According to Sirius: Put on your Adidas and your Kangol hat and join the party - you'll hear nothing but the early days of Hip-Hop. Tune in to one of the original pioneers of old skool rap, Kurtis Blow, every weeknight.My Experience: This was pretty fun to listen to on the way to and from work. I also would have characterized this channel as "old skool rap," which (to me) seems to be largely characterized by more focus on the story of the lyrics (and less emphasis on the music underlying it). Still, most of it I hadn't heard before. Was waiting for some Parents Just Don't Understand, but never got it. Oh, how you let me down, Mr. Smith. Sidenote: I found it kind of odd that this jumped from Ch. 40 to Ch. 43 in the middle of a genre...
A Time and a Place for Everything: When would be the optimal time to listen to this channel? Tough call...I think the head of my department at work would appreciate it, so might tune in if I'm ever driving him anywhere. That guy knows more about "old skool" rap than any white guy should.
Sample Playlist:
- Run DMC, It's Like That
- MC Hammer, Here Comes the Hammer
- Boogie Down Productions, My Philosophy
- Kool Moe Dee, Wild Wild West (Remix)
- Trouble Funk, Pump Me Up
- Cypress Hill, Hand on the Pump
Verdict: Sorry...again. While it was fun to listen to, I can't see myself going back to this with enough regularity to bookmark it.
2 comments:
Did you hear, JamOn is going to become the Grateful Dead channel?! Or maybe they are just adding a Grateful Dead channel. I keep waiting for the Monkees channel.
I was raised in the streets, so hip hop is all that I know. For you to tug on the very roots of the genre - bold.
You watched the revolution from the suburbs. I am so street it's ridiculous. What makes you think that I won't cut you?
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