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Advantages: Plenty of Mariah Hits
Disadvantages: Needs to be updated

I bought this album for my sister as a christmas present and i love the way she keeps playing it because i absolutely love the CD myself. Every single song is key to Mariah's career. She hits the high notes perfectly and she does well to blend Pop and R'n'B. There's many uptempo numbers on the CD like Heartbreaker and Emotions but she excels on ballads such as My All. The only downside of this album is that it needs to be updated with her new stuff ... Read review

Advantages: Widespread appeal. Kick-ass hip-hop songs.
Disadvantages: Won't be making any more.

...read a review of their Greatest Hits album in a Sunday paper. The critic spoke very highly of them, but since I knew very little about the band (and hip-hop wasn't really my scene) I decided to do a little bit of background research before deciding whether to buy. Here's a little of what I found out. RUN DMC FACTS Band Members: Run (Joseph Simmons) DMC (Darryl McDaniels) Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) Unlike the stereotypical rapper, these three ...
...albums in total (not including greatest hits compilations). They were the first rap act to have a platinum selling album, get on MTV (a rarity for black artists in any field at the time), appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and were the only ones asked to perform at Live Aid. They have appeared in two films, Krush Groove (1985) and Tougher Than Leather (1988). They are considered by many to be the greatest hip-hop group ever, and certainly ... Read review

Advantages: All the greatest songs ever
Disadvantages: none

I had this bought for me for Mother's Day after a gentle nudge in the right direction and various hint dropping. With over 19 songs ranging from the late 1960's, this CD has every favourite record on it from her singing career. The earliest song on here is The Look of Love which has to be an all time favourite with most people, if anyone denies singing along to it I think they would be telling porkies. A full list of the songs are as follows:- Baby ...
...License to Kill (1989) (James Bond Theme) Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (1973) Midnight Train to Georgia (1973) Help Me Make It Through The Night (1972) Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me (1967) Come Back and Finish What You Started (1978) The One & Only (1978) So Sad The Song (1976) The Look Of Love (1968) Part Time Love (1975) Neither One of Us (1972) Bourgie Bourgie (1980) Taste of Bitter Love (1980) Make Yours a Happy Home (1974) ... Read review

Advantages: All the hits
Disadvantages: Some weak tracks

The Album "Greatest Hits" is a compilation album of the best recordings by Will Smith during his career from 1987 to the year that this was released, in 2002. Will released a normal album earlier on in the year and a few track from it managed t slip onto this, so at the time it included all of his greats (and to be honest, I hated his last album 'Lost and Found"). The Artist Will Smith is a pop rapper from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...
...Jazzy Jeff in the late 1980s. As his career progressed he became an actor and starred in the "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", before taking lead role in films such as "Independence Day", "Men In Black" and more recently, "I Am Legend". Will Smith differed from many Hip Hop acts because he wasn't interested in any lyrics about money, cars and girls, he's more about have clean fun. he currently stands as he leading figure in pop rap, a sub-genre which ... Read review

Advantages: Its the best of N.W.A
Disadvantages: If youre not into old skool you wont appreciate it

This is a must for any gangsta rap lover. This is where it all began all those many years ago. there are 19 tracks on this album: 1) live intro (1989) 'N.W.A straight out of Compton video banned from MTV, N.W.A's music banned off most black music stations, N.W.A is critisised, and for what? Telling it like it is.' A good introduction. Not one of the best songs but introduces the band well. 2) Arrested (Insert) As you can guess not a song, (57 seconds ...
...and now is in prison claiming he didn't think they were prostitutes. 3) Gangsta Gangsta Very old skool. Good beat in the background, but very Fresh Prince, definately not one of the best. 4) Fuck tha police (insert) Quite amusing how he critisises himself for rapping about the police! 5)Fuck tha police One of the best, This is when rappers rapped about things that meant things to them. Main theme to this is the predjudice of police, 'Thinking ... Read review