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Neil Young preserves his dignity
By Michael Lovett | May 15, 2000'Silver and Gold' is the Young we grew up with -- no more, no less
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Q-Tip mixes old, new sound in 'Amplified'
By Michael Lovett | January 24, 2000Q-Tip is cooler than you. He's way cooler than me. But this goes without saying when considering the slick emcee whose main act, A Tribe Called Quest, is arguably the most respected hip-hop group of the last decade. Before I listened to Q-Tip's new Arista release, "Amplified," I had already heard a lot about it -- "Q-Tip sells out his Tribe." "Q-Tip goes Gangsta." "Q-Tip falls flat." But as the (also very cool) Dude says in "The Big Lebowski," "That's just like, your opinion, man." I say "Amplified," the debut solo release from the savvy Tribe rapper, flows like only Q-Tip can.