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...worst wasn't even the revolting tale of the "Greaseman," a white disk jockey in Washington who was fired for appending a vile quip to a portion of a song by multiple Grammy Award-winning hip-hop singer Lauryn Hill: "No wonder people drag them behind trucks...
...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...
...understand why parents might believe that rap and hip-hop music could be a bad influence on today's youth. But I would urge them to read the lyric sheets and then decide whether the music is bad. There are positive rappers out there, such as Puff Daddy and Lauryn Hill, who rhyme about family values, childhood experiences and friendships. JESSICA GIARRUSSO, 12 Canton...
...funny how money changes situations," chants hip-hop ingenue Lauryn Hill on the album that won her five Grammy Awards. And the 23-year-old's record-breaking sweep confirms the point -- the music industry knows where its bread is buttered. With rap music traditionally confined to its own Grammy niche, Hill's breakthrough in such categories as Best Album and Best New Artist came after a year in which hip-hop acts sold twice as many albums as their rock 'n' roll counterparts...
Andrea Bocelli: Whoever that is. Next? Dixie Chicks: They might rival the Backstreet Boys for sheer hottiness, but this ain't no Country Music Awards. Lauryn Hill: Aren't we all a little tired of this kind of revolutionary blending of rap, hip-hop and R&B? Give me that sweet Backstreet bubblegum anytime. Natalie Imbruglia: Maybe if she put on a little makeup, she'd be cute enough to be a serious contender. And that last name...