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...Internet sports company, Soccernet.com, which he sold to Associated Newspapers, who later sold it to ESPN for $40 million. He went on to raise $9 million from venture capitalists in 2001 to start an online education company, Schoolsnet.com, which is the top resource for educators in the United Kingdom. At Harvard, Tom started the successful Swipe for Darfur campaign and has launched CrimsonReading.org, an extraordinary website where Harvard students can save money by comparison shopping for their textbooks. Tom knows how to make things happen—his records in the private sector and here at Harvard prove...
...biggest problem with “Kingdom Come” is that it does nothing new. It will have its commercially successful tracks, and it will sell, but don’t expect anything too innovative...
...Kingdom Come” can’t quite live up to “Reasonable Doubt”—Jay-Z’s gritty debut album that many, including the Jiggaman himself, claim to be his best work. It is, however, on par with more recent albums like “The Blueprint” and “The Black Album.” And like the latter, it’s a portrait of a matured, introspective man, though not one who is above his usual sense of self-importance or bravado...
What makes “Kingdom Come” unique is that it’s much more relaxed than any of Jay-Z’s previous albums. It lacks the ferocity that he showed in previous standout tracks like “Threats” or “Renegade.” But the slower pace has enabled him to more fully display his masterful lyrical technique, making each intricate rhyme scheme and well-placed allusion perfectly audible...
...true: Jay-Z will still tell you he’s “hip-hop’s savior.” He still raps about being the best in the game, and even uses a number of his old producers. Maybe “Kingdom Come” would be better if Jay at least tried to improve on his formula, even if just a little...