thanx for reading and giving feedback
in response to what u said:

a hiphop news forum would help organize hiphop talk even if it shouldnt be necessary- there are too many news threads in the forum right now

the debate forum wouldnt be discussion, it would be sort of like battles (see my suggestion thread on the topic, if u havent already)
so it wouldnt take any threads away from cerebral approach, and might add to its popularity

the album request thread wouldn't be a forum, it would just be a stickied thread
even if it wasnt used much, at least some of the reviews would be what people wanted to see
an example of a post in the thread:
would like to see a review of Jay-Z- Hard Knock Life, will pay 500 RV$ for a thorough, track-by-track review

as for the reviewer award, it wouldnt be very good now, but it might encourage more people to write reviews