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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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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.
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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.
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Date: 2006-06-02 01:11 pm (UTC)