h  i  p    h  o  p  
   
                                                              a c c o r d i n g   t o   " i c e   p e e "   ( p a u l  )  
      

      Not an early adopter, I didn't much care for early "old
      school" such as Rapper's Delight or even early Run DMC.
      I guess it began with 'crossover' artists such as Tone Loc
      who instead of the usual mishmash of scratching and sampling
      had hot guitar licks (e.g. Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina).




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          But that's all it took... Within months I was
      hearing Heavy D and X-Clan on college radio (WUSC)
      and seeing Ice Cube and Biz Markie on Yo! MTV Raps! 
 
    Then I did what many suburban white kids did; I began
    funneling mad bank to Def Jam records, Bad Boy Entertainment,
    Death Row Records, and numerous indie labels. (And began
    saying things like "mad bank")

 Not a "G"

   mockumentary 
  Gangsta Rap being the
  stereotypical cliché, I was
  heartened to discover the
  likes of De La Soul, Biz Markie,
  2 Skinnee Js, Diggable Planets,
  LL Cool J, and any others who
  had more divergent themes or
  at least a sense of humor--if
  not self-referential.

  "I'm not straight
  outta Compton;
 I'm straight out
   th' trailer!"
            --Kid Rock

 

  Fear of a Black Hat
   The Spinal Tap of rap!

  This is a little hard
 to find, but well worth
 any and all effort!
 Funnier even than
 Spinal Tap, and with
 better music!

 If you've ever laughed,
 and/or if you ever heard
 a single rap song, then
 WATCH THIS MOVIE!

 VHS only, but due to
 come out on DVD this
  summer ('03).

 Also see the
 (fictitious) rap act's
 website
   links  



"We're meticulous,
Not ridiculous,
We're in all 7 seas,
We're Moby Dickulous!
--2 Skinnee Js
 
  So, you know Eminem and Snoop Dogg? There's
  more breadth and depth to Hip Hop than just the
  mainstream... Here's a quick survey towards the
  indie/alternative side of things:

     www.hiphopinfinity.com

     www.hiphopsite.com

     www.urbansmarts.com


 




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