"srsly poptimists need 1x CRASH COURSE in contemporary hip-hop"

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

(That's the Lex speaking)

1. Do we? Or "Do you?" I should say, since we're a loose clumping of individuals innit.

2. GO ON THEN! What's the best hip-hop you've heard this year?

Comments

Re: Bold sweeping statements R us

[celentari.livejournal.com]

Ah, had forgotten about Dizzee Rascal, I do like him. And I like MIA but for some reason wouldn't have necessarily have pegged her as hip-hop. Perhaps I'm being daft there.
Lyrically, it's not a case of looking for something "unobjectionable" as such, more something that will make me sit up and take notice, whether because it's funny, makes clever use of language, or speaks to me emotionally. Or all three cf. Magnetic Fields.

Re: Bold sweeping statements R us

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Lethal Bizzle is very funny and well told. Dude N Nem and Soulja Boy aren't going to win any prizes for great lyrics: it's all about the way they use words as instrumental hooks - the way Dude N Nem's voices switch up a pace with the music like a card-sharp doing find the lady, and the huge gleeful swooping "YOUUUUUUUUU" hook on Soulja Boy.

Re: Bold sweeping statements R us

[celentari.livejournal.com]

Ok, mahoosive review of the tracks you and Lex recommended below somewhere! I am proud of myself for trying, even where I didn't necessarily get all of it, and some of it was ace. Good experience.