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...call from the Food Network. My take on it basically boiled down to this: Eminem has some talent - all you have to do is listen to his smoothly rapped hook on "Forgot About Dre" to realize that. But, truth be told, his album isn't all that. Wyclef, OutKast, Dead Prez and even Dr.Dre made better, richer, edgier albums last year. And why are people giving Eminem credit for simply raising issues? If we gave awards to people simply for displaying the "courage" to be bigoted, John Rocker would be a Nobel laureate and Jimmy the Greek would...
Hold on! Do you really think Wyclef Jean [THE BEST & WORST 2000, Dec. 18] is "the most inventive male performer in rap"? I agree that his work is eclectic and he has an amazing range of styles, but I wouldn't call him the most inventive. There are plenty of hip-hop artists who write their own lyrics and beats (something Wyclef often seems to neglect); what about real wordsmiths like the lesser-known the Roots and Common? Wyclef Jean is a good listen and a crowd pleaser, but I wouldn...
...Rock sings on Wyclef Jean's song It Doesn't Matter...
...WYCLEF JEAN The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (Columbia). While other hip-hoppers just lay tracks, Wyclef writes songs. No topic, from romance to the Amadou Diallo killing, is beyond his range, and no musical style, from reggae to country, is beyond his grasp. Political, comical, unpredictable--Wyclef is the most inventive male performer...
...WYCLEF JEAN, THE ECLEFTIC: 2 SIDES II A BOOK: While other hip-hoppers just lay tracks, Wyclef writes songs. No topic, from romance to the Amadou Diallo killing, is beyond his range, and no musical style, from reggae to country, is beyond his grasp. Political, comical, unpredictable - Wyclef is the most inventive male performer...