Graphic by Ramon Ramirez.
Woke up this morning with a mission to praise the emergence of funny, learned hip-hop. Then I found a Village Voice feature from last week that made all my points. To recap: the stuff is bump-worthy, smart, "deftly written from inside the culture," and you should pay attention. Check out Sean Fennessey's piece.
The only difference of opinion Fennessey and I harbor is that Don Glover, whom I am a fan of, has yet to show me much as a rapper in his two throwaway, shitty mixtapes. It's just badly timed rhyming over indie rock loops.
And if you haven't already, get the Das Racist mixtape.
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