Nas, Weezer, G-Unit and David Banner

the music press

thu 7/17/2008

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Nas drops the racially-charged Untitled. The album, controversial and much delayed, was originally titled N****r. "In a summer of 'Lollipop,' it's refreshing to hear a complicated record that doesn't shy from grown-up ambition," writes Entertainment Weekly. "For every moment of clarity on this album," warns The New York Times, "there’s an eyebrow-archer to match." Slant magazine backhands Nas with: "[His] flow is still the high-water mark of hip-hop lyricism. So even if the lyrics are vacant, at least they're pretty."
Geek rockers Weezer return with another self-titled release dubbed The Red Album. The Onion's A.V. Club loathes the band's sixth record: "The breathtakingly stupid Weezer begs the question: Is this for real? Or are the over-processed hooks and lobotomized lyrics intentional self-parody?" Rolling Stone is a bit more forgiving: "Just download the good stuff or buy the album and don’t expect much from [Weezer] because [they] never really gave you more than a few minutes of cheap thrills in the first place."
50 Cent's dwindling crew, G-Unit, drops its second album, Terminate On Sight, after a five-year hiatus. Underground Online says although "T.O.S. shows G-Unit at their best," maybe "they were trying too hard to make a hit, and forgot to have fun." The Boston Globe thinks 50, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and former member Young Buck were affected by the long layoff: "It's just hard to figure out why these guys are important anymore."
Louisiana rapper and sometimes actor David Banner releases his fifth album, The Greatest Story Ever Told. IGN.com advises the Southern MC with a "split personality" to pick a style and stick with it: "Banner struggles with his identity crisis while he flip flops more than thong sandals between political activist and wannabe Top 40 hit-maker." The New York Times agrees: "If he’s really worried about the dumbing down of hip-hop, he could start by changing his own songs."

8 responses to “the music press: Nas, Weezer, G-Unit and David Banner”

.:*CANT WAIT TILL THEY COME OUT!..LOL*:.

M.A*

7/17/2008

Bout time NAS album drops... this might be his best work since stillmatic!. Im glad people like Nas still exist who arent afraid to push the boundries of music he doesnt appease the mass media he stays true to himself!

Mrjam7

7/17/2008

WHOA!

sugar123

(Chicago,IL)

7/17/2008

Dey Whack.. lolzzzz hahah jp jp..they best be gOOd! (;

KAREN.//♡

7/17/2008

david banner is wackkkk!!!!! n about nas i dont think is goin 2 b his next illmatic cuz i haven't heard anything sick from him lately. so will c later on