Friday, August 26, 2011

Rap Round Table, Week Ending 8/26/2011



Music Analysis & Reporting:



The Gender Politics of Aaliyah by James B. Golden



Remembering Aaliyah 10 Years Later by Akoto Ofori-Atta



I Miss You: Aaliyah's Indelible Influence on a Generation of Male Artists by Jozen Cummings



Live: Danny Brown Seizes the Moment at the Rap Yard by Benjamin Lozovsky



The 'Complete Mythology' of Syl Johnson by Ed Ward



Jay-Z & Kanye West Facing “Watch The Throne” Sample Lawsuit? by John Gotty



A History of Beef, Part 1 of ? by Oliver Wang



The 100 Best Wu-Tang Clan Songs by Gabriel Alvarez



The 5 Greatest Label Runs In Rap History by J to the Aap



Live from Rock the Bells by Oliver Wang



Review: Rock the Bells Gazes Back While Looking Ahead by Jeff Weiss



Kendrick Lamar @ Music Box (8/19/11) by Ian Cohen



There Are No More “Cassette Tapes”? by TC



Top Five Compton Rap Anthems by Phillip Mlynar



Shabazz Palaces’ Sounds and Symbols by Sasha Frere-Jones



The Outsidaz' Idea of "Radio Friendly" by Werner von Wallenrod



Pole Position: The Curiously Anti-Stripper Message of Lil Wayne's "How to Love" Video by Bubbles Burbujas



Rappers I Once Swore By, Part Two by David Dennis, Jr.



One Beat, One Rhyme, and Some Peace of Mind by Amir "Sa'id" Said



While You Guys Were Focused on Jay Disses, Andre 3000 Snuck in and Destroyed the Entire Carter 4 and No One Told Me by Ericka Simone



Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Game Pass Torch to Kendrick Lamar by Jeff Weiss



Snoop Dogg Passes the Torch to Kendrick Lamar by John Gotty



The Outlawz Claim They Smoked Tupac’s Ashes by TC



Curren$y - Verde Terrace by Jeff Weiss



10 Hip Hop Collaborations Albums We Wish Would Happen by Andreas Hale



The Definitive Guide to Lil’ Rappers by Aaron M.



Reasons Why I Love YouTube #13 by The Great Gats, B



The Magic Number: N.Y. Edition by The Great Gats, B



Lil Wayne On His Jay-Z Diss: “I Know There Won’t Be Any Repercussions” by John Gotty



Dhani Harrison's thenewno2 Reemerges, with Help from RZA by Todd Martens



Remembering Ashford and Leiber by Oliver Wang



Album Reviews:



Game - The R.E.D. Album by Aaron M.



Game - The R.E.D. Album by Kathy Iandoli



Game - The R.E.D. Album by Mikael Wood



Jay Rock - Follow Me Home by TC



Danny Brown - XXX by William E. Ketchum III



Wu-Tang - Legendary Weapons by Craig Monts



Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame - Ferrari Boyz by Jordan Sargent



Apathy - Honkey Kong by William E. Ketchum III



Ace Hood - Blood Sweat & Tears by Slava Kuperstein



MellowHype - BlackenedWhite by Craig Jenkins



Wale - The Eleven One Eleven Theory by Edwin Ortiz



The Weeknd - Thursday by Brandon Soderberg



Fool's Gold - Leave No Trace by Ian Cohen



Hudson Mohawke - Satin Panthers by Emma Butterfield



Wooden Shjips - West by Tom Breihan



Profiles & Interviews:



Game Sees R.E.D. by Noz



Game's 25 Favorite Albums by Insanul Ahmed



Question in the Form of An Answer: Del the Funkee Homosapien by Matt Shea



?uestlove: 15 Years by Ryan Dombal



Damon Dash Talks Losing Aaliyah: 'Nothing Prepares You for That' by Erika Ramirez



El-P's Clattering, Sprawling "Drones Over BKLYN" by Christopher Weingarten



K-Def – The Most Underrated



Kendrick Lamar Says "Section.80" Is Just A Warm-Up, Analyzes Work With Game & Dr. Dre by Andres Vasquez



Pusha T on Kanye’s Recording Habits and the Appeal of Diddy’s Screaming by Alex Chapman



Q&A: Pusha T On Working With Tyler, The Creator, His Neptunes Bias, And The Virginia Melting Pot by Phillip Mlynar



Lex Luger Recalls Working with Game on "R.E.D.," Says His Sound Comes from Pain by Nadine Graham



WTF/LOL/SMH:



Elliott Wilson Can't Use Twitter to Promote Music Piracy? I Thought This Was America! by Byron "Fuck Boy" Crawford



Top 50 Hip Hop Accessories of All Time: 10-1 by Tony Grands



Top 50 Hip Hop Accessories of All Time: 30-11 by Tony Grands



Top 50 Hip Hop Accessories of All Time: 50-31 by Tony Grands



Things Wrong with This New Erick Sermon Video by Byron Crawford



5 Reasons Why Lil Wayne Should Kidnap Beyoncé by Tony Grands



It May Be Time for Jay-Z to Deploy J. Cole by Tony Grands



Wine of the Day: 9/11 Memorial by Byron Crawford