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Comprised of MCs Prevail and Madchild, Swollen Members have created a notable underground following in the California rap circuit, and managed to become one of three groups affiliated with the Rock Steady Crew—Dilated Peoples and The Arsonists round out the triumvirate...

Author: By Thomas J. Clarke, James Crawford, Thalia S. Field, Andrew R. Iliff, P. PATTY Li, Michael T. Packard, Matthew F. Quirk, and Marcus L. Wang, CRIMSON STAFFS | Title: GimmeGimmeGimme | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...paced track with a memorable piano sample that finds Son Doobie’s jarring and aggressive voice a welcome foil to the usually subdued tones of the Swollen duo. While the track is pleasing to the ear, it again slips into a well-traveled rap niche: violence. Gun-shot blasts are sampled into the chorus where Son Doobie shouts, “Y’all can’t stop Swollen Members—BLAM-BLAM...

Author: By Thomas J. Clarke, James Crawford, Thalia S. Field, Andrew R. Iliff, P. PATTY Li, Michael T. Packard, Matthew F. Quirk, and Marcus L. Wang, CRIMSON STAFFS | Title: GimmeGimmeGimme | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...spot on MTV’s The Real World, which is, like, totally a metaphor. Under Smith’s watch, these dichotoumous pursuits are, in fact, reconcilable. Indeed, blockmate Greg Padgett ‘02 attests that “Steve knows the lyrics to any and all rap song—be it old school or newly released. At parties you can catch Steve rapping along with Dr. Dre.” Smith waxes philosophical as he muses about these apparently disparate lifestyles...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: The Social Socialist | 12/6/2001 | See Source »

Slow, pricey and impractical, electric cars for years have had a bad rap. Ford could start to change all that with its bubble-shaped City car, which hit the streets of Los Angeles, New York City and London this year. Running on 18 NiCad batteries, the City tops out at 65 m.p.h. but can travel only 55 miles between charges. Ford thinks it's the perfect commuter car--as long as you don't miss your exit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...snootiest watering holes. "I'm in it for my health," says Derrick Waller, a musclebound N.Y.P.D. detective, "and because shifu is mad cool." Rosie Perez and Wesley Snipes take regular lessons. Musicians Bjork and Tricky drop in when they're in town. And the RZA, the mastermind behind rap collective Wu Tang Clan, checks in with the monk daily because, he chuckles, "it keeps my mind out of the gutter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kicking the Habit | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

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