By McLean Greaves » Music http://by.mcleangreaves.com A Blog On The Unbearable Blackness Of Geeking Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:19:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Jero: An Old Japanese Guy In A Young Rapper’s Body http://by.mcleangreaves.com/2011/12/jero-an-old-japanese-guy-in-a-young-rappers-body/ http://by.mcleangreaves.com/2011/12/jero-an-old-japanese-guy-in-a-young-rappers-body/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:07:38 +0000 MG http://by.mcleangreaves.com/?p=569 If you haven’t heard of him already, you’re probably not Japanese. American-born singer Jero is the biggest thing in Japan, offering a cool take on the “old school” singing genre Enko but with an interesting hip hop twist as you’ll see below:

It’s always cool to see self-identity transcend race and break new ground. And while this young brother may be Japan’s Charley Pride, gotta give it up to the quirky country for being….well…quirky. — MG

 

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M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

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]]> http://by.mcleangreaves.com/2010/04/mia-disturbing-new-musicvideo/feed/ 1 Erykah Badu Window Seat http://by.mcleangreaves.com/2010/04/erykah-badu-window-seat/ http://by.mcleangreaves.com/2010/04/erykah-badu-window-seat/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:27:11 +0000 MG http://by.mcleangreaves.com/?p=73 Here’s the controversial music video by one of my faves, Eryah Badu. Based on the Matt and Kim video posted here but with a more melancholic twist.

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