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...threat to America's moral values, a few people stood up and defended hip-hop artists as troubadours of the ghetto, even if artists that truly deserved that tag were few and far between. Nasir Jones (aka Nas, aka Nasty Nas, aka Nas Escobar, aka Nastradamus) was one such rapper. Nastradamus, his newest album, cements his reputation as urban troubadour or, as "Come Get Me" announces, "America's foremost young poet." From "The Prediction" to "The Outcome"--prophetic and apocalyptic spoken-word joints from poet Jessica Care Moore--Nas' album is a gritty mural of ghetto life at the turn...
...Roots is one of the few bands in hip-hop that actually is a band. Its seven-person lineup consists of drummer Ahmir ("?uestlove") Thompson (his nickname is pronounced "Questlove"), lead rapper Tariq ("Black Thought") Trotter, keyboardist Kamal Gray, bassist Leonard ("Hub") Hubbard, "human beatbox" Kyle ("Scratch") Jones, vocal percussionist Rozell ("Rahzel") Brown (who imitates turntables and other sounds using his voice) and Malik ("Malik B") Abdul-Bassit (who rarely tours...
...rendition of the song performed by Lisa Kudrow (as Phoebe Buffay), bolstered by the vocals of The Pretenders. The song in itself emanates hilarity, but is an odd addition to a collection of teen rock. The album concludes with a performance of "I'll Be There for You" by rapper thor-el, by far the most out-of-place track on the album. All in all, a bad combination--songs that mostly sound alike and a few oddballs that stick out like a pair of sore thumbs...
...trial of Boston area rapper Raymond E. "Ray Dog" Scott v. Braintree police who beat and arrested him after accusing him of using a stolen credit card begins...
...latest CD the gangsta rapper addresses nuclear proliferation, explores the "digital divide" between blacks and whites, quotes liberally from Hegel...nah, we're just playin'. Dre's album is mostly about weed, "bitches" and guns, just as you'd expect. Still, some of the beats are fresh and involving, and Dre's collaborations with Eminem and Snoop Dogg have ferocity and wit. But you have to wonder: Can gangsta themes age gracefully? Will Dr. Dre 2041 find an older, wiser Dre boasting about the benefits of marijuana for glaucoma...