See everything ain't all about causes and effects

July 3, 2017 7:01 AM

You gots to suffer, sacrifice then resurrect (resurrect) resurrect (assume all links NSFW) So back in 1995-1997, back when there was a West-East coast rivalry in hip-hop and Biggie and Tupac died because gangsta rappers carry guns, while A Tribe Called Quest and their ilk were being called the intelligent alternative, in Queens there was born a duo called Darc Mind. They were, according to critics who came later, timeless and timely, in the mid-aughts. Originally label-mates of Wu-Tang on Loud Records, which promptly fell apart and damned them to obscurity, they later found and were re-released on Anticon in 2006, 2007, and 2013, home of goofy, cerebral alt-rap like Doseone and Daedelus, with whom they have almost nothing and everything and what in common.

They continue to exist as producers of Mindbenda Recordings, but X-Ray (AKA DJ GM Webb D) seems to be more active than Kev Roc, who seems to, other than being X-Ray's brother, have vanished from the scene, and that's a loss, because...damn.

posted by saysthis (6 comments total)

FWIW, the only artist I've heard who has anything similar to Kev Roc's flow is Lord Have Mercy, and it just ain't even close.
posted by saysthis at 7:10 AM on July 3, 2017

Also I just realized my Lord Have Mercy link leads to Busta Rhymes...he's on Spotify, as is Darc Noise...but here's a link to his rateyourmusic page. Seems there ain't much else out there.
posted by saysthis at 7:50 AM on July 3, 2017

Within the Wu-niverse, I think the closest comparison might be to Killah Priest.
posted by box at 8:55 AM on July 3, 2017

This is fantastic stuff I've never heard of before. Thanks!
posted by Kosmob0t at 11:29 AM on July 3, 2017

A little bit of Jeru, a little bit of Thawfor, a little bit of Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy.
posted by cashman at 4:01 PM on July 3, 2017

This is a really well-constructed post - informed and informative. Thanks.
posted by Miko at 8:00 PM on July 3, 2017