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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sound varies from the clever satire of pop culture in "Freakin' It" to the powerful "Afro Angel," which uses the simplicity of its lyrics as a highly evocative tool. Willennium thumbs its nose at apocalyptic prophecy, evidenced by the irony of the album's first song, "I'm Comin'," where Smith tells his audience to relax about the millennium because "It's not the second coming of Christ, it's the first coming of me." Smith's collaboration with MC Lyte and Ali, "Who Am I?," has a chorus that even the most jaded listener will sing along...

Author: By Carla Mastraccio, | Title: Album Review: Willennium by Will Smith | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...Century tells it, K did not get a career break because his vocals were too complex to catch on. Judge for yourself: "Straight and simple/ My s___ be mental/ Comin' for your temple/ Soon as they put on instrumental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Hoods and Hustlers | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...Coliseum and sky as Prodhumme--with a surprisingly sexy voice that moves effortlessly between innocence, vulnerability and purposeful passion--pushes the music to one of the few full climaxes of the album. "My melting snowman" is a short and eerie instrumental piece featuring slow, distorted carousel music, and "never comin' back" conjures up the freedom of dry Wyoming highways as Prodhumme belts about the open road with a slightly affected yet humorous western twang...

Author: By Erin E. Billings, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dirty Minds, Delicate Music | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

EVERYTHING'S COMIN' UP ROSES...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 9, 1997 | 6/9/1997 | See Source »

...also the pleasure of a longtime lover's company. Saint Teresa of Avila, a requiem for a childhood friend who killed herself, is addressed less to the dead woman or to those who miss her than to the saint who is expected to welcome her to heaven. Everything's Comin' Up Roses is a postmortem snapshot: "When I'm pushin' up daisies," the roses will still bloom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: NANCI GRIFFITH: WITH THE LAUGHING VOICE | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

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