hip hop.
i was just talking to a friend of mine about the early days of hip-hop in nyc. well, the early-ish days.
i only heard the early/early/early days (79, 80, etc) on the radio (mr magic, red alert, etc). i first started going to hip hop clubs in the city in 1982 and 1983, and then when i first started dj'ing at mars in 1987 i thought, for a moment, that i was actually a hot shit hip hop dj...
then i heard klark kent and i realized that on the 'talented hip hop dj scale of 1 - 10' i ranked somewhere around 1.7 compared to him. he's still the best hip hop dj i've ever heard.
the mid to late 80's were an amazing time for hip hop. big daddy kane, eric b and rakim, ultramagnetics, public enemy, biz markie, de la soul, schooly d, and on and on. rakim still, in my opinion, ranks as the best mc ever in the history of ever. just listen to the vocals in 'follow the leader' and try to tell me that any other mc has ever even come close to his level of mastery.
i still like some modern hip hop (like talib kweli and common), but most modern hip hop just can't compare to the talent and creativity that was around in 1986, 87, 88. every week back then i'd get a new record and think it was the best hip hop record ever made. and there was true underground hip hop, with groups like jvc force putting out records that were huge in the clubs in nyc but virtually unknown outside of nyc. and lyrically people wrote/rapped about everything. raps were political. raps were funny. raps were smart. again, just listen to the vocals in 'follow the leader' and then listen to any of the top 40 rap from the last 10 years...
there's a lot of creativity in todays hip hop, but i really don't know if anyone needs to hear another song about rims, champagne, clubs, and money...
here's the best mc of all time, rakim, with 'follow the leader'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvIOsyrMQrA
-moby
p.s.s.
on the second comment that is.
not the first where she says hip hop is annoying.
Fe Fi Fo Fum
Back when I was your age, we used to have to walk through 3 feet of snow for two miles to get to school. Everything today is instantaneous. Celebrity. Fame. Music. Get your fix now because we're too impatient to wait for quality.
p.s. I agree with Karla.
New classic
After reading the article "hip hop" I listened to "follow The Leader" once again. And yes it still is fantastic. But I would like everybody to listen to "Track 72" from Denmark . In my opinion, his album from 2005 "Rokin'" is very creative, and well produced. I havent been able to find any links other than his myspace profile. And then there is snippits on itunes (at least on the danish site)
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Love everything you stand for... and more
We would love to interview you Moby for our online magazine - would that be at all possible?
You have our email address from our account.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Editor
Love everything you stand for... and more
We would love to interview you Moby for our online magazine - would that be at all possible?
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I so do agree with you
Today's hip-hop is all about money and treating girls like prostitutes i completely hate it, i just can't understand how someone can hear a shitty eat and rhytm to a bunch of different ways to say " i fucked this babe" and other stupid stuff, anyways music nowadays is way too commercial and hollow lacking any essence at it, at least the majority of it.
moby:(18)
I meant annoying, as the annoying users here!
Not hip hop.
I like hip hop a lot actually.
Karla
More DJ's
I was actually thoroughly shocked to see that you didn't mention the likes of these hip-hop artists:
Immortal Technique
Sage Francis
Jedi Mind Tricks
Deltron 3030
Check 'em out Moby. Seriously, they're all amazing.
moby:(17)
Hahaha.
You know they are annoying moby, come on!
Right? you are prob. Laughing if you are reading this.
Haha.
So ditch them.
Please?
Karla
You are so much fun!!!!!!
You never cease to amaze me Mo. You are so full of energy and life and that shows in your eclectic style of subjects you write about in your journals. One day you write about the most serious of subjects and the next day you write a fun and somewhat silly post and no matter how deep the journal subject, every single one of them are so entertaining and such a joy to read. You are such a joy!!!!
I Love *You* So Much Mr. DJ,
Your Dancing Angel Rachelle
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