Everything is Borrowed - Mike Skinner
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kained&able
Here for the football.
what uk hip hoppers rap american???
I can't think of anyone off the top of my head with the possible exception of rhyme fest and everyone over here hates him.
dave
I can't think of anyone off the top of my head with the possible exception of rhyme fest and everyone over here hates him.
dave
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I'd rather listen to someone doing the job properly, like Braintax or Roots Manuva
Again, they're not doing the same thing. It's like saying I'd rather listen to Autechre rather than Justice cos they do it properly.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Funny you should say that, cos I'd go along with that
Whatever he's trying to do, he's failing as he sounds inept and cringeworthy
kained&able
Here for the football.
I think i would rather listen to the streets then brain tax or roots barring a few songs.
I really cant stand roots manuva anymore. Thought he was amazing when witness the fitness first came out.
& with the exception of arrest the presidnet and eschueme bollocks to brain tax and his whole back packing label.
dave
I really cant stand roots manuva anymore. Thought he was amazing when witness the fitness first came out.
& with the exception of arrest the presidnet and eschueme bollocks to brain tax and his whole back packing label.
dave
Funny you should say that, cos I'd go along with that
I'd prefer to listen to Autechre rather than Justice too, but I wouldn't criticise justice for not sounding like Autechre.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I guess not, but I remain confused as to exactly what he's trying to do - whatever it is, it's irritating and I'd rather not hear it.
The_Reverend_M
More bass, vicar?
Another vote for Mike Skinner's voice/flow/style being annoying to listen to 
maximilian ping
Grrrrr
that answer is easy - all of them
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Nonsense
kained&able
Here for the football.
Then your chatting shit.
Professor green, kano, dizzie, blade, brain tax, roots manuva, taz could never be anything other then english.
Oh s.a.s sound american but what can you do.
dave
Professor green, kano, dizzie, blade, brain tax, roots manuva, taz could never be anything other then english.
Oh s.a.s sound american but what can you do.
dave
I think what I mean is that he's created a delivery and style that just sounds like where he's from and I like that, it seems very honest and frank and his personality comes across. Dizzee Rascal has this too.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
He doesn't much sound like where he's from though
Why?
kained&able
Here for the football.
Since when has a cockney come from birmingham?(2 quote professor green)
dave
dave
He doesn't much sound like where he's from though
he does - you can hear his accent.
Oh don't be a cunt. he was born in London, moved to Birmingham, moved back to London.
is that really so fucking difficult to understand?
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
He sounds like he's from Essex for some reason
Well he does have a weird blend of accents, but that makes perfect sense given his background. So what?
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Nothing - I was just being pedantic when PieEye says he sounds like where he's from, when he sounds like he could be from anywhere - maybe this is his appeal
But he doesn't sound like he could be from anywhere, he clearly sounds like a mixture of Brummie and estuary / London, which is where he's from.
So if you're going to be a pedant, get it right
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
He just sounds Estuary to me
kained&able
Here for the football.
Oh shit i didn't actually know that. though he was brum born and bred.
pro green lied to me!
dave
I heard a Brummie accent so assumed that was where he was from.
Look, I don't know loads about him but I do think he has more integrity than the bulk of mainstream hip hop I come across and he is a hell of a lot more relevant to me and therefore I like him. I also like his weirdy weirdy beats and backing music - they are cool
I'm bored of this thread now.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I don't doubt his integrity - I just find his sound repellent
Much as I hate to agree with that cunt Petridish, but he got it right on the South Bank Show. Lots of those BRIT school moppets like Kate Nash et al think that being mundane makes you artsy and observant, but it entirely misses the point. Skinner hones what he says so through pinpointing something mundane (the way someone moves their foot or tilts their head or something) it speaks volumes about what they're thinking or experiecing. There's a genuine skill to that, and it's hard to get right, and in my opinion he does.
Well I downloaded the album and it's sounding very unimpressive tbh. He's just doing another ripoff of The Streets, some of it sounds like Alabama3
Some of the songs are great but most of them aren't, and the best thing about him was always the production but some of them sound like he did them using keyboard presets
I don't think he should be allowed to make albums cos they always ruin the singles. He has done some amazing singles but all of the albums put you off him cos they have really wanky tracks on. The second one he sort of got away with it cos it was a sort of play, but the other ones didn't
Some of the songs are great but most of them aren't, and the best thing about him was always the production but some of them sound like he did them using keyboard presets
I don't think he should be allowed to make albums cos they always ruin the singles. He has done some amazing singles but all of the albums put you off him cos they have really wanky tracks on. The second one he sort of got away with it cos it was a sort of play, but the other ones didn't
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