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‘Who does he think he is?’ Kanye West’s best quotes of 2013

There was no star more polarizing, provocative and omnipresent in 2013 than Kanye West. The rapper dropped his sixth album, Yeezus, and welcomed his baby daughter, North, into the world. But the superstar got more attention for his over-the-top interviews than for anything else he did this year, and for good reason.

Joe Budden’s 10 best verses

Joe Budden’s lyrics reference his failed relationships, history of drug abuse, inner conflict and a host of other demons

R&B gems of 2012: From Frank Ocean to SWV and beyond

2012 was the year mainstream R&B became interesting again. Despite the regrettable obsession with pandering to Eurodance trends, and the still-overbearing influence of contemporary hip-hop;