I cant believe all the hating on the Hyphy movement. Especially from people on the outside looking in who should expolore the hyphy movement alot more since you're not knowin'. It's already blown up in the bay and aint going nowhere but up. Go ahead and hate on it, everyone hated on the southern movement...look where it's at. Hyphy is so big right now you have no idea unless you live here. If you live here and dont support it, you're a knucklehead and not a true hip-hop head. Hell why do you think Zion-I(who have a hyphy track) and Blackalicous are some fellow supporters. I met Q-Tip last year and he said one of his favorite emcee's currently is Turf Talk(the bay). Hell DJ Shadow who is from Davis, not from the Bay supports the movement. So it's just you people stuck in the past that just dont get it. As for E-40 yeah that was funny but...he owns adope ass club here in the bay so tha old man, is the OWNER. Too Short is about to release album #16. who else in hip-hop has done that and still makes SLAP(Bay term for slamming or knockin') E-40 is one of the richest cats in hip-hop mainly becuase when you sell as much as he did on his own and then make a deal for Jive for millions and still come out on top...come on man. Do your home work on the man or you're just hating! Plus E-40 has skills and style but you just dont like him becuase of his voice & dont understand or actually listen to lyrics. I dont like everything he's done but I am fan. I dont like every single Hyphy song out, but i fully support the movement and most of the music that comes from it becuase most of it IS DOPE! And even if the Hyphy movement does blow up even more nation/world wide us here in the Bay dont care becuase we were listening to it before and will after it's time in the national sun fizzes out. Plus most cats did and have gotten their slang from us. U want proof....hella, fa sheez, pop ya coller, it's all good....just to name a few. As for the Bay's support and connection to the south... Where do you think the south got their new style from...yup, THE BAY!!! They would still be sounding like early outkast and old school geto boys if it was not for the Bay. They took the style we called mob music, slow'd it down and made it Krunk by adding their own flavor to it....dont forget Master P is from they Bay. The old south style was a blend of NYC & LA hip-hop. The Bay always had their own sound and never got the true props it deserved. Like short said, he never got love from the east. Now that the Hyphy movement IS here, naturally folks will hate. Dont forget LA was hated on for years. LA is starting to embrace the hyphy movement becuase they also support the West Coast moving back to the front of the line. The Rappers out here really have skillz and really come from the hood. This is the closest thing you will get to real hip-hop right now. And by real i mean where hip-hop came from...the ghetto, or did we forget that? The game has changed and if you cant move with the times, start listening to some other genre. Did we forget that 808's are old school and alot of the hyphy tracks may not have the jazz but it's got the old soul of the early days when all you needed were drums. Not to forget the tempo of the golden era, which is at least above 102bpms. Just add some nasty synths. Guess some of ya'll are afraid to party. Come to the bay and experience it for yourself before you shoot off at the lip with your ignorance. Here is a small list of some Hyphy joints to look after E-40 - Go hard or go home Turf Talk - It's a Slumper DJ Shadow with Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk - 3 Freaks The Team - Hyphy Juice The Federation - Go Dumb The Federation - 18 Dummy Messy Marv - Get on my hype The Team - It's getting Hot Mac Dre - Feeling myself The Frontline - Bang it The Frontline - Take that Too Short - Blow the Wistle Turf Talk - It's a Slumper Keak Da Sneak - Super Hyphy And stop hating, u fuckin haters!
