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...story of Baker, from his meteoric rise to stardom to his tragic fall into addiction, obscurity, and an early grave. The film struggles, but ultimately succeeds brilliantly in weaving together the strands of a life torn asunder, and, even to the luxurious sounds of Baker’s own music, it is difficult to do anything but recoil at the portrait that Weber paints.As much as Baker’s music reveals about his natural ability and seraphic voice, it’s the photographs that tell the most about his success and decline. The film opens as a photographer...
...center and a solid drum cadence which focuses on dramatic toms in the verses. The emphasis is once again on Caws’ milky tenor, and with lyrics like “Beautiful beat, lift me up from distress” the song sounds like meditation set to rock music. The instrumentation, which includes a touch of strings here and there, helps this euphoric feeling along. In “Beautiful Beat” we see an example of repetition used well, a rarity on this album. Then “Lucky” moves on to the filler tracks...
Surrounded by a platoon of imposing bodyguards and eager paparazzi, a prettier-in-person Hilton nodded to music and smiled coquettishly for the crowd that formed to catch a glimpse—and snap a cellphone photo—of the celebutante newsmaker...
...hardcore headz that he is, in fact, true to the game. The sad thing is that the promise rings a bit hollow, as trite Storch-esque piano chords and a dearth of true street knowledge belie the gritty aspirations of the video. Cube opens with the now-obligatory pre-music skit, this time set in a dystopian futuristic classroom in which the teacher is brainwashing kids about the evils of gangsta rap (“COMPTON WAS A NATURE PRESERVE FOR BUNNY RABBITS!”). The rest of the video (shot mostly in black and white) intersperses angry Cube...
Vanguard hip-hop artist Missy Elliott has broken new ground once again with the debut of her latest music video in glorious 3-D. Ironically, in taking this step into uncharted territory, the artistic innovation we have come to expect from Elliott actually suffered. The video, directed by Dave Meyers, features “Ching-A-Ling” and “Shake Your Pom Pom” off the “Step Up 2 The Streets” soundtrack. To make the video, Elliott and Meyers teamed up with Walt Disney Studios, the same people behind...