(BBtv) A Song For The New Depression: "Mom and Pop Killer," by The Grouch. (music video)

Posted by Xeni "Hussein" Jardin II, October 23, 2008 8:31 AM | permalink

Today on Boing Boing tv, a music video about life and death in the New Depression: Mom and Pop Killer, by Bay Area "intelligent hip-hop" artist The Grouch. (a special thanks to director Isaac Klotz.)

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#1 posted by sixfngers

, October 23, 2008 2:50 PM

the grouch is awesome.

if you like this search out Living Ledgends. He has a song he does with them I think its called "you ain't artsyier then me" or just "artsy". its great

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#2 posted by batu b , October 23, 2008 3:06 PM

> "intelligent hip-hop"
??
as opposed to "dumb hip-hop" by those cruddy ghetto guys?

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#3 posted by Xeni "Hussein" Jardin

, October 23, 2008 3:24 PM

Batu B, you're trolling, cut it out before i ban your ass. The term (not my invention) does not refer to white artists. It refers to a genre of hip-hop in which artists focus on "positive" or social advocacy themes, sometimes about politics, drug use, community empowerment, and so on, instead of some of the themes common in mainstream commercial hip-hop (think: cash, ammo, various ways to get high, bitches, whatever). Some of the acts often referred to as "intelligent hiphop" include Jurassic 5, Blackalicious, Talib Kweli, K-Os...

And for the record, I am not of the opinion that ammo, cash, or bitches are unworthy topics in hip-hop, or any other form of art. I'm not taking a judgment position here, just correcting your apparent misunderstanding of a term.

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#4 posted by Anonymous , October 23, 2008 4:52 PM

Just jumping in to say that edIT's remix of 'Artsy' by The Grouch is incomprehensibly good and people should check it out.

The video is also a pretty excellent send-up of recent ad campaigns and other visual media; HP's neck-down celeb ads, Eminem's iPod ad (or the Lugz original, if you prefer), and Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy'.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnYLKRSqZg

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#5 posted by Anonymous , October 23, 2008 5:00 PM

Sd thng s vry cmpny nmd drppd ws prdct plcmnt. Sd, s sd...

...I kid, I kid

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#6 posted by Anonymous , October 23, 2008 6:43 PM

man i used to listen to the grouch since dont talk to me and nothing changes. let hope this shit changes.. good video..

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#7 posted by bayamus , October 23, 2008 7:07 PM

I'm a huge hiphop fan (Living Legends, Def-Jux, Quannum, Antion et-cetera) but everything about this song was weak. But I guess it did have a positive message...

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#8 posted by Cool Products , October 24, 2008 8:25 AM

This theme of Mom and Pop stores against giant corporations, can also be seen in the recording industry, with major labels vs. indie labels. Which I am sure that the Grouch knows a whole lot about.

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#9 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator

, October 24, 2008 3:26 PM

What is it about discussions of hiphop that brings out the attitude?

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#10 posted by hiplowlow , October 24, 2008 4:20 PM

Walmart has their hands in all cookie jars, while major labels just like one recipe. So its a bigger deal when Walmart gets hungry.

what? i havent met my attitude quota? WEST COAST BIATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! = )

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#11 posted by guarmar , October 27, 2008 12:35 AM

I prefer The GREATEST Depression!