Reese, Ronnie (ronnier@tunes.com)
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:43:23 -0600
Yes, I like Lonnie Liston Smith. Why do you ask? :)
>dear list: I thi nk two things changed q -tips style. Fist the klaws on
>sampling made it hard to sample jazz classics without surrendering the
>publishing. Last his house burned down with his crates inside so he has no
>samples anyway. Lastly q-tip is tired of struggling to go gold in the US
>when others are going platinum and multi platinum. Ditto with Pharoahe
>Monche. Hey its time to get paid.
Getting paid contradicts the purpose of Tribe's last album...it also
contradicts everything Tip's done for the past 10 years.
Samples? Tip has enough cred and support so production shouldn't be a
problem. Actually, production is the problem, but it's not because of a lack
of samples.
>>>> appreciate it. the feel is more experimental..but on the edge of
>>>>commercial
Definitely...and why, I have no idea. I understand changing a style, but
this is unlike anything he's done before. Tip would be the last MC I'd think
would "sell out," but who knows? This is his time to stand on his own, he
sees what's selling, and maybe he's jumping into the mix. Unfortunately, he
stands to lose a lot of fans in the process.
>Hmm, got a good review on salon.com, but, they were taking about how he was
>getting back his 'street creed'. Not that he really needed it. So you may
>his usual psudonym stuff, but, do pick up his 'Lone Ranger' stuff, got a
>12" when in London in '98 that was more reminicent of his Quest stuff, and
>still love the Body Rock single from Rawkus.
I don't think he ever lost his "street creed," and you're right, he didn't
really need it. Tip's on mad records, from "Body Rock" to classic Mobb Deep.
This new shit has me lost. I'm hearing Tip, but I'm not feeling the album.
As a supporter of Tribe and the culture in general, I don't know what to
think.
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