"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

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Yes the themes themselves, usually.

All I need to like hip-hop is for it to literally SOUND interesting to me, it keeps coming back to that. This includes vocal hooks and context e.g. I love the Yung Joc track on the Hot Chip DJ Kicks both because of the vocal hook and because it's segued from 'Bizarre Love Triangle' quite brilliantly (to the point where you feel Joc's backing track could be more like BLT itself and what an amazing thing that would be - mash-up goal #1 innit). And I like the Mims vs Toto mash-up for the same reason despite thinking the original 'This Is Why I'm Hot' was tedious rubbish. I like Yung Joc's 'Coffee Shop' too because it's cute and features GORILLA ZOE.

I will list my other favourites tonight as there is a really good track on Homechoice VOD that does great double-time switcheroo (this could be big trend next year).