News: New Nappy Roots CD Not Quite A Humdinger
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The newest CD from Nappy Roots attempts to please mainstream fans, perhaps at the expense of the group's underground fan base.
Perhaps no contemporary musical genre can match hip-hop in its often perplexing confluence of the secular and the socially conscious. The Humdinger, the latest release from the Kentucky-based Nappy Roots, is a prime example of this odd coupling.
It comes as no surprise to hip-hop fans that the status quo of the music industry privileges catchy hooks and risque lyrics over more thoughtful, socially conscious music. After all, Nelly, 50 Cent, and Kanye West regularly outsell Common, Talib Kweli, and the...
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