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...trans-Continental buzz. He is part of a generation of gifted young singer-songwriters-it also includes such acts as Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy and Beth Orton-who have thrived by providing an alternative to the numbing, bubble-gum conformity of pop, and the hard, forbidding edge of rap and metal. "The people who have bought the record are people who haven't participated in a long time," Gray says, explaining White Ladder's appeal. "It's got melody and a strong spirit. I'm quite the opposite of cynical-the music is real, the emotion is real...
That was one wild and woolly half-season the XBA--oops, the NBA--just topped off with its hey-hey slam-bang All Star Game and Party-Hearty Weekend. You start the year with a star player's truly nasty rap lyrics, you get whining from the champs in L.A., and then a huge superstar gets booted from the arena for cussing a ref on national...
...Black Dragon at a state fair and disappear from the lives of his wife and two sons, but while trying to stretch a Little League triple into a home run, Noel collides with the opposing catcher and sends him into an irreversible coma. Figuring he will face a murder rap fairly soon, Noel resolves to enjoy himself while...
...actress, Lopez has an assertive allure, and she brings that quality to her videos and to her new CD, J.Lo. Yeah, sure, Love Don't Cost a Thing's theme is borrowed from Madonna (circa her Material Girl phase), and, yes, Lopez is dating Sean ("Puff Daddy") Combs, a rap mogul who can afford to repurchase all the clothes she strips off (or replace them with items from his clothing line). But on J.Lo, even more than on her 1999 debut, On the Six, she throws herself into her role as a singer. Her recipe on such numbers...
Hold on! Do you really think Wyclef Jean [THE BEST & WORST 2000, Dec. 18] is "the most inventive male performer in rap"? I agree that his work is eclectic and he has an amazing range of styles, but I wouldn't call him the most inventive. There are plenty of hip-hop artists who write their own lyrics and beats (something Wyclef often seems to neglect); what about real wordsmiths like the lesser-known the Roots and Common? Wyclef Jean is a good listen and a crowd pleaser, but I wouldn...