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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KAISAN
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HOROSCOPES
arts & features
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Get in communication and to-
gether you can move mountains.
Long distance charges apply.
Tap hidden resources. Good news arrives from far away.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
All the pieces line up today. Follow a passion and benefits arise with long-lasting impact. Accept a sweet deal. Make decisions together with your partner. Track the spending.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
Invest in your family's comfort.
Add long-lasting beauty. Do
the homework and research a
fabulous bargain. A lucky break
solves the puzzle. You have what
you need. Friends teach you the
rules.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
Profit through communications and networking today. Invest in quality equipment for your business. Creative work pays well. You're learning something fascinating, and more study is required. A lucky break reveals the missing puzzle piece.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
It's a good time to ask for money. Results are better than expected. Study the situation, and then choose. Long-distance travels and communications flow with ease. You have what you need. Miracles do happen.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 9
You're the star, with more attention than expected. Get what you've been saving for. Family fortunes seem to be expanding.
Friends are there for you. Rely on experience. Throw another plate on the table for unexpected company.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Your partner can get further today. Let someone else answer the phone. Clean house and organize. Set aside worries for now. Relax and pamper yourself. Creative insight arises in the shower.
enior lying studies
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Meetings and collaborations get extra-productive today.Work together. Provide excellent service.
Your reputation precedes you.
Creative collaborations provide long-lasting, shared benefit.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an R
Explore a subject for the fun of it and unexpected profits arise. Your growing talents increase your professional status. Make long-range plans. Accept accolades. Do what you love, and let people know what you're up to.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8
Find what you need for home and family. Help arrives from afar. Prepare for change. Learn from experience. Finishing old projects helps, too. Do what worked before.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is on 8
Collaboration flows today.
Write, record and produce a masterpiece. Get the word out.
The money is your motivation,
and it's good. Keep your team in
the loop.
Places (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 9 You and a partner can rake in the dough today. Put together a strong pitch. Behind the-scenes negotiations lead to a sweet deal. Ask for what you really want.
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Lauryn Hill's album 'basically flawless'
RYAN WRIGHT
@ryanwaynewright
Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings to add to its recording registry. The Library bases its selections on whether a recording is culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. One of the recordings chosen this year is Lauryn Hill's 1998 album, "The Misededucation of Lauryn Hill."
After the Fugees split in 1997, Hill embarked on a solo career. A year later, she released her first and only studio album, "The
Throughout the album Hill touches on many different themes such as love, fame and religion. However, one of the most touching songs on the album comes on the fourth song, "To Zion."
Hill tells the story of her pregnancy with her first child, Zion. Many people told her to rethink having the baby and encouraged
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."
emcee. Most of the album is a mixture of Hill singing and rapping, but there are a few tracks, such as "Lost Ones" and "Final Hour" that feature Hill's profound technical rapping ability.
Hill isn't only a talented singer, but also a phenomenal rapper. She can hold her own on the mic with just about any
The sheer amount of passion Hill puts into the vocals of this song is incredible, and the seriousness of this topic gets across to the listener. You can hear the sadness in her voice as she sings about how people told her to rethink her pregnancy, but you can also hear the joy she found after she gave birth.
her to get an abortion. Hill eventually gave birth and her son became the greatest thing to ever happen to her.
time.
The production on the album is equally fantastic. It features traditional-sounding hip-hop beats, but it also has production that features live instrumentation, such as harp, trombone and flute. One little-known fact is the 13th track, "Everything is Everything," includes background piano from John Legend, who was virtually unknown at the
To put it simply, the album is an absolute joy to listen to. Every song is well-produced, well-sung and well-rapped. The album as a whole is generally well crafted.
There's a reason this album became the first hip-hop album to win Album of the Year at the Grammys in 1999. It also earned Hill the Grammys for best new artist, best female R&B vocal performance; best R&B song and best R&B album that year. It's basically flawless, even 17 years later.
Many would say "The Misededucation of Lauryn Hill" is one of the greatest albums by a female hip-hop artist, but it's more than that. It's one of the greatest albums released by any artist. Period.
— Edited by MacKenzie Clark
MATT ROURKE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lauryn Hill performs in Philadelphia on July 4, 2012. Twenty-five sound recordings spanning from 1890 to 1999 were added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry on March 25. This year, Hill's 1998 album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was added to the library. Each year, the library chooses recordings that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
Editor's note: In addition to reviewing new album releases, the Kansan will now introduce a new feature: Throwback Thursday. This feature will allow for reviews of older albums or films that have remained culturally significant or are reappearing in the news. This is the first installation of Throwback Thursday.
TRENDING
Jay Z's streaming service could change music scene
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BRAD BARKET/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jay Z might just have the right idea. He unveiled his new high-quality music streaming service, "Tidal," with the intent to change the way the world consumes music, and he has an impressive list of top-tier musicians, a snazzy marketing campaign and audiophiles on his side.
Jay Z performs at the Third Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York on Sept. 27, 2014. Madonna, Rihanna, Beyonce and Jay Z are among the A-List musicians who are co-owners of the streaming service Tidal. Kanye West, Daft Punk, Alicia Keys, Jack White and Nicki Minaj also announced that they are co-owners of the streaming service at an event on March 30 in New York City.
The long-time rapper and businessman enlisted his wife, Beyoncé, Kanye West, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Jack White, Alicia Keys, Daft Punk, Coldplay, Jason Aldean and even Madonna to the announcement in New York City on Monday afternoon.
But before they took the stage, they had already begun an epic marketing campaign to their millions of followers.
Each of the 16 artists at the announcement — along with some others including Jaden Smith — changed their Twitter and Facebook pictures to a solid aqua square in support of the service, which is owned by Norwegian music tech company Aspiro. The impressive reach of the new service includes the over 13 million followers, thanks to Beyoncé, and another 11 million from Kanye West.
Here's the catch: It's going to cost users at least $10 a month. Annually, that $120 will essentially get the consumer what they can find on Spotify, along with some
The high-end option — $20 a month — is more interesting though, especially for audiophiles. With this, the listener will get "lossless" audio at 1,411 kBps, which is more than four times what Spotify (325 kBps) and iTunes (256 kBps) streaming services can offer.
promised exclusive content and curated playlists, which will presumably come from artists themselves. (Jason Aldean and Coldplay have made their own that they released with the initial drop.)
Each founding artist the ones standing on stage Monday were offered a 3-percent share in the
Although the mere handful of artists who are starting this movement don't exactly need the money from streaming, it's easy to believe this is about more than themselves or their money in the move to Tidal. It's about more than just these 16 founders, even if it's a money grab; they're trying to save art in music form.
"(If)...the very least we did was make people wake up
and try to improve the free versus paid system, and promote fair trade, then it would be a win for us anyway." Jay Z told Billboard in an exclusive interview.
Though the company's declaration says it's an "artist majority owned company," outside of the 3-percent share, it's not exactly certain what artists are getting from the service by jumping in early. Though Jay Z has promoted transparency through his campaign for Tidal, there are still a lot of questions to be asked of the service, which will rival Spotify.
company in exchange for exclusive content, according to Billboard. Jay Z bought Aspiro earlier this year for $56 million just a couple of months after it had started.
But as Jay Z also said in the same interview, some people are paying $6 for water when they can get it for free straight out of the tap. Some may see music in the same light in today's society. If they can keep streaming for free on Spotify or elsewhere online, the only question the music world will have left is, "Why pay?"
Regardless, this move makes sense for music. The
streaming industry is still an untapped goldmine, despite what Spotify has already been able to accomplish. But artists aren't getting their fair share, there's no doubt about that.
- Edited by Callie Byrnes
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