5. Stephen Marley – New album, Mind Control, is top-notch.

4. Cam’ron – Ironically, his idiocy on 60 Minutes has helped bring attention to some of the problems in hip-hop.

3. Amy Winehouse – Sexy, soulful, and drunk. We love this girl.

2. Common: Finding Forever – One of the most highly anticipated albums of the summer.

1. Rock The Bells – Rage Against the Machine. Wu-Tang Clan. Concert event of the year.

Pharoahe Monch: The Dark Side of Desire
By: Brian Sachson

It’s been a long time since “Simon Says”, the club anthem that put Pharoahe Monch on the map back in 1999. And its been a long time since his debut and only album Internal Affairs. Yet hip-hop fans have still been eagerly anticipating the release o...