Nomadic Massive Review – By Magee McIlvaine
July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
An international hip hop head since…well…before it was cool- I have always been drawn to music that mirrors my own personal experience. Growing up between hectic Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), gritty Nairobi (Kenya), sleepy Lusaka (Zambia), and the capitol of the Western world- Washington DC- I have always been drawn to the urban sounds the reflect my own nomadic upbringing. But in those days, living in another country did not make it any easier to get away from American hip hop or American Hip Hop-imitation music. Naturally, American hip hop dominated my case-logic (remember those days?), as it did everywhere else (Obvious highlight: Fugees- The Score). When I stumbled onto French super group Saian Supa Crew, the tables began to turn. Saian Supa Crew was the first hip hop crew to solidify my interest and appreciation for hip hop’s various and always unique manifestations through around the world. It was a slippery slope. Instead of going to grad school or ‘growing up,’ I find myself completely and helplessly immersed in the world of international hip hop music and activism. Who woulda known?
