Re-reading my review, I briefly blanched at the easy potshot lambasting “stale, corporate local radio” for ignoring the Knux–then I checked out Power 106’s playlist. “Krazy” by Pitbull and Lil Jon?” “So Fly” by Slim and Young Joc?” You’re trying to tell me that neither “Cappuccino” nor “Bang Bang” is better than that gruesome twosome? C’mon, Interscope, step up your payola game.
Yeah, the review’s probably hyperbolic, but the enthusiasm is sincere. Young, talented, major label rappers have been in short supply during this decade and it’s nice to be able to ride for a group who you believe in as artists, not just rappers. Of course, not everyone will like Remind Me In Three Days. It’s too frivolous and poppy for the Okayplayer/purist types and as cynics have rightfully pointed out, yes, Rah Al Milio sounds awfully similar to Big Boi.
But it’s unfair to write off Knux for sounding like one of the greatest groups of all-time, particularly when you’re not willing to discount B.O.B. for sounding eerily like Andre 3K. Besides, Puff only signed Shyne because he was a BIG clone and “Bad Boyz” was dope. Shut up–you know. As for Guerilla Black, c’mon…. dude bombed because he was Guerilla fucking Black, not because he sounded like Chris Wallace. Besides I’m willing to bet that greater things lie in store for the duo; after all, Krispy bears an uncanny resemblance to Morris Day and if that doesn’t portend future excellence, nothing does.
LA Weekly Review: The Knux–Remind Me In Three Days
MP3: The Knux-“Fire”
MP3: The Knux-“Bang Bang”
Video: Morris Day and the Motherfucking Time-“Jerk Out”
