In my eyes, Keith has done a lot of wrong -- or at least, plenty of
mediocre. Of course, he's put out a lot too, so he gets a *little* credit.
He's got a new one coming soon too: KHM, with H Bomb and Marc Live.
Here's some of my recent hip-hop faves (most of em with reviews up at
http://www.allmusic.com):
DSP - In the Red (Ninja Tune)
--> excellent.
DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent
--> very mainstream (compared to most) but pretty solid in ATCQ vein.
Dan the Automator - Wanna Buy a Monkey?
--> solid mix album blah-blah-blah
Dilated Peoples - Expansion Team
--> great one from last year.
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 9:39 AM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] Re: HipHop
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> 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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