Word: distinctives
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Gangsta rap, with its narrative tales and its cinematic funk-driven sound, offered a distinct alternative to the tricky bebop gymnastics of the freestyling East Coast. But hip-hop came close to destroying itself in the mid-'90s when that bicoastal rivalry almost turned into a shooting war, as Tupac Shakur - between surviving shootings and spells in prison - threatened the life of Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G. and both men, former friends, were by the end of 1997 dead in as-yet-unsolved drive-by shootings...
...than anonymous dorsal fins zipping by in dark waters became R2, a 62-year-old mom, and her two sons, R3, age 44, and R12, 34. Because their society is matriarchal, the sons will remain with their mother until she dies. The whales, remarkable for their complex social structure, distinct dialects and their adaptable and cooperative behavior, are a few of the 300 or so "resident" whales that live in these waters. Thanks to Chaplow, I feel as if I have not just seen the orcas but also met them--and having met them, on returning home I even adopted...
...Aborigines on the Australian continent in 1788; the first governor of New South Wales, Arthur Phillip, thought some 1,500 lived between Botany Bay to the south and the mouth of the Hawkesbury River to the north. He knew them all as Eora, although they were several distinct tribes: Gayimai, Cadigal, Wangal, Walumeda. Within a year of making contact with the British arrivals, half of them were dead of smallpox...
...Sydney, Pedro and his teammates (including potential medalists Jason Morris, a 1992 silver winner at 81 kg [178 lbs.], Brian Olson at 90 kg [198 lbs.] and Hillary Wolf in the women's 52 kg [115 lbs.]) will be dealing with two distinct judo styles. The traditional Asian approach emphasizes speed and balance in order to knock the other judoka over. "With the Japanese and the Koreans there'll be a lot of space. It's a free-flowing, let's-see-who-can-throw-the-other-guy type of thing," says Pedro...
...Elastica took a less-is-more approach to its music, making every bass and guitar line distinct. Now the band frequently sounds like six musicians crammed into a small apartment and competing to be heard. The result is a more insolent, perhaps an even more youthful sound. The Menace is the work of people who have gone a little stir crazy. In rock 'n' roll, that's a good thing...