Friday, June 10, 2005
Hip Hop Culture = Everyone's Culture Now
One reason why Joey trashed Joe's new album?
I think I'm one of the few legit (and long-term) Fat Joe fans around and, after having just received his new All or Nothing album today, even I have to admit it's not great. It's emblematic of what's wrong with mainstream hip hop in 2005 - too much Blueprint II/Unfinished Business and not enough Life After Death/Strictly Business to use a lazy comparison. Big budgets buying A-list producers and collab features but not enough soul, grit, vision or originality.
That being said, the Just Blaze-produced "Safe 2 Say (The Incredible)" still sounds good to me, the Timbaland track "Everybody Get Up" is OK for the clubs (albeit a bit by-the-numbers sounding) and I'm feeling "Listen Baby," the duet with Mashonda that Enuff's been caning on promo for a minute now (although is ANYONE buying Joe's increasing lover man pose?! Heavy D or B.I.G. he ain't, n/h).
The premise of the photo caption above may be debatable, but as far as US Latinos go, overall: "Now we are everywhere" - get used to the future of
So either way, you gotta get down or lay down this Sunday.
A positive trend for black performers in Hollywood though?
And is "Hollaback Girl" Hip-hop Enough? (I say, yes)
Solid feature spotlighting the music of Africa.
Government Names run down the Top 10 DJ Screw tapes. (related: Jazzbo's "Chopped and Screwed - A History" article spotted via Pacific Standard)
Click here to view the new Medina Green video "Cats Copy." (and don't forget the Mos Def/Medina Green 12" "Excellence" b/w "Slow & Tender" in stores now right from Supreme Clientele)
TONIGHT - proud posers unite! The Dork Deejays are Rockin' DUMBO Again....
The Corgishoe Collection.
The Ying Yang Twins "Wait" remixes featuring Busta, Missy et al. (WM hi | lo ) but the orginal version has been generating plenty of debate. Am I a bad person for saying I still like the song regardless of how some may be interpreting the lyrics?
