Re: Rappers singing

From: Beside (beside@makeme.com)
Date: Sun Feb 06 2000 - 08:16:49 MET

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    >From: Erik Gaderlund <erikg@macconnect.com>
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    >Just, picked up the 'I Changed My Mind' 12" from Quannum, with Lyrics
    >Born singing, has a cool Stereo MCs mix and one from our man in
    >London: DJ Spinna.

    "I Changed My Mind" as allso available on 2x7" (in a (blacka-)DElicious
    gatefold sleeve. It has vocal and instrumental remixes by Andy Votel +
    instrumentals og the remixes by DJ Spinna and 2 Poets. Its definetly worth
    checking out!

    >Now, I have heard about the Mos Def peice where he sings,

    He sings on atleast two tracks on his album ("black on both sides").. "Umi
    Says" (which kinda reminds me of Barrington Levis' "the vibes is right") and
    "rock'n'roll". He's no Marvin Gaye, but its still pretty damn nice :)

    >and just
    >saw the Kid Rock video where he's singing into the vocoder. What's
    >up with this, granted Lyrics Born is quite good, and everybody's
    >giving Mos Def props for his pipes. Any others?

    Check the "Spectrum" compilation from Quannum (where "i changed my mind" is
    from)... Lyrics Born allso sings on the track "Hott People" and both Gift Of
    Gab (blackalicious) and Lateef (Latyrx) comes pretty close to singing on
    both "Spectrum" and on the Blackalicious' "Nia" (which by the way is the
    best album of 99 as far as im concerned!).

    Abstract Rude, Zulu and Irie (aka Abstract Tribe Unique) sings alot... check
    their three albums "mood pieces", "underground fossils" and "south central
    think tank" (out on Oceanfloor Records)... i allso have some freestyles on
    tape where both Abstract Rude and Aceyalone sings. Uhm..oh yeah, check Haiku
    De'Tat (abstract rude, aceyalone, mikah 9 + a live band)... theres some
    singing on their 12" "Los Dangerous" (it even includes a coverversion of
    Marley's "Kaja"!).. theres a Haiku De'Tat album on its way and im guessing
    there will be some singing on that one too.

    Beside



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