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...text messages he allegedly traded with his paramour, Christine Beatty. (Beatty was also charged with seven felonies, including perjury.) Worthy also said several other individuals may be charged in connection with the case. The charismatic Kilpatrick, 37, who was happy to be known as the nation's first "hip-hop mayor," today dismissed Worthy's investigation as "flawed" and indicated he has no plans to resign, even after Detroit's city council passed a resolution urging him to do so last week. Kilpatrick and Beatty surrendered to Wayne County authorities Monday afternoon for booking. If found guilty of the perjury...
...Last Hurrah” and the Sega Genesis synth- and slap-bass of “I’ll Tell You” bring a unique musical element to the table, the production values of “11th Hour” will leave modern hip-hop heads wanting more. Here’s where a more long term pursuit of the Deltron route seems like the better option for the Funky Homosapien. Producing your own beats within the style that has defined you may seem to make the most sense artistically, but for Del it seems to detract...
...Cube’s whackedout cousin, cranking out curveball rap that was the jungle gym to N.W.A’s roughhouse. After a psilocybin-and-videogames induced hiatus, he gifted hip-hop with the formation of his Oakland based funk-rap group Hieroglyphics. A few years later he joined forces with kitsch producer Dan the Automator and DJ Kid Koala to churn out the futuristic cult classic “Deltron...
...might not exactly be an elder statesman in the vein of Nas or Rakim, his lead single “Bubble Pop” serves as a worthy critique of rap culture today. Its mock-lament of the “deflation” of today’s hip-hop “helium heads” resonates powerfully over a doughy beat layered beneath the sampled bells of Bob James’s “Take me to the Mardi Gras.” Del seems more than happy to let the flash-in-the-pan artists...
...strumming guitars thatare unafraid to admit they’re country: noirony here. Sorry Snoop; you’re just notready for Nashville yet.It also doesn’t help that the song isimmediately followed by “Ridin’ in myChevy,” a straight hip-hop track withstuttering hi-hats that are more Lil’ Jonthan Johnny Cash. Nor does it make sensethat Snoop raps about being gangsta andscooping honeys immediately before discussingmiddle age and his past maritalproblems with wife Shante. The album’sdiverse styles succeed in some ways andfail utterly...