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Most of the time, though, 50 Cent is content to blow just himself up—his ego, that is—but the violence that characterized his drug-dealing days in the Jamaica, Queens ghetto is never far beneath the surface of pimps and bitches. Rap would not be rap without puns and guns, and 50 Cent obeys this golden rule. “I aim straight for your head / So don’t push me / Fill your ass up with lead / So don’t push me,” he threatens...
Absent is the tripped-out drug rap of the L.A.-based Living Legends crew. Likewise, the bleeding-wrist confessionals of collaborator and tour partner Slug are difficult to spot...
...booming rock of “Rockstar/Poser,” all backed by tight drums, electric guitar and insistent, almost desperate human beatbox. The Roots similarly blend genres into an album which always captivates me with the music of a rock band, the beats of a rap group and the fiery, contemplative words of poets. But it’s not the fast tempo of this music which reinvigorates me. The spitfire style and intricate composition of these songs show how the best music comes not only from talent, but from a willingness to take risks, meld ideologies and then...
...rise. The judge enters the court in a black robe. She's 25, loquacious and the cutest justice the show's producers could find. With a rap of her gavel, the first case begins. Standing before her is the defendant, a Beijing resident who keeps a pet donkey in his apartment. The outraged plaintiff argues that farm animals aren't allowed in city homes. The defendant retorts that his donkey has never lived on a farm so it isn't a farm animal. Well, says the plaintiff, Beijing residents aren't allowed to keep dogs bigger than a Pekinese...
...Pacifist”, for example, was performed as a protest against war in Iraq. “Your Revolution,” a poem originally by African American feminist Sarah Jones, was directed against what was seen as the disrespectful attitudes towards women prevalent in rap music...