Without a doubt THE most creative, intelligent and just generally sick hip-hop group of all time.I just looked at the playcount on itunes and i have listened to Oh My God 70 times and the second version of that track 68 times. You might have heard the tracks Can I Kick it? and Find A Way as they were pretty popular in the 90's, i know they rang alarm bells when i first re-heard them.
I could break it all down and explain what makes this group as amazing as they are but i think its far more rewarding listening to their music in depth and learning and discovering the group at your own rate, I'm still finding interesting facts about them all the time.
but heres a few reasons why you should check them out:
they use jazz samples and elements to form very unique backing tracks.
they rap about love, racism, personal anecdotes and a whole bunch of other interesting stuff.
I really like that because it breaks away from a lot of the gangsta rap which only talks about shooting people, selling crack, how much time they have spent in jail etc.
they flow extremely well.
They are from New York.
They formed in 85 and released 5 albums between 1990 and 98, a pretty good time for hip-hop.
you're probably racist if you don't.
...you just should.
now to get you started, listen to:
Check the Rhime
Oh My God
Find a Way
Scenario
Award Tour
Bonita Applebum
Jazz (We've got)
Can I Kick it?
If you cant be bothered searching for them here is a link to Can I Kick it:
and another to Jazz (We've Got) which has a really cool video clip,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-4GFV7uTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-4GFV7uTE
let me know what you think...and enjoy!
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