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Step in the Arena
Why must you boys always fight? Step
in the Arena is one of the most classic rap albums all
time. Guru’s smooth voice and
Premier's looping jazz and thumping bass are clean and mainstream
in a way that kind of typified the age, but also set them apart
in a time when everyone thought he was a gangsta. Call it the
beginning of “backpack rap.” You know, code word
for hip-hop for white college kids. I mean here’s a guy
(Guru) from Boston for God’s sake. Boston! Sure there
are songs about breaking dude’s backs and “catching
bodies,” but it’s all clearly metaphor and not,
like Ice Cube’s 1991 album
Death Certificate, meant as a real indictment of anyone
in particular. They even espoused the whole Muslim thing on
their other big song, "Who’s Gonna Take the Weight!"
And then more bragging on "Check the Technique." Asiatic,
bro! |
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