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...help the sheer disorganization and generally uninspired feel of the album. As Sigel explains on “Hustlas, Haze and Highways,” “Lookin’ for a nigga like Sig’ / Won’t find ‘em / I’m a dinosaur.” And like those prehistoric beasts, Beanie proves that he lacks the intelligence and refinement to compete with many of his contemporaries, or even to make just one solid, cohesive record. —Reviewer Joshua J. Kearney can be reached at kearney@fas.harvard.edu...
...yelps his “Ohs” just like Akon. His intervals recall R. Kelly, who he even invokes on “I Luv Your Girl,” singing: “Kelly told y’all don’t bring ‘em in the club.” At times, Dream rivals Kellz for bawdiness, but not for creativity or personality. “Let’s take a shower / Meet you right back here in half an hour,” The-Dream sings on “Falsetto...
without hitting a Top 10 list, and that list might well be "Top 10 Dead Cats of 2007." Celebrity meltdowns, speed-metal CDs, concept cars--we count 'em all. Why the obsession, for listmakers and list readers alike? Here are some guesses in the only format that matters...
...when the lingua franca of politics is scripted in 30-sec. commercials by media consultants and pollsters. But the resonance came from Edwards' own life story as the son of a millworker who grew up to be a spectacularly successful trial lawyer and then a U.S. Senator. "I beat 'em, and I beat 'em again, and then I beat 'em again," Edwards would declare. "How many times has someone said to you that you can't do something? That you're not quite prepared for this, you don't have the right training or are not experienced enough?" Edwards surprised...
...Rock Band is the latest, hottest and most ambitious entry in the genre of music-based video games, and retailers can't keep it on the shelves, even at $170 a pop. "We can't make 'em fast enough at this point," says Alex Rigopulos, CEO of Harmonix, which developed Rock Band as well as two Guitar Hero games. It would be easy to dismiss Rock Band as a fad or just a game, but there's something more to it. Besides being insanely fun, music-based games like Rock Band may actually be important. Consider these five reasons while...