The Issues
Wax Poetics Issue 13, Summer 2005
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Featured Articles:
The Meters
"It was just something we got a chance to do from being in the right place at the right time. We were like musicians for hire, so to speak. By us playing together all the time, it kept us sharp enough to have a sound."
Eric B. & Rakim
"I was just going into the studio doing what I would do before going to a block party. Give me a beat, I'm gonna write some rhymes to it and I'ma say this shit tonight."
King Jammy
"They brought a small Casio keyboard to me and started to play around; they said, 'Yes, here is the sound.' But it sounded crazy to me: It was too fast, no rhythm section, just drum and bass going at 100 miles per hour."
Also includes:
Lyn Collins
The Female Preacher leaves a legacy.
Zimbabwe Legit
African and American hip-hop.
Mathematics
The Wu-Tang's extension sword.
Dooley-O
Beat discoverer.
JVC Force
Hip-hop's old school and college.
The Photography of Joe Conzo
The Bronx's original son.
Gary McFarland
Verve, Impulse, and Skye Records guru.
Left-Field Americana
The private private private press.
Sharon Jones
The reigning soul diva.
Panama Funk
The Combos Nacionales.
Academic Archive
Alan Moore, Umberto Eco, and the nature of appropriation.
Slim and the Soulful Saints
Funk 45 mysteries.
Dealer Profile
eBay's funkyou!
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