Ever
since Dr. Dre got together with Snoop Dogg, people having been doing the hip
hop team ups. Okay, so there was
probably one before that. Maybe there
was even one before that, but I don’t want to date myself too much here and
want to keep this simple. It ain’t
nuthin’ but a g thang.
Benny
Beyond and The Archaeologist come together to create a unique blend of hip hop
that straddles the stripper pole between something true to the game and
something not quite hip hop. On one hand, this can sound like dance beats,
with synth and all of that. It has those
instrumental moments too.
In this
way, it reminds me a little bit of PM Dawn only not. It may not be 100% like PM Dawn, but it does
have a close enough quality or at least song structure that it made me think of
them instantly. But that also comes
with the straight up rap, which reminds me of Nas and if I was into the popular
rap more I might also dare to say Drake, but I won’t go there just yet.
This is
an intelligent style of hip hop, and I’m not saying that all music isn’t smart
on some level, but it’s not the lyrical feel of, say, Busta Rhymes’ “Woo-Haa”
or DMX for some reason. In terms of
overall vibes, this cassette reminds me most of A Tribe Called Quest, and not
just because Q-Tip is such a well educated man either.
Several
years ago, one of my musical friends posed a question on Facebook: What was the first song you memorized all of
the lyrics to? My answer: “Scenario” by A Tribe Called Quest. I had that song on cassingle, watched the
video on Mtv nearly every morning before school and eventually got the full
length release on cassette as well. So
to hold this in the same light as Tribe is a pretty accomplishment in my
cassette loving eyes.
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