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<p>RIP Graham Brazier. Should still be on a stage, looking a little bit older, but sounding the same.</p>
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<p>Makes me feel very old!</p>
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<p>I know everyone holds thoughts or memories of people based on how they experienced them but as far as I am concerned death finally caught up on him as it should have done many times.</p>
<p>It irks me when every talking head comes out and says what a hard living but great bloke he was because they are either the ones who weren't affected by his lifestyle or were personal enough friends that maybe he apologised to them along the way.</p>
<p>Brazier was a drug addict and did all the shit drug addicts do and made life horrible for those around them.</p>
<p>I was dragged into his 'world' back in the 80s when he decided that the house I was then living in would become his hangout for a while. I had no idea it was him as things were mostly happening when we weren't at home to start with but stuff started going missing and we started wondering about some strange comings and goings. Then one night came home to find Brazier wandering around our bedroom out of his tree. We were stuck there until we could arrange to move elsewhere which made for a hellish week of barricading ourselves into our room while drug binges were going on down the hall. At one point called the cops just to say where we were living and that whatever was going on we had no part of it. The cop we talked to said they knew already as they had been watching the house (and us). </p>
<p>I used to do a bit of sound and lighting work for bands in those days as well and came across him a few times after that and he was always acting like a complete tosser.</p>
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<br><br>When ya got tha yams...<br><br>Im not a hip hop fan by any stretch however I have to say that Im absolutely smitten with To Pimp a Butterfly.<br>I cant remember the last time I listened to an album that so instantly got my attention and totally pulled me in.<br>Its definitely the first Hip Hop album to ever have that effect on me, thats for sure.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="phoenetia" data-cid="515021" data-time="1441944760">
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Im not a hip hop fan by any stretch however I have to say that Im absolutely smitten with To Pimp a Butterfly.<br>
I cant remember the last time I listened to an album that so instantly got my attention and totally pulled me in.<br>
Its definitely the first Hip Hop album to ever have that effect on me, thats for sure.</p>
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<p>I am a massive hiphop fan and a Kendrick fan but King Kunta is a mainstream pice of fluff. </p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Razbra" data-cid="515152" data-time="1441978797"><p>I am a massive hiphop fan and a Kendrick fan but King Kunta is a mainstream pice of fluff.</p></blockquote>Well of course it is, it's sposed to be, right?<br>For me, it's one of the weaker tracks on the album.<br>I much prefer U, These Walls, Institutionalized, For Sale, For Free, Wesleys Theory, alright.<br><br>U - wow. Powerful. Dark. That medley he did on Colbert earlier this week where he finishes off with U gave me the goosies.
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Yeah sorry I left out that I love the album. But the whole king kunta being a supposed play on mainstream hip hop didn't really work. He sacrificed his own quality to prove a point.<br><br>
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<p>Yeah sorry I left out that I love the album. But the whole king kunta being a supposed play on mainstream hip hop didn't really work. He sacrificed his own quality to prove a point.<br><br>
J Cole's recent offering was pretty bloody good<strong>. Also look up Childish Gambino.</strong></p>
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<p>I find it really hard to take him seriously as a rapper (although I like the tracks of his I've heard) - he'll always be Troy.</p> -
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<p>I find it really hard to take him seriously as a rapper (although I like the tracks of his I've heard) - he'll always be Troy.</p>
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<p>He never actually intended to be taken seriously but then realised that he's actually amazing at it. Lyrically a monster, has a crazy good flow and can sing hooks too.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Razbra" data-cid="515255" data-time="1442036508"><p>Yeah sorry I left out that I love the album. But the whole king kunta being a supposed play on mainstream hip hop didn't really work. He sacrificed his own quality to prove a point.<br><br>J Cole's recent offering was pretty bloody good. Also look up Childish Gambino.</p></blockquote>King Kunta was the first Kendrick tune I heard and at the time, it did nothing for me. I was more forgiving once I heard it within the context of TPAB and now I'll happily tap my toe to it although theres a vast gap in terms of depth and musicality compared to the rest of the album.<br><br>I'll check out J Cole / Childish Gambino - chur!
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