Word: rich
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...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...
...miles of rich cloth. The largest set constructed from scratch since Cleopatra, including a seven-acre palace. Thousands of extras, amongst them children you'd love to take home. A gilded barge gliding through the waters of an enchanted jungle. Well-behaved elephants. All of this headed by the regal, charming, sexy Chow Yun-Fat. Sounds better than the Greatest Show on Earth. However, the shaky basis, unnecessary length and wobbly storyline of Anna and the King denies it a place amongst epic love stories like Ben-Hur and The English Patient...
...Chow Yun-Fat as King Mongkut provides much to sigh and smile at. While the film's message may not be clear, what is obvious is the talent of Chow Yun-Fat and his ability to carry a film. He perfectly complements and is at home amongst the rich sets and lush landscapes. Despite that neither English or the Siamese he speaks in the film are well-known languages to him, his words are infused with a range of convincing emotions. Chow is the perfect man to help illustrate traditional Thai customs, sensibilities and statecraft. Without being overly dramatic...
...Rich first came to FM's table as a Dick. Two weeks later, he abandoned Harvard Square for the brighter concrete of the Bayside Expo Center, setting an intrepid tone for the rest of his magazine career. Creative, thoughtful and newly shorn, Rich also enjoys playing rugby and programming computers. He seeks answers of all kinds, but primarily to the question: How to keep FM first...
Cohn's work was praised for "challeng[ing] current arguments that eradicate the distinction between fiction and nonfiction," in the selection committee's statement. "Her arguments, rich and encompassing, are presented with elegance and concision...