Word: backgrounds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Taken from a recent New York concert, the Live album covers the best material from Baduizm, finding new life in its hits. Live begins with a rift on Miles' "So What" with background singers cooing "Badu." She goes quickly into a breezy rendition of "Rim Shot." "On & On" starts out as a fairly slow number, until midway through when Badu begins to rap. Using the beat from Lil Kim's hit-that-will-not-die, "Crush on You," she proves herself to be an above-average emcee with such lines as "You can read about Badu in your...
...large problem with the performance was the poor acoustic quality of the sound system. The volume seemed to be turned up as loud as possible and sounded extremely muffled. Puffy's characteristically smooth deliveries were drowned out by the electric drum beats and prerecorded background tracks...
...have discovered the meaning of guyness. You're intrigued, I am sure. Lord knows I was. But before I tell you the secret, a little background would be helpful. It was Friday last, the first real day of winter, whether the calendar agreed or not. Outside, a cold combination of sleet and snow was falling with little pings to the ground. There was something beautiful about it all, but in another, more real sense, it was cold and wet--so I decided to stay inside. I wandered into the Mather House library to check out the magazines and there...
shmusic: (SCHMOOZ-ik) n., low-key jazz played in the background of receptions and parties...
...attributed his success in science to his cultural background...