Friday Music 22-02-08

topic: reviews
Submitted by dash on Fri, 22/02/2008 - 15:06.

I play chicken with a dark-faced man down Toronto Road. Sure, I'm on a bicycle and he's in a car, but who cares right? He'll have insurance, I have the moral high ground, he wouldn't actually run me over, would he?

Would he?

He CAN see me, can't he?

...

At the last minute I realise that yes, he actually would, in fact I think he's speeding up, perhaps veering a little towards me? Oh well, I'm committed now.

I don't really understand why someone in such a small car is driving in the middle of the road, there is at least a metre on the other side! As we pass each other, with millimetres to spare, I chance a glance at his face. He looks asleep! Resolutely avoiding looking at me, as if he doesn't know I'm even there.

But this is not what I wanted to write about. A friend of mine was talking to me about a kind of music called Crunk. Us mere mortals are used to calling it Hip Hop, or That sort of hip hop with rnb type choruses and stuff.

Crunk is a genre of hip-hop music. Unlike the East Coast and West Coast style of hip hop, crunk has a high-energy and club-oriented feel. While other hip hop styles might involve a more conversational vocal delivery, crunk usually involves hoarse chants and repetitive, simple refrains. Lyrics are based on a rhythmic bounce, which is very effective in a club environment. (Wikipedia)

So here are a couple of videos we watched to illustrate it, hope you enjoy 'em! First up, Chamillionaire and Ridin' Dirty:

And Weird Al Yankovic's version White and Nerdy:

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