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...entirety of musical history.”However, Zornow’s earlier flings with pop paved the way to his current broad tastes. “It has to start with whoever you see on MTV,” he says. “Depending on your background, popular culture is the only way you can get exposed to certain things, and the door by which you can enter the whole culture. That was my introduction to rap.”Hearing Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. prompted hours spent poring over West Coast underground rap records in Manhattan...
...funkier tracks is “Mine Again,” a collaboration between Carey and legendary neo-soul producer James Poysner. The track is structured around a plaintive Wurlitzer melody; a killer horn section provides harmonic counterpoint; high-hat snares keep a steady rhythm in the background, and Carey’s five-octave voice takes center stage. The lyrics are standard pop fare, but Carey tackles them with surprising conviction...
...standout songs, “Circles,” expands upon “Mine Again’s” soul aesthetic. The song beings with a driving electric piano riff; a pulsating bass line kicks in soon after; and a cadre of background singers harmonize nicely while Mariah tears into the lyrics like a latter-day Aretha Franklin...
Other such attempts at empowerment fell short, however: “My Vagina Was My Village” tackled the heavy subject matter of Bosnian rapes, yet the story was overwhelmed by background singing and failed to make the emotional impact that it theoretically should have carried...
...Somewhere in the background there will always be room for a debate about gender roles and what children need most from their parents. But how much better would our time be spent finding ways to make the challenges of parenting easier for everyone. Watching the way moms treat each other, at least in the Talk Show versions of World Championship Wrestling, you can't blame men for not being eager to join the conversation. But maybe if they did, they could change...