Word: nubian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Yuppies (or are we now "yuppies emeritus"?) find the whole subject a minefield of embarrassment, as the remains of 1960s values rub against 1990s bourgeois affluence. And leaving home is no escape. Hotels, in particular, seem intent on making you feel ridiculous, with their doormen dressed up like Nubian slaves and their insistence on having someone else carry your bag even if you're perfectly capable of carrying it yourself. You, meanwhile, follow along making desperate small talk and wondering nervously how many singles you have in your wallet. Who needs this...
Probably the best track on the album is "Who Makes the Loot?" featuring Grand Puba Maxwell. Grand Puba, formerly of Brand Nubian, just might be the best rapper out today. Also notable are "Bonafied Funk," featuring the now defunct Main Source and "It's Gettin Hectic," featuring Gang Starr...
BABOON RESERVE, Bronx Zoo. Nubian ibex, rock hyraxes, assorted waterfowl and two troops of threatened gelada baboons inhabit this new 5.5-acre exhibit, which re-creates the high-altitude grasslands of Ethiopia's Amhara Plateau...