tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post110195603086082303..comments2024-02-22T10:25:06.452+00:00Comments on Blackdown: MC or dieBlackdownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520300442318805159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-1106858836924631962005-01-27T20:47:00.000+00:002005-01-27T20:47:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Luqmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918969217334133300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-1103141834888295542004-12-15T20:17:00.000+00:002004-12-15T20:17:00.000+00:00"It’s like a permanently mentally militarised comm..."It’s like a permanently mentally militarised community, continually expecting attack and delivering internal pre-emptive strikes"<br /><br />Yeah, I think that's a key qualitative difference from US hip hop. If in doubt, shout 'em down, whereas the US artist will remain aloof, retain their poise for as long as possible. It's like "mobilisation" is the constant state for the grimey MC. <br /><br Derek Walmsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01181979035558139056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991368.post-1102786731644103392004-12-11T17:38:00.000+00:002004-12-11T17:38:00.000+00:00i don't think we can read too much into it; the ly...i don't think we can read too much into it; the lyrics are an integral part of the scene in the same way as that weird glass bottle echo-bass sound used to be (still is?) and will be difficult to shift in the short term as grime is still attempting (before our eyes) to define itself. Perhaps the passive grime equivalent of De La Soul's 3 ft high and rising is somewhere out there, waiting for it'sLokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924395676931035948noreply@blogger.com