[kj] rap ;-(

[Alexander Smith]

"Black Eyed Peas can also have their moments."

Far and away the most shocking statement I've *EVER* seen written on  
the Gathering.


AlexinNYC




On Aug 3, 2007, at 3:45 AM, uncle benny's magical bra & liquorice  
factory wrote:


> On 2/8/07 23:21, "Leigh Newton" wrote:

>

>> Most music is crap, period. I'd say 99% of any given genre is not  

>> worth a

> damn.

>

> I quite agree.

> Like everything there's good & bad.

> & sometimes even the very bad churn out something rather good :)

>

> My 2 euros worth:

> As mentioned lot of the old school stuff such as NWA, Run DMC, LL  

> Cool J &

> also The Last Poets (who Geordie rates)

> Might I also add The Roots, esp The Seed.

> The Goats - check out Wake & Bake or Philly Blunts

> The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy (& Michael Franti in general) very

> clever, extremely well written & thought provoking

> 'Television - The Drug of the Nation' remains to my mind one of the  

> greatest

> songs ever written & if you've never heard it you should. So there.

> Also Franti & Spearheads "Gas Gauge", again really intelligent

> writing/storytelling.

> Jay-Z's Black Album is great. Although the rest of his stuff certainly

> isn't.

> Black Eyed Peas can also have their moments.

> On the other side of the coin I also love the sloppy half arsed rap  

> of the

> Chili Peppers - notably the earlier stuff.

> Also quite like French rap, probably because I have no idea what's  

> being

> said!

>

>

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