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R&B trio Next like dirty talk and naughty sex. But isn't "Come sit on my laptop" taking the ingenious come-ons a bit too far?
By Keith Harris
July 5, 2000
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Eminem may be the most violent, woman-hating, homophobic rapper ever. Why are critics giving him a pass?
By Eric Boehlert
June 7, 2000
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At 18, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien had hits, connections and a major record deal. Nine years later, Del the Funky Homosapien has got domino rhymes and severely sore thumbs.
By Bill Werde
April 27, 2000
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Hyped hip-hop star Beanie Sigel tells "The Truth," the whole truth and everything but the truth.
By Jon Caramanica
March 15, 2000
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Socially conscious hip-hop pioneers the Jungle Brothers find the dance floor. Pointlessness ensues.
By Jon Caramanica
March 8, 2000
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My brother is under the spell of a company that promotes the
frat-boy free-for-all.
By Damien Cave
March 3, 2000
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Wu-Tang Clan's grandest gastronome, Ghostface Killah, slips between chaotic crime and silly non sequiturs.
By Jon Caramanica
March 3, 2000
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DJ Kid Koala demos "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome."
By Alex Pappademas
March 2, 2000
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Infused with pop culture and heady literary theory, Paul Barman's Ivy League rhymes crackle with clever jokes and silly wit.
By Joseph Patel
February 14, 2000
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Herbie Hancock's "Future Shock" annoyed the critics and offended the purists in 1983, but the new reissue just sounds like a Bill Laswell record that spawned an unfortunate series of fusion projects.
By Geoff Edgers
February 10, 2000
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New Jack Swingers Guy killed old-school R&B. On "III," the trio gets what's coming.
By Jon Caramanica
February 9, 2000
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D'Angelo's potent sensuality sneaks into dreams and turns day into steamy night.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 2, 2000
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An entrepreneur hopes to net readers with tunes.
By Craig Offman
January 19, 2000
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Juvenile's rhymes are near idiotic, but the production -- that's another story.
By Andy Battaglia
January 19, 2000
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Ol' Dirty Bastard, Akinyele and Blowfly deliver sextastic anthems, freaknasty odes to oral sex and chocolate dildos for Christmas.
By Jon Caramanica
January 14, 2000
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Nas' career has a Wellesian scale. The rapper's gone from "Kane" to Gallo in five records.
By Joe Gross
January 7, 2000
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Would Jimmy Swaggart's God forbid sex? Plus: Merger rumors behind hot VA Linux IPO; reducing Russia to vodka-swilling stereotype.
Letters to the Editor
December 17, 1999
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There are as many ethnic-style workouts as ethnic restaurants in New York.
By Christina Valhouli
December 10, 1999
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On his debut solo album, A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip shores up his street cred.
By Michelle Goldberg
December 10, 1999
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Lauryn Hill and Bob Marley, together at last. But what's Aerosmith doing on this shameless collection of posthumous duets?
By Michelle Goldberg
November 23, 1999
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Michael Jackson IS Poe; MTV rocks vote, kids vote rock; and artist Mark Kostabi mortified over -- oops! -- premature communication. Plus: This is Newt on a budget.
By Amy Reiter
November 11, 1999
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Is it better to be food-obsessed than fat and happy? Plus: Trolling for errors in "Dutch"; hip-hop merits not less scrutiny, but greater intellectual rigor.
Letters to the Editor
November 10, 1999
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Amid cell biologists and students of the Hungarian novel, I presented my senior thesis on rap.
By Simon Rodberg
November 3, 1999
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Afro-European world music queen Marie Daulne and Zap Mama travel from Mother Earth music novelty to international hip-hop group.
By Banning Eyre
October 25, 1999
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Carl Craig and a new Detroit techno compilation examine past futures and futures past.
By Amanda Nowinski
October 20, 1999
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