One of
the hardest aspects of trying to describe this cassette by Loop Minded
Individuals is that it’s such a huge collective of names that you can’t simply
say, “Oh, it sounds like this”. It makes
me think- if nothing else- of how writers must have felt back in the day
reviewing N.W.A. because before they all broke off into solo careers, you just
look at it and say, “Well, here’s a group of guys rapping”, yet each of them
sort of has their own style and then you end up writing full reviews for Cube
and Dre and so on.
Not to
say that this sounds like N.W.A. or maybe even any of its components. There are hints of beats in here from the
1990’s, but also some vibes from A Tribe Called Quest and that’s right up my
sleeve. At times there are horns and
that reminds me of the obvious choice of Us3, while later on the lyrical flow
can bring to mind Sage Francis.
The
thing is, there isn’t really a good way to describe this as a whole and it
would only do it an injustice. It needs
to be dissected more and each individual artist who is contributing to this
needs their own attention. After
hearing this cassette (And, oh how the nostalgia in me loves that this is on
cassette) I do want to hear these individuals separately as well now.
Why did
I go with the N.W.A. comparison earlier on instead of Wu Tang Clan? I have no idea. Probably because I relate N.W.A. to
cassettes and Wu Tang with CDs.
My two
favorite lines from this entire release are: “The poster boy for wasted
opportunity” (I can give you a good run on that one) and “A tranny DJ selling
your mixtapes on eBay”, which if factual sounds like an amazing story I’d like
to hear.
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