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...primarily students, have found a way to download free songs off the Internet, even though it's illegal," says Greenfeld. "The industry has not yet found an effective way to prevent it." Unless it does soon, a generation of kids will get out of the habit of buying CDs...
...Task Force Eagle, the central base for G.I.s deployed in Bosnia. The 10,000-sq.-ft. facility is good for the morale of the troops, who are restricted to the post for most of their time in Bosnia. The store features souvenir mugs, Beanie Babies, T shirts, electronics, CDs--its best-selling item--and video rentals. Because the troops at Eagle Base are often clad in their "battle rattle"--helmets, flak jackets and other gear--the new store boasts 8-ft.-wide aisles so soldiers turning around don't find themselves staring down the barrel of a colleague...
Master P introduced something new to contemporary pop: shameless, relentless and canny cross-promotion. Each of the releases on his New Orleans-based No Limit label contains promotional materials for his other releases. His established artists (like Snoop Dogg) make guest appearances on CDs released by his newer acts, helping to launch their debuts. And his performers are given to shouting out catchphrases like "No Limit soldiers!" in the middle of their songs--good advertising for the label when the song is being played on the radio...
...most ambitious new CDs is the Roots' Things Fall Apart (named after the book by the Nigerian Nobel laureate Chinua Achebe). The CD features live instrumentation, lyrics suitable for a poetry slam and a cameo from Erykah Badu. Roots drummer Ahmir hopes, in the future, the more creative wing of performers in hip-hop will form a support network. "There are some people in hip-hop that care about leaving a mark," he says. "There are some of us that look at Innervisions as a benchmark, or Blood on the Tracks or Blue or Purple Rain. Leaving a mark...
...Task Force Eagle, the central base for G.I.'s deployed in Bosnia. The 10,000-square-foot facility is good for the morale of the troops, who are restricted to the post for most of their time in Bosnia. The store features souvenir mugs, Beanie Babies, T-shirts, electronics, CDs -- the best-selling items -- and video rentals. Because the troops at Eagle Base are often clad in their "battle rattle" -- helmets, flak jackets and other gear -- the new store boasts eigh-foot-wide aisles so soldiers turning around don't find themselves staring down the barrel of a colleague...