Word: formatting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...hard on the heels of "Rapper's Delight." Acts such as Eric B. and Rakim took the art of rhyming to a new level of profundity, their trickster lyrical gymnastics cutting up and reordering the world, while others, such as Public Enemy, used the format as a platform for social criticism and a revival of the nationalist politics of Malcolm X. De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest were among the leaders of an imaginative school of abstract poetics that stretched the envelope of the hip-hop form and sought to connect it with earlier musical traditions such as bebop...
...today they're part of a multibillion-dollar industry that invents new careers week after week and launches them in million-dollar videos. In terms of sales, hip-hop, together with the R&B genre that it counts as a cousin, is the largest and the fastest-growing musical format. When the Fugees swept five awards at the 1999 Grammys, it was simply confirmation of a trend with which the music industry's accountants are well acquainted...
...between two girls in line for registration: "Did you know JTT is here? I saw him in the Yard." "I had a big crush on him when he was in Free Willy." Hmm...In the Know is back for one more year of tasteless, shameless pop culture. The format will change during the year and I'll play around with the way it's structured, but you can expect a more focused perspective this time around. See, over the summer, I've developed a bit of a life philosophy, one that's made me a better person and never fails...
...With just two weeks remaining until the first meeting on October 3 in Boston - the only debate to follow the conventional structure - Bush may be feeling a bit of trepidation. This is not his preferred format; the governor's campaign staff pushed hard for a lineup restricted to more "free-flowing" exchanges. Instead, Bush will have to get through one tough evening before relief hits. Gore is widely considered the favorite in the first debate; the vice president's formal manner and encyclopedic grasp of complicated issues are well suited to the ultra-structured format. He'll also...
...second meeting, scheduled for October 11 in Winston-Salem, N.C., is Bush's best bet. Seated around a table, and moderated loosely by PBS newsman Jim Lehrer, the candidates won't so much debate as discuss. Bush's folksy demeanor should play well against Gore's stiffness, and the format will allow Bush to guide the conversation toward his comfort zone...