MY FAVORITE MUSIC WRITING OF THE YEAR - FROM MYSELF

you don't want to even ask

Happy holidays, all. Since 2003 is about outta here, I decided to jock myself and run down a list of my favorite pieces of the year...that I wrote. (It's my blog and I can preen if I want to).

Drunken Masters - an early, January column on the St. Ides rap radio commercials.

Pushing Buttons - an interview with director Eric Byler (Charlotte Sometimes)

Musing on why Al Green's I'm Still In Love With You is my one essential album.

Return of the Prodigal Son - a column on Nas' God's Son

Tales of the Tape - a feature story for the Village Voice on the new dominance of hip-hop mixtapes

Last Call - Contemplating Jay-Z's The Black Album

Crazy In Love - Rediscovering my love for pop in 2003

Classic Material - it's my book - cop it!