Word: homebrew
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ALBUM: HOMEBREW...
...points home by rapping tart, in-your-face rhymes as pungent as picante salsa. Afro-British singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry, 27, exhibited this sweet yet fiery (and fervently feminist) demeanor on her memorable 1989 debut album, Raw Like Sushi. The alluring dichotomy continues on her sensational new release, Homebrew. Call it the essence of being Neneh...
...Homebrew's hallmark track, though, is I Ain't Gone Under Yet, an eloquent portrait of a stereotype-defying young mother on the streets. The piece aims to make listeners rethink their assumptions about the homeless and single mothers. First Cherry raps, "The city's my home, the streets where I roam/ But still I leave the drugs and violence alone." Then she breaks out into smooth singing: "Your under is my over/ I've never seen your over yet/ But don't forget/ I ain't gone under...