signifyin(g) monkey battle

[one million billionth of a millisecond on a sunday morning]

Lorentzen / Nicklaus writes:
>
>thomas e. schrieb:
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>> raps, as well as the my-lyrics-are-more- shocking-than-your-lyrics-contest
>> which much west coast hip hop seems to be based upon.
>
>
>    this is not limited to cali. mc battling is, imao, the very essence of rap
>.
>
>mc säure (- dissing, boasting, toasting & teaching) 
>
>             ps: 3 hiphop works you shouldn't miss: 
>                                                    dr. dre: the chronic
>                                                   biggie smalls: ready to die
>                                 rödelheim hartreim projekt: live aus rödelheim

Not to mention

	Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (and heck, _Nation_ too)
	De La Soul - _3 Feet High and Rising_
	the Roots - _Things Fall Apart_ (yes, title from the Achebe)
	Mos Def - _Black on Both Sides_
	the Beastie Boys - _Paul's Boutique_

just for starters.

>pps: a good book on the origins of west coast hiphop is --- brian cross: it's 
>not about a salary ... rap, race & resistance in los angeles. london/new york 
>1993: verso.

I haven't read it yet but David Toop's _Rap Attack_ is said to be very,
very good (I've read his _Ocean of Sound_ about developments in ambient
music, which is excellent, so I trust his other books are at least
worthwhile).




Josh

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