This musical crime drama consists entirely of rap verses, showcasing the genre's narrative potential. The film's innovative format provides a unique vehicle for its harrowing tale of gang warfare and vengeance. It stands as a groundbreaking experiment in hip-hop cinema, pushing the boundaries...
The libretto, organised by the composer and Konstantin Shilovsky, very closely follows certain passages in Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse, retaining much of his poetry. Shilovsky contributed M. Triquet's verses in Act 2, Scene 1, while Tchaikovsky wrote the words for Lensky's arioso in ...
neckbone: visual verses by avery r. young New collections of poetry are increasingly pushing the bounds of language and performance in intelligent, creative, perceptive ways, saysSimone White, a poet and Assistant Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Here, she recommends some of...
2 Chainz "Mercy" verse was, unquestionably, the peak of the rapper's long and unlikely climb, the crown jewel in a year of career-making guest verses ("Beez in the Trap," "Supafreak"). It was a verse 2 Chainz had built to over the course of thirty-plus years. His were the ...
These are my go-to verses when the poop hits the fan. They have carried me through some of the darkest, most heartbreaking seasons of life. They anchor me to a steadfast hope. God has demonstrated over and over again that in EVERY circumstance, He can be fully trusted to work on our...
“You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.”–(1 Peter 3:4) These bible verses about mothers show how they are morphed into their high standards of love. Undoubtedly, the beauty that comes...
This blockbuster superhero film produced one of the spliashier musical collaborations of 2018, and their contrasting styles work remarkably well together. Lamar provides the street-tough rap and the Vocoded verses; SZA’s vocal soars on the big anthemic hook. – Brett Milano ...
The gambit failed to break the group, and the song was later removed from the album after Stevens — a converted Muslim — called for the death of Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. The Maniacs ultimately scored with their sadly lilting second single, "Like the Weather." It took two ...
His verses are melodic and chant-link, making each bar as infectious as the hook itself. Much of the project plays out this way, but for "Love Reeks," he leans into an acoustic guitar sample for a futuristic rumination on the perils of love: "And thеy say, 'Love don't stink’/Lo...
slavery is as alien and appalling to him as it is to most modern-day viewers. Some of the film’s most upsetting violence is psychological, as tyrannical plantation owners distort Bible verses to justify their righteous racial domination.Sean Bobbitt’s cinematography juxtaposes the beauty of the...