tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post7808548297915107258..comments2023-07-28T05:05:54.166-04:00Comments on The Music Is The Message: Hip hop started out in the heartUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-52110555859577073032009-07-21T15:40:48.207-04:002009-07-21T15:40:48.207-04:00How about some Blues Scholars?How about some Blues Scholars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-30810450124686835122009-03-27T07:02:00.000-04:002009-03-27T07:02:00.000-04:00Speak on! I'm completely with you. Matter of fac...Speak on! I'm completely with you. Matter of fact, "hip-hop," which is still a term they use for radio rap, has such negative links to it that I don't even wanna be a part of it.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, the record companies that feast on thoughtless music, will be soon wiped away by the death of the industry...and the birth of the independent artist revolution!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-88064249342281667142008-07-24T20:08:00.000-04:002008-07-24T20:08:00.000-04:00Dear TK: I couldn't tell you how I came across thi...Dear TK: I couldn't tell you how I came across this here project of yours, but I kinda want to have my sloppy, sweaty way with it. You have some great writers here, and I'm enjoying the posts- but none so much as this one, which schooled my white ass in a genre that I perceived as overwhelming. Seriously, aside from the occasional Outkast or NERD track, I didn't do hip hop- not because I was convinced that I didn't like it, but because I had no idea where to even start. This is a great primer. I've been working today on lowering my Lame Quotient by listening to some of this stuff. I'm particularly into the Blackalicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-24263417628372929582008-07-10T13:59:00.000-04:002008-07-10T13:59:00.000-04:00No Black Star??????No Black Star??????surviving myselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421187332033401147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-41440116225692466232008-07-08T20:11:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:11:00.000-04:00Wheeee!!! Miseducation is one of my top ten favor...Wheeee!!! Miseducation is one of my top ten favorite of all time albums. I saw Lyrics Born a few years ago in Chi-town, he is amazing and mind boggling. Check out Ohmega Watts too.Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270331661418915316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-28080392836005691242008-07-08T14:22:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:22:00.000-04:00BLU&EXILEthat whole albumBLU&<BR/>EXILE<BR/>that whole albumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-84685243887366856252008-07-08T13:21:00.000-04:002008-07-08T13:21:00.000-04:00Ay yo, crank that Soldier Boy.Ay yo, crank that Soldier Boy.Michael DeAntoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169068150131094249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-8197360128576130502008-07-08T08:25:00.000-04:002008-07-08T08:25:00.000-04:00awesome list, kids!i do a weekly, free-format radi...awesome list, kids!<BR/><BR/>i do a weekly, free-format radio show here on the local student station on wednesday nights ('here' being north eastern Europe so it's on around noon, for you eastcoasters) and because it's free-format (as in, i-play-whatever-the-hell-i-feel-like-playing) i quite often do shows very similar to the list you put up here.<BR/><BR/>three months ago i did a country music show which was disturbingly similar to your country list and i have done a few hip-hop shows now that have featured many of the same artists you mention here.<BR/><BR/>some that i'd like to add, though:<BR/><BR/>Anti-Pop Consortium- "Dead in Motion" and the like<BR/><BR/>Binary Star- "Binary Shuffle" or "New Hip Hop" or anything else off of their second album, Masters of the Universe<BR/><BR/>The Herbaliser- anything from any of their albums. While not really a hip hop outfit, producer Jake Wherry and DJ Ollie Teeba team up with some excellent vocalist: the sweetness that is Jean Grae (aka What? What?), Roots Manuva (who isn't on you list on his own?), MF Doom and a host of others, spanning 5 excellent albums...and counting<BR/><BR/>i still really enjoy Handsome Boy Modelling School's first album.<BR/><BR/>even though they're not that new, Brand Nubian's "The Return" was really nice, and shows that "old school" (man i hate that term) isn't dead and doesn't always sound dated.<BR/><BR/>and finally- DJ Format, with guest MC's (who both are my boi-z, being Canucks, i might add) Abdominal and D-Sisive, really have proven that the jazzy, ultra danceable golden era hip hop of Digable Planets, De La Soul etc is still alive, vibrant, and definitley doesn't sound dated. check out "If You Can't Join 'Em...Beat 'Em" and "Music for the Mature B-Boy", both very excellent albums.