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INTELLIGENCE REPORT: THE MUSICIANS
SIGNATURE SONG
"Kill You"
"Bootylicious"
"Cry Me a River"
"Superstar"
"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"
SIGNATURE SOUND
Potty-mouthed Beatnik fusillade
Erotic disco shriek
Bubblegum elevator
Soul crooner
Junkyard rockablues
ROLE MODEL
Elvis
J.Lo
Marky Mark
Luther Vandross
Bob Dylan
ANTI-ROLE MODEL
Vanilla Ice
Mariah Carey
Donnie Wahlberg
Sam Harris
Donny and Marie
STYLES AS...
Gun-toting scamp
Street princess
Drama-camp outlaw
Velvet teddy bear
Warmed-over grunge ironic minimalist
SIGNATURE ATTIRE
Wife beater and tracksuit
Bejeweled bikini top and glittery hip-huggers
Ab-exposing black T and houndstooth hat
705" jersey
Semi-comical white T and red pants
DISCONCERTING FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP
Longs for his mother's death in song
Stage dad/ manager
Tattooed mother's initials on his back
Tagalong older brother
ibiguous ex-wife/ big sister Meg
RUMORED CELEB HOOKUP
Brittany Murphy
Jay-Z
Janet Jackson
Fellow contestant Kimberly Locke
Renee Zellweger
HOOD
East Detroit
Houston
Memphis
Birmingham
Southwest Detroit
ACCESSORY
Alter egos
Star Search runner-up trophy
Wounded grimace
The Lord
Undead pallor
TRAINING GROUND
The Rap Olympics
Rehearsals in mother's hair salon
The Mickey Mouse Club
Rising Star Baptist Church Cherub Choir
Detroit faux-dive-bar circuit
BIG COOL FRIEND
Dr. Dre
Austin Powers
Christina Aguilera
Ryan Seacrest
Loretta Lynn
LITTLE BUDDY
50 Cent
Kelly Rowland
Lance Bass
Clay Aiken
British music press
SIGNATURE SCANDAL
Arrested for pistolwhipping man outside Detroit-area club
Lawsuit/feud with original Destiny's Child members
Self-pitying serial Britney confessions
Alleged jersey payola
Taking ex-wife's name
PICKUP LINE
"So?"
"Hands off the sequins!"
"She really hurt me bad, you know.'
"Come sit on Santa's lap.
"This really isn't my scene.'
DREAM LAWN ORNAMENT
Moby-cutout shooting range
Soul Train dance floor
Jumbotron image of self
Neon crucifix
Broken jungle gym
RICHARD RUSHFIELD
ADAM LEFF
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