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...production on So Damn Happy is modern, minimalist and first-rate. Franklin has always had a great ear for contemporary music, which is why she has appeared in the Top 10 recently and James Brown hasn't. She gets Mary J. Blige to contribute some fine backing vocals and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to offer up a nice song and--presto!--Aretha is radio-ready. It doesn't take much to make the timeless timely...
...rumbles and squeaks with authentic emotion. The production on So Damn Happy is modern, minimalist and first-rate. Franklin has always had a great ear for contemporary music, which is why she has appeared in the U.S. Top 10 recently and James Brown hasn't. She gets Mary J. Blige to contribute some fine backing vocals and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to offer up a nice song and - presto! - Aretha is radio-ready. It doesn't take much to make the timeless timely. If Franklin uses melody as a base camp on her way to bigger things...
David Beckham wears his animal-print tops and Mary J. Blige wears his dresses. His lush boutiques can be found in every major fashion capital. His company's slump-defying sales - from €67 million in 1999 to €206 million last year - are the talk of the industry from Milan to Tokyo. The easy explanation for the success of the house of Roberto Cavalli is that his sexually charged designs returned to the runway in 1994 - the perfect time to fill a missing niche in the then-minimalist fashion landscape. But the real reason for Cavalli's triumph...
...Rule (and his record company, manager and friends) for their soft style of music. "He claims he's a rapper," rants 50. "He isn't even rapping. He's doing R. and B. He can't do a song by himself. He's got to be with Mary J. Blige and Ashanti. It's like they're a group at this point...
...Yorkers short on charisma and long on cash and shallow dreams. Both also know how to throw a party, and We Invented the Remix is one extravagant hip-hop do. The guest list is perfectly balanced--Ghostface Killah and Black Rob growl for hard-core fans; Mary J. Blige and Ashanti sing soft hooks for the ladies--and shows off Diddy's ability to turn any source material into a danceable groove. He still can't help layering his own voice into tracks more than he should. The nouveau riche are very different from you and me. --By Josh Tyrangiel