Nup. At least, not in my books. I would even go as far to say that AJ is
part of the hip-hop family along with rap and (here we go!) trip-hop.
>This would really surprise me considering the wealth of jazzy Hip Hop
>(Tribe, >FJG, Mo' Wax, etc) that is availible out there,
Precisely. IMO AJ and hip-hop are both at a point now where there is a
large ammount of borrowing going on from both styles. You cannot have a
love for one without at least enjoying the other. Discovering one leads to
the eventual discovery of the other (in my books at least!) For me, I got
into hip-hop which eventually led me to acid-jazz. This is not to say I'm
buying any less hip-hop. It's just that now you might get a track by
Krush, Shadow, Tricky, etc. thrown into the mix! (In other words, things
just got more expensive! Boo-hoo!)
Dino!