In short, the latter became a founding member of Crazy Town, likely responsible for the band’s hip-hop influence on the instrumental side. I have already pondered this in a blog entry I wrote for where I profiled early ’90s production duo Wolf & Epic. Despite serious reservations, there is something about Crazy Town’s biggest hit, “Butterfly,” that fools me everytime. While the candidate ultimately didn’t pursue his quest to join the staff, his write-up of “Happy * Love * Sick” made me not only save a copy of the record from bargain bin existance, it also made me once more reconsider my own notions of ‘legitimate’ rap. Instead of playing it safe, the aspiring reviewer decided to test RapReviews’ own limits, a risky endeavor I couldn’t help but admire. That is, until last year, when one – very articulate – applicant proposed to test review an album from the artist known to me as the lead voice of Crazy Town. I’m seldomly surprised by the choices, in regards to why they went for this exact artist or album. Some go more in the mainstream direction, others opt for obscure releases. Experience shows that applicants are inclined to submit reviews of rap albums with a lyrical leaning. The main obstacle to overcome in the evaluation is a test review, roughly structured like the published pieces and observing professionalism in bringing forth criticism but hopefully still containing a personal note. It was in fact before I ever listened to “Happy * Love * Sick” that I developed an – unquestionably tenuous – connection to it.įor some years now I have been responsible for hiring new writers for. It’s quite different with me and Shifty’s “Happy * Love * Sick.” While I was vaguely familiar with the artist’s previous work and have my opinion on it, until recently his 2004 solo debut escaped me completely. While I realize this is not the most professional approach, I would like to believe that it’s part of this publication’s charm and in many cases more convincing than a strictly neutral approach.Įspecially concerning our “Back to the Lab” section, writers tend to be inspired by the relationship they have established over the years with the album they pick. An attentive reader recently observed that ‘the opening paragraph of reviews on RapReviews often doesn’t pertain directly to the contents of the album being reviewed but rather to a connection between the album and reviewer, however tenuous.’ Happy to prove him right, I plead guilty to having established connections between albums and myself in the past, and I plan to do so in the future.
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