tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937008213209373047.post4924734931286120375..comments2023-10-23T11:37:44.540-04:00Comments on Subtract the Whack: Revivalist Jazz Rappers, ever listen to Yaggfu Front?Bertohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564026256366277474noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937008213209373047.post-23534810726404348032009-07-22T20:32:32.759-04:002009-07-22T20:32:32.759-04:00I think a big part of why newer acts can't fin...I think a big part of why newer acts can't find the same vibe as the 90s stuff is the fact that most rappers (djs, producers, etc....) are taking themselves WAY too seriously. Too much emphasis has been put on hip hop to be a "grind" or a "hustle" or even a job.<br />Looking at it in these ways completely zaps the fun right out of it.Chef Rykwonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397447484870220929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937008213209373047.post-27157455373171485902009-06-21T02:15:43.267-04:002009-06-21T02:15:43.267-04:00yeah trey, there isn't really much of a separa...yeah trey, there isn't really much of a separation between the original jazz rap I'm referring to and early NY-style boom bap a la Premier. in my mind I separate the two by thinking the latter to be more about "real" lyricism and the former being more about fun and off the wall creativity.Bertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564026256366277474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937008213209373047.post-74156946513480716512009-06-21T00:02:35.179-04:002009-06-21T00:02:35.179-04:00on-point post man. basically sums up my issue with...on-point post man. basically sums up my issue with most conscious rap i can't dig because of this sound. truthfully i probably am harsher on the aesthetic cuz there's a good amont of classic old-school rap (like pre-<i>Chronic</i> old school) that i can't really get into either, but i mean i like a good amount of beats by DJ Premier and Easy Mo Bee, so i'd think there should be a way to pull it off. though i guess those guys aren't the best examples cuz they're more just traditional boom bap, not jazz rap. but i dunno. not always all that far removed i don't think.Trey Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589006200813108939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937008213209373047.post-82309698664509561282009-06-17T14:39:09.360-04:002009-06-17T14:39:09.360-04:00I hear you on the Jazzamatazz. Shit was kinda whac...I hear you on the Jazzamatazz. Shit was kinda whack in my opinion. I love these "goofball" rappers and i thought that post you linked to them was intersting.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431312903663198693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937008213209373047.post-87295432466279134702009-06-17T14:35:39.657-04:002009-06-17T14:35:39.657-04:00I think jazz rappers tried too hard to grow up and...I think jazz rappers tried too hard to grow up and be "mature" so they latched onto the wrong things about 90s jazz rap and just ended up being boring.quanhttp://haterplayer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com