I ended up winning one of Norbizness' caption contests, which I was - at first - convinced were set up strictly so he could unload his backload of Martika CDs. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to receive my copy of The Cactus Cee/D by 3rd Bass in the mail last week. 3rd Bass were, at the time, one of two white rap groups (the other being the ubiquitous Beastie Boys) who acted like they respected the origins of their chosen genre.
And as far as I know, there still may be only two. My encyclopedic knowledge of hip-hop ends with PE's Fear of a Black Planet, a CD I still play on those occasions when I want to remind myself I wasn't always a soulless corporate automaton.
Anyway, I can now stop planning on retaliating by sending Nor a DVD copy of Spice World. Thanks for the tunes.
No love 4 tha Insane Clown Posse! (justly so.)
Eminem also gets no respect despite having decent DJ skills. I'll second House of Pain.
If we're really quiet, maybe nobody will mention Kid Rock.
Point taken. Though Eminem's lyrics curdle my soul, the dude is a much better rapper than most.
Young Black Teenagers' first album was quite good. Produced by the Public Enemy gang, this group got slammed primarily because of the name. The allmusic.com write-up on them provides a good overview.
House of Pain/Whitey Ford should probably receive an honorable mention. Not nearly the caliber of the Beasties, but hardly a poser.