RE: Bomb the Dissent; Re: hip hop top 10 / in my case

From: Szirtes, Thomas (SzirtesT@soe.sega.co.uk)
Date: Wed Jul 11 2001 - 18:12:53 CEST

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    Dunno - but here in the UK "acid jazz" has certain conations - in that it
    refers to the London label "Acid Jazz" who produced bands like Brand New
    Heavies and Motherearth etc.. early '90's type UK sounds - considered quite
    "cheesy" by todays musicians.
    Ok so Giles Peterson's origins are from this scene but I would be suprised
    if he refered to his music nowadays as Acid Jazz. ??
     
    That said I'm not complaining about the naming of the list - because as you
    quite rightly put it we are discussing all kinds of musical genres here and
    most of them are very difficult to "class" (as a lot of good music is)... so
    the name doesn't really matter...
     

    ----Original Message-----
    From: adario [mailto:adario@thingsburnup.com]
    Sent: 11 July 2001 15:42
    To: Szirtes, Thomas; 'Beau Young'; kgoodale@stic.net
    Cc: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    Subject: Bomb the Dissent; Re: hip hop top 10 / in my case

    I don't. Acid Jazz = Funk + Jazz + *Hiphop* + Soul + Salsa + Son + Samba +
    Disco + House + DnB + 2step + Dancehall + Dub + Ambient + ...
     
    in precisely that order :) If you don't understand Hiphop, then you don't
    understand AJ. Listen to Worldwide and tell me otherwise.
     
    and what most people know as "Rap" is a deprived commodification of Hiphop.
    Take the C-train to Brooklyn and chill on a curb listening to the music
    echoing from every direction. Trade some indica for a mixtape with some
    dreads. That's Hiphop. Drive your mom's craven 15mpg SUV to the Sam
    Goodies at your sterile suburban shopping mall and hear the demographically
    targeted pre-programmed cd changer play "Rap".
     
    The discoveredness is preserved in what is expressed. What is expressed
    becomes, as it were, something available within-the-world which can be taken
    up and spoken again.- Martin Heidegger
     
    But this common currency is easily devalued. Used by those who are not in
    the original situation and who have not undergone the necessary anxiety, the
    propositions become banalities that cover up rather than reveal the way
    things are. - Hubert Dreyfus
     
    es la verdad, Axel?
    adario

    Anyway I agree with the discenting voices - I love hip-hop but this is an
    "Acid Jazz" list (whatever that means!).
     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Beau Young [mailto:bjy07@hotmail.com]
    Sent: 11 July 2001 06:53
    To: kgoodale@stic.net
    Cc: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    Subject: Re: hip hop top 10 / in my case

    >From: "Keith Goodale" 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

     

    oooh, this is a good one. in my mind rap IS hip hop... rap is like a
    sub-genre of hip hop and also a sub-genre of funk and soul which are the
    main elements of "rap", production wise. Rap usually refers to hip hop with
    a more gangster feel to it. Hip hop (as mentioned so far in this group)
    tends to be more mental while rap is more often emotional, extremely funky
    and often violent or rude. Some quality rap artists include Scarface, Ice
    Cube, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Master P. The lyrics mostly focus on
    partying, women, smoking, drinking, money and street conflicts. The sound is
    heavy heavy funk and 60's, 70's soul music, oh and super heavy on the bass.
    This is not *at all* to say 'rap' music can not be mental... anyone who is
    familiar with scarface, earlier stuff by ice cube and early Outkast knows
    the two are compatible... .its just matter of what the individual hip hop
    artists has! been exposed to. Hope that helps some.

    Beau J Young

    >----- Original Message -----

    >From: Patrik Hamberg
    >To:
    >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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