From Jeffery Cohen Sent Fri, Jul 17th 1998, 05:04
From Jeffery Cohen Sent Fri, Jul 17th 1998, 05:04
The Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 Presents:
Mos Def f/ Q-Tip & Tash -
"Body Rock" (Rawkus)
Another single with full color cover
art from Rawkus. No, this is not a remake
of that old Treacherous Three song, it's a
dope new song from some highly respected
MCs. (Did anyone else with this 12" notice
the label fuck-up, or is it me?)
The a *and* b-sides of this single
start off with Dante 'Mos Def' Bize, Q-Tip of
A Tribe Called Quest, and the newcomer
Tash. The focus here is placed directly on
the MC's and they don't disappoint, "Blind
you like Thomas Dolby. Science!!!"
Everyone flows off each other with the title
sample throw in every once in a while. A2 is
the instrumental.
B2 is Talib Kweli dropping science
over an old-time piano on "Manifesto."
Towards the end of the track, Kweli outlines
his 10-point manifesto to keep hip-hop real.
He views himself as hip-hop's last hope, like
Obi-Wan Kenobi. I don't think Old Ben could
have busted out with such sharp rhymes,
but he *did* come through, and I think Kweli
will too.
Check Sandbox or http://www.rawkus.com
for more info.
.jeff / chris.
.do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own
. you may both be wrong .