j a m e s f o r s y t h ✡ n e t

Recently I’ve been listening to Dr Octagon - just a bit, not all the time. He’s Kool Keith from Ultramagnetic MCs. Quite refreshing, funny and crazy. I used to listen to a lot of Lee Scratch Perry, and Dr Octagon is similar in some ways. Their genres are different, though. Lee Scratch Perry is basically a reggae performer, with his early roots in ska, moving through dub and now even dabbles in a bit of techno sound. Dr Octagon is hip hop.

I never enjoy listening to much hip hop anymore. It’s so childish. There are just a few artists that stand out:

Schooly D
Ultramagnetic MCs
Cool Chip/Chuck Chillout
7A3
Whodini
EPMD (first album)
JVC Force - Strong Island
Rammellzee
Grandmaster Flash
Africa Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force (as long as they shut up about the Nation of Islam)
Whistle
Break Machine
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Just Ice (early stuff)
Mantronix
2 Live Crew (mainly for DJing, not lyrics - but latter can be quite funny)

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