Quote Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk
Isn't Tricky European? No, not technically rap, more hip-hop, but still...I'm sure with a little bit of judicious research you could come up with one. I, personally, am not up to it...just not motivated...
I'd put Tricky in to the Trip Hop genre if it were up to me, certainly not rap or hip hop. Oddly enough I read a little blurb of an article yesterday touting some guy named Dizee Rascal as the first English rapper who might be taken seriously here in the States. This is based on the fact that at one point ol Dizze was stabbed 5 times. Really, at this point what can you say?

And Smokey, for me there's simply too much cross pollenization and in-breeding for me to come up with too many generalizations concerning American vs. UK rock music. If I could come up with one that was at least partially defensible I'd say English rock, or more generally European rock has more of 'arty' aesthetic to it.

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