Jay-Z

FACE OFF - BOW WOW & OMARION

Full-length pairups between R&B and rap/ hip-hop artists are nothing new. (See R. Kelly and Jay-Z’s “Unfinished Business.”) On this outing, teen heartthrobs and tour mates Bow Wow and Omarion team for an album that builds on their 2005 hit merger “Let Me Hold You.” The result doesn’t disappoint. One of the strongest tracks […]

December 11th, 2007 - Posted in Album Reviews

THE SOLUTION - BEANIE SIGEL

This Philadelphia-based MC, one of several Jay-Z proteges who have yet to attain that level of fame, describes in more detail than most rappers the criminal demimonde that gangsta rap alternately glorifies and laments. And Beanie Sigel knows what he’s talking about: In addition to three previous studio discs, his resume reflects several run-ins […]

December 8th, 2007 - Posted in Album Reviews