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...Best Part was shelved indefinitely by record companies, All Of The Above may be his magnum opus. It is a consummate progression of the Native Tongues movement (led by De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest) that was eclipsed in the early ’90s by gangsta rap. The album oozes with the legacies of jazz, funk and soul. Like Common’s Like Water For Chocolate or The Roots’ Things Fall Apart, it consciously positions hip hop as the latest development in a long line of soulful black music. But unlike the former, Above...
Traficant continued in the same vein in his recent trial—again acting as his own counsel—arguing that the FBI has been out to get him ever since he beat their rap in his first case. The charges brought against him this time—that he forced his employees to work on his farm and provide kickbacks—were, he said, baseless and motivated by a political agenda that started in the Clinton administration. Traficant claims that he has been hounded by both minority leader Richard A. Gephardt...
...anyone in Mass. Hall had even listened to the CD, they would have realized that it was not ‘rap,’” Carrasco said...
...hand, Linkin Park is formulaic, and walks the trail blazed by older rap-metal bands. On the other hand, the group epitomizes a form of open-mindedness. One might suspect an elusive, scholarly logic is at work here (this is the Times Arts and Leisure section) but the argument only grows stranger. "Other mainstream rock bands are taking similar approaches, succeeding by embracing new or unusual styles," writes Sanneh, citing Incubus, "another D.J.-enhanced band," and Tool, who last fall put on "an impressive show that included lots of odd time signatures and a long interpretive dance interlude...
West’s decision ends months of speculation about whether he would leave, following a conversation in the fall with University President Lawrence H. Summers which West describes as disrespectful. During that conversation, Summers reportedly criticized West for focusing on outside activities—like recording a rap C.D. and working on political campaigns—rather than his scholarship...