www.NobodyCaresB.com

To all my readers who give a shit, I'm moving on to a new site, new design, and new URL.  From this day forward, please peep:

www.nobodycaresb.com

Thank you!

Kanye West Is Better Than Your Favorite Artist. And I'll Prove It

As it pertains to Hip Hop, there are countless discussions as who is (or will go down) as the best to grab a mic.  While there will never be any universal agreement as to who the best rapper is, most will tell you that it takes combination of many factors.  Rhyming ability, song writing ability, production, content; it all makes a huge difference in the overall product.  No matter how marvelous your rhymes are, you are judged by your albums.  (Which explains why Canibus was and continues to be overlooked).  That said, Kanye West will likely go down as the best Hip Hop artist ever.  And I'll show you why.

The Elephant In The Room Regarding The Recovery Album

I wrote in my original "Recovery" review that Em's bars weren't on the same level as earlier work like "MMLP".  After a few weeks with the album and some repeated listens, I think I'm in a position to elaborate on that further. 

The Only BlackBerry Torch Review You Need To Read

I'm about to break the biggest rule in journalism: I've never used the product I'm about to review.  But that's also what makes this product so sad; I don't even have to have used it to know what I think of it.  I have enough BlackBerry experience to know EXACTLY what it needed to really make an impact on today's market and after reading reviews from all the main tech blogs, it's clear this phone is failure.

I Think I Finally Figured Out Why Everyone Loves The Rick Ross Album [Rant]

I would like to preface this rant by saying I DO like the Rick Ross album.  It's not a terrible album.  It's well put together, has some great beat selection, and Ross is a decent enough rapper.  If you read my other write up you'll even see I gave it a pretty glowing review despite my disdain for those two songs that sound exactly fucking alike.  "Teflon Don" is solid but a far cry from the "album of the year" praise people felt inclined to heap upon it.  And I think I figured out why.

MLB Umps Need A Reality Check

We all know about the umpire who missed an obvious call at first base that ruined a historic perfect game.  But in the grand scheme of things, the team that was supposed to win the game still won the game.  However, this afternoon as I'm watching The Yankees take on The Royals, I see an umpire blow an equally obvious call at second base that led to a home run.  The home run gave The Royals the lead and should the Yankees lose this game by two runs, the outcome could be traced back to that blown call.  I understand the need to protect the authority of the umpires but something absolutely has to be done about this.

Classic Albums

I'm not sure why but fans seem to be overly eager to crown the next classic album. So eager, in fact, that Rick Ross' Teflon Don has been heralded as a classic by fans and even some critics.  Unless the criteria for classic material has changed since I last checked, I don't see how this is possible.  Let's look at some albums that were universally accepted as classics.