Ever since “Crazy” put Gnarls Barkley on the map I’ve become more interested in Cee-lo Green’s body of work. Before his collaboration with DJ Danger Mouse he rapped with Goodie Mob whose song, Soul Food, is one of my favorites. While not as pleasantly plump in this video as in later years, he’s [...]

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Definition: noun 1a: a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning b: a widely held belief c: truism, platitude   2a: a use of language regarded as distinctive of a particular group b: a custom or usage regarded as distinguishing one [...]

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Definition: 1: hairy   2: covered with coarse stiff hairs
Etymology: Latin hirsutus; akin to Latin horrēre to bristle
Pronunciation: \ˈhər-ˌsüt, ˈhir-, ˌhər-ˈ, hir-ˈ\
Quotation: Flight of the Conchords’ “two laconic, hirsute New Zealanders — Jemaine Clement (glasses, sideburns) and Bret McKenzie (no glasses, beard) — are emblematic artists for an age of diminished expectations.”
- from “Where a Little [...]

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