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Nelly, Pussycat Dolls, T.I., Gym Class Heroes and Jazmine Sullivan

the music press

mon 10/13/2008

A collage of the Pussycat Dolls, Nelly, T.I., Gym Class Heroes and Jazmine Sullivan.

After a four-year hiatus, St. Louis rapper Nelly delivers his fifth album, Brass Knuckles. The Village Voice says he's playing second fiddle to his guests, "many of whom, uncomfortably enough, have eclipsed their host in the public consciousness (Fergie, Rick Ross)." The Boston Globe thinks he waited too long: "Four years is a long time to be gone. The market he had essentially cornered since 2000 was in middle school the last time he released a record."
Girl-power pop combo Pussycat Dolls deliver their sophomore effort, Doll Domination, a "collection of electro-pop songs that are the opposite of sex: belligerent come-ons and odes to singledom stripped of pleasure, adventure or anything resembling fun," according to the Los Angeles Times. "After the inexplicable 'failure' of Nicole's solo album … it was smart to spotlight the, uh, talents of the other pussycats this go 'round," observes Slant Magazine.
Atlanta's T.I. drops Paper Trail, an album in which he "mostly dispenses with the Tupac-wannabe gangsta-confessor pretensions to deliver catchy, tight, bombastic pop-rap," according to Rolling Stone. T.I. finds the "perfect balance of comedy and tragedy, swagger and humble attitude, pop music and hardcore hip-hop," and "[lives] up to the nickname 'Jay-Z of the South' in a big way," gushes webzine Rap Reviews.
New York rap-rockers Gym Class Heroes return with their fourth album, The Quilt, a "misguided effort to be taken seriously as a hip-hop band," according to Entertainment Weekly. "It's the kind of benign mall music that's likely to be played ad nauseam at trendy chains like Wet Seal and Forever 21 while tweens shop for colored denim and leggings." Spin magazine agrees: "These dudes … are the Black Eyed Peas of the Warped tour set."
R&B newcomer Jazmine Sullivan flexes her songwriting skills on her debut, Fearless, an album "just two songs shy of being a benchmark classic in the annals of music history," proclaims Soul Tracks. "Sullivan may be just 21, but the singer-songwriter proves herself a veteran in the game of love," declares Billboard.com. Sullivan's vocals are "perfection," raves Vibe magazine.

the middle

daily dos

mon 7/21/2008

Gym Class Heroes and Busta Rhymes let their anger out in a new video, "Peace Sign / Index Down."

Kanye West vs. Gym Class Heroes

versus

thu 8/2/2007

name/s	Kanye Omari West.	Travis McCoy, Matt Mcginley, Eric Roberts and Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo.
hometown	Chicago, Illinois. Born in Atlanta, Georgia.	Geneva, New York.
born on	June 8, 1977.	Formed in 2001.
style	Self-conscious alternative hip hop that bangs.	Fluffy alternative hip hop that's loads of fun.
school daze	Dropped out of Columbia College Chicago to focus on producing.	Founding members Travis and Matt met in gym class.
influences	Wu-Tang Clan, Jay-Z and Ludacris.	The Roots, OutKast and Fort Minor.
breakthrough single	Raps about his life-changing car accident in Through The Wire.	Rap about the joy of finding a new love in Cupid's Chokehold.
say word?	"They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes. But if I talk about God, my record won't get played, huh?"	"I'll admit I get a lil jealous when other dudes leave you comments, don't let it gas you up, it's all nonsense."
sample-o-rama	Daft Punk, The Jackson 5 and Chaka Kahn.	Supertramp and Jermaine Stewart.
BFF's	Common, Lupe Fiasco and John Legend.	Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani and Plain White T's.
talkin' sh*t	Hurricane Katrina Relief Show and MTV European Awards.	Dropping harmless f-bombs during TV interviews.
just to get a rep	Kanye's remix of This Aint A Scene, It’s An Arm’s Race by Fall Out Boy features Travis McCoy, Paul Wall, Lil' Wayne and Lupe Fiasco.	Lil' Wayne guests on a remix of Viva La White Girl while Gang Starr's Guru appears on a Cupid's Chokehold remix.
most recent release	Graduation, due out September 11.	As Cruel as School Children.
the critics	Slate.com: Kanye is "the man who can save hip-hop."	IGN: “Rap lite for the Ambercrombie & Fitch crowd.”
webprops	45,185 friends on official MySpace.	636,921 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Futuristic Japanese stuff + Daft Punk + Cassie + robots + motorcycles = Stronger.	Adding and denying MySpace friends in New Friend Request.