temi castro (temicastro@yahoo.com)
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 03:13:25 -0800 (PST)
June I'm French <two> and I take offence at some of
your statements although I live outside France. I go
back frequently enough to notice the evolution of the
genre. France is the biggest market for Hip hop
outside US and as a result Hip Hop has gone mainstream
a la Puff Daddy. But some of the most banging tracks
ever are in French. Especially if you appreciate the
poetic Tribe-esque side of hip hop. Check the La Haine
Soundtrack for some slamming joints. Even Solaar still
has his moments (despite moving to Neuilly and hooking
up with Orphelie Winter, a bit like Puff moving to the
Hamptons and pairing up with Jennifer Lopez).
> Another thing too : don't surestimate the french
> hip hop level. it just sucks !
U cant overestimate the genre. One thing with blowing
up and going pop is you create a vacuum which can be
occupied by more interesting groups and artistes
(until they too go pop and the cycle continues...).
I peeped at the Billboard charts sometime back and
couldnt believe how many Rawkus artists were in the
top ten, and its all thanks to Puff (and madd skills).
Anybody checked the new Raekwon joint and Q-Tip
??(reviews people please).
Later
hip hop looks really poor aside US scene...
>
> >>>...anyone have any idea of an island blue
> discography anywhere?
> damn, it could be great, as even the guys who
> do the promotion job around here (i'm in france,
> it's not that far from uk's blue, uh?) can't help
> me! but only with such titles as "eve", we wait
> for others things than the wondeful Spacek or the
> mighty Underwolves... they do a great job, don't
> ya think? but let's have a closer look to the indie
> labels (blue will get coverage) as Far Out, 2000's
> blacks (Dego's label), People, Laws of Motion
> (Chris Flemming's inprint), Sirkus (his brother
> Rob's inprint,what a pair of twins!), and many
> many more...
>
> >>> ...i love the Moloko CD single "SING IT
> >>>BACK" I LOVE IT !!!
> i would like to know how many mixes of this
> song exists? for now, my favorite one is the
> first Herbert rework, who is a dancefloor instant
> filler without the filter disco loops cliché.
>
> >>>...Beanfield:
> for my part, even if i'm into a lot of the
> JCR/Compost/Sonar Kollectiv shit, the last tracks
> i've heard about didn't impress me that much.
> I'll wait to have a closer look at the LP, but for
> now, Michael Reinboth's project makes me feel it
> more like a "i've made money, let's do my thing
> now!". Just kidding.
>
> >>>...Karma 6 on Groove Attack
> Groove attack is a german distributer/saler who
> do a great job, i would like to say that even in
> France, a lot of shops are working with them.
> they've got a website so it's must be something
> like www.grooveattack.com ...
>
> >>>...Alot of Public Enemy, X-Clans and Brand
> >>>Nubians songs will make just as much sense
> >>>to a kid in South Africa or France as to
> >>>someone in Brooklyn
> i don't agree with this. french have got one
> the baddest language education, shame shame shame
> on us. and if the hip hop sales are pretty well
> here, believe me that not a listener on 5 dig the
> whole lyrics side. and for me, hip hop is 50%
> music, 50% lyrics. and 0% lyrics is, do your
> choice, french rappers ("yes yo it's lik'dat yo
> yesss ...") or... abstract! dj Vadim president!
>
> i'm out of here, gotta do this ACID JAZZ LIST
> DECADE POLL before it's too late...
> to y'all, peace from france!
>
>
>
> *************************
> june@tough.com
> current sounds on the following sites,
> just check the playlist corner...
> http://www.multimania.com/bituca/
> http://www.multimania.com/hiphouse/
> http://www.calm.cjb.net/
> **************************
>
>
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