Like Anil, I am so, so excited about the upcoming release of the new chapters of Trapped in the Closet. Back in November 2005, I posted about chapters 1-12 and called the collection the best album of 2005, which--despite the fact that it's not really an album proper, I guess--I still stand by. It's...

2007 is really shaping up to be the year of R. Kelly, isn't it? He's just been everywhere this year, and it's only March! Here are a couple of tracks, either from late 2006 or 2007, all of which are pretty great. Everyone should listen to them. Ciara, "Promise" featuring R. Kelly Swizz Beatz, "It's...

As part of some online magazine subscription service we recently received a two-month-old issue of Esquire, which contained their "Best Song in the World" [1] poll. It's structured as an NCAA-style single-elimination [2], complete with brackets, &c. and contains 32 songs at the outer level, which...