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50 Cent... Shut Up & Let The Music Speak For You by Mitchell Mensa

Written by Foresight
Thursday, 23 August 2007
If you are an avid fan of hip-hop, you may already be aware that 50 Cent and Kanye West are scheduled to simultaneously release their third studio albums Curtis and Graduation on September 11, 2007. There has been a great amount of fervor and anticipation generated by media outlets, fans and the artists themselves concerning the ensuing release. The majority of the debate is focused on who will generate to most first week sales between the two rap artists. The victor of the sales race is not of my immediate concern. It is relegated to being a subplot in the wandering mind of Mitchell Mensa. My question is why does 50 lack the capacity to devote most of his creative energy into releasing the best possible album he could? His release counterpart Kanye West exerts a great deal of pressure on himself to create pioneering and pleasurable music with every album release. Obviously, Kanye is concerned with the amount of records he sales as well, but that appears to be secondary to the music. Read More Add Comment (2) Hits: 108
Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 August 2007 )

Does Anyone Buy Music Anymore? by Mitchell Mensa

Written by Mitchell Mensa
Friday, 27 July 2007
Does anyone buy music anymore? Seriously, I’d like to know if I’m in the minority here. If that’s the case maybe I should follow suit and just take up a new hobby. I heard that stamp collecting or knitting can be very rewarding. It is pervasively known that overall music purchases are down in comparison to previous year’s sales. People are more inclined to bring up internet downloading and the cancerous effects it has on the sales charts. For me personally, this scenario could not be further from the truth. I can assertively say that since the vast mediums of acquiring music became available, the amount of albums that I purchase per month has increased considerably. Read More Add Comment (4) Hits: 148
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 August 2007 )

"Hmm... Makes Me Wonder" by Mitchell Mensa

Written by Mitchell Mensa
Friday, 13 July 2007
As I paraded the streets enjoying the festivities that each Fourth of July holiday brings, a couple of hip-hop related issues that had been in the deep recesses of my brain were randomly brought to the forefront of my thoughts. These particularly aren’t glaring issues in the rap game, nor are they necessarily bad. They are personally, just a few confusing things that have crept their way into my mind from time to time. I figured that I’d share them with you today. Read More Add Comment (20) Hits: 157
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 August 2007 )

"The Breaking of the Drought" by Mitchell Mensa

Written by Mitchell Mensa
Thursday, 28 June 2007
In the year 2006, the total album sales for hip-hop and music in general continued its seemingly routine decline in comparison to the previous year's sales. However, after a couple of years in which rap music collectively was not up to par from an artistic standpoint, one could argue that there was a sufficient amount of quality hip-hop in 06. Last year saw LP releases from veterans such as Nas, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, & The Roots, coupled with younger generation artists like The Clipse, Lupe Fiasco (my personal favorite album of last year), T.I. and The Game. Read More Add Comment (2) Hits: 125
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 August 2007 )

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