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THE LIL B QUESTION

I wish Lil B made sense to me. In interviews, he actually sounds pretty lucid. But on the records, he just seems to be...

Jay WilliamsJune 10, 2011

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WHEN SAMPLING GOES WRONG #3

There aren’t a lot of words to be write in the final installment of this series. Fortunately, I’ve only heard the sampler once. I...

Jay WilliamsMay 27, 2011

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WHEN SAMPLING GOES (NOT SO) WRONG PART 2

In the latest installment of When Sampling Goes Wrong, we take a bit of a turn. This is not the usual example of a...

Jay WilliamsApril 28, 2011

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WHEN SAMPLING GOES WRONG PART 1

Sampling has been an integral part of hip-hop since it’s beginning. This controversial practice has been viewed as stealing and unoriginal, an early position...

Jay WilliamsApril 14, 2011

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THE WAR ON GOOD TASTE CONTINUES…

ARK Music Factory, the people who brought you Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” are back with their second assault on people with good taste. Introducing Alana...

Jay WilliamsMarch 31, 2011

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THE WORST THING TOM HANKS EVER MADE…

Joe Versus the Volcano? No. You’ve Got Mail? No. Sleepless in Seattle? No, (Well maybe. And probably You’ve Got Mail too.) Ladies and gentlemen,...

Jay WilliamsMarch 17, 2011

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EVEN BLOGGERS GET THE BLUES…

Winter 2011 has sucked. The “11” has seemed like two middle fingers pointed right at me. A breakup during the second Ice Age has...

Jay WilliamsMarch 4, 2011

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ODD FUTURE:

A few months ago, while listening to the always hilarious and insightful Hype Men podcast, hosts Jensen Karp and Eric & Jeff Rosenthal were...

Jay WilliamsFebruary 17, 2011

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LINER NOTES FROM A MIXTAPE PART 2

Click here for the Part 1 of this series. Before I start, I’d like to apologize to A Tribe Called Quest for not putting...

Jay WilliamsDecember 24, 2010

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LINER NOTES FROM A MIXTAPE: PART 1

In a strange turn of events, for the first time in years, I, J. Carter Williams find myself with a girlfriend. (Please hold your...

Jay WilliamsDecember 10, 2010

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PLEASE HAMMER…DON’T HURT YOURSELF: A LETTER TO MC HAMMER

Are you there, Hammer? It’s me, Jay. How have you been? Okay, enough of the formalities. Let’s get down to business. It’s come to...

Jay WilliamsNovember 12, 2010

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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Sometimes in the pop culture universe, things go right. Often though they go awry. Then there’s the downright atrocious. This week’s Jammin’ On The...

Jay WilliamsOctober 29, 2010

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THE WORST THING I’VE SEEN THAT DOESN’T INVOLVE DRAKE OR LIL WAYNE

After watching the video above, I’m at a loss for words. 1st Lady’s “I’m Selling Pussy.” What do you say after that? Is this...

Jay WilliamsOctober 15, 2010

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REVIEW: LIL WAYNE – I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING

“Life ain’t nothin but bitches and money…” Ice Cube, “Gangsta Gangsta Apparently, Ice Cube’s classic quote still rings true in terms of commercial hip-hop....

Jay WilliamsOctober 1, 2010

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THE END OF AN ERA

In February of this year, independent hip-hop label Definitive Jux announced it was going on hiatus after ten years of feeding ears. While they...

Jay WilliamsSeptember 17, 2010