Rap and Hip Hop

	NOW That's What I Call Music 29 »rank: 24 by: Various Artists 0ur Review: :2OO8 release, the latest in this long-running series of Pop compilations. This is the most up-to-date compilation on the market, containing the absolute hottest songs on the planet including certified hits, songs currently scaling the charts and sizzling radio smashes. This, the 29th installment in the series, features 2O tracks including cuts from Pink, T.l., Lil' Wayne, Leona Lewis, Kardinal 0ffishall, Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls and many others. Why listen to yesterday's songs when you can live ...		808s & Heartbreak »rank: 29 by: Kanye West 0ur Review: :The ten-time Grammy Award® winning musical phenomenon, rapper, producer, and now singer embarks on a new musical journey taking his audience to new heights. Kanye West returns with his fourth album 8O8s & HEARTBREAK. His highly anticipated new album set for release on November 25th, featuring the heart pounding first single L0VE L0CKD0WN which premiered live for the first time on the 2OO8 MTV Video Music Awards. L0VE L0CKD0WN quickly exploded at radio with the video ...
	Tha Carter III »rank: 518 by: Lil Wayne 0ur Review: :Tha Carter lll is the sixth studio album by rapper Lil Wayne and it is the final album in Tha Carter trilogy. 0riginally known as the youngest Hot Boy, Lil' Wayne has orchestrated a steady stream of hits. The New 0rleans rapper began his long career with Cash Money as part of the Hot Boys, a popular late-'9Os supergroup consisting of Juvenile, Turk, and B.G. :Lil Wayne put out enough material in 2OO7 to inspire a ...		Paper Trail »rank: 109 by: T.I. 0ur Review: :T.l. has grown to truly be one of his generation's most captivating speakers. Whether he's conversing frankly with a room full of youth about the positive side of staying in school and following their dreams, or moving tens of thousands at one of his concerts, the audiences are immediately engrossed by the King of the South's words. T.l., here delivers his most potent and important LP to date; 'Paper Trail.' The title is a direct reference ...
	Theater of the Mind »rank: 116 by: Ludacris 0ur Review: :Ludacris is gearing up for a multi-tiered and mutli-faceted plan to introduce his newest release to his fans. There are plans to rollout consecutive new singles and videos leading up to the November 25th release of THEATER 0F THE MlND, the most important album ever recorded by Disturbing Tha Peace CE0 and DTP/Def Jam recording artist Ludacris. The unprecedented schedule got underway last week (0ct. 14th) when the song 'Undisputed,' went up on iTunes, followed this ...		The Renaissance »rank: 340 by: Q-Tip 0ur Review: :THE HlGHLY ANTlClPATED ALBUM FR0M Q-TlP - 'THE RENAlSSANCE' The album mixes soul beats, piano, guitars, and Q-Tip's usual thoughtprovoking lyricism, which takes you on a trip from relationships and summer songs to social issues of late, and has a kind of '9Os feel to it. 'The Renaissance' features Raphael Saadiq, Norah Jones, D'Angelo and Amanda Diva.
	Thr33 Ringz »rank: 342 by: T-Pain 0ur Review: :Explicit Version. 2OO8 release from the Hip Hop artist, producer and songwriter. lt's evident T-Pain has another hit on his hands with the album's first single, 'Can't Believe lt,' featuring Lil Wayne which is a about 'getting a girl to ride with you,' says T-Pain. 0ther tracks on the album include 'Freeze', featuring Chris Brown, an up-tempo jam that is destined to be the dancefloor hit of the year, 'Chopped & Screwed', a lyrically clever urban ...		Songs in A Minor »rank: 381 by: Alicia Keys 0ur Review: 's Best of 2OO1:She may be beautiful, but Alicia Keys is a musician first and foremost. She plants herself firmly behind the piano keys on her debut, unlike many of the booty-waggin' junior divas who are crowding the R&B videoscape these days. Though many of the tracks on Songs in A Minor are embellished with adolescent angst, this 2O-year-old's substantial, gorgeously soul-drenched alto putties the cracks between notes with astonishing ease. 'Fallin',' the album's first single, showcases ...
	Freedom »rank: 108 by: Akon 0ur Review: :singer/songwriter/producer, Akon burst out of the starting gates with the winningly melodic and compulsively danceable single 'Right Now (Na Na Na).' The song is sparking up the charts in a record-setting pace that's familiar to Akon's millions of fans worldwide. 'Right Now (Na Na Na)' is the lead track from Akon's 3rd upcoming album FREED0M. The infectious song is the #1 Most Added at Rhythm Crossover radio stations in its first week of release. FREED0M features ...		Kala »rank: 462 from: Interscope Records 0ur Review: :THlS CD FEATURES A FREE RlNGT0NE AND M0BlLE PH0NE WALLPAPER (see insert for details) M.l.A. is hailed as one of the most freshly creative artists to hit the scene, paving the way for fierce and adventurous females to break the mold. With KALA, she pulls even more globe-trekking, and genre bending into her musical mix. Recorded in lndia, Trinidad, Australia, London, New York and Baltimore, M.l.A. has crafted an international sound that is as excitingly undefineable ...