Ciara

Ciara’s 2004 debut Goodies arrived at the tail-end of the last R&B boom. Its best moments used the churn and snap of “crunk’n’b” as…

J. Cole – Born Sinner

Born Sinner, the heavily referential second LP for Roc Nation signee Jermaine Cole, borrows its title from the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy”. By the time…

Action Bronson Saaab Stories

Before you even press play on Saaab Stories, you’re confronted by the unsettling dichotomy within Action Bronson: The Flushing rapper has a tremendous ear…

Kanye West Yeezus

Look at the song title “I Am a God” and it seems like easy blasphemy– Kanye West’s update of John Lennon’s “more popular than…

The-Dream IV Play

“I know they ain’t gon’ play this on top 40 radio,” begins “Slow It Down”, IV Play’s confrontational first single. An indignant backlash against…

Samantha Jade – Firestarter

Samantha Jade Gibbs (born 18 April 1987), known as Samantha Jade, is an Australian singer-songwriter and former child model from Perth, Western Australia. She…

Britney Spears – Ooh La La

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer, dancer, actress, and occasional author. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in…