On Fri, 17 Nov 1995, GD wrote:
quoted 1 line Hip-hop has unfortunately become very boring and formulaic. Maybe MC> Hip-hop has unfortunately become very boring and formulaic. Maybe MC
Solaar or Method Man should put Luke Vibert or Tricky in the producer's
seat (or how about Mu-ziq vs. the Dogg Pound? ;) Now that kind of
collaboration would produce some interesting results.
Pardon? Well, I suppose the scene isn't as exciting as it was from around
'87-'91... That G-Funk thing got boring to me almost immediately.
Method Man's _Tical_ kicked my ass. Tricky, strong as he is, has got
nothing on The RZA. Also check out another in the continuing Wu Tang
saga: _Only Built 4 Cuban Linx_ by Raekwon. It includes some interludes,
dialog and interruptions and therefore is not as tight as _Tical_ but both
are 4 star. They take the old school '86 sound and the Bomb Squad
sample-collage and mix them up in new ways. Some of the best hip hop
being made now.
Incidentally it was Tricky who put The RZA in the producer's seat. Don't
know the title of the single, but it's credited to Tricky and the
Gravediggaz.
--Mark