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...BOTTOM LINE: The pharaoh of funk gets personal on a raunchy, catchy new album, his best in years...
...succeeds -- at nothing less than reasserting his rightful place in the pop pantheon. Effortlessly inventive and seething with melodic and rhythmic vitality, this collection of raunchy rap riffs, detonating dance rhythms and silky soul ballads is Prince's best album in years, proving that his pioneering amalgam of funk, rock and pop is as fresh and potent as ever...
...voices and concerns of ordinary people; in standout cuts like 7, The Morning Papers and The Sacrifice of Victor, the music teems with monologues, dialogues and soaring gospel exhortations, all conjoining in a communion of anger, hope and harmony. The irony is sweet enough for even the pharaoh of funk to savor. After years of penitential posing, Prince has looked into his jaded soul and found creative deliverance...
...after a shocking 2-0 loss (well, losses aren't too shocking these days) against Boston College yesterday in Chestnut Hill, the Crimson has moved out of its palace on the hills and into a low-rent, run-down apartment in Funk City...
This season has been particularly rough for Donahoe in more than a physical sense. The Crimson (4-5-1 overall, 2-2-1 Ivy) have been plagued with scoring problems throughout the season, putting more pressure on Donahoe and her defensive comrades. This offensive funk was never more evident than in the Crimson's 1-0 loss to Yale on Monday, a loss which all but knocked the Crimson out of contention for the Ivy crown...