Snuff Box – Deaf Vocalist

“FRANCE AND SPAIN!!”

MC Kapa – Global Music Project (Angola)

As I’m sure you’re well aware, one of largest forms of currency in the rap world is street cred. Well let’s get it out of the way first and foremost, MC Kapa, a rapper from Luanda, Angola, has it in spades. While other rappers like Eminem, 50 Cent, and whoever else may be on the charts this week are getting their CDs taken away by angry parents for offensive lyrics, Kapa has had his lyrics censored by an oppressive government. For more on how he feels about 50 Cent, listen close for the drop in his song “Ponto de Situacao.”

From what I’ve recently learned about Angola and MC Kapa I’m going to assume that all of his lyrics are in Portuguese. Taking that into consideration, it’s obvious that he has a great cadence and vocal intonation despite my inability to understand the lyrics. In finding new artists for The Global Music Project, I’ve come across countless foriegn rappers that I of course didn’t understand, but hearing MC Kapa for the first time was vastly different. His music has a fire and soul to it that I haven’t heard in ages, regardless of genre or language.

In addition to the vocals, the production is also top notch. So much so that I thought he had ripped the beats off from another, more mainstream, artist, and when I found out that he didn’t, I realized that I probably could have written about the beats alone. Even more intriguing is that from the looks of the Myspace page, it would seem as though MC Kapa is pulling double duty by both producing and rapping.

With traditional vocal melodies and instrumentation, one thing worth noting about MC Kapa’s brand of Hip-Hop is that it is distinctly African, yet still faithful to what made Hip-Hop work in the first place: being politically active, finding a unique style, criticizing your surroundings, and being fucking pissed off about all of it. To this point, by simply and authentically doing what he does, he makes a bold statement about other mainstream artists like Dead Prez and Talib Kweli who have tried to co-opt the natural imagery and politically hectic climate of Africa as a marketing ploy.

I’d dare to say that MC Kapa is one of the only artists I’ve heard in a long time that made me excited about Hip-Hop again.

One more time, here is the Myspace link: MC Kapa

Here is the video for his song called “Atras do Prejuizo.”

Murder Your Memory

This is the most violent way to improve your memory. This video comes from Everything Is Terrible’s “Creep” section.

Lance Bass Tip Jar – Picture Of The Day

Here’s one that I picked up from Digg.

The Rasmus – In The Shadows

As far as poppy sounding rock goes, this is pretty good stuff I think.

Airhorn Golf

What better way to end Air Horn week than to have a clip from Jackass.

Never Been To Europe – Picture Of The Day

Arthur Russell – You Can Make Me Feel Bad

Here’s another great one from Arthur Russell. This of course isn’t an official video, but it’s better than nothing.

Epic Air Horn Win

Air Horn week day six…

At first, this video may not seem all that impressive…but it is. This guy hooked up a fucking boat horn to his car and then recorded it from 1,000 feet away. Taking that into consideration, I still don’t think the sheer awesomeness of this comes across all the way in video form.

Metamatics – Blue Water

I don’t know very much about this group. I just came across them on YouTube and thought this song was worth posting.