Re: DIG PLANS

Jonathan Hurwitz (witz@slip.net)
Thu, 7 Dec 1995 11:34:17 -0800


It is funny how what goes around comes around - Anthony's points are very
similar to a few years back. People were discussing De La Soul's first
album vs. the second. Same story, much better second record that got less
props and was less "happy".

Of course, who even listens to "Three Feet High" anymore now that De La
Soul is super dope?

- Witz+

>On Wed, 6 Dec 1995 SoulJazz@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Apparently, Ish (aka Butterfly) has decided to
>> flutter off on his own and to focus his energy on producing.
>
>Where did you hear this?
>
>> I think this may be a good idea, because I love a lot of the tracks on
>> that disc, but the rhymes are annoying with their incessant references
>> to "BVOOKLYN" and the pseudo-black nationalist posturing which was so
>> blatantly an grasp for "street credibility."
>
>Welll......for better or worse, a lot of rappers make it a point to
>give shouts to their city. "Borough Check" is the jam.
>
>I must strongly disagree with your statement that the lyrics on Blowout
>Comb were an attempt to "be hard" and didn't truly represent them. If you
>read past interviews, even before Blowout Comb was released, you'd see
>that nothing about Blowout was fake. They are straight-up revolutionary
>Marxists.
>
>>Their manufactured rage had a hollow tone and negated
>> what made them such a breath of fresh air on their first disc, which was that
>> they came across as honest and real and positive.
>
>Actually, they had that vibe from when they first came out, but they knew
>that probably wouldn't fly from the get-go, that's why they put out that
>happy-sounding debut, complete with those silly insect names and all. I
>don't know anyone who even plays Reachin' after hearing Blowout Comb -- it
>is just a way better record. Unfortunately, you sound like part of the
>audience
>that only likes "happy" rap (with whatever social and political
>implications that might bring), and the DPs probably set out to alienate
>this segment of their (so-called) fan base, similar to what Sly Stone did
>with There's A Riot Goin' On.