Spotlight: The Knux

On this site we've shown our support for the up-and-comers in hip-hop. If you've been on here before, chances are you know we support The Cool Kids, Wale, Kidz In The Hall, and D. Swain. I dont pretend to know everything about hip-hop because, well, that would be impossible. The fact is with myspace and youtube, it has become possible for any aspiring musician to get noticed.

Add to our ever-expanding list of "up-and-comers" The Knux. Their a duo from New Orleans, but that doesn't mean their just a couple of Lil Wayne/Birdman clones. They're pretty much the opposite of the ambassadors of Hip-Hop in New Orleans. Thats a good thing.

I really don't like it when rapper's from an area try to emulate those around them. I felt that was the way things were in St. Louis a couple of years back. Chingy came out with Right Thurr, then J-Kwon made Tipsy. This led to, more recently, Jibbs' Chain Hang Low and Huey's Pop, Lock, & Drop It. Im not saying these songs are identical, but they have a similar "Party Music" theme. These songs get old REAL fast.

Back to The Knux. These guys excite me the same way the other rapper's I mentioned at the beginning of this post excite me. That's not to say they're just carbon copies. In fact, these acts have very different styles. But what they do have in common is the courage to express their style. And Im not just talking about music. All you have to do is look at the way they dress.

People say Hip-Hop is dead. Well, if it died then its going to be revived in the next couple of years. These groups have shown too many good signs for the industry not to be saved. Granted, Im usually too optimistic, but I do believe 2008 is going to be a real good year for Hip-Hop.

Hit up The Knux myspace and let me know what you think.