{"id":44,"date":"2007-11-09T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-09T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/o-dub.com\/writing\/?p=44"},"modified":"2015-03-09T03:37:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T03:37:08","slug":"november-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/?p=44","title":{"rendered":"JUL-DEC 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/media\/photo\/2007-11\/33681727.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"250\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Jay-Z Plays &#8216;Gangster&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n(CD\/Concert Review)<br \/>\nAppears In: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/music\/la-et-jay8nov08,1,7486432.story?coll=la-entnews-music\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> (Nov 8, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latifah Seeks Her True Kingdom<\/strong><br \/>\n(CD\/Concert Review)<br \/>\nAppears On: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/music\/la-et-latifah24nov24,1,7811760.story?track=rss\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> (Nov 24, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sharon Jones Claims Her Retro-Soul Crown<\/strong><br \/>\n(Feature)<br \/>\nAppears In: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/music\/la-et-jones1oct01,1,1378877.story?coll=la-entnews-music\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> (October 1, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not Kidding Around<\/strong><br \/>\n(Album Review)<br \/>\nAppears On: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=15297052&amp;ft=1&amp;f=5257410\" target=\"_blank\">NPR&#8217;s All Things Considered<\/a> (October 16, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>M.I.A.: <i>Kala<\/i><\/strong><br \/>\n(Album Review)<br \/>\nAppears On: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=13831187\" target=\"_blank\">NPR&#8217;s All Things Considered<\/a> (August 21, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3, 2, 1 Contact<\/strong><br \/>\n(Column)<br \/>\nAppears In: <a href=\"http:\/\/findarticles.com\/p\/articles\/mi_qn4176\/is_20070810\/ai_n19478823\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Tribune<\/a> (August 10, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators: <\/strong><strong><em>Keep Reachin&#8217; Up<\/em><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(Album Review)<br \/>\nAppears On: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=12234111\" target=\"_blank\">NPR&#8217;s All Things Considered<\/a> (July 25, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist: Three the Hard Way<\/strong><br \/>\n(Column)<br \/>\nAppears In: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidebayarea.com\/music\/ci_6402532\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Tribune<\/a><\/em> (July 20, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common: Finding Forever<\/strong><br \/>\n(Album Review)<br \/>\nAppears In: <em>Vibe Magazine<\/em> (August 2007 issue)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pet Sounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(Interview with Snoop Dogg)<br \/>\nAppears In: <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scratchmagazine.com\/online\/?p=316\" target=\"_blank\">Scratch Magazine<\/a><\/i> (July\/Aug 2007 issue)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Source: UGK<\/strong><br \/>\n(Column on UGK&#8217;s <i>Underground Kings<\/i>)<br \/>\nAppears In: <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scratchmagazine.com\/online\/?p=316\" target=\"_blank\">Scratch Magazine<\/a><\/i> (July\/Aug 2007 issue)<\/p>\n<p><b>Common: Finding Forever<\/b><br \/>\n(Album Review + Interview)<br \/>\nAppears In: <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calendarlive.com\/music\/cl-ca-common29jul29,0,6226867.story?coll=cl-music\">LA Times<\/a><\/i> (July 29, 2007)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Ronson: Version<\/strong><br \/>\n(CD Review)<br \/>\nAppears In: <i>Vibe<\/i> (July 2007 issue)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay-Z Plays &#8216;Gangster&#8221; 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