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Surprisingly on their fourth effort, Cypress Hill moves away from their trademark drug preaching in favor of more traditional rap subjects: raining abuse on police officers and glorifying the hardships of the streets. This is clearly evident in their vicious opening song "Looking Through the Eye of a Pig" which purports that the lives of cops can be summarized as a string of violent murders, suicidal tendencies, drug abuse and unfaithful marriages. It is blatantly button-pushing, but the malevolent lyrics, coupled with the dark, piercing music, makes it a success...

Author: By Bill Gienapp, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: High Hopes for Rap | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

...world depressingly filled by the President's difficulties, crumbling economies and vicious acts of terrorism on the other side of the world, we all sometimes need a moment of respite and refreshment. The residents of Lowell House got just that earlier this week...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Inventing Real Tradition | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...caught in a vicious cycle, in which the brightest and most ambitious enter fields that most solidify the social status quo--blazing a path to nowhere in which the next generation of equally smart and energetic Harvard graduates is bound to follow...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Avoiding a Path to Nowhere | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...refreshing part of the concert was what was left out: vicious self-promotion. The new album was only mentioned once, and Griffin briefly revealed that the next single would be "At the Star,s, which was then performed with a simple, yet effective string arrangement and piano accompaniment. The steam-up-the-car-windows ballad climaxed with the lamenting lyrics "I've finally found that/Everybody loves to love you when you're far away...

Author: By Christopher R. Blazejewski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Sound 'Better' Than Ever | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...council representatives voiced concerns that the low voter turnout would spin into a vicious cycle...

Author: By Adam C. Weiss, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Campus Exercises Right Not to Vote | 10/14/1998 | See Source »

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