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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when he was just 17, Rakim released his first album Paid in Full with sidekick Eric B., and the track "Eric B. for President" instantly became a hip-hop classic. Although The Master, his second solo release doesn't match the freshness and energy of that early work, Rakim's rich-as-gold rhymes are as smooth and full of groove as ever. He flows effortlessly in funky tracks like "Uplift" and "All Night Long," and his silver-tongued baritone plays skillfully against Nneaka Morton's soft vocals in "I'll Be There." But it's in "When...
...kinetic sense of flux. Moments like this are effective due to their innovation in combining percussion and electronic music with more conventional instruments. But while the album presents an unusual sonic experience, it is unlikely to impress listeners searching for the excitement of a live Blue Man Group performance. B...
...album lacks the ingenuity and funkiness of Rakim's previous recordings, and even the scratching that appears in most of the tracks sounds bland. But despite these shortcomings, Rakim still lives up to his reputation as master of the mic. He'll make you clap to this. B...
...more on-campus music mayhem, see the preview of Blast!, Crimson Arts' very own music event this Friday on page B-3. Al Bennett and North House were featured in a Crimson Arts feature on Nov. 19, "Finding Release," which can be accessed through the Crimson's online archives...
...Susannah B. Tobin '00 is a classics concentrator in Lowell House. Her column will resume in January...