THE BEST FOUR QUOTES FROM THE 'PAZZ & JOP' MUSIC CRITICS POLL: See the whole poll here.
Third runnerup: "America is no longer shocked by Eminem's lyrics, yet Michael Jackson doesn't say a word and he continues to scare the pants off people of every age, race, class, and gender. That's power." - Jeanne Fury.
Second runnerup: "That's all I know about Justin and Britney/Can't tell you more 'cause I'm coked up like Whitney/But there we were waving Justin and Britney goodbye/Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh oh oh oh oh" -Rob Sheffield.
First runnerup: "Wait a second. Are both of Michael Jackson's sons really named "Prince"? What about 'Your Butt is Mine' and 'I'm Bad'?" -Franklin Paul.
And the winner: "The worst musical trend of the year had to be those innumerable permutations of Ashanti, Ja Rule, J. Lo, Fat Joe, J Rule, Ja Joe, and Fat Lo. All these songs trade on the same gimmick- girly-girl singer paired with manly-man rapper. The result is an unintentional parody of gender panic, where Ja seems to fear that he ever rises above a monotone, it must mean he's a fag, while any girl who fails to outsource her rapping to a guy with big pecs has to be a closet dyke" -Ted Friedman.