Month: September 2020
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2 Albums that Represent Hip Hop Essentialism
2 Albums that Represent Hip Hop Essentialism by Dan-O I remember when everyone started freely using the term “conscious rap” and how bad it made me feel. On one side the conscious artists were going to be expecting to think deep thoughts all the time. Any Common fart joke would elicit a gasp, meanwhile the […]
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5 Questions for Niko Is
every project is like a child to me. Some are more mild mannered, some have ADD, some are class clowns, some are vibe sommeliers… u know… different Lives, personalities and outlooks on life –Niko Is by Dan-O It is possible that after about a decade of doing FME that Niko Is remains the most interesting […]
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Song of The Year-Bout Shit by The Lox f. DMX produced by Scram Jones
by Dan-O I think it is perfectly fine to critique songs that emulate this song (and the Lox in general) as nostalgia rap. It is not fair to label this song nostalgia rap since this is their sound. Gritted-teeth-NY-fight-music really caught it’s second wind…when Ruff Ryders took over and The Lox started pounding the stuffing […]
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5 Questions for Nate Patrin
by Dan-O I was on a boat with family reading Bring That Beat Back by Nate Patrin. As we hit turbulence I looked at my wife and said “I might be able to interview this guy. I should try.” She looked unmoved and agreed, “Sure, why not?” By the end of that day I had […]
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5 songs to explain the impossible nature of Madlib
by Dan-O (after Nate Patrin) I have massive blind spots in my hip hop history that all trace back to the same period. On Sept 22nd, 1999 when MF Doom released the classic album Operation Doomsday I was getting on a bus to go from basic training to advanced training. Wiki states the release date of the […]
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