Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Franco 'El Gorila,' Mos Def and Method Man & Redman
the music press
mon 6/15/2009
- Black Eyed Peas' latest, The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies), is "likely to dominate radio and the Internet this summer, its sharp flavors simultaneously driving listeners nuts and drawing them back," according to The Los Angeles Times. The quartet's fifth album gets a "B" from Entertainment Weekly: "When the group's glitchy future-funk beats sync up with Fergie's unabashedly feminine melodies… they find pure Top 40 nirvana." The U.K.'s Guardian has mixed feelings: "Many of these electro-pop-rap tracks sound as though they were recorded with DJs in mind, rather than fans."
- Five years after the release of the critically-acclaimed American Idiot, pop-punkers Green Day deliver their eighth album, 21st Century Breakdown. Punk magazine Alternative Press is impressed: "Breakdown brims with a type of self-confidence the band never before expressed on tape – the kind that only comes with a multi-platinum, universally acclaimed success and the attached feeling that you can do no wrong." Rolling Stone can't get enough: "[It's] so masterful and confident it makes Idiot seem like a warm-up."
- Reggaetonero Franco "El Gorila" makes his debut with Welcome To The Jungle, a "sure-fire reggaetón fix for fans of Wisin y Yandel and other high-profile players," according to About. Blog Real Talk Reggaetón says its a surprise: "Franco shows his soft side."
- Veteran rapper and actor Mos Def is back with The Ecstatic, "easily his finest full-length since Black on Both Sides, his 1999 solo debut," according to Spin magazine. USA Today agrees: "In the intervening years, he's probably drawn more critical acclaim for his acting than his interesting but inconsistent music. But he fully realizes his promise as one of hip-hop's most contemplative rappers." Hip hop blogger/hater Bryon "Bol" Crawford is yawning: "The whole thing just plods along, with Mos often sounding worn out and bored. It’s only when guest emcees show up that Mos sounds invigorated."
- A decade after they teamed up on Blackout!, Method Man and Redman release a sequel, Blackout! 2, a "blast of nostalgia that doesn’t sound bitter or even particularly dated," according to The New York Times. "The veteran dynamic duo brings electricity and a desperately needed sense of humor to the hip-hop scene," writes The Boston Globe, adding: "Only they, and their weed dealers, know why it took a decade for them to drop these sizzling tracks." Vibe magazine says it passes the smell test: "Red and Meth never stray too far from witty punch lines and their Cheech & Chong-of-rhyme act."
also tagged black eyed peas, mos def, redman, method man, franco el gorila, green day
quote of the day: Fergie says being a child actor drove her ...
song showdown: I Gotta Feeling or Fire Burning?
versus: Black Eyed Peas vs. No Doubt
whodat: Franco "El Gorila"
"RiCkY" Says:
i gotta feelin!! i like that song!
even tho it repeats its self its a good song! lol
el gorila i like his song its good!
oh i did know mos def had an album out,,i need to check it out!
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mon 6/15 1:41am
method man and redman are the funniest guys alive .....i liked black eyed peas album :P
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mon 6/15 1:41am
i never heard of franco el gorila ill check him out y not :P
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mon 6/15 1:43am
whats r u kidding ME !!!!!!!
it is an awesome CD u have to buy it
and i agree with the RED and METHOD
★ мιzz yandel ★ ..
mon 6/15 7:02pm
oh man that franco el gorila album is sick. i didnt kno he came that hard. oh i got to get that mos def, i mean he always comes wit good rhymes
carLOS
mon 6/15 1:52am
Mos Def is SIK! His rhymes on The Chapelle Show were ridiculous!!!
pimpdaddy4u05
mon 6/15 2:43am
Woot Black Eyed Peas!!
Green Day is pretty awesome too!
iDaniel
mon 6/15 2:05am
WITH ALL THESE GOOD ALBUMS COMING OUT I REALLY GOTTA GET ME A JOB
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mon 6/15 2:19am
Franco "El Gorila"'s song was iight but da 1s from da BEPs were better m Method Man n Redmans was iight 2
Jя.
mon 6/15 2:39am
All these artist are SIK! And i don't now if Redman & Method Man have ever thought about it but they should make a How High 2! 1 of the best movies ever! lol
pimpdaddy4u05
mon 6/15 2:48am
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