It doesn’t really matter what you think of Kanye West, the most important person in pop music. For those cringing at the selection of the word “important,” that you indisputably have an opinion about him validates it. You’re in good company with the millions (billions?) of others though, because so long as you’ve…

I’m not about to go in hard on Shadow and tell you not to listen to this. It’s a great album, it’s unique, it alternates quickly between precision turntable work, ridiculous drum breaks, ambient keys, and soulful arias. For such an involved and sonically complex album, there’s a certain adolescence that never goes…