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April 30, 2007
Op-Ed. The Rawkus Era
Op-Ed. The Rawkus Era: I remember the Rawkus era; I really thought Mos & Kweli were leading a movement that would bring some much needed intellectualism and levity to hip hop. They were basically outcasts in hip-hop and had to suffer through endless idiotic questions like "are you conscious?" or "why are you conscious?"
Eventually all the pressure changed them. I'm not saying they sold out. If you ask me, Mos has given up any hope of being the kind of hip hop artist he wanted to be (the kind with street appeal, as well as college radio appeal). Kweli is still trying, but he’s seen better days. Where was the criticism then? There was a thriving underground scene and a number of great R&B acts as well. They were all marginalized. So after all that the Imus debacle has exposed in hip-hop, I’m pretty cynical about hip-hop getting its act together.
Read the rest at Straight Bangin' [Here]
Posted by james at April 30, 2007 01:14 AM