Another Year In Pop: 43

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

We have a new number one! That makes it 18 singles going straight into the top ten for Girls Aloud (only their third #1, mind), round of applause there.

[Poll #1285924]

Bonkers re-entry watch: Purple Rain by Prince. Any ideas?

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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

http://brandonsoderberg.blogspot.com/2008/09/raps-post-lyrical-phase.html

(and there's a part ii and part iii too)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

ooh awesome, thanks - i shall read when i need to procrastinate. erm.

The 20-20 vision was right on the butt

[koganbot]

Storytelling hip-hop has never been the dominant mode, just one choice among many. A lot of my favorites were the ones who could go in and out of story at the drop of a hat: Spoonie Gee, Eminem, Roxanne Shanté.

Then she looked at me and then she started swishin'/So I tooka the key out of the ignition (except it's 1979, not 1981 as that says). You'll like this one.