人們說Nappy Roots是智者的組合,當(dāng)然這話的意思是說來自Nappy Roots的六個小伙子都有著同樣的經(jīng)歷,這件事說來話長。1995年,同在肯塔基州的西部小城Bowling Green的西肯塔基大學(xué)的六個在校生組成了南方說唱組合——Nappy Roots,其中四個成員在肯塔基州出生長大,他們分別是Skinny DeVille、B. Stille、Ron Clutch和Big V;此外,另兩個人則是在奧克蘭出生的R. Prophet和Milledgeville。最初的時候,Nappy Roots在本地的一家名叫“ET音樂”的唱片店的地下錄音室中進行音樂創(chuàng)作,并于1998年自行出版了他們首張專輯作品《Country Fried Cess》。得益于這張Demo一樣的專輯引得主流公司Atlantic的注意,也就有了Nappy Roots日后入主Atlantic后發(fā)表的兩張精彩的專輯。 2002年春天,Nappy Roots發(fā)表了來到主流唱片公司后的第一張專輯《Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz》,其中輕松簡單的歌詞以及甜膩流行的音樂很快便捕捉了大量忠實的追隨者。它有著來自西岸的強烈的Beats以及Dirty South景線中常見的話題,入流的音樂和流行化的包裝手法讓Nappy Roots沒有不紅的道理。樂團中的六個人各有分工,專輯中除去Skit的十七首主要作品在商業(yè)上幾乎無可挑剔,它們有著整齊的統(tǒng)一感,是南部說唱今年來成功的典范之一。頗有些類似Goodie Mobs的首張《Soul Food》或是日后大紅的Outkasts。乘勝追擊,2003年新作《Wooden Leather》火熱上市,機巧的Nappy Roots前途不可限量。 by John Bush Country and proud of it, Nappy Roots formed in 1995 around a sextet of students attending Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Four members of the group were Kentucky natives (Skinny DeVille, B. Stille, Ron Clutch, and Big V), bolstered by a pair of Oakland-born transplants (R Prophet and Milledgeville). Nappy Roots began making music together at a local record shop-cum-studio named ET's Music, and released their full-length debut Country Fried Cess in 1998. Drawn to the group's distinctive twist on Southern bounce, the major labels began flocking, and they eventually signed to Atlantic. Their label debut, Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz, was released in 2002, and the follow-up Wooden Leather followed one year later. 更多>>