Friday, September 12, 2003
Here's some new music to check out: I've never really been a big fan of the underground hip hop group Styles of Beyond but they just dropped a new album called Megadef which includes a track called "Be Your Dog" cleverly sampling Iggy & the Stooges' punk anthem "(I Wanna) Be Your Dog" that I have to say is straight heat for an alternative hip hop type joint. Check out this Real Audio snippet from HipHopSite.com for a little taste. This song could have a shot at crossing over to rock radio although I'm not sure the group's label (Spytech Records who I've never heard of) have the money or where-with-all to make that happen. They don't even have audio files on their web site. Props to Heavy.com for putting me up on this track and some other pretty cool music via the "18 Heavy Sumosonic -- September '03" playlist on their Heavy Radio Player.
Also looking forward to the new Outkast album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The videos for the first two radio singles "Hey Ya" and "The Way You Move" are fantastic. These guys are truly pushing the boundaries of music into fresh territory and are one of the few acts in the mainstream, commercial marketplace that are doing some really progressive, interesting yet accessible music. It's already happening but it's pretty obvious that "Hey Ya" is going to be a smash.
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Also looking forward to the new Outkast album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The videos for the first two radio singles "Hey Ya" and "The Way You Move" are fantastic. These guys are truly pushing the boundaries of music into fresh territory and are one of the few acts in the mainstream, commercial marketplace that are doing some really progressive, interesting yet accessible music. It's already happening but it's pretty obvious that "Hey Ya" is going to be a smash.
