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...older, better artist. Whether it’s Paul McCartney (on “A New Door”), Tom Petty (“I Want To Go Home”), Prince (“Will You Marry Me”), or Jimi Hendrix (“Bring It On??), none of these homages are remotely memorable. Kravitz’s compositions are sheer mimicry, adding nothing to the styles he imitates. It’s not that Kravitz is a bad musician; he’s just incredibly uninventive. This is apparent in his lyrics even more...
...angry Cube on a black background with footage of controversial world news, from 9/11, to Dan Quayle stomping on a 2Pac album, to a protest of the Jena 6, to the 2004 Malice in the Palace sparked by Ron Artest. Think “What’s Going On?? meets “Still D.R.E.” One of the most admirable things about Ice Cube is that at his best, he never had to scramble or speed up his delivery in order to impress you. Instead, he slowed it down, enunciated every single word...
...video is actually less innovative, with a simple white background setting off most of the first half and a glorified Sean Paul style in the second half. In fact, Elliott’s past videos—with the extending necks of “Get Ur Freak On?? and camera curvature of “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”—were better attempts at 3-D than the lackluster gestures rampant throughout. The video’s true success is not the added dimension but the choreography. Borrowing from Bollywood...
When they return to the two-story house Woo rents in Lexington—where they moved so that Amarrah could go to a good public school later on??Woo plays and reads with her daughter until...
...funny.) With regard to the first question: because they’re popular and they’ve affected popular culture. Daft Punk has been bringing electro to the mainstream for the last ten years with their largely inoffensive and sometimes-boring dance beats. Hip-hop has hooked on??listen to Kanye’s “Stronger” or Missy Elliott’s “Touch It.” Not to mention that they played at James Murphy’s house. And then there’s the hipster cachet: that...