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Well, there's music in the air, but it ain't campfire songs. It's the sound of white rapper Eminem and his gay-taunting, mom-bashing, wordplay-loving new album The Marshall Mathers LP (Aftermath/Interscope). The old take on white rappers (circa the 15-min.-long Vanilla Ice era) was that they were, for the most part, whites who wanted to be black. But the new breed of white rappers--guys like Eminem, Kid Rock and the punkish Bloodhound Gang--is proudly white, and they tell you all about it on their songs (Kid Rock's new album...
...fire is often fueled by drawing on the black community's history of resistance to oppression. Since there's not much of a history of the Man keeping down blond, blue-eyed white kids, Eminem turns to another source to crank up his rage: his mom. On the very first line of the very first song, the stuttery Kill You, he starts taking shots: "When I was just a little baby boy my momma used to tell me these crazy things... then I got a little bit older and I realized she was the crazy one." After the release...
...Also teaming up this summer are some of the biggest names in hip-hop-Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Eminem and Warren G headline the seven week "Up in Smoke" tour. Although several of the original N.W.A. members are also slated to perform, with Snoop Dogg filling in for Easy-E, who died of AIDS in 1995, it is not being billed as a reunion tour (although one may follow in the future). Also on the hip hop/R&B tour circuit this summer is Mary J. Blige...
...store will re-open at 3:30 (when in fact re-opening usually occurs up to an hour later), a stench of cannabis in the air and a familiar, red-eyed cashier. Willison suspects one culprit is responsible: "It's that white guy with the glasses who looks like Eminem." Upon questioning, the manager of Store 24 claimed the store closed once in the past week for floor washing. He said he was unaware of any other closings and promised to "investigate the matter." But don't hold your breath - the Store 23 phenomenon has been going strong for years...
...play "20 Rhetorical Questions." Is "Believe" the best dance record of the year, or the one most people have heard of? Is Eminem a better rapper than the Roots? Is Sheryl Crow's "Sweet Child O' Mine" the best female rock vocal, or just Ms. Crow butchering one of my favorite songs? Oh well. Condolences are in order: to missed nominees (too many to name), to undeserving losers (Macy Gray, Diana Krall, Masters at Work) and to deserving winners (Tony Bennett, Chris Rock) for having to share the podium. Want an award that means something? Ladies and gentlemen, I present...