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2005 Stories by Dan LeRoy

• Hip-Hop, Year 2 A.J.

  published December 21, 2005

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• Lil' Kim

  published November 2, 2005

  The most compelling question about Lil' Kim's fourth album is how many "black Martha Stewart" comparisons it will spawn. That's a shame, since the... More >>

• Blackalicious

  published October 12, 2005

  When last seen as a duo in 2002, Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab had just dropped Blazing Arrow, one of the most accomplished hip-hop albums in... More >>

• Late to the Game

  published August 31, 2005

  Sophomore albums are made to be trashed, especially when they follow hugely successful debuts. And there may be no artist in pop-music history who... More >>

• Ying Yang Twins

  published July 13, 2005

  Now that even your grandmother gets Dave Chappelle's goof on Lil Jon, crunk faces the challenge of all overexposed genres: How to stay relevant?... More >>

• Ol' Dirty Bastard

  published January 12, 2005

  He was never going to be confused with Tupac while alive, but the late, great prankster Ol' Dirty Bastard is now shadowing Pac in the lucrative... More >>