Dave Chappelle's Block Party
03-02-06, 08:17 AM
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How much of this consists of musical performances and how much is Chapelle? I'm more interested in his comedy. Also, was this shot before or after his incident in Africa?
03-02-06, 12:06 PM
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I love Dave Chappelle. I really enjoy hip hop too, but i don't like the artists involved (Kanye, Fugees, Common, Mos Def, Eryka Badu, etc), so I doubt I ever see this unless it comes on some cable channel in the future.
03-02-06, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dadaluholla
They are all such bland artists. Its like if rap was breakfast cereal, they would be the generic bag of puffed wheat.
03-02-06, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by uberjoe
Someone thinks Mos Def is "bland" and "generic"? A pox on their house, I say.
03-02-06, 02:57 PM
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The artists like Mos, Talib and The Roots are the ones ensuring originality in the hiphop scene, turn on MTV, close your eyes for an hour and see if you can make out the difference between the crap played, it's all club music designed to have catchy beats and sell albums, no originality in lyrics or style. I for one can't wait to see this, and am even more excited to see what Gondry did with it.
03-02-06, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tofu
I 2nd that notion. I'm gonna watch the movie just to see Mos Def and Talib Kweli on stage.
Same here brother !
Also Common.
03-02-06, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by uberjoe
Someone thinks Mos Def is "bland" and "generic"? A pox on their house, I say.
No need for pox tossing.
03-02-06, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dadaluholla
They are all such bland artists. Its like if rap was breakfast cereal, they would be the generic bag of puffed wheat.
03-02-06, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dadaluholla
They are all such bland artists. Its like if rap was breakfast cereal, they would be the generic bag of puffed wheat.
03-03-06, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dadaluholla
Yeah you guys are right. Sorry for the dumbest opinion of the year. Enjoy Dave Chappelle's Block Party.
In addition to those acts already mentioned in this thread, there's nothing at all generic or bland about The Roots, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and there's simply no better singer around today than Jill Scott, nor one with a more unique mix of styles and abilities. This is an all-star show of only the most serious and top-notch musicians in hip-hop.
I think dadahola must be thinking of that other block party featuring Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, and P. Diddy.
03-03-06, 01:35 PM
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Well i don't know about P Diddy or 50 Cent but I would definitely put them into the same category with Black Eyed Peas. They are not playing Chappelle's Block Party too?
03-03-06, 03:30 PM
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Caught the matinee. A really good doc. It does have it's moments of humour (Chappelle is in top form for sure) but make no mistake, this is a concert film. All the stuff that is not music, is mostly, in one way or another, pertaining to music, so if you don't care for it, be warned. I LOVE the acts that took part in this (except not a fan of E. Badu) and the concert footage is pretty great. Dead Prez, Mos and Talib, The Roots, Kanye and Common etc. all blow the roof off the mother and this film really conveys just how SPECIAL this moment in time was, and all the LOVE that went into making it happen...just incredible stuff. Well worth seeing for fans of hip hop and Chappelle....
MATT
and I'll second the comments that these artists are ANYTHING BUT generic...they're leading the forefront and have reshaped the hip hop landscape....
MATT
and I'll second the comments that these artists are ANYTHING BUT generic...they're leading the forefront and have reshaped the hip hop landscape....
03-04-06, 01:36 PM
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saw this yesterday...didn't like it as much as i thought i would mainly because i was hoping for more comedy...the music takes center stage but what comedy it does have is very funny (the "hit me" bit was great)
