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...urban centers of the world? When the culture's audience and participants grow, so does the culture's production of nonsense in order to satisfy the new buyers who never knew that Stetsasonic predates The Roots' hip hop band idea, or that the Jungle Brothers were once dope. The culture is only hurt by fans who get schooled about the music by the simplistic sampling techniques of Puffy and the Trackmasters...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, | Title: Notes on the Beat | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

Take deejay battles. Turntablists stand before two Technics and a mixer to vie against their opponents by cutting samples, juggling beats and hyping up the crowd with antics like scratching as they give their opponents the finger. Standing in a crowd before such a spectacle is especially dope because everyone else around you shares your aesthetic sensibilities. It's as if you hear echoes of your own thoughts: "Yo that shit is RIDICULOUS...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, | Title: Notes on the Beat | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...some of his own instrumentals, beat-boxing and rhyming into the deejay mic at times to get everybody amped. The Diabolical has enough classics with thumping beats and memorable flows to satisfy any hip hop crowd. Much later, the Blastmaster KRS stepped to the mic to deliver a dope though way too short show. He kicked no more than a verse of each of about ten or 12 joints, all with the BDP and KRS beats and rhymes we love--and get to love even more when The MC makes us jump and pump fists to them...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, | Title: Notes on the Beat | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...Aerobie 1257 feet--a bit far for a catch don'tch ya think? The Aerobie comes in three bitchin' neon colors, each providing a wicked flashback to the late 80s. On a lark, spoil yourself with the new Aerobie Superdisc ($10.99) with its "soft cushioned edge" and its dope "spoiler for stable flights...

Author: By A.m. Taub, | Title: Discography | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...LOOP Wall Street analysts have long enjoyed the privilege of getting information before the rest of us, often via conference calls that are usually organized by a company to discuss its earnings. Making this inside dope more available is the goal of bestcalls.com a new online directory that tracks the many such meetings that are, in fact, often open to all--complete with date, time and phone numbers. Market watchers can enter their favorite stocks, and bestcalls.com will regularly update them with e-mail alerts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Apr. 12, 1999 | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

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