Black's vivid lyrics and intense delivery add an unsettling twist to the traditional format, and most songs feel like they blew in from a David Lynch movie rather than the Great Plains.

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Tell us a little more, in vivid terms, of what the path for, say, Upper West Side, wealthier white kid, versus black or brown kid in the Bronx, in New York.

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Leading up to today's launch, Nokia, Samsung and HTC have announced an array of phones for Windows Phone 8, featuring large, vivid screens, new camera innovations, NFC capabilities, and bold colors such as red, yellow, blue, black and white.2 Each phone offers unique features and comes in a variety of price points.

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