Word: len
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard pressures the ball well, and did so for most of the game," UConn Coach Len Tsantiris said. "As a result we got into the game of worrying about losing the ball instead of attacking...
...believe it or not, it stuck around for the enigmatic Len. DJ Moves and Canada's own Drunkness Monster, the group's two turntable maestros, warmed the crowd up with a few selections, including NWA's "Straight Outta Compton." Then the four stars of Len showed up, mikes in hand and adrenaline flowing. The Burger Pimp (a.k.a. Marc Costanzo), D. Rock, Planet Pea and Sharon (complete with backpack) connected with the crowd from the start. When told by a rogue audience member to shut up, the Pimp promptly returned the sentiment and started the next song...
...refreshingly, well, musical. There were recognizable melodies and sinuous bass-lines, beats to groove to and even a little harmony. Even better, the songs were pretty innovative and incredibly upbeat. This was the most aggressively happy hip-hop ever, with song titles like "Feelin' Alright" and "Beautiful Day?" Len also has a penchant for the robotic-voice vocoder effect, and they made use of it several times, invoking memories of New Wave...
...stage, brother and sister Marc and Sharon were as disturbingly huggy as they are in the video for "Steal My Sunshine." Aside from that, the three guys scrambled around gamely, while Sharon was content to remain anchored in place while bobbing up and down. Len seemed genuinely shocked at their warm reception--in the encore Marc remarked that they usually don't have to come out again because, "we're running out the back 'cause they're chasing us away." I don't necessarily blame these hostile crowds--what if you went to Britney Spears and got Wu-Tang...
...with the chirpy girl and the raspy guy. They put some rap in it. Yeah, that's right. Two rap breakdowns: same beat, different vibe. Don't worry, the rest of the song was the same, a direct translation from album to club. But think about it. If Len could do that to their radio smash, imagine what they did to the rest of their songs. Just imagine...