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...federal corruption trial of former Governor Edwin Edwards is a delicious feast not just for the fly-on-the-wall look at the latest great rogue in American politics, but also because even if he's guilty, many Louisianans are pulling for him to beat the rap...
Talk about rude awakenings. When Omar Epps caught an early screening of The Mod Squad last year, he hoped for at least a modest success. After all, he had trounced many of Hollywood's hot young black actors and even a few rap stars for the spot opposite Claire Danes and Giovanni Ribisi in this Gen X version of the cult TV series. Once the screening began, however, Epps quickly lost interest and shut his eyes to escape the boredom. "I fell asleep," he recalls. "When I finally woke up, I looked around and said, 'S___, this movie is gonna...
...worried about handing the election to Bush. He's down on Gore: "He's plastic man. He used to be the man you went to on civil justice and biotech. Now he's just corporate power." Even though he's in competition with Buchanan, Nader says the racist rap against his opponent is unfair. Indeed, the icon of liberalism vows to reach out to conservatives. A Lebanese-American from small-town Connecticut, he rails like a Puritan. Childhood, he says, is being "corporatized by video games, junk food, undermining parental authority...Bill Bennett stuff...
People who believe rap is a male domain should check out Rah Digga's new album. Dirty Harriet is an impressive debut for the only woman in Busta Rhyme's Flipmode Squad. True to her name, Rah Digga's sound is raw, with hardcore lyrics underscored by a deep, commanding voice. Rah Digga displays the skills of a first-class MC in lines like "I'll be stashing marijuana/In my Dolce & Gabbana" from "What They Call Me" and "Best believe where I'm going you a goner/I spit more rhymes than silicone in California" from "Straight Spittin', Part II." Unlike...
...Guster? Where? Apparently someone on the Boson College Social Planning Committee decided to throw all conventions to the wind and plan a concert with old-school rap group Run DMC and college-rock favorites Guster co-headlining. Well, to be honest, "co headliners" is a relative term, and it would only be fair to admit that Guster stole the show last Wednesday in BC's Conte Forum. While Run DMC had its small share of loyal fans who apparently knew lyrics here and there within their set, the group's most emphatic claim was something along the lines...