From lwtcdi Sent Wed, Feb 25th 1998, 02:31
From lwtcdi Sent Wed, Feb 25th 1998, 02:31
> This leads me to a question: are hip-hop fans (not the > critics) receptive to the weirder stuff like Dr. Octagon, Sir Menelik and > the like? Some of this stuff is brilliant and it would be ashamed to have it > die from lack of support. Yeah, I think the hip-hop heads are into it, after all Kool Keith does have a pretty strong background with Ultramagnetic MCs (now reformed) and everything (even if he is down with the Prodigy and vice versa). Can't speak for Menelik, 'cos I haven't heard any, but hoping to pick something up when cash allows. I haven't got my ear to the ground as far the hip-hop scene is concerned, but I know I appreciate good lyrical skill that makes the fairly static hip-hop beats come alive, and of course vice versa. Both at once is pure bliss, and this is the stuff I look out for. Dr. Octagon has skills and I don't agree with the person who was dissing him. I guess his style isn't for everyone, but he makes me laugh. I don't think Automator's beats are totally amazing, and IMO they wouldn't be that much with Keith. I like crafted lyrics that are nice and off the wall. Same goes for Co-Flow on that count - I love Funcrusher Plus although that's all I've heard, but this stuff really connects. That's what I love about good hip-hop just the way the language is pushed to the front, and that's why the r&b stuff is so lame. Usually, the sparser the production better, for me anyway. It's all about experimenting within the form with both beats and lyrics. And the r&b heads should remember that you can have a chorus without singing... gb. -- /TheW i http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/lwtcdi/all/4-16.htm f o L D o dlr WTC "The Truth About 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Novels"