Word: hops
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hop nation described in your cover story continues to grow [MUSIC, Feb. 8]. I am inspired by Lauryn Hill's music. When I have to get up at 5 a.m. and stand at the bus stop, I listen to her song Nothing Even Matters, and I am encouraged. A hip-hop nation is being formed by talented, beautiful and ambitious musicians. After 20 years, hip-hop still triggers artists to create on the basis of realistic truth. Hill is a part of my nation! TOMEKA HAYWARD Orangeburg...
...hop may very well be the voice of the invisible, but what I hear just makes me miserable. REX BARRON Albuquerque...
...about time that Middle America finally acknowledge hip-hop's impact on our society. This music and culture go beyond all the stereotypes that people hold. Hip-hop is only getting bigger. CHRISTOPHER CURRIE Detroit...
...hop is anti-intellectual, self-absorbed and void of inspiration. The music, which has barely moved beyond its foundations of anger, violence and misogyny, now wallows in materialism. Hip-hop needs to be more responsible. A people cannot progress so long as its icons persist in celebrating depravity. SUSAN MCWETHY Atlanta...
...ground, a debut album that does not say much but that provides a place from which to grow. Snakefarm's Songs from My Funeral is not an instant hit but is promising. The lyrics are repetitive and the music rarely has any build. The combination of techno and hip hop bass sounds and weak, yearning vocals create an odd combination of folk and pop that, although successful at moments, mostly put a listener to sleep. The inability to commit to one genre even within each song leaves the listener feeling unbalanced and bored. Songs from My Funeral works well...