Austinist: Preview: Talib Kweli at Emo's Tonight

guest

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:03:10 -0600

the streets as in mike skinner? hmm, yeah, i guess triple platinum artists are pretty darn "underground." i wholeheartedly second jean grae. dizzee rascal too. mostly because of the britishisms. & did anyone actually go to this show? how was it?

erikamay

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:36:08 -0600

jean grae is a personal favorite of mine...i think she's worth a listen for anyone that gives a shizz about underground/alt hip hop. also: edan.

seth

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:28:47 -0600

MerSkrilla- Sorry to go on the rant about street cred. Pretty much what set me off was the photo last week accompanying the blurb about Austin's new skate park-- it was a photo of a rollerblader flying through the air. Keep up the good articles. Oh, if people are looking for different rap, try the "streets" from England. Not the actual streets you walk on. That's the name you need to search. Seth

mercedeskraus

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:27:53 -0600

thank you dear ones for being so kind and considerate! yes, in fact, i stuck to the mainstream for a reason. and yes, in fact, sometimes the alternative/accessible is a difficult line. thanks for keeping me on my toes, though. --MerSkrilla

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:21:59 -0600

Good point. It's hard to explain alternative to people who only know mainstream and thecoolhunter.net

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:54:25 -0600

go, craig, go!!

truecraig

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:38:26 -0600

I do believe she only put Kanye in there because he's worked so closely with others on that list (and Talib). Also, by "alternative", I think she meant "alternative to braggin' rap", not "alternative to mainstream" (because ALL the artists listed there are mainstream). Sure, she could have thrown in a bunch of Rhymesayers references, maybe some Lifesavas, perhaps some backpacker El-P/Aesop, or even a dated Goodie Mobb, KMD, Lost Boyz, J5, or Hieroglyphics nod. But in terms of authenticity, those aren't the current contemporaries of Talib. I believe Mercedes knows plenty enough about that which she writes. Beyond that, I readily admit Seth's advice concerning a fear of losing the reader is very solid.

oh steph

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:37:21 -0600

MF Doom was the most incredible free day show that I saw during sxsw2006. Seth and guest #1, who are some of the alternative hip hop acts that you would suggest? I certainly have no "street cred" in this area, but am a willing and eager student.

seth

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:06:52 -0600

seriously. austinist would develop street cred if it would speak with authenticity on such topics. kanye is no more 'alternative' than snoop is 'old school.' Austinist is a wonderful, new web publisher. in this case, the austinist wanted to reference the obscure while not losing the reader. difficult to do. I recommend risking losing the reader. seth

guest

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:10:45 -0600

Kayne? Alternative Hip Hop...what??? I'll give you Common and Mos Def, but there is a huge list of true alternative artists that you are missing. Looks like you made a list of the most mainstream of the "alternative" Regardless, Talib puts on a great live show.