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Weekly Top 20 for 11/29/09

# Artist Title
1 Gucci Mane Wasted
2 Jaz-Z Empire State of Mind
3 Drake Forever
4 Pleasure P Under
5 Maxwell Bad Habits
6 R. Kelly Number One
7 Justin Beiber One Time
8 Chris Brown I Can Transform Ya
9 Melinie Fiona It Kills Me
10 Alicia Keys Doesn't Mean Anything
11 Trey Songz LOL
12 Maxwell Pretty Wings
13 Fabolous Everything, Everyday, Everywhere
14 Drake Succesful
15 Jay Sean Down
16 Black Eyed Peas I Got A Feeling
17 New Boyz Tie Me Down
18 Mary J. Blidge The One
19 Birdman Money To Blow
20 Yo Gotti 5 Star

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Artist of the Week

Gucci Mane

 

ALBUM REVIEW

Mario, D.N.A

Mario’s fourth album, D.N.A, dropped on October 13th, and the album’s first single, “Break Up,” makes me want to do just that to Mario. The song features Guccia Mane and producer Sean Garrett, and why it was chosen as the single, I couldn’t even begin to fathom. It is quite easily the worst song on the album. The true songs that should have been made hits were the super-sexy and radio-friendly “Ooh Baby,” the heartfelt break-up song “Get Out,” or the catchy dance hit “Starlight.”

This album is surprisingly good for being reviewed by somebody who prefers Jay-Z and Kanye West-esque hard beats and plain hip-hop to R&B crooners like Mario, and it is definitely far more tasteful and a lot cleaner than his third album, Go.

Listening to Mario’s fourth album made me remember why we first started to love him when he stepped on the scene with his first hit “Just a Friend 2002,” a Biz Markie cover. Now I know that Mario can write his own songs, and back them up with a great voice, too!

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