Planet Pit - Rootless Rapper Finds His Rythm

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/arts/music/pitbull-the-rapper-releases-planet-pit.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1363798865-RPmK/yoT75CBmWtylcC/XQ

The article “Rootless Rapper Finds His Rhythm,” is a great example of constructive criticism. Jon Caramanica evaluates the transformation that the rapper Pitbull has gone through time. The reason I say this is a great constructive criticism is because Caramanica describes Pitbull by using example of his music and other rappers. He explains very well why he thinks Pitbull has finally found his area. “His sixth album, “Planet Pit,” completes his long transformation from crunk-era curio to dance-rap star,” said Caramanica.  He later states that his album is more of a hip hop album until Pitbull raps on it. This statement is a great explanation as to why Pitbull is now a dance-rap star. This example gets repeated in different forms throughout the article, explaining why Pitbull has made a great decision to change his style. Later in the article, to establish his point, Caramanica compares Pitbull to the Black Eyed Peas. This enables the reader to further understand why Pitbull has made a good change. He also incorporates parts of his lyrics to the article to establish a point of how Pitbull was raised in Miami with a Latin/American culture that is being reflected in his songs. This also reflects the title of the article.