Life, Death, Love and Freedom
On one of his best albums in years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer pairs up with Grammy-winning producer T Bone Burnett for a stark, stirring meditation on life, death, love and freedom.
NAS
Untitled
Nas may have decided not to use the N-word as the title of this CD, but it hasn't softened the impact of this hard-hitting look at the state of black America and race relations. The front-runner for best rap album of the year.
BLACK KIDS
Partie Traumatic
This new outfit comes on like a musical crossbreed of the Cure, the B-52's and Scissor Sisters on one of the hottest party discs of the summer. Best is "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You."
LITTLE JACKIE
The Stoop
Putting a modern spin on '60s soul, singer Imani Coppola and programmer Adam Pallin come up with something special. They pour on the sass—and the brass—on some lyrically wicked girl-group throwbacks.
