Archives - September 2001 ‹ Fake For Real

TES - Take Home Tes

Nature doesn’t like empty spaces. The Year 2000 is finishing, Company Flow have barely announced their retirement as a group, and you already feel the urge to find somebody worthy of relaying the mythical New-Yorkers who brought about the new era of hip-hop. Hip-hop’s very own (hyper)specialists did not need much time to find the prodigal sibling. Supported by a terrifying (and terrific) contorted piano, a style broken down into movements, and a cranky voice, the track "Acts of Tragedy" (previously released on an eponymous single) allowed Tes to quickly establish himself as the new icon of underground (and complicated) hip-hop.

LA CAUTION - Asphalte Hurlante

The beginning of the year 2001 has been quite unsurprising. The same day, hip-hop’s two most anticipated albums came to our ears, and came up to all expectations, setting to reach the top ranks in our end-of-the-year playlists. In the US, The Cold Vein gathered what Vast, Vordul and El-P could do best. Here in France, within only ten tracks, Asphalte Hurlante (Screaming Asphalt) by La Caution annihilates and destroys all at once the much too self centered French rap scene.

MARS ILL - Interview

The much talented Mars Ill (ManCHILD, and Dust) are the authors of Raw Material, one of last year’s must-have hip-hop albums. That was just one good reason to ask for a short interview with them. But we little atheist French people couldn’t help asking some nasty questions about the christian content of some of their lyrics, fearing that they would not be welcome. However, ManCHILD, the emcee, accepted to answer them and we must admit he did it quite well.

Fake For Real

The English written companion of Fake For Real: since 1997, reviews and articles about rap music

Archives of September 2001 (3)

TES - Take Home Tes

LA CAUTION - Asphalte Hurlante

MARS ILL - Interview

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