The Neptunes

CD Review: American Gangster

New Rick Ross feat. Pharrell Track Leaked

Britney Spears

Britney (Jive)

Mystikal

Tarantula (Jive)

Clipse

Lord Willin' (Star Trak/Arista)

Scarface

The Fix (Def Jam South)

Various Artists

Music from the Motion Picture Biker Boyz (DreamWorks)

Common

Electric Circus (MCA)

Blackstreet

Level II (DreamWorks)

Alicia Keys/Kelis

The Diary of Alicia Keys (Arista)/Tasty (J)

Revenge of the Nerds

As N.E.R.D. reemerges, Pharell Williams is happy to be one of the gang again

Finding Hollywood

As his newest film, Wanted, readies for release, Common talks about his recent gravitation to the silver screen

Making Noise on Both Sides of the Board

As his newest film, Wanted, readies for release, Common talks about his recent gravitation to the silver screen

N.E.R.D.

As his newest film, Wanted, readies for release, Common talks about his recent gravitation to the silver screen

The SXSW highlights reel

As his newest film, Wanted, readies for release, Common talks about his recent gravitation to the silver screen

Soulja Boy

Souljaboytellem.com (Collipark/Interscope)

T.I.

Urban Legend (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)

Thug Passion

Local thug expert Trick Daddy sounds off

J Dilla

The Shining (BBE)

Beyoncé

B'Day (Sony Urban Music/Columbia)

Nonpoint Well Taken

Even Crockett and Tubbs would agree.

Pharrell

In My Mind (Star Trak/Interscope)

G Love

We found him -- South Florida's biggest Kenny G Fan

Kanye West

Late Registration (Roc-A-Fella)

Fiddle Ma Nizzle

Black Violin goes where hip-hop has never gone before: the orchestra pit

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem (DFA)

Trendspotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote

Fabolous

Real Talk (Desert Storm/Atlantic)

Stavros Polentas

Real Talk (Desert Storm/Atlantic)

Sim Simma! Beenie Man Is Back!

Refried Beenie

Fade to Black

Jay-Z previews his latest opus, The Black Album

Fabolous

Street Dreams (Elektra)

GZA

Legend of the Liquid Sword(MCA)

Beenie Man

Tropical Storm (Virgin)

Glitch Maestro

Nobukazu Takemura is the freaky nerd the '90s promised us

Short Cuts

Kelis, Ani DiFranco, Beck

No Doubt

Kelis, Ani DiFranco, Beck

Head Spins: DJ J Felix

An omnipresent club fixture from Fort Lauderdale to South Beach.