Jay-Z had the Internet going nuts on Friday with his anti-Auto-Tune smash, “Death of Auto-Tune.” It spawned a freestyle craze and inspired a new website.

Now that the buzz has died down and everyone has had time to fully digest the song, I summoned the Brain Trust to get their thoughts on “Death of Auto-Tune.” Dig in, it’s sweet.
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Jermaine Dupri’s side project, Ocean’s 7, released its debut mixtape last week. The crew consists of JD, Nelly, Usher, Johnta Austin, B.Cox, Trey Songz, and since Bow Wow simply refuses to be seen in a monkey suit, JD tapped his personal assistant, Tyrone Davis, as the 7th member. Sounds like a group of distinguished sangas on paper, right? Well, proceed to see what the TRU Brain Trust had to say about the Ocean’s 7 mixtape.
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Cage has successfully made an album for fans and passive listeners alike. Those who’ve already witnessed the artistic liberation of this smut peddling weatherman will still find plenty of reasons to keep Depart From Me close to heart throughout the summer.
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