RE:UP Manual 12
Nobody beats the biz but ego trip. This five man collective defined to the hip-hop & punk world the steez of the mid 90s, leaving an unprecedented legacy of intelligent cultural journalism after a mere 13 issues of ego trip magazine. For the first time the entire tale of ego trip is told in an in-depth, 7 page feature from the beginnings of Sacha Jenkins and Elliott Wilson creating their own independent rag while each simultaneously becoming editors of hip-hops largest media outlets at the time (Vibe and The Source respectively), to crafting two highly successful books (Book of Rap Lists and The Big Book of Racism!), all the way to present day, where ego trip have immersed themselves in television Americana by producing VH1 documentaries (TVs Illest Minority Moments and Race-O-Rama) and reality shows (The White Rapper Show). ego trip cant stop wont stop.
Manual 12 has a grip of interesting subjects from which to flip through. Absorb the philosophy of Comedy Centrals Michael Showalter (Stella, The State) and witness the deconstruction of this absurd humorist extraordinaire. Find out what DJ Shadow really thinks of his fans, parle Francais avec ze best no wave cover band ever Nouvelle Vague, see how far In Flagranti and Rub N Tug have been ahead of the dirty disco curve and learn why Kid Koala is hand-tailoring wardrobes for vegetables. Additional musicians featured this issue are Jurassic 5 & Mobb Deep beatmaker DJ Exile (who comes strong with an amusing and well-graffed Q & A), Chromeos Dave1, Stones Throw crooner of the now Aloe Blacc, and KCRWs Garth Trinidad looking back on his 10 years hosting the Chocolate City radio show. In the Choice Cutters feature, RE:UP cherry-picks ripe artists ready for the world wide plucking: the funky Dutchmen known as C-mon & Kypski, Platinum Pied Pipers soul sister no.1 Tiombe Lockhart, Planet Mus Tom Burbank, Ed Bangers DJ Mehdi, plus The Gaslamp Killer, Aaron LaCrate, Curtis Vodka and more inside tips on whos going to blow up.
On the visual side of this issue are spreads of original artwork by internationally acclaimed graphic designers Dave Kinsey, Grotesk and Friends With You, a showcase of United Visual Artists stunning art installations and light shows for Massive Attacks recent world tours, and a surreal 6 page photo editorial of hand-painted signs cited throughout Tijuana. Plus loads of album reviews and lots more tidbits that compile an unfiltered cross-section of timeless music and art that you cant find anywhere else on the shelves. |
