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...Memento Mori” are offset with the likes of “When You Wasn’t Famous,” which rolls cleverly over a well-executed, lively marching beat. Mixed in with the voice-over jokes and mysterious, yet certainly lewd, British slang, the slower, sometimes sappy songs are at once a bit bland and a welcome respite. Representing Skinner at his most accessible, songs like “All Goes Out the Window” and “Never Went to Church” are either offerings to the less adventurous of his listeners...
...Tang Clan's last reliably great member hasn't exactly softened his material (fishscale is apparently slang for uncut cocaine), but then he hasn't lost his ability to tell a story either. In Ghostface's dexterous delivery, a line like "Workin' out, all I curl is my index finger" is less a boast about control than one more detail in a life of paranoia. The production puts equal value on melody and tension and even has room for nostalgia--9 Milli Bros. is a Wu-Tang reunion--but the truth is that Ghostface is better...
...weird, scary life: her parents, for starters, are wildly irrational and possibly schizophrenic, encouraging their daughter to drink, wear short skirts, and seduce a boy who wants to be known as the conservative face of Woodcliff High. Throughout the book, Opal’s father clownishly apes hip-hop slang and says things like “Don’t be trippin’, Opal...
...boots and headed out the door. Harvard’s seven-minute rule doesn’t apply to ROTC. When you’re in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, there are no excuses for being late.Waterman starts every Wednesday much like this, dressed in her BDUs (army slang for battle dress uniform), studying military tactics, and practicing the skills she’ll need as an officer in the U.S. Army. After graduating, she must serve for at least four years, stationed somewhere in the world with a platoon of soldiers under her command.For now, though, after training...
...than just talking about their lawless activities and taking pride in mistreating their “hoes.” Indeed, they are. They are also sure to promote a materialistic lifestyle rife with conspicuous consumption. After all, what could be more important than getting some nice gold grills (slang for gold teeth) and putting some 22’s (referring to the length of rims, also known as hubcaps) on your new Escalade? And hey, if you still think today’s hip-hop lyrics and artists do contribute something positive to society, maybe we should...