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		<title>Review Roundup: Leona Lewis &#8211; &#8216;Echo&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/17/review-roundup-leona-lewis-echo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Leona Lewis sets her sights on conquering the U.S. market once more with her sophomore album Echo, soaring into stores today.  Did the British songbird&#8217;s follow-up to last year&#8217;s Spirit fly with critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Too much of Echo is mired in soppy balladry and standard-issue dancery that seem meant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: 50 Cent &#8211; &#8216;Before I Self Destruct&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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After a few false alarms, 50 Cent&#8217;s fourth album Before I Self Destruct finally detonates in stores today.  Did the rapper&#8217;s latest work set off sparks with critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Growling violent threats over hard beats, 50 sounds the hungriest he has in years.  Of course, there&#8217;s nothing remotely original [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Wale &#8211; &#8216;Attention Deficit&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Wale will have hip-hop fans&#8217; undivided attention when his long-awaited album Attention Deficit drops tomorrow.  Did the D.C. rapper&#8217;s debut also grab the attention of critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Attention Deficit is marred by intermittent efforts to conform to a misogynist mainstream-rap blueprint.  It&#8217;s hard to hear such an unusual talent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Amerie &#8211; &#8216;In Love &amp; War&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/03/review-roundup-amerie-in-love-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Amerie&#8217;s fourth album In Love &#038; War ships out today.  Did the singer&#8217;s Def Jam debut come out victorious with critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Nothing on her comeback effort In Love &#038; War matches the brash energy of her biggest hit [&#8220;1 Thing&#8221;]—though it&#8217;s not for lack of trying, with many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Michael Jackson &#8211; &#8216;This Is It&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/28/review-roundup-michael-jackson-this-is-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Michael Jackson delivers the comeback spectacular he promised his fans when This Is It arrives in theaters today.  Did the King of Pop thrill critics as well as his adoring fans in his final moments on stage?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: This Is It offers a raw and endearing sketch of a genius [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Mario &#8211; &#8216;D.N.A.&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/13/review-roundup-mario-dna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Mario&#8217;s long-delayed album D.N.A. arrives in stores today featuring collaborations with Ludacris and Gucci Mane.  Is the R&#038;B&#8217;s crooner&#8217;s fourth effort a match with critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Indeed, on his fourth album, D.N.A., the singer tends to get lost inside state-of-the-art tracks by a cornucopia of A-list writers and producers, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Mariah Carey &#8211; &#8216;Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/27/review-roundup-mariah-carey-memoirs-of-an-imperfect-angel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Mariah Carey&#8217;s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel arrives in stores Tuesday.  Did the songbird&#8217;s 12th studio album hit a high note with critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: It&#8217;s puzzling to hear one of music&#8217;s most powerful voices continually corralled into a feathery R&#038;B midrange; imperfections are nowhere to be found on Memoirs, but [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>56</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Kid Cudi &#8211; &#8216;Man on the Moon: The End of Day&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/16/review-roundup-kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-the-end-of-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Kid Cudi&#8217;s album Man on the Moon: The End of Day lands in stores this week.  Does the eagerly-awaited debut from Kanye&#8217;s protégé live up to the hype?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Cudi turns out to be that rarest of rap phenomena: a hyped upstart who really does represent a promising new phase [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Jay-Z &#8211; &#8216;The Blueprint 3&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/06/review-roundup-jay-z-the-blueprint-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Eight years after the original Blueprint, Jay-Z drops one of the most anticipated albums of the year, The Blueprint 3, on Tuesday.  Has Jay solidified his position as the greatest rapper alive?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Even if it lacks the raw power of his earlier work, the album succeeds at its larger [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Kristinia DeBarge &#8211; &#8216;Exposed&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/29/review-roundup-kristinia-debarge-exposed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Kristinia DeBarge&#8217;s debut album Exposed dropped this week.  Does James DeBarge&#8217;s 19-year-old daughter live up to the family name?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: Exposed&#8217;s airy, girlish pop—especially cotton-candy Casio grooves like &#8220;Future Love&#8221; and &#8220;Died in Your Eyes&#8221;—mostly recalls the female stars of her dad&#8217;s era: Lisa Lisa &#038; Cult Jam, Paula Abdul, [...]]]></description>
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