Song of the Week

Andrew Kim
Music Appreciation
Period 5

Souls of Mischief-Cab Fare

         Formed in 1991, Souls of Mischief is a hip hop rap group from Oakland, California. The rap group includes emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. The group was also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. One of their more popular songs includes "Cab Fare" (the song above) and "93 til Infinity". I like thier music because their songs include original beats that sound amazing. They are very creative with both their lyrics and beats. If you were to compare their lyrics to the lyrics of today's mainstream hip hop songs, you would clearly be able to notice the different caliber of creativity these guys include in their lyrics.
       I think these guys are a good example of the kind of hip hop music produced in the 90's that is just so much better than the hip hop music being produced today. During the 90's, hip hop was at its finest. With emccees such as Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac, the 90's was the golden age of hip hop. Even though there are still some hip hop songs today that are outstandingtoday, most of these songs and artists have gone underground. The mainstream hip hop songs today that are being played in the radio are full of no real artistic talent. Artists such as Tyga, Waka Flaka, and Soulja Boy, solely rely on catchy phrases that make no sense to gain their fame. It disgusts me to hear their songs playing on the radio.These artists simply rap about women and sex, while the underground artists and the artists of the 90's actually rap about topics that have substance. It's sad to see terrible hip hop artists rise to fame through their terrbile songs.