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Despite, or perhaps because of the violence, rap music is more popular than ever. Chamillionaire is ridin’ the airwaves with his Houston swagger; Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, two producers-turned-rappers, have made hip hop accessible to a wider audience through their collaborations with rock and pop artists; and Jay-Z continues to rep Brooklyn on the mike, even though he supposedly retired three years...
...SHORT LESSON IN THE ETHICS OF POP CULTURE...
...AEROGROW AEROGARDEN is here to help. This "aeroponic" system--a sort of electronic hydroponic garden, in which the roots of plants grow in water without soil--makes even the darkest kitchen counter a fertile plain. Using the AeroGarden is foolproof: plug it in, fill the basin with water, pop in the seedpods and watch things grow. The unit has a lighting system that cycles on and off to give your plants the perfect amount of light on which to thrive. The downside is that you have to use AeroGrow's proprietary seedpods, but at least the choices are vast, ranging...
...SECOND solo album, Timberlake has declared it his mission to bring sexy back. Never mind that this presumes sexy left--or that an adjective can be rescued. What matters is that he goes about his task with the energy, hooks and heavy breathing expected of someone aiming to be pop's seducer in chief. SexyBack is a grinding, stuttering classic that nods at Prince without ripping him off, while Lovestoned/ I Think She Knows (Interlude) and What Goes Around .../ ... Comes Around (Interlude) are the rare ballads that achieve emotional tension without key-changing histrionics...
...Chloe--that would be 14 and 12--make Smoosh seem like a joke band. But the songs, written mostly on keyboards and drums, are 100% for real. Find a Way, Free to Stay and Gold deliver instant sunshine without being mannered or juvenile. The lyrics hew to the pop tradition of saying everything and nothing, except that in Asya's high tremolo, phrases like "I don't know why I do these things/ I always regret them/ In the end" sound deeply sincere and possibly even meaningful. Listen to this very good album now and expect even better things from...