The Anticipation for Kanye West's New Album Is Insane—and Totally Justified
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Jack Hamilton teaches in the History and Literature program at Harvard University.
Can one of today's greatest musicians top his greatest album yet? More »
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Forged after a gangland truce, the Ghetto Brothers' "Power - Fuerza" finally gets reissued. More »
The very things that once made him a precocious superstar have led fans to now see him as a cranky turncoat. More »
Yes, 'Tempest,' his 35th album, is really, really good. But didn't we expect it to be? More »
He's still a great rapper. But as the new 'Life Is Good' shows, he needs to get back to no-frills rapping. More »
A lot has changed since the L.A. riots and 'The Predator.' But not everything. More »
Yes. Not that it'd stop anyone from talking about it if it weren't. More »
The outpouring of grief when Adam Yauch died Friday showed the incredible reach of his band's music. More »
The Band's drummer and vocalist, who died Thursday, made the complex seem effortless. More »
The rapper's high-tech resurrection at Coachella this past weekend embodied what Shakur has become in death. More »
'First Serve' features two of the rap group's three members—and lives up to the trio's legacy. More »
The rapper's nominations for Sunday's ceremony show how screwed up the Recording Academy's priorities are. More »
The "R&B Jesus" returns—hopefully to fill the gaping void he left 11 years ago. More »
The legend who died last week at 90 obliterated the notion of "white music" versus "black music." More »
Released on 9/11, the album showed how hustle wasn't just a young-man's game More »
Fans of the rap legends will find the documentary both fascinating and challenging More »
The critics' favorite and the pop princess both have new albums out this week. What they have in common—and what they don't. More »
The band's fourth album, "Angles," proves the quintet is best when it's being itself More »
Phil Spector set the standard with his 1963 "Christmas Gift For You." Has anyone else matched its exuberance? More »
