"You know how you hear something and you just relate? They rock. I like the title of their album too: “The Chemistry of Common Life” (Matador). I think I found out about them on the Net, I saw their name [unprintable in this newspaper], I said, “I’m game, I want to see what they’re about.” It’s raw, but it’s elegant. It’s intelligent, hardcore rock. It’s like Bad Brains, Minor Threat and Fugazi. A lot of people will call it punk, but it’s rock. It’s got good melodies. I listen to them on the road a lot. A lazy Sunday is a good time to listen to them. I would chill out to this music, read a book like “Animal Farm” and listen to this."
This is cool for multiple reasons. Firstly, because I have been a fan of his since I bought Soundbombing in '97. Secondly, when the record "Black On Both Sides" came out I had this fantasy that one day I would get do the punk part of "Rock N Roll" with him on stage. Thirdly, this video....wow:
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That's cool man
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So MOS DEF heard about FUCKED UP and likes them ... cool, but what really got me thinking, is how come a hip hop artist knows and likes BAD BRAINS, MINOR THREAT and FUGAZI??? I mean over here all the Hip Hoppers talk about is coke and bitches and when you put a gun to their heads they might be able to come up with GRANDMASTER FLASH as an influence, but apart from that ... So a ton of respect to MOS DEF for being open minded.
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