Word: cred
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...STREET CRED A national network (AT&T, Sprint PCS) is not always the best choice. Some local and regional carriers have attractive roaming deals. Pick whoever does the best job in your backyard...
NAME PRO CON THE ZIPS Cool, fresh, sexy; Reminiscent of icky instant street cred Clinton thing...
...content and gay characters--increasingly common accessories on shows aimed at trendy young adults--serve as a sort of coolness shorthand, bestowing hipness on their shows and audience, serving as a conduit to cred for the majority group, just as racial minorities have in the past. From Norman Mailer's White Negro we've gone to the Gay Hetero. As a side benefit, these characters allow networks to put affluent white boys on the air and call it diversity. (Indeed, the elderly animated pair Wally and Gus on the WB's Mission Hill are notable not so much for making...
...think he was merely trying to rhyme, he also described his mother in several national magazines as a lawsuit-happy, welfare-relying-on drug abuser. Mathers-Briggs' lawyer claims that his client never engaged in illegal activities and that the rapper is merely trying to beef up his street cred; the rapper's attorney says his client speaks the truth. Maybe instead of lawyers, the two would be better off retaining therapists...
...however, belies the nature of the duo's music. The soundscapes that Barlow creates behind Rhodes's voice refuse to gel into the standard trip-hop forms; bebop, drum 'n' bass and harsh techno beats all find their way into an eminently digestible mix. The band has undeniable indie cred: they've sampled Charlie Parker, scored a British hit with a song based on the work of classical composer Henryk Grecki and had their songs remixed by Autechre, Bola and Global Communication. Despite all this, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better three-minute pop song than...