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When i heard Tracey Thorn was putting out a solo record, i got very excited. Then i heard the first single and was pleased to say the least. Tracey is one of my favorite vocalists, even though i wasn't an EBTG fan until they got all electronica. I'm a big fan to this day. I'm glad that on "Out of the Woods" Tracey didn't copy cat the EBTG/Ben Watt uber deep soulful house and downtempo sound. I got a little scared when i heard the opening track...very EBTG pre-electronica and not the best way to open up. Then the down beat heavy bassline track A-Z comes on and my trunk is rattling. Great song, tight beat. On "It's all True" Tracey Thorn gets production that sounds very Metro Area(great Group and CD, BTW). Her vocals compliment the synths so well it gave me chills. The album is a bit of a rollercoaster, not sticking to a particular tempo but remains consistent being feel good music...ironic since Thorns Lyrics are so freaking sad! The song writing is very good as usual but some of the song titles are a little odd. I think Tracey has been hangin' in the Hip-Hop clubs, with titles like "Hands up to the ceiling" and the Album closer "Raise the Roof". Ok the record s have no hip-hop flavor but still, we've stopped raising the roof years ago Tracey. But musically Out of the Woods is brilliant and vocally Tracey is as amazing as ever. Key cuts other than "A-Z" & "It's all True" are Grand Canyon which is another electro soulful house cut and the downtempo joint "Get Around to It". Out of the Woods is not classic but still a very good release. (****)LCD Soundsystem: Sound Of Silver
I love LCD Soundsystem, loved the first albums and all the singles that came before it. With the new album "Sound Of Silver", i wont be tuning out any time soon. S.O.S.(I wonder if James Murphy hates the acronym) is much more consistent with the four to the floor beats than their previous effort. I was kinda wanting another "Too Much" but, it's all good. This album satisfies. The beat keeps going and going and doesn't slow down till the album closer "New York, I love you but you're bringing me down". And for LCD this is their best non dance track yet. But for you disco punks and DFA fans Sound of Silver delivers the good. S.O.S's opener "Get Innocuous!" is brilliant, with it's super long intro, giving all those lovely electronic sounds to fade in Individually. Vocally S.O.S. goes in many different directions which i like and especially since his voice is not hella great and at times Mr. Murphy can be a little odd on the ears. For some reason it just works here. For the fans of "Daft Punk is playing..." we now have "North American Scum" which is the lead single. I think most US citizens who are conscious enough to know whats wrong with us can get a kick out of this record and dance to it as well. I love the line at the end that we can't blame Canada. It's funny because it's true. The standout song for me is "Someone Great" which is perfect from start to finish. Sound of Silver is one for the collectors of this dance rock movement that was starting to fade out until James Murphy decided to keep it alive and interesting. (****)San Ilya: They Died for Beauty
I actually bought this one on I-Tunes, couldn't wait to hit the stores next morning. So I heard "Bellissimo" for the first time in full 2 weeks ago and that's when it hit me, that's the song from that revlon commercial. I've seen this record on the shelves and passed it up, probably because there was no listening station and I'd never heard of them. Straight outta Bristol, the place that gave birth to such acts as Portishead and Massive Attack(and much more), San Ilya are very melodic and moody in some sections, but over all have an amazing sound. Singer Joanna Swan, has this thick bassy voice that's deep and sexy. Probably the best female voice in electronica since Tracy Thorn. As for the songs itself, they are nothing short of brilliant. "Quatta Neon" is a stunning track with it's funky bass, drums and percussion that are just so alive. Slow songs like "Bliss" and "Pretty Baby" are beautiful and haunting at times. "Heavenly" is one of my favorites, if not my favorite. The horns, the drums, her voice, the progression of the song is amazing. "Happy and Weak" is sweet and epic. The final cut which is the title track "They Died for Beauty" let's Joanna's voice really be heard as she belts out this tune ever so perfect. Portishead was my favorit group to come out of Bristol and I still olve them to death, but San Ilya is the group to replace Portishead, assuming they won't release a new album. Just take out the pain of beth and replace it with a more loving sound. Buy it!!! (*****)
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Long Live Hyphy!!!!!
Posted by: Elliott | April 24, 2006 at 04:57 PM
first off these cats gotta step up and hate right off the bat...why? get your game right, bay shit go! Fuk everyone hatin on this shit we been goin dumb to for years, you just aint on our level
Posted by: Mj | July 19, 2006 at 05:59 PM