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Is Tupac Shakur the most overrated artist ever?
Published 9/4/2008 by Simon Vozick-Levinson at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
Is Tupac Shakur the most overrated artist ever? Tupac_l That's what Blender thinks ( h/t ). Or at least that's what Blender is willing to say in order to stir up some controversy and sell their newest issue. 'Pac just topped the music mag's sarcasm-drenched list of "The 33 Most Overrated People, Places, Trends and Other Junk in Rock," beating out such worthy contenders as "God" (No. 16), "Getting Backstage" (No. 27) and "Sexin' All Night Long" (No. 33). Most of the entries are little conceptual jokes like those, making it even more obvious that they're just bidding for attention by bashing Tupac so prominently. Ha ha! ...

"Blender"'s Purr Seems A Bit Muted These Days [Rock-critically Correct]
Published 9/5/2008 by Anono-Critic at Idolator
... And for the first time in Editor-in-Chief Joe Levy's nine-month tenure, Blender sallies forth a list! The list's bailiwick? "The 33 Most Overrated People, Places, Trends and other Junk in Rock." From the premise (damning this or that as "overrated" is an ancient magazine tactic) to its execution (complaining about "Freebird" and Timbaland isn't novel), the piece doesn't stand up to the kind of amused assemblages that the mag made its name on. But of course, the list has already has been picked up all over the place for the temerity to suggest that Tupac's reputation is ...

me and blender failed at #18
Published 9/6/2008 at OH NO!!
33. SEXIN’ ALL NIGHT LONG Usher, Keith Sweat, AC/DC, Prince … we could go on and on about the mack daddies who brag about going on and on—hittin’ it, workin’ it and doing other stuff to it—until the break of dawn. Even Dokken have a song about all-night boning. Two words for all these guys: Shyeah, right! Have you actually ever tried sexin’ it for more than, like, two hours? You get bored. You get sores. You get tired. Call us square, but unless you’re Sting or a crystal-meth addict, an all-night sex marathon sounds about as fun as an all-day Friends marathon. Underrated alternative: ...