Greetings, good folks at Feministe! My name is G.D., and I’m still really humbled that I was invited to do a guest stint over here, which is one of my daily reads.
I’m a Brooklyn transplant by way of South Philly who works in journalism. I’m also the founder of PostBourgie, a blog that I started two years ago on a lark with help from my good friend Stacia. We blog about culture, politics, class, gender, music, and race, with a little good-natured shit-talkin’/jonesin’ thrown in for good measure. We’ve been growing pretty steadily, and we’ve added an impressive roster of contributors, including my incredibly thoughtful blogmate Jamelle, who did some guestblogging here last summer.
At the risk of sounding a little corny, I hope I represent well.
I’ve asked my mother, asked my father. They’ve sent a telegram.
A fellow tribe fan, Nicholas?
I pose to you the question from the eternal debate: “Low End Theory” or “Midnight Marauders”?
Terrible question to have to answer, but here’s my take: my head says the critically correct answer is “The Low End Theory,” but my heart says “Midnight Marauders,” because it’s better (and if it’s a tie, tiebreaker goes to “Electric Relaxation” and the fact that as a 13 year old, it took me forever to figure out the refrain was “…please set-tle down”).
I know Jamelle chooses Midnight Marauders….but there’s just something about Low End Theory, to me at least, that’s timeless. I’m not sure if its had the biggest impact of the two, but the sound of Low End Theory defies the cyclical trend of most hip hop; it was great when it came out, it’s great today, and it will always be great.
I’ve read your website, always with the thought I should read it more. Definitly looking forward to your ideas here.
J: yeah, they’ve both aged really, really well. ‘
“Midnight Marauders” was actually the first hip-hop album I ever owned, and it was one of those things that changed the way I oriented myself to the universe. played the cassette every day for months, until it finally popped one morning — coincidentally, the same day my grandmother died. (That day still ranks as the worst day of my life.)
Jeremy, Jamelle is right; Midnight Marauders sons Low End Theory.
Hi GD! Nice to see you over at my other favorite blog!
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Thanks, Molly. (Hopefully I can get to that DOMA post while I’m here!)
Eeeeccckcellent…I just saw the most amazing loosely related clip today: (google Duane fights to cap shelter costs–I am never sure whether to post links from a comment thread)
I’m really looking forward to see what you cook up over here, G.D. It’ll be dope, no doubt.
And you know, “The Low End Theory” was the first hip-hop album I ever bought with my own money, so I’m a bit partial to it. But if I look into my heart of hearts, I think I’d have to agree that “Midnight Marauders” was a slightly superior effort. I think it’s all due to Phife’s steady album-to-album improvement.
“Clap Your Hands” also puts it over the top for me.
Nicholas: I thought it was “peas and ham” and “freeze that damn” at various points. glad to see how I was not alone.
blackink: I remember scribbling Phife’s verse on “Clap Ya Hands” into a composition book so I could get it down. ah, youth.
More w00t!
the streets are watching.