R.E.M. - Radio Song

I could do my last Black History Month post about this berserk clip of the Godfather at the Zaire 74 concert (the Rumble in the Jungle festival.) But that seems cliche. So I'll celebrate with the world's weirdest, most incongruous (and, yes, sucky) rap cameo. I'm perfectly happy being the R.E.M. apologist of the group, and I think that even this song has some salvageable elements but when you put it all together....no. Just no.

Radio Song

KRS-One - Sound of Da Police

You should know something about me: I cannot resist songs about how much the police suck. NWA's classic, of course, and also Public Enemy's 911 is a joke, but today let's focus on KRS-One, mostly because this week he announced that he's writing a hip-hop religion bible, as in a bible of the hip-hop religion, and we should remember that beyond being completely insane he's a really good rapper. The angle he takes in this song, one I really dig, is that modern day police "officers" are outgrowths of the plantation's "overseer." He has a pretty wild way of making this argument, but that is just the man KRS-One is, and I love him so much more for it. Enjoy.