Uzique wrote:
i think it's the motivation for not knowing what you're talking about that is decisive... i.e. all the contrived people trying to 'find out' about dubstep, it's insincere as hell. they're only trying to find out what it is and get into it because they think it'll help their image or help them fit in to some ultra-cool new cabal... when really that sort of thing doesn't exist. just a lot of true fans suspiciously looking at a bunch of posey-bitches on dancefloors all over bristol and london.
that happens with any genre really though. You don't go from knowing nothing about a genre/group to becoming a sage overnight. There is always a feeling out process, a period of orientation and assimilation. That's not a bad thing, but I agree with your point about the contrivedness (made up word? lolol) of seeking out 'hip' music and jumping on a bandwagon for image sakes. See: pitchfork media and wannabe 'indie' fanboys that refer to pitchfork as their music bible.
The nice thing is that those wannabe hipsters are very easy to spot out and point and laugh at.
@Bevo: I think Wale is lacking in the originality department. Sounds too much like everything else. To me he sounds like a mix of Kanye and Lil Wayne both in sound and braggadocio lyrical content. Cyne (one of the recommendations) is really climbing up my list of favorite acts. They have great trip-hop chill beats and original rhymes and content too. More philosophical. People Under the Stairs is original new old-school style hip hop, simple minimalist meat and potatos type rap. Visionaries are a legendary LA based underground hip hop group with a lot of talent in their lyricists and one of the best hip hop DJs in Rhettmatic from the Beat Junkies behind the 1s and 2s. They lean toward positive uplifting raps. Good stuff all around.
