All of this strikes without warning. Such records are pressed as a way of giving back to Hip Hop. Aspiring DJs and MCs, as they construct their own tracks, can lift this beat here, that rhythm there, another sample elsewhere. If they do, here's hoping they do as Animal Crackers and other Hip Hop artists do, and plant something for every beat they dig. The many feverish regulars Wednesday nights at Top Cat's know.
Skills are there, and they'll only come along.
But if heart isn't there, this game is best left alone. As the crowd, dancers, DJs and MCs all work each other this night, it's evident that Animal Crackers give back a little more to Hip Hop than some vinyl with beats and breaks. Hip Hop night takes place each Wednesday at Top Cat's. The views expressed in these pages do not necessarily represent those of the publishers. Entire contents are copyright 2001 Lightborne Publishing Inc. and may not be reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission from the publishers.