Of course, who even listens to "Three Feet High" anymore now that De La
Soul is super dope?
- Witz+
>On Wed, 6 Dec 1995 SoulJazz@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Apparently, Ish (aka Butterfly) has decided to
>> flutter off on his own and to focus his energy on producing.
>
>Where did you hear this?
>
>> I think this may be a good idea, because I love a lot of the tracks on
>> that disc, but the rhymes are annoying with their incessant references
>> to "BVOOKLYN" and the pseudo-black nationalist posturing which was so
>> blatantly an grasp for "street credibility."
>
>Welll......for better or worse, a lot of rappers make it a point to
>give shouts to their city. "Borough Check" is the jam.
>
>I must strongly disagree with your statement that the lyrics on Blowout
>Comb were an attempt to "be hard" and didn't truly represent them. If you
>read past interviews, even before Blowout Comb was released, you'd see
>that nothing about Blowout was fake. They are straight-up revolutionary
>Marxists.
>
>>Their manufactured rage had a hollow tone and negated
>> what made them such a breath of fresh air on their first disc, which was that
>> they came across as honest and real and positive.
>
>Actually, they had that vibe from when they first came out, but they knew
>that probably wouldn't fly from the get-go, that's why they put out that
>happy-sounding debut, complete with those silly insect names and all. I
>don't know anyone who even plays Reachin' after hearing Blowout Comb -- it
>is just a way better record. Unfortunately, you sound like part of the
>audience
>that only likes "happy" rap (with whatever social and political
>implications that might bring), and the DPs probably set out to alienate
>this segment of their (so-called) fan base, similar to what Sly Stone did
>with There's A Riot Goin' On.