...run come save me

From: Ralph Cooper (rcooper@npr.org)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 09:53:22 CEST

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    Peace to the list!!,
            Ok I have to speak upon Mr. King's latest offering to the world of
    hip-hop. Only if you are in London or happen to score the promotional album
    you will unfortunately have to wait until September 18. Roots Manuva has
    come to lay it down, and yes it is hip-hop. But not just cliché hip-pop but
    the sure fire shit to make you break out the headphones and memorize lyrics.
    The patois slang maybe is the way man was meant to emcee (cause he does
    e-m-c-e-e) Roots has flow for days. And for those who don't know flow is
    the reason that so many people are into that Marshall mathers dude. You
    know how it is when you like somebody but you really don't know why, Eminem
    sounds good over the beats. But to quote James Brown he's, "Talkin' Loud
    and sayin' nothin' ". Roots Manuva has lyrics to go like old Tribe Called
    Quest. The first single "Witness (1 Hope)" which also has a video on
    http://www.ninjatune.net/ could end up being an MTV Buzz clip. In a way
    that would suck because well...MTV sucks. But it would be good to see some
    real hip-hop on TV and not (c)rap. The music on the album is thick bass
    lines surrounded by sonic confetti dancing from one ear to the next. He
    masterfully moves in between a ill-type dancehall ragga beat, to some dark
    guitar evil sounding crufness sure to make the most wicked man feel that
    much stronger. If you are looking for brute experimentation into hip-hop
    this is your own personal baseball bat. You can have fun hitting yourself
    repeatedly on the head from track to track. Plus in this day and age to
    listen to a hip-hop album and not hear how much of a thug one is, personally
    is a relief. Maybe it's the whole preachers kid thing...:)...yea if this
    was one of those "in my CD player now" threads yall could keep this one
    permanently. I'ma say this is a hip-hop classic (like his last one) and hip
    hop is like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz...way the fuck out of Kansas...And
    I hope she never clicks her heels.
    peace

    Ralph M. Cooper III
    Production Assistant
    Morning Edition - NPR
    "What we need is to rest more, talk more, walk more, fuck more and enjoy
    things in life more." -Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
    "I want Black People to be Free!" -Mos Def '99



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