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...used to say so much that it became his nickname; his real name is Dante Smith. At 31, Mos is one of the few (only?) rapper-actors who is actually good at both. As a musician, he has a reputation for being progressive and socially conscious, a post-bling antidote to hip-hop's rampant gangsterism. His latest solo album, The New Danger, came out in October, and it's an example of how Mos's iron commitment to his idiosyncratic sensibility can get in his way. It features his laid-back, verbally adroit rapping over shredding rock riffs. Critics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Inevitability of Def | 5/12/2005 | See Source »

...rappers still on the fringe of broad recognition, collaborated on the track “Iron Helix” on Lif’s “I, Phantom” concept album, they didn’t trade spars about each other’s virility or compare bling quotients...

Author: By Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Aesop Rock, King Poetic? | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

...rappers still on the fringe of broad recognition, collaborated on the track “Iron Helix” on Lif’s “I, Phantom” concept album, they didn’t trade spars about each other’s virility or compare bling quotients...

Author: By Will B. Payne, | Title: Aesop Rock, King Poetic? | 5/4/2005 | See Source »

After a bit too much bling with some Thetas last week, a certain Quadling stumbled back home on Garden Street. Unfortunately, the Longy School of Music got in his way. Undeterred by the unexpected road block, the resourceful young man took a shortcut through the back window and out the front door. However, his less-than stealth movements attracted the attention of the Cambridge Police Department (CPD), who descended upon the area. In another move of brilliance and determination, our quick-thinking friend stripped to his boxers and jumped into one of the open beds, hoping to blend in with...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum and Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Gadfly | 4/28/2005 | See Source »

...seats but couldn’t find any scalpers outside the stadium. I assumed that I would be bombarded by these fine gentlemen just like at Kenmore Square, where you can always count that lovely horde of unshaven white males in their thirties, clad in Adidas warmups with bling-bling on their necks, uttering from their two-word lexicon consisting of “Buying?” and “Selling...

Author: By Stewart H. Hauser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TAKE IT TO THE HAUS: One Fan’s Journey Over to the Other Side | 4/5/2005 | See Source »

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