[kj] rap ;-(

[Alexander Smith]

His name, if I'm not mistaken, is Boots.

Alex in NYC


On Aug 2, 2007, at 6:46 PM, GREG SLAWSON wrote:


> Yes, they're communist rappers who used to belong to my party (and  

> still have my politics). I think i even met the rapper (then a high  

> school student) when we were organizing farm workers several years  

> ago.  Great music, too (especially the cd "Party Music" (get the  

> double entendre?).

>

>

> From:  "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

> Reply-To:  "A list about all things Killing Joke (the  

> band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

> To:  "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"  

> <gathering at misera.net>

> Subject:  Re: [kj] rap ;-(

> Date:  Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:26:24 -0500

> >Have hard a lot about -- but haven't heard -- The Coup. Aren't they

> >social/political-oriented hip hop?

> >

> >They're the ones who eerily were about to release an album that

> >showed them blowing up the WTC about a month or two before 9/11

> >actually happened, so they changed the LP cover. Or something like

> >that.

> >

> >Also, some Slayer album came out exactly on the day of 9/11 and it

> >had some oddly coincidental title or theme.

> >

> >-Oliver

> >

> >

> >Alexander Smith wrote:

> >>

> >>Having worked at MTV News for a year and a half, I have to say that

> >>99% of contemporary Hip Hop is indefensible crap. Stuff like T.I.,

> >>Ludacris, the Clipse, Young Jeezy, Jay-Z, Nas, Diddy and 50 Cent

> >>--- all complete bullshit.

> >>

> >

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