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...Obsesion, says that "hip-hop is growing quickly. It's a way young people have of expressing what's inside." Many of the new rappers grew up in the so-called special period. After the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, Cuba was economically squeezed, leading the government to crack down on small-time black marketeers, a move some felt hit Cubans of color harder than whites. One of Grandes Ligas' raps asks, "Why do you stop me, Mr. Policeman? Is it because my skin is black...
...help break the monotony of studio sessions, Dre has a floating band of merry men on hand--security guards, musicians, friends--all eager to crack up the Doctor. While he takes a break and eats dinner, the room fills with half a dozen folks who smoke pot, drink Hennessy Cognac, make fun of one another and generally behave like nightmare houseguests. Dre clearly loves the distraction, though he doesn't personally indulge in anything beyond a toothpick. When he folds up his plastic clamshell of chicken and says, "Back to work," the room clears...
...modern-day MC5, using hard-edged music to ram through a hard-nosed message that was less about peace and love than about old-fashioned, a-pink-slip-and-a-six-pack populist anger. But they were also one of the few acts in recent years to crack the charts with an unfiltered political message. They were, in their words, "calm like a bomb." Even higher-profile, socially conscious artists like Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen have seemed increasingly like museum docents in their recent work, curating the legacy of '30s-era populism...
...many measures that might follow - occupying Kabul, a military draft, restrictions on travel- would garner equal support. At the moment, Americans are admirably bracing themselves with a "Saving Private Ryan"- style grim determination to meet the enemy head on. But don't assume that that consensus can't crack...
Hunter, a former crack addict, is a single mother with five boys. To make ends meet, she works for a collection agency from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., when her classes begin. She often thinks about quitting college to earn more money. But her friendship with Pham has kept her focused on her goal: to get a bachelor's degree in business. "For the first time since I can remember," says Hunter, "there are people besides my family that I can talk...