Catchy Hip Hop

As only The Coup are capable (with the help of Justin Sane from one of my favorite punk bands Anti-Flag), they make anti-establishment anthems fun, upbeat, and completely enthralling. And even more awesome is the fact that they successfully combined two genres which have very little in common in the sonic sense (punk and hip hop). Aesthetically they come from a similar place (i.e. disillusionment), but yeah, I definitely never thought this combination could work. I think The Coup are probably the only ones capable of it. In other news, here’s the latest controversy in hip hop: legendary rapper Aesop Rock and progressive folk singer/song-writer Kimya Dawson teamed up on a project they call The Uncluded. I thought this would be a good post to include it in since they also attempt to combine two unlikely genres: hip hop and folk. It has really divided hip hop fans. I, for one, really enjoy it but apparently hip hop heads around the world are shocked! What do y’all think?