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ANYTHING
Kinnie Starr
MAPLEMUSIC, 2006
On first listen, Anything comes across like anything being made by American male hip hop stars. Well, almost. Kinnie Starr has a sweet alto that I defy Wyclef Jean to reproduce. As a hip hop artist, this veteran of the West Coast underground music scene has earned her chops since her 1996 debut Tidy.
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With Anything, Starr returns to the performers' route, mixing genre with acutely insightful and raw lyrics. For example, on "Step Back," she warns a former lover: "Step back, got no more space for you, gonna get free from that shit you do," while a slide guitar bridges the …