Post by @m750@better.boston
So who is young and making smart ("conscious") hip-hop right now? Like, who is the modern equivalent of Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and that crowd? (If that's even a reasonable question)
Okay I'm finding a few entrypoints by searching around. Just checking out SA-ROC and Armand Hammer for the first time, both are really cool.
SA-ROC seems like a badass MC so far. I'm geeked that she has so much music I can check out.
(I have zero idea how popular these people are or if everyone knows them bc I have no way of knowing that. But I currently have a streaming subscription for the first time in ages, so I'm popping around checking out stuff.)
yeah SA-ROC is giving me bass face. Currently listening to Gold Leaf. Fucking awesome.
@m750 bass face? oh it's VERY good.
Very similar to the "oh face" made famous in the classic film Office Space, but usually lasts a lot longer.
@m750 (I wasn't sure if bass face was a common phrase, but my friends and I knew a bass player who made the face all the time, and I think I've heard other music people say it over the years. A quick search indicates it is known by others.)