THE LOVES AND LOATHES OF 2008

Things we loved in 2008
Barack Obama
Lil Wayne
Free Downloads
YouTube
Detroit Hip-Hop
M.I.A
Hip-Hop at Glastonbury
I-Phones
Power couples
Q-Tip’s Renaissance
Rappers encouraging us to vote
Rihanna’s haircut
Indie labels
Producer albums
Max B and Jim Jones beef

Things we loathed in 2008
Remy Ma getting sent upstate
Rappers lying about their past (Rick Ross and Akon)
Rappers singing/Autotune
Albums being pushed back time and time again
The end of The Wire
The loss of Shakir Stewart
Collaborations of more than 4 rappers on a joint
Diddy’s video blogs
Soulja Boy
The Hudson Murders
Young Buck being put on blast
DMX being in a cell more than the booth this year
Secret weddings
Reality TV (still)
The Recession