<BR/><BR/>others that i'm still listening to:<BR/><BR/>Ugly Duckling<BR/>People Under The Stairs<BR/>Dilated Peoples<BR/>Jurassic 5/Ozomatli<BR/>Freestyle Fellowship (Aceyalone's first outfit)<BR/>Souls of Mischief<BR/>Main Source<BR/>Lords of the Underground<BR/>and of course...<I>they want effects, some Das FX...</I><BR/><BR/>keep up the great work, dudes. it's nice to know that i'm not in the minority anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-45320884146695864152008-07-08T01:33:00.000-04:002008-07-08T01:33:00.000-04:00oh, this list makes me happy inside. i'd also like...oh, this list makes me happy inside. i'd also like to push for the inclusion of flobots though. they are pure amazement. there's of course 'handlebars' which is playing on the radio, but 'mayday', 'fight with tools' and 'same thing' are all stellar.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405602116235282200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-43773464913779918422008-07-07T22:08:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:08:00.000-04:00I'm riding on prisco's comment; The Seed 2.0 is o...I'm riding on prisco's comment; The Seed 2.0 is one of my all-time favorite, not just hip hop, but ALL-TIME FAVORITE songs.<BR/><BR/><I>I don't ask for much these days<BR/>And I don't bitch and whine when I don't get my way</I><BR/><BR/>Also, that De La album is a fucking classic that ages well. I don't really count the Beastie Boys overall as hip hop. They're sorta like Pink Floyd to me with what they do, or Radiohead, but "Paul's Boutique" IS a classic hip hop album, and brilliant, even Chuck D. said as much.<BR/><BR/>Great first post nailing another genre, my brotha. I wanted to say that I liked hip hop, but I'm so behind the times, it's scary. Plus, like you say, hard to get to the good stuff. My buddy P Mart likes rap, but the stuff he likes doesn't appeal to me. It's more poetic than the pablum they put on the radio, but I gotta have that groove, man. Again, see "The Seed 2.0." The riff is so basic, but it's like your first band in high school - you don't think about it, you're just banging it out going "YEAH!"Jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130897549926261047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-68015310721440696482008-07-07T22:07:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:07:00.000-04:00You guys are the best. To touch on a couple of qu...You guys are the best. To touch on a couple of quick points:<BR/><BR/>Chris - Lupe Fiasco is amazing - I actually feel sort of guilty about leaving them off. But I feel like they, like Coup, are about to take off.<BR/><BR/>Kelsi - absolutely!<BR/><BR/>Prisco - I feel, perhaps incorrectly, like The Roots is mainstream enough that I don't regret leaving them off. Seed 2.0 is new to me... off I go!<BR/><BR/>lise, boo - Aesop Rock's omission is also embarassing - Labor Days is frigging amazing.<BR/><BR/>erin - I can't gaurantee that you'll like ALL of it, but I appreciate your thinking.<BR/><BR/>harleymom - your hubby sounds very wise.<BR/><BR/>claire - M.I.A. is too awesome for words - if you haven't already, the Diplo mixed "Piracy Funds Terrorism" is unreal.<BR/><BR/>Cibbuano - to be fair, I fear the indie rock scene is rapidly becoming victim to a similar plague - a dilution of the talent pool.<BR/><BR/>Who'sThatGirl - I just DL'd his free stuff - you know, I kinda dig it. Check that guy out y'all.<BR/><BR/>Trent Sketch - Hmmm... the Streets is a glaring omission indeed... I'm not sure if I subconsciously left him off due to my focusing on black artists, but he deserves a spot. Let's add "Empty Cans," as that song almost makes me cry.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495736427508294951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-85332034565577029772008-07-07T19:52:00.000-04:002008-07-07T19:52:00.000-04:00Great list, but I think there's a glaring omission...Great list, but I think there's a glaring omission.<BR/><BR/>The Streets<BR/><BR/>The rhymes are very clever and memorable. The beats don't overwhelm the content. And they're very, very British. That's a win to me.<BR/><BR/>And I almost forgot (if you count her as Hip hop)<BR/><BR/>M.I.A.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880244085871254217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-79113897351385246712008-07-07T18:34:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:34:00.000-04:00I actually have a really good friend that does hip...I actually have a really good friend that does hip-hop... he's amazingly talented which is why I fear he'll never be "successful". If you want to check him out you can find him at www.myspace.com/musicbygoat or musicbygoat.com . Hopefully, you fine people will agree with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-21072951437010123152008-07-07T18:33:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:33:00.000-04:00my god, I needed this.I've been reviewing CD for a...my god, I needed this.