Re: (idm) kool kieth and the current state of hiphop

From Tomas Jirku
Sent Wed, May 26th 1999, 22:37

>Lexus thug mainstream.  For one thing, you need to check your local >scene --
>nearly everywhere has some locals struggling to make a splash, and in >my
>opinion Hip Hop is like beer -- there's no substitute for drinking a >local
>brew while it's fresh; fuck the packaging.

ya, maybe i don't have to check the local scene. i'm stuck with
Choclair, Kaos, Kardinal Offishall (sp?), etc.. weak, weak shit.

>Check, if you're interested:
>Dr. Dooom -- Kool Keith reinvents himself again with a funny, profane
>The Roots -- The Roots ALWAYS deliver, straight up.  ?uestlove's live

both were discussed in the original message in this thread. as for the
dr.dooom: i'd hate to have to suffer through an intrumental version.

as far as i can tell, it's over in england that the hiphop sounds the
freshest (by both definitions). as for their neighbours the french,
unfortuantely i can't get past how silly rapping sounds en français.

tomas