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Hard-core rappers who fall for the Hammer are hard to find. Public Enemy's Chuck D is strongly in his corner, but Hammer has been called out by the rap press ("cheesy, pop-oriented production") and torched by fellow rappers from Digital Underground to M.C. Serch and 3rd Bass, who kept the heat high in the pointedly titled Gas Face. Hammer handles such criticism with equanimity. "Rather than cross over ((into the pop market)), let's say that I expanded," he suggests. "My music caught on because the people are ready...
...journalism major at the University of Illinois. Such a no-nonsense outlook has made hay for stores like the Gap, which thrives on young people's desire for casual clothing at a casual price. Similarly, a twentysomething adult picks a Hershey's bar over Godiva chocolates, and Bass Weejuns (price: $75) instead of Lucchese cowboy boots...
...times, the seams showed through. There were a few noticeable miscues, and on songs like "Pressure," the keyboards and bass tended to drown out the vocals--something rare in a Joel performance...
...banjoist joining the Blair String Quartet in a four-movement classical work by Fleck and composer Edgar Meyer. It ended with a jazz section riffed by Bela and the trio that became the Flecktones: Howard Levy on keyboards and harmonica, the brothers Victor and Roy ("Future Man") Wooten on bass guitar and Drumitar (a guitar wired to electric drums). Bela Fleck and Guests was one of the series' most popular programs and led to the record album. "I want to give people stuff they can move to and that is melodic, and that is also complex and satisfying...
...disapproval, including all the customers and salesmen also trapped in the showroom. Director Roger Donaldson, who has had his ups (No Way Out) and downs (Cocktail), is in his best voice here. It is the lower-depths snarl, angry and frustrated. It provides Cadillac Man with a steady bass line and makes it a rarity among recent films -- a comedy that is in touch with a recognizable reality...