"Clutchy Hopkins"
Track 01/Untitled
MF Doom and Clutchy Hopkins
2007
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Happy Home [feat. Candice Anderson]
Talib Kweli and Madlib
Liberation
self-released : 2007
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Shing-A-Ling
Desmond Dekker
This is Desmond Dekkar!
Trojan Records : 1969
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I'm hungry as all hell right now, so time is of a premium. Must dash to the local juke joint and get some wings and bourbon. Thus, a swift trio.
Who is Clutchy Hopkins anyway? There's a whole lot of smoke and mirrors out there surrounding this persona, as well as several websites trying to pin down his true identity [another Madlib spinoff? a Beastie Boy? Cut Chemist?] and get to the bottom of the mystery. In all honesty, I don't care. All that matters at this point is the beats and the rhymes. MF Doom's flow is a little off the pace compared to the past [I think all the DangerDoom business left him a little light, but I'm sure he'll get it back], what with the simpler structures and sprinkling of offbeat pop culture references, but the beats are weird and spooky [could Clutchy be another face for Danger Mouse?], the samples are interesting and equally strange, and the dynamic works. Whether Clutchy's a real person or another applied moniker, it matters not. Good tune, and I'm looking forward to more in '07. [Especially dig the transition into a funky, short spooky break at 1.31]
Up next, a choice cut from the internet-released collaboration between Madlib and Talib. It was available on the internets "officially" for about a week to ring in the New Year, and it was a solid effort from both. I'm all in favour of collaborations and duo work as far as the eye can see, especially when my personal faves are lighting up the airwaves with their productivity. This was the pick of the litter for me.
Finally, a groovy little ditty from the master, Desmond Dekker. You can't go wrong with late-60s era DD, where he's undoubtedly at the peak of his craft. A voice that could cut through a room like a kitana at a sushi house.
Oh, and adios to Mr. Imus. Not sad to see you go - with the eyes and ears of the nation at your disposal, being responsible is key.
Alright, grub awaits. I apologize in advance for the slapdash nature of the post, but hopefully the tight sonic treats will atone. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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MF DOOM's flow is certainly off pace in that track, but that's probably because it's just a remix of 'Change The Beat' off the Vaudeville Villain albun - so any blame can be levelled at Clutchy Hopkins (which I think is probably Cut Chemist).
that's sort of a diss to madlib suggesting that he's clutchy hopkins. lol
clutchy hopkins is a group. it's two art students who make background music.
they didn't even manage to sync up doom's vocals right.
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