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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower
Yeah, it broke the ice for wannabe gangstas, but it I think it was a pretty radical statement for the time. "They have the authority to kill a minority. Fuck that shit, cuz I ain't the one, for a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun." Or whatever the lyrics were.
Sebby, Express Yourself is a great tune, but it's pretty fucking funny to hear Dre clucking in disapproval at drug-using rappers, a couple of years before he comes stumbling out of the cheeba van with Snoop.
Lyrical-oriented rap still has a strong presence. Talib Kweli recently packed First Avenue at $25 a ticket. The Roots show no signs of slowing. I went to an outdoor concert during the RNC that had everyone from Billy Bragg to Mos Def, the fully reunited Pharcyde, and local rapper Atmosphere. There were a ton of people and Mos Def was worshipped like a god (although I could not help but think about the Stuff White People Like post on Mos Def). And Atmosphere has two sold out First Avenue shows next month. On a more underground tip, Murs just played back-to-back shows in Minneapolis, and I heard they were packed. And this is just off the top of my head about hip hop shows here in the last month and a half.
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Nice call. That is an embarrassing lyric considering The Chronic.
Connecting threads, a buddy of mine saw the Roots recently and said they did a wild version of "Immigrant Song." Their lead guitarist can seriously, seriously play. Guy said it was an phenomenal show, and this guy is a music freak.