<BR/><BR/>I've been reviewing CD for a couple of years and last year, I said 'That's it'. I couldn't take it anymore.<BR/><BR/>I sold myself as a hip hop reviewer, with a basic knowledge of the genre. Every new album that I'd review would leave me surly and angry. I'd rant. <BR/><BR/>Then they'd send me a reissue of some old school, and I'd love it.<BR/><BR/>It put me in a vicious mood, but the tipping point was listening to the local indie radio station and realizing that all the originality and drive to be creative has passed into the indie rock scene. I quit the position in a hurry.<BR/><BR/>Nas - "It A'int Hard to Tell"<BR/>Ice Cube - "Us"<BR/>ODB - "Brooklyn Zoo"<BR/>The Fugees - "Nappy Heads"<BR/>De La Soul - "Buddy"<BR/>Zion I and the Grouch - "Make You Fly"<BR/>Busta Rhymes - "Break Ya Neck"?<BR/><BR/>ahhhh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-64827939876395627862008-07-07T18:23:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:23:00.000-04:00M.I.A.Highlights include "Bamboo Banga", "Hussel",...M.I.A.<BR/>Highlights include "Bamboo Banga", "Hussel", "Paper Planes", Galang" and "Bird Flu"<BR/><BR/>Best Sri Lankan/West London hip hop artist ever!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Plus, she rocked Bonnaroo, take that Kanye you whining little ponce.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092013460784298121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-11342587164549380762008-07-07T17:00:00.000-04:002008-07-07T17:00:00.000-04:00I am a big The Coup fan (I live in Oakland and am ...I am a big The Coup fan (I live in Oakland and am married to a socialist - I don't have much choice). <BR/><BR/>I'll have to check out more of this list.harleymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055665446218950460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-91056416425842099832008-07-07T16:35:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:35:00.000-04:00That was really great. I don't know much about hip...That was really great. I don't know much about hip hop, but I really do appreciate lyrics that are socially minded. Now I am going to have to download all of this.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016464306485723528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-80139965470801198312008-07-07T16:32:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:32:00.000-04:00Damn. Lise beat me to it. Aesop ROCK honey! Start ...Damn. Lise beat me to it. <BR/><BR/>Aesop ROCK honey! Start with <I>Float</I>. Fucking amazing.<BR/><BR/>Also: El-P. New album (I'll Sleep When You're Dead) is also freakin' amazing. <BR/><BR/>Spank Rock! He's dirrrrrty. Good dirrrty. <BR/><BR/>Yay to Mos Def, Blackalicious, freakin' ATMOSPHERE (!!!), and I have a question: Does Zap Mama count as hip hop? Where are the girls at, dawg? <BR/><BR/>(Sorry for that lapse into 'dawg' territory. Usually not my style, but I just felt it...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-60204116556181128702008-07-07T16:17:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:17:00.000-04:00What, no Aesop Rock?Thank you for this post. Serio...What, no Aesop Rock?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this post. Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-62106399255565644322008-07-07T16:03:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:03:00.000-04:00The Roots. Seed 2.0.It's probably miso-soupistic,...The Roots. Seed 2.0.<BR/>It's probably miso-soupistic, but fuck it. <BR/><BR/>Go to The Landmark. Watch <I>The Wackness</I>. It made me dust off <I>3 Feet High and Rising</I> and bust out the ol' Tribe Called Quest.priscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086596256264604391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-18663066198112867832008-07-07T13:43:00.000-04:002008-07-07T13:43:00.000-04:00it's because of artists like these that i really d...it's because of artists like these that i really did have to stop saying i didn't like hip-hop.<BR/>good music is good music, whether it's genre or not.kelsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664199219218001021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562173474664859221.post-16291793813148319752008-07-07T10:13:00.000-04:002008-07-07T10:13:00.000-04:00This is why Lupe Fiasco needs to get even more fam...This is why Lupe Fiasco needs to get even more famous. His rise this year is promising - hopefully others will catch on and we'll get more cerebrally-minded rhymes infesting the Top 40 soon, not just thriving in the underground.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766611910601990375noreply@blogger.com