Right done some research and it turns out that Pete Philly (MC) and Perquisite (producer and writer) are not american, and in fact they hail from Aruba, and Amsterdam, in Holland. (fooled me). anyway here are my arguements to counteract the worries about this track:
- Nor Pete Philly or Perquisite are remotely black so we dont have to be either.
- Its jazz hip hop, combined with a broken beat and soul, so its very un-gangster and nothing to do with guns and hoes and drugs etc etc.
- Its upbeat, makes a change to most peoples depressing urban set, b & w videos.
- Its got an element of comedy
- Its a great track.
The album cover shown below is 'Mind.State' which features the track 'Lazy', and it certainly doesnt comply with usual gangster hip-hop iconography and actually looks nothing like a hip-hop album. So nerr hugo.
Pete Philly (on the right) and Perquisite (on the left) are shown below.
Good - background is vital for establishing your brief
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