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2008: The Year Hip-Hop Was Realigned
Your Favorite White Boy — I disagree with the various commentators, bloggers and hip-hop heads who have said that 2008 was a wack year for rap music. While it is no 1988 (and really, has any year come close?) it most definitely was a solid 365 in terms of actual product. You can see the proof here and here. As a fan for over 20 years, I've seen the highs and many, many lows in the quality of the music being produced, the trends that have threatened to snuff rap out completely and innovations (or lack thereof) that moved rap forward or kept it stagnant. Some stretches have been so bad ...

Morning Soul: Feel Like Bustin' Loose
SOULBOUNCE.COM — ... [ID] Crickets chirp and doves cry now that Dru Hill are once again on the comeback trail. [UD] Lil Wayne narrates a pretty amazing and inspirational Gatorade commercial. [YT] Jennifer Hudson's fans are reportedly clamoring for her return to the spotlight to sing the national anthem at the presidential inauguration. [EW] Get to know some critics' choices for best Hip Hop albums of 2008. [HHC]