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		<title>Review Roundup: Ludacris &#8211; &#8216;Battle of the Sexes&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Ludacris goes to war with the opposite sex on his seventh studio album Battle of the Sexes, but did the rap veteran win the battle with critics?  Find out below.

USA Today: Social commentary has never been Ludacris&#8217; strong suit, so it shouldn&#8217;t surprise that the lighter, cheekier tracks on Battle of the Sexes tend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Sade &#8211; &#8216;Soldier of Love&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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After a decade away from the spotlight, Sade returns with Soldier of Love, the British band&#8217;s sixth studio album, in stores everywhere tomorrow.  Did the critics welcome Sade back with open arms?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: On songs like the space-folky &#8220;Long Hard Road&#8221; and the reggae-scented &#8220;Babyfather,&#8221; Sade exhales peerlessly while the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Lil Wayne &#8211; &#8216;Rebirth&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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After a year of delays, Lil Wayne finally makes the transition to rock star on Rebirth, his seventh studio album, in stores today.  Did the critics embrace Weezy&#8217;s foray into rock or did it hit rock bottom?  Find out below.

Rolling Stone: Wayne growls like an Auto-Tuned Kid Rock on the swaggering &#8220;American Star.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Alicia Keys &#8211; &#8216;The Element of Freedom&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Alicia Keys&#8217; fourth album The Element of Freedom soars into stores today.  How did the songbird&#8217;s first album in two years fly with critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: What Keys&#8217; often-banal lyrics lack, her quicksilver voice carries: bluesy and subterranean on the atmospheric opener, &#8220;Love Is Blind&#8221;; pure honeyed uplift on &#8220;Wait &#8216;Til [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Chris Brown &#8211; &#8216;Graffiti&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/12/07/review-roundup-chris-brown-graffiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Chris Brown turns the spotlight back on his music with his third studio album Graffiti, in stores and online tomorrow.  Are the critics willing to give him a second chance or is the writing on the wall?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: A clutch of throwaway midtempo tracks don&#8217;t seem to justify Brown&#8217;s hasty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: R. Kelly &#8211; &#8216;Untitled&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/30/review-roundup-r-kelly-untitled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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The self-proclaimed King of R&#038;B, R. Kelly, knows how to satisfy the ladies with his sex-oozing hits, but did he also please the critics with his 10th studio album Untitled, due tomorrow?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: The disconsolate ballad &#8220;Elsewhere&#8221; seems to signal a chastened man, but tracks like &#8220;Number One,&#8221; featuring Keri Hilson, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Rihanna &#8211; &#8216;Rated R&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/23/review-roundup-rihanna-rated-r/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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The wait is really ova.  Rihanna&#8217;s fourth album in five years Rated R arrives today.  What kind of rating did it receive from critics?  Find out below.

Entertainment Weekly: A genuine moment of vulnerability plays stunningly on the meticulously layered &#8220;Cold Case Love,&#8221; penned by Justin Timberlake.  Still, Rated R rarely delivers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Leona Lewis &#8211; &#8216;Echo&#8217;</title>
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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>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/16/review-roundup-50-cent-before-i-self-destruct/</link>
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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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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review Roundup: Wale &#8211; &#8216;Attention Deficit&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/09/review-roundup-wale-attention-deficit/</link>
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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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