To be brutally honest with you, 99% of hip hop I fucking hate. But when it’s not got it’s own head up it’s own arse trying to be tough or revelling in some pathetic stereotype, then I can get into it. The poetry and art from the majority of hip hip was lost to thuggery and cashola, is the biggest problem, but that’s completely not the case with California trio Ugly Duckling, longtime devotees to the classic two-turntables-and-a-microphone method and style. The tracks themselves characteristically come replete with equal measures of both humour and finesse, harking back to old Beastie Boys with a splash of Frank Zappa or Weird Al for completeness. Funky arse hip hop with dumb jokes and solid rhymes, all together in one tasty package.
Supporting are Maxwell Smart and, since it’s their birthday being celebrated on the night, The Truebeatz Crew. All at Bohannon, here in Berlin.
