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...project of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—who are responsible for many a rap and teen-pop hit as the Neptunes—but, their genre bending records have made them favorites of even the most jaded music fan. The socially conscious hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas also perform. Tickets $22.25. 18+. 8 p.m. Avalon Night Club, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston...
...Present Lover: “I was quite influenced by the American R&B and hip-hop style of producing [vocals]…anything from Brandy to Justin Timberlake,” he says. “I wanted to explore the possibilities of what you can do after you have these things…how you can experiment, create something new.” The followup to Vocalcity, finally released stateside, is full of words. Sung and spoken by members of both sexes, they sound like snippets of relationships—whispered nothings, awkward everyday moments, resigned pleas...
...features several of the West Coast’s major rap icons. Dr. Dre and DJ Quik deliver flawless beats while Xzibit, Snoop and Nate Dogg bless several of the album’s tracks with their vocals. While this combination of hip-hop heavy weights is usually the recipe for a well-received album, the question arises—Is Knoc-turn’al contributing anything new or is he simply relying on the notoriety of his West Coast counterparts to propel him to popularity...
...willing to forgive and occasionally to embrace the flaws that make us human. Now that Cobain is long gone, and rock has all but gone belly-up, who is there, if anyone, to voice the concerns of our generation? One undeniable fact about the past 10 years is that hip-hop has become the preeminent force in pop culture, overstepping boundaries of race and class that once restricted it to a limited segment of society. And unless we think Britney Spears or Blink 182 is capable of summing up our most profound, complex emotions, it seems that hip-hop...
...buff R.-and-B. star's new album, Confessions, are fueling gossip that his recent split from his girlfriend Chilli, of the band TLC, was caused by another woman's carrying Usher's baby. "My chick on the side said she got one on the way," the hip-hop heartthrob croons on the CD. Usher's publicist insists there is no baby and denies speculation that the controversy was hatched to whip up publicity. Stunt or not, Usher is expected to deliver Confessions to No. 1 on the Billboard chart this week. We're sure he's a proud papa...