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Year-End List: Countdown: 10 Best Rap Albums of 2016
Tribe, Chance, or Kanye? Who earns to honors of best rap album of 2016 from The Musical Hype? Check out our countdown to see who came out on top!
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Year-End List: 40 Best Albums of 2016
Beyoncé (Lemonade), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Skelton Tree), and Solange (A Seat at the Table) lead the charge of the 40 bests albums of 2016.
Music
Yo Gotti, Castro | Track Review 🎵
Ahead of his second album of 2016, ‘White Friday (CM9), Yo Gotti drops star-studded flex-track, “Castro” featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, Quavo & 2 Chainz.
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50 Best Songs of 2016 | Year in Review Playlist
Kanye West (“Ultralight Beam”), Lukas Graham (“7 Years”) and The Chainsmokers (“Closer”) highlights the 50 Best Songs of 2016.
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Reaction: 59th Annual Grammy Award Nominees
Grammy nomination reactions: Monumental snubs are few and far between in this year’s group of nominees.
Album 💿
A Tribe Called Quest Nails It On ‘We Got It from Here…’
A Tribe Called Quest returns for one last hurrah with ‘We Got It from Here…Thank You 4 Your Service.’ Q-Tip and company are on autopilot.
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Predicting Grammy Nominations: Best Rap Album
59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Drake (Views) should be a surefire lock for a nomination.
Columns
Early Grammy Predictions: Album of the Year
In a year with weak albums, will Beyoncé finally win a Grammy for album of the year? Will Adele win her second? Can David Bowie score a posthumous nod?
Music
Juicy J, Ballin’ | Track Review 🎵
Juicy J misses the mark on new single “Ballin,” featuring Kanye West. Despite spitting game and flexing, J sounds tired and uninspired.
Columns
10 Best Albums of 2016 (August 28 Running List)
In our first “running list” of the 10 best albums of 2016, Beyoncé leads the charge with ‘Lemonade’ while Frank Ocean isn’t far behind with ‘Blonde’.
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Columns
Pros & Cons | Taylor Swift
Country/Pop superstar Taylor Swift has amassed tons of success (pros), but she also has her fair share of missteps and bad press (cons).
Columns
Pros & Cons | Kanye West
In the latest edition of our column Pros & Cons, one of the music industry’s most polarizing musicians is profiled – Kanye “I Am a God” West.