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Thanks to P-O-P-I-S-D-E-A-D, we can finally bring you, our viewers, a year’s end list of the best (by opinion) in music. What you are about to read is a list of the 50 best albums of 2011. It’s a mix of the best indie, “mindie” and mainstream collections of work put out by today’s brightest artists, artistes, musicians, entertainers, Pop acts, entertainers, etc… So join us and hit the jump for what we think is an unbiased list of 2011′s best.
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The duo who went viral with their crazy dance and song, “The Jerk,” are back with their sophomore album. New Boyz latest entitled Too Cool To Care will be out this upcoming Tuesday, May 17. So we listened to the album and…

What was cool about New Boyz, is like Soulja Boy’s “Crank That,”, “Jerk” was signature, their own. With Too Cool To Care, it’s the popularity that gave these guys a chance at a sophomore album. Don’t get us wrong, the songs are fun, sound good, and are made for the radio but they’re forgettable and could be performed by anyone else. It will be nice to see them make it to album number three but who knows. Check out two of the nicer tracks from the album, “Can’t Nobody” featuring Shanell aka SNL below and “Meet My Mom” after…

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He’s lude, he’s crass, he’s obnoxious, he’s rude but you know what, he is one of the best things about contemporary Hip-Hop. Yup, Tyler, The Creator, of OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All), will release his sophomore solo album, Goblin, on May 10.

We were made aware of Tyler’s work after the video for “Yonkers” became a viral sensation within the Hip-Hop world. His music, which is some of the best within the genre today, can only be understood once you take time to understand that personality of his. Being politically correct is not apart of Tyler’s world, at all.

Tyler’s outside-of-the-box approach to music will remain as OFWGKTA signed a record deal with RED Distribution/Sony that will give them one hundred percent creative control. “Tron Cat,” a new leak from the project, shows off his deep aggression over some sinister production.

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Now that you’re finished with that, take a listen to the Goblin album snippets HERE.

It was September of 2009 when Jennifer Lopez first announced her LOVE? album, along with the release of the buzz track, “Fresh Out The Oven,” featuring Pitbull. Fast forward a year and some and J. Lo is now being labelled the “comeback queen.”

Lopez’s stint as an American Idol judge was the right move. The exposure along with the heat of “On The Floor,” featuring Pitbull pushed the single to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Now, the album will finally hit stores on May 3rd. You can listen to a new track “(What Is) Love?)” below and the album sampler after…

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It’s been about a year since he released his mixtape Dream Music but now Sosa Man is back on the scene with his new album (yeah that’s right, album) Dreamland. The album features big names like Showtime Shaddy, Sketch, MDeez, Sammi Starr, Alex C., Black Dadda and El Padrino. Before you get into the review, learn about the artist, Sosa Man, HERE.

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So Mya’s K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple) is out over in Japan. No review here but in a simple sentence, the album is an extremely solid one and that is mostly due to Mya’s pretty vocals and sweet melodies.

One song that stood out to us is “Sorry.” We first heard the LQ snippet a few years ago and waited for it but it never surfaced in full HQ. Now, we have the song and it is getting some serious plays. “Sorry” but this is the sweetest little song we’ve heard in awhile.

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In the batch of sonically attractive songs on the album, there is a collaboration with Sean Paul. It’s not a Dancehall track, just a really good Pop song with Paul’s Jamaican flavor injected.

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It’s been a few weeks since the album preview of Natalia Kills’ debut LP, Perfectionist, surfaced but now the album is available…

In brief, the opinion has not changed after an entire listen to the album. It’s a shame this girl is not a bit more popular because this debut release is more than solid. There are no fillers but the only downfall is those quick to judge will say Lady GaGa did this about three years ago with The Fame. Whilst there are similarities the songs are darker and seem more substance-filled than the former. Take a listen to three tracks from the album below.

“Heaven”

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“Nothing Lasts Forever”

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“Wonderland”

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The fire was reignited in J Lo’s Pop career with her hit song, “On the Floor.” The original triple threat is pushing forward with her LOVE? album release with the promo release of “I’m Into You” featuring Lil Wayne.

The gorgeous Lopez is bringing a blend of urban and exotic in the Stargate-produced. Weezy opens with one of his verses… Overall, we’re feeling this song and this new album is shaping up to be a real comeback.

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Natalia Kills, an underrated aspiring Popstar who is not showing any signs of hitting it big in the mainstream world just yet, will finally release her debut album entitled Perfectionist in April, in Germany. The Pop artiste unveiled the attractive album cover the other day and now Amzon Germany has the album preview up.

Here’s the thing with Natalia, with a simple glance she seems like the recent crop of gimmick-based Pop acts to come about. In a lot of ways, she is but she is also backed some solid tunes. Perfectionist is a debut album to be proud of; not one song sounds like a filler. A surprise and instant favorite is track 12, “Heaven.” As of now, there is no set release date for US and Canada but go ahead and listen to the preview of this solid debut from Natalia Kills. View the track list after…

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Ok, so you all have probably already seen Britney Spears cover and spread for Out magazine. But the big news right now is that the Standard edition of Femme Fatale has leaked.

You can tell from our opinions of the snippets that we loved what we heard but we just had this odd feeling that the album was not shaping up to be incredible. Now that the album has leaked, our fears have been laid to rest. We love this entire album with the exception of “Big Fat Bass” featuring will.i.am. Now, we wait for the Deluxe tracks. Take a listen to three songs from the album after…
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