From Moonlight Sent Wed, Apr 21st 1999, 09:50
From Moonlight Sent Wed, Apr 21st 1999, 09:50
Depending upon whehter y'all conisder Tricky and Massive Attack to be hip hop, there _is_ a radically different style of hiphop going on right now. Tricky, 3D, and Daddy G started out weak like modern jungle MCs might be, but as time has gone on, they've developed very unique styles. I think the problem is that by being so different, they may been seen as no longer rap (post-rap then?). So the problem is that for people to accept rap as still rap, it has to confine their definitions of rap. So "rap" won't have much variety in vocal delivery because that's generally how people define rap, by the vocal delivery. Thus, what can change without changing acceptance, the production, varies much more. And as far as not much difference in rap vocals over the years, how much has singing changed lately? Yet production of "regular music" doesn't take priority. Lyrical content and voice do, pretty much the same way they always have. And for "beat determinism", the reason that beats and flows match up well is because if they didn't, someone's not doing their job well, and they won't sell. (unless it's a novelty tune). The roots put dnb on their new album, but they don't rap over it (i think i read a quote from their drummer/ringleader ?uestlove "Don't expect me to play that when i'm 50") np: "Can i get a...?" Jay-Z. _________________________________ Adam Roesch / xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx Augsburg College / Minneapolis / MN / USA http://dogbert.augsburg.edu/~roesch/ The world's most complete Pork Recordings/Fila Brazillia site: http://dogbert.augsburg.edu/~roesch/pork/ "The only disease we need in our blood is love" TRICKY