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...trundles on, accompanied by horn splashes and high guitar twangs in places, but remaining disappointingly static. Self-produced, this song is far from Aesop’s best (try his “Labor Days” album), but it’s a serviceable demonstration of his formidable mic skills, and doesn’t distract from the impressive visuals...
Some believe that Black Thought, ?uestlove and their gang represent “real” hip-hop that stretches back to, well, their roots. This camp points to the old-school, I’m-the-best-on-the-mic lyrics of Black Thought, and the influence of jazz, deep soul, and even blues on their live-instrument grooves, which they use instead of studio-crafted beats...
...tiny stage, every night of the week. Octogenarian Little Joe Cook is a national blues legend, and has been playing at the Cantab with backing band the Thrillers every weekend for 25 of his 83 years. Tuesday night showcases blistering bluegrass, and Wednesday and Sunday are open-mic blues jam nights. The Hotspot hit the club this past Sunday around 11, where, shockingly, the place was packed. Honestly, The Hotspot didn’t even know it was legal to have fun on a Sunday night in Cambridge. No one told the crowd, though, because they were as into...
...mountain, there’s no countin’, how many MC’s have sprung from our fountain!” in his best verse since his paranoid rant on “4th Chamber” ten years ago. MF Doom shows up, demolishes the mic, and promptly leaves. What could beat a whole album of such hip-hop transcendence? But after hearing the follow-up full-length “Dreddy Kruger Presents Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture,” listeners may be forced to admit that despite momentarily flashes...
Cage is violent on the mic, and he does violence well. So his choice, on his newest album “Hell’s Winter,” to steer clear of his mental gold mine of lyrical ultraviolence is confusing. He sounds uncomfortable wading into unfamiliar waters. “Hell’s Winter”, the follow-up to 2002’s titular paradox “Movies for the Blind,” is a move away from the gleeful aggression that has characterized his earlier work. Instead he steps into the well-worn...