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poptimistsA very mixed bag, Now 49 - for every Destiny's Child making a (somewhat delayed) bow in a Now poll, there's a Dido. For every Mis-Teeq, a Marti Pellow. A number of strong candidates should make for an intriguing poll.
The last Now poll was the closest for AGES, with Gorillaz finally beating Shaggy and Nelly F by one vote - "Clint Eastwood" is the lowest-rated winner ever, which makes up slightly for it being the first one I don't actually like.
[Poll #740592]
THE TICKNESS
The last Now poll was the closest for AGES, with Gorillaz finally beating Shaggy and Nelly F by one vote - "Clint Eastwood" is the lowest-rated winner ever, which makes up slightly for it being the first one I don't actually like.
[Poll #740592]
THE TICKNESS
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Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 12:25 pm (UTC)Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 12:34 pm (UTC)I consider Jess's finest moment to be his labelling of OutKast as the Flaming Lips for the some-of-my-best-friends-are-black set - I don't hate them BUT their rep is some quite dubious undertones to it. I find it extremely off-putting that the whitest commercial hip hop act got automatically accepted as the most 'innovative' hip hop act.
Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 12:38 pm (UTC)To which my response remains 'whatever' really. It doesn't alter the fact that 'Hey Ya' is a great pop song. It's equally suspect of people to dismiss Outkast for catering to a wider audience in this way, 'selling out' or whatever.
Surely Eminem is the whitest commercial hip hop act?
Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
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Date: 2006-06-02 01:10 pm (UTC)Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 01:12 pm (UTC)Beck, Cake, Soul Asylum, and The Bangles. Discuss.
Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 01:20 pm (UTC)Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 01:12 pm (UTC)and Snow!)Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 12:59 pm (UTC)But of course the actual content of the music that gets picked to be the acceptable face of hip hop by the Guardian or whoever never stands up to that kind of scrutiny - the Guardian etc. loves Missy, for example, and is always trying to make her seem to be 'better' (morally) than those other hip hop and r&b people.
The point is, you might as well complain about Missy's rep.
Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 01:04 pm (UTC)i suppose the difference is that Trugoy didn't pose as a CENTAUR for the CD inlay!
but, that's just a bit of fun surely? i think people, from all sides, have funny ideas about what rappers should and shouldn't do in this regard.
Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 01:11 pm (UTC)Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 12:36 pm (UTC)i think their inconsistency in this regard is no worse than any other band, certainly not in the hip-hop domain (all hip-hop artists have rub skits on their albums, even Wu-Tang or whoever made some filler)
i can easily consider the many spectacular bits/tracks on their last album more easily than any bad bits.
there was certainly pretension on the album esp. from Andre, but i thought it was backed up by terrific artistry (man).
i guess they're singled out in this way because they're quite poppy but also renowned for innovation in ways that other hip-hoppers aren't.
Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 12:50 pm (UTC)i think outkast are quite boring (i like eminem)
Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...
Date: 2006-06-02 01:02 pm (UTC)hindsight i suppose, but it just feels 'correct'!
someone like Ludacris could've been capable of it but i don't think he WOULD'VE done it, for whatever reason
Missy could've done it and that would've been interesting...maybe even more of a hit?
so what makes Outkast broing?
Bring da motherfvckin ruckus
Date: 2006-06-02 12:53 pm (UTC)Terrorize the jam like troops in Pakistan
Swinging through your town like your neighbourhood Spiderman
HURRAH
Re: Bring da motherfvckin ruckus
Date: 2006-06-02 02:46 pm (UTC)