He was regaled as the future of lyricism.
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I Was There: Smokin’ Grooves ’98
Unlike many of my fellow suburban high school students, I didn’t attend concerts.
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Week in Review (November 20, 2015)
My daughter is only three, but I often worry about her.
“Class of nine-eight, my fellow graduates / Well-known savages”
– Nature, “Fire”
A seismic shift occurred in hip-hop in 1998.
Welcome back to the latest edition of Flashback Friday Flop, a weekly feature in which I examine a hip-hop album from years ago that was considered a flop, either critically or commercially or both, when it was released and see if it has gotten better – or worse – over time.
This week: Canibus’s Can-I-Bus (1998)
Towards the end of 1997, hip-hop was entering a transition phase, digging itself out of the rubble left behind in the wake of the East Coast-West Coast war that altered the genre forever. The deaths of 2Pac and B.I.G., Snoop’s decline, and the dominance of Puff’s shiny suit army left an opening for new artists.
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Week in Review (October 30, 2015)
I’m stoked that Halloween is on a Saturday this year.
What began as a simple roundtable discussion with some up and coming rappers quickly turned into a cypher.
“All you n—s that said that I turned pop, or The Firm flopped/Y’all are the reason that Dre ain’t been getting no sleep”
– Dr. Dre, “Forgot About Dre”
The Passion of Christopher Pierznik 