Word: laddered
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This is a remarkable statement, no less so because it's true. Hip-hop has oozed into so many areas of culture that rapping is now like a mail-room job at CAA, the first rung on a potentially prodigious financial ladder. In this light, Jay-Z's retirement is the ultimate act of conspicuous consumption. He has climbed high enough that he can afford to stop...
...problem is that Jay-Z may not be able to outrun his legacy. He begins any criticism of the state of rap with "You know, I love hip-hop ..." but he believes that the numerous rappers behind him on the ladder lack his style and have turned rap into a much crasser art form. Jay-Z has always had fairly catholic tastes, but he now finds himself listening more to John Mayer and Coldplay than to rap. "There's not a bunch of hip-hop artists that you can relate to once you hit 30," he says. "I think, unfortunately...
Returning in the top two spots in the ladder were co-captain Louisa Hall and junior Lindsey Wilkins, respectively, who dropped a combined 11 points in their individual matches. Hall is the intercollegiate No. 3, while Wilkins...
...strengths are at the top of the ladder,” Crimson coach Satinder Bajwa said. “I think Louisa and Lindsey are able to win against anybody...
Harvard had been competing in the scrimmages without sophomore intercollegiate No. 15 Moira Weigel and junior Stephanie Hendricks. At Brown (0-1, 0-1 Ivy), Williams moved a notch higher on the ladder than Bajwa had predicted during the preseason because Weigel, the Crimson’s No. 3 last year, is still deciding whether she will play this season or focus only on her studies. Hendricks...