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Well, this was certainly fun to make - genuinely curious if it ends up blowing up as much as it did last year, given how wonky this year ...

This was the sort of week I didn't expect - on the one hand it's the aftermath of J. Cole's big debut so inevitably there was ...

So for those of you who saw my last list, you might have caught my general assertion that 2016 was not good for the Hot 100. And here's ...

So this happened... awful songs on a pretty horrible year-end list, but hey, it happens. Next up, though, is the best hits of 2016 - ma...

Nearly forgot to post this, but this was a surprisingly decent record - definitely check this out if you're interested in electronic ...

I'm going to try and maintain a level composure for as long as possible with this list. I know so many of you will want me to get good a...

It's almost poetic that we end 2016 like this - not with a huge smash hit album, not with a critically beloved indie darling... but an...

Man, this was a weird record... and to the point where I wish I liked it more, to be honest. Ugh, frustrating, frustrating. Anyway, one...

It's often considered one of the great contradictions of American popular culture that for as much it worships at the altar of violenc...

So this was a strange review. A lot of fun to make, and a surprisingly quick one to put together, but strange all the same. Huh. Anyway...

I feel like I should like Ab-Soul so much more than I do. Okay, that's a misleading statement, because for the most part I do like t...

So this was torture, to both write and edit. My god, the more I went through this J. Cole album the more I dislike it, fucking CHRIST . ...

So do you want to know what can lead to real weirdness on the Hot 100? Not just one big debut - it'll have a ripple effect, but if you...

Well, this was a pleasant surprise - may have overshared a bit here, but eh, it happens. Next up, though... all of the J. Cole wound up...

So here's the unfortunate truth of being a critic and a human being: like it or not, sometimes it's not just the art that overrule...

Yes, I know I'm late to the party with this one, but my god, I'm so happy I got to it regardless, so smart and well-written, I ju...

So I've mentioned a number of times throughout the three years I've done this series that I'm not the biggest fan of nihilisti...

You know, for as much effort as this review was to write, it couldn't have been for a record that I've forgotten so quickly... st...

I think it's time that some of the illusions should be broken surrounding J. Cole. And let me make this clear, this was a long tim...

Man, it took way too long to cover this record, but I'm happy I did, another fascinating example of what country had to offer in a ba...