Donald Smith
Donald Smith
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N.E.R.D. sings the same song, but it's good
Music
If it works once, why change it? That must be the question that N.E.R.D. asked themselves when they created their new album, "Fly or Die," because the twelve songs on the CD sound remarkably similar. It is something that one could envision coming from...
Soundrack fits the film, mostly
Music
It is difficult to capture the laid-back atmosphere that one enters when walking into a barbershop , but this soundtrack will make you feel like you are sitting in the barber's chair getting a fade. The Barbershop 2 Soundtrack has an old-school flavor...
All-star Jay-Z goes out at top of the rap game
The master retires with retrospective 'Black Album'
It is rare for an artist to have the opportunity to retire while at the top of his profession. Jay-Z has managed to do this. In the past eight years Jay-Z has made nine albums and cemented his place in rap history as one of the best to ever rap.
Ludacris triumphs as crude comedian
Music
Once every generation, a hip-hop artist comes along with the uncanny ability to discuss the injustice of the society in which he was raised and to generate support for a revolution of thought. Ludacris is not one of them. Ludacris' gift is to entertain...