I can see your points regarding Kool Keith, but I suppose I admire his
ingenuity in that his style is different with each and every album...he goes
from hard-ass ghetto thug (Mathew) to a completely abstract theme of a
different variation (Dr. Dooom, for example) with ease, and his lyrics are
nice and abstract with some witty punchlines. I guess I like him because
there is nobody in hip-hop doing what he does. He might be the first and
only MC to do theme albums (at least that I can think of off the top of my
head).
As for Swollen Members, different than Blackalicious, yes, but similar in
that the content has more to say than how many hoes they busted a nut in or
how many keys they sling on the block...
JS
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>From: No one in particular <idm@cocksalad.com>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] Re: HipHop
>Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 06:38:41 -0700 (PDT)
>
>On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Jason Stickel wrote:
>
> > Kool Keith can do no wrong...also check out 'Black Elvis', 'Mathew' and
>his
> > work with DJ Spooky on 'Riddim Warfare' if you like 'Dr. Octagon.'
>
>See, the thing I always come back to with Kool Keith is that he hooks up
>with some great producers, but as a lyricist, he's just kinda boring. His
>lyrics are funny the first time you hear them, but have no staying power
>(to me) and I get bored of them quickly.
>
>It's like laughing at the schizophrenics on the street. In fact, it's not
>really any different, since he is/was schizophrenic, is it?
>
>Really, I just don't understand why Kool Keith gets all this hype. He
>just doesn't seem that talented to me. I dunno.
>
> > Swollen Members
>
>I think this was my favorite hip-hop album of 2001. I'm not sure I'd call
>it similar to Blackalicious at all, though...
>
>
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