quoted 4 lines A Tribe> > > A Tribe
> > > Called Quest took a step backwards on their last release.
> >
> > Dead wrong my brother..
I find tribe exceptionally boring ....they were good 3 years ago...
Old De La Soul though..like ..._is_dead_ is brilliant though...tracks
like "tread water" [which uses a deep low bassy sample of a guy "saying
"tread water" to awesome effect...reminds me of bass kitten's "get a
grip(mission st)"..
otherwise i think Ice Cube is fantastic...disregarding message and
gangsta bullshit he's incredible, and the beats are superb...but everyone
knows that i guess..
..my favorite right now though is ICP...Insane Clown
Posse...they're ...well, insane, and their music is so different and so
good...._Riddle_Box_ [and probably other realeases but i havent heard
them], features some hip hop with circus music samples [soooooooooo good],
crazy little interludes, good basslines, fantastic beats, cypress hill-ish
[kinda] rap, and wicked good lyrics. I call it gothic rap with perhaps a
giddy lunatic clown edge? i dunno but it's great...if anyone knows more,
please tell me...it was my impression they're from detroit...
j