I can relate so much, Joseph. I started listening to hip-hop in the late 1980s with P.E. and De La, and during the 1990s heavily followed the NYC indie scene. In the 2000s it was about Madlib, Dilla and DOOM, then Marcberg and Grief Pedigree came out, even before Griselda and Armand Hammer appeared.
KA was a fixture of my headphone listening habits for the last decade. Each time he dropped an album I dropped everything else to listen. He was indie rap's stoic zen monk. A huge inspiration for a new generation of MCs from Earl Sweatshirt to Navy Blue as well. It's unbelievably sad.
RIP 🖤🖤🖤 One of the best ever.
I can relate so much, Joseph. I started listening to hip-hop in the late 1980s with P.E. and De La, and during the 1990s heavily followed the NYC indie scene. In the 2000s it was about Madlib, Dilla and DOOM, then Marcberg and Grief Pedigree came out, even before Griselda and Armand Hammer appeared.
KA was a fixture of my headphone listening habits for the last decade. Each time he dropped an album I dropped everything else to listen. He was indie rap's stoic zen monk. A huge inspiration for a new generation of MCs from Earl Sweatshirt to Navy Blue as well. It's unbelievably sad.
Thanks so much for the little FP round-up!