Young Fathers spawn a new breed of hip-hop
The freshest sound in alternative hip-hop doesn't hail from the Bronx, but from an unlikely trio from Glasgow. Mercury Music Prize winners, Young Fathers have reinvented a stagnant genre for a new audience.
I knew nothing about Young Fathers, only that they'd won one of music's coveted prizes. And I have to confess, I've not heard this winning album. The album I have fallen for is their second offering, White Men Are Black Men Too.
The band, who got their name based on the fact that all three members have their father's name, have produced one of the most interesting albums I've heard in years. Despite peaking at number 41 in the charts, it boasts a fusion of trip hop, indie and American hip hop.
Their biggest rival is Kendrick Lemar, who also makes socially astute tracks that fuse jazz, soul and hip hop. They succeeded where Ruary failed, making cerebral, alternative and exciting music.
I knew nothing about Young Fathers, only that they'd won one of music's coveted prizes. And I have to confess, I've not heard this winning album. The album I have fallen for is their second offering, White Men Are Black Men Too.
The band, who got their name based on the fact that all three members have their father's name, have produced one of the most interesting albums I've heard in years. Despite peaking at number 41 in the charts, it boasts a fusion of trip hop, indie and American hip hop.
Their biggest rival is Kendrick Lemar, who also makes socially astute tracks that fuse jazz, soul and hip hop. They succeeded where Ruary failed, making cerebral, alternative and exciting music.
This band has the potential to be America's hip hop darlings, but sadly it doesn't look like they have the budget for marketing, pluggers and backers to hit the heights that they deserve.
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