Re: NO DnB in RnB


BAO (tunde@arches.uga.edu)
Fri, 21 May 1999 10:30:11 -0400 (EDT)



You cant front on Busta. I know he is poppy, but they crank out some crazy
sounding stuff.

On Thu, 20 May 1999, Erik Gaderlund wrote:

> >
> >
> >
> >"Jason C. Heikenfeld" wrote:
> >>
> >> Yeah, its difficult to dance to *for most people*, and that is by far
> >>Jungle's
> >> biggest crutch.
> >
> >Depends, I used to think that way, now Jungle the only music I really
> >know how to dance to!
> >
> >
> >> As a side note, look at mainstream hip hop today, and how its getting all
> >> *tech'ed* out and futuristic... a space ship is far from the ghetto...
> >> infusion of Jungle is part of a broader theme goin on I think.
> >
> >That's true. Don't forget Afrikaa Bambaataa's whole vision of black
> >people using technology to advance themselves; it's been ignored for a
> >while, now I guess people are finally coming round...
> >
> >E
> >--
> >
>
> Yes, but Afrikaa actually put together some original ideas. Where as the
> new tech'ed stuff is rather boring. Same beats for Jay-Z, Busta, Naz,
> Genuine, etc. I do occasional watch the videos with the sound off, the
> only way to watch most of them.
> But, as for the futuristic what about George Clinton "The Awsome Power of a
> Fully Operational Mother Ship!!!!!!!"
>
> erik g
>
>



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