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Edan: Hip-hop for the Soul

(04/04/02 5:00am)

Both old school and abstract heads alike may have a reason to get excited with the release of Primitive Plus, the debut album of up-and-comer Edan. Despite inhabiting a genre that is often criticized for its narrow musical boundaries, Edan manages to demonstrate the impressive range that hip-hop has the potential to acquire. Just about any type of music imaginable makes its way into this album. "Key-bored" samples a popular classical Mozart tune, while title track "Primitive Plus" begins and ends with someone beat-boxing the infamous "shave and a haircut" ditty. Psychedelic rock and jazz, as well as popular hip-hop beats, also figure prominently in Edan's production palette.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2002/04/edan-hip-hop-soul

Built from Scratch

(02/28/02 5:00am)

How many hip hop groups do you know that lack an MC? Probably not too many. X-ecutioners get by with just the pure basics. Rob Swift, Total Eclipse, Roc Raida and Mista Sinista are all accomplished battle DJs who have perfected their skills at hip-hop turntablism over the years, including scratching, mixing and beat juggling. They claim to have pioneered beat juggling, and Swift describes it as "manipulating a kick, snare and high hat off a record and reorganizing the sounds to create a totally different composition--the same way one would do with a sampling machine."

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2002/02/built-scratch

Back on the Hill

(02/14/02 5:00am)

he past several months have been a little rough for North Carolina fans of underground hip-hop. A burgeoning scene hinted at explosion last year, with monthly appearances ranging from old school pioneers KRS-1 and Pharcyde to contemporaries that border on mainstream exposure like Jurassic 5 and Talib Kweli. More recently, shows by both established and underground artists have been scarce in the Triangle. Cat's Cradle, the usual venue for most of these appearances, showed signs of lagging with only a couple of shows by The Arsonists and The Coup in the past semester, the latter of which canceled weeks before their performance.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2002/02/back-hill