This is the blog presentation of Judah Blumenthal about the success of Hip-Hop and R&B music in 2014. There have been several great albums and singles released already - by new artists and old artists. There is still a handful of music that has yet to be released this year, but we have heard many great things about new songs, new artists, and more. Judah Blumenthal is a fan of music as a whole and has learned to appreciate a variety of music genres. As a musician himself, he understands the hardwork, practice and talent that goes into making music.

1. Hip-Hop and R&B Thrive in 2014
By Judah Blumenthal

2. According to an article
recently completed by The
Boombox, Hip-Hop and
R&B, which have both been
very prolific in producing
results thus far in 2014,
should continue to provide
for fans in July.

3. 2014 has seen a steady
stream of delivery from both
genres, a trend that should
be continued through the
release of several new
albums in over the course of
the next month.

4. The article starts by
detailing the expected
release of a new album from
Robin Thicke. The album,
entitled Paula, is clearly an
entire track list dedicated to
apologizing to the artist’s
estranged wife, Paula
Patton.

5. If the title of the tracks
hadn’t been enough of an
indicator, the lead single
and video, entitled ‘Get Her
Back,’ has certainly
confirmed it; more often, the
reaction of the public has
been a fair share of eye-
rolling, instead of the

6. The album is set to hit
stores the first of July, which
will allow the public to see if
‘Get Her Back’ was the
exception or the rule by
which the success of the
album will be measured.

7. On the very same day, Trey
Songz has a new album to be
released, one that has been
much more positively received
by critics and fans alike.
‘Trigga,’ which is set to feature
a crazy cast of contributors,
such as Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla
$ign, Justin Bieber and Juicy J,

8. ‘Touchdown 2 Cause Hell,’ the
first album to be released by Lil
Boosie since his release from
prison earlier this year, has
had a fair share of promotion
from the Louisiana rapper
himself, who claims that the
record will be the best double
album to be released since

9. The article does caution that
this is high praise for himself
and indicates that the rapper
is nothing if not ambitious.
The public will be able to
decide on the comparison
with its release on the
fifteenth of July.

10. Common’s next project,
entitled ‘Nobody’s Smiling,’
has grown a reputation of
anticipation, most notably for
the eight different album
covers that are being
produced.

11. The album, which will be the
artist’s first work to be released
since his 2011 hit ‘The
Dreamer/The Believer,’ has
notably been inspired by the
strife of Common’s hometown
of Chicago, as seen by the
lead-in singles. The rest of the
album will be available for

12. Other smaller projects are
noted to close out the article.
E-40’s ‘Sharp On All 4
Corners’ including all four
volumes, will be available in
July. Krayzie Bone’s ‘Chasing
the Devil,’ and Cormega’s
‘Mega Philosophy,’ are also
both due out before the end of