Janet Jackson is pop music royalty and proved it in Orlando. Jen Cray can’t believe she witnessed it!

In Motion Pictures (Universal Music Enterprises). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Watch the Throne (Roc-A-Fella). Review by John Cogburn.

Yancey Boys (Delicious Vinyl). Review by S D Green.

On the historic day that America elects its first African-American president, an eloquent messenger for “change,” Q-Tip releases The Renaissance. Coincidence? John-Thomas Crockett sits down with “The Abstract” prior to the outcome to discuss The Renaissance, Obama, and how he feels about Q-Tip vs. Lil Wayne.

We Started Nothing (Columbia Records). Review by Andrew Coulon.

Lost and Found–Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics (BBE). Review by Van Sias.

1st Class (Matador). Review by Bill Campbell.

Swax (Hollywood). Review by Margie Libling.

Song of the Sovereign (Mush). Review by Bill Campbell.

Cultural Confusion (Uncle Trouble). Review by Bill Campbell.

Wave Motion (Mush). Review by Bill Campbell.

The Living Soul (Hum Drums/Groove Attack). Review by Bill Campbell.