SKIP: The-Dream, "Love King" [VIDEO]

Posted June 28, 2010 16:17:19
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While Nas, Eminem, and Jay-Z are determined to see rap grow up by broadening its subject matter beyond bling and bitches, Atlanta rapper The-Dream is perfectly happy to keep the genre in the gutter. The man behind Beyonce's smash "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" needs a strong woman to keep his baser instincts from running wild. The production is undeniably infectious (if a bit over-reliant on T-Pain-like Auto-Tune; can we have a moratorium on Auto-Tune?), but the lyrics will leave you thinking you've caught an infection. Rap cannot live on bootys alone.

Watch the music video for The-Dream's single "Love King."

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