Sides' (Virgin)
Funky monkeys clean house with roundup of odd tracks.
By Marc Hogan 01.18.08 4:17 AM
Two albums as a cartoon chimp finally brought Damon Albarn the U.S. success he barely tasted in Blur.
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Spank Rock and Benny Blanco, 'Bangers & Cash' (Downtown)
As nasty as they wanna be -- with a postmodern rimshot.
By Marc Hogan 01.18.08 4:17 AM
Battles, 'Mirrored' (Warp)
Songs guaranteed to start a mosh pit at band camp.
By Marc Hogan 01.18.08 4:17 AM
Dizzee Rascal, 'Maths & English' (Dirtee Stank/ XL)
Feisty East Ender goes overboard with guest list.
By Marc Hogan 07.25.07 3:00 AM
London rapper/producer Dizzee Rascal went from upstart Boy in da Corner to Showtime sensation over the course of his first two albums, carrying the standard for the bellicose, breakbeat-based U.K. grime scene.
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Swizz Beatz, 'One Man Band Man' (Universal Motown)
And you thought DMX was the unstable one.
By Marc Hogan 06.12.07 3:00 AM
"My album's crazy," boasts Kasseem Dean, a.k.a. Swizz Beatz, throughout his second solo record. While other rap/R&B producers turned performers have been disappointingly uneven lately -- Timbaland, WTF?
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