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West is hardly the first person to bring a Buppie sensibility to rap. In the '80s, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, A Tribe Called Quest and LL Cool J successfully wove suburban perspectives into rebellious music, but when gangsta rap arrived, nuance was smothered by a blanket of extreme poses. Tupac Shakur, once a student at the Baltimore School for the Arts, died with THUG LIFE tattooed across his torso. On The College Dropout, West found a way to bridge the divide without self-destruction. His follow-up, Late Registration, arrives Aug. 30 and continues to mix race...
...year ago, according to a survey released this week by internet database Foreclosure.com. This marks "an uncharacteristic upward trend throughout the summer months," says Brad Geisen, president and CEO of the online service. "More significantly, we're seeing an increase in foreclosures in a majority of states. These blanket increases may indicate that factors such as weakening sustainable home ownership and the volatility of the housing market are beginning to add to geographic economic factors that contribute to foreclosures...
...Rockower and Krugman may, of course, be proven wrong, and the real estate market could continue to climb for some time to come. As with stocks, bonds and other investments, it's often difficult to make blanket statements about the entire real estate market, especially since home prices vary wildly in different cities, states and regions. But, considering the rising tide of interest rates, now seems a perfect time to assess your real estate holdings and home loan with an accountant or mortgage broker, just to make sure you're on the right track...
...alright. ?There are privacy concerns and legal concerns, but I think they are remote,? DeFede recalls the attorney telling him. ?But the Herald will support you,? the attorney added. ?Absolutely, absolutely,? echoed the publisher, DeFede recalls. Diaz, however, says the taping was such a critical issue that no such blanket support was possible. He denies such a promise was made. ?What we told him is 'Jim, we need to get you your own attorney'?, and that the Herald would support him when it came to paying for legal advice. Diaz also denies that he signed off on DeFede doing what...
They peanut-buttered their neighbors’ mirrors, popped popcorn under each others’ beds, and in homage to Star Wars: Episode II, they wrapped Rich in a blanket and called him “Shmi Skywalker.” They dressed in blue at the First Chance Dance when everyone else was wearing red, yellow, and green, to symbolize the fact that they were “freezing out” Harvard ladies—and somehow they made it into FM’s gossip column for doing so. And legend has already embraced Paul and Steve?...