Queen of the Cast Offs
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X-RAY: JAY-Z
17% Rat Pack-y, September-of-my-years showbiz establishmentarianism“I’ve rapped over bhangra, electronica, soul samples, classic rock, alternative rock, indie rock, the blues, doo-wop, bolero, jazz, Afrobeat, gypsy ballads, Luciano Pavarotti and the theme song of a Broadway musical.”15% Obsessive, near-Tourettesian blurting of aspirational brand namesReferenced on “Watch The Throne”: Armand de Brignac, Audemars Piguet, Cîroc, Comme des Garçons, Dries Van Noten, Gucci, Gulfstream, Hublot, Maybach, Louboutin, Rolex, Rolls-Royce.14% Muhammad Ali-ish self-assurance“The president is, like, the second-coolest person in the world.”12% Rhymes inspired by early life on the street12% Rhymes inspired by later life subscription to the Robb Report10% Keepin’ it real“Me from the block, [Bill Clinton] from the White House, and somehow we landed next to each other in the back room of the Spotted Pig on a banquette with Bono.”5% Masonic symbols5% Status symbols4% Acknowledging the limits of one’s skill set“There were probably some great hair bands — I wouldn’t really know”3% The contents of a late-model Maybach 57 S “Ace of Spades, Nerd candies, a throw pillow from Hermès. Did I say a pillow? A throw. In case it gets too cold. Oh, and a couple extra Yankee hats.”2% The effusive gratitude of the New York City Chamber of Commerce1% Troof“That’s how I say it: ‘troof’ with two o’s and an f.”
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Discographies breaks down (Daddy-to-be!) Jay-Z.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqox5kqIK21qf5y35o1_1280.png)
X-RAY: JAY-Z
17% Rat Pack-y, September-of-my-years showbiz establishmentarianism
“I’ve rapped over bhangra, electronica, soul samples, classic rock, alternative rock, indie rock, the blues, doo-wop, bolero, jazz, Afrobeat, gypsy ballads, Luciano Pavarotti and the theme song of a Broadway musical.”
15% Obsessive, near-Tourettesian blurting of aspirational brand names
Referenced on “Watch The Throne”: Armand de Brignac, Audemars Piguet, Cîroc, Comme des Garçons, Dries Van Noten, Gucci, Gulfstream, Hublot, Maybach, Louboutin, Rolex, Rolls-Royce.
14% Muhammad Ali-ish self-assurance
“The president is, like, the second-coolest person in the world.”
12% Rhymes inspired by early life on the street
12% Rhymes inspired by later life subscription to the Robb Report
10% Keepin’ it real
“Me from the block, [Bill Clinton] from the White House, and somehow we landed next to each other in the back room of the Spotted Pig on a banquette with Bono.”
5% Masonic symbols
5% Status symbols
4% Acknowledging the limits of one’s skill set
“There were probably some great hair bands — I wouldn’t really know”
3% The contents of a late-model Maybach 57 S
“Ace of Spades, Nerd candies, a throw pillow from Hermès. Did I say a pillow? A throw. In case it gets too cold. Oh, and a couple extra Yankee hats.”
2% The effusive gratitude of the New York City Chamber of Commerce
1% Troof
“That’s how I say it: ‘troof’ with two o’s and an f.”Discographies breaks down (Daddy-to-be!) Jay-Z.
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Ghostpoet - Liiines (xxxy Remix)
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Disappearing acts: vinyl records
Vinyl may have been overtaken by CDs and downloads but it still has its passionate fans. The vinyl factory in Hayes, Middlesex, the last major plant in the UK, still presses about 25,000 records a weekClick through for audio slideshow.
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A graph so scientific, vital and accurate that it don’t need no axis.
Edit: So there was actually meant to be a title, which I now can’t remember exactly. It’s basically a highly scientific survey of the first few people on our estate. I couldn’t finish it (hence the relatively low volume growth) due to emotional distress caused by imagining listening to Barbara Streisand. I’m not joking, someone here in Halifax, the North of England, actually voluntarily listens to a live recording of Barbara Streisand.
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Wayne Carr lives on! Alan McGee on how Charlotte Church and Alan McGee are basically the same person.
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Winston, Liverpool, July 1979. Kevin says: ‘Winston was the onstage tape recorder/player for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. This was shot in front of the Liverpool skyline.’
