Re: hip hop top 10 / in my case

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Wed Jul 11 2001 - 08:12:38 CEST

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    imho:
    rap is the art of rapping, ie talking in rhymes over a beat
    rap is an important part of the culture called hiphop....

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: milkweed <chetpeng@yahoo.com>
    To: 1 <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: woensdag 11 juli 2001 7:24
    Subject: Re: hip hop top 10 / in my case

    > keith,
    > i have heard that hip hop is a culture. MC's, DJ's, b-boys, and
    > artists who make up this culture. sometimes someone from this group is
    > so good that they end up being comercially seccessful. the old school
    > rappers are/where so good because they where the best of the best. the
    > equipment was crude and you only did it for the art or for local pride.
    > money wasn't that involved. once whitey saw that hip hop wasn't a fad
    > they started "investing" in promising young talent, or already
    > established talent. enter rap...
    >
    > -ya ever notice how someone blows up and even the people in their
    > native city have never heard of them-thats rap
    > -someone w/ talent puts on one of their boys they grew up w/ despite
    > the fact that they suck(also known as the bro-up)-thats rap
    > -a young kid w/ little or no skill, who doesn't even write their own
    > rhymes, is marketed to a preteen audience-thats rap
    >
    > this is just my take on it. take it w/ a grain of salt.
    >
    > brad
    >
    > > I have found these posts about hip hop to be very interesting and
    > > informative. Since I have only been listening to hip hop for a
    > > couple of
    > > years, I need some clarification on something. I was wondering what
    > > the
    > > distinction is between hip hop and rap. I noticed that several
    > > artists fall
    > > into both categories and I would like to know how to distinguish
    > > between the
    > > two. Thanks for any information.
    > >
    > > Keith Goodale
    > >
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: Patrik Hamberg <patrik@thefunkateers.com>
    > > To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    > > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:26 AM
    > > Subject: hip hop top 10 / in my case
    > >
    > >
    > > since I love lists and have been reading all of yours with great
    > > pleasure the last couple of days, here's my hip hop top 10:
    > >
    > > 1. Public Enemy "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back"
    > > 2. Beastie Boys "Check Your Head"
    > > 3. N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton"
    > > 4. Dr Dre "The Chronic"
    > > 5. Wu-Tang Clan "36 Chambers"
    > > 6. Gang Starr "Moment of Truth"
    > > 7. Fugees "The Score"
    > > 8. De La Soul "...is Dead"
    > > 9. Ice Cube "The Predator"
    > > 0. 2Pac "All Eyeys on Me"
    > >
    > > And ten that could have made it to the top ten:
    > >
    > > Run DMC "Raising Hell"
    > > A Tribe Called Quest "The Love Movement"
    > > Jurassic 5 "LP"
    > > Warren G "Regulate... G-Funk Era"
    > > Mos Def "Black on Both Sides"
    > > Missy Misdemeneaor Elliott "Supa Dupa Fly"
    > > The Roots "Come Alive"
    > > Common "Like Water for Chocolate"
    > > Lil Kim "Notorious Kim"
    > > MOP "Warriorz"
    > >
    > > In my CD case (24 slots):
    > >
    > > 1. Case "Open Letter"
    > > 2. Ky-Mani Marley "Many More Roads"
    > > 3. Lil Mo "Based on a true story"
    > > 4. Empty
    > > 5. Empty
    > > 6. Empty
    > > 7. CMJ New Music May 2001
    > > 8. Empty
    > > 9. Empty
    > > 10. Empty
    > > 11. Empty
    > > 12. Empty
    > > 13. Empty
    > > 14. Empty
    > > 15. Fre "Välkommen till Fre"
    > > 16. The Barbwires "...Sounds Like Trouble"
    > > 17. The Peepshows "Tomorrow We Die... Today We Kill"
    > > 18. Ugly Duckling "Journey to Anywhere"
    > > 19. The Stooges "Fun House"
    > > 20. Michael Franti & Spearhead "Stay Human"
    > > 21. Urga "Urgasm"
    > > 22. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek "Reflection Eternal"
    > > 23. Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
    > > 24. Fint Tillsammans "En Världsomsegling"
    > > --
    > >
    >
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