When did music writers lose the courage to actually critique the next big thing? We examine in this week’s Sunday Sermon.
Scroching hot producers Stargate lay the track for the Jojo song “Paper Airplanes.” Is it another certified hit?
Erick And Parish are back making dollars warning sucker MC’s with “Don’t Get Clapped.”
50 Cent challenges burgeoning producers to finish the track around his freestyle “Ghetto Like A Mother Fucker”
Switch-hitter Jessie J makes it plain that if you want to romp she can “Do It Like A Dude.”
Lupe Fiasco continues his romp through the Electro-Hop landscape with “Stereo Sun”
Jean Grae slices and dices and chops along with Styles P and Talib Kweli on the track “R.I.P.” (Hey that rhymed)
Clock Opera delivers a pensive nattative about breaking up and the aftermath with “Belongings.” *Bonus cut “Let Go The Life Boats”
Duo Afrobeta blend a few different genres for an upbeat, funky groove with “Nighttime.”
Max B takes a few shots at Jim Jones and flosses (from behind bars, go figure) on “Money Makes Me Feel Better.”