Album Review: ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions

SCHOOLBOY Q
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SEAN PAUL

We briefly got really excited that Sean Paul had sampled New York electro-rave standards The Rapture on his comeback single “How Deep is Your Love?” He doesn’t, but the song’s…

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SLEAZY

Ke$ha may have gotten help from some big names on “Get Sleazier,” her pounding re-up of “Sleazy,” but the song’s brand new video is a little more down-to-earth, featuring some…

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THE FLAMING LIPS

The Flaming Lips are kicking off 2012 with a typically obtuse, psychadelic mini-release you’ll only have a week to check out. “Now I Understand,” just uploaded to the band’s SoundCloud…

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MIA

As expected, M.I.A’s new single “Bad Girls” premiered online this morning. An early version of the track was originally included in Maya’s Vicki Leekx mixtape last year. The single will…

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LEONARD COHEN

Thank heavens these old ideas never cease to create art worth learning from.

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MADONNA

Pop’s iconic fairy godmother, Madonna, fresh off an unexpected win at the Golden Globes for Best Original Song, has offered details for her forthcoming 12th studio album, MDNA. The album,…

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FRANK OCEAN

Frank Ocean, who in our opinion has long outgrown his Odd Future cohorts, is busy working on what has got to be one of the most anticipated albums of 2012.…

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LANA DEL REY BORN TO DIE

Most people — let’s call them The Lucky Ones — live in blissful ignorance of Lana Del Rey and the insufferable debate she has ignited. If you know her name, you’ve already entered the fray, however unwittingly.

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WILD NOTHING

Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum has graduated out of the bedroom and into a real recording studio. Our first taste of the new Wild Nothing sound came this morning with “Nowhere,”…

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