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...nowhere, singers wear outfits that are made of metallic purple plastic and sleek leather, and vicious guitar-playing Muppet-hunters flaunt their kills as their garb. In this world, rocking out is mandatory. Yet still, in this “Heavy Metal” meets ColecoVision universe, Black Kids find meaning in the madness. Frontman Reggie Youngblood is suddenly transplanted to a dramatic cliff, preaching his heartfelt message of eye contact. He is at home in the untamed wilderness; as gazelles prance around him, he lets his voice and perfectly tousled locks fly free. Meanwhile, two bandmates navigate a spaceship...
...life.” Still, no unique message is conveyed.While “Deeper than Rap” meets all current requirements for a decent hip-hop album, it still leaves much to be desired. One song in particular is exemplary of the fact that listeners will find what they expect to find, but nothing more. “Maybach Music 2” provides an accurate summary of what seems to be the only correct recipe, give or take an artist, for popular remixes and song sequels over the past two years: an Auto-Tuned chorus from T-Pain...
...aware of the passage of time, and this is what drives his repeated examination of the nature surrounding him. The cyclical nature of his writing reflects the changing seasons that form a backdrop spanning the collection. In 68 of these compact studies, one would think that the poet would find answers in the nature he returns to so frequently. But it becomes apparent after a time that he seems to find his answers, more than in these meditations, in the act of writing.Over the course of the collection, Wright gradually introduces the metaphorical relationship between language and life...
Efforts to solve the social space problem at Harvard are admirable and important. But this particular initiative may not be something worth pursuing. And, while the social space problem will persist, we hope that the UC tries to find other solutions in the future...
...They have two key strengths: an acute sense of the ridiculous and a wonderful sense of timing. Any band that can pull off the lines “I look like a loser / Coming from a gutter” and “It’s cool to find what keeps us all together” without the slightest hint of cutesy or pretension has earned the right to sing almost anything. There is the occasional moment where the silliness can go a little too far, as on “Mt,” the tale...