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...fouled at the top on the floor, but Harvard's in the bonus so he'll shoot one-and-one. But he'll have to do it through an obnoxiously loud "airball" chant that he has been hearing every time he touches the ball. He sinks both. Cornell 63, Harvard...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Basketball @ Cornell | 3/1/2008 | See Source »

...should probably steer clear of everything but the final track and lead single “Honey.” The 11-song album doesn’t give listeners anything to play while jogging on a Sunday afternoon or standing idly in a steamy shower stall. Instead, chant-like singing and eerie electronic sounds mixed with syncopated drumbeats are used to reinforce Badu’s politically charged lyrics. While the album successfully provokes listeners, it sacrifices some musical quality to its political aims. The “New Amerykah” cover art serves as a blaring warning...

Author: By Ama R. Francis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Erykah Badu | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...album’s a logical progression for the band. Their music has been headed this way since they first experimented with static on 2003 track “Noisy Summer,” whose opening blast growled threateningly through the background of an otherwise bouncy and adorable chant. From the first ominous rumble out of Foo’s bass on “Aly, Walk With Me,” it’s clear that the tight, swinger style of 2005’s “Pretty in Black” is a thing...

Author: By Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Raveonettes | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

Whom do you consider the most influential musician from the pre-hip-hop era? -Harold Grant, San AntonioJames Brown. He opened it up and let you know there weren't any boundaries in music. You could chant, scream or grunt. You could say things people don't understand. He used to say he was my godfather. He would say, "Son, listen. I have to tell you something important: olive oil. Every day I want you to put it in your hair. It's gonna make your hair strong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Sean Combs | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

...PLAYERS THE CONTEXT 'Ready to lead on Day One' John McCain Hillary Clinton McCain features the slogan on his website, but Clinton has been trying to make it her own 'Fired up ... ready to go' Hillary Clinton Barack Obama She's used the words of Obama's chant, started by an Obama supporter but also an NAACP rallying cry 'Yes, we can'/'S, se puede' Barack Obama Cesar Chavez This echo of the United Farm Workers' motto became the basis for a popular YouTube music video...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Page | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

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