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...Snoop, he is undoubtedly a charismatic performer. His rapping style has a casual intensity, and he describes scenes of street life with a cool offhandedness, building the tension in his songs in long, lean lines of lyrics, spun out in his Southern drawl. He may be a gangsta, he may have a controversial past, but there is something likable about him, almost fuzzy, sort of cartoon-like, definitely marketable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Leash On Life | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

Decherd speaks with a gentle Southern drawl, but his journalistic ideals are as sharp and pointed as any clip-toned New Yorker...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Media Mogul Decherd Places Principles Above Profits | 6/2/1998 | See Source »

...Brother Bill belts out in his best street drawl. "Always will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Line Of Fire | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

That raspy drawl, the salt-and-pepper hair, a doughnut-stuffed belly hanging over his belt. Others in Primary Colors tried to steer clear of real-life inspiration; John Travolta became a Bill Clinton clone. It took weeks to master the familiar vocal cadence and body language, but the feel-your-pain sincerity came easier. "The scary thing about this part is, take away the Southern accent and gray hair, and I don't respond that differently to people," he says, dunking a taquito into a lump of guacamole as he unwinds in his trailer after work. "I'm good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The People's Choice | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

...Even spontaneous combustion couldn't be ruled out. Hall's main attention and considerable scorn, however, were trained on the neglected science of fuel-tank security. "I think I reflect to some degree the concern the American traveling public has in this issue," he said in a deceptively soft drawl. "In this country, we look to the FAA for regulations on safety." Incensed that in the months since the crash, industry inspectors have checked the fuel-tank safety of only 52 of the 970 Boeing 747s in operation, Hall asked Boeing officials whether the 52 included Air Force One. Receiving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TINIEST TERRORS | 12/22/1997 | See Source »

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