The Year in Hip Hop
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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Critics Week
Every year, Soundcheck presents "Critics Week," a series highlighting the best and worst of music of the year. Host John Schaefer is joined by music critics to discuss the year’s best- and worst- albums in pop, hip-hop, classical, opera, rock, jazz, world and Latin.
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Jeff Chang, rap journalist and author of the book Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop, discusses the best of the year in hip hop.
Jeff Chang's 2006 Picks
Aloe Blacc :: Shine Through
Burial :: Burial (dubstep)
*Cham :: Ghetto Story (dancehall reggae)
The Coup :: Pick A Bigger Weapon
*DJ Shadow :: The Outsider
E-40 :: My Ghetto Report Card
*Ghostface Killah :: Fishscale
Honeycut :: The Day I Turned To Glass
* Skream :: Skream! (dubstep/grime)
Youngsta & Hatcha :: Dubstep Allstars Volume 4 (dubstep)
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