A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Black Sheep in the Native Tongues tribe?
Hmmm, I guess. As the Jungle
Brothers turned on the suck machine, these guys stepped
into the limelight with their club and white-guy fraternity
hit, "The Choice is Yours (Revisited)." Every song is some sort
of gimmick, filled with phrases that they are trying to coin.
My favorite is the exclamation "Van Damme!" (as in
Jean-Claude) that they use throughout the album. These guys
paint themselves as good-time brothas who are neither into
the gangsta thing, or the uplifting black power movement. Unabashedly
egotistical, their songs are filled with bragging, but most
of it is tongue in cheek. One of my favorite tracks on the album,
"Gimme The Finga," is about everyone wanting to tell them to
fuck off because they are so cool and do whatever the hell they
want. These guys fell off the face of the earth after this energetic
and entertaining debut faded. It's a shame, really, as
I really needed another big-dancing, runningman anthem like
"you could get with this--or you could get with that!" |
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