The other Simpson sister is back with a country album, while Gym Class Heroes fuse hip hop and pop in their fourth album, The Quilt. Kidzworld pops on the headphones.
The other Simpson sister is back with a country album, while Gym Class Heroes fuse hip hop and pop in their fourth album, The Quilt. Kidzworld pops on the headphones.
Jessica Simpson :: Do You Know
There’s been big buzz about this album, Jessica’s first since 2006’s A Public Affair, which she released after divorcing Nick Lachey. Though she’s recently made more headlines for her romantic life, she’s also gotten attention for this, her first country album. So, does she succeed? Well, kind of. Her voice is well-suited to the country genre (must be that Texas accent) but she doesn’t sing much more than sappy love ballads. In the song Sipping History, she croons about wanting to be June Carter Cash, the wife of Johnny Cash, but she doesn’t quite make it. She sounds more like, well, a pop star making a country album. There’s more to country music than a love song, Jessica!Fun Facts
Hot Tracks
Do You Know, Come on OverRating:
Gym Class Heroes :: The Quilt
On The Quilt, their fourth album, Gym Class Heroes continue a tradition of pop-influenced hip hop. Like their peers N.E.R.D. and the Roots, the Heroes create their music with instruments instead of the usual hip hop production tools. This is a fun, soulful and melodic record, with some great, smart lyrics about being addicted to texting, family relationships and being in love. The Heroes get some help from producer Patrick Stump (the singer of Fall Out Boy) and guests Estelle and Busta Rhymes, but they do just fine on their own, too. Maybe The Quilt will help people finally start to really notice the Gym Class Heroes in a serious way…here’s hoping.Fun Facts
Hot Tracks
Guilty as Charged feat. Estelle, Live a Little, Drnk Txt RmeoRating:
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