"From its opening blues vamp, drenched in a Bo Diddley-meets-Muddy Waters rhythmic swagger, you know that rap legend Nas and his noted musician father Olu Dara have seized hip-hop by the throat on their new single "Bridging The Gap." By now it's a clich for hip hoppers to join the rap-rock brigade. But there are precious few rappers who've bothered to tap the fertile sonic vein that produced rock " and as quiet as it's kept, hip hop as well. After all, with its double entendres, colorful language, relentless boasting, homespun machismo and tragicomic sensibility, the blues are a forceful parent to rap. Olu Dara and Nas brilliantly play off of the kinship of their music and manhood on their most breathtaking collaboration to date. "Bridging The Gap" is a soulful tribute to the roots shared by father and son, by the rural and the urban, and by two supremely gifted artists." - Michael Eric Dyson
Maybe of interest?
Maybe not ?
Caught my lad listening to this track today
real listen
win media listen
publicity goes along lines of
rap/blues ???
Not that convinced but it stirred interest