Tag Archives: Eminem

Kid Cudi, Eminem and the Perils of Addiction

Rap Is Not Pop: Kid Cudi, Eminem and the Perils of Addiction This post is inspired by a commenter on my recent piece about Eminem and his album Recovery. “Somebody’s finally on the radio talking about NOT doing drugs. That’s … Continue reading

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Why Eminem still matters

This post represents a shift from how I programmed Plug One in the past. Before, I wouldn’t imagine adding a piece about a mainstream artist. But times have changed. Plug One isn’t designed to represent everything I write, but it … Continue reading

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Are iTunes sales an elaborate hoax?

Tommy Boy Entertainment CEO Tom Silverman made an interesting claim during an interview Wired.com posted on July 9: Silverman: People are telling me that the majors have teams of people who actually buy singles on iTunes to try to drive … Continue reading

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The Plug One 50 2009: Top 30 Tracks

While the Plug One 50’s top 20 albums list is designed to be authoritative (or at least highly opinionated), the top 30 tracks list tends to be a mishmash of random favorites. These are a few songs that caught my … Continue reading

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The Wrap Up: Blu signs with Warner Bros.

Blu signs with Sire/Warner Bros., prepares to learn Industry Rule #4080 (hiphopdx.com) Elliott Wilson prepares to launch RapRadar, yet another mainstream rap aggregator site (folio.com) New RNC chairman Michael Steele wants to woo hip-hop voters, one-armed midgets (washingtontimes.com) Beastie Boys … Continue reading

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