(Def Jam Recordings/Roc-a-Fella Records)After a tragic several month hiatus from music criticism (largely due to the lack of rap releases in the first quarter), don't miss my first hip hop review of 2009, Jadakiss's The Last Kiss. The MC someone always argues is the best alive offers another frustrating album. The mixture of brilliance and disappointment on the over-long and over-assisted record is all too typical of mid-career rappers these days (I'm thinking of Nas and Busta Rhymes, among others), who can sell enough on name-recognition and one catchy single that they really don't need to try. With some exciting new releases on the horizon (Mos Def, Missy, Mr. Lif, and a host of promising rookies), hopefully 2009 will start looking up after this slow start. Read the whole review here.
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