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Alex Remington: Of the Heart, Of the Soul, and Of the Cross: A Hip-Hop Road Not Taken

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:39:49 +0000

I've already written that I think P.M. Dawn is one of the great, underappreciated groups of the 1990's. They're nearly 20 years removed from their only #1 hit, "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss," which sampled "True" by Spandau Ballet and rode in from left field with new age philosophy, a nonviolent hip-hop influenced by De La Soul and smooth R&B. Their future albums would leave rap more or less behind, but Of the Heart, Of the Soul and Of the Cross was definitely a rap album, albeit one unlike anything released in the years to come. They're hippies, and noteworthy because there really weren't any other black hippie acts in the hip-hop scene at the time. And there still aren't. Because of their album titles, (their third album is titled Jesus Wept , rating: 75, and the fourth is titled Dearest Christian , rating: 80 -- a reference to the name of the lead singer's son), and the lyric in the album intro, "I wanna say what's up to God," P.M. Dawn is sometimes considered a Christian rap ...

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Taken care of by Sen. Kerry?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:26:41 +0000

Sen. John Kerry, a Vietnam veteran, may have done a good deed the other night at the Oak Bar in the Plaza Hotel. The Democrat had a quick bite and drink with his daughter, Alexandra, near a group of 25 Marines with the top brass of the USS New York. ...

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Taken care of

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:24:11 +0000

Sen. John Kerry, a Vietnam vet eran, may have done a good deed the other night at the Oak Bar in the Plaza Hotel. The Democrat had a quick bite and drink with his daugh ter, Alexandra, near a group of 25 Marines with the top brass of the USS New York...

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