Ahab Has A Blog.

have you heard The Double Black Album ? JayZ vs Metallica. it's actually pretty entertaining and very dark. check out bannedmusic.org. that's the hook to me - music that is basically outside The System. even if there is a (largely brit-originated "mashup" culture derived) persistent tendency to mix non-hip-hop with hip-hop, authentically black music with "mainstream" aesthetics (a la fatboy slim or chem bros), well - great. that's always been the game, not since hip hop, not since rock, not even since jazz but since the blues and the first commercial vinyl.

basically, even though it doesn't fit my aesthetics, like hip hop in general it fits my values.