Tag: hip-hop
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Gotta Get Out Of The Ghetto
Hip hop is about voice, not the actually speech itself so much but the reality, the truth spoken, concise, cold water to the face. Same goes for poetry, it resonates like a sounding board when done well. It’s why hip hop came from poetry (Last Poets et al) and they go hand in hand. I…
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Last out of the Trap
Checking out this trap business…which turns out it’s part what I thought it was, and part not – I knew it was those skippetty 808 claps and snares, slow like chopping and screwing – what surprised me checking out this potted history of Trap is how most of what is called ‘Trap’ I’d call crunk…
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If I was gay I would think hip-hop hates me
Love this song and video by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Yes hip-hop has a problem, inability to face up with the false-machismo and being gay with “No Homo” and “faggot” and all that shit – as a gay hip-hop fan I do find it hard sometimes. But as Mac says: If I was gay I…
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Nothing But A Paperchase Thing
https://soundcloud.com/mastic/nuthin-but-a-paperchase-thang Coming thick and fast – should check the emails more often! Here’s a mashup – shock horror -from Benjamin Butty – Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg vs. Brookes Brothers feat. Danny Byrd – Nuthin But A Paperchase Thang (holographic projection of 2Pac not included :-P). Drum and bass doesn’t really get mashed up often…
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Free shit pt one – Wu-Gazi: Shaolin Ninja goes mosh-punk
Here’s a great combo – take hip-hop’s finest Wu-Tang Clan and post-hardcore band Fugazi and mosh them together – and surprisingly unlike a lot of these ‘ironic’ Dangermouse-u-likes it really works. Specifically love Another Chessboxin’ Argument, Shame on Blue, Slow Like That and Sweet Release. Thanks to Mr Fab for the pointer. Take the sword…
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Gateway drug to wonky city: Main Attraktionz
Talking of next level – was going to wait til the next podcast but this can’t wait…what’s caused my sudden interest in all things [genre ALERT] wonky hip hop or future beat*[/genre ALERT] is this wonderful track ‘Legion Of Doom’ by Main Attraktionz – part of the Green Ova family. Love how the cutup vocal…