| Hip-hop with brains, heart, passion |
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Whenever the Roots put out one new album, we are reminded yet again of everything that's wrong with hip-hop. The main problem being that almost none of it is even remotely in the same league as the Roots.
For the latest evidence, look no further than the title of their eighth excellent album. Game Theory takes its name from one branch of higher mathematics that analyzes strategy and decision-making in relation to conflict -- and can be applied to everything from sports to economics to warfare (or even ghetto hustling, in the case of this disc's title track). But one brainiac handle is hardly the only entry in their playbook. You've also got their stellar musicianship and funky grooves, anchored by the head-nodding backbeats of MVP ?uestlove. You've got trippy production. You've got razor-sharp, topical rhymes such as "Send our troops to get my paper/ Tell 'em to stay away from them skyscrapers." You've got frontman Black Thought delivering the rhymes. You've got dynamic cameos from impressive up-and-comers such as Porn and Dice Raw. You've got samples that range from Jungle Boogie to Radiohead's You and Whose Army? You've got killer choruses on cuts such as Here I Come and In the Music. You've even got an eight-minute homage to the late, great producer J Dilla. Basically, you've got music with brains, heart, soul and passion. And you've got hip-hop treated as the art form it could be instead of the moneymaking tool it's become. If you want to be reminded of what's right about hip-hop for one change, get your head into the Roots' game. ... |
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| Searching for truth |
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| GOOGLE'S corporate motto is "Don't be evil", but the internet search-engine company recently found itself defending the privacy of alleged pedophiles and racists against Brazil's Attorney-General. The Brazilian Government wanted the names of suspected criminals using Google's Orkut, the most popular social networking site (think MySpace or Facebook) in Brazil. ... |
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| Google Seeks Middle Ground On Privacy |
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Legal Battle With Brazil Shows Company's Willingness To Protect User Data RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 8, 2006
Quote_"We have and will continue to provide Brazilian authorities with information on users who abuse the Orkut service, if their requests are reasonable and follow an appropriate legal process." ... |
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| Serving up screams |
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Should the USTA clamp down on Maria's shrieking? Posted: Friday September 8, 2006 2:51PM; Updated: Friday September 8, 2006 3:02PM _
Maria Sharapova's very hard returns are nearly always accompanied by her signature shriek.Al Bello/Getty Images
Jon Wertheim will answer questions from SI.com users in his mailbag every Wednesday. ... |
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| News in Brief |
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The building that will house the new supreme court is to be given planning permission. Lord Falconer of Thoroton, the Lord Chancellor, said that Westminster City Council had agreed to the conversion of Middlesex Guildhall into one new home for the highest court in the land.
Work on the Grade II* listed building in Parliament Square is due to start in April. The building is expected to be ready by 2009. ... |
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| So how would the money be spent? |
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So we're going to have to deal with campaign financing in the general election. The Oregon Supreme Court decided Thursday that Measure 46 can stay on the ballot even though it seems to change two parts of the state Constitution rather than just one.
The measure would amend the constitution to allow limits on campaign contributions. Under the constitution as it now reads, political contributions can't be limited because they amount to an exercise of free political speech. The backers of this initiative also have one statutory proposal, Measure 47, which would impose the contribution limits that Measure 46 would allow. ... |
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