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...metaphor for change" gives me greater respect for him. But I take issue with his claim that Kanye West's music is "aimed at a straight pop audience." West's hip-hop is less gangsta and therefore softer, but it is also more substantive. If anything, gangsta rap is more pop. I love a good 50 Cent beat, but I keep waiting for him to say something more meaningful. Instead of competing to sell records, 50 Cent and West should collaborate and sell even more! Ezra Parzybok, NORTHAMPTON, MASS...
House: Winthrop Concentration: Chemistry and Physics Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Ideal Date: Gourmet meal in the Science Center Greenhouse Cafe Best way for a guy/girl to get your attention: Perform a rendition of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air rap Where to find you on a Saturday night: Look for the girls dancing/cheering in unison First thing you notice about a guy/girl: Their knowledge of quantum mechanics Your best pick-up line: Want to touch my pom-poms? Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: Of course I finished the reading Something you’ve always wanted...
...still be influential and profitable by focusing on younger acts that need their muscle to get radio play and placement in record stores - but only if the music itself remains a saleable commodity. "That's the interesting part of all this," says a producer who works primarily with American rap artists. "Radiohead is the best band in the world; if you can pay whatever you want for music by the best band in the world, why would you pay $13 dollars or $.99 cents for music by somebody less talented? Once you open that door and start giving music away...
...same dudes who did the video for Justice’s hit D.A.N.C.E. If you can’t beat ‘em, hire ‘em. It’s a simple concept: Kanye and robot-hit-master T-Pain dance and rap while fun cartoons that spell out the song’s lyrics pop up all over the place. It’s a one-trick pony for sure, but those dancing pastel colors are a perfect accompaniment to Kanye’s squeaky, heart-warming beat. “Good Life” makes...
...first verse is the best minute of music released this year. Andre 3000 delivers a tightwire flow over a beautiful Motown sample, and you remember that Outkast is very, very good. Then the drums kick in and the track turns into boilerplate, albeit well-executed, Southern rap, and you remember that this isn’t actually an Outkast song. The cognitive dissonance between sweet music and rough lyrics in the last three quarters is mildly disturbing, but start the song over and everything’s alright again. Grade: B Kanye West – “Stronger?...