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Sean Combs, aka "Puff Daddy," has many talents, one of which is not performing. While Puffy--at 26, a successful CEO of Bad Boy Entertainment who has produced songs for a wide range of musicians from Sting to Mariah Carey--is arguably the most powerful force in the mainstream rap music industry nowadays, he lacks the ability to display his personal musical talents...
...Puff Daddy and the Family "No Way Out World Tour" made its way to the Worcester Centrum last week for two back-to-back shows. Puffy performed to sold out audiences along with Busta Rhymes, Lil' Kim, Mase and 112. During this concert, Puffy and his "family" clearly proved one thing: bad performances must be genetic...
...concert, which spanned roughly three hours consisted of interspersed performances between Puffy and the rest of his colleagues. Busta Rhymes took the stage before Puff Daddy to perform tracks from his latest album, When Disaster Strikes, as well as some of his classics from his previous album The Coming. The charismatic Rhymes, along with rapper The Last Boy Scout, gave a solid performance. His unique, free-flowing lyrical style and tremendous energy were well received by the concertgoers, who were out of their seats and dancing during his entire portion of the concert. During his signature song...
Salt 'N' Pepa are, L.L. Cool J excepted, the only working rappers who were prominent, even crucial, within rap's original rise to prominence. As such, they actually belong to the legacy of grooves, modes, and old-school stylings that upstarts like Puff Daddy are tripping over themselves to sample. If nothing on Brand New is as beguilingly woven or as, well, brand new as the best B.I.G. or the slinkiest Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot, almost every song is imbued with Salt 'N' Pepa's inimitable and hard-earned funky charisma...
There's a short but unforgettable scene near the end of Year of the Horse, featuring Jarmusch in the only time he's seen on screen, his signature puff of white hair arching towards the ceiling, and Young, as they journey on a tour bus through the French countryside. The director discusses religion with his chief star, i.e., how "God was really pissed in the Old Testament." During their discourse, it becomes plain just how much these men share in common. This moment captures the power of the film as a whole, showing how two apparently disparate cultural figures...