Frank Kogan

In about 25 minutes of my listening Pink Dollaz has become one of my favorite groups of the year. H/t Lex, who calls them "terrific jerk ho-rap" ("jerk" being the name of the genre, or at least of the dance, also called "jerkin'").

Here's their MySpace, though I prefer some of the tracks streamed on YouTube. E.g. "Lap Dance," where the Dollaz adopt a sultry deadpan like Amil's for the rap, brattiness for the chorus. Meanwhile, as beats go big and slow, blips trickle from the faucet into the atmosphere.

While "Boom Boom Pow"'s electro strangeness holds its grip on the top spot, an electro-hip-hop sk8er crossover genre crashes the Top 40 for the first time. Holy flash, the new is actually new, even if it cops moves from old futurism.

( New Boyz )

( Billy Currington )