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AdamsWorldBlog First The Black Crowes and now Nas... no wonder I can't get into Maxim, their writers have to be able to hear things that haven't even been recorded yet.
JUMPING THE GUN
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JUMPING THE GUN Hot (0) Not (0) NY Post: Gossip | Feb 27, 2008 12:10 AM RAPPER Nas was shocked when Maxim gave his new album, "N - - - - r," a 21/2-star review - because it isn't even finished yet. "I'm finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," Nas told Page Six. Maxim has since apologized for the premature...
Nas Rips Maxim for 2 1/2-Star Premature Review
Popeater —
... won't be subscribing to or picking up a Maxim magazine anytime soon. The rapper expressed some confusion and discontent with the men's mag -- known for its revealing pics of female actresses and models -- when they gave his upcoming album a 2 1/2-star review . The 34-year-old rapper, who's been making hits since the mid '90s, wasn't dismayed by the thought of receiving a less than stellar critique, but was instead surprised that Maxim could even have an opinion on the incomplete project. "I'm finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," the rapper ...
Maxim Reviews Yet Another Album Without Listening To It [Wtf]
Gawker —
... by Maxim's "educated guess preview[s]" now that rapper Nas has come forward to say that he, too, was irked to see the magazine publish a review of the album "Nigger" when he's not even done recording it yet. Like the ...
Nas Chews Out Maxim After Premature Review
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... have something in common ... besides their connection to all-star classic rock. The New York-based rapper was jarred, much like Chris Robinson and Co., when the lad mag -- known for its revealing pics of female actresses and models -- gave his upcoming album a 2 1/2-star review. The rap star, who's been making hits since the mid '90s, wasn't dismayed by the thought of receiving a less than stellar critique, but was instead surprised that Maxim could even have an opinion on the incomplete project. A music reviewer at Maxim panned the Crowes' new album, 'Warpaint,' in the same ...
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... his album without hearing it. The Black Crowes were the first to NYO]
-The rapper Nas says Maxim also reviewed his album without hearing it. The Black Crowes were the first to NYO]
-The rapper Nas says Maxim also reviewed his album without hearing it. The Black Crowes were the first to NYO]
-The rapper Nas says Maxim also reviewed his album without hearing it. The Black Crowes were the first to cry foul. [P6]
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Nas Is The Latest Artist To Feel The 2 1/2-Star Sting Of Maxim 's "Educated-Guess Previews" [Yay, Journalism! Redux]
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... . Turns out the rapper has possibly yet to even deliver the tapes to Def Jam; Nas tells the New York Post that he's "finishing the album now" and talking up a new April 22 release date. Perhaps in deference to those long magazine lead times, the educated guessers at Maxim went ahead and gave Nas' unfinished album 2 1/2 circles (out of a perfect five). That's the same score that so incensed the Crowes, but Nas is much more sanguine about the whole affair. ...
Maxim Getting Good at Predicting Medicore Albums
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... Just after Maxim had to apologize for reviewing a Black Crowes album without even listening to it, Nas charges the magazine did the same thing with his album Nigger. Like the Crowes, Nas received 2.5 out of 5 stars. And like the Crowes, Nas didn’t make his album available for review … because it’s not even done yet. ...
Maxim Getting Good at Predicting Mediocre Albums
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... Just after Maxim had to apologize for reviewing a Black Crowes album without even listening to it, Nas charges the magazine did the same thing with his album Nigger. Like the Crowes, Nas received 2.5 out of 5 stars. And like the Crowes, Nas didn’t make his album available for review … because it’s not even done yet. ...
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Complex Blog —
... Facing the music: The Black Crowes weren’t the only ones to get shafted by Maxim and get a review of their album without it even getting listened to. Nas’ N*gg*r LP also suffered a similar fate, but he ain’t sweating it, “That kind of stuff doesn’t reach my radar or effect anybody around me. I don’t know what a music rating from Maxim is . . . I don’t know what it even means really.” ...
Maxim didn't listen to Nas's new album either?
