walterphil
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not a huge rap fan myself, but i liked a few of the poppy singles from the nineties before i even realized they were rap like tone loc's "funky cold medina" and young mc's "bust a move."
i like a rap song as long as it's got killer hooks as strong as those two.
but my fave rap group has got to be p.m. dawn. ever hear them? they did 4 albums in the nineties, and they're great. sensitive, melodic, and they're not afraid to sample the greats, like joni mitchell & kraftwerk. their first hit was "set adrift on memory bliss of you," which sampled "true" by spandeau ballet.
oddly they kinda sound to me like an A & M act.
their lead singer was a big heavy guy that spoke in parables, with lots of hippy type references. their records are full of intense beauty.
and they were basically drummed out of the scene by the heavier gangster type rap groups because they were thought of as too sappy.
bet you'd like em if you gave them a listen. they still hold up, and i thought it could be a good direction for rap to go, if they'd have stuck to their guns.
walt
i like a rap song as long as it's got killer hooks as strong as those two.
but my fave rap group has got to be p.m. dawn. ever hear them? they did 4 albums in the nineties, and they're great. sensitive, melodic, and they're not afraid to sample the greats, like joni mitchell & kraftwerk. their first hit was "set adrift on memory bliss of you," which sampled "true" by spandeau ballet.
oddly they kinda sound to me like an A & M act.
their lead singer was a big heavy guy that spoke in parables, with lots of hippy type references. their records are full of intense beauty.
and they were basically drummed out of the scene by the heavier gangster type rap groups because they were thought of as too sappy.
bet you'd like em if you gave them a listen. they still hold up, and i thought it could be a good direction for rap to go, if they'd have stuck to their guns.
walt