Email Author Sterling Clover

2005 Stories by Sterling Clover

• Various Artists

  published December 22, 2005

  These tracks constitute a genre only if Louis Jordan and Frank Sinatra are part of one called Dad's Music and Ashlee Simpson and Raffi are grouped... More >>

• Prince Paul

  published November 24, 2005

  Hip-Hop Gold Dust calls to mind chemical supplements less powdered than blazed in a hazy 3:00 a.m. fashion. Prince Paul has always been a... More >>

• Three 6 Mafia

  published November 3, 2005

  Making a bid for the old/new South, Memphis's Triple 6 shockingly tones down its shout-heavy choruses and plays everything else the Southern sound... More >>

• Sugababes t.A.T.u.

  published October 27, 2005

  The three-year war of American teen-pop's holy reformation (2001-2004) left a scarred countryside of sects, quirks, and "urban" makeovers.... More >>

• Lil' Kim

  published October 13, 2005

  Lil' Kim's Naked Truth makes a bold move: no breasts on the cover. In light of all her drama, the gimmick comes easy: lustful to lyrical;... More >>

• Foxy Brown featuring Sizzla

  published September 8, 2005

  Foxy is one of the only rap cats who can big up King Selassie I with more authentic patois twang than half the Def Jam Caribbean roster. The flow... More >>

• Don Omar

  published September 8, 2005

  Pop reggaeton spends more time translating itself than residing in itself. Not to mention announcing itself. Luckily this track skimps on... More >>

• Lil' Rob

  published September 8, 2005

  I'm thinking more Hotel MTV than Scarface here. A lineage that traces back to that one cool kid in Sixteen Candles -- you... More >>