Word: wordplay
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...gothic funk and seriocomic beats of Dr. Dre, who produced all but one of Relapse's 20 tracks, can't cover up the sound of Eminem's weariness. Titles like "Same Song & Dance" and "Old Time's Sake" give away the game, as does the quality of the wordplay, which is far more blunt than manic. Eminem sounds like a man with a reputation to uphold, a lyric book to fill and a stack of Us Weekly magazines nearby. Things do not improve when he shifts to his other major theme, serial killers, and multiple references to Children...
...empowered through music,” Lee says; personally, he prefers to craft songs, rather than battle. “It’s much easier to rap about negative things than positive things.”According to Shaket, however, freestyling is more about impressing listeners with clever wordplay than it is about disparaging an opponent. “One component is punch lines. It’s good to be funny—audiences love funny punch lines,” he says. “Also there has to be a tight flow...
...stare, and balancing on stilettos blooming with red roses to get some, so be it. I mean, after all, “all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy,” right? Don’t worry if the wordplay is still taking a while to sink in, because Britney’s raunchy tutorial accommodates all tastes and learning styles: one pelvic thrust per beat in the chorus, repeated twice with Chippendale wannabes or curvy cheerleaders. Now the music mellows out in a haze of white and you think...
...Bass, electric guitar and drums are augmented elsewhere by acoustic guitar and that indie pop favorite, keyboards. Strings are largely absent as Bishop Allen choose a simpler sound that emphasizes their songwriting. This might seem like a wise decision, as Rice and Rudder have acquired a reputation for witty wordplay and elegant storytelling, but on “Grr…” the songwriting disappoints most of all. To be sure, there is the odd line that stands out for refreshing cleverness or insight; in the otherwise drab “Don’t Hideaway...
...used during the 2008 presidential election by a cavalcade of left-wing commentators, including Slate’s John Dickerson, The Kansas City Star’s Lewis Diuguid, and author David Shipler. These pundits claimed that nearly every criticism aimed at Obama was a Machiavellian ploy, using subtle wordplay to remind white voters of his blackness—even if this criticism did not reference race...