tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064723535689191525.post24736334591339745..comments2021-05-03T03:12:10.210+10:00Comments on YourZenMine: Neneh Cherry - Raw Like SushiYourZenMinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573065866540263511noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064723535689191525.post-10001965268777384812010-09-28T14:17:26.781+10:002010-09-28T14:17:26.781+10:00Yeah, I feel pretty much the same way about a lot ...Yeah, I feel pretty much the same way about a lot of rap. Forgot to mention, however, my love of Run DMC and a few of the earlier pioneers. <br /><br />As you noted, though, the ego-driven violence and 'gansta' and 'bling' lifestyle, coupled with their seeming inability to speak properly (witness words such as 'ima', 'aiight', 'dat', 'fo sho') just pissed me right off.YourZenMinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573065866540263511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064723535689191525.post-38726510875162904922010-09-27T23:30:48.851+10:002010-09-27T23:30:48.851+10:00The thing I like about some of the earlier rap was...The thing I like about some of the earlier rap was rather than glamorize the "gangsta" lifestyle it laid it bare and eithe satirized it or exposed the reality of it. Ice-T's <i>High Rollers</i> and <i>Drama</i> off his <i>Power</i> album are both scathing indictments of that lifestyle. <br /><br />But Ice-T learned he could make more money as an actor than a rapper and is now a regular on one of those <i>Law and Order</i> shows playing a cop.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064723535689191525.post-59054075811728726092010-09-25T08:00:37.067+10:002010-09-25T08:00:37.067+10:00I've heard of Don Cherry, the hockey coach. I...I've heard of Don Cherry, the hockey coach. In fact, at first I thought he was Neneh's step-father. But research proved me wrong.<br /><br />As far as hip hop and rap goes, I too am a Beasties fan. I also really like The Roots but mostly, the genre is full of misogynistic posers who simply annoy me.<br /><br />YourZYourZenMinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573065866540263511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064723535689191525.post-50566148867032347852010-09-25T05:49:34.459+10:002010-09-25T05:49:34.459+10:00It's funny you mention Don Cherry... because g...It's funny you mention Don Cherry... because growing up close as close to Canada as I did I had a lot of exposure to former NHL Coach, Don Cherry. The former hockey coach is now known for spouting his opinions between periods of hockey games while wearing obnoxiously loud plaid suits. He's a Canadian icon. Thus he's quite different than Neneh Cherry's step-dad of the same name.<br /><br />As for Neneh Cherry-- while I did go through a rap phase in my early teens (in the late 80s and early 90s when I was about 12-14 years old) the only female rappers I ever enjoyed enough to spend money on were Oaktown's 3-5-7. The only rap I still listen to-- the Beastie Boys and ocassionally some Ice-T for old time's sake.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064723535689191525.post-73738213965168283262010-09-24T08:33:45.467+10:002010-09-24T08:33:45.467+10:00Hey MO, have you heard her contribution to Gorilla...Hey MO, have you heard her contribution to Gorillaz? It really is a great track and we're sure you'd enjoy it. <br /><br />YourZYourZenMinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573065866540263511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064723535689191525.post-54496069658487623102010-09-24T00:28:21.154+10:002010-09-24T00:28:21.154+10:00I was a late comer to the world of digital and did...I was a late comer to the world of digital and didn’t buy a CD player until 1989 (too much vested interest in vinyl). At the time, I forced myself to buy 3 CDs that I didn’t really want to so that I had something to play on it. The next CD I bought was this. And boy did I think I was the bees’ knees! Buying new fangled CDs AND dipping my toes into the thing called hip-hop. <br /><br />Actually, at the time I had a real soft spot for Neneh Cherry and really liked this stuff. Now, it sounds a bit dated and tired. Nevertheless, I would still put ‘Buffalo Stance’ and ‘Manchild’ on my iPod playlist as they are fab tunes. The rest once sounded exhilaratingly rough around the edges but now sounds a bit unsophisticated – I have to be in the right mood.<br /><br />I suppose it’s one of those albums that served its purpose at the time for me but hasn’t really travelled well. I look back on it with affection.music obsessivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.com