...great. I saw him play in back in the day, (2006). His show was a bit underwhelming but it didn't matter to me. I was amazed that I was seeing one of my all time favourite rappers in a tiny venue with about 60 other people. Maybe thats an exaggeration, but the turn seemed low for such a legend. In Olympia of all places, a tiny little town south of Seattle.
He was supported by a local punk rock band. I was given a copy of their demo CD but I have no idea where it is now. For some reason, KK didn't actually play full songs. He often would just rap the hook and maybe one verse. Most of the beats already had vocals on them, so he could of just mimed (he didn't).
I was really hoping he'd play this one song called "It's over now". It'd say its in my top 20 songs of all time. Its a classic with lines like, " People got their brain washed and folks got manipulated, they start beleiving Donald Duck made the earth". I asked him at the end when he was flogging over priced CDs to play it and he said something like "You remember that?".He didn't play it...
It's actually quite a sad song to listen to, and seeing him live it looked at times like he was just going through the motions. It's a different life being an underground rapper to a big shinny 50 cent arena playa. Maybe it takes it's toll.
Anywhoo. Salute Kool Keith, Dr Octagon, Dr Dooom, Black Elvis, Crazy Lou, Sinister 6000 (for a full list of alias check his wikipedia entry)
Livin' Astro (1999)
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I really like the beat.
It reminds me of a Beatie Boys beat.
Is Kool Keith from East Coast as well?
I was listening to Kanye West this morning, and his rap style is:
Line, break, line, break.
He has no flow, and fifty is the same.
It's good to hear KK has a constant flow, a bit like our homegrown artists.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I think a lot of modern American rappers don't really have good flow. Its mostly the underground artist like MF Doom et al that can flow.
15 years ago though when Nas, Wu-Tang and the rest were in their prime, mainstream rap was hot too.
I have to say I do like that song "the good life" by KW. I never told you this but I saw the guy that sings the chorus of that song in an Airport. There was so screaming girls (3) follwing him all excited.
Also, on a music tip - that new Wiley song is fresh. I like Wiley he can mix it up, unlike Jammer, who's a one trick pony and his one trick is to be wack! Sorry.
Yeah KK is from the Bronx, NYC
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