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... yet. "I'm finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," Nas told Page Six. Maxim has since apologized for the premature review, but Nas doesn't care. "I'd prefer [a review from] Playboy," the rapper said. "That kind of stuff doesn't reach my radar or effect anybody around me. I don't know what a music rating from Maxim is . . . I don't know what it even means really." Maxim also reviewed the Black Crowes' album, "War Paint," without listening to it in its entirety. [NY Post Page 6](thx Rich)
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Maxim Jumps the Gun on Nas
Oh No They Didn't! —
... yet. "I'm finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," Nas told Page Six. Maxim has since apologized for the premature review, but Nas doesn't care. "I'd prefer [a review from] Playboy," the rapper said. "That kind of stuff doesn't reach my radar or effect anybody around me. I don't know what a music rating from Maxim is . . . I don't know what it even means really." Maxim also reviewed the Black Crowes' album, "War Paint," without listening to it in its entirety. NY POST ...
If ‘Maxim’ Can Review Things Sight Unseen, So Can Vulture
Vulture —
... Once again, the trenchant, highly respected music criticism of Maxim magazine is under attack after it's been revealed the lad rag has reviewed yet another album without having heard it. Last week, we learned the Black Crowes' upcoming Warpaint was given two and a half stars even though Maxim's critic had only heard one song. Today, we find out Nas's forthcoming Nigger has been awarded the same score, despite the album's not actually being finished. Honestly, though, are either of these albums likely to deserve be better than two and a half ...
Maxim Gives Nas New Album A 2.5 Without Hearing The Complete Album
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RAPPER Nas was shocked when Maxim gave his new album, “Nigger,” a 21/2-star review - because it isn’t even finished yet. “I’m finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22,” Nas told Page Six. Maxim has since apologized for the premature review, but Nas doesn’t care. “I’d prefer [a review from] Playboy,” the rapper said.
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I wonder how many tracks that 2.5 rating was based on.
School for Scandal
- Maxim "Reviews" Another Album
RadarOnline.com —
Have you heard Nigger , the edgily titled latest effort from rapper Nas ? Probably not, as the Queensbridge native hasn't finished recording it yet . But that minor technicality didn't prevent Maxim from giving it a two-and-a-half star rating in their March issue. You know what else got the exact same rating in that issue? The Black Crowes' album Warpaint , which, coincidentally, Maxim also ...
Maxim Maintaining Journalistic Integrity As Usual
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... apologized for the premature review, but Nas doesn’t care. “I’d prefer [a review from] Playboy,” the rapper said. “That kind of stuff doesn’t reach my radar or effect anybody around me. I don’t know what a music rating from Maxim is . . . I don’t know what it even means really.” Maxim also reviewed the Black Crowes’ album, “War Paint,” without listening to it in its entirety. (Source) ...
Maxim Does It Again!
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Yesterday, we told you how Maxim made up a review for the Black Crowes' new album War Paint without even listening to the album!
They have since apologized.
Now, reports are surfacing that Maxim has done it again, this time with Nas.
The rapper was shocked when Maxim also gave his new album, titled N - - - - r, a 2.5 star review, even though the album isn't even finished yet!
Nas has said, "I'm finishing the album now, ...
Exclusive Maxim scandal updates: David Peisner speaks!
Oh No They Didn't! —
... (now starring Nas!) who suspected there might be something more devious afoot in Maxim’s editorial policy toward reviews, David Peisner, the Maxim free-lancer responsible for penning the two hypothetical reviews, agrees with you. In an exclusive statement to Soundboard, Peisner writes: ...
Nigga please!! 2.5 STARS???
TNHOTT!! —
... shocked when Maxim gave his new album, "N - - - - r," a 21/2-star review - because it isn't even finished yet. "I'm finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," Nas told Page Six. Maxim has since apologized for the premature review, but Nas doesn't care. "I'd prefer [a review from] Playboy," the rapper said. "That kind of stuff doesn't reach my radar or effect anybody around me. I don't know what a music rating from Maxim is . . . I don't know what it even means really." -source
