Re: hip hop

From: Lynne d Johnson (ldj00@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Jul 09 2001 - 23:45:04 CEST

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    What I meant was

    >> I think there is just good hip hop and bad hip hop.

    Here are some other compilations that give you a pretty good history

    They're all on priority records
    Hip Hop Classics Vol 1
    Hip Hop Classics Vol 2
    Pass The Mic The Posse Album

    You get a little bit of the best on all these CDs.

    Gang Starr
    Big Daddy Kane
    Main Source
    Heltah Skeltah
    Eric B and Rakim
    Public Enemy
    BDP
    NWA
    The DOC
    MC SHAN

    --
    Lynne d Johnson   
    writer / critic / educator
    

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    > From: Lynne d Johnson <ldj00@earthlink.net> > Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 17:35:31 -0400 > To: John Book <johnbook@yadig.com>, <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu> > Subject: Re: hip hop > > Ok, I think I agree with you. > >>> the best stuff is the underground stuff though...or the eclectic stuff, what >>> they call alternative hip hop< > > let the academics and the media try to define, the music producers, true > listeners, and DJs should simply say that about all music > > there is only good and bad > -- > Lynne d Johnson > writer / critic / educator > > c: 347.693.9669 > e: ldj00@earthlink.net > p: 19781001@my2way.com > w: http://go.to/LynnedJohnson > > > > > > >> From: "John Book" <johnbook@yadig.com> >> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:55:16 -0700 >> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu >> Subject: Re: hip hop >> >>> the best stuff is the underground stuff though...or the eclectic stuff, what >>> they call alternative hip hop< >> >> Oh really? I think it was Me'Shell NdegeOcello who once said "the >> alternative >> to hip hop is silence". >> >> I think there is just good hip hop and bad hip hop. The more one tries to >> define what a certain style is, the more we steer away from the actual music. >> Did anyone mention Big Dada? >> >> >> p.e.a.c.e. >> -John Book >> >> www.john-book.com/Crut >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> Win A Free Video Game and Sony Playstation! Visit http://www.yadig.com for >> Info! >> Get your free YADIG! email address! http://www.yadig.com



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