Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Here Comes the Hotstepper
Intelligent discourse going down. Not here. Elsewhere. Two interesting debates going on right now about political consciousness (for lack of a better term) in music.
1. Emil has some issues with Nick Catchdubs' Saul Williams"Real Niggery" mixtape and its use of "commercial/gangsta" beats, when Saul has often been vocally critical of all that gunsdrugsthugsbottlesofbub stuff. Nick (and others) respond* here and here Who knows, maybe Saul will drop by the Hollerboard too?
2. Meanwhile, over at Wayne and Wax, W&W and one of his students are delving into all kinds of issues surrounding Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's "Welcome to Jamrock" and the fact that not only are Damian and his Reggae royal brothers (even more so than other "brown boys") living very comfortably as a part of the elite they're criticizing, but the ghetto they celebrate, in what might be considered a "noble savage" sort of way, often isn't feeling them and their kind at all. Got it?
There is no debate, by the way, that Jamrock is the hottest track** of the summer.
*Saul Williams as T.I.P. fan makes me happy.
**Since every review of "Jamrock" makes cryptic mention of the Ini Kamoze track it samples, I figured I'd be a dude and link it up for you. Enjoy.
There is no debate, by the way, that Jamrock is the hottest track** of the summer.
*Saul Williams as T.I.P. fan makes me happy.
**Since every review of "Jamrock" makes cryptic mention of the Ini Kamoze track it samples, I figured I'd be a dude and link it up for you. Enjoy.
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And thanks for the link the "Jamrock" shit. Hella interesting shit. That shit really is the summer jam